CATALOGUECATALOGUECATALOGUE 202120212021 July-DecemberJanuaryJanuaryJanuary – –– June JuneJune 1 PENGUIN MICHAEL JOSEPH MICHAEL PENGUIN PENGUIN MICHAEL JOSEPH MICHAEL PENGUIN PENGUIN MICHAEL JOSEPH MICHAEL PENGUIN PENGUIN MICHAEL JOSEPH MICHAEL PENGUIN PENGUIN MICHAEL JOSEPH MICHAEL PENGUIN 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 C C C C C A A A A A TALOGUE TALOGUE TALOGUE TALOGUE TALOGUE JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY JANUARY – – – – – JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE CONTENTS July 4 August 9 14 September October 23 November 31 Paperbacks 41 Penguin Michael Joseph One Embassy Gardens Nine Elms London SW11 7AY FOR INFORMATION ON RIGHTS AND SERIAL Please contact Josh Crosley [email protected] For details on US, translation, serial and film and TV rights, please visit: www.penguinrights.co.uk 1 2 JULY 3 Damage An unputdownable and emotionally gripping debut with a twist you won’t see coming Caitlin Wahrer Set to ignite debate and as gripping as your favourite box- set, this is a compulsive drama about a family torn apart by an alleged assault. TONY has always looked out for his brother, Nick. So when Nick claims to be the victim of a violent assault, Tony's anger flares. JULIA is scared by her husband Tony's obsession with justice. Does she really know what he's capable of? NICK didn't ask for any of this. The worst part? He can't remember what really happened the night he was attacked. Three ordinary people; one terrible crime. And when a detective shines his light on this family in crisis, the cracks begin to show... Caitlin Wahrer is a Maine girl through and through. She was born to two hippies who raised her in Canaan, a small town in central-southern Maine without a single stoplight in it. Caitlin left the state for four years to study criminal justice and marriage and family studies at a college in Pennsylvania. She returned to Maine after graduation to attend law school. She practices civil litigation in Portland. She and her husband, also a lawyer, live in South Portland with their dog. July 2021 9780241451113 Royal Octavo £14.99 : Hardback 400 pages 4 Aquanaut A Life Beneath The Surface – The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue Rick Stanton Watched by the world with bated breath, read the enthralling autobiography of cave-diver Rick Stanton, who played a leading role in the Thai cave rescue in 2018 In July 2018, twelve boys and their soccer coach disappeared into a cave in Thailand. Trapped beneath the earth, with floodwater rising rapidly, time was running out... Survival rested on Rick Stanton, a Midlands firefighter who knows caves better than anyone in the world. The Thai Cave Rescue was the culmination of Rick's 40-year career in caving. In a mission that held the entire world in its thrall, Rick and his team brought all thirteen to safety. The memoir of a true hero, Aquanaut is an unforgettable story of courage and survival in the most hostile, remote environments on earth. Rick Stanton MBE GM served as a firefighter with the West Midlands Fire Service, but it was his 'hobby' of cave-diving that consumed his time. He has quietly spent forty years exploring caves around the world, steadily building his unique skill set as he defied limits, pushed boundaries, and discovered parts of June 2021 the earth that had never been seen before. Along the way, he 9780241421260 and his dive partners became the ones to call for the most Royal Octavo challenging cave rescue and recovery missions. In 2018, he £20.00 : Hardback found himself on the world's stage when he and John 448 pages discovered the Wild Boars alive, trapped inside Thailand's flooded Tham Luang cave. Rick needed to rely on all the experiences and friendships he'd gathered along the way as he carefully planned and then successfully executed one of the most noteworthy rescue missions on record. 5 The Lock In The laugh-out-loud story of friends, flatmates and long- lost flings Phoebe Luckhurst You've heard of a locked-room mystery, now dive into a locked room rom-com! One Saturday morning a flooded kitchen leads best mates Ellen and Alexa into their attic. But when Ben - Alexa's date from the night before - walks in, the handle breaks, and all are trapped. While Ellen nurses her hangover, she watches her best friend fall for this gorgeous stranger. Only to come to the horrifying realisation that she knows him from somewhere. Frantically searching her memories, Ellen wonders: is Ben really who she thinks he is? And more importantly, what on earth is she going to do about it . ? Phoebe Luckhurst was born in London and brought up in Glasgow. She is the Features Editor of the Evening Standard and appears regularly on their