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DÉBUT AND NEW

HAZEL PRIOR 4

EMMA KAVANAGH 5

BETH O’LEARY 6

SANDIE JONES 7

MANDY BAGGOT 8

CATHERINE STEADMAN 9

JACQUI ROSE 10

RACHEL BURTON 11

ACCESSIBLE LITERARY & BOOKCLUB

TANA FRENCH 13

G.X. TODD 14

IMRAN MAHMOOD 16

JOHN CONNOLLY 18

CRIME

MARTINA COLE 20

TIM WEAVER 22

CHRIS CARTER 24

TANA FRENCH 26

GILLIAN MCALLISTER 28

A.J. CROSS 30

THRILLER

LEE CHILD 32

JOHN CONNOLLY 36

T.M. LOGAN 39

ERIK STOREY 40

JAMES CAROL 41

ROB SINCLAIR 42

JACK FORD 44

TOM BALE 45

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE

B.A. PARIS 48

K.L. SLATER 50

PHOEBE MORGAN 52

POPULAR FICTION

KERRY FISHER 54

PHAEDRA PATRICK 56

JO PLATT 58

ROSIE BLAKE 59

ABI OLIVER 61

SAMANTHA TONGE 62

MARGARET DICKINSON 63

ANNIE MURRAY 64

GLORIA COOK 65

INSPIRATIONAL/RELIGIOUS

ADRIAN PLASS 67

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Hazel Prior THE HARP-MAKER (working title) AN INSPIRING, MOVING AND OFFBEAT DÉBUT LOVE STORY WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE ENSEMBLE OF CHARACTERS DAN AND ELLIE ARE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER - BUT IT WILL TAKE A HARP, A PET PHEASANT AND A BIG SECRET TO BRING THEM TOGETHER ‘THE LIGHTNESS IS DECEPTIVE FOR BENEATH IT ARE BEAUTIFUL MESSAGES ABOUT FRIENDSHIP, RELATIONSHIPS, PARENTHOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL STRIKE A CHORD’ Francesca Best In the rolling hills of beautiful Exmoor, there’s a barn. And in that barn, you’ll find Dan. He’s a maker of exquisite harps - but not a great maker of conversation. He’s content in his own company, quietly working and away from social situations that he doesn’t always get right. But one day, a cherry-socked woman stumbles across his barn and the conversation flows a little more easily than usual. She says her name’s Ellie, a housewife, alone, out on her daily walk and, though she doesn’t say this, she looks sad. He wants to make her feel better, so he gives her one of his harps, made of cherry wood. And before they know it, this simple act of kindness puts them on the path to friendship, big secrets, pet pheasants and, most importantly, true love. UK publication: Spring 2019 303 typescript pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) SERBIAN: Laguna UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Francesca Best) SWEDISH: HarperCollins Nordic GERMAN: HarperCollins Germany Hazel Prior was born in Oxford but has lived in many places including the Welsh borders, Scotland, South West England and Italy. Her jobs have included harp-playing, teaching English as a foreign language and acting. She has won nine prizes in national writing competitions and has had a number of short stories published in literary magazines. Currently working as a freelance harpist, Hazel lives on Exmoor with her husband and a huge ginger cat.

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Emma Kavanagh TO CATCH A KILLER NEW CRIME TRILOGY FROM EXPERT POLICE PSYCHOLOGIST COMING IN 2019: WHO IS JACKSON WOLF? HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PUZZLE WHEN THERE ARE NO PIECES? ‘SENSATIONALLY ENSNARES ITS READERS’ Vogue When an attractive, well-dressed woman is found dying on a Chelsea street, it seems clear to DS Alice Parr that this murder will be one that is wrapped up quickly. The policing murder manual describes the golden hour, that window in time in which the most critical information can be gathered and they have the best start. The witness who found her reacted quickly and respected the crime scene. And then there is the victim herself. She is wearing a wedding ring and has recently had a child, so someone will be looking for her. She is, to all intents and purposes, the perfect victim. Until she isn't. Because what if your perfect victim has no name? What if the woman that everyone should be looking for, can't be found? UK publication: 29th January 2019 www.emmakavanagh.com 352 pages Praise for Emma Kavanagh: ‘Tense, disturbing, gritty and unashamedly macabre, this is a must for crime fans’ Heat Magazine ‘A nerve-shredding new thriller’ Good Housekeeping WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Orion (Francesca Pathak) AUDIO: Orion Emma Kavanagh worked as a psychology consultant, specialising in human performance in extreme situations and providing training and consultation for police, military forces and NATO throughout the UK and Europe. She is the author of four crime novels including FALLING and HIDDEN. She lives in South Wales with her husband and their two sons. She is currently working on the next novel in the Jackson Wolf trilogy.

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Beth O’Leary THE FLATSHARE (working title) A CONTEMPORARY LOVE STORY WITH A TWIST; GENUINE, HEARTWARMING AND RELATABLE FICTION FROM ORIGINAL AND COMPELLING NEW VOICE UK AND US RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED IN SIX-FIGURE DEALS; 27 LANGUAGES SOLD; TRANSLATION RIGHTS SOLD IN MULTIPLE AUCTIONS; TV RIGHTS UNDER OPTION PERFECT FOR FANS OF LUCY VINE AND MHAIRI MCFARLANE Tiffy Moore and Leon Twomey each have a problem and need a quick fix. Tiffy’s been dumped by her cheating boyfriend and urgently needs a new flat. But earning minimum wage at a quirky publishing house means that her choices are limited in London. Leon, a palliative care nurse, is more concerned with other people’s welfare than his own. Along with working night shifts looking after the terminally ill, his sole focus is on raising money to fight his brother’s unfair imprisonment. Leon has a flat that he only uses 9 to 5. Tiffy works 9 to 5 and needs a place to sleep. The solution to their problems? To share a bed of course... As Leon and Tiffy’s unusual arrangement becomes a reality, they start to connect through Post-It notes left for each other around the flat. Can true love blossom even in the unlikeliest of situations? Can true love blossom even if you never see one another? Or does true love blossom when you are least expecting it? UK publication: May 2019 US publication: May 2019 428 typescript pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) HUNGARIAN: General Press UK & COMMONWEALTH: Quercus (Emily Yau) ICELANDIC: Forlagid JPV NORTH AMERICAN: Flatiron Books ITALIAN: Mondadori AUDIO: Quercus KOREAN: Sallim BULGARIAN: Ibis NORWEGIAN: Gyldendal CATALAN: Suma de Letras POLISH: Albatros CHINESE (SIMP.): Citic PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Intrinseca CZECH: Albatros Media PORTUGUESE: 20/20 Editora Topseller DANISH: HarperCollins Nordic ROMANIAN: Litera DUTCH: De Fontein RUSSIAN: AST ESTONIAN: Varrak SERBIAN: Laguna FINNISH: WSOY SLOVAK: Ikar FRENCH: Editions Fayard SPANISH: Suma de Letras GERMAN: Heyne/Diana SWEDISH: Printz Publishing GREEK: Patakis TURKISH: Dogan Kitap HEBREW: Kinneret FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option Beth O’Leary lives in Winchester and formerly worked at a large publishing house in their children’s editorial department. THE FLATSHARE is her first novel and she is currently writing her second.

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Sandie Jones THE OTHER WOMAN DARK WOMEN’S FICTION: MEET PAMMIE, THE MOTHER IN LAW FROM HELL! NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS AND UK & COMMONWEALTH RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED; TV RIGHTS OPTIONED BY BAFTA & EMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION COMPANY PERFECT FOR FANS OF B.A. PARIS AND SHARI LAPENA She will never let him go. When Emily meets Adam she knows he is the One. That together they can deal with anything that is thrown at them. But lurking in the shadows is another woman, Pammie. Emily chose Adam, but she didn’t choose his mother. There’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her son, and now Emily is about to find out just how far Pammie will go to get what she wants... UK publication: 14th June 2018 US publication: 21st August 2018 448 pages Praise for THE OTHER WOMAN: ‘Thoroughly entertaining. Pammie is the mother-in-law from hell!’ Michelle Frances ‘Fiendishly clever with a twist you will not see coming’ Wendy Walker WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) HUNGARIAN: General Press UK & COMMONWEALTH: Pan Macmillan (Vicki Mellor) POLISH: Otwarte NORTH AMERICAN: St Martin’s Press (Catherine Richards) PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Editora Gente AUDIO: Pan Macmillan FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option Sandie Jones has worked as a freelance journalist for national newspapers and magazines for over 20 years. Although writing has always been her passion, she sold warehouse apartments, cleaned supermarkets and worked as a PA before realising she could make a living from writing. She lives in South London with her husband and three children, and is currently writing her second novel.

