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Dear Librarian,

Happy New Year! Welcome to our latest catalogue, full of great bestselling genre fiction.

We kick off 2015 with some stellar crime fiction from Stephen King. The master of horror has turned his hand to suspense with Mr Mercedes, and produced ‘the best thriller of the year’(Sunday Express). Tony Parsons’ crime thriller The Murder Bag also comes highly recommended with acclaim from Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver and Sophie Hannah. In Reykjavik Nights theking of Icelandic crime fiction, Arnaldur Indridason, takes us back to his much-loved character Detective Erlendur’s early days on the police force. We also have fantastic new titles fromR. J. Ellory, Charles Cumming and James Patterson.

For fans of women’s fiction there is a new title from phenomenal bestseller Hilary Boyd, A Most Desirable Marriage, which sees an apparently perfect marriage fall apart at the seams.Harriet Evans returns with a generational saga, involving a family where everyone has a secret in A Place for Us, and in The Snow Angel by Lulu Taylor a family portrait holds the clue to adecades old mystery.

We’ve also got some award winning authors in this quarter – J from Howard Jacobsonwas shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize this year, and we have the new collection of short storiesfrom Man Booker prize winner Margaret Atwood: Stone Mattress. Costa Award winning author Colm Tóibín also returns with a moving saga set in Ireland, Nora Webster.

In our Non-Fiction plan we also have Val McDermid’s Forensics, looking into the fascinating history of forensic science: key to many of her bestselling crime thrillers.Tracy Borman explores the life of the historical man-of-the-moment, Thomas Cromwell, in her gripping biography of this Tudor heavyweight.

We hope you enjoy our selection of titles, if you have any feedback, please do get in touch.

Best wishes,

The Editor

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The Repercussions Catherine Hall978 1 47128 183 9 – 352pp

Reykjavik Nights Arnaldur Indridason978 1 47128 177 8 – 336pp

A Most Desirable Marriage Hilary Boyd978 1 47127 490 9 – 416pp

A sweeping narrative dealing with the psychological andemotional reality of war, as well as race, guilt, love and loss.

When war photographer Jo returns from her latestassignment in Afghanistan she hopes to restore equilibrium

to her chaotic life. But images and events of her recent past andthe reading of her great-grandmother Elizabeth’s diary haunt hernight and day, forcing Jo to come to terms with demons shethought she could leave behind. Written as a long confession and alternating with Elizabeth’saccount of nursing Indian soldiers at the Brighton Pavilion in 1915,The Repercussions is Catherine Hall’s most ambitious novel todate.

‘Her writing has a terse and fierce precision thattightens into tragic fury’ INDEPENDENT

‘A brilliant author.’SIMON SAVIDGE for THE GUARDIAN

This is Indridason’s complex detective, before he becameone…

Erlendur works nights. He’s a young officer in Traffic, not yet adetective. And Reykjavik’s nights are full of car crashes,

robberies, drinkers and fighters. A homeless man Erlendur knowsis found drowned, and a young woman on her way home froma club vanishes, but few people care. Both cases go cold. Erlenduris not an investigator, but his instincts tell him their fates are worthpursuing. How could they be linked? Inexorably, he is drawn intothe blackness of the city’s underbelly, where everyone is in thedark or on the run.

‘The king of Icelandic crime fiction’FINANCIAL TIMES

‘An international literary phenomenon - and it’s easy tosee why. His novels are gripping, authentic, hauntingand lyrical’ HARLAN COBEN

We all have secrets, but not like this…

Lawrence and Jo have enjoyed a strong marriage, the envy oftheir friends. Even after thirty years they have lots to say to

each other, many interests in common and, until recently, a goodsex life. But Lawrence seems wary and restless. Something’swrong. Just how wrong, Jo is about to discover... Can they usetheir years of history - all the things they’ve shared - to overcomea devastating betrayal?

Praise for the author:

‘I was ripping through this book ... addictive’EVENING STANDARD

‘Poignant, well observed and wonderfully written, thisis a bit of a heart string-puller’ CLOSER

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The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81J. B. Morrison 978 1 47128 179 2 – 320pp

The Nemesis Program Scott Mariani978 1 47128 181 5 – 528pp

If The Dead Rise Not Philip Kerr978 1 47128 182 2 – 672pp

The explosive, thrilling new Ben Hope adventure frombestselling author, Scott Mariani.

