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ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN APRIL 2020

Sunset Beach A Novel

Mary Kay Andrews

The New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads delivers her next summer blockbuster.

Pull up a lounge chair and have a cocktail at Sunset Beach – it comes with a twist.

Drue Campbell’s life is adrift. Out of a job and down on her luck, life doesn’t seem to be getting any better when her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a flamboyant personal injury attorney, shows up at her mother’s funeral after a twenty-year absence. Worse, he’s remarried – to Drue’s eighth grade frenemy, FICTION / CONTEMPORARY Wendy, now his office manager. And they’re offering her a job. WOMEN St. Martin's Griffin | 4/28/2020 It seems like the job from hell, but the offer is sweetened by the news of her 9781250126115 | $16.99 / $19.99 Can. inheritance – her grandparents’ beach bungalow in the sleepy town of Sunset Trade Paperback | 560 pages | Carton Qty: 20 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Beach, a charming but storm-damaged eyesore now surrounded by waterfront McMansions. Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press With no other prospects, Drue begrudgingly joins the firm, spending her days Other Available Formats: screening out the grifters whose phone calls flood the law office. Working with Audio ISBN: 9781250221445 Ebook ISBN: 9781250126139 Wendy is no picnic either. But when a suspicious death at an exclusive beach Hardcover ISBN: 9781250126108 resort nearby exposes possible corruption at her father’s firm, she goes from Audio ISBN: 9781250221438 unwilling cubicle rat to unwitting investigator, and is drawn into a case that may – or may not – involve her father. With an office romance building, a decades-old missing persons case re-opened, and a cottage in rehab, one thing's MARKETING for sure at Sunset Beach: there’s a storm on the horizon. Online Publicity Online Advertising Sunset Beach is a compelling ride, full of Mary Kay Andrews' signature wit, Book Club Outreach Email Marketing Campaign heart, and charm. Social Media Campaign PRAISE "Andrews's gift for drawing fascinating characters and her captivating dialogue will pull readers through to the end." -Publishers Weekly on Sunset Beach

"At turns suspenseful, sad, and hopeful, with plenty of surprising twists. Another satisfying summer read from the queen of the beach." -Kirkus on The High Tide Club

MARY KAY ANDREWS is The New York Times bestselling author of Sunset Beach, The High Tide Club, The Beach House Cookbook, The Weekenders, Beach Town, Save the Date, Ladies’ Night, Christmas Bliss, Spring Fever, Summer Rental, The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Blue Christmas, Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues. A former journalist for The Atlanta Journal Constitution, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Night Before

Wendy Walker

Riveting and compulsive, national bestselling author Wendy Walker’s The Night Before “takes you to deep, dark places few thrillers dare to go.”

Laura Lochner has never been lucky in love. She falls too hard and too fast, always choosing the wrong men. Devastated by the end of her last relationship, she fled her Wall Street job and New York City apartment for her sister’s home in the Connecticut suburb where they both grew up. Though still haunted by the tragedy that’s defined her entire life, Laura is determined to take one more chance on love with a man she’s met on an Internet dating site.

Rosie Ferro has spent most of her life worrying about her troubled sister. FICTION / THRILLERS / Fearless but fragile, Laura has always walked an emotional tightrope, and Rosie SUSPENSE has always been there to catch her. Laura’s return, under mysterious St. Martin's Griffin | 4/28/2020 circumstances, has cast a shadow over Rosie’s peaceful life with her husband 9781250198686 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 28 and young son – a shadow that grows darker as Laura leaves the house for her 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W blind date.

Subrights: UK Rights: Wendy Sherman Associates When Laura does not return home the following morning, Rosie fears the worst. Translation Rights: Wendy Sherman Associates She’s not responding to calls or texts, and she’s left no information about the Other Available Formats: man she planned to meet. As Rosie begins a desperate search to find her sister, Audio ISBN: 9781250221414 she is not just worried about what this man might have done to Laura. She’s Ebook ISBN: 9781250198693 worried about what Laura may have done to him… Hardcover ISBN: 9781250198679 Audio ISBN: 9781250221421 PRAISE Praise for Wendy Walker: MARKETING Online Publicity "This. Book. Is. Wild. You’ll blow through this lightning-fast read in one Book Club Outreach Email Marketing Campaign exhilarating afternoon." —HelloGiggles Social Media Campaign "Walker excels at exploiting multiple timelines and ample misdirection to maximize the suspense of her twist-filled tale." —Publisher's Weekly

"Walker's clever misdirection paves the way to a truly chilling finale, and she has plenty of insightful things to say about the blame placed on women by society and themselves for the idiotic, careless, and sometimes downright evil things men do. Twisty and propulsive." —Kirkus

WENDY WALKER has worked as an attorney specializing in family law. Her novels include Emma in the Night, Four Wives, Social Lives, and All is Not Forgotten. She lives in Connecticut where she is at work on her next novel.

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Under Currents A Novel

Nora Roberts

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel about the power of family to harm—and to heal.

For both Zane and Darby, their small town roots hold a terrible secret. Now, decades later, they've come together to build a new life. But will the past set them free or pull them under?

Inside a pristine home in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Zane Bigelow has learned to keep secrets. Strangers see his parents as a successful surgeon and his stylish wife, proud of their children. Only Zane and his sister know the FICTION / CONTEMPORARY terrible truth. WOMEN St. Martin's Griffin | 5/5/2020 Dominated by his father's rages—and his mother's complicity—Zane fears for 9781250213266 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. his and little Britt's lives. Still he maintains the insidious lie that all is fine, while Trade Paperback | 464 pages | Carton Qty: 20 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W scribbling his real thoughts in a secret journal he must carefully hide away.

Subrights: UK Rights: Writers House Now, as a grown man struggling to build a new life, Zane will find that while his Translation Rights: Writers House past may always shadow him, it will also show him that love and goodness can Other Available Formats: triumph—and give him strength to draw on when he once again must stand up Hardcover ISBN: 9781250207098 Ebook ISBN: 9781250213273 and defend himself and the woman he loves. Audio ISBN: 9781250219343 Audio ISBN: 9781250219350 PRAISE "Roberts’s latest is full of powerful, magnetic characters who have overcome terrible situations. Suspense and sensual romance are expertly combined in this MARKETING Online Publicity riveting story." —Publishers Weekly Online Advertising Email Marketing Campaign "Heartfelt . . .Roberts continues to wow readers . . . an impressive addition to her Social Media Campaign Heroes and Heartbreakers Social Media remarkable literary canon." —Booklist Promotion Author Website: noraroberts.com Author Blog: fallintothestory.com "Her greatest strength is in making the reader feel connected to her Author Facebook: characters...Another success for the publishing phenom." —Kirkus https://www.facebook.com/noraroberts/, 649K Author Instagram: @norarobertsauthor, NORA ROBERTS is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including 27.2K Under Currents, Shelter in Place, Year One, Of Blood and Bone, Come Sundown and many more. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.

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Swimming Lessons Poems

Lili Reinhart

The debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental health awareness and body positivity.

"She's a breath of fresh air...showing every one of her milli...

POETRY / AMERICAN perspective. Accompanied by striking and evocative illustrations, Swimming St. Martin's Griffin | 5/5/2020 Lessons reveals the depths of female experience, and is the work of a storyteller 9781250261755 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. who is coming into her own. Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 40 8 in H | 5 in W Includes 40 red-and-black illustrations PRAISE throughout Praise for Lili Reinhart: Subrights: UK Rights: UTA Translation Rights: UTA "Lili Reinhart's observant and soulful presence translates into her voice as an Other Available Formats: actor, but also the confidence she possesses in speaking her mind." — TIME Ebook ISBN: 9781250261762 Hardcover ISBN: 9781250261748 Audio ISBN: 9781250754127 "Reinhart is committed to authenticity...and candid about her battles with anxiety and depression.”—Harpers Bazaar

MARKETING "There's a reason her fans feel they know her. She's been outspoken on various Select Author Appearances platforms about deeply personal topics." —Glamour National Broadcast Publicity National Print Publicity Online Publicity "Reinhart is a force to be reckoned with." —Who What Wear Prepublication Advertising National Launch Advertising Major Pre-order Campaign "She's a breath of fresh air. Navigating her way through fame her own way, not Targeted Bookseller Outreach for a second trying to be anyone she's not, and showing every one of her millions Early Reader Review Campaign of fans th... Email Marketing Campaign Social Media Campaign Blog Outreach LILI REINHART is an actress and advocate for mental health awareness. This is her first collection Author Blog: https://lilireinhart.tumblr.com/ of poetry. Author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiliReinhart/, 249K Author Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilireinhart/, 19.4million Author Twitter: https://twitter.com/lili...

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Swimming Lessons Poems

Lili Reinhart

The debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental health awareness and body positivity.

"She's a breath of fresh air...showing every one of her milli...

Swimming Lessons explores the euphoric beginnings of young love, battling anxiety and depression in the face of fame, and the inevitable heartbreak that stems from passion. Relatable yet deeply intimate, provocative yet comforting, bite-sized yet profound, Lili's poems reflect her trademark honesty and unique POETRY / AMERICAN perspective. Accompanied by striking and evocative illustrations, Swimming St. Martin's Griffin | 5/5/2020 Lessons reveals the depths of female experience, and is the work of a storyteller 9781250261748 | $23.99 / $32.50 Can. who is coming into her own. Hardcover with dust jacket | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8 in H | 5 in W PRAISE Includes 40 red-and-black illustrations throughout Praise for Lili Reinhart:

Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250261762 "Lili Reinhart's observant and soulful presence translates into her voice as an Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250261755 actor, but also the confidence she possesses in speaking her mind." — TIME Audio ISBN: 9781250754127

"Reinhart is committed to authenticity...and candid about her battles with anxiety and depression.”—Harpers Bazaar MARKETING Select Author Appearances National Broadcast Publicity "There's a reason her fans feel they know her. She's been outspoken on various National Print Publicity platforms about deeply personal topics." —Glamour Online Publicity Prepublication Advertising National Launch Advertising "Reinhart is a force to be reckoned with." —Who What Wear Major Pre-order Campaign Targeted Bookseller Outreach Early Reader Review Campaign "She's a breath of fresh air. Navigating her way through fame her own way, not Email Marketing Campaign for a second trying to be anyone she's not, and showing every one of her millions Social Media Campaign of fans th... Blog Outreach Author Blog: https://lilireinhart.tumblr.com/ Author Facebook: LILI REINHART is an actress and advocate for mental health awareness. This is her first collection https://www.facebook.com/LiliReinhart/, of poetry. 249K Author Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilireinhart/, 19.4million Author Twitter: https://twitter.com/lili...

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Tom Clancy's Op-Center: God of War A Novel

Created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, Written by Jeff Rovin

In Jeff Rovin's Tom Clancy's Op-Center: God of War, after the devastating outbreak of a killer super virus, the Black Wasp Team must prevent America's enemies from gaining access to the most dang...

The passengers and crew on an Airbus en route to Australia suddenly begin coughing up blood and hemorrhaging violently as the plane plunges to the FICTION / THRILLERS / ground. There are no survivors. MILITARY St. Martin's Griffin | 5/26/2020 9781250209252 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. A luxury yacht in the South Indian Sea blows up, and a lone woman escapes the Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 24 contagion that has inexplicably killed everyone else on the boat. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Subrights: UK Rights: William Morris Endeavor A helicopter whose occupants have been stricken by an unknown illness crashes Translation Rights: William Morris Endeavor into a bridge in South Africa, killing motorists and pedestrians. Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250209269 The world is facing a devastating bio-terror event, and a game of brinksmanship Audio ISBN: 9781250754264 gets underway as the major powers jockey for position: China sends a naval Audio ISBN: 9781250754257 flotilla to seek the source of the plague and find a way to weaponize it, while Russia maneuvers quietly on the sidelines to seize the deadly prize in its quest to regain an empire. Back in Washington D.C., Chase Williams and his top-secret MARKETING Black Wasp special ops team must find out who is behind these deadly attacks *National Print Publicity *Online Publicity before war is unleashed—and millions of innocent lives are lost. *Online Advertising *Book Community Outreach PRAISE *Email Marketing Campaign *Special Backlist Offers Praise for the OP-CENTER series: *CriminalElement.com Promotion

“Military action fans will be rewarded.” —Publishers Weekly for Sting of the Wasp

ALSO AVAILABLE "[A]ll the elements seamlessly click into place. Clancy would be proud." Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Sting of the Wasp —Publishers Weekly for For Honor 5/2019 | 9781250183026 Trade Paperback | $16.99 / $22.50 Can. “A top-notch military thriller, combining politics, suspense, and action.” —Booklist Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Dark Zone for Into the Fire 8/2018 | 9781250130259 Mass Market | $9.99 / $12.99 Can. JEFF ROVIN is the author of more than 150 books, fiction and nonfiction, both under his own Tom Clancy's Op-Center: For Honor 5/2018 | 9781250183019 name, under various pseudonyms, or as a ghostwriter, including numerous New York Times Trade Paperback | $16.99 / $22.50 Can. bestsellers and over a dozen of the original Tom Clancy’s Op-Center novels.

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A Stranger on the Beach A Novel

Michele Campbell

From bestselling author Michele Campbell comes A Stranger on the Beach, an edge-of-your seat story of passion and intrigue that will keep you guessing until the very end.

Caroline Stark’s beach house was supposed to be her crowning achievement: a lavish, expensive space to showcase what she thought was her perfect family. But after a very public fight with her husband, she realizes things may not be as perfect as they seem: her husband is lying to her, the money is disappearing, and there’s a stranger on the beach outside her house.

FICTION / THRILLERS / As Caroline’s marriage and her carefully constructed lifestyle begin to collapse SUSPENSE around her, she turns to Aidan, the stranger, for comfort…and revenge. After a St. Martin's Griffin | 5/26/2020 brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caroline and everything to him, 9781250313324 | $16.99 / $19.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 Aidan’s infatuation with Caroline, her family, and her house becomes more and 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W more destructive. But who is manipulating whom in this deadly game of

Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press obsession and control? Who will take the blame when someone ends up Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press dead…and what is Caroline hiding?

Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250202536 PRAISE Ebook ISBN: 9781250202543 Audio ISBN: 9781250221377 Praise for A Stranger on the Beach:

"Engrossing...breezy intrigue on a hot summer day." —Publisher's Weekly

MARKETING Online Publicity "A roller coaster of fear and intrigue." —Booklist Book Club Outreach Discussion Guide Posted Online Email Marketing Campaign, including "Bestselling author Michele Campbell's newest thriller is full of passion, inrigue, Reading Group Gold and nail-biting drama." —The Nerd Daily Social Media Promotion Author Website: www.michelecampbellbooks.com "A Stranger on the Beach rides its rising tide of terror to a finale that blanched my Active on Facebook: knuckles. An exceptionally suspenseful thriller." —A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times /michelecampbellbooks, 10K Followers bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Active on Instagram: @michelecampbellbooks, 4,000 Followers A graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School, MICHELE CAMPBELL worked at a prestigious Manhattan law firm before spending eight years fighting crime as a federal prosecutor in New York City.

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The First Mistake

Sandie Jones

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, comes a domestic suspense novel about a wife, her husband, and her best friend.

THE WIFE

For Alice, life has never been better. With her second husband, she has a successful business, two children, and a beautiful house.

HER HUSBAND

Alice knows that life could have been different if her first husband had lived, but FICTION / THRILLERS / Nathan’s arrival into her life gave her back the happiness she craved. DOMESTIC Minotaur Books | 5/12/2020 HER BEST FRIEND 9781250192035 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Through the ups and downs of life—from celebratory nights out to comforting

Subrights: UK Rights: Pan Macmillan each other through loss—Alice knows that with her best friend, Beth, by her Translation Rights: Darley Anderson side, they can survive anything together. So when Nathan starts acting strangely, Alice turns to Beth for help. But soon, Alice begins to wonder whether her trust Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250192028 has been misplaced… Ebook ISBN: 9781250192059 Audio ISBN: 9781250220738 THE FIRST MISTAKE COULD BE HER LAST. Audio ISBN: 9781250220721 An addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is supposedly her best friend. MARKETING National Print Publicity Online Publicity PRAISE Online Advertising "Riveting . . . The twisty plot builds to a shocking conclusion. This puzzler Early Reader Review Campaign Widespread ARC Distribution reinforces Jones's status as a rising suspense star." —Publishers Weekly Tastemaker Campaign Promotion on CriminalElement.com Promotion on "Jones surprises everyone with the revelations in her powerful climactic close, Tor.com,Bookstagrammer/Booktuber which presents Alice with a fateful choice. A provocative view of trust, placed and Campaign misplaced." —Booklist Email Marketing Campaign Library Marketing Campaign Author Website: SandieJones.co.uk "An addictive, page-turning thriller." —National Examiner Author Facebook: /RealSandieJones Author Twitter: @RealSandieJones SANDIE JONES has worked as a freelance journalist for more than twenty years and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, Woman’s Weekly, and the Daily Mail. She lives in London with her husband and three children. The Other Woman was her debut novel and a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick.

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The Burning Chambers A Novel

Kate Mosse

From New York Times bestseller Kate Mosse comes an epic story of love, loss, and war. The Burning Chambers is the first in a gripping new series and a #1 Sunday Times bestseller.

"For fans of juicy historical fiction, this one might just develop into their next obsession."—EW.com

Old secrets cast long shadows.

Power and Prejudice: France, 1562. War sparks between the Catholics and FICTION / HISTORICAL Huguenots, dividing neighbors, friends, and family—meanwhile, nineteen- Minotaur Books | 5/19/2020 year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. 9781250619723 | $18.99 Trade Paperback | 608 pages | Carton Qty: 20 Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: She knows that 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W you live.

Subrights: UK: Mantle Translation: Inkwell Management Love and Betrayal: Before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, she meets a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon. Piet has a dangerous task of his Other Available Formats: own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to stay alive. Soon, they find Hardcover ISBN: 9781250202161 Ebook ISBN: 9781250202178 themselves on opposing sides, as forces beyond their control threaten to tear Audio ISBN: 9781250223951 them apart.

Honor and Treachery: As the religious divide deepens, Minou and Piet become MARKETING trapped in Toulouse, facing new dangers as tensions ignite across the city—and a National Print Publicity feud that will burn across generations begins to blaze. Online Publicity Radio Satellite Tour Entertainment Weekly cover reveal PRAISE Trade Advertising Pre-Pub Online Advertising "[Mosse's] plotting and pacing are impeccable. [A] deeply satisfying, richly Online Advertising imagined novel."—The Washington Post IndieNext Campaign Reading Group Gold Promotion Discussion Guide Available Online "Mosse is a master storyteller, balancing thrilling suspense with complex Library Marketing Campaign characters and a thoughtful exploration of a fascinating time in history. Her Extensive Blog Outreach heroine Minou is a pleasure to root for: clever, loving, down-to-earth and NetGalley Promotion CriminalElement.com Promotion courageous!"—Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe TheHistoryReader.com Promotion Bookstagrammer Campaign "This is historical fiction to devour. Nobody does it like Kate Mosse."—Anthony Digital Influencer Campaign Email Marketing Campaign Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of The Magpie Murders Organizational Outreach Author Website: KateMosse.co.uk KATE MOSSE is a multiple New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author with sales of Author Faceb... more than seven million copies in thirty-eight languages. Her previous novels include Labyrinth, Sepulchre, The Winter Ghosts, Citadel, and The Taxidermist's Daughter. Kate is the Founder Director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a Visiting Professor at the University of Chichester and in June 2013, was awarded an OBE for services to literature. She divides her time between the UK and France.