podcast, The Leader. She has written for the Guardian, Sunday Times Style, ELLE, ES Magazine, Grazia, the Telegraph and Vogue. She has had the theme tune to The OC stuck in her head since 2003 and once almost spent her student loan on a micro-pig. She no longer shops online when drunk. July 2021 9780241508756 Demy Octavo £12.99 : Hardback 384 pages 6 That Night The gripping Richard & Judy Summer psychological thriller Gillian McAllister The gripping new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author which asks the ultimate question: How far should you go to protect those you love? Frannie, Cathy and Joe have always been close, bound not just as family, but by a tragic past until that night their loyalties are tested. Frannie has killed a man. Hit him with her car. She can't go to jail, she has a baby and this wasn't her fault, not really. Cathy and Joe agree to help: burying the body, lying to the police. But tangled in lies that grow knottier, the family struggles to accept what they've done. Who will crack first? Whose conscience will not be silenced? Or will these siblings prove that blood is thicker than murder? Gillian McAllister has been writing for as long as she can remember. She graduated with an English degree before working as a lawyer. She lives in Birmingham, where she now writes full-time. She is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything But the Truth, Anything You Do Say, No Further Questions, The Evidence Against You, How To Disappear and the Richard & Judy Book Club pick That Night. She is also the creator and co-host of the popular Honest Authors podcast. July 2021 9781405942447 B Format £7.99 : Paperback 464 pages 7 The Idea of You The scorching summer Richard & Judy love affair that will leave you obsessed! Robinne Lee An electrifying globe-trotting love story, with a series of dramatic emotional twists that lead to an unforgettable ending, The Idea of You is an escapist and utterly immersive novel that Vogue called 'The sleeper hit of the pandemic' EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS. At thirty-nine, Solène Marchand is a devoted mother, a dedicated colleague and a considerate ex-wife. But it's a long time since she's felt like herself. So when someone comes along who seems to see her - to want her - for who she really is, the attraction is instant. And so begins a jet-setting, earth-shattering secret love affair. But what if that someone is world-famous sex symbol Hayes Campbell? Captivating frontman of boy band of the moment August Moon - whose face is everywhere. Including Solène's teenage daughter's bedroom wall. Can Solène allow herself to fall for the boy the whole world wants? Or will she have to make a devastating choice? July 2021 9781405950367 A graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School, B Format Robinne was born and raised in Westchester County, New £7.99 : Paperback York. As the daughter of Jamaican parents of African, Chinese, 448 pages and British descent, Robinne has long had an affinity for travel and the arts. Her past endeavors include working as an Editorial Assistant for ELLE Magazine, both in New York and Paris, writing celebrity profiles for the now defunct youth culture magazine, TELL, and running a music management company. Robinne has numerous acting credits in both television and film, has served as a producer on various independent films and regularly speaks on panels and writes for trade magazines regarding the roles of women and actors of color in the industry. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. 8 The Killer Inside Matthew Frank The masterfully-crafted new crime thriller, featuring haunted army veteran and Detective Constable Joseph Stark. Julian Sinclair is a serial killer - charming, manipulative, deadly. He hunted girls for sport, and it's high time justice was served. But when Sinclair's conviction is thrown out in court, DC Joseph Stark and DS Fran Millhaven find themselves forced to protect the man they're sure is guilty from those who would see him pay in blood. Then another girl dies. And Sinclair can't have killed her from his hospital bed. Is a killer lurking inside someone they never suspected? And have they had the wrong man all along? Matthew Frank lives in Kent with his wife and three young sons. Between family life and work as an architect he tries to squeeze in a bit of mountain biking, scuba diving and midnight writing. Find out more at www.matthewfrank.co.uk July 2021 9780718187194 B Format £8.99 : Paperback 432 pages 9 Keep Smiling Through Daisy Styles A heartwarming and nostalgic saga about Mary Vale, a mother and baby nestled on the edge of the Lake District, which is about to face its biggest challenge yet .