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Mandy Baggot DESPERATELY SEEKING SUMMER THE BEACH-READ OF THE SUMMER FROM EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY GETAWAY AUTHOR DOWN ON HER LUCK ABBY HEADS TO GREECE FOR A SUNNY ESCAPE BUT FINDS THAT REST AND RELAXATION WILL HAVE TO WAIT... PERFECT FOR FANS OF JENNY COLGAN AND MILLY JOHNSON In twenty-four hours, twenty-four-year-old Abby Dolan has lost her job, her boyfriend and her cat. Now, with nothing and no one, she is left with little choice but to head to Greece to join mum, Jackie and sister, Melody, in the family estate agency, Desperately Seeking... Theo Pappas is staying at his family’s holiday villa in San Stefanos. The heir to a luxury yacht broker, he is taking time out from the business after a boat accident that still gives him nightmares. Join Abby and Theo in beautiful North-East Corfu this summer for a hilarious and sizzling beach read you won’t forget. UK publication: 26th July 2018 400 pages Praise for Mandy Baggot: ‘Diving into this book is like diving into the Aegean. Sunshine in story form - I absolutely love Mandy’s books!’ Milly Johnson ‘A lush summery read, guaranteed to satisfy all the senses’ Samantha Tonge WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Ebury (Gillian Green) AUDIO: Ebury Options in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ITALY Audio and translation rights are available in Mandy’s backlist titles. Please contact Mary Darby for more information. Mandy Baggot is an award-winning and bestselling author of romantic fiction. In 2016 her novel, ONE WISH IN MANHATTAN, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Romantic Comedy of the Year award. Mandy writes full-time and lives in Salisbury with her accountant husband, two daughters and her rock star cats (Kravitz and Springsteen).

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Catherine Steadman SOMETHING IN THE WATER THE SPELLBINDING DÉBUT THRILLER THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE PERFECT COUPLE COMMIT THE PERFECT CRIME US RIGHTS SOLD AT AUCTION IN SIX-FIGURE DEAL; UK RIGHTS PRE-EMPTED; MOVIE RIGHTS SOLD TO REESE WITHERSPOON’S HELLO SUNSHINE PRODUCTIONS How far would you go be truly happy? Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough; Mark a handsome investment banker with a bright future. They seem to have it all, until Mark loses his job and cracks start to appear in their perfect life. But they’re determined to make it work. They book their dream honeymoon and trust that things will work out - after all, they have each other. Could the life of your dreams turn out to be a nightmare? On the tropical island of Bora Bora Mark takes Erin scuba diving. Mark is with her - she knows he’ll keep her safe. Everything will be fine. Until they find something in the water. Have you ever wondered how long it takes to dig a grave? Erin and Mark decide to keep their discovery a secret - after all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? Their decision will trigger a devastating chain of events...which will endanger everything they hold dear. UK hardback publication: 28th July 2018 US hardback publication: 12th June 2018 400 pages Praise for SOMETHING IN THE WATER: ‘As frightening as it is funny, it feels like a thriller for our times, a caper with a dark heart. Catherine Steadman is a fresh and playful new voice’ Louise Candlish ‘Beautifully done to maximum effect’ Liz Loves Books WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) MACEDONIAN: Sakam Knigi UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Anne Perry) POLISH: Burda NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kate Miciak) PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record AUDIO: Simon & Schuster RUSSIAN: Family Leisure Club CZECH: Euromedia SLOVAK: Ikar GERMAN: Piper SPANISH: Colmena Ediciones GREEK: Harlenic Hellas SWEDISH: Modernista HUNGARIAN: Kulinária UKRAINIAN: Family Leisure Club ITALIAN: Longanesi FILM & TV RIGHTS: Hello Sunshine Catherine Steadman is an actress and writer based in North London. She is best known for her roles in Downton Abbey and Victoria as well as shows including Tutankhamun, The Inbetweeners, The Tudors and Fresh Meat. In 2017 she featured in political thriller Fearless and new BBC comedy Bucket. She also has appeared on stage in the West End and was nominated for a 2016 Laurence Olivier Award. SOMETHING IN THE WATER is her first novel.

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Jacqui Rose TOXIC THE SEVENTH GRITTY AND PROPULSIVE CRIME NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DISHONOUR NOTHING WILL STOP ALFIE JENNINGS AND VAUGHN SADLER GETTING BACK TO THE TOP - TIME TO SHOW ESSEX WHAT THEY’RE MADE OF ‘GRITTY AND GRIPPING - BY A STAR IN THE MAKING’ Kimberley Chambers Sometimes love is toxic… Bree Dwyer is desperate to escape her husband, take the children and run. But he’s always watching. And she always gets caught. Until her first love, Alfie Jennings, returns to Essex... Gangsters Alfie and Vaughn have been out of the game for a while, but a life of crime is one you never forget. To get back on top they need serious money, because loyalty and power don’t come for free. One dangerous job and they’ll have the pay-off they need. And Alfie isn’t going to let anyone get in the way, least of all a pretty face like Bree. It’s time to show Essex what they’re made of. And this time, Alfie and Vaughn aren’t backing down. UK paperback publication: 12th July 2018 352 pages Praise for Jacqui Rose: ‘A captivating read from one of my favourite authors’ Mel Sherratt ‘A cracking good read’ Jessie Keane WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Avon (Victoria Oundjian) AUDIO: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) Jacqui Rose is the author of seven British crime novels including DISOBEY and DISHONOUR. She is currently writing her eighth novel.

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Rachel Burton THE THINGS WE NEED TO SAY AN EMOTIONAL STORY OF GRIEF, RELATIONSHIPS AND HOPE FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MANY COLOURS OF US ‘UTTERLY SPECTACULAR...A REAL-LIFE LOVE STORY AND ONE THAT WILL STAY WITH ME FOR A LONG TIME’ Laurie Ellingham Sometimes the things we never say are the most important. Fran loves Will with all her heart. They had a whirlwind romance, a perfect marriage and a wonderful life. Until everything changed. Now Fran needs to find her way again and teaching a yoga retreat in Spain offers her just that. Leaving behind a broken marriage she has some very important decisions to make. Will needs his wife, he needs her to open up to him if they’re to ever return to the way things once were. But he may have damaged any possibility he had of mending their relationship and now Fran is in Spain and Will is alone. As both Fran and Will begin to let go of a life that could have been, fate may just find a way of bringing them back together. UK publication: 11th May 2018 174 typescript pages Praise for THE THINGS WE NEED TO SAY: ‘A wonderfully well-written novel which covers the issues of infertility, infidelity and temptation in a heart-wrenchingly honest way’ Victoria Cooke ‘If you love novels that have warmth, charm and heart I strongly recommend that you read this poignant and uplifting book’ Kerry Postle WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ Digital (Hannah Smith) AUDIO: HQ Digital Rachel Burton has a BA in Classics and an MA in English and has never really known what to do when she grows up. She has worked as a waitress, a legal secretary, a yoga teacher and a paralegal. She grew up in Cambridge and London but now lives in Leeds with her boyfriend and three cats. The main loves of her life are The Beatles and very tall romantic heroes.

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Tana French THE WITCH ELM SEVENTH BEAUTIFULLY-WRITTEN PAGE-TURNER FROM THE NO.2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TRESPASSER OPTIONS IN 35 LANGUAGES; TV ADAPTATION OF THE DUBLIN MURDER SQUAD SERIES IN PRODUCTION FOR BBC ONE NO.1 GERMAN SPIEGEL BESTSELLER; LONGLISTED FOR CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY AND NOMINATED FOR THE GOLD DAGGER 2017 ‘SHE INSPIRES CULTIC DEVOTION IN READERS’ The New Yorker Toby is a happy-go-lucky young guy with great friends, a great girlfriend and a good job - until the night when two burglars break into his apartment and beat him up. He’s left badly damaged, both physically and psychologically. As he struggles to recover, he learns that his uncle has terminal cancer and needs someone to look after him. So Toby and his girlfriend move in with him, in the old house where Toby and his cousins spent holidays as children. In its peaceful atmosphere, Toby gradually starts to heal - but then a skeleton is found inside the trunk of an elm tree in the garden. When it turns out to be an old classmate of his, Toby realises that the investigation is focusing in on him. As he tries to find out what happened, he’s forced to re-evaluate his past, himself, and what unsuspected dark places both of those might hold. UK publication: TBC US publication: TBC www.tanafrench.com TBC pages Praise for Tana French: ‘She has become required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting ’ Janet Maslin, New York Times ‘Absolutely mesmerising’ Gillian Flynn WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) NORTH AMERICAN: Viking (Andrea Schulz) GERMAN: Fischer Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the USA and Malawi and now lives in Dublin with her family. Tana is currently writing her eighth novel.