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29 Seconds A Novel

T. M. Logan

From the bestselling author of Lies comes a sensational new thriller that explores what happens when a split second thought of revenge takes on a life of its own.

“Give me one name. One person. And I will make them disappear.”

Sarah is a young professor struggling to prove herself in a workplace controlled by the charming and manipulative Alan Hawthorne, a renowned scholar and television host. The beloved professor rakes in million-dollar grants for the university where Sarah works—so his inappropriate treatment of female FICTION / THRILLERS / colleagues behind closed doors has gone unchallenged for years. And Sarah is PSYCHOLOGICAL his newest target. St. Martin's Griffin | 5/19/2020 9781250182302 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 When Hawthorne's advances become threatening, she’s left with nowhere to 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W turn. Until the night she witnesses an attempted kidnapping of a young child on

Subrights: UK Rights: Bonnier Zaffre her drive home, and impulsively jumps in to intervene. The child’s father turns Translation Rights: Darley Anderson out to be a successful businessman with dangerous connections—and her act of bravery has put this powerful man in her debt. He lives by his own brutal code, Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250182296 and all debts must be repaid. In the only way he knows how. The man gives Ebook ISBN: 9781250182319 Sarah a burner phone and an unbelievable offer. A once-in-a-lifetime deal that Audio ISBN: 9781250240224 can make all her problems disappear. Audio ISBN: 9781250240217 No consequences. No traces. No chance of being found out. All it takes is a 29-second phone call. MARKETING Online Publicity Online Advertising Because everyone has a name to give. Don’t they? Email Marketing Social Media Post PRAISE Author Website: Www.Tmlogan.Com Active On Twitter: @tmloganauthor (2.067 Praise for 29 SECONDS: Followers) Active On Facebook: @tmloganauthor (1.7K Followers) “Logan spins out suspense to the final pages in this timely #MeToo thriller.” —Booklist

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Lies: A Novel “Just when you think things can’t possibly get worse . . . they do. And then some. 7/2019 | 9781250182272 Trade Paperback | $16.99 / $22.50 Can. Lies is positively riveting, from the captivating first scene to the shocking twist at the end.” —Sandra Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Assured, compelling, and hypnotically readable—with a twist at the end I guarantee you won’t see coming.” —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author

“A tense and gripping thriller.” —B.A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed 11 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN MAY 2020

The New York Times A Puzzle a Day 365 Crossword Puzzles for a Year of Fun

Edited by Will Shortz

An entire year's worth of great crosswords from The New York Times

For puzzlers who just can't get enough, here's a collection to last all year long!

Includes: - 365 fun, solvable New York Times crosswords - Puzzles from easy to hard for all solvers to enjoy GAMES & ACTIVITIES / - Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz CROSSWORDS St. Martin's Griffin | 5/19/2020 9781250623539 | $19.99 / $26.00 Can. WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, also founded and directs the Trade Paperback | 496 pages | Carton Qty: 16 annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W Puzzlemaster for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Shortz lives in Pleasantville, New York.

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Shamed A Kate Burkholder Novel

Linda Castillo

In this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo, a devastating murder exposes an Amish family’s tortured past.

The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on the scene, she learns that the woman’s seven-year-old granddaughter is gone, abducted in plain sight. Kate knows time is against her—the longer the girl is missing, the less likely her safe return becomes. The girl’s family is a pillar of the Amish community, well-respected by all. But Kate FICTION / MYSTERY & soon realizes they’re keeping secrets—and the sins of their past may be coming DETECTIVE / POLICE back to haunt them. What are they hiding and why? PROCEDURAL Minotaur Books | 5/26/2020 9781250763204 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Kate’s investigation brings her to an isolated Old Order Amish settlement along Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 the river, a community where family is everything and tradition is upheld with 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W an iron fist. But the killer is close behind, drawing more victims into a twisted Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press game of revenge. Left behind at each new crime scene are cryptic notes that lead Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press Kate to a haunting and tragic secret. What she uncovers threatens to change Other Available Formats: everything she thought she knew about the family she’s fighting for, the Amish Mass Market ISBN: 9781250142870 community as a whole—and her own beliefs. Hardcover ISBN: 9781250142863 Ebook ISBN: 9781250142887 Audio ISBN: 9781250220714 As time to find the missing girl runs out, Kate faces a harrowing choice that will test her convictions and leave one family forever changed.

MARKETING PRAISE Author Facebook: @LindaCastilloAuthor **The instant New York Times bestseller** (15k followers) Author Twitter: @LindaCastillo11 Author Website: LindaCastillo.com Praise for Shamed: Online Advertising Campaign "The tension mounts... a gripping conclusion... Castillo's latest, following A Gathering of Secrets, is another violent, fascinating story." —Library Journal

“Castillo captures Kate’s empathic understanding of Amish culture and Deitsch, and adds atmosphere with falling-down, peeling-paint, rural settings. If they haven’t already, readers looking for a fierce-female-fronted procedural should check out Castillo’s best-selling series, from the get-go.” —Booklist

“Electrifying...more than one twist propels the plot to its dramatic conclusion...a morally complex tale.” —Publishers Weekly

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LINDA CASTILLO is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Burkholder novels, including Sworn to Silence, which was adapted into a Lifetime Original Movie starring Neve 13 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN MAY 2020

The New York Times Happy Sunday Crossword Puzzles 100 Sunday Puzzles

Edited by Will Shortz

100 Sunday puzzles from The New York Times (25% more!)

The New York Times Sunday crossword is the undisputed king of crossword puzzles. This collection features 100 of them, all edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz and sure to put the “fun” in your Sunday Funday!

Features: - 100 themed New York Times Sunday crosswords GAMES & ACTIVITIES / - Portable packaging for solving on the go CROSSWORDS - Smart, fresh vocabulary, fun themes, and pop-culture references St. Martin's Griffin | 5/5/2020 9781250623522 | $12.99 / $17.50 Can. WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, also founded and directs the Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 36 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the Puzzlemaster for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Shortz lives in Pleasantville, New York.

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#ENTRYLEVELBOSS How to Get Any Job You Want

Alexa Shoen

An easy-to-follow, nine-step process for how to land your dream job and cut through the noise of job-searching in the 21st century.

Banging your head against the wall about the job search? Wondering why nobody’s even bothering to send you a rejection letter (much less an interview request)? You are not alone. This process is a beast, but there’s good news: #ENTRYLEVELBOSS is the book for you. This is an easy-to-follow roadmap for transforming yourself from frustrated job seeker into hired, happy, productive human. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / CAREERS / JOB HUNTING One part behind-the-scenes memoir, one part playbook, #ENTRYLEVELBOSS St. Martin's Griffin | 5/12/2020 lays out career coach Alexa Shoen’s proven 9-step methodology for approaching 9781250248817 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 36 the job search during these crazy times we’re living through. Think of it like a 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W fitness plan—except instead of killer abs, you wind up with multiple interviews for a bunch of jobs you actually want. Cool, right? Subrights: UK: Bartholomew Killingley Spackman, LTD Translation: Bartholomew Killingley Spackman, This is not another manifesto about finding your passion. (I mean, yes, let’s find LTD your passion, sure, but the rent is also due and I would assume you’re interested Other Available Formats: in getting paid.) This is a real plan that’s based on the real rules of the game. Ebook ISBN: 9781250248824 You’ll learn how to effectively identify your future hiring manager, for example, Audio ISBN: 9781250754110 and slide into their DMs in the least creepy way possible.

Alexa Shoen is the internet’s leading confidant for panicking job seekers. She MARKETING has guided thousands of people into full-time employment using these exact *National Broadcast Publicity steps. Even if you’re convinced you’re the least hireable person on the planet, *National Print Publicity *Online Publicity Alexa’s got you covered. *Online Advertising *Tastemaker Campaign Alexa Shoen is the internet’s leading confidant for panicking jobseekers. She is the founder of *Organizational Outreach #ENTRYLEVELBOSS, an online education company that helps people successfully navigate big *Email Marketing Campaign career moves, and the author of #EntryLevelBoss: How To Get Any Job You Want. *Social Media Campaign *Academic Marketing Campaign *Author Website: AlexaShoen.com She previously worked in design for Facebook, and in her spare time, Alexa is an acclaimed *Author Facebook: @AlexaShoenDotCom recording artist. Originally from San Diego, she currently resides in London. Find her online *Author Twitter: @AlexaShoen (@alexashoen) and stay in touch through her free cult...

15 A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN

MAY 2020 Shotguns and Stagecoaches The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West

John Boessenecker

The true stories of the Wild West heroes who guarded the iconic Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains, battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives.

The phrase "riding shotgun" was no teenage game to the men who guarded stagecoaches and trains the Western frontier. Armed with sawed-off, double- barreled shotguns and an occasional revolver, these express messengers guarded HISTORY / UNITED STATES / STATE & LOCAL valuable cargo through lawless terrain. They were tough, fighting men who A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin risked their lives every time they climbed into the front boot of a Concord coach. | 5/5/2020 9781250184894 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Boessenecker introduces soon-to-be iconic personalities like "Chips" Hodgkins, Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W an express rider known for his white mule and his ability to outrace his Includes 40 black-and-white photographs competitors, and Henry Johnson, the first Wells Fargo detective. Their lives throughout weren't just one shootout after another—their encounters with desperadoes were Subrights: UK rights: Claire Gerus Literary won just as often with quick wits and memorized-by-heart knowledge of the Agency land. Translation rights: Claire Gerus Literary Agency

Other Available Formats: The highway robbers also get their due. It wouldn't be a book about the Wild Hardcover ISBN: 9781250184887 West without Black Bart, the most infamous stagecoach robber of all time, and Ebook ISBN: 9781250184900 Butch Cassidy's gang, America's most legendary train robbers. Audio ISBN: 9781250298997 Audio ISBN: 9781250298980 Through the Gold Rush and the early days of delivery with horses and saddlebags, to the heyday of stagecoaches and huge shipments of gold, and finally the rise of the railroad and the robbers who concocted unheard-of MARKETING *Online Publicity schemes to loot trains, Wells Fargo always had courageous men to protect its *Indie Bookseller Outreach treasure. Their unforgettable bravery and ingenuity make this book a thrilling *Blog Outreach read. *TheHistoryReader.com Promotion *Email Marketing Campaign *Social Media Promotion PRAISE "[Boessenecker] has a keen eye for detail and the lives of Old West characters whose stories remain relevant...He has added another great volume—with excellent illustrations and endnotes..." —True West Magazine

"Well researched...its detail is rich enough to offer new knowledge to even the most avid student of this place and time." —Publishers Weekly

JOHN BOESSENECKER, a San Francisco trial lawyer and former police officer, is considered one of the leading authorities on crime and law enforcement in the Old West. He is the award-winning author of eight books, including the New York Times bestselling Texas Ranger. In 2011 and 2013, True West magazine named Boessenecker Best Nonfiction Writer. He has appeared frequently as a historical commentator on PBS, The History Channel, A&E, and other networks.

16 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

Cry of Metal & Bone

L. Penelope

In the vein of K. Arsenault Rivera and V.E. Schwab comes the newest epic fantasy book in the stunning Earthsinger Chronicles.

The Mantle dividing Elsira and Lagrimar has fallen. As the two kingdoms struggle to unify, one threat stands above them all.

As desperate Lagrimari flee their barren land for a chance at a better life in Elsira, a shadowy group with ties to the Elsiran government launches an attack on their own soil. With threats of more violence, an unlikely crew is assembled to investigate. Among them are Lizvette Nirall, a disgraced socialite seeking redemption for past mistakes, and Tai Summerhawk, a foreign smuggler FICTION / FANTASY / determined to keep a promise he made to a dead man. HISTORICAL St. Martin's Griffin | 8/11/2020 It’s a race against time in this world of deadly magic, secret agendas and court 9781250148117 | $18.99 / $25.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 496 pages | Carton Qty: 16 intrigue to discover those responsible before the next assault. And in another 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W land a new enemy awakens—one that will strike terror into the hearts of gods

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Other Available Formats: PRAISE Ebook ISBN: 9781250148124 “L. Penelope’s first installment in the Earthsinger Chronicles is a master class in Audio ISBN: 9781250781574 fantasy world-building.” —TIME Magazine's 10 Best Fantasy Books of 2018

"Penelope delivers an engrossing story with delightful characters in this fantastic MARKETING National Print Publicity opening to a promising series." —Publishers Weekly Starred Review on Song of Online Publicity Blood & Stone Social Media Campaign Early Reader Review Campaign Email Marketing Campaign "Shines a bright light into epic fantasy." —Library Journal Starred Review on Song Advance Access Mailing of Blood & Stone Bookstagram Outreach Netgalley Promotion Tor.Com Promotion L. PENELOPE has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the worlds in Backlist promotions her head. She is an award-winning author of new adult, fantasy, and paranormal romance. She lives Author Website: Lpenelope.Com in Maryland with her husband and their furry dependents. Her books include the Earthsinger Active On Facebook: Chronicles (Song of Blood & Stone, Whispers of Shadow & Flame). Facebook.Com/Authorlpenelope (800 Followers) Active On Twitter: @Leslyepenelope (2.03k Followers) Active On Instagram: @Leslyepenelope (1.3k Followers)

17 MINOTAUR BOOKS MAY 2020

The Right Sort of Man A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery

Allison Montclair

In London, 1946, the two women who recently started The Right Sort Marriage Bureau find their new livelihood endangered when a client is arrested for the murder of another

In a London slowly recovering from World War II, two very different women join forces to launch a business venture in the heart of Mayfair—The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. Miss Iris Sparks, quick-witted and impulsive, and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, practical and widowed with a young son, are determined to achieve some independence and do some good in a rapidly changing world.

FICTION / MYSTERY & But the promising start to their marriage bureau is threatened when their newest DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL client, Tillie La Salle, is found murdered and the man arrested for the crime is Minotaur Books | 5/12/2020 the prospective husband they matched her with. While the police are convinced 9781250621412 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 24 they have their man, Miss Sparks and Mrs. Bainbridge are not. To clear his 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W name—and to rescue their fledging operation’s reputation—Sparks and

Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press Bainbridge decide to investigate on their own, using the skills and contacts Translation: St. Martin's Press they’ve each acquired through life and their individual adventures during the recent war. Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250178367 Ebook ISBN: 9781250178374 Little do they know that this will put their very lives at risk.

PRAISE MARKETING "Stellar...Both leads are complex, well-developed characters, whose penchant for *Hardcover Tie-In: A Royal Affair, 6/9/2020 humorous byplay never comes at the expense of the plot...Fans of Maisie Dobbs and Bess Crawford will be delighted." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Fans of M. C. Beaton will relish the wit, and followers of Susan Elia MacNeal and Jacqueline Winspear will enjoy the depth and the period detail. Readers will want to get on the reserve list for the next Iris and Gwen adventure!" —Booklist

ALLISON MONTCLAIR grew up devouring hand-me-down Agatha Christie paperbacks and James Bond movies. As a result of this deplorable upbringing, Montclair became addicted to tales of crime, intrigue, and espionage. She now spends her spare time poking through the corners, nooks, and crannies of history, searching for the odd mysterious bits and transforming them into novels of her own.

18 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN MAY 2020

50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays

Staff of the Harvard Crimson

Fifty all-new essays that got their authors into Harvard Medical School, including MCAT scores, showing what worked, what didn’t, and how you can do it too.

Competition to get into the nation’s top medical schools has never been more intense. Harvard Medical School in particular draws thousands of elite applicants from around the world. As admissions departments become increasingly selective, even the best and brightest need an edge.

Writing a personal statement is a daunting part of the application process. In less STUDY AIDS / COLLEGE than 5,300 characters, applicants must weave together experiences and passions ENTRANCE into a memorable narrative to set them apart from thousands of other applicants. St. Martin's Griffin | 5/5/2020 9781250244475 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. While there is no magic formula for writing the perfect essay, picking up this Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 32 book will put them on the right track. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press 50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays is the first in a new line of books Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press published by the Harvard Crimson. It includes fifty standout essays from

Other Available Formats: students who successfully secured a spot at Harvard Medical School. Each Ebook ISBN: 9781250244482 student has a unique set of experiences that led them to medicine. Each essay includes analysis by Crimson editors on essay qualities and techniques that worked, so readers can apply them to their own writing. MARKETING National Print Publicity This book will aid applicants in composing essays that reveal their passion for Online Publicity medicine and the discipline they will bring to this demanding program and Early Reviewer Campaign profession. It will give them the extra help they need to get into the best medical Email Marketing Social Media Post school programs in the world. Library Marketing Campaign Academic Marketing Outreach THE HARVARD CRIMSON, the nation's oldest continuously published college daily, traces its history to 1873. Past editors include John F. Kennedy '40 and the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Class of 1904, is proudly engraved upon The Crimson's president's chair.

19 MINOTAUR BOOKS MAY 2020

The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Leonard Goldberg

In the third book of this Historical Novel Society-acclaimed series, Sherlock Holmes's daughter faces a new unsolvable mystery with spies and a threat to the crown.

Joanna and the Watsons receive an unexpected visitor to 221b Baker Street during a nocturnal storm. A rain-drenched Dr. Alexander Verner arrives with a most harrowing tale.

FICTION / MYSTERY & Verner has just returned from an unsettling trip to see a patient who he believes DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL is being held against his will. Joanna quickly realizes that Verner's patient is a Minotaur Books | 5/19/2020 high-ranking Englishman who the Germans have taken captive to pry vital 9781250621887 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 information about England’s military strategies for the Great War. The man is 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W revealed to be Alistair Ainsworth, a cryptographer involved in the highest level of national security. Subrights: UK Rights: Mendel Media Group, LLC Translation Rights: Mendel Media Group, LLC The police are frantic to find Ainsworth before the Germans can use him to Other Available Formats: decode all of England’s undeciphered messages. Ainsworth must be found at all Hardcover ISBN: 9781250101082 Ebook ISBN: 9781250101099 costs and Joanna and the Watsons might be the only ones who can connect the Audio ISBN: 9781250223975 clues to find him.