Maverick American biologist Dr Roberta Ryder receives amysterious letter from her friend Claudine and travels to

Paris to see her, only to learn of her shocking death. Before sheknows it, Roberta becomes the target of ruthless men with adeadly agenda that only the letter can unmask. Ben Hope, nowtrying to retire, finds his life turned upside down by Roberta’sarrival. In a frantic race to Paris to uncover the mystery ofClaudine’s research, they uncover a global conspiracy that willclaim the lives of millions of people… unless Ben can stop it.

‘Slick, serpentine and very, very entertaining… Ifyou’ve got a pulse, you’ll love Scott Mariani; if youhaven’t, then maybe you crossed Ben Hope.’

SIMON TOYNE

‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and atormented hero with a heart… Scott Mariani packs areal punch.’ ANDY McDERMOTT

Berlin, 1936. Sport, corruption and violent death; this isthe hard-boiled, fast-paced Bernie Gunther we expect.

Bernie Gunther, forced to resign as a homicide detective withBerlin’s Criminal Police, is now a house detective at the famous

Adlon Hotel. Two bodies are found - a businessman and a Jewishboxer, and Bernie is drawn into the lives of various hotel guests.One, a beautiful left-wing journalist, is intent on persuading Americato boycott the Olympiad. The other, a Chicago gangster, who wantsto use the Olympics to enrich his Chicago mob. As events unfold,Bernie uncovers a vast network of those who want a slice of thefortune the Nazis are spending to showcase Germany to the world.

‘Kerr brilliantly evokes the edgy atmosphere of thepost-war period in one of the most gripping andaccomplished detective novels published so far’

SUNDAY TIMES‘Kerr’s period detail is utterly convincing... asophisticated thriller that brings the war and itsaftermath to life’ INDEPENDENT

Frank Derrick is eighty-one. And he’s just been run overby a milk float.

It was tough enough to fill the hours of the day when he wasactive. But now he’s broken his arm and fractured his foot, itlooks set to be a very long few weeks ahead. Then a breath offresh air comes into his life in the form of Kelly Christmas, homehelp. With her little blue car and appalling parking, Kelly changesFrank’s life. She reminds him that there is a big wide-worldbeyond the four walls of his flat and that adventures, howeversmall, come to people of all ages.

Frank and Kelly’s story is sad and funny, moving, familiar,uplifting. And it’s guaranteed to make you laugh.

‘Warm and funny, this book will leave you with asatisfied smile’

CATHARINA INGELMAN-SUNDBERG, bestsellingauthor of The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

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Iron and Rust Harry Sidebottom978 1 47128 550 9 – 448pp

One Moment, One Morning Sarah Rayner978 1 47128 180 8 – 448pp

Winter Christopher Nicholson978 1 47128 552 3 – 352pp

One Moment, One Morning is a stunning novel aboutlove and loss, about family and – above all – friendship.

The Brighton to London line. The 07:44 train. Carriagespacked with commuters. A woman applies her make-up.

Another occupies her time observing the people around her. Ahusband and wife share an affectionate gesture. Further along, awoman flicks through a glossy magazine. Then, abruptly,everything changes: a man has a heart attack, and can’t beresuscitated; the train is stopped, an ambulance called. For at leastthree passengers on the 07:44 on that particular morning, life willnever be the same again.

‘Carried along by the momentum of a suspense-filledyet touching story that drives to the core of humanemotion, this book is a real page-turner.’ EASY LIVING

‘An intimate, thoughtful novel celebrating women’sfriendship and loyalty to each other.’

WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY

A poignant imagining of Thomas Hardy’s relationship withhis last muse.

Acelebrated author, in the winter of his life, awaits a visit froma beautiful young actress – the leading lady in a staging of his

most famous tragedy. But his wife is troubled. An anxious andsickly woman, she watches the growing intimacy between herhusband and the young woman, and becomes tormented by theidea that they will betray her. In this delicately-wrought novel,Christopher Nicholson has been inspired by the true story of thefirst theatrical production of Tess of the D’Urbervilles to paint asubtle and moving portrait of life’s little ironies, its disappointmentsand its desires.