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G.X. Todd HUNTED SECOND NOVEL IN THE STEPHEN KING-INSPIRED VOICES SERIES THE BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL CONTINUES IN A WORLD WHERE THE VOICE INSIDE YOUR HEAD CAN SAVE OR SLAUGHTER YOU ‘INCREDIBLY ACCOMPLISHED AND IMPRESSIVE...HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE MOST RECENT POST-APOCALYPTIC OFFERINGS’ Independent The birds are flying. The birds are flocking. The birds know where to find her. One man is driven by a Voice that isn't his. It’s killing his sanity and wrestling with it over and over like a jackal with a bone. He has one goal. To find the girl with a Voice like his own. She has no one to defend her now. The hunt is on. But at an inn by the sea, a boy with no tongue and no Voice gathers his warriors. Albus must find Lacey...before the Other does. And finish the work his sister Ruby began. UK publication: 31st May 2018 www.gxtodd.com 451 pages Praise for DEFENDER: ‘Defender is lifted way above other novels in the over-subscribed post-apocalyptic subgenre by Todd’s sympathetic characterisation and superb pacing’ Guardian ‘So accomplished that it's difficult to believe it's a first novel, Defender is already worthy to take its place alongside The Stand in the canon. An absolute gem of a book’ John Connolly WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) POLISH: Filia UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans) PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record AUDIO: Headline Previous title: DEFENDER: CZECH: Dobrovsky; POLISH: Filia; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record G.X. Todd is a 36-year-old former mobile librarian from the West Midlands. After completing a history degree at Birmingham University, she started working for public libraries and has now been there for more than a decade. She holds a HGV licence and formerly drove a 35ft long library van around the borough.

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G.X. Todd DEFENDER (VOICES #1)

THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD WILL EITHER SAVE OR SLAUGHTER YOU

LEE CHILD

‘COMPELLING, SUSPENSEFUL, AND ALTOGETHER EXTRAORDINARY’

GUARDIAN ‘LIFTED WAY ABOVE OTHER NOVELS...BY TODD’S

SYMPATHETIC CHARACTERISATION AND SUPERB PACING’

KAREN MAITLAND ‘A CHILLING VISION OF A WORLD GONE FERAL...YOU CAN TASTE THE DUST

AND BLOOD AND SWEAT; THE FEAR ON EVERY PAGE’

JOHN CONNOLLY ‘AN ABSOLUTE GEM OF A BOOK’

WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) CZECH: Dobrovsky UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans) POLISH: Filia AUDIO: Headline PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record

In a world where long drinks are in short supply, a stranger listens to the

voice in his head telling him to buy a lemonade from the girl sitting on a

dusty road.

That moment locks them together.

Here and now it’s dangerous to listen to your inner voice. Those who do, keep

it quiet.

These voices have purpose.

And when Pilgrim meets Lacey, there is a reason. He just doesn’t know it yet.

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Imran Mahmood YOU DON’T KNOW ME STEP INTO THE SHOES OF THE JURY. HOW QUICK ARE YOU TO JUDGE? BBC TV ADAPTATION IN DEVELOPMENT; SELECTED FOR WORLD BOOK NIGHT 2018 ‘SEARING...TRIUMPHANTLY RECONFIGURES THE TRADITIONAL WHODUNNIT INTO SOMETHING REMARKABLE’ Ruth Ware ‘IMPRESSIVELY ORIGINAL’ The Times ‘EXCITING, HIGHLY ORIGINAL AND CONVINCINGLY WRITTEN’ Literary Review ‘SUPERB CHARACTER-DRIVEN FICTION. MASTERFUL’ Guardian ‘ASKS THE READER TO ACT AS THE JURY AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES. IT IS A STUNNING IDEA, AND SUPERBLY EXECUTED’ Daily Mail You know, part of me thought if I told my speech myself then at least you get to feel a little bit of what it is like to be me. In London a young man stands accused of murder. All the evidence points to him; the police see an open and shut case. But at his trial, this man, who has tried to stay out of trouble all his life, tells an extraordinary story. It is about a young woman who tried to protect her brother and got into terrible trouble. It's about a young man who, in order to save her, entered a dark, violent world he'd avoided for so long. He now stands in the dock and wants to tell you the truth. He needs you to believe him. Will you? UK paperback publication: 19th April 2018 400 pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) PORTUGUESE: Bertrand Editora UK & COMMONWEALTH: Michael Joseph (Jessica Leeke) ROMANIAN: Rao Editura AUDIO: Michael Joseph TURKISH: Indigo Kitap CZECH: Dobrovsky FILM & TV RIGHTS: Snowed-in POLISH: Czarna Owca Imran Mahmood was born in Liverpool in 1969 to first generation Pakistani parents. He has been working at the criminal bar in London for over 20 years and regularly appears in jury trials across the country dealing with serious and complex criminal cases. He lives in South East London with his wife and is writing his second novel.

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EXTRACT: IMRAN MAHMOOD - YOU DON’T KNOW ME PAGE 107: TRIAL DAY 31

IN THE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT T2017229

Before: HIS HONOUR JUDGE SALMON QC

Closing Speeches:

Thursday 6th July 2017

APPEARANCES

For the Prosecution: Mr C. Salfred QC

For the Defendant: In person

THURSDAY 6th JULY -- 10:00:

DEFENDANT:

Have any of you lot ever held a gun in your hands?

It’s not like you see in the films where you can put one in the

inside pocket of your jacket or stick it in your jeans and forget you

got it on you.

A gun is a heavy thing. It weighs you down.

When you pick one up it’s like you can feel the seriousness of it.

You can sense the life it can take and the damage it can make.

A gun is a living breathing thing in a ways. And it’s even got a

voice.

As soon as you pick one up it starts whispering to you. It’s

whispering all in your ears. All the time you have it on you it’s

whispering. Wsss wsss wsss wsss. And it’s saying just one thing to

you over and over.

It’s saying, ‘Let me out.’

It wants you to shoot it.

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John Connolly he A STUNNING AND IMMERSIVE LITERARY IMAGINING OF THE LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD COMEDY LEGEND, STAN LAUREL A UNIQUE LOOK AT THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTISTIC COMPROMISES REQUIRED BY SUCCESS ‘CONNOLLY USES STYLISTIC ECCENTRICITIES IN TELLING HIS TALE…A REFLECTION OF THE ORIGINALITY OF THIS FINE NOVEL’ Sunday Times An extraordinary reimagining of the life of one of the greatest screen comedians the world has ever known: a man who knew both adoration and humiliation; who loved, and was loved in turn; who betrayed, and was betrayed; who never sought to cause pain to others, yet left a trail of affairs and broken marriages in his wake. And whose life was ultimately defined by one relationship of such tenderness and devotion that only death could sever it: his partnership with the man he knew as Babe. he is Stan Laurel. But he did not really exist. Stan Laurel was a fiction. This is his tale. he recreates the golden age of Hollywood for an intensely compassionate study of the tension between commercial demands and artistic integrity, the human frailties behind even the greatest of artists, and one of the most enduring and beloved partnerships in cinema history: Laurel & Hardy. UK paperback publication: 28th June 2018 US hardback publication: 1st May 2018 www.johnconnollybooks.com 464 pages Praise for HE: ‘It's the best tribute to this novel that by the end of it you feel you have been given the full texture of a life ’ Kirkus ‘Charts the evolution of comedy in Hollywood during its first half century with a keen eye for detail but it’s one that strikes a wistful note…an entertaining account of early 20th-century celebrity’ Daily Express WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton (Swati Gamble) NORTH AMERICAN: Quercus (Nathaniel Marunas) AUDIO: Hodder & Stoughton BULGARIAN: Prozorets GERMAN: Rowohlt John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His début, EVERY DEAD THING, swiftly launched him into the front rank of thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus Award (for EVERY DEAD THING).

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Martina Cole DAMAGED THE 24TH HARD-HITTING, UNCOMPROMISING NOVEL FROM NO.1 BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CRIME IN A GENRE OF ITS OWN - NO ONE WRITES LIKE MARTINA RIGHTS SOLD IN 31 LANGUAGES; OVER 14 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; MORE NO.1 ORIGINAL BESTSELLERS THAN ANY OTHER AUTHOR - EACH OUTSELLS THE LAST ‘MARTINA COLE PULLS NO PUNCHES. WRITES AS SHE SEES IT, REFUSES TO PATRONISE OR CONDESCEND TO EITHER HER CHARACTERS OR FANS’ Independent on Sunday When the bodies of missing schoolgirls start turning up, former DCI Kate Burrows is dragged out of retirement. A new Grantley serial killer is in town and DCI Annie Carr turns to Kate for help. She welcomes the distraction from her home life with former gangster Patrick Kelly, whose long lost son has turned up out of the blue, bringing trouble with him. It soon becomes clear the killer is on their doorstep and as the body count grows, Kate and Annie face a race against the clock. But they have no real leads...and there's more to these murders than meets the eye. Can Kate take the killer down before another schoolgirl dies? UK paperback publication: 28th June 2018 www.martinacole.co.uk 368 pages Praise for Martina Cole: ‘Martina Cole is a one woman powerhouse’ Independent ‘Incredible dramatic stuff...it’s more of a Western...a classical story’ Tom Hardy WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Jane Morpeth) AUDIO: Headline HEBREW: Korim Previous titles: BETRAYAL: CZECH: Domino; GET EVEN: CZECH: Domino; THE GOOD LIFE: ALBANIAN: Living Publishing House; CZECH: Domino; REVENGE: CZECH: Domino; HUNGARIAN: Alexandra; THE LIFE: CZECH: Domino; HUNGARIAN: Alexandra; SPANISH: Alianza Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. She is the bestselling author of 24 novels set in London’s gangland. 2017 marked Martina’s 25 year publication anniversary: she continues to be unmatched in her phenomenal success. Martina divides her time between Kent and Cyprus.

