Contents Adult fiction and non-fiction 2 Body, Mind & Spirit 38 Cooking 40 Bibles 44 Collins LiveMocha 45 Additional adult titles 46 Children’s 51 Additional children’s titles 71 Index 73 Contacts 76 The Hidden Child Camilla Läckberg amilla Läckberg returns to the small Swedish town of Fjallbacka and the characters that have made her psychological thrillers No. 1 bestsellers Cacross Europe. Why did Erica Falck’s mother save an old Nazi medal? Th e only person in the small Swedish town of Fjallbacka who might provide clues to its origin is a retired history teacher, but his responses to Erica’s questions are evasive – and two days later, he is found brutally murdered. Erica is appalled that her meeting with him might have triggered his violent death. With hesitation and guilt, she turns to her mother’s wartime diary and discovers horrible experiences and tragic circumstances. During the Second World War, her mother and the murdered man shared the same circle of friends. Now someone is prepared to kill ruthlessly to protect old secrets and even the litt le knowledge Erica has uncovered is enough to put her in danger. Th e dark past is coming to light and no one will escape the truth. Born in 1974, the daughter of a police offi cer in the real town of Fjallbacka, Camilla Läckberg graduated from Gothenburg University of Economics. A course in creative crime writing, however, became the trigger to a drastic change of career. Her acclaimed thrillers have made her the August sixth biggest selling author in Europe. She lives in a FICTION/Mystery & Detective/General suburb of Stockholm. FIC022000 $19.99 978-0-00-741947-0 TPB | 6 x 9 1/4 | 400 pp Also available: The Ice Princess – new edition, new look! $15.99 | 978-0-00-741618-9 | PB The Preacher – new edition, new look! $15.99 | 978-0-00-741619-6 | PB The Stonecutter $15.99 | 978-0-00-725397-5 | PB (April) The Gallows Bird $19.99 | 978-0-00-725400-2 | TPB (April) 2 HarperCollins UK Plague Child Peter Ransley he fi rst instalment of a captivating trilogy set against the backdrop of the English Civil War. not fi nal art In September 1625, plague cart driver Matt hew TKneave is sent to pick up the corpse of a baby. Yet, on the way to the plague pit, he hears a cry – the baby is alive. A plague child himself, and now immune from the disease, Matt hew decides to raise it as his own. Fift een years on, Matt hew’s son Tom is apprenticed to a printer in the City. Somebody is interested in him and is keen to turn him into a gentleman. He is even given an education. But Tom is unaware that he has a benefactor and soon he discovers that someone else is determined to kill him. Th e civil war divides families, yet Tom is divided in himself. Devil or saint? Royalist or radicalist? He is at the bott om of the social ladder, but soon fi nds himself within reach of a great estate – one which he must give up to be with the girl he loves. Set against the fervent political climate of the period, Plague Child is a remarkable story of discovery, identity and an England of the past. Peter Ransley has written extensively for television. His BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith was nominated for a BAFTA for May best series in 2006 and his ITV drama Falling FICTION/Historical Angel, starring Emilia Fox and Charles Dance, FIC014000 was screened in 2007. He is a winner of the Royal $19.99 978-0-00-731236-8 Television Society’s Writer’s Award. TPB | 6 x 9 1/4 | 352 pp Also available in hardback: $28.99 | 978-0-00-731235-1 General 3 The Lion Wakes The Kingdom Series, Book 1 Robert Low t is 1296 and Scotland is in turmoil. Th e old king, Alexander III, has died aft er falling off his horse and Scotland’s future is in peril. Edward I of England, Idesperate to keep control of his northern borders, arranges for John Baliol, a weak man whom Edward knows he can manipulate, to take leadership of Scotland. Unrest is rife in Scotland and many are determined to throw off the shackles of England. Among those men is Robert the Bruce, darkly handsome, young, angry and obsessed by his desire to win Scotland’s throne. He will fi ght for the freedom of the Scots until the end. But there are many rival factions and the English are a strong and fearsome opponent. Th e Lion Wakes culminates in the Batt le of Falkirk: the beginning of a rivalry that will last for decades… ‘Historical writing at its best and most full-blooded’ William Napier May FICTION/Historical FIC014000 $19.99 978-0-00-742369-9 TPB | 6 x 9 1/4 | 432 pp Also available in hardback: $28.99 | 978-0-00-733791-0 4 HarperCollins UK ‘A company of warriors, desperate batt les, an enthralling read’ Bernard Cornwell Don’t miss Robert Low’s acclaimed debut series: The Oathsworn Saga The Whale Road The White Raven $15.95 | 978-0-00-721530-0 | PB $15.95 | 978-0-00-728798-7 | PB The Wolf Sea The Prow Beast $15.95 | 978-0-00-721533-1 | PB $15.99 | 978-0-00-729857-0 | PB Robert Low has been a journalist and writer since the age of 17. He covered the wars in Vietnam, Sarajevo, Romania and Kosovo until commonsense and the concerns of his wife and daughter prevailed. To satisfy his craving for action, having moved to an area rich in Viking tradition, he took up re-enactment, joining The Vikings. He now spends summers fi ghting furiously in helmet and mail in shieldwalls all over Britain and winters training hard. He lives in Scotland. General 5 The Girl in the Mirror Sarah Gristwood n the late 16th century, Jeanne, a young French exile orphaned by the wars of religion on the continent, is brought to London as a young girl disguised as a boy. IGrowing up, the disguise has not been shed and she fi nds a living as a clerk, ending up in the household of Robert Cecil. As she witnesses the intrigues and plots swirling round the court of Elizabeth I in the last days of Gloriana’s reign, she fi nds herself sucked into the orbit of the dashing and ambitious young favourite, the Earl of Essex. As the queen draws near to the end of her life, with no heir to follow, the stakes are high.As Essex hurtles towards self-destruction, Jeanne fi nds her loyalties, her disguise and her emotions under threat – in a political climate where the least mistake can att ract dire penalties. Th is is a beautifully layered and textured book, rich with the details of life and politics of Elizabeth I’s court. Jeanne’s struggle for survival and love is interwoven with her passionate pull towards nature, a lovely and seductive backdrop to the novel. Sarah Gristwood, a critically acclaimed historian, is the author of Arbella and Elizabeth and Leicester (both published by Transworld). This is her fi rst novel. August FICTION/Historical ‘Entrancing, compelling, and FIC014000 $19.99 beautifully writt en… a fabulous 978-0-00-737904-0 TPB | 6 x 9 1/4 | 352 pp novel, bursting with integrity and authenticity, vividly evoking the court of Elizabeth I… I feel I knew the characters and was mesmerised by their story’ Alison Weir 6 HarperCollins UK The Nightmare Thief Meg Gardiner utumn Reiniger wants something special for her 21st birthday. Daddy has already bought her a sports car, an apartment, and admission to the Aprivate college where she parties away her weekends. In her most thrilling present yet, Autumn is treated to a ‘crime spree weekend’ in the California wilderness courtesy of Edge Adventures, a company specialising in urban reality games. When one of Autumn’s classmates is murdered before the crime weekend begins, Jo Beckett is called in to perform a psychological autopsy. Tracing a link back to Autumn, Jo and Gabe Quintana accompany the group. What Jo doesn’t realise is that a criminal gang has infi ltrated Edge Adventures and is about to turn a birthday dream weekend into a waking nightmare. It’s up to Jo and Gabe to protect the group and escape from the the California wilderness to save their lives. Meg Gardiner is originally from Southern California, where she practised law and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author of fi ve Evan Delaney novels and the Jo Beckett thrillers. She lives near London. Also available: July The Memory Collector FICTION/Thrillers $15.99 | 978-0-00-732477-4 | PB The Liar’s Lullaby FIC031000 $10.99 | 978-0-00-733764-4 | MM (July) $19.99 978-0-00-733766-8 TPB | 6 x 9 1/4 | 284 pp Also available in hardback: $32.99 | 978-0-00-733765-1 General 7 Everything and Nothing Araminta Hall upboards were sticky from spilt jam and honey, and the oven smoked when you turned it on because of the fat that had built up over the years. Agatha Cwould never, ever let her future home end up like this. She would never leave it every day like Ruth did. She would never put her trust in strangers. Ruth and Christian are – just – holding their marriage together, aft er Christian’s disastrous aff air a year ago.