USA Today bestselling author Leonard Goldberg returns with another puzzling MARKETING case for the daughter of Sherlock Holmes to unravel in this exciting mystery *Online Publicity sure to be enjoyed by fans of Sherlock Holmes, Laurie R. King and Charles *CriminalElement.com Promotion Finch. *Blog Outreach *Author Website: LeonardGoldberg.com PRAISE "Fans of all things Sherlock-ian will delight in Joanna, so like her father and already training her schoolboy son, Johnny, in the methods that have solved so many cases like this exceptionally tricky one." —Kirkus Reviews

"Fans of the original mysteries will get a chuckle out of the antic language, and there is a mercurial Mary Poppins appeal to this not-to-be-trifled-with heroine that will appeal to fans beyond Baker Street." —Booklist

LEONARD GOLDBERG is the USA Today bestselling author of the Joanna Blalock medical thrillers. His novels have been translated into a dozen languages and were selections of the Book of the Month Club, French and Czech book clubs, and The Mystery Guild. They were featured as People’s “Page-Turner of the Week” and at the International Book Fair. After a long career affiliated with the UCLA Medical Center as a Clinical Professor of Medicine, he now lives on an island off the coast of Charleston, SC.

20 MINOTAUR BOOKS MAY 2020

The Island A Thriller

Ragnar Jonasson

The newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene has arrived with a superb follow-up to The Darkness.

Shortlisted for the Crime Novel of the Year Award in Iceland Third Place, Novel of the Year Award 2016 in Iceland, selected by booksellers One of the bestselling novels in Iceland in 2016

Autumn of 1987 takes a young couple on a romantic trip in the Westfjords—a trip that gets an unexpected ending and has catastrophic consequences. FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / INTERNATIONAL Ten years later a small group of friends go for a weekend in an old hunting lodge MYSTERY & CRIME in Elliðaey. A place completely cut off from the outside world, to reconnect. But Minotaur Books | 5/26/2020 one of them isn't going to make it back alive. And Detective Inspector Hulda 9781250621856 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 24 Hermannsdóttir is determined to find the truth in the darkness. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Ragnar Jonasson burst onto the American scene with Snowblind and Nightblind, Subrights: UK Rights: DHH Literary Agency Ltd Translation: DHH Literary Agency Ltd the first two novels in the Ari Thor thriller series, and the praise was overwhelming. With The Darkness, he launched a new series featuring a Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250193377 completely new sleuth, Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir of the Ebook ISBN: 9781250193384 Reykjavik Police department. The Island is the second book in this series. Audio ISBN: 9781250223999 PRAISE "One of the author's best plots, layered with that dour Scandinavian atmosphere MARKETING *Social Media Promotion we love." —New York Times Book Review *Author Instagram: @RagnarJo *Author Facebook: /RagnarJonassonWriter "[Will] snatch you up by surprise andcarry you along in unrelenting suspense." *Author Twitter: @RagnarJo —New York Journal of Books

"Masterly...a mind-bending look into human darkness that earns its twists." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

RAGNAR JONASSON is the award winning author of the international bestselling Ari Thor thriller series. Before embarking on a writing career, he translated fourteen Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic. He is also the cofounder of the Reykjavik international crime-writing festival Iceland Noir. Ragnar lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters.

Visit his website at www.ragnarjonasson.com and find him on Twitter @ragnarjo.

21 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN MAY 2020

Eve A Novel

K'wan

From national bestselling author K'wan comes a novel about one of the deadliest women to ever happen to the streets—Eve.

The only family Eve Panelli has ever known is the infamous Twenty-Gang. Orphaned as a small child, Eve quickly found her own hustle. By the age of seventeen, Eve had already spent two years of her life in prison. Now, at the age of eighteen, Eve is back with the Twenty-Gang, and it's not long before she is up to her old tricks: sticking up folks and wildin' out. Plus, she's got her eye on Felon, the up-and-coming street king.

FICTION / AFRICAN AMERICAN / But Eve's life takes a serious turn when the DeNardis's, one of the most URBAN powerful street families and the city's biggest drug suppliers, try to tighten their St. Martin's Griffin | 5/12/2020 hold on the hood. And when Eve's best friend is caught up in the mix and is 9781250623836 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. murdered, Eve seeks revenge—starting all the way at the top. Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 24 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W PRAISE Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press Translation: St. Martin's Press Praise for Street Dreams: Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781429906289 "One of the hip-hop fiction's hottest authors...fans will appreciate many of the qualities that make K'wan a writer to check for: gritty settings, memorable dialogue and authentic action." —KING magazine MARKETING Email Marketing Social Media Post K'WAN is a multiple literary award winner and bestselling author of over a twenty titles which Active On Facebook: @Kwanthewriter include: Gangsta, Road Dawgz, Street Dreams, Hoodlum, Eve, Hood Rat, Blow, Still Hood, Gutter, (15.55k Followers) Section 8, From Harlem with Love, The Leak, Welfare Wifeys, Eviction Notice, Love & Gunplay, Active On Twitter: @Kwanthewriter (13.1k Animal, The Life & Times of Slim Goodie, Purple Reign, Little Nikki Grind, Animal II, The Fix, Followers) Black Lotus, First & Fifteenth, Ghetto Bastard, Animal 3, The Fix 2, The Fix 3 and Animal 4. Active On Instagram: @Kwan_Iamlegend (9.7k Followers)

22 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN MAY 2020

Hood Rat A Novel

K'wan

"One of hip hop fiction's hottest authors." —KING magazine

Rhonda is twenty-something with three kids, by three men, and riding the system all the way to the bank. To her, work is a dirty word and something she'll never have to worry about in this lifetime. Between the multiple checks she gets from the government and side hustles, she's living the life of a ghetto superstar. Feeling scorned by her true love, Paul, who wants nothing to do with her, Rhonda plays dangerous games with men's emotions on her quest for paper. Things become deadly when Rhonda plays one game too many and finds her life in jeopardy.

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Other Available Formats: "Delivers another aggressive, bloody portrait of unrepentant urban outlaws." Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780312360085 —Publishers Weekly Ebook ISBN: 9781429993616 "With gritty settings and authentic action, the reader is easily caught up in the journey of a man engulfed in a world that forces him to step his game up." —The MARKETING Source Email Marketing Social Media Post Active On Facebook: @Kwanthewriter Praise for Street Dreams: (15.55k Followers) Active On Twitter: @Kwanthewriter (13.1k Followers) "K'wan has really outdone himself on this one. . .a must read for fans of urban Active On Instagram: @Kwan_Iamlegend fiction." —Shannon Holmes, national bestselling author of Bad Girlz (9.7k Followers) "Steadily builds to a frantic, movie-worthy climax." —Entertainment Weekly

K'WAN is a multiple literary award winner and bestselling author of over a twenty titles which include: Gangsta, Road Dawgz, Street Dreams, Hoodlum, Eve, Hood Rat, Blow, Still Hood, Gutter, Section 8, From Harlem with Love, The Leak, Welfare Wifeys, Eviction Notice, Love & Gunplay, Animal, The Life & Times of Slim Goodie, Purple Reign, Little Nikki Grind, Animal II, The Fix, Black Lotus, First & Fifteenth, Ghetto Bastard, Animal 3, The Fix 2, The Fix 3 and Animal 4.

23 MINOTAUR BOOKS JUNE 2020

A Better Man A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Louise Penny

“‘A Better Man,' with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.” —The Wall Street Journal

It’s Gamache’s first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter.

FICTION / MYSTERY & As crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and DETECTIVE / TRADITIONAL Minotaur Books | 6/30/2020 realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. But with a 9781250066312 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. daughter of his own, he finds himself developing a profound, and perhaps Trade Paperback | 448 pages | Carton Qty: 20 unwise, empathy for her distraught father. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W | 1 lb Wt

Subrights: UK Rights: Teresa Chris Literary Increasingly hounded by the question, how would you feel…, he resumes the Agency search. Translation Rights: Teresa Chris Literary Agency

Other Available Formats: As the rivers rise, and the social media onslaught against Gamache becomes Mass Market ISBN: 9781250262950 crueler, a body is discovered. And in the tumult, mistakes are made. Audio ISBN: 9781250230881 Ebook ISBN: 9781466873711 Hardcover ISBN: 9781250066213 In the next novel in this “constantly surprising series that deepens and darkens as it evolves” (New York Times Book Review), Gamache must face a horrific possibility, and a burning question.

MARKETING *National Print Publicity What would you do if your child’s killer walked free? *Online Publicity *Online Advertising *Email Marketing Campaign PRAISE *CriminalElement.com Promotion “Enchanting…one of [Gamache’s] more ennobling missions.” —Marilyn Stasio, *Social Media Campaign *Series Website: GamacheSeries.com The New York Times Book Review *Author Facebook: @LouisePennyAuthor (78k followers) "Wrenching... Penny explores the depths of human emotion, both horrifying and *Author Website: LouisePenny.com sublime. Her love for her characters and for the mystical village of Three Pines is apparent on every page." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Pensive and moral Quebec police inspector Armand Gamache is justly beloved, and Penny’s evocative prose is unfailingly admirable.” —Seattle Times

LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (seven times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montréal.

24 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN MAY 2020

Things You Save in a Fire A Novel

Katherine Center

From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away comes a stunning new novel about courage, hope, and learning to love against all odds.

Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's a total pro at other people's tragedies. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to give up her whole life and move to Boston, Cassie suddenly has an emergency of her own.

FICTION / CONTEMPORARY The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it WOMEN could possibly be. Hazing, a lack of funding, and poor facilities mean that the St. Martin's Griffin | 5/19/2020 firemen aren't exactly thrilled to have a "lady" on the crew—even one as 9781250622129 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 28 competent and smart as Cassie. Except for the infatuation-inspiring rookie, who 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W doesn't seem to mind having Cassie around. But she can't think about that.

Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press Because love is girly, and it’s not her thing. And don’t forget the advice her old Translation: St. Martin's Press captain gave her: Never date firefighters. Cassie can feel her resolve slipping...and it means risking it all—the only job she’s ever loved, and the hero Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250047328 she’s worked like hell to become. Audio ISBN: 9781250221407 Ebook ISBN: 9781466847712 Katherine Center's Things You Save in a Fire is a heartfelt and healing Audio ISBN: 9781250221391 tour-de-force about the strength of vulnerability, the nourishing magic of forgiveness, and the life-changing power of defining courage, at last, for yourself. MARKETING Online Publicity Reading Group Gold Selection PRAISE Book Club Outreach Email Marketing Campaign "Oh, how I love Katherine Center’s writing…and her newest novel is a gem...a Social Media Campaign story that reminds us that the word emergency has, at its heart, a new beginning. Just read it, and thank me later.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things on Things You Save in a Fire

“Center gives readers a sharp and witty exploration of love and forgiveness that is at once insightful, entertaining, and thoroughly addictive.” —Kirkus, starred review on Things You Save in a Fire

KATHERINE CENTER is the author of six novels, including How to Walk Away, Happiness for Beginners, The Bright Side of Disaster, and Everyone Is Beautiful. Her books and essays have appeared in Redbook, People, USA Today, Vanity Fair, and Real Simple, as well as the anthologies Because I Love Her, CRUSH, and My Parents Were Awesome. Katherine is a graduate of Vassar College and the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. She lives in Houston with her husband and two sweet children.

25 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Paris Never Leaves You A Novel

Ellen Feldman

"A passionate story of survival [and] a real page turner."

Charlotte is a survivor. She lived through WWII in Paris, working in a bookstore under the watchful eye of the Nazis. Now she and her daughter, Vivi, are safely settled on the upper east side of Manhattan. She's found a place for herself as an editor in the clubby, eccentric world of NYC publishing and she's drawn to a man who could quite possibly be the love of her life. However, Vivi is beginning to ask questions about her mother's past. No one but Charlotte knows her new life has been built on a foundation of lies, one she began to lay the day her fate became entwined with that of a German officer. As everything Charlotte is building for herself and her daughter is threatened, she's forced to reckon with FICTION / HISTORICAL / WORLD WAR II her past and in doing so risk all she has gained. Alternating between wartime St. Martin's Griffin | 6/2/2020 Paris and 1950s New York publishing, Paris Never Leaves You is a compelling 9781250622778 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. story of resilience, love, and impossible choices, exploring how survival never Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 comes without a cost. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Subrights: UK Rights: Emma Sweeney Agency PRAISE Translation Rights: Emma Sweeney Agency Praise for Paris Never Leaves You Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250622785 Audio ISBN: 9781250754325 "Masterful. Magnificent. This story will stay with me for a long time." —Heather Hardcover ISBN: 9781250759894 Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey* Audio ISBN: 9781250754318

"Guaranteed to follow you around long after you’ve turned the last page. I gulped it down.” —Stacy Schiff, author of Cleopatra MARKETING National Print Publicity Online Publicity "An exquisite novel – one that gives us what we’re hungry for: an intelligent, Preorder Advertising Launch Advertising Campaign complex female character who challenges our ideas of right and wrong, morality Early Reader Review Campaign and immorality." —Elizabeth J. Church, author of The Atomic Weight of Love Bookseller Mailings Book Club Outreach Bookstagram Mailings ELLEN FELDMAN, a 2009 Guggenheim fellow, is the author of Terrible Virtue, The Unwitting, Discussion Guide Available Online Next to Love, Scottsboro (shortlisted for the Orange Prize), The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank Enhanced Book Club Materials (translated into nine languages), and Lucy. Her last novel, Terrible Virtue, was optioned by Black Edelweiss Advertising Bicycle for a feature film. St. Martin’s Press Social Media Campaign Email Marketing Campaign, including Reading Group Gold Library Marketing

26 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Paris Never Leaves You A Novel

Ellen Feldman

"A passionate story of survival [and] a real page turner."

Charlotte is a survivor. She lived through WWII in Paris, working in a bookstore under the watchful eye of the Nazis. Now she and her daughter, Vivi, are safely settled on the upper east side of Manhattan. She's found a place for herself as an editor in the clubby, eccentric world of NYC publishing and she's drawn to a man who could quite possibly be the love of her life. However, Vivi is beginning to ask questions about her mother's past. No one but Charlotte knows her new life has been built on a foundation of lies, one she began to lay the day her fate became entwined with that of a German officer. As everything Charlotte is FICTION / HISTORICAL / WORLD building for herself and her daughter is threatened, she's forced to reckon with WAR II her past and in doing so risk all she has gained. Alternating between wartime St. Martin's Griffin | 6/2/2020 Paris and 1950s New York publishing, Paris Never Leaves You is a compelling 9781250759894 | $30.99 / $41.99 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 368 pages | Carton story of resilience, love, and impossible choices, exploring how survival never Qty: 20 comes without a cost. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Subrights: UK Rights: Emma Sweeney Agency PRAISE Translation Rights: Emma Sweeney Agency Praise for Paris Never Leaves You Other Available Formats: Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250622778 Ebook ISBN: 9781250622785 "Masterful. Magnificent. This story will stay with me for a long time." —Heather Audio ISBN: 9781250754325 Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey* Audio ISBN: 9781250754318 "Guaranteed to follow you around long after you’ve turned the last page. I gulped it down.” —Stacy Schiff, author of Cleopatra

"An exquisite novel – one that gives us what we’re hungry for: an intelligent, complex female character who challenges our ideas of right and wrong, morality and immorality." —Elizabeth J. Church, author of The Atomic Weight of Love

ELLEN FELDMAN, a 2009 Guggenheim fellow, is the author of Terrible Virtue, The Unwitting, Next to Love, Scottsboro (shortlisted for the Orange Prize), The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank (translated into nine languages), and Lucy. Her last novel, Terrible Virtue, was optioned by Black Bicycle for a feature film.

27 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Montauk A Novel

Nicola Harrison

An epic and cinematic novel, Montauk captures the glamour and extravagance of a summer by the sea with the story of a woman torn between the life she chose and the life she desires.

Montauk, Long Island, 1938.

For three months, this humble fishing village will serve as the playground for New York City’s wealthy elite. Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a summer of reigniting the passion between her and her husband, Harry. Instead, she learns she’ll be spending twelve weeks sequestered with the high society FICTION / HISTORICAL wives at The Montauk Manor, while Harry pursues other interests in the city. St. Martin's Griffin | 6/9/2020 9781250301789 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 416 pages | Carton Qty: 20 College educated, but raised a modest country girl in Pennsylvania, Bea has 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W never felt fully comfortable among these privileged women. She longs to be a mother as well as a loving wife, but after five years of marriage she remains Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press Translation Rights: Levine, Greenberg, Rostan childless while Harry is increasingly remote. Despite lavish parties and leisure Literary Agency activities, Bea is lost and lonely and befriends the manor’s laundress whose work ethic and family life stir memories of who she once was. Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250200112 Ebook ISBN: 9781250200129 And as she drifts further from the society women, Bea finds herself drawn to a Audio ISBN: 9781250221476 man nothing like her husband—stoic, plainspoken and enigmatic. Inspiring a Audio ISBN: 9781250221469 strength and courage she had almost forgotten, his presence forces her to face a haunting tragedy of her past and question her future.

MARKETING Online Publicity PRAISE Book Club Outreach "Full of substance and delightful characters with intriguing and intricate lives, Discussion Guide Posted Online Email Marketing Campaign Harrison’s first novel will be a strong pick for fans of historical fiction featuring Social Media Campaign strong female leads, such as Kate Alcott’s A Touch of Stardust and Jaqueline Winspear’s popular “Maisie Dobbs” series." —Library Journal, Starred Review

"As seductive as Downton Abbey, with the glamour of Gatsby and the soul of Virginia Woolf...” —Jennifer Belle, bestselling author of High Maintenance

Born in England, NICOLA HARRISON moved to CA where she received a BA in Literature at UCLA before moving to NYC and earning an MFA in creative writing at Stony Brook. She is a member of The Writers Room, has short stories published in The Southampton Review and Glimmer Train and articles in Los Angeles Magazine and Orange Coast Magazine. She was the fashion and style staff writer for Forbes, had a weekly column at Lucky Magazine and is the founder of a personal styling business, Harrison Style.

28 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

The Kennedy Heirs John, Caroline, and the New Generation - A Legacy of Tragedy and Triumph

J. Randy Taraborrelli

From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes The Kennedy Heirs, his most revealing Kennedy book yet.

A unique burden was inherited by the children of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his celebrated siblings, Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Raised in a world of enormous privilege against the backdrop of American history, this third generation of Kennedys often veered between towering accomplishment and devastating defeat. In his revelatory new book, acclaimed Kennedy historian BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY J. Randy Taraborrelli draws back the curtain on the next generation of America’s / RICH & FAMOUS St. Martin's Griffin | 6/9/2020 most famous family. 9781250174079 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 640 pages | Carton Qty: 20 John Kennedy, Jr.’s life in the public eye is explored, following the Kennedy 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W scion as he faced the challenges posed by marrying his great love, Carolyn Includes two 8-page black-and-white photograph sections Bessette. Riveting new details are shared about the couple’s tragic demise—and why Ethel Kennedy advised Carolyn not to take the trip that would ultimately Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press end her life. John’s sister, Caroline Kennedy, had her own complicated relationships, including a marriage to Ed Schlossberg that surprised her mother, Other Available Formats: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and an unexpected bond with her mother-in-law, Hardcover ISBN: 9781250174062 Ebook ISBN: 9781250174086 Mae Schlossberg. Audio ISBN: 9781250221513 Audio ISBN: 9781250221506 Additional stories, many shared here for the first time, illuminate the rest of the Kennedy dynasty: Kara Kennedy, Ted’s daughter, and her valiant battle against lung cancer; how Ted’s wife, Vicki, introduced a new era of feminism to the MARKETING Kennedy family; the lifelong struggles with addiction faced by Bobby Kennedy *Online Publicity Jr. and Patrick Kennedy; the unexpected way pop star Taylor Swift helped Conor *Online Advertising Kennedy heal after... *Indie Bookseller Outreach *Email Marketing Campaign *TheHistoryReader.com Promotion PRAISE *Author Website: JRandyTaraborrelli.com *Author Twitter: @JRTaraborrelli Praise for The Kennedy Heirs:

“Leaves no stone unturned as it retraces the lives of the Kennedy children.”