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Martina Cole - SOLD IN 31 LANGUAGES ‘READING A MARTINA COLE BOOK IS A PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE. A FEW CHAPTERS IN, I HAD TO CLOSE THE PAGES AND, HEART POUNDING, TAKE A DEEP BREATH’ The Times Previous titles: BETRAYAL: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. GET EVEN: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 1 country. THE GOOD LIFE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 2 countries. REVENGE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 2 countries. THE LIFE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 4 countries. THE FAITHLESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 3 countries. THE FAMILY: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. TV drama produced by Sky One. Rights sold in 2 countries. HARD GIRLS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 5 countries. THE BUSINESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries. FACES: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 9 countries. CLOSE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries.

THE TAKE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 14 countries. TV drama produced by Sky One.

Winner of the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2006.

THE GRAFT: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries. THE KNOW: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 15 countries. MAURA’S GAME: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. FACELESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries. BROKEN: A UK Sunday Times No.4 bestseller. Rights sold in 6 countries. TWO WOMEN: A UK Sunday Times No.3 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries. THE RUNAWAY: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. TV drama produced by Sky One. THE JUMP: TV drama produced by Warner Sisters. Rights sold in 8 countries. GOODNIGHT LADY: Rights sold in 7 countries. THE LADYKILLER: Rights sold in 14 countries. DANGEROUS LADY: A UK Sunday Times top 15 bestseller. TV drama produced by Warner Sisters. Rights sold in 18 countries. For translation rights information please contact Mary Darby mary@darleyanderson.com Visit the author’s website at www.martinacole.co.uk

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Tim Weaver YOU WERE GONE EACH TIM WEAVER NOVEL HAS BEEN A UK BESTSELLER; LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER 2017 I BURIED YOU. I MOURNED YOU. BUT NOW YOU’RE BACK. ‘WITH ELEGANCE, CARE AND CRAFT, IT IS A LUMINOUS EXAMPLE OF WHAT A CONSIDERABLE TALENT WEAVER HAS BECOME. CATCH HIM AT ONCE’ Daily Mail Three days after Christmas, a woman walks into a police station. She has no phone and no ID, just a piece of paper with the name of investigator David Raker on it. She tells officers that Raker is her husband. SHE SAYS SHE'S MY WIFE. When he turns up at the station, Raker is stunned. The woman looks exactly like his wife. She knows all about their marriage, their history, even private conversations the two of them had. There's just one problem: Raker's wife has been dead for eight years. MY WIFE DIED. . .DIDN'T SHE? The woman tells the police that Raker had a breakdown. A respected doctor backs up her account. Items are missing that prove Raker's side of the story - and, worst of all, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a disappearance. SHE'S EITHER A LIAR - OR I AM. Could Raker have imagined their whole marriage? Is he delusional? Is this really the woman he loved and grieved for? Hunted by the police, Raker will have to find out the truth before it costs him everything - his memories, his sanity, his life... UK hardback publication: 17th May 2018 www.timweaverbooks.com 468 pages Praise for Tim Weaver: ‘A lacerating joint investigation, taking the characters (and readers) into the furthest reaches of obsession - and a quest for redemption. It’s a dark, complex and visceral read’ Financial Times ‘A fast-paced story packed with thrills and surprises’ Daily Express WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Penguin / Michael Joseph (Maxine Hitchcock) AUDIO: Michael Joseph Tim Weaver is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the David Raker Missing Persons series. He has been nominated for a National Book Award, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library Award, which considers an author’s entire body of work. He is also the host and producer of the chart topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.

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Tim Weaver - SOLD IN 11 LANGUAGES ‘ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST RESPECTED CRIME WRITERS’ Daily Mail Previous titles:

I AM MISSING NO.7 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER When a young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from. Despite media appeals and the efforts of the police, no one knows him. But Raker has more questions than answers. Who is Richard Kite? Why does no one know him? And what links him to the body of a woman found beside a London railway line?

BROKEN HEART NO.9 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A woman drives to a headland on the Devon coast and is never seen again. Raker soon learns that she was recently widowed from a reclusive film director. Going through her husband’s belongings, she found a dark secret, and chasing the truth will consume Raker and place him in grave danger. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY

WHAT REMAINS NO.10 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER Colm Healy was one of the Met’s best detectives - until the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters consumed his career, his family and his life. Re-opening the case together, Raker soon learns the hard way how this puzzle breeds obsession. But the worst is yet to come. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY; POLAND; TURKEY

FALL FROM GRACE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Leonard Franks and his wife, Ellie, leave London and settle into their dream retirement in Dartmoor. One afternoon, Leonard leaves to get firewood and never returns. Still missing nine months later, David Raker is called in to investigate. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ITALY; POLAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY

NEVER COMING BACK NO.7 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK When Emily Kane arrives at her sister’s house the door’s unlocked and the TV is on but her sister and her family are gone. When the police draw a blank, missing persons investigator, David Raker, is called in to help find them. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; TURKEY; THE NETHERLANDS

VANISHED UK BESTSELLER Six months ago Samuel Wren boarded the London Underground and hasn’t been seen since. Desperate for news, his wife hires missing persons investigator, David Raker, to find answers. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY

THE DEAD TRACKS NO.1 KINDLE BESTSELLER Seventeen-year-old Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. A straight-A student from a happy home, she studied hard and rarely got into trouble. When David Raker is hired by Megan’s parents to find out what happened, he recognises their pain, but knows that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. And Megan’s secrets could cost him his life. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY

CHASING THE DEAD UK TOP 20 BESTSELLER A year to the day of his wife’s death, David is visited by an old friend of hers, Mary, whose son went missing six years before and five years later he turned up dead. Already reluctant to take on a new case, David is stunned when Mary tells him she thinks she’s seen her son - alive. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY Visit the author’s website at www.timweaverbooks.com

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Chris Carter GALLERY OF THE DEAD THE NINTH INCREDIBLE ROBERT HUNTER THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CALLER SOLD IN 19 LANGUAGES; OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; GERMAN AND DANISH BESTSELLER ‘IT’S IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THOMAS HARRIS’ RED DRAGON OR SILENCE OF THE LAMBS’ Kirkus ‘Thirty-seven years in the force, and if I was allowed to choose just one thing to erase from my mind, what’s inside that room would be it.’ That’s what a LAPD Lieutenant tells Detectives Hunter and Garcia of the Ultra Violent Crimes Unit as they arrive at one of the most shocking crime scenes they have ever attended. In a completely unexpected turn of events, the detectives find themselves joining forces with the FBI to track down a serial killer whose hunting ground sees no borders; a psychopath who loves what he does because to him murder is much more than just killing - it’s an art form. Welcome to The Gallery of the Dead. UK publication: 8th February 2018 www.chriscarterbooks.com 432 pages Praise for Chris Carter: ‘There’s a touch of Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter’s plotting’ Mail on Sunday ‘Each of his novels are all the more terrifying...no exception’ Daily Mail WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) DANISH: Jentas UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Jo Dickinson) GERMAN: Ullstein AUDIO: Simon & Schuster SLOVENE: Ucila BULGARIAN: ERA Media CZECH: BB Art Chris Carter was born in Brazil. After graduating high school he moved to the USA where he studied psychology and worked as a Criminal Psychologist for several years. His novels have been met with wide acclaim and he is a consistent bestseller in Germany and Denmark. He lives in London and is currently writing the tenth Robert Hunter novel.

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Chris Carter - SOLD IN 19 LANGUAGES ‘CARTER IS NOW IN A JEFFERY DEAVER CLASS - A MASTER OF MONSTERS’ Daily Mail

Previous titles:

THE CALLER NO.1 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST Hunter and Garcia investigate deadly threats, chasing a predator who scouts the streets and social media networks for victims, taunting them with secret messages and feeding on their fear. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; TURKEY

I AM DEATH NO.5 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST The body of a young woman is found on grass beside Los Angeles International Airport - her body stretched into a five-point human star. Hunter soon finds himself chasing a monster who cannot be quenched because he is death. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Emily Bestler Books; BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

AN EVIL MIND NO.5 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads to the discovery of a serial killer who has been torturing victims for 25 years. Detective Robert Hunter must find the identity of a killer so elusive no-one had any idea he existed. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Emily Bestler Books; BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

ONE BY ONE NO.10 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER LIST Detective Robert Hunter receives an anonymous call asking him to access a website - his own private broadcast. The caller doesn’t just want Hunter to watch, he wants him to participate and refusal is not an option. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

THE DEATH SCULPTOR TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK BESTSELLER Detective Robert Hunter is called into a case when a student nurse finds her patient, a well-known LA prosecutor, murdered in his bed. Hunter is immediately drawn to the killer’s calling card. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA; THAILAND