‘A wonderfully insightful — and occasionally humorous— portrait of marital unhappiness and the dynamics ofdesire and longing’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘A superfine, thistledown novel… written in a prose ofsuch quality that one does not notice the quality’

GUARDIAN

In a single year six Emperors will lay claim to the Throneof the Caesars…

Spring, AD235. A surprise attack and the brutal murder of theEmperor Alexander and his mother shatters four decades of

Roman certainty. Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesarrisen from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence, hewill fight for Rome. The Senators praise the new Emperor withelaborate oratory, but will any of them accept a Caesar who wasonce a shepherd boy? In the north, as the merciless war againstthe barbarians consumes men and treasure, rebellion andpersonal tragedy drive Maximinus to desperate extremes, bloodyrevenge and to the borders of sanity.

‘Sidebottom’s prose blazes with searing scholarship’THE TIMES

‘A storming triumph… wonderful fight scenes, deftliterary touches and salty dialogue’ DAILY TELEGRAPH


A Lovely Way to Burn Louise Welsh978 1 47128 178 5 – 416pp

The Snow Angel Lulu Taylor978 1 47128 184 6 – 528pp

No Harm Can Come to a Good Man James Smythe978 1 47128 551 6 – 464pp

A forbidden passion. A lifetime of consequences.

Cressida Felbridge is living the high life as a debutante in 1960sLondon society. Wishing only the best for his daughter,

Cressida’s father decrees that she must have her portrait painted.But as soon as she meets the painter Ralph Few, Cressie knowsher life will never be the same again. In the present day, EmilyConway is told of a mysterious legacy: a house in Cumbria, leftto her by a woman she has never met. Could this house providethe chance to start anew, or does it hold secrets that she mustuncover before it can be at peace?

A deliciously dark family saga from Lulu Taylor, thebestselling author of The Winter Folly.

‘[This] engrossing romantic saga is a hugely enjoyable,escapist treat.’ DAILY MIRROR on The Winter Folly

A terrifyingly original thriller from the author of The Machine.

How far would you go to save your family from an invisiblethreat? ClearVista is used by everyone and can predict

everything. It’s a daily lifesaver, predicting weather, to traffic, towho you should befriend. Laurence Walker wants to be the nextPresident of the United States. ClearVista will predict his chances.It will predict whether he’s the right man for the job. It will predictthat his son can only survive for 102 seconds underwater. It willpredict that Laurence’s life is about to collapse in the mostunimaginable way.

‘A writer with a preternaturally powerful anddistinctive voice’ GUARDIAN

‘One of our most talented new writers’JOHN HARDING

‘Welsh plays brilliantly on our worst fears, and the pacenever lets up. Seriously scary.’ THE TIMES

It doesn’t look like murder in a city full of death. A pandemiccalled ‘The Sweats’ is sweeping the globe. London is a city incrisis. Hospitals begin to fill with the dead and dying, but StevieFlint is convinced that the sudden death of her boyfriend, DrSimon Sharkey, was not from natural causes. As roads out ofLondon become gridlocked with people fleeing infection, Stevie’ssearch for Simon’s killers takes her in the opposite direction, intothe depths of the dying city and a race with death.

‘A terrifying journey into the possible, this is dystopiafor today. Feral, frightening and fascinating, A LovelyWay to Burn gripped and chilled me in equal measure’VAL McDERMID

‘A thrillingly dystopian mystery’ GUARDIAN

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A Buzz in the Meadow Dave Goulson978 1 47128 553 0 – 352pp

Talk to Me Jules Wake978 1 47128 188 4 – 448pp

The Lost Garden Kate Kerrigan978 1 47128 187 7 – 416pp

Olivia and Daniel certainly aren’t talking the language oflove…

Olivia has been in love with Daniel forever but, despite herbest efforts, they’ve never been able to get it together.

Their relationship has always been a series of mixed messagesand misunderstandings and the final straw comes when Danielmysteriously starts dating her flatmate, Emily. Hurt and confused,Olivia resolves to forget her heartache with a spot of speed dating.After all, what could possibly go wrong? One crazy stalker laterand Olivia’s life is becoming increasingly strange and scary. Canshe rely on Daniel to step in when events take a terrifying turn orwill their communication breakdown ultimately result in tragedy?