ALSO AVAILABLE —Hollywood Reporter, “Hollywood’s Top 10 Beach Reads”

Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters “Taraborrelli has become a leading Kennedy historian…an authoritative, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee irresistible page-turner.” —Shelf Awareness Radziwill 2/2019 | 9781250128027 Trade Paperback | $19.99 / $25.99 Can. "Kennedy followers will be intrigued by this absorbing narrative of the dynasty's continuing hold on American life." —Library Journal (starred)

"A dishy group portrait...Kennedy worshippers—and haters—will feast on the juicy details in Taraborrelli’s soap opera."—Publishers Weekly

29 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles to Go the Distance 200 Removable Puzzles

Edited by Will Shortz

200 easy New York Times crossword puzzles with removable pages for solving on the go

Easy puzzles are the best! They offer the intellectual challenge, the vocabulary building, and the sheer fun of solving, but won’t have you tearing your hair out. Plus, these puzzles are printed on removable pages so you can take them out or GAMES & ACTIVITIES / hand one to a friend. Enjoy the thrill of filling in that last little box! CROSSWORDS St. Martin's Griffin | 6/30/2020 - 200 easy Times crosswords 9781250623515 | $12.99 / $17.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 20 - Convenient, travel-size volume with perforated pages 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W - Edited by the #1 name in crosswords, Will Shortz

WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, also founded and directs the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the MARKETING Puzzlemaster for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Shortz lives in Pleasantville, New York. Social Media Post

30 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Naturally Tan A Memoir

Tan France

From one of the stars of Netflix's overnight sensation Queer Eye, Tan France's memoir has wit, style, and tells the origin story of one of the few openly gay, South Asian men on television.

One of Time's 2019 "Books You Need to Read This Summer"! A USA Today Hottest Book of the Summer for 2019! A Best Nonfiction Book for 2019 in Women's Day!

In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France tells his origin story for the BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals / LGBT St. Martin's Griffin | 6/16/2020 what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional South Asian family, as one of the 9781250210531 | $18.99 / $25.99 Can. few people of color in South Yorkshire, England. He illuminates his winding Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 journey of coming of age, finding his voice (and style!), and marrying the love 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W of his life—a Mormon cowboy from Salt Lake City. Includes printed endpapers plus one 8-page color photograph insert From one of the stars of Netflix’s runaway hit show Queer Eye, Naturally Tan is Subrights: UK: WME so much more than fashion dos and dont's—though of course Tan can’t resist Translation: WME steering everyone away from boot-cut jeans! Full of candid observations about Other Available Formats: U.S. and U.K. cultural differences, what he sees when you slide into his DMs, Hardcover ISBN: 9781250208668 Ebook ISBN: 9781250208828 celebrity encounters, and the behind-the-scenes realities of “reality TV,” Audio ISBN: 9781250211071 Naturally Tan gives us Tan’s unique perspective on the happiness to be found in Audio ISBN: 9781250211088 being yourself.

PRAISE MARKETING Online Publicity "Tan’s book is moving, insightful, and hilare. Any bad stories about me are totally Social Media Promotion untrue, but the rest is brilliant. Best book of the millennium!" —Jonathan Van Active on Twitter: @tanfrance, 478.7K Ness Followers Active on Instagram: @tanfrance, 3.1 million Followers "Just when I thought I knew everything about Tan, he hits me with this. His story is so heartwarming, and wickedly funny." —Antoni Porowski

"Tan France has wise words to offer across all areas of life." —Time

"[Fran] pens a heartfelt memoir and shares his experience growing up gay in a South-Asian Muslim family in a predominantly white English community—and the lessons he's learned along the way." —USA Today

TAN FRANCE is one of the stars of the Emmy-winning hit show Queer Eye on Netflix. The epitome of style and class, Tan is the creative mind behind successful brands including the popular ladies clothing lines Kingdom & State and Rachel Parcell, Inc. Prior to his success as a designer, he spent his summers working in his grandfather’s denim factory while he secretly enrolled in fashion college in preparation to start a new chapter as a fabulous design star.

31 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Butterfly 2

Ashley Antoinette

The second novel in an all new series by New York Times bestselling author Ashley Antoinette!

Morgan Atkins is used to losing, but losing Messiah Williams was the most tragic of them all. Surely, after Messiah, no other man could compare. Settling with Sebastian Fredrick didn't seem like such an impossible task. He treated her well enough, he accepted her children, and he offered her entrance into a well-connected world. There was only one problem: he wanted to change her into someone else. The rules that went along with his lifestyle suffocated her and when Morgan reconnected with Messiah's crew, she no longer wanted to play by Bash’s rules. When she falls in love with Messiah's best friend, Ahmeek Harris, she knows she's headed for trouble. His presence heals her in a way that no man FICTION / AFRICAN AMERICAN / has ever been able to do before. Their love affair is electric. Morgan is uncertain CONTEMPORARY WOMEN about many thing but one thing she's sure of is that she can't let this feeling go. St. Martin's Griffin | 6/2/2020 She goes out on a limb and risks it all just to be with Meek, but when Messiah 9781250136381 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. reveals that he's still alive, the battle for one girl's heart just may lead to the Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 24 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W demise of them all.

Subrights: UK: The Agency Group She can only be queen to one man. Which one has the true key to her heart? Can Translation: The Agency Group Messiah make up for his mistakes or is it too late to save what they once had? Is Other Available Formats: Ahmeek a rebound or does he offer her something more? Does Bash even stand Ebook ISBN: 9781250136398 Audio ISBN: 9781250764133 a chance? This second installment of the Butterfly series will leave you breathless.

MARKETING PRAISE Preorder Advertising "Antoinette's smooth writing and strong characterizations will bring her fans back Launch Advertising Early Reader Review Campaign for the sequel." - Booklist on Butterfly Social Media Campaign Bookseller Outreach "One of the biggest names in Urban-fiction, Ashley Antoinette, is back … An Advance Access Mailing Blog Outreach intense start to this new series with characters that are real and genuine. It’s a Blog Outreach story about love, trying to put the past behind and moving on with your life." - Email Marketing Campaign Red Carpet Crash on Butterfly Active On Twitter: @Novelista (14.1k Followers) Active On Facebook: "Packed with drama, suspense and passion, this novel takes readers on a wild @Authorashleyantoinette (22.9k ride." - Woman's World Magazine on Butterfly Followers) Active On Instagram: @Ashleyantoinette (21.9k Followers) ASHLEY ANTOINETTE is one of the most successful female writers of her time. The feminine half of the popular married duo, Ashley and JaQuavis, she has co-written over 40 novels. Several of her titles have hit The New York Times bestsellers list, but she is most widely regarded for her racy series The Prada Plan. Born in Flint, MI she was bred with an innate street sense that she uses as motivation in her crime filled writings.

32 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

The New York Times Hardest Crosswords Volume 7 50 Friday and Saturday Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain

Edited by Will Shortz

The next in our popular series featuring only the toughest crossword puzzles from The New York Times

Are you up for the challenge? Many puzzle fans love the deviously difficult New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords: They’re the hardest puzzles around, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / and once you’ve conquered them, you’re a true puzzlemaster! CROSSWORDS St. Martin's Griffin | 6/16/2020 - 50 New York Times Friday and Saturday crosswords 9781250623485 | $12.99 / $17.50 Can. Spiral Bound | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 80 - Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz 11 in H | 8.5 in W - Spiral binding for convenient lay-flat solving

33 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

The Wrong Mr. Darcy

Evelyn Lozada, with Holly Lorincz

A charming, multicultural, Pride and Prejudice inspired romantic comedy from celebrity Evelyn Lozada and Holly Lorincz.

When Hara Isari meets basketball rookie Derek Darcy, she finds him handsome, but obnoxiously proud and with a major chip on his shoulder. He is completely indifferent to her dedication to her career as a sports writer. When a twist of fate brings them both together, Hara suddenly finds herself off her game and trying to keep up.

In this sparkling Pride and Prejudice inspired romantic comedy, Lozada and Lorincz show us the error of judging by first impressions and the beauty of FICTION / ROMANCE / family, friendship and love. This book will charm you through the last page. ROMANTIC COMEDY St. Martin's Griffin | 6/9/2020 9781250622143 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. PRAISE Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 28 "The Perfect Date is equal parts funny, charming and heartfelt." —Loni Love, 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Emmy Award winning co-host of The Real Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press Translantion: St. Martin's Press "A gripping story of choices and second chances in life and romance. You'll root Other Available Formats: hard for Angel and Duke!" —Lauren Blakely, New York Times bestselling author Ebook ISBN: 9781250125026 Audio ISBN: 9781250754097 on The Perfect Date

"Lozada and Lorincz's multicultural Cinderella story and spicy blend of urban MARKETING fiction and sports romance will please fans of Victoria Christopher Murray and National Print Publicity Alexa Martin." —Booklist on The Perfect Date Online Publicity Online Advertising Blog Outreach EVELYN LOZADA is an American-Latina reality TV personality, entrepreneur, author and NetGalley Promotion philanthropist. She has become a national trendsetter and a supporter of causes that affect women Early Reader Review Campaign and girls through the Evelyn Lozada Foundation. She's a Bronx native, mother of two and lives in Email Marketing Campaign Los Angeles. Heroes and Heartbreakers Social Media Promotion Holly Lörincz is a successful collaborative writer and owner of Lorincz Literary Services. She is an Promotion at Romance Conferences award-winning novelist and co-author living in Oregon. Author Website: www.evelynlozada.com Author Facebook: Facebook.com/EvelynLozada, 2.6M Author Twitter: @EvelynLozada, 1.2M Author Instagram: @evelynlozada, 3.9M

34 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

We Came Here to Shine A Novel

Susie Orman Schnall

Set during the iconic 1939 New York World’s Fair, two intrepid young women—an aspiring journalist and a down-on-her-luck actress—form an unlikely friendship as they navigate a world of endless po...

Vivi Holden is closer than she’s ever been to living her dream as a lead actress in sun-dappled L.A., but an unfair turn of events sends her back to New York, a place she worked so hard to escape from. She has one last chance to get back to Hollywood—by performing well as the star of the heralded Aquacade synchronized swimming spectacular at the World’s Fair. Everything seems to be FICTION / HISTORICAL working against her, but her summer in New York will lead to her biggest St. Martin's Griffin | 6/16/2020 9781250169785 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. opportunity to find her own way, on her own terms… Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Carton Qty: 24 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Maxine Roth wants nothing more than to be a serious journalist at the iconic Includes one map plus 7 black-and-white New York Times, but her professor has other plans. Instead, she’s landed a post at photographs in front matter the pop-up publication dedicated to covering the World’s Fair—and even then, Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press her big ideas are continually overlooked by her male counterparts. Max didn’t Translation: St. Martin's Press work this hard to be the only—and an unheard one at that—woman in the room. Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250169792 When Max and Vivi’s worlds collide, they forge an enduring friendship. One Audio ISBN: 9781250769756 that shows them to be the daring, bold women they are, and one that teaches them to never stop holding on to what matters most, in the most meaningful summer of their lives. MARKETING National Print Publicity Online Publicity PRAISE Preorder Advertising Launch Advertising “An ode to female friendship that pulses with momentum and left me breathless.” Book Club Outreach —Fiona Davis, national bestselling author of The Chelsea Girls. Email Marketing Campaign Early Reader Review Campaign NetGalley Outreach “A remarkable novel about the challenges women face and the courage they must Social Media Campaign summon in order to lead the lives they deserve." — Lynda Cohen Loigman, author Author Website: of The Two-Family House http://www.susieschnall.com Author Facebook: https://www.facebook.com PRAISE FOR THE SUBWAY GIRLS /SusieOrmanSchnall/ Author Instagram: https://www.instagram.com “Feminist at heart …Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Camille Di Maio will adore /susieormanschnall/ this book.” —Jennifer S. Brown, bestselling author of Modern Girls Author Twitter: https://twitter.com /susieschnall SUSIE ORMAN SCHNALL grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. Her writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Huffington Post, POPSUGAR, Writer’s Digest, and Glamour. She is also the author of the award- winning novels On Grace and The Balance Project. Susie has spoken extensively on work-life balance and is the founder of The Balance Project interview series. She lives in Purchase, NY, with her husband and their three sons.

35 MINOTAUR BOOKS JUNE 2020

Bark of Night

David Rosenfelt

“One of the best hooks ever by an author who specializes in them . . . Even dog haters should lap it up.” — Kirkus Reviews

When defense lawyer Andy Carpenter’s veterinarian asks to speak to him privately at the checkup of his golden retriever, Tara, the last thing Andy expects is Truman. Tiny, healthy, French bulldog Truman was dropped off days ago with instructions to be euthanized by a man everyone thought was his owner. But now the owner is nowhere to be found.

Andy is furious. Who would want to euthanize a perfectly healthy dog with no explanation? He is willing to whisk Truman away to the Tara Foundation, the dog-rescue organization which is Andy’s true passion. They will find a home for FICTION / MYSTERY & Truman. But that’s not all the vet tells Andy. Thanks to Truman’s chip, it’s DETECTIVE / TRADITIONAL discovered that the man wasn’t Truman’s owner at all . . . Truman's real owner Minotaur Books | 6/9/2020 has been murdered. 9781250133106 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W It’s now up to Andy – with help from his loyal sidekick Tara, Truman and the rest of the gang – to solve this case. In the latest in the popular Andy Carpenter Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press mystery series, David Rosenfelt’s charmingly clever wit and love of dogs are Translation: Writers House back and better than ever. Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250133090 Ebook ISBN: 9781250133113 PRAISE Audio ISBN: 9781250220776 Audio ISBN: 9781250220769 “Rosenfelt does a great job of unfolding an intricate plot . . . Andy is a smart, witty, relatable lead with a lot of heart, and he and his cohorts are a pleasure to spend time with. This is a treat for mystery readers and dog lovers.” — Publishers

MARKETING Weekly *Social Media Promotion *Author Website: DavidRosenfelt.com “Growing weary of the detective hero with a wrecked marriage, a botched career, *Author Facebook: /DavidRosenfelt and a drinking problem? Try Rosenfelt’s series hero, Andy Carpenter, who is probably as close to Lord Peter Wimsey as the modern American crime genre can get.” — Booklist

David Rosenfelt is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award-winning author of twenty Andy Carpenter novels, most recently Dachshund Through the Snow; nine stand-alone thrillers; two non-fiction titles; and The K Team, the first in a new series featuring some of the characters from the Andy Carpenter series. After years of living in California, he and his wife moved to Maine with twenty-five of the four thousand dogs they have rescued.

36 MINOTAUR BOOKS JUNE 2020

Almost Midnight A Novel

Paul Doiron

In this new novel from two-time Edgar Award finalist Paul Doiron, a deadly attack on one of Maine's last wild wolves leads game warden Mike Bowditch to an even bigger criminal conspiracy.

While on vacation, Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch receives a strange summons from Billy Cronk, one of his oldest friends and a man he had to reluctantly put behind bars for murder. Billy wants him to investigate a new female prison guard with a mysterious past, and Mike feels honor-bound to help his friend. But when the guard becomes the victim in a brutal attack at the FICTION / MYSTERY & prison, he realizes there may be a darker cover-up at play—and that Billy and DETECTIVE / TRADITIONAL Minotaur Books | 6/2/2020 his family might be at risk. 9781250102423 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 24 Then Mike receives a second call for help, this time from a distant mountain 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W valley where Shadow, a wolf-hybrid he once cared for, has been found shot by Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press an arrow and clinging to life. He searches for the identity of the bowman, but his German Rights: St. Martin's Press investigation is blocked at every turn by the increasingly hostile community. Translation Rights: Ann Rittenberg Literary And when Billy’s wife and children are threatened, Mike finds himself tested Agency like never before. How can he possibly keep the family safe when he has Other Available Formats: enemies of his own on his trail? Hardcover ISBN: 9781250102416 Ebook ISBN: 9781250102430 Audio ISBN: 9781250220356 Torn between loyalties, Mike Bowditch must respond in the only way he knows Audio ISBN: 9781250220349 how: by bending every law and breaking every rule to keep his loved ones safe and the true predators at bay.

MARKETING PRAISE *Email Marketing Campaign *Social Media Promotion Praise for Paul Doiron and the Mike Bowditch mysteries: *Author Website: PaulDoiron.com *Author Facebook: /PaulDoironBooks *Author Twitter: @PaulDoiron “Doiron captures the stark beauty of his setting.” —New York Times Book Review *Author Instagram: @MikeBowditch for Stay Hidden

"The characters are well drawn, the Maine landscape is vividly portrayed, and Bowditch pursues his passion to protect the innocent and bring evil doers to justice ALSO AVAILABLE regardless of personal cost." —Associated Press for Almost Midnight Stay Hidden: A Novel 6/2019 | 9781250102393 Trade Paperback | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. "Doiron...[ramps] up the tension slowly until the story reaches can't-put-it-down

Knife Creek: A Mike Bowditch Mystery velocity." —Library Journal for Almost Midnight 5/2018 | 9781250102362 Trade Paperback | $17.99 / $23.50 Can. “Breathless pacing, dark humor, wildlife, and vivid characters.” —Boston Globe for Widowmaker

“As always with a Doiron novel, the characters ar...

A native of Maine, bestselling author PAUL DOIRON attended Yale University, where he graduated 37 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

When Brooklyn Was Queer A History

Hugh Ryan

The groundbreaking, never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.

“Delicious, fun, and moving..a page-turning, intersectional, and engrossing read.” —Sarah Schulman, Stonewall Book Award-winning novelist and AIDS historian

No other book, movie, or exhibition has ever told the sweeping story of queer Brooklyn. Not only has Brooklyn always lived in the shadow of queer HISTORY / UNITED STATES / Manhattan neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and Harlem, but there has also STATE & LOCAL been a systematic erasure of its queer history—a great forgetting. St. Martin's Griffin | 6/2/2020 9781250621405 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 Ryan is here to unearth that history for the first time. In intimate, evocative, 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W moving prose he discusses in new light the fundamental questions of what Includes black-and-white photographs history is, who tells it, and how we can only make sense of ourselves through its throughout plus one 8-page color photograph insert retelling; and shows how the formation of the Brooklyn we know today is inextricably linked to the stories of the incredible people who created its diverse Subrights: UK rights: Sterling Lord Literistic neighborhoods and cultures. Through them, When Brooklyn Was Queer brings Translation rights: Sterling Lord Literistic Brooklyn’s queer past to life, and claims its place as a modern classic. Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250169914 Ebook ISBN: 9781250169921 PRAISE “A monumental achievement.” —Ira Sachs, filmmaker

MARKETING "A romantic, exquisite history of gay culture." —Kirkus Reviews, starred Author Events National Broadcast Publicity National Print Publicity "A page-turning, intersectional and engrossing read.” —Sarah Schulman, Online Publicity Stonewall Book Award-winning novelist and AIDS historian Major Influencer Campaign Select NYC Events Extensive Blog Outreach "Brilliant work.... This is an essential book.” —Garth Greenwell, author of the Video Campaign national bestseller What Belongs to You

Hugh Ryan is a writer and curator based in Brooklyn. He is the Founder of the Pop-Up Museum of Queer History, and sits on the Boards of QED: A Journal in LGBTQ Worldmaking, and the Museum of Transgender Hirstory and Art. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Tin House, Buzzfeed, the LA Review of Books, Out, and many other venues. He has received fellowships from the New York Public Library and the New York Foundation for the Arts, and a residency at The Watermill Center.

38 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Grace Will Lead Us Home The Charleston Church Tragedy and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness

Jennifer Berry Hawes

A "groundbreaking" and "definitive must-read" on the tragic shootings at the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

On June 17, 2015, twelve members of the historically black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, welcomed a young white man to their evening Bible study. He arrived with a pistol, 88 bullets, and hopes of starting a race war. Dylann Roof’s massacre of nine innocents during their closing prayer horrified the nation. Two days later, some relatives of the dead stood at Roof’s HISTORY / UNITED STATES / hearing and said, “I forgive you.” That grace offered the country a hopeful 21ST CENTURY St. Martin's Griffin | 6/2/2020 ending to an awful story. But for the survivors and victims’ families, the journey 9781250621511 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. had just begun. Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 24 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W In Grace Will Lead Us Home, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jennifer Berry Includes one 16-page black-and-white photograph insert Hawes provides a definitive account of the tragedy’s aftermath. With unprecedented access to the grieving families and other key figures, Hawes Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press Translation: St. Martin's Press offers a nuanced and moving portrait of the events and emotions that emerged in the massacre’s wake. Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250117762 Ebook ISBN: 9781250163004 The two adult survivors of the shooting begin to make sense of their lives again. Audio ISBN: 9781427296849 Rifts form between some of the victims’ families and the church. A group of relatives fights to end gun violence, capturing the attention of President Obama. And a city in the Deep South must confront its racist past. This is the story of MARKETING how, beyond the headlines, a community of people begins to heal. *Online Publicity *Social Media Campaign An unforgettable and deeply human portrait of grief, faith, and forgiveness, *Outreach to Gun Violence Advocacy Grace Will Lead Us Home is destined to be a classic in the finest tradition of Groups journalism.

PRAISE "A soul-shaking chronicle." —The New York Times Book Review

"Hawes is a talented storyteller... this is a definitive must-read." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A groundbreaking, accessible work of investigative reporting." —Library Journal (starred review)

JENNIFER BERRY HAWES writes for the Charleston-based Post and Courier, where she spent a decade covering religion and now works on a team that handles in-depth investigative reporting projects for the newspaper. Her work has won many honors including a Pulitzer Prize, a George Polk Award, a National Headliner Award, and a Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. Grace Will Lead Us Home is Hawes' first book. She lives in Charleston.

39 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Slow Burn A Madaris Novel

Brenda Jackson

A reissue from New York Times bestseller Brenda Jackson including the newest in the popular Madaris Family series.

Everything in attorney Skye Barclay's life is fitting smoothly into place until she makes the startling discovery that she was adopted. Not only does she learn that her birth mother has died, but now Skye finds out that she has a biological brother: Vincent. Skye wants to track him down, and her parents support her. But her fiancé, Clark, refuses to accept her decision…and abruptly ends their engagement.

FICTION / ROMANCE / AFRICAN Skye's search for Vincent leads her to his adoptive parents, Dr. Justin and Lorren AMERICAN Madaris, and, lo and behold, Slade Madaris—Vincent's tall, dark, and sexy St. Martin's Griffin | 6/16/2020 cousin. Slade is by far the most compelling man Skye has ever met, but she isn't 9781250623850 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. ready to get involved so soon after Clark's rejection…not even when Slade Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W offers her a job so she can stay in town and get to know her brother better.

Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781429988872 Slade is a shrewd businessman, but hiring Skye is one of the riskiest moves he's Mass Market ISBN: 9780312940492 ever made. Soon their mutual attraction explodes into a steamy summer affair. When Clark shows up in town, determined to win Skye back, Slade sets out to prove that he and Skye are meant to be together. Because a Madaris man never

MARKETING walks away from a challenge—especially when true love is on the line… Email Marketing Social Media Post PRAISE "Brenda Jackson writes romance that sizzles." —Lori Foster

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author BRENDA JACKSON lives in the city where she was born, Jacksonville, Florida. She is a graduate of William M. Raines High School, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University. Brenda married her childhood sweetheart, Gerald, forty-seven years ago and they have two sons. She has over 125 novels in print and many of her books have been adapted to movies. She is currently at work on her next novel.

40 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Taste of Passion A Madaris Novel

Brenda Jackson

A reissue from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson and her highly popular Madaris Family series!

Attorney Mackenzie "Mac" Standfield swore off love when her heart was shattered into a million pieces. But there's one man who has managed to tempt her beyond reason—rodeo star Luke Madaris. Although five years have passed, Mac discovers when she runs into Luke again that the sexual tension is just as charged as ever…

When Luke gets injured in a rodeo, he knows the only place where he can FICTION / ROMANCE / AFRICAN recuperate—without being smothered by his worried family—is at Mac's place. AMERICAN After all, like Mac, he has no interest in any romantic entanglements….until St. Martin's Griffin | 6/16/2020 being in such close quarters with Mac forces Luke to confront a desire he can no 9781250623867 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. longer fight… Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 24 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W With each passing day, Mac and Luke come to realize that their smoldering Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781429917605 attraction can be put out only if they surrender to it. But what Mac doesn't Mass Market ISBN: 9780312940508 realize is that once you give yourself to a Madaris man, there's no turning back…

MARKETING New York Times and USA Today bestselling author BRENDA JACKSON lives in the city where she Email Marketing was born, Jacksonville, Florida. She is a graduate of William M. Raines High School, and has a Social Media Post Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University. Brenda married her childhood sweetheart, Gerald, forty-seven years ago and they have two sons. She has over 125 novels in print and many of her books have been adapted to movies. She is currently at work on her next novel.

41 MINOTAUR BOOKS JUNE 2020

The Stories You Tell A Mystery

Kristen Lepionka

The third installment in the Shamus Award-winning and Anthony and Macavity Award-nominated Roxane Weary series.

A late-night phone call is never good news, especially when you’re Roxane Weary. This one is from her brother Andrew, whose evening was interrupted by a visit from Addison, a hip young DJ he knows. She was hysterical, but she wouldn’t say what was wrong. After using his phone, she left as quickly as she appeared, and Andrew is worried. That’s when Andrew calls Roxane.

But another late-night call occurs as well: Addison's father contacts the police FICTION / MYSTERY & after getting a panicked voicemail from his daughter. The only thing he could DETECTIVE / PRIVATE understand is the address she gave in the message— Andrew’s. Before long, the INVESTIGATORS police are asking Andrew all about how he got the bloody scratch on his face Minotaur Books | 6/9/2020 and what he did to Addison. Meanwhile, another cop is found dead on the 9781250621450 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 opposite side of town, leading to a swirl of questions surrounding a dance club 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W whose staff—which includes Addison—has suddenly gone AWOL.

Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press Translation: St. Martin's Press The Stories You Tell, Shamus Award-winning and Anthony and Macavity-Award nominated author Kristen Lepionka’s heart-pounding third novel, will keep Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250309358 readers on the edge of their seat with her signature twists and mile-high stakes. Ebook ISBN: 9781250309365 PRAISE Praise for Kristen Lepionka: MARKETING *Author Twitter: @KMLWrites *Author Facebook: @KristenLepionka "That rare and precious thing...It’s wise, knowing, propulsive, and perfectly *Author Instagram: @kmlwrites pitched. Lepionka is a major new talent." —Lee Child *Hardcover Tie-In: Once You Go This Far, 7/7/2020 "A great character, a vivid setting, a twisty, timely story that happens to be beautifully written. Kristen Lepionka and Roxane Weary are the best things to happen to the genre in years." —Laura Lippman

“In Roxane Weary, Lepionka has created an unforgettable, deeply flawed hero that nods to the past but blazes a wholly unique trail. THE STORIES YOU TELL is brimming with surprises and a mystery that’s both stealthy and menacing. Lepionka is a pro.” —Alex Segura

KRISTEN LEPIONKA is the Shamus Award-winning and Anthony and Macavity Award- nominated author of The Last Place You Look, What You Want to See, and The Stories You Tell. She grew up mostly in her local public library, where she could be found with a big stack of adult mysteries before she was out of middle school. She is a co-founder of the feminist podcast Unlikeable Female Characters, and she lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her partner and two cats.

42 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

Fast. Feast. Repeat. The Comprehensive Guide to Delay, Don't Deny® Intermittent Fasting--Including the 28-Day FAST Start

Gin Stephens

Gin Stephens figured out intermittent fasting on her own, losing and keeping off 80 pounds. In her blog and vibrant FB community, she calls IF "the health plan with a side-effect of weight loss."

Stephens’ intermittent fasting protocol is the culmination of three years of following the latest IF and autophagy research out of top universities, as well as coaching tens of thousands of people via her online communities. Once an adopter has determined an effective fasting window, they transition to a HEALTH & FITNESS / DIET & NUTRITION / DIETS consistent schedule, utilizing Stephens’ tips and tricks until IF becomes a St. Martin's Griffin | 6/2/2020 "forever lifestyle." The personal aspect of the book, featuring Stephens’ 9781250757623 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. home-grown success story, is buttressed with case histories, some with over 100 Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 36 pounds lost and kept off. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Subrights: Translation Rights: Park & Fine Fast. Feast. Repeat. is divided into four sections. Fast covers the science behind Literary fasting and announces the end of the calorie. Feast, focuses on food choices. UK Rights: Park & Fine Literary Food quality matters when weight loss is a goal, while still allowing treats! It Other Available Formats: discusses appetite correction and how to avoid “diet brain.” Repeat explains Ebook ISBN: 9781250624482 Audio ISBN: 9781250754103 how to turn intermittent fasting into a long-term lifestyle. In The Clean Fast Protocol, readers will learn how to track their progress in multiple ways, how to use the secrets of mindset to help them stay on the right track and how to troubleshoot if they aren’t finding success.

Fast. Feast. Repeat. is not only a guide to moving toward an intermittent fasting lifestyle, but is a permission book: eating is every bit as important as fasting on Stephens’ plan!

GIN STEPHENS has been following an intermittent fasting lifestyle since 2014. She manages two IF Facebook groups and is the co-host of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast with Melanie Avalon. Gin earned a Doctor of Education degree in Gifted and Talented Education in 2009, a Master's degree in Natural Sciences in 1997, and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 1990. She has been teaching elementary school for 27 years, and has also worked with adult learners. She lives in Augusta, GA.

43 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

The Escape Room A Novel

Megan Goldin

In Megan Goldin's unforgettable debut, four Wall Street rising stars discover the price of ambition when an escape room challenge turns into a lethal game of revenge.

Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive.

In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. They’ve mastered the art of the deal and celebrate their success in style—but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost.

FICTION / THRILLERS / Invited to participate in an escape room challenge as a team-building exercise, PSYCHOLOGICAL the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a high-rise St. Martin's Griffin | 7/7/2020 building, eager to prove themselves. But when the lights go off and the doors 9781250219664 | $16.99 / $19.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Carton Qty: 24 stay shut, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary competition: they’re 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W caught in a dangerous game of survival.

Subrights: UK Rights: Penguin Random House Translation Rights: The Gernert Company Trapped in the dark, the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. But as the game begins to reveal the Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250219657 team’s darkest secrets, they realize there’s a price to be paid for the terrible Ebook ISBN: 9781250219671 deeds they committed in their ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. As tempers Audio ISBN: 9781250221537 fray, and the clues turn deadly, they must solve one final chilling puzzle: which Audio ISBN: 9781250221520 one of them will kill in order to survive?

PRAISE MARKETING Online Publicity Praise for The Escape Room: Social Media Post Email Marketing “The pages turn themselves…THE ESCAPE ROOM delivers all that it promises. It is a sleek, well-crafted ride to a surprisingly twisty conclusion.” —New York Times Book Review

“THE ESCAPE ROOM works as the ultimate locked-room mystery…Goldin excels at illustrating the pressures of a Wall Street career.” —Associated Press

"Addicting." —Time Magazine

“There is clearly no happy ending likely for the four colleagues trapped inside [the escape room]; but fans of JP Delany and Ruth Ware will want to be right in there with them…a nail-biting tale of a corporate team-building exercise gone horribly wrong.” —Booklist

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MEGAN GOLDIN worked as a correspondent for Reuters and other media outlets where she covered war, peace, international terrorism and financial meltdowns in the Middle East and Asia. 44 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

The New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Volume 15 200 Solvable Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times

Edited by Will Shortz

200 of the easiest New York Times crossword puzzles, perfect for beginners!

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Why stress out when you could take it easy? Here's another great big volume of CROSSWORDS easy breezy New York Times crossword puzzles to pass the time. Like its popular St. Martin's Griffin | 7/14/2020 predecessors, this collection features: 9781250623508 | $18.99 / $25.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 40 10.9 in H | 8.5 in W - 200 Monday and Tuesday puzzles - The easiest crosswords published in The New York Times - Big grids for easy solving

MARKETING WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, also founded and directs the Social Media Post annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the Puzzlemaster for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Shortz lives in Pleasantville, New York.

45 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

A Sweet Mess A Novel

Jayci Lee

Korean-American author Jayci Lee delights with this delicious and light-hearted romantic comedy that readers will devour and ask for more.

Aubrey Choi loves living in her small town nestled in the foothills of California, running her highly successful bakery away from the watch of her strict Korean parents. When a cake mix-up and a harsh review threaten all of her hard work and her livelihood, she never thought the jaded food critic would turn out to be her one-night stand. And she sure as hell never thought she’d see the gorgeous Korean hunk again. But when Landon Kim waltzes into her bakery trying to FICTION / ROMANCE / clean up the mess he had a huge hand in making, Aubrey is torn between ROMANTIC COMEDY throwing and hearing him out. St. Martin's Griffin | 7/14/2020 9781250621108 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 24 When she hears his plan to help save her business, Aubrey knows that spending 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W three weeks in California wine country working with Landon is a sure recipe for

Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press disaster. Her head is telling her to take the chance to save her bakery while her Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press heart—and her hormones—are at war on whether to give him a second chance. And it just so happens that Landon’s meddling friends want them to spend those Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250621115 three weeks as close as possible...by sharing a villa. Audio ISBN: 9781250754172 When things start heating up, both in and out of the kitchen, Aubrey will have to make a choice—to stick it out or risk her heart. MARKETING National Print Publicity PRAISE Online Publicity Preorder Advertising Campaign "A perfect balance of impeccable wit, laugh out loud hilarity, and off the charts Launch Advertising Campaign chemistry. A Sweet Mess is a sinfully decadent romantic comedy!" —Helena NetGalley Promotion Early Reader Review Campaign Hunting, New York Times bestselling author Bookseller Outreach Influencer Outreach "A rich, vibrant romance that's a feast for all the senses!"- Lauren Blakely, #1 Heroes & Heartbreakers Promotion Extensive ARC Distribution New York Times Bestselling Author Romance Festival and Convention Promotion JAYCI LEE writes poignant, sexy, and laugh-out-loud romance every free second she can scavenge Email Marketing Campaign Author Website: https://jaycilee.com and is semi-retired from her fifteen-year career as a defense litigator. She loves food, wine, and Author Twitter: @authorjaycilee travelling, and incidentally so do her characters. Jayci lives in sunny California with her tall-dark- and-handsome husband, two amazing boys with boundless energy, and a fluffy rescue whose cuteness is a major distraction.

46 A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN

JULY 2020 Live Long And . . . What I Learned Along the Way

William Shatner with David Fisher

Star Trek legend and veteran author William Shatner discusses the meaning of life, finding value in work, and living well whatever your age.

"I have always felt," William Shatner says early in his newest memoir, that "like the great comedian George Burns, who lived to 100, I couldn’t die as long as I was booked." And Shatner is always booked.

Still, a brief health scare in 2016 forced him to take stock. After mulling over the lessons he's learned, the places he's been, and all the miracles and strange BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY occurrences he's witnessed over the course of an enduring career in Hollywood / ENTERTAINMENT & and on the stage, he arrived at one simple rule for living a long and good life: PERFORMING ARTS don't die. A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin | 7/7/2020 9781250166708 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. It's the only one-size-fits-all advice, Shatner argues in Live Long and..:What I Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 36 Learned Along the Way, because everyone has a unique life—but, to help us all 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W out, he's more than willing to share stories from his unique life. With a Subrights: UK rights: St. Martin's Press combination of pithy humor and thoughtful vulnerability, Shatner lays out his Translation rights: St. Martin's Press journey from childhood to peak stardom and all the bumps in the road. Other Available Formats: (Sometimes the literal road, as in the case of his 2,400-mile motorcycle trip Hardcover ISBN: 9781250166692 across the country with a bike that didn't function.) Ebook ISBN: 9781250166715 Audio ISBN: 9781250299116 Audio ISBN: 9781250299109 William Shatner is one of our most beloved entertainers, and he intends never to stop entertaining. His funny, provocative, and poignant reflections offer an unforgettable read about a remarkable man.

MARKETING *Tie-in with author appearances PRAISE *Online Publicity *Blog Outreach "Frank and witty ... Shatner movingly reflects on his long life as a gifted, troubled, *Social Media Campaign hard-working entertainer." —Publishers Weekly *Email Marketing Campaign *Author Website: williamshatner.com *Author Facebook: @williamshatner (1M “It is now Bill Shatner's universe—we just live in it.” —New York Daily News followers) *Author Twitter: @williamshatner (2.5M “Why did William Shatner cross the road? Why has he ever? To get to the other followers) *Author Instagram: @williamshatner (185K side. To see what's out there. To find out stuff and inhale the universe in his followers) singular Shatnerian way.” —Associated Press

WILLIAM SHATNER has worked as a musician, producer, director, and celebrity pitchman, and notably played Captain Kirk on Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven Star Trek films. He won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role as attorney Denny Crane on the TV drama Boston Legal. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Elizabeth.

DAVID FISHER is the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers, including William Shatner's autobiography Up Till Now and Leonard. He lives in New York.

47 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

The Diversity Delusion How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture

Heather Mac Donald

By the national bestselling author of The War on Cops: a provocative account of the erosion of humanities and the rise of intolerance

America is in crisis, from the university to the workplace. Toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our culture. Shakespeare and Milton? Oppressive. American history? Tyranny. Professors correcting grammar, or employers hiring by merit? Racist, sexist, classist. Students emerge into the SOCIAL SCIENCE / world believing that humans are defined by their skin color, gender, and sexual DISCRIMINATION & RACE RELATIONS preference, and that oppression based on these characteristics is the American St. Martin's Griffin | 7/14/2020 experience. 9781250307774 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 24 The Diversity Delusion argues that the root of this problem is the belief in 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W America’s endemic racism and sexism. From #MeToo mania that blurs flirtations Subrights: UK: Andrew Stuart with criminal acts, to implicit bias and diversity compliance training that sees Translation: Andrew Stuart racism in every interaction, Heather Mac Donald argues that we are creating a Other Available Formats: nation of narrowed minds and putting our competitive edge at risk. Hardcover ISBN: 9781250200914 Ebook ISBN: 9781250200921 Audio ISBN: 9781250219138 Compiling the author’s decades of research and writing on the subject, The Diversity Delusion calls for a return to the classical liberal pursuits of open-minded inquiry and expression, by which everyone can discover a common humanity. MARKETING *National Broadcast Publicity *Online Publicity PRAISE *Manhattan Institute Support/Advertising *Email Marketing Campaign “I read every word Heather Mac Donald writes and always have. She is brilliant *Manhattan Institute Support and has tons of guts and is an inspiration." —Peggy Noonan, New York Times *Facebook.com/ManhattanInst (59K Likes) *Twitter: @ManhattanInst (48.2K bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize Winner for Commentary Followers) *manhattan-institute.org "A wide-ranging challenge to campus orthodoxies on race and gender." —National *Author Twitter: HMDatMI (22K Followers) Review

HEATHER MAC DONALD is the national bestselling author of The War on Cops, the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor of City Journal. She holds a B.A. from Yale and an M.A. from Cambridge in English, and a J.D. from Stanford. Her writings have also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic, and Partisan Review, among others. She lives in New York.

48 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

The Fate of a Flapper

Susanna Calkins

The second mystery in Susanna Calkins’ captivating new series takes readers into the dark, dangerous, and glittering underworld of a 1920's Chicago speakeasy.

After nine months on the job, Gina Ricci feels like she's finally getting into the swing of things as a cigarette girl at the Third Door, one of Chicago's premier moonshine parlors. The year is 1929, the Chicago Cubs are in the World Series, neighborhood gangs are all-powerful, and though Prohibition is the law of the land they can't serve the cocktails fast enough at the Third Door.

Two women in particular, Fruma and Adelaide, are throwing drinks back with ababdon while chatting with bankers they've got their eyes on, and Gina can't FICTION / MYSTERY & help but notice that the levels of inebriation and the tension at their table seem DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL almost evenly matched. When the group stumbles out into the early morning St. Martin's Griffin | 7/28/2020 9781250190857 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. hours, she tries to put them out of her head and finish her shift in peace. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W But on arriving home Gina's longed-for sleep is interrupted when her cousin Subrights: UK Rights: Inkwell Management Nancy, a police officer, calls—she's found a dead body. Gina hurries over with Translation Rights: Inkwell Management her camera in hand, ready to take photos of the crime scene, but stops short when she recognizes the dead body as one of the tipsy women from the night Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250190864 before: Fruma.

Could the Third Door have served the woman bad liquor that led to her demise? Or, as Gina can't help but wonder, could this be murder? As the gangs and MARKETING *National Print Publicity bombings draw closer, all of Chicago starts to feel like a warzone, and Gina is *Online Publicity determined to find out if Fruma's death was an unlucky accident, or a casualty of *Early Reader Review Campaign combat. *NetGalley Promotion *Social Media Campaign *CriminalElement.com Promotion PRAISE *Email Marketing Campaign *Library Marketing Campaign Praise for Murder Knocks Twice: *Author Facebook: /AuthorSusannaCalkins *Author Twitter: @SCalkins3 *Author Website: SusannaCalkins.com "An exciting 1920s world of speakeasies and Chicago gangsters...a fascinating cast of characters...Gina's adventure is the perfect start to a thrilling new series. I can't wait for the next installment!" —Victoria Thompson, bestselling author of Murder on Trinity Place

"Calkins deftly captures the language and atmosphere of Prohibition-era Chicago in all its glory and terror in the first book in her new series...Peppered with memorable characters and rich historical details, Murder Knocks Twice is sure to have readers asking for another round." —Anna Lee Huber, bestselling author of the Lady Darby Mysteries

SUSANNA CALKINS, author of the award-winning Lucy Campion series, holds a PhD in history and teaches at the college level. Her historical mysteries have been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark and Agatha awards, among many others, and The Masque of a Murderer received a Macavity. Originally from Philadelphia, Calkins now lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two sons.

49 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

Hollywood Godfather My Life in the Movies and the Mob

Gianni Russo with Patrick Picciarelli

Hollywood Godfather is Gianni Russo's over-the-top memoir of a real-life mobster-turned-actor who helped make The Godfather a reality, and his story of life on the edge between danger and glamour...

Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny—played by James Caan—up for a hit. Russo didn't have to act—he knew the mob inside and out: from his childhood in Little Italy, where Mafia legend BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Frank Costello took him under his wing, to acting as a messenger for New / ENTERTAINMENT & Orleans mob boss Carlos Marcello during the Kennedy assassination, to having PERFORMING ARTS St. Martin's Griffin | 7/7/2020 to go on the lam after shooting and killing a member of the Colombian drug 9781250181404 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. cartel in his Vegas club. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Includes one 8-page black-and-white Along the way, Russo befriended Frank Sinatra, who became his son's godfather, photograph section and Marlon Brando, who mentored his career as an actor after trying to get Francis Ford Coppola to fire him from The Godfather. Russo had passionate Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minelli, and scores of other celebrities. He went on to become a producer and starred in The Godfather: Parts I and II, Other Available Formats: Seabiscuit, Any Given Sunday and Rush Hour 2, among many other films. Ebook ISBN: 9781250181411 Hardcover ISBN: 9781250181398 Audio ISBN: 9781250319074 Hollywood Godfather is a no-holds-barred account of a life filled with violence, glamour, sex—and fun.

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PRAISE "Gianni Russo walks the walk and talks the talk. What a life. Fascinating. A worthy read." —Robert De Niro, two-time Academy Award-winning actor

“Gianni Russo has seen a lot, done a lot, and tells it all. Amazing.”—Nick Pileggi, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of Goodfellas

“Gianni Russo is a true character who has led a most colorful life.”—Gay Talese, journalist and New York Times bestselling author

"Recounting a life that reads like a narrative for a mob-movie script, a mobster, actor, and Las Vegas presence delivers numerous eye-opening revelations about national and world events...Russo is an engaging raconteur." —Kirkus Reviews

50 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

Moneyland The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World

Oliver Bullough

"The most eye-opening book that you'll read all year... A must read for anyone who wants to understand how the real world of wealth works." —Inc.

From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in London and Manhattan, something has gone wrong. Kleptocracies, governments run by corrupt leaders that prosper at the expense of their people, are on the rise.

Once upon a time, if an official stole money, there wasn't much he could do with SOCIAL SCIENCE / SOCIAL it. He could buy himself a new car or build himself a nice house or give it to his CLASSES St. Martin's Griffin | 7/21/2020 friends and family, but that was about it. If he kept stealing, the money would 9781250621467 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. just pile up in his house until he had no rooms left to put it in, or it was eaten by Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 mice. 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W

Subrights: UK: Profile Books And then some bankers had a bright idea. Translation: Inkwell Management

Other Available Formats: Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland — Hardcover ISBN: 9781250208705 the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Ebook ISBN: 9781250208712 Audio ISBN: 9781250225207 Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money- laundering operations, attacking the foundations of many of the world's most stable countries. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find out MARKETING how heroic activists around the world are fighting back. *Online Publicity *Organizational Outreach *Blog Outreach This is the story of wealth and power in the 21st century. It isn't too late to *Social Media Campaign change it. *Author Twitter: @oliverbullough (17K followers) PRAISE "After years of exhaustive investigative research for the book he also calls 'Moneyland,' Bullough offers not just a bill of particulars spanning continents but a polemic about the dangers of a global cancer that must be exposed and combated... Bullough brilliantly uncovers the scope of hidden money." —The New York Times

"There are few people who know the world of illicit finance and money laundering like Oliver Bullough. He takes us on a journey through the maze of complicity and criminality that will upend all your confidence in the institutions that should be protecting us." —Bill Browder, author of Red Notice

OLIVER BULLOUGH is the author of non-fiction books on Russian history and politics: The Last Man in Russia, and Let Our Fame Be Great, which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in the UK and won the Cornelius Ryan in the US. Bullough is a writer for the Guardian, and his work has been published by British GQ, The New York Times, and the BBC. He lives in London.

51 A THOMAS DUNNE BOOK FOR ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN

JULY 2020 Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone A Fifth-Dimension Guide to Life

Mark Dawidziak

Now with important life lessons from the Jordan Peele reboot, the earlier TV reboot, and the 1983 movie.

Can you live your life by what The Twilight Zone has to teach you? Yes, and maybe you should. The proof is in this lighthearted collection of life lessons, ground rules, inspirational thoughts, and stirring reminders found in Rod Serling’s timeless fantasy series. Written by veteran TV critic Mark Dawidziak, this unauthorized tribute is a celebration of the classic anthology show; but also,

PERFORMING ARTS / on another level, a kind of fifth-dimension self-help book, with each lesson TELEVISION / GENRES supported by the morality tales told by Serling and his writers. A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin | 7/7/2020 The notion that “it’s never too late to reinvent yourself” soars through “The Last 9781250621504 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 Flight,’’ in which a World War I flier goes forward in time and gets the chance 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W to trade cowardice for heroism. A visit from an angel blares out the wisdom of Includes 38 black-and-white photographs “follow your passion” in “A Passage for Trumpet.” The meaning of “divided we throughout fall” is driven home with dramatic results when neighbors suspect neighbors of Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press being invading aliens in “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” The old Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press maxim about never judging a book by its cover is given a tasty twist when an Other Available Formats: alien tome is translated in “To Serve Man.” Ebook ISBN: 9781250082381 Hardcover ISBN: 9781250082374 PRAISE "Many of the chapter lessons may be familiar — "Count Your Blessings," "Don’t

MARKETING Live in the Past," "Be Your Own Person" — but they are accompanied by *National Print Publicity engaging episodic parables from the five-season series, whose stories of fantasy and *Online Publicity science-fiction, mostly dramatic but often leavened with humor, still wear well *Blog Outreach *Tor.com Promotion today." —USA Today *Email Marketing Campaign *Author Website: markdawidziak.com "For 'The Twilight Zone' fans, 'Everything I Need to Know' is an absolute *Author Facebook: /mark.dawidziak treasure trove of bite-sized analyses of favorite episodes and situations." —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"[An] illuminating book." —Newsday

MARK DAWIDZIAK is the television critic at Cleveland’s Plain Dealer and the author of two histories of landmark series: The Columbo Phile and The Night Stalker Companion. Also a nationally recognized Mark Twain scholar, Dawidziak has written several books on the author in addition to his work on the horror side of the street which includes The Bedside, Bathtub, & Armchair Companion to Dracula, Grave Secrets, The Tell-Tale Play, short stories, and comic book scripts. He lives in Ohio.

52 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

Darkdawn Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle

Jay Kristoff

The epic conclusion of the internationally bestselling Nevernight Chronicle from New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff.

Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run after committing the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic. Her mentor Mercurio is now in the clutches of her enemies. Her own family wishes her dead. And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic.

FICTION / FANTASY / ACTION & But beneath the city, a dark secret awaits. Together with her lover Ashlinn, ADVENTURE estranged brother Jonnen and a mysterious benefactor returned from beyond the St. Martin's Griffin | 7/21/2020 veil of death, she must undertake a perilous journey across the Republic, seeking 9781250304292 | $18.99 / $25.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 512 pages | Carton Qty: 20 the final answer to the riddle of her life as Truedark approaches. Can Mia 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W survive in a world where even daylight must die? Includes 4 maps

Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press New York Times and internationally bestselling author Jay Kristoff’s writing has Translation Rights: Sanford J. Greenburger been praised by critics and readers alike and has won many awards, including Other Available Formats: four Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, and David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend Ebook ISBN: 9781466885059 awards. Hardcover ISBN: 9781250073044 Audio ISBN: 9781250299949 Jay's masterful ability to create immersive universes continues to impress in the final book in his Nevernight Chronicle. Full of plot twists and gore, Darkdawn is the conclusion Jay’s rabid fans have been waiting for. MARKETING National Print Publicity Online Publicity PRAISE Online Advertising Campaign Tastemaker Campaign for Godsgrave: Promotion on CriminalElement.com "Through tragedy, betrayal, and victory, this glorious adventure thrills and Promotion on Tor.com satisfies with cold violence, terrifying monsters, roaring crowds, and bloody Email Marketing Campaign Library Marketing Campaign honor." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Author Website: JayKristoff.com Author Facebook: /AuthorJayKristoff (5.1k "Sexier, grittier, fiercer, bloodier... Godsgrave thrums with unrelenting tension and followers) Author Twitter: @MisterKristoff (15.2k suspense and you won’t know what to do with yourself once it’s over." —USA followers) Today

"Bloodier, sexier, stabbier and badassier (just go with it) than Nevernight. Seriously, who knew that was even possible?" —The YA Circle blog

JAY KRISTOFF is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Lotus War, The Illuminae Files and The Nevernight Chronicle. He is the winner of five Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, a nominee for the Locus award, a nominee for the David Gemmell Morningstar and Legend awards, named multiple times in the Kirkus and Amazon Best Teen Books list and published in over thirty countries. He abides in Melbourne with his secret agent kung-fu assassin wife, and the world’s laziest Jack Russell.

53 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

A Seductive Kiss A Grayson Friends Novel

Francis Ray

One of the beloved Grayson Friends books, now reissued!

Diana Harrington is known throughout the world as "The Face"—the stunningly beautiful spokesmodel for her family's fashion empire. She could probably have her pick of any man she wants. But Diana would rather kick back and relax with a good friend— namely Alex Stewart, who she's known, and harbored a crush on, her whole life…

Ever since they were kids, Alex has been Diana's protector and pal, a shoulder to cry on. But as the brother of her best friend, Alex always seemed untouchable. Now a handsome, successful New York lawyer, Alex never realized how lonely FICTION / ROMANCE / AFRICAN AMERICAN Diana's life has been—or how innocent she is in the ways of love. Alex wants St. Martin's Griffin | 7/14/2020 more than anything to reach out to her, to heal her heart. But is his desire worth 9781250624062 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. the risk? After a lifetime of longing building up between them, something's gotta Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 give. Maybe all it takes is just one kiss… 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Subrights: UK: Elaine Koster of the Elaine Koster FRANCIS RAY (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Grayson novels, the Agency Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Translation: Elaine Koster of the Elaine Koster Incognito was made into a movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Agency Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school nurse Other Available Formats: practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas. Ebook ISBN: 9781466804166

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54 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JULY 2020

All I Ever Wanted A Grayson Friends Novel

Francis Ray

The next installment in the Grayson Friends series from New York Times bestselling author Francis Ray!

Naomi Reese is a divorced mother with a small daughter named Kayla, a new life in Sante Fe, and, finally, some distance from her abusive ex-husband. All she wants now is a home of her own where she and Kayla can finally feel safe. With one bad marriage behind her, she can't even dream of falling in love again. Until she meets Richard...

PRAISE FICTION / ROMANCE / AFRICAN "The new Grayson Friends series is…told with such grace and affection…a treat AMERICAN St. Martin's Griffin | 7/14/2020 to read." —Romantic Times BOOKreviews 9781250624093 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 28 FRANCIS RAY (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Grayson novels, the 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Other Available Formats: Incognito was made into a movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Ebook ISBN: 9781466815322 Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school nurse practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas.

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55 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

Money Devils 1 A Cartel Novel

Ashley & JaQuavis

From the New York Times bestselling duo, Ashley and JaQuavis, comes the first blockbuster book in a brand new trilogy set in the world of The Cartel.

The LaCroixs are four beautiful Haitian American women bound by blood. On the surface The LaCroix Group is a venture capitalist company, but peel back the layers and one will see that it’s much more. The four sisters run long cons, targeting wealthy, prominent business figures. They have a system. They find a mark, create the problem, then present the solution. For a cost…

FICTION / AFRICAN AMERICAN / Sutton “Sutty” LaCroix, the eldest LaCroix sister and an accomplished business URBAN maven, sits on the family throne as the CEO of the LaCroix Group. She is the St. Martin's Griffin | 8/4/2020 head PR person and is a magician at press conferences. She has an innate ability 9781250197672 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 to handle press and be the face of reason for their clients. She is well respected 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W and considered the best in her field. However, the devil is always in the details.

Subrights: UK: Marc Gerald, United Talent Agency When Sutton meets Austin, a young, black oil tycoon, she breaks all the rules. Translation: Mac Gerald, United Talent Agency She falls in love with his good looks, charm, and old money. He represents a life Other Available Formats: that she and her sisters vowed to never live. The LaCroix sisters have a pact—to Ebook ISBN: 9781250197689 never leave roots in one place. They find a new city and establish a new target Audio ISBN: 9781250210463 every three years, so falling in love and settling down is not in the rule book. But Sutton can’t help herself, which means that Austin poses a problem. When he inducts her into a high society of opulence, power, and generational wealth, MARKETING Sutton must decide between her family and her heart. Author Events National Broadcast Publicity National Print Publicity PRAISE Online Publicity Preorder Advertising “[T]hese authors may just be the most successful literary couple in America.” —T Launch Advertising Magazine Early Reader Review Campaign Netgalley Promotion Social Media Campaign “[T]he duo is taking the world of street literature by storm.” —Rolling Out Bookseller Outreach Enhanced Edelweiss Materials “An excellent, exciting read for newcomers, longtime Cartel followers, and all Advance Access Mailing Blog Outreach urban-lit fans.” —Booklist on The Cartel 6: The Demise Email Marketing Campaign Active On Twitter: @Novelista (13.9k ASHLEY and JAQUAVIS are New York bestselling co-authors and currently reside in Michigan Followers) working on their next project. Learn more about these two at www.ashleyjaquavis.com. Active On Twitter: @Realjaquavis (14.6k Followers Active On Facebook: @Authorashleyantoinette (22.5k Followers) Active On Facebook: @Realjaquavis (20.26k Follower...

56 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

Until I Find You

Rea Frey

"Brings to mind Jodi Picoult...thought-provoking domestic drama." - Booklist

Celebrated author Rea Frey brings you her most explosive, emotional, taut domestic drama yet about the powerful bond between mothers and children…and how far one woman will go to bring her son home.

The Set-Up

Soon, Rebecca Gray won’t be able to see. Diagnosed in her twenties with a degenerative eye disease, each day her world grows a little darker, a little dimmer. She’s moved into the suburbs with her newborn son, Jackson, in tow. It FICTION / THRILLERS / should be a quieter, easier way of life. SUSPENSE St. Martin's Griffin | 8/11/2020 It won’t be. 9781250241580 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W The Moment That Changes Everything

Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press When Bec awakes after fainting in the park one day, her first thought is to check Translation: St. Martin's Press on Jackson. She approaches the stroller, happy baby sleeping peacefully inside. Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250241597 But he’s not her son. Audio ISBN: 9781250754165 The Search

MARKETING National Print Publicity There’s nothing Bec won’t do to find her infant son. But she’s a blind woman in Online Publicity a world where seeing is believing. The police think she’s confused. Her friends Preorder Advertising don’t see any differences. Relying on the conviction of her instinct and the Launch Advertising power of a mother’s love, Bec must push to the limits of her world to uncover Book Club Outreach Early Reader Review Campaign what happened to her baby boy…and bring him home for good. Criminal Element Promotion NetGalley Outreach PRAISE Email Marketing Social Media Campaign, including "Heartbreaking and unexpected...impossible to put down." —Publishers Weekly Bookstagrammer Outreach Active on Facebook: @reafrey Active on Twitter: @ReaFrey_Author "Rea Frey is the real deal. An insidious, suspenseful tale." —J.T. Ellison, New York Author Website: www.reafrey.com Times bestselling author of Tear Me Apart

"A tautly suspenseful and wickedly twisty thriller." —David Bell, USA Today bestselling author of Layover

REA FREY is an award-winning author of several nonfiction books. She lives in Nashville with her husband and daughter. Learn more at reafrey.com.

57 MINOTAUR BOOKS AUGUST 2020

The Malta Exchange A Novel

Steve Berry

"Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula." —Associated Press

The pope is dead. A conclave to select his replacement is about to begin. Cardinals are beginning to arrive at the Vatican, but one has fled Rome for Malta in search of a document that dates back to the 4th century and Constantine the Great.

Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone is at Lake Como, Italy, on the trail of legendary letters between Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini FICTION / THRILLERS / that disappeared in 1945 and could re-write history. But someone else seems to ESPIONAGE be after the same letters and, when Malone obtains then loses them, the hunt that Minotaur Books | 8/25/2020 ensues attracts the attention of the legendary Knights of Malta. 9781250140296 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 432 pages | Carton Qty: 20 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W The knights have existed for over nine hundred years, the only warrior-monks to survive into modern times. Now they are a global humanitarian organization, but Subrights: UK rights: Writers House within their ranks lurks trouble — the Secreti — an ancient sect of the knights Translation rights: Writers House intent on affecting the coming papal conclave. With the help of Magellan Billet Other Available Formats: agent Luke Daniels, Malone races the rogue cardinal, the knights, the Secreti, Mass Market ISBN: 9781250140289 Audio ISBN: 9781250316530 and the clock to find what has been lost for centuries. The final confrontation Ebook ISBN: 9781250140272 culminates behind the walls of the Vatican, where the election of the next pope Hardcover ISBN: 9781250140265 hangs in the balance.

PRAISE MARKETING *Online Advertising “The intrigue is intense . . . . Thriller fans will have their violence fix, but the real *Email Marketing Campaign fun is in learning about the inner workings of the church, its history dating all the *Social Media Promotion way back to Constantine, and the troubled past of Malta . . . . This one will appeal *Author Website: SteveBerry.org *Author Facebook: /SteveBerryWriter (53K to Dan Brown fans and anyone else in the mood for a page-turning yarn.” Likes) —Kirkus Reviews

“Fans of Dan Brown will have fun, and some may even prefer Berry’s action- oriented hero to Brown’s cerebral Robert Langdon.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

STEVE BERRY is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of fifteen Cotton Malone novels, and four stand alones. He has 25 million books in print, translated into 40 languages. With his wife, Elizabeth, he is the founder of History Matters, which is dedicated to historical preservation. He serves as an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board and was a founding member of International Thriller Writers, formerly serving as its co-president.

58 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

Texas Flood The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan

Alan Paul and Andy Aledort; foreword by Chris Layton, epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, afterword by Tommy Shannon

The New York Times bestselling biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan.

A clean and sober Stevie Ray Vaughan seemed poised for a new, limitless chapter of his life and career just a few years after his severe addiction to cocaine and alcohol almost killed him. Years of sibling rivalry with big brother Jimmie, his first and greatest musical hero, were behind him, and their first collaborative album was complete and on the verge of being released. His tumultuous marriage was over and he was deeply in love with a supportive, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY creative woman. His last album had been his most successful, both critically and / COMPOSERS & MUSICIANS commercially. St. Martin's Griffin | 8/11/2020 9781250622266 | $18.99 / $25.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 Instead, it all came screeching to a sudden end, when Vaughan was killed in a 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W helicopter crash on August 27, 1990, after that evening’s dynamic performance Includes 89 black-and-white photographs with Eric Clapton, leaving an endless stream of what-ifs. He was just 35 years throughout plus two 16-page color photograph inserts old. In the ensuing 28 years, Vaughan’s legend and acclaim have only grown; he is an international musical icon. Despite the cinematic scope of Vaughan’s life Subrights: UK: Harvey Klinger, Inc. and death, there has never been a truly proper accounting of his story. Until now. Translation: Harvey Klinger, Inc. Other Available Formats: Texas Flood provides the unadulterated facts about Stevie Ray Vaughan from Hardcover ISBN: 9781250142832 those who were with him throughout every stage of his life and career and who Ebook ISBN: 9781250142849 Audio ISBN: 9781250226211 knew him best: his brother Jimmie, his Double Trouble bandmates Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton and Reese Wynans, and many other close friends, girlfriends, fellow musicians, crew members and managers.

MARKETING *Online Publicity PRAISE *Extensive Social Media Campaign *Spotify Playlist Promotion "Texas Flood adds greatly to the understanding and legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan *Facebook: TexasFloodBook, 12K – both the man and the performer...Required reading for any SRV fan." followers —Houston Press

"Deep reporting makes this a treasure trove for anyone interested in the blues and Vaughan's place within popular music." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

ALAN PAUL is the author of the New York Times bestseller One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band and Big in China. He is a regular guest on radio shows and a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal and Guitar World. ANDY ALEDORT is a music journalist, instructor and performer. He has conducted interviews and lessons with the world’s greatest guitarists for Guitar World and other publications, toured with Double Trouble, and was a member of Dickey Betts and Great South...

59 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

The New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 7 50 Sunday Puzzles

Edited by Will Shortz

The next in our popular series of New York Times Sunday crosswords with bigger, more readable clues!

The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over seventy-five years. It’s America’s favorite—and most famous—crossword GAMES & ACTIVITIES / CROSSWORDS puzzle. Now the clues in these extra-large Sunday puzzles are bigger and better: St. Martin's Griffin | 8/25/2020 easier on the eyes for stress-free solving! 9781250623492 | $12.99 / $17.50 Can. Spiral Bound | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 80 Features: 11 in H | 8.5 in W - Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz - Bold, fun series cover design MARKETING - Covered spiral binding for easy, stay-flat solving Social Media Post WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, also founded and directs the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the Puzzlemaster for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Shortz lives in Pleasantville, New York.

60 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

The Love Scam

MaryJanice Davidson

A sweet and sassy contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson.

Rake Tarbell is in trouble. When the fabulously wealthy and carefree bachelor wakes up horribly hungover in Venice, it’s not something that would normally be a problem...except he has no idea how he got there from California. Or who stole his wallet. Or who emptied his bank account of millions. Or who in the world is Lillith, the charming little girl claiming to be his long lost daughter. For the first time in his life, Rake is on his own and throwing Benjamins around aren’t going to solve his problem. Now if only the gorgeous, fun, and free-spirited woman who brought Lillith into his life was willing to help the situation… FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY Claire Delaney finds Rake’s problems hilarious and is not in the least bit sorry of St. Martin's Griffin | 8/4/2020 adding to them by bringing Lillith into the mix. A pretty Midwestern girl with a 9781250053169 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. streak for mischief, Rake is not the kind of man Claire hangs around with. Even Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.5 in W if he is drop-dead handsome and charming as all get-out. Even if he needs help and she has all the answers. But if this helps Lillith, she will go out of her way. Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press And with a guy like Rake, she’s willing to bend her rules a bit for some fun. But Translation: St. Martin's Press when adventure-filled days turn to romantic nights as they search for answers, Other Available Formats: and someone starts following them through the streets of Venice, Claire realizes Ebook ISBN: 9781466855441 she's playing more than just a game. And maybe, just maybe, she isn't willing to let go of Rake or Lillith just yet.

MARKETING National Print Publicity PRAISE Online Publicity "Over-the-top humor and outrageous situations...have made her a best-seller." Blog Outreach NetGalley Promotion —Booklist on Me, Myself, and Why? Early Reader Review Campaign Email Marketing Campaign "Wacky, witty and wonderful!" —RT Book Reviews on Me, Myself, and Why? Heroes & Heartbreakers Social Media Promotion Promotion at Romance Conferences "Laugh-out-loud funny." —Romance Junkies on Me, Myself, and Why Author Website: www.maryjanicedavidson.org Author Facebook: MARYJANICE DAVIDSON is the international best-selling author of several books, including the Facebook.com/maryjanicedavidson, 25k Betsy the Vampire Queen series. Her books have been translated into several languages and are likes available in fifteen countries. She writes a bi-weekly column for USA Today and frequently speaks Author Twitter: @MaryJaniceD, 1.8K to book clubs, writer's groups, teaches writing workshops, and attends conferences all over the Author Instagram: @maryjanicedavidson world. She has published books, novellas, articles, short stories, recipes, and movie reviews.

61 MINOTAUR BOOKS AUGUST 2020

The Long Call

Ann Cleeves

The instant New York Times bestseller and first in a gripping new series from Ann Cleeves—author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows.

In North Devon, where two rivers converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his estranged father’s funeral takes place. On the day Matthew left the strict evangelical community he grew up in, he lost his family too.

Now, as he turns and walks away again, he receives a call from one of his team. A body has been found on the beach nearby: a man with a tattoo of an albatross on his neck, stabbed to death. FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / TRADITIONAL The case calls Matthew back to the people and places of his past, as deadly Minotaur Books | 8/4/2020 secrets hidden at their hearts are revealed, and his new life is forced into a 9781250204455 | $16.99 Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Carton Qty: 24 collision course with the world he thought he'd left behind. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Subrights: UK Rights: Pan Macmillan From Ann Cleeves, bestselling author of the Shetland and Vera series, beloved Translation Rights: Pan Macmillan by readers and TV viewers alike, comes a spectacular new novel, told with deep compassion and searing insight. Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250204448 Ebook ISBN: 9781250204462 PRAISE Audio ISBN: 9781250242433 "Cleeves's true strength lies in her descriptions of the natural world, gorgeously captured." —New York Times Book Review

MARKETING *Online Advertising Campaign "Cleeves' acclaimed Shetland series may be history, but her newest detective *Social Media Campaign —buttoned-up, gay, married, ex-evangelical Matthew Venn—is a righteous *Email Marketing Campaign *Criminal Element Campaign successor." —People *Twitter: @AnnCleeves, 24K followers *Facebook: /AnnCleeves, 9K followers "Matthew Venn is a keeper. A stunning debut for Cleeves' latest crimefighter." —David Baldacci

"Brilliant, thoughtful and deeply engaging." —Sara Paretsky

ANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind two hit television series—the BBC’s Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall, and ITV’s Vera, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn—both of which are watched and loved in the US.

The first Shetland novel, Raven Black, won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. The Long Call is the first in the new Two Rivers series. She lives in the UK.

62 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

Warrior's Creed A Life of Preparing for and Facing the Impossible

Roger Sparks with Don Rearden

The riveting story of how a young boy's upbringing with outlaw culture and charismatic role models forged him into an elite Marine and a decorated Pararescueman.

"Absence of self is my sword" comprises the final line in "The Warrior's Creed," a 14th century poem written by an unknown Japanese samurai, and this is the code Master Sergeant Roger Sparks embodied as a Recon Marine turned Alaskan Pararescueman. A living legend in the military, Sparks first made a name for himself within elite Marine Reconnaissance units. He went on to become an instructor where he trained future Reconnaissance Marines with BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY unorthodox and ancient indigenous warrior techniques. A decade later, the same / MILITARY methods would keep him and others alive, when he hoisted into a maelstrom of St. Martin's Griffin | 8/18/2020 violence to rescue an embattled platoon in the rugged mountains of eastern 9781250622273 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 24 Afghanistan. 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Plus one 16-page color photograph insert Introduced to a tough code of honor, family, and brotherhood from birth, Roger Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press Sparks rose to become a distinguished instructor in Marine Reconnaissance and Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press a Silver Star recipient as an Alaska Pararescueman. A raw and exhilarating tale Other Available Formats: of guts, grit, and heart, Warrior's Creed recounts the hidden side of special Hardcover ISBN: 9781250151520 operations training, heroic and heartbreaking Alaskan wilderness rescues, and Ebook ISBN: 9781250151537 the surreal and deadly rescues during Operation Bulldog Bite in Afghanistan’s Audio ISBN: 9781250223388 Watapur Valley.

This powerful and inspirational story is as much of a self-help book as it is an MARKETING edge of your seat military memoir. Warrior's Creed reveals a motivating and *Online Publicity *Social Media Campaign mindful approach to over coming the odds, facing the impossible, and finding *Author Website: DonReardon.com mercy and grace in the aftermath. *Author Facebook: /RavensGift *Author Twitter: @DonRearden PRAISE "Gripping, fast paced, and entertaining. Warrior's Creed shares an inside look into the intense challenges and hardships Roger and men like him have to endure." —Laird Hamilton, legendary big-wave surfer

"One of the best books I've read all year....An incredible story, marvelously told." —Marc Cameron, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy: Oath of Office

MASTER SERGEANT ROGER D. SPARKS is is a recipient of the Silver Star, among other prestigious awards. He is currently an Operations NCO of the 212th Pararescue Squadron, 176th Air wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and is credited with countless saves in Alaska and abroad. He lives in Eagle River, Alaska, with his wife and sons and has become a renowned tattoo artist.

63 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

Donald Robertson

"This is a wonderful and important book that anyone interested in Stoicism or in being a better leader should read." —Ryan Holiday

Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, cognitive psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves the PHILOSOPHY / HISTORY & life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius together seamlessly to provide a SURVEYS / ANCIENT & compelling modern-day guide to the Stoic wisdom followed by countless CLASSICAL individuals throughout the centuries as a path to achieving greater fulfillment St. Martin's Griffin | 8/4/2020 and emotional resilience. 9781250621436 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Subrights: UK: St. Martin's Press Translation: St. Martin's Press Hadrian—taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day—through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781250196637 Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic Hardcover ISBN: 9781250196620 practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and Audio ISBN: 9781250315960 guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives.

Combining remarkable stories from Marcus’s life with insights from modern MARKETING psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a *Online Publicity Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and *Online Advertising essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face *Social Media Campaign *Email Marketing Campaign today. *Academic Marketing Campaign *TheHistoryReader.com Promotion PRAISE *Author Twitter: @DonJRobertson *Author Twitter: @StoicWeek (20k) "Robertson distills the emperor’s philosophy into useful mental habits...[he] *Author Facebook: /stoicon (8k) *AuthorWebsite: DonaldRobertson.name displays a sound knowledge of Marcus' life and thought...[his] accessible prose style contributes to its appeal...[the] book succeeds on its own terms, presenting a convincing case for the continuing relevance of an archetypal philosopher-king." —The Wall Street Journal

"A fascinating history of Aurelius and his beliefs, and an insightful consideration of how they inform the practice of modern mindfulness." —Publishers Weekly

DONALD ROBERTSON is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, trainer, and writer. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and after living in England and working in London for many years, he emigrated to Canada where he now lives. Robertson has been researching Stoicism and applying it in his work for twenty years. He is one of the founding members of the non-profit organization Modern Stoicism.

64 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

With Just One Kiss A Grayson Friends Novel

Francis Ray

Bestselling author Francis Ray chronicles the lives and loves of the Grayson family and their friends—and friends-of-friends who just might have a change of heart. Love, it changes everything.

Bestselling author Francis Ray chronicles the lives and loves of the Grayson family and their friends—and friends-of-friends who just might have a change of heart…

FICTION / ROMANCE / AFRICAN AMERICAN St. Martin's Griffin | 8/11/2020 9781250624079 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Cicely St. John is not impressed by her friend C.J. Callahan's so-called passion Subrights: UK: Elaine Koster of the Elaine Koster in life: running a New York City bar that he inherited from his uncle. So why Agency can't Cicely stop thinking about the dance they shared at their mutual friends' Translation: Elaine Koster of the Elaine Koster Agency wedding—or the mutual attraction she felt in C.J.'s arms?

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TO GIVE LOVE A CHANCE

MARKETING Email Marketing As far as C.J. is concerned, Cicely is a snob whose "passion" in life—writing for Social Media Post fashion magazines—is as pretentious as she is. So why can't he keep his eyes off her? C.J. has a business to run. And Cicely has a job opportunity in Paris. Neither of them even has time to think about romance right now. But maybe, just once, the two could test their friendship…with just one kiss.

"The new Grayson Friends series is…told with such grace and affection… a treat to read." —Romantic Times BOOKreviews

FRANCIS RAY (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Grayson novels, the Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Incognito was made into a movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school nurse practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas.

65 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

All That I Need A Grayson Friends Novel

Francis Ray

The next installment in the Grayson Friends series from New York Times bestselling author Francis Ray!

Lance Saxton is a self-made man who enjoys every moment of his success. Running an auction house allows him to manage his own time and travel the world on a moment's notice—so why rush to settle down? The question answers itself…until he crosses paths with a beautiful, spirited travel writer who makes him second-guess his sense of independence—and leaves him wanting more.

PRAISE FICTION / ROMANCE / AFRICAN "The new Grayson Friends series is…told with such grace and affection…a treat AMERICAN St. Martin's Griffin | 8/11/2020 to read." —Romantic Times BOOKreviews 9781250624109 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 28 FRANCIS RAY (1944-2013) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Grayson novels, the 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Falcon books, the Taggart Brothers, and Twice the Temptation, among many other books. Her novel Subrights: UK: Elaine Koster of the Elaine Koster Incognito was made into a movie aired on BET. A native Texan, she was a graduate of Texas Agency Woman's University and had a degree in nursing. Besides a writer, she was a school nurse Translation: Elaine Koster of the Elaine Koster practitioner with the Dallas Independent School District. She lived in Dallas. Agency

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66 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN AUGUST 2020

Marilyn Monroe The Private Life of a Public Icon

Charles Casillo

Based on new interviews and research, this ground-breaking biography explores the secret selves behind Marilyn Monroe’s public facades.