THE NIGHT STALKER An unidentified female body is brought into the Los Angeles County morgue with the cause of death unknown. Hunter is pulled onto the case when it becomes clear something has been stitched inside her. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA

THE EXECUTIONER Inside an LA church, the body of a priest is found. Hunter believes, at first, this to be a ritualistic killing but as more bodies surface, he is forced to reassess. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ITALY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA; THAILAND; TURKEY

THE CRUCIFIX KILLER The body of a young woman is found in Los Angeles National Forest with a strange double-cross carved onto her neck: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; INDONESIA; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SWEDEN; THAILAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY

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Tana French

DUBLIN MURDER SQUAD SERIES

SOLD IN 35 LANGUAGES

‘IT’S TERRIFIC - TERRIFYING, AMAZING, THE PROSE IS INCANDESCENT’

Stephen King

‘CLEVER AND COMPELLING’ Ian Rankin

‘SHE IS, WITHOUT DOUBT, MY FAVOURITE MYSTERY WRITER’ Harlan Coben

Options in BRAZIL; CZECH REPUBLIC; FRANCE; GEORGIA; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; ISRAEL; ITALY; KOREA; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SERBIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TAIWAN

THE TRESPASSER NO.2 ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST; NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Antoinette Conway is still on the Murder Squad, but only just. She’s partnered up with Stephen Moran now, and that’s going well - but the rest of her working life isn’t. She and Stephen pull a case that at first looks like a slam-dunk lovers’ tiff, but gradually they realise there’s more going on... Rights sold in 12 countries.

THE SECRET PLACE NO.4 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Detective Stephen Moran is looking for a place on the Murder Squad when he’s approached by Holly Mackey: she has a postcard and a story. Stephen must find a way into Holly’s mysterious high-school world and disentangle the truth before any more damage is done. Rights sold in 16 countries.

BROKEN HARBOUR NO.6 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.7 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Scorcher Kennedy is the Murder Squad’s star detective. This case should be simple, but there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions. The neat compartments of Scorcher’s life are breaking down, and the sudden tangle of work and family is putting both at risk. Rights sold in 18 countries.

FAITHFUL PLACE NO.5 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER The course of Frank Mackey’s life was set by one defining moment. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place. 20 years on, Frank’s sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Rights sold in 22 countries.

THE LIKENESS SPIEGEL BESTSELLER When Sam O’Neill calls Detective Cassie Maddox to the scene of his new case, she is shocked to find that the murdered girl is her double. What’s more, her ID shows she is Lexie Madison - the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover detective. Rights sold in 22 countries.

IN THE WOODS SPIEGEL BESTSELLER You’re twelve years old. It’s the summer holiday. You’re playing in the woods with your two best friends. Something happens. Something terrible. And the other two are never seen again. Rights sold in 34 countries. FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option by Euston Films and Element Pictures Visit the author’s website at www.tanafrench.com

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Tana French

OVER 5.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

‘TO SAY TANA FRENCH IS ONE OF THE GREAT THRILLER WRITERS IS REALLY TOO LIMITING. RATHER SHE’S SIMPLY THIS: A TRULY GREAT WRITER’

Gillian Flynn

Double-Nominee CWA Dagger in the Library and Gold Dagger 2017

Winner of the BGE Irish Book Award Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2016

Winner of the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2012

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2012

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel 2008

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel 2008

Winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery 2008

Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel 2008

Winner of the IVCA Clarion Award for Best Fiction

Nominated for Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction of the Year 2014

Shortlisted for the Strand Magazine Critics Award 2013

Nominated for Book of the Decade by the Irish Book Awards 2010

Shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award 2009

Shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards

THE SECRET PLACE named Time Magazine’s No.1 Fiction Book of the Year 2014

THE TRESPASSER entered the New York Times at No.2

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Gillian McAllister NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ORIGINAL AND DEVILISHLY CLEVER THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH AND ANYTHING YOU DO SAY PERFECT FOR FANS OF JODI PICOULT TV RIGHTS IN ANYTHING YOU DO SAY OPTIONED BY BAFTA NOMINATED UK INDEPENDENT PRODUCER; TOTAL SALES TOP 100,000 COPIES ‘WILL CHALLENGE EVERY BELIEF YOU HAVE’ The Sun The police say she’s guilty. She insists she’s innocent. She’s your sister. You loved her. You trusted her. But they say she killed your child. Who do you believe? Original, devilishly clever and impossible to forget, this is a thriller with a difference. You won’t be able to tear yourself away from the trial that will determine both sisters’ fates. UK e-book publication: 2nd July 2018 UK paperback publication: 4th October 2018 www.gillianmcallister.com 400 pages Praise for Gillian McAllister: ‘Smartly conceived...original’ The Times ‘Real moments of heart-in-mouth suspense. With engaging characters, and a cleverly crafted message about morality and forgiveness at its core, this contemporary love story wrapped in a thriller is a brilliant read’ Sunday Mirror WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Michael Joseph (Maxine Hitchcock) AUDIO: Michael Joseph Previous titles: ANYTHING YOU DO SAY: CROATIAN: 24 Stata; CZECH: Euromedia; ITALIAN: Editrice Nord; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH: CZECH: Euromedia; DUTCH: Ambo | Anthos; FRENCH: Éditions Bragelonne-Milady; HUNGARIAN: Muvelt Nep; POLISH: Proszynski; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVAK: Ikar Gillian McAllister graduated with an English degree in 2006 and is now a lawyer with a large law firm. An esteemed blogger, her site has been featured in various publications including Company magazine. She lives in Birmingham with her boyfriend and cat.

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Gillian McAllister - SOLD IN 9 LANGUAGES ‘INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING...EXCEPTIONAL...PERFECTION’ Clare Mackintosh ‘THIS SMARTLY CONCEIVED PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER STARTS AND ENDS STRONGLY’ Sunday Times ‘WRITTEN WITH AUTHORITY AND INSIGHT...BRILLIANTLY INTRICATE CHARACTERS AND FASCINATING MORAL CONUNDRUMS’ The Sun Previous titles:

ANYTHING YOU DO SAY NO.12 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LIST It's the end of the night. You're walking home on your own. Then you hear the sound every woman dreads. Footsteps. Behind you. Getting faster. You're sure it's him - the man from the bar who wouldn't leave you alone. You make a snap decision. You turn. You push. Your pursuer tumbles down the steps. He lies motionless, face-down on the floor. Now what? Call 999. Wait for the police to arrive. For judgement, for justice, whatever that may be. You just hope your husband, family and friends, everyone you love, will stand by you. OR: Run. Stay silent. You didn't mean to do it. You were scared, you panicked. And no one saw. No one will ever know. If you leave now. If you keep quiet. For ever. Which will it be? Rights sold in CROATIA: 24 Stata; CZECH REPUBLIC: Euromedia; ITALY: Editrice Nord; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option

EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH NO.6 ON THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LIST Do you ever check your partner's phone? Should you? Are you prepared for the consequences? It all started with the email. Rachel didn't even mean to look. She loves Jack. She's pregnant with their child. She trusts him. But now she's seen it, she can't undo that moment. Or the chain of events it has set in motion. Why has Jack been lying about his past? Just what exactly is he hiding? And doesn't Rachel have a right to know the truth at any cost? Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC: Euromedia; FRANCE: Éditions Bragelonne-Milady; HUNGARY: Muvelt Nep; POLAND: Proszynski; RUSSIA: AST; SLOVAKIA: Ikar; THE NETHERLANDS: Ambo | Anthos Visit the author’s website at www.gillianmcallister.com

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A.J. Cross COLD, COLD HEART SIXTH DR KATE HANSON COLD CASE NOVEL FROM PRACTISING FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST PERFECT FOR FANS OF KATHY REICHS AND PATRICIA CORNWELL ‘HANSON IS AN INTRIGUING CHARACTER, ADEPT AT READING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, IN A SERIES WHICH SHOWS POLICE IN A VERY MODERN LIGHT’ Sunday Times The Unsolved Crime Unit’s new case is a decade-old sexual homicide, for which a man was wrongfully convicted and has already served ten years of his life sentence for killing quiet, opera-loving Della Harrington. Kate Hanson and her colleagues track down witnesses identified by the original investigation and quickly realise how wrong Della was to believe that her apartment in Birmingham’s smart Jewellery Quarter was a safe haven. As the complexities of the case build, along with the demands of Hanson’s private life, her determination to get justice for Della and for the man convicted of her murder lead her to a fateful decision which places her relationship with her colleagues, her work with West Midlands Police and her forensic career in jeopardy. UK publication: 2018 www.ajcrosscrime.com TBC pages Praise for A.J. Cross: ‘Intriguing and well-written’ Literary Review ‘Knowledge of her subject gives this a gritty authenticity all of its own - right up to a nail-biting and satisfying conclusion’ York Press WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Severn House (Kate Lyall Grant) Previous titles: A LITTLE DEATH; THE ART OF DECEPTION: GERMAN: Blanvalet; ITALIAN: Giunti Editore; GONE IN SECONDS: DUTCH: De Fontein; GERMAN: Blanvalet; ITALIAN: Giunti Editore; POLISH: Swiat Ksiazki A.J. Cross, like her heroine Kate Hanson, is a Forensic Psychologist with over twenty years’ experience in the field. She lives in Birmingham with her jazz-musician husband and is the author of three previous Dr Kate Hanson Cold Case mysteries.

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Lee Child PAST TENSE JACK REACHER IS BACK: 23RD NOVEL IN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST THRILLER SERIES 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD; THE REACHER SERIES IS TRANSLATED INTO 49 LANGUAGES; A US & UK NO.1 BESTSELLER; JACK REACHER IS A BILLION DOLLAR BRAND ‘IT’S AUTOMATIC: REACHER GETS OFF A BUS, CHILD LANDS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST’ Booklist Reacher, the eternal drifter, happens by chance on the small New Hampshire town he remembers his father was supposed to have come from. But when he starts looking for his dad’s old home, he finds there’s no record of anyone named Reacher ever having lived there... UK publication: 5th November 2018 US publication: 5th November 2018 www.leechild.com 400 pages Praise for Lee Child: ‘There’s a reason why Child is considered the best of the best in the thriller genre’ Associated Press ‘Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond’ Ken Follett WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Marianne Velmans) NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kate Miciak) AUDIO: Random House Audio FINNISH: Karisto Oy Lee Child is the creator of the international bestselling, award-winning, 23-book series of Jack Reacher novels. Child now divides his time between Manhattan and Sussex.

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Lee Child NO MIDDLE NAME ALL JACK REACHER SHORT FICTION PUBLISHED TOGETHER FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES AND NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING COLLECTION OF SHORTSTORIES; GLOBAL SALES FAST APPROACHING 1 MILLION COPIES ‘CHILD IS STILL HITTING IT OUT OF THE PARK’ James Patterson Jack ‘No Middle Name’ Reacher, lone wolf, knight errant, ex-military cop, lover of women, scourge of the wicked and righter of wrongs, is the most iconic hero for our age. This is the first time all of Lee Child’s shorter fiction featuring Jack Reacher has been collected into one volume. A brand-new novella, TOO MUCH TIME, is included, as are those previously only published in e-book form: SECOND SON, JAMES PENNEY’S NEW IDENTITY, GUY WALKS INTO A BAR, DEEP DOWN, HIGH HEAT, NOT A DRILL and SMALL WARS. Added to these is every other Reacher short story that Child has written: EVERYONE TALKS, MAYBE THEY HAVE A TRADITION, NO ROOM AT THE MOTEL and THE PICTURE OF A LONELY DINER. Read together, these twelve stories shed new light on Reacher’s past, illuminating how he grew up and developed into the wandering avenger who has captured the imagination of millions around the world. UK paperback publication: 11th January 2018 US paperback publication: 2nd January 2018 www.leechild.com 432 pages Praise for NO MIDDLE NAME: ‘A bushel of previously uncollected Jack Reacher stories brings the vagabond hero from childhood to hunkhood…These are tasty appetizers that will hopefully lead to a satisfying entrée’ Kirkus ‘Captivating...classic Child...This volume demonstrates what his fans already know: he’s a born storyteller and an astute observer’ Publisher’s Weekly WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) FRENCH: Calmann-Levy UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Marianne Velmans) HEBREW: Kinneret NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kate Miciak) HUNGARIAN: General Press AUDIO: Random House Audio ITALIAN: Longanesi BULGARIAN: Obsidian NORWEGIAN: Cappelen Damm CROATIAN: Znanje POLISH: Albatros CZECH: BB Art ROMANIAN: Trei DANISH: Jentas RUSSIAN: Eksmo DUTCH: Luitingh-Sijthoff SPANISH (LA only): Blatt & Rios GERMAN: Blanvalet SWEDISH: Norstedts FINNISH: Karisto Oy

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Lee Child – SOLD IN 49 LANGUAGES ‘JACK REACHER IS THE COOLEST CONTINUING CHARACTER NOW ON OFFER’ Stephen King Previous titles:

THE MIDNIGHT LINE: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries. NIGHT SCHOOL: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 19 countries. MAKE ME: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries. PERSONAL: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 27 countries. NEVER GO BACK: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 34 countries. A WANTED MAN: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 24 countries. THE AFFAIR: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries. WORTH DYING FOR: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 27 countries. 61 HOURS: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 28 countries. GONE TOMORROW: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries. NOTHING TO LOSE: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 25 countries. BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE: A New York Times No.2 and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 27 countries. THE HARD WAY: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 25 countries. ONE SHOT: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 38 countries. THE ENEMY: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries. PERSUADER: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries. WITHOUT FAIL: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 23 countries. ECHO BURNING: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller; NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 22 countries. THE VISITOR / RUNNING BLIND: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller; NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 25 countries. TRIPWIRE: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 27 countries. DIE TRYING: A UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 30 countries. KILLING FLOOR: A UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 33 countries. FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option Visit the author’s website at www.leechild.com

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Lee Child

Creator of

JACK REACHER

‘THE BEST THRILLER WRITER OF THE MOMENT’ New York Times

‘A MASTER CRAFTSMAN OF ACTION THRILLERS’

Wall Street Journal

Winner of the Harrogate Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award 2017

Nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2016

Winner of El Premio RBA de Novela Negra 2014

Winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger 2013

Winner of the Specsavers Crime & Thriller Book of the Year Award 2012

Winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2011

Nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Novel 2008

Winner of the Nero Award for Excellence in the Mystery Genre 2005

Winner of the Barry Award for Best Novel of the Year 2005

Winner of the WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel 1998

Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel 1998

JACK REACHER: ONE SHOT starring Tom Cruise released by Paramount 2012

JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK starring Tom Cruise released by Paramount 2016

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John Connolly THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS DETECTIVE NOVELS UNLIKE ANY OTHER SIXTEENTH THRILLER IN THE OUTSTANDING CHARLIE PARKER SERIES; TV RIGHTS UNDER OPTION A GAME OF GHOSTS IS A NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER; TRANSLATED INTO 28 LANGUAGES WITH OVER NINE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE ‘JOHN CONNOLLY IS SOMETHING SINGULAR’ Independent It is spring, and the mummified body of a young Jewish woman is discovered buried in the Maine woods. It is clear that she gave birth shortly before her death. But there is no sign of a baby. Private detective Charlie Parker is engaged by the lawyer Moxie Castin to shadow the police investigation and find the infant, but Parker is not the only searcher. Someone else is following the trail left by the woman, someone with an interest in more than a missing child, someone prepared to leave bodies in his wake. And in a house by the woods, a toy telephone begins to ring. For a young boy is about to receive a call from a dead woman... UK publication: 5th April 2018 US publication: 12th June 2018 www.johnconnollybooks.com 384 pages Praise for John Connolly: ‘Dark, gritty and truly excellent...simply refuses to be pigeonholed’ The Sun ‘This man's so good, it's terrifying. Connolly operates in the terrain between unease and horror and does so without resorting to hysteria’ The Times WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton (Swati Gamble) NORTH AMERICAN: Atria / Emily Bestler Books (Emily Bestler) AUDIO: Hodder & Stoughton John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His début, EVERY DEAD THING, swiftly launched him into the front rank of thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus Award (for EVERY DEAD THING).

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John Connolly – SOLD IN 28 LANGUAGES Options in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; FRANCE; GREECE; INDONESIA; ITALY; RUSSIA; SPAIN

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A GAME OF GHOSTS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 4 countries. A TIME OF TORMENT: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 5 countries. A SONG OF SHADOWS: A UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; an Irish Times No.2 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. THE WOLF IN WINTER: A UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 8 countries. THE BURNING SOUL: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 8 countries. THE WHISPERERS: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries. THE LOVERS: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 16 countries. THE REAPERS: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries. THE UNQUIET: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 16 countries. BLACK ANGEL: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 18 countries. BAD MEN: An Irish Times bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 13 countries. THE WHITE ROAD: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 16 countries. THE KILLING KIND: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 18 countries. DARK HOLLOW: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 20 countries. EVERY DEAD THING: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 24 countries. THE WANDERER IN UNKNOWN REALMS (DIGITAL NOVELLA): Rights sold in 1 country. NOCTURNES (SHORT STORIES): FILM rights optioned by Gold Circle. The New Daughter starred Kevin Costner and Ivana Baquero. Rights sold in 13 countries. NOCTURNES II: NIGHT MUSIC (SHORT STORIES) Rights sold in 4 countries. FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option Visit the author’s website at www.johnconnollybooks.com

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John Connolly

‘THE EQUAL OF ANY TOP OF THE LEAGUE AMERICAN CRIME WRITER’ Guardian

‘CONNOLLY HAS NO MATCH WHEN IT COMES TO CHILLING HIS READERS’

Daily Express

Winner of BGE Irish Book Award 2017

Winner of CWA Short Story Dagger Award 2016

Winner of the Kirkus Best Book of 2015

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Short Story 2014

Winner of the House of Crime & Mystery Favourite Crime Novel 2013

Winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery 2008

Winner of the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel 2003

Winner of the Shamus Award 2000

Winner of the LA Times Book Award 1999

Nominated for the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel 2016

Shortlisted for Crime Novel of the Year 2012

Nominated for the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel 2008

Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for the Best First Novel 1999

The First Non-American Writer To Win The US Shamus Award

New York Times No.1 Bestseller

Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller

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T.M. Logan 29 SECONDS THE TENSE NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIES HARASSED AND INTIMIDATED BY HER BOSS, SARAH IS OFFERED A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR OVER 300,000 COPIES OF LIES SOLD; TV RIGHTS OPTIONED BY LITTLE ISLAND PRODUCTIONS; ONE OF AMAZON’S TOP TEN BESTSELLING E-BOOKS OF 2017 ‘ASSURED, COMPELLING, AND HYPNOTICALLY READABLE - WITH A TWIST AT THE END I GUARANTEE YOU WON'T SEE COMING’ Lee Child Give me one name. One person. And I will make that person disappear. When Sarah rescues a young girl in trouble, she expects nothing in return. But her instinctive act of bravery puts her in the debt of a powerful and dangerous man. And he has other ideas. He lives by his own brutal code, and all debts must be repaid - in the only way he knows how. He offers Sarah a way to solve an impossible situation with her intolerable boss. A once-in-a-lifetime deal that could turn her life around and make all her problems disappear. No consequences. No comeback. No chance of being found out. All it takes is a 29-second phone call... Because everyone has a name to give. Don't they? UK e-book publication: 25th January 2018 UK paperback publication: 8th March 2018 452 pages Praise for T.M. Logan: ‘A tense and gripping thriller’ B.A. Paris ‘Outstanding and very well-written…I certainly did not expect the final twist’ K.L. Slater WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) ITALIAN: Il Corte Editore UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bonnier Zaffre (Joel Richardson) SPANISH: HarperCollins Iberica AUDIO: Bonnier Zaffre PORTUGUESE: HarperCollins Iberica CZECH: Oldag Previous title: LIES: NORTH AMERICAN: St. Martin’s Press; CROATIAN: Stilus; CZECH: Oldag; DUTCH: Ambo | Anthos; ITALIAN: Il Corte Editore; KOREAN: Book21; POLISH: Bukowy Las; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Little Island Productions T.M. Logan is former Daily Mail science reporter, covering stories on new developments in a wide variety of scientific fields. He lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children. He is currently working on his next stand-alone thriller.

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Erik Storey A PROMISE TO KILL CLYDE BARR IS THE PERFECT HERO: JACK REACHER MEETS THE MAN WITH NO NAME ATMOSPHERIC THRILLER SET IN UTAH’S REMOTE MOUNTAIN TOWNS AND RUGGED BACK COUNTRY, WHERE CRIME AND CORRUPTION ARE RIFE PERFECT FOR FANS OF SKY ATLANTIC’S TIN STAR ‘ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR...ERIK STOREY IS NOT JUST A GOOD WRITER, HE’S A GREAT ONE’ Washington Times Take a deep breath. Prepare for the worst. Clyde Barr is a restless drifter, a man who has experienced incredible violence - but he’s a man with a code of honour, a man who helps those most in need. While travelling through Utah, Barr meets a sick old man and his family. They and their entire town are at the mercy of a ruthless gang of bikers, the Reapers. They’re vicious men who will stop at nothing to get what they want. Now, trapped in the remote Utah desert and surrounded by enemies, with no way to contact the outside world, Barr must use every weapon at his disposal and every last scrap of his strength and will to fight back. Because it’s not just his life at stake: an entire town is depending on him. And Barr’s not the kind of man to let anyone down.

US paperback publication: 24th April 2018 UK publication: 10th August 2017 www.erikstoreybooks.com 304 pages Praise for A PROMISE TO KILL: ‘Nail-biting…Readers will have a hard time putting this thriller down’ Publishers Weekly ‘You will be hard-pressed to find anything this year that approaches the quality of this…a terrific novel’ Book Reporter WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Ian Chapman) NORTH AMERICAN: Scribner (Rick Horgan) AUDIO: Simon & Schuster Previous title: NOTHING SHORT OF DYING: BULGARIAN: Obsidian; DANISH: Jentas; GERMAN: Piper; SERBIAN: Evro-Giunti; THAI: WeLearn Erik Storey is an outdoor guide from Colorado and, with his evocative writing, paints vivid images of Colorado landscapes. He’s 36 and lives in the Colorado High Desert with his wife and two daughters, working various jobs as ranch hand, a horseback guide and a dogsled musher. He is currently writing book three in the Clyde Barr series.

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James Carol KISS ME, KILL ME THE SECOND OUTSTANDING THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER SHORTLISTED NOVEL THE KILLING GAME YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS STORY? YOU DON’T. THIS STORY OF LOVE-GONE-BAD WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ‘IT’S A DARK, TWISTY TALE THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING. YOU WILL THINK YOU KNOW WHERE IT’S GOING - BUT YOU’LL BE WRONG’ Rachel Abbott How far would you go to escape the one you love? When Zoe meets Dan, he’s everything she is looking for in a man - intelligent, charming, supportive. It’s only after they’re married that she realises that he’s controlling, aggressive, paranoid. And there’s no way out. Or is there? Zoe knows she has to escape, but Dan’s found her once before, and she knows he can find her again. But Dan has plans of his own. Plans that don’t necessarily include Zoe. Be careful who you trust… UK e-book publication: 22nd February 2018 UK paperback publication: 31st May 2018 www.james-carol.com 416 pages Praise for KISS ME, KILL ME: ‘A fast paced psychological thriller with a superbly dark ending’ The Bookseller ‘Truly sinister domestic noir - chilling, scary, and magnificent’ Lee Child WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bonnier Zaffre (Katherine Armstrong) AUDIO: Bolinda Previous titles: THE KILLING GAME: CHINESE (COMP.): Eurasian; CHINESE (SIMP.): Pioneer; GERMAN: Aufbau; HUNGARIAN: Könyvmolyképző; THAI: Jamsai; THE QUIET MAN: RUSSIAN: AST; PREY: CZECH: BB Art; GERMAN: DTV; RUSSIAN: AST; THAI: Jamsai; WATCH ME: CZECH: BB Art; GERMAN: DTV; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVENIAN: Mladinska Knjiga; THAI: Jamsai; BROKEN DOLLS: CHINESE (COMP.): Doing; CHINESE (SIMP.): Pioneer; CZECH: BB Art; ESTONIAN: Ersen; GERMAN: DTV; ITALIAN: Giunti; POLISH: Dom Wydawniczy; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVENIAN: Mladinska Knjiga; SPANISH: La Esfera de los Libros; THAI: Jamsai James Carol lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two children. He also writes the bestselling Jefferson Winter series When he’s not writing, he spends his time training horses and riders. He is currently working on his next novel.

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Rob Sinclair SLEEPER 13 HOMELAND MEETS THE BOURNE IDENTITY IN THE MUST READ THRILLER OF 2017 HE WAS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON. NOW THEY ARE HIS TARGET. PERFECT FOR FANS OF I AM PILGRIM, NOMAD AND ORPHAN X Smuggled to the Middle East as a child. Trained as one of the most elite insurgents of his generation. Forced to do things no one should, for a cause he couldn’t believe in. But as his brothers were preparing to kill, he was looking for a way out. Now, on the eve of the deadliest coordinated attacks the world has ever seen, he finally has his chance. He will break free and hunt down those who made him a monster. He must draw on all his training to survive. He is SLEEPER 13. UK e-book publication: 1st March 2018 UK paperback publication: 28th June 2018 www.robsinclairauthor.com 432 pages Praise for Rob Sinclair: ‘Walks the line between edge-of–the-seat thrills and considered character development beautifully. Twisting and turning the story all the way through it is utterly gripping and totally immersive’ Liz Loves Books ‘You can feel the tension crackling on every page. Sleeper 13 is a first-class international thriller’ Michael Wood AGENT: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) WORLD: Orion (Ben Willis) AUDIO: Orion For translation rights information please contact Krystyna Kujawinska krystyna.kujawinska@orionbooks.co.uk Previous titles: THE BLACK HORNET; THE SILVER WOLF; THE RED COBRA; DARK FRAGMENTS; HUNT FOR THE ENEMY; RISE OF THE ENEMY; DANCE WITH THE ENEMY Rob Sinclair is the author of the critically-acclaimed and bestselling series of espionage thrillers featuring embattled agent Carl Logan/James Ryker. He worked for nearly thirteen for a global accounting firm after graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2002, specialising in forensic fraud investigations at both national and international levels. He now writes full time and lives in the West Midlands with his wife and young sons.

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Rob Sinclair – SOLD IN 5 LANGUAGES THE ENEMY AND SEQUEL SERIES JAMES RYKER ‘AN EXCELLENT ACTION THRILLER SERIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF JACK REACHER AND BEN HOPE’ Off the Shelf ‘FAST PACED AND GRIPPING...HIGHLY TENSE’ By The Book

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THE SILVER WOLF (JAMES RYKER #3): UK e-book publication: November 2017 Still tormented by the disappearance of his wife, ex-intelligence agent James Ryker sets out on a personal mission of revenge. The trail takes him from the crystal waters of Mexico’s Caribbean coast, back to a place he thought he would never set foot again - his country of birth, England. Stumbling across a terrorist attack, all seemingly linked to The Silver Wolf. But just who is the Silver Wolf? And has Ryker finally met his match?

THE BLACK HORNET (JAMES RYKER #2): UK e-book publication: June 2017 Searching for his missing wife, Ryker goes to Mexico and finds himself in the firing line of enemies he long thought he’d left behind. Set-up for the murder of a former informant, Ryker is thrown into a jail run by The Black Hornet, the notorious leader of a Mexican drug cartel. But who’s the mystery American claiming he can help Ryker in his hour of need?

THE RED COBRA (JAMES RYKER #1): UK e-book publication: April 2017 Carl Logan is now living as ‘James Ryker’ in a secret location trying to start a new life. But his ex-boss, Winter, brings him news of a murdered woman in Spain, believed to be the infamous female assassin the Red Cobra. A cyberattack at the JIA led to the Red Cobra’s profile being compromised, and Winter believes JIA agents may now be at risk too. But when Ryker sees the grisly pictures of the murder he realises that the woman is not the Red Cobra… Rights sold in: CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; TURKEY

HUNT FOR THE ENEMY (ENEMY #3): UK e-book publication: February 2016 They’ve erased his past. Wiped out his very existence. But Carl Logan isn’t finished yet. On the run in a harsh Russian winter, Logan has been framed for murder. The agency is hunting him down... and they’re not the only ones. But there’s much more at stake than just Logan’s life. One by one, agents and informants from all sides, all allegiances, are dying. An entire intelligence community is under attack. And Carl Logan is the only man who can put a stop to it, once and for all.

RISE OF THE ENEMY (ENEMY #2): UK e-book publication: April 2015 The JIA sends intelligence agent Carl Logan on a routine mission to Russia. It should have been simple. But when Logan’s cover is blown, he's transported into a world of hell he thought he would never see again. Something is different this time. Logan has never been short of enemies. And sometimes the enemy is closer to home than you think. Could his own people really have set him up?

DANCE WITH THE ENEMY (ENEMY #1): UK e-book publication: May 2014 Carl Logan was the perfect agent. A loner. No real friends or family. Trained to deal with any situation. But Logan isn’t the man he used to be. Five months ago his life changed forever when he was captured, tortured and left for dead by Youssef Selim, one of the world’s most violent terrorists. When Selim mysteriously reappears in Paris, linked to the kidnapping of America’s Attorney General, Logan smells his chance for revenge… Rights sold in: GREECE

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Jack Ford DEAD EDGE THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY THRILLER IN THE HIGH-ACTION THOMAS J COOPER SERIES MEET THOMAS J COOPER: UNPREDICTABLE, UNBREAKABLE, UNSTOPPABLE ‘WE’RE SUCKERS FOR A GOOD THRILLER AND THIS ONE HAD US GRIPPED!’ Take a Break Magazine ‘Next time there won’t be any warning. Next time we’ll let slip the dogs of war.’ Ex-US Navy-turned-investigator Thomas J Cooper knows this is no random coincidence. This is a carefully planned attack calling for war on the US government. The clock is ticking, and Cooper must stop the perpetrators before the threat of further bombings becomes a deadly reality. With estranged wife Maddie working beside him, they travel from Washington to Burkina Faso in a dangerous trail to track down the killers. Engulfed in a murderous game, they must be the players with the winning final move… UK publication: 23rd August 2018 TBC pages Praise for THE KILLING GROUNDS: ‘Blockbuster read packed with action, star-crossed romance, an exotic setting and nasty baddies’ PeterboroughTelegraph ‘Contemporary political thriller that I could just not put down’ Christian Bookaholic WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK (Sally Williamson) AUDIO: HarperCollins Previous title: THE KILLING GROUNDS Jack Ford is a novelist and is the author of six gritty British crime novels published under a pseudonym. Having studied global political Islam and American politics she went on to take a Master of Science degree in Counter-Terrorism. She is hoping to further her studies next year by tackling a PhD focusing on radicalisation and extremism. Jack lives in London with her children.

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Tom Bale EACH LITTLE LIE THIRD HIGH-TENSION, ADRENALINE-FUELLED THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ALL FALL DOWN AND SEE HOW THEY RUN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER; 350,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES ‘TWISTED AND BRILLIANT IN EQUAL MEASURE’ Bibliophile Book Club One split second decision and you could lose your child forever... When single mother Jen Cornish sees her neighbour’s keys on the footpath outside her home, she has no idea the simple good deed of returning them will end in her fighting for her life - and that of her son, Charlie. Soon, Jen is arrested for a crime committed in her neighbour’s house, and the police have damning evidence. Jen wonders, is she losing her mind, or is she being framed? Desperate to clear her name, Jen must untangle a chilling web of lies, and there’s only one suspect on her list: her ex, Charlie’s father. But someone is watching her every move - and it isn’t just Jen who is in danger. They’re watching her child too. Can Jen uncover the dark truth before it’s too late? UK e-book publication: 29th June 2017 www.tombale.net 392 pages Praise for Tom Bale: ‘Kept me in its grip until I reached the very last page’ Book Review Café ‘A rollercoaster of high-octane action that just won't let go. Highly recommended!’ K.L. Slater WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture (Keshini Naidoo) AUDIO: Audible Previous titles: ALL FALL DOWN: GERMAN: Amazon Germany; SEE HOW THEY RUN: CZECH: BB Art; GERMAN: Amazon Germany; GREEK: Mati Publishing; HUNGARIAN: Muvelt Nep Tom Bale worked a variety of jobs while pursuing writing, including being a househusband with two pre-school children. His first novel, SINS OF THE FATHER, was published in 2006 under his real name, David Harrison. With his next book, SKIN AND BONES, he acquired an agent, a pseudonym and a publishing deal that enabled him to write full-time. A keen cyclist and sea swimmer, he lives in Brighton with his family.

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‘TOM BALE RIPS INTO THE STORY FROM THE FIRST LINE AND DOESN’T LET UP’ Shots Magazine ‘ONE OF THE BEST BRITISH THRILLER WRITERS AROUND’ Simon Kernick ‘A BREATH-TAKING, EDGE OF THE SEAT THRILLER WHICH HELD NOTHING BACK’ Chillers, Killers and Thrillers Previous titles:

ALL FALL DOWN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER It’s the perfect Sunday. Summer sunshine, a barbecue with the kids. But a knock on the garden gate and two words, ‘HELP ME’, changes everything. When loving parents Rob and Wendy Turner let a dying man into their home, and do their best to help him, they think pure chance led him to their house. But soon their lives are threatened in ways they could never have imagined…and then the first anonymous letter arrives, forcing them to question all they know. Rob and Wendy will do anything to keep their family safe, but their children Georgia, Josh and Evan are teenagers now, with their own hidden lives. Rights sold in GERMANY

SEE HOW THEY RUN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER In the dead of night, new parents Alice and Harry French are plunged into their worst nightmare when they wake to find masked men in their bedroom. Men ruthless enough to threaten their baby daughter, Evie. This is no burglary gone wrong. The intruders know who they’re looking for – a man called Edward Renshaw. And they are prepared to kill to get to him. When the men leave empty handed, little do Alice and Harry realise that their nightmare is just beginning. Is it a case of mistaken identity? Who is Renshaw? And what is he hiding? One thing is clear - they already know too much. As Alice and Harry are separated in the run for their lives, there is no time to breathe in their fight to be reunited. And with their attackers closing in, there is only one choice: STAY ALIVE. OR DON’T. Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY

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B.A. Paris BRING ME BACK THE THIRD NAIL-BITING THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; SOLD IN 37 TERRITORIES; BEHIND CLOSED DOORS FILM RIGHTS OPTIONED BY STONEVILLAGE PRODUCTIONS ‘WE’RE IN A NEW GOLDEN AGE OF SUSPENSE WRITING NOW BECAUSE OF AMAZING BOOKS LIKE THIS, AND I FOR ONE AM LOVING IT’ Lee Child The Disappearance Twelve years ago Finn’s girlfriend disappeared. The Suspicion He told the police the truth about that night. Just not quite the whole truth. The Fear Now Finn has moved on. But his past won’t stay buried… UK publication: 8th February 2018 US publication: 19th June 2018 384 pages Praise for BRING ME BACK: ‘An addictive new voice in suspense fiction’ Sophie Hannah ‘Just finished this BRILLIANT book…Clever, addictive and twisty, I couldn’t sleep until I found out the truth…The twist floored me! Utterly compelling from beginning to end’ Claire Douglas WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Wray) ICELANDIC: N29 / Drapa UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK (Sally Williamson) ITALIAN: Nord NORTH AM