‘A heart-warming debut’ THE BOOKSELLER

‘Talk To Me is the next wave in chick lit.’ELDER PARK BOOK REVIEWS

A mesmerising story about loss, friendship and the powerof true love.

Aileen Doherty can’t wait to go on her first adventure, tattiepicking for the summer in Scotland. What she hadn’t

bargained for was meeting the irresistible Jimmy Walsh, who fallsfor flame-haired Aileen the moment he sets eyes on her. Spendingeach day working together, Aileen and Jimmy fall passionately inlove, until their happiness is cruelly cut short by a tragic accident.Aileen finds solace in reviving an abandoned garden. Gradually,through the magic of hope, Aileen brings the garden back to life- and herself with it. But it takes a true miracle to finally heal herbroken heart.

Praise for the author: ‘A book with heart; warm,enjoyable and gently compelling’ DAILY MAIL

‘I devoured this book in one sitting - I LOVED IT!’MARIAN KEYES

A fascinating look at the insect world found in one field inFrance - and how important that world is to all of us.

In A Buzz in the Meadow Goulson tells the story of how hebought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with

33 acres of surrounding meadow and how, over a decade, he hascreated a place for his beloved bumblebees to thrive. But othercreatures live there too, myriad insects of every kind. You will learnabout how a deathwatch beetle finds its mate, about theimportance of houseflies, why butterflies have spots on their wings,about dragonfly sex, bed-bugs and wasps. Goulson is brilliant, andvery funny, at showing how scientists actually conduct experiments.

‘Goulson reveals details of insect lives that had meexclaiming with delight. His descriptive style is clearand elegant, with exactly the right dusting of humour.’DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘The real pleasure of reading this book is hearing thehum of biodiversity rising from every page.’

THE TIMES


Jude the Obscure Thomas Hardy978 1 47128 554 7 – 640pp

The Spy who Changed the World Mike Rossiter978 1 47128 186 0 – 496pp

Good Morning, Mr Mandela Zelda la Grange978 1 47128 185 3 – 560pp

The gripping true story of Klaus Fuchs: the spy who soldthe nuclear secrets to the Russians.

When the three leaders of Britain, the United States and theSoviet Union, met at Potsdam in July 1945, President

Truman announced to Stalin that the US had a new weapon. Infact, Stalin was well aware of the existence of the atomicbomb. Stalin owed his knowledge to the atomic scientist Dr KlausFuchs. A refugee from Nazi Germany, entrusted with crucial workfor the British and American nuclear weapons project, Fuchs gaveevery piece of information he had to the KGB. The world thatFuchs helped create remained in the grip of a nuclear stand-offfor a generation.

‘A gripping espionage story that might have been pennedby the master of Cold War spy fiction John le Carré’

DAILY EXPRESS

‘Pacy and well-crafted’ GUARDIAN

Zelda la Grange served Nelson Mandela in differentcapacities over nineteen years. She was serving as hisPersonal Assistant when he passed on in December 2013.

Good Morning, Mr Mandela is the journey of an awkwardyoung typist later chosen to become the President’s most

loyal servant, spending most of her adult life travelling with andcaring for the man she would come to call ‘Khulu,’ or‘grandfather.’ Here Zelda pays tribute to Nelson Mandela as sheknew him - a teacher who gave her the most valuable lessons ofher life. A man who refused to be defined by his past, who forgaveand respected all, but who was also frank, teasing and direct. Nowshe shares his lasting and inspiring gifts with the world.

‘Compelling and ultimately heartbreaking... herunguarded honesty allows her to tells a remarkablestory’ TELEGRAPH

‘Uplifting... generally charming… always reverent’SUNDAY TIMES

A brooding tragedy which scandalised Hardy’scontemporaries on first publication.

Jude Fawley is a rural stone mason with intellectual aspirations.Manipulated by the beautiful Arabella Donn, he is distractedfrom his studies and lured into an affectionate but lovelessmarriage. When Arabella leaves him for a new life in Australia,Jude moves to Christchurch in the hopes of bettering himselfthrough studies. However he becomes frustrated by poverty andthe indifference of the academic institutions at the University. Hisonly source of joy seems to lie in his unconventional relationshipwith his cousin, Sue Bridehead. But life as social outcasts provesundermining and when tragedy occurs, Sue has no resilience andJude is left in despair.

‘Visceral, passionate, anti-hypocrisy, anti-repression...Hardy reaches into our wildest recesses’

EVENING STANDARD

‘The greatest tragic writer among English novelists’ VIRGINIA WOOLF

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The Murder Bag Tony Parsons978 1 47128 289 8 – 380pp

By Its Cover Donna Leon978 1 47128 774 9 – 352pp

The Reef Edith Wharton978 1 47128 555 4 – 432pp

A stunning classic from the first woman to win thePulitzer Prize, the author of The Age of Innocence andThe House of Mirth.

The Reef follows the fancies of George Darrow, a youngdiplomat travelling from London to France, intent on

proposing to Anna Leath. Anna is a young widow, an Americanliving in France with her step-mother. However, unsettled byAnna’s restraint, Darrow drifts into an affair with Sophy Viner, acharmingly naive and impecunious young governess. But Sophieholds the key to a secret which comes to reveal Anna’s future -and the very foundation of her life.

‘A complex, subtle and moving story of the ways inwhich people torment one another and the awfulpower of retrospective jealousy.’ PENELOPE LIVELY

The explosive and gripping first crime novel from TonyParsons, bestselling author of Man and Boy.

Twenty years ago seven rich, privileged students becamefriends at their exclusive private school. Now they have

started dying in the most violent way imaginable. Detective MaxWolfe has recently arrived in the Homicide division of London’sWest End Central. Soon he is following the bloody trail from thebackstreets and bright lights of the city, to the darkest corners ofthe internet and all the way to the corridors of power. As thebodies pile up, Max finds the killer’s reach getting closer toeverything - and everyone - he loves. Soon he is fighting not onlyfor justice, but for his own life…

‘Spectacular! Tense and human, fast and authentic.’LEE CHILD

‘A relentless plot, evocative prose and compelling (andwrenching) portraits of the characters, good and evil,conspire to make this a must-read.’ JEFFERY DEAVER

By Its Cover is the much anticipated twenty-thirdinstalment in Donna Leon’s bestselling crime series.

When several valuable antiquarian books go missing from aprestigious library in the heart of Venice, Commissario

Brunetti is immediately called to the scene. He begins to seekinformation about some of the library’s regulars, such as the ex-priest Franchini, and Contessa Morosini-Albani, and comes to theconclusion that the thief could not have acted alone. However,when Franchini is found murdered in his home, the case takes amore sinister turn. Alongside his ever-faithful team of IspettoreVianello and Signorina Elettra, he delves into the pages ofFranchini’s past and into the mind of a book thief in order touncover the terrible truth.

Praise for the author: ‘The familiar characters andVenetian location are described with remarkablefreshness and, as always, the edifying result is bothamusing and thought-provoking’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH


Artefacts of the Dead Tony Black 978 1 47128 305 5 – 336pp

Stone Mattress Margaret Atwood978 1 47128 296 6 – 368pp

Rivers of London Ben Aaronovitch978 1 47128 299 7 – 544pp

‘One of the most important writers in English today.’GERMAINE GREER

Arecently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormywinter evening by the voice of her late husband. An elderly

lady with Charles Bonnet’s syndrome comes to terms with thelittle people she keeps seeing, while a newly-formed populistgroup gathers to burn down her retirement residence. A womanborn with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire. In these nine tales, Margaret Atwood ventures into theshadowland and she is at the top of her darkly humorous andseriously playful game.

‘It’s easy to appreciate the grand array of MargaretAtwood’s works ... in all their power and grace andvariety. When I think of it, and put it together with herwriterly gifts and achievements, it takes my breathaway.’ ALICE MUNRO

‘Atwood is a poet. Scarcely a sentence of her quick,dry yet avid prose fails to do useful work.’