Marilyn Monroe. Her beauty still captivates. Her love life still fascinates. Her story still dominates popular culture. Now, drawing on years of research and dozens of new interviews this biography cuts through decades of lies and secrets and introduces you to the Marilyn Monroe you always wanted to know: a living, breathing, complex woman, bewitching and maddening, brilliant yet flawed.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Casillo studies Monroe’s life through the context of her times—in the days / ENTERTAINMENT & before feminism. Before there was adequate treatment for bipolar disorder. PERFORMING ARTS Starting with her abusive childhood, this biography exposes how—despite her St. Martin's Griffin | 8/18/2020 9781250624529 | $18.99 / $25.99 Can. fractured psyche—Marilyn managed to transform each celebrated love affair and Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 each tragedy into another step in her journey towards immortality. Casillo fully 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W explores the last two years of her life, including her involvement with both John Plus one 16-page black-and-white photograph insert F. Kennedy and his brother Robert, and the mystery of her last day. Subrights: UK Rights: St. Martin's Press A few of Casillo's revelations: Translation Rights: St. Martin's Press *Despite reports of their bitter rivalry, Elizabeth Taylor secretly called Marilyn Other Available Formats: when she was fired from her last film to offer moral and financial support. Hardcover ISBN: 9781250096869 Ebook ISBN: 9781250096883 Audio ISBN: 9781427297853 *Film of a rumored nude love scene with Clark Gable was said to have been Audio ISBN: 9781427297846 destroyed—but an exclusive interview reveals that it still exists.

*A meticulously detailed account of the events of her last day, revealing how a MARKETING series of miscommunications and misjudgments contributed to her death. *Online Publicity *Indie Bookseller Outreach PRAISE *Blog Outreach *TheHistoryReader.com Promotion “This biography from Casillo fleshes out the icon, telling Monroe’s tale in great *Email Marketing Campaign *Social Media Promotion and often harrowing detail and showing how the notorious blond pin-up was smarter and shrewder than most realize, yet just as tragic as we knew.” —New York Post, “Most Unforgettable Books of 2018”

“After all I've seen and heard about Marilyn Monroe, this book is a revelation, an earthy, empathic vision of a real woman who happened to be an ethereal goddess. Getting to know Charles Casillo's Marilyn made me feel a level of identification and understanding that was devastating and thrilling.” —Mary Gaitskill

"A refreshing take on the complex and talented Monroe....A...

CHARLES CASILLO is the author of The Marilyn Diaries, The Fame Game, Boys, Lost & Found, and Outlaw: The Lives and Careers of John Rechy. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and many others. His movies include "Let Me Die Quietly" and "Fetish." Follow Charles on Twitter @CharlesCasillo. 67 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN APRIL 2020

Redemption Road A Novel

John Hart

“Hart has taken it to another level…read this novel.”—David Baldacci

Over 2 million copies of his books in print. The first and only author to win back-to-back Edgars for Best Novel. Every book a New York Times bestseller.

Now after five years, John Hart is back with a stunning literary thriller.

Imagine:

FICTION / THRILLERS / A boy with a gun waits for the man who killed his mother. SUSPENSE St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 A troubled detective confronts her past in the aftermath of a brutal shooting. 9781250770806 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 464 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W After thirteen years in prison, a good cop walks free. But for how long?

Subrights: UK Rights: John Murray Translation Rights: SMP And deep in the forest, on the altar of an abandoned church, the unthinkable has just happened… Other Available Formats: Mass Market ISBN: 9780312380373 Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250132116 This is a town on the brink. This is a road with no mercy. Audio ISBN: 9781427275738 Ebook ISBN: 9781250022912 Since his debut bestseller, The King of Lies, reviewers across the country have heaped praise on John Hart, comparing his writing to that of Pat Conroy, Cormac McCarthy and Scott Turow. With each novel Hart has climbed higher on the New York Times Bestseller list, with his last two books - The Last Child and Iron House - landing squarely in the top ten. His masterful writing and assured evocation of place have won readers around the world and earned history's only consecutive Edgar Awards for Best Novel.

After five years, John Hart returns with Redemption Road, his most powerful story yet.

PRAISE “People in publishing have always known that John Hart can flat-out write. His prose conjures comparisons with James Lee Burke in its sultry, melodious alchemy. With Redemption Road Hart has taken it to another level. The prologue is heart-wrenching and the chapters thereafter pull you in like matter to a black hole. Read this novel. And then go back and read all of his others. He’s that good.” — David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"There’s no easier way to say it: Redemption Road is simply great writing." - Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

"John Hart writes like a poet, and I couldn’t put down this novel, an ...

68 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN APRIL 2020

The Summer I Met Jack A Novel

Michelle Gable

FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 9781250770875 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 528 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Other Available Formats: Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250103253 Audio ISBN: 9781427296719 Ebook ISBN: 9781250103260 Hardcover ISBN: 9781250103246

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Not That I Could Tell A Novel

Jessica Strawser

FICTION / THRILLERS / DOMESTIC St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 9781250770882 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

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Every Fifteen Minutes

Lisa Scottoline

FICTION / THRILLERS / MEDICAL St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 9781250771834 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 464 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Other Available Formats: Mass Market ISBN: 9781250308092 Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250010124 Audio ISBN: 9781427252418 Audio ISBN: 9781427252425

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Necessary Lies

Diane Chamberlain

FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 9781250771841 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 384 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

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Summer People A Novel

Elin Hilderbrand

FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 9781250771858 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 352 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781429905473 Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780312628277 Audio ISBN: 9781427222633

73 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN APRIL 2020

Two Good Dogs A Novel

Susan Wilson

FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 9781250771865 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 352 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Other Available Formats: Mass Market ISBN: 9781250191007 Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250078131 Audio ISBN: 9781427291240 Ebook ISBN: 9781466890466

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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

Therese Anne Fowler

FICTION / HISTORICAL St. Martin's Griffin | 4/14/2020 9781250773203 | $9.99 / $9.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 384 pages 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W

Other Available Formats: Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250028662 Ebook ISBN: 9781250028648 Audio ISBN: 9781427230706

75 MINOTAUR BOOKS AUGUST 2020

City of Windows A Novel

Robert Pobi

The first book of a new series featuring Lucas Page as a brilliant, reluctant investigator, matching wits with an invisible killer

During the worst blizzard in memory, an FBI agent in a moving SUV in New York City is killed by a nearly impossible sniper shot. Unable to pinpoint where the shot came from, as the storm rapidly wipes out evidence, the agent-in-charge Brett Kehoe turns to the one man who might be able to help them—former FBI agent Lucas Page. FICTION / THRILLERS / CRIME Minotaur Books | 8/4/2020 Page, a university professor and bestselling author, left the FBI after a tragic 9781250776662 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 400 pages | Carton Qty: 20 accident. But he has an amazing ability to read a crime scene and figure out 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W angles and trajectories in his head, and he might be the only one to be able to find the sniper’s nest. Page finds himself hunting a killer with an unknown Subrights: UK: Hodder & Stoughton Translation: Sandra Dykstra Literary Agency agenda and amazing sniper skills in the worst of conditions. And his partner’s murder is only the first in a series of meticulously planned murders carried out Other Available Formats: Mass Market ISBN: 9781250622884 with all-but-impossible sniper shots. Page must discover what hidden past Hardcover ISBN: 9781250293947 connects the victims before he himself loses all that is dear to him. Ebook ISBN: 9781250293954 Audio ISBN: 9781250224477 PRAISE "City of Windows is moving, breathtaking—a great entertainment." —The Wall Street Journal

"Exceptional." —Associated Press

"Outstanding...the tense plot is balanced by the prickly Lucas's cerebral investigating skills." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A high-voltage thriller." —Fredricksburg Freelance Star

ROBERT POBI is the author of five previous novels, including City of Windows. He lives in Canada.

76 MINOTAUR BOOKS JUNE 2020

We Know You Know A Novel

Erin Kelly

"Utterly engaging, terrifying, and unputdownable, this novel will haunt readers and have them wanting more from Kelly.” — Booklist, Starred Review

You can't keep the secret. You can't tell the truth. You can't escape the past...

Marianne was seventeen when she fled her home in Nusstead – leaving behind her family, her boyfriend, Jesse, and the body they buried. Now, thirty years FICTION / THRILLERS / later, forced to return to in order to help care for her sick mother, she can feel the SUSPENSE Minotaur Books | 6/2/2020 past closing around her. And Jesse, who never forgave her for leaving in the first 9781250248237 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. place, is finally threatening to expose the truth. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W Marianne will do anything to protect the life she's built, the husband and Subrights: UK rights: Zoe Pagnamenta daughter who must never know what happened all those years ago. Even if it Translation rights: Zoe Pagnamenta means turning to her worst enemy for help... But Marianne may not know the Other Available Formats: whole story – and she isn't the only one with secrets they'd kill to keep. Ebook ISBN: 9781250182838 Hardcover ISBN: 9781250113719 Erin Kelly, the masterful author of He Said/She Said, delivers another Audio ISBN: 9781250318589 irresistible, unputdownable novel of psychological suspense.

PRAISE MARKETING National Print Publicity “In [Kelly’s] capable hands, what begins here as an alarm-bell-ringing deception of Online Publicity a husband by his wife evolves into an unabashedly dark tale that throws into sharp Online Advertising Widespread ARC Distribution relief some of our most critical contemporary issues as well as those of the all-too- Early Reader Review Campaign recent past.” — The Seattle Review of Books Social Media Campaign Email Marketing Campaign Promotion on CriminalElement.com “The reader will be exposed to institutional horrors that make One Flew Over the Extensive Blogger and Bookstagram Cuckoo’s Nest look as inviting as Disneyland. It’s disturbing to the max, but hey, Outreach Independent Bookseller Outreach that’s what we read thrillers for, right?” — BookPage Library Marketing Campaign Author Twitter: @MsErinKelly “Erin Kelly messes with your psyche once again with Stone Mothers.” — Women.com

ERIN KELLY is the Sunday Times bestselling author of He Said/She Said, The Poison Tree and four other standalone psychological thrillers. She also wrote the novelization of the award-winning TV show Broadchurch. Her work has been critically acclaimed and translated into thirty-one languages. Erin also works as a freelance journalist and creative writing tutor. She lives in London with her family.

77 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JUNE 2020

The Stressed Years of Their Lives Helping Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years

B. Janet Hibbs, Ph.D., M.F.T. and Anthony Rostain, M.D., M.A.

From leading adolescent mental health experts, a guide for parents of every college-bound kid on what’s normal mental health and behavior, what’s not, and how to intervene before it’s too late

FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / All parenting is in preparation for letting go. However, the paradox of parenting PARENTING is that the more we learn about adolescent development and risk, the more St. Martin's Griffin | 6/16/2020 frightened we become for our children, and the more we want to stay involved in 9781250113146 | $17.99 / $24.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 24 our children’s lives. This becomes particularly necessary, and also particularly 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W challenging, when a child goes off to college. Recognizing how critical this period is, parents want to hold on tight—just at the moment their teen’s healthy Subrights: UK Rights: The Ross Yoon Agency Translation: The Ross Yoon Agency development requires that they pull back.

Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250113139 That’s why, when family psychologist Dr. B. Hibbs's own son came home from Ebook ISBN: 9781250113160 college mired in a dangerous depressive spiral, she turned to Dr. Anthony Audio ISBN: 9781427298119 Rostain. A nationally recognized expert in child and adolescent psychiatry, he also has a secret superpower: he understands the arcane rules governing privacy and parental involvement in students’ mental health care on college campuses, MARKETING the same rules that sometimes hold parents back from getting good care for their National Broadcast Publicity kids. Now, these two doctors have combined their expertise in adolescent mental National Print Publicity health, and assembled this field guide for every parent of a college or Online Publicity National Launch Advertising college-bound student who wants to know what’s normal, what’s not, and how to Early Reader Review Campaign intervene before it’s too late. NetGalley Promotion Blog Outreach Email Marketing Campaign PRAISE QuickandDirtyTips.com Promotion Macmillan Speakers Bureau "This is the type of book every parent should read before discussions of college Author website: drbhibbs.com even begin. Packing in just the right amount of statistics and real-world scenarios, Active on Twitter two doctors offer sound advice on how parents can better prepare their children for the challenging college years that lie ahead of them."- Kirkus

ANTHONY ROSTAIN, M.D., M.A., is a nationally-recognized expert in child and adolescent psychiatry, and a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

B. JANET HIBBS M.F.T., Ph.D. has held faculty positions for more than 15 years in graduate programs for psychologists and marital and family therapists. She is the author of Try to See It My Way: Being Fair in Love and Marriage.

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#ENTRYLEVELBOSS: How to Get Any Job You Want; Alexa Harrison, Nicola; Montauk: A Novel...... 28 Shoen...... 15 Hart, John; Redemption Road: A Novel...... 68 29 Seconds: A Novel; T. M. Logan...... 11 Hawes, Jennifer Berry; Grace Will Lead Us Home: The 50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays; Staff of the Charleston Church Tragedy and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Harvard Crimson...... 19 Forgiveness...... 39 All I Ever Wanted: A Grayson Friends Novel; Francis Ray . . Hibbs, Dr. B. Janet; The Stressed Years of Their Lives: Helping ...... 55 Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years. . . . 78 All That I Need: A Grayson Friends Novel; Francis Ray . . . . Hilderbrand, Elin; Summer People: A Novel...... 73 ...... 66 Hollywood Godfather: My Life in the Movies and the Mob; Almost Midnight: A Novel; Paul Doiron...... 37 Gianni Russo...... 50 Andrews, Mary Kay; Sunset Beach: A Novel...... 2 Hood Rat: A Novel; K'wan...... 23 Antoinette, Ashley; Butterfly 2...... 32 How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius; Donald Robertson...... 64 Ashley & JaQuavis; Money Devils 1: A Cartel Novel...... 56 Island, The: A Thriller; Ragnar Jonasson...... 21 Bark of Night; David Rosenfelt...... 36 Jackson, Brenda; Slow Burn: A Madaris Novel...... 40 Berry, Steve; The Malta Exchange: A Novel...... 58 Jackson, Brenda; Taste of Passion: A Madaris Novel...... 41 Better Man, A: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel; Louise Penny...... 24 Jonasson, Ragnar; The Island: A Thriller...... 21 Boessenecker, John; Shotguns and Stagecoaches: The Brave Jones, Sandie; The First Mistake...... 9 Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West...... 16 Kelly, Erin; We Know You Know: A Novel...... 77 Bullough, Oliver; Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks Kennedy Heirs, The: John, Caroline, and the New and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World...... 51 Generation - A Legacy of Tragedy and Triumph; J. Randy Burning Chambers, The: A Novel; Kate Mosse...... 10 Taraborrelli...... 29 Butterfly 2; Ashley Antoinette...... 32 Kristoff, Jay; Darkdawn: Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle...... 53 Calkins, Susanna; The Fate of a Flapper...... 49 K'wan; Eve: A Novel...... 22 Campbell, Michele; A Stranger on the Beach: A Novel...... 8 K'wan; Hood Rat: A Novel...... 23 Casillo, Charles; Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon...... 67 Lee, Jayci; A Sweet Mess: A Novel...... 46 Castillo, Linda; Shamed: A Kate Burkholder Novel...... 13 Lepionka, Kristen; The Stories You Tell: A Mystery...... 42 Center, Katherine; Things You Save in a Fire: A Novel...... 25 Live Long And . . .: What I Learned Along the Way; William Shatner...... 47 Chamberlain, Diane; Necessary Lies...... 72 Logan, T. M.; 29 Seconds: A Novel...... 11 City of Windows: A Novel; Robert Pobi...... 76 Long Call, The; Ann Cleeves...... 62 Cleeves, Ann; The Long Call...... 62 Love Scam, The; MaryJanice Davidson...... 61 Cry of Metal & Bone; L. Penelope...... 17 Lozada, Evelyn; The Wrong Mr. Darcy...... 34 Darkdawn: Book Three of the Nevernight Chronicle; Jay Kristoff...... 53 Mac Donald, Heather; The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Davidson, MaryJanice; The Love Scam...... 61 Culture...... 48 Dawidziak, Mark; Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Malta Exchange, The: A Novel; Steve Berry...... 58 Twilight Zone: A Fifth-Dimension Guide to Life...... 52 Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon; Charles Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth, The: A Daughter of Casillo...... 67 Sherlock Holmes Mystery; Leonard Goldberg...... 20 Money Devils 1: A Cartel Novel; Ashley & JaQuavis...... 56 Diversity Delusion, The: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture; Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Heather Mac Donald...... 48 Kleptocrats Who Rule the World; Oliver Bullough...... 51 Doiron, Paul; Almost Midnight: A Novel...... 37 Montauk: A Novel; Nicola Harrison...... 28 Escape Room, The: A Novel; Megan Goldin...... 44 Montclair, Allison; The Right Sort of Man: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery...... 18 Eve: A Novel; K'wan...... 22 Mosse, Kate; The Burning Chambers: A Novel...... 10 Every Fifteen Minutes; Lisa Scottoline...... 71 Naturally Tan: A Memoir; Tan France...... 31 Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone: A Fifth-Dimension Guide to Life; Mark Dawidziak...... 52 Necessary Lies; Diane Chamberlain...... 72 Fast. 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Repeat.: The Comprehensive Guide to Delay, New York Times A Puzzle a Day, The: 365 Crossword Don't Deny® Intermittent Fasting--Including the 28-Day Puzzles for a Year of Fun; The New York Times...... 12 FAST Start; Gin Stephens...... 43 New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzle Omnibus Volume Fate of a Flapper, The; Susanna Calkins...... 49 15, The: 200 Solvable Puzzles from the Pages of The New York Times; The New York Times...... 45 Feldman, Ellen; Paris Never Leaves You: A Novel...... 26, 27 New York Times Easy Crossword Puzzles to Go the First Mistake, The; Sandie Jones...... 9 Distance, The: 200 Removable Puzzles; The New York Fowler, Therese Anne; Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald...... 75 Times...... 30 France, Tan; Naturally Tan: A Memoir...... 31 New York Times Happy Sunday Crossword Puzzles, The: Frey, Rea; Until I Find You...... 57 100 Sunday Puzzles; The New York Times...... 14 Gable, Michelle; The Summer I Met Jack: A Novel...... 69 New York Times Hardest Crosswords Volume 7, The: 50 Goldberg, Leonard; The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth: A Friday and Saturday Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain; The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery...... 20 New York Times...... 33 Goldin, Megan; The Escape Room: A Novel...... 44 New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 7, The: 50 Sunday Puzzles; The New York Times...... 60 Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Tragedy and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness; Jennifer Night Before, The; Wendy Walker...... 3 Berry Hawes...... 39 Not That I Could Tell: A Novel; Jessica Strawser...... 70 Paris Never Leaves You: A Novel; Ellen Feldman. . . . . 26, 27 The New York Times; The New York Times Easy Crossword Paul, Alan; Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Puzzles to Go the Distance: 200 Removable Puzzles...... 30 Vaughan...... 59 The New York Times; The New York Times Happy Sunday Penelope, L.; Cry of Metal & Bone...... 17 Crossword Puzzles: 100 Sunday Puzzles...... 14 Penny, Louise; A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache The New York Times; The New York Times Hardest Novel...... 24 Crosswords Volume 7: 50 Friday and Saturday Puzzles to Pobi, Robert; City of Windows: A Novel...... 76 Challenge Your Brain...... 33 Ray, Francis; A Seductive Kiss: A Grayson Friends Novel. . . 54 The New York Times; The New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 7: 50 Sunday Puzzles...... 60 Ray, Francis; All I Ever Wanted: A Grayson Friends Novel . . . . 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