JOHN UPDIKE

The spirit of riot and rebellion has awakened in the city…

My name is Peter Grant and I was just probationary constablein the Metropolitan Police until one night in January, in

pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statementfrom someone who was dead but disturbingly voluble - thatbrought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the lastwizard in England. Now I’m a Detective Constable and a traineewizard, the first apprentice in fifty years, and my world hasbecome somewhat more complicated: nests of vampires inPurley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddessof the Thames, and digging up graves in Covent Garden.

‘Witty, well plotted, vividly written and addictivelyreadable’ THE TIMES

‘An engaging mix of magic and police procedural… themost satisfying fantasy thriller to hit bookshelves inquite some time. Witty, imaginative and gripping.’ SFX

It’s a dead man... Can’t you see someone’s put a bloodygreat spike through him?

The discovery of a dead banker sends shock waves throughthe sleepy coastal town of Ayr. It’s up to DI Bob Valentine,

recently back on the force after his near-fatal stabbing, to find thekiller. Leads are hard to find and the pressure is on from the ChiefSuperintendent who still has serious concerns about her DI’smental health. As it becomes clear that there’s a serial killer onthe loose, Valentine must battle the demons of his post-traumaticstress that’s leaking frightening visions. Valentine is close tobreaking point, but can he crack the case before he cracks up?

‘Taut, with a heart-wrenchingly honest protagonist andimpressive literary style, it is among the best of thenew Tartan Noir’ DAILY MAIL

‘Tony Black is my favourite British crime writer’IRVINE WELSH

The day Martha Winter decided to tear apart her familybegan like any other day.

The house has a soft, purple wisteria twining around the door.You step inside. The hall is cool after the hot summer’s day.

The welcome is kind and always warm. Yet something makes yoususpect life here can’t be as perfect as it seems. After all, thebrightest smile can hide the darkest secret. But wouldn’t you payany price to have a glorious place like this? Welcome toWinterfold. Martha Winter’s family is finally coming home.

A Place for Us by bestselling author Harriet Evans is abook you’ll dive into, featuring a family you’ll fall in lovewith... and never want to leave.

Praise for the author: ‘Evans’s gift for characterisationand appreciation of complicated family dynamicssingles this novel out as superior romantic fare.’

INDEPENDENT

From the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger forBest Thriller of the Year comes a gripping and suspensefulnew spy novel.

MI6’s Head of Station in Turkey is killed in a mysterious planecrash. The Secret Intelligence Service wants the incident

investigated – quickly and quietly. Arriving in Istanbul to investigate,Thomas Kell discovers that MI6 operations in the region havebeen fatally compromised. A traitor inside Western Intelligencethreatens not just the special relationship, but the security of theentire Middle East. But when Kell is betrayed by those closest tohim, the stakes become personal. He will do anything to see thisoperation through – including putting himself and others, in theline of fire…

‘From the first page to the last it has the ring ofabsolute authenticity. Tautly written, cleverly plotted…it reminded me strongly of the early books of John leCarré’ ROBERT HARRIS

A Colder War Charles Cumming978 1 47128 290 4 – 436pp

Something wicked this way comes…

Kansas, 1959. A travelling carnival appears overnight in thesmall town of Seneca Falls, with acts of inexplicable magic

and illusion. But when a man’s body is discovered beneath thecarousel with no clue as to his identity, FBI Special Agent MichaelTravis is sent to investigate. As the consequences of what hashappened become ever more disturbing, Travis struggles to openhis mind to a truth that defies comprehension. Can he convincehimself that things are not what they seem? Or is this a newreality which could undermine everything in which he has placedhis trust?

‘An intriguing, delightfully unpredictable novel’MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘An atmospheric thriller with a gallery of fascinatingcharacters’ IRISH INDEPENDENT

Carnival of Shadows R. J. Ellory978 1 47128 297 3 – 725pp

A Place for Us Harriet Evans978 1 47128 292 8 – 594pp


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Thirteen Weddings Paige Toon978 1 47128 295 9 – 448pp

Vendetta Dreda Say Mitchell978 1 47128 291 1 – 576pp

Zodiac Station Tom Harper 978 1 47128 294 2 – 544pp

An extraordinary thriller set at the frozen edge of the world.

In the Arctic Ocean, the US Coast Guard icebreaker TerraNova batters its way through the ice. There shouldn’t beanyone near them for hundreds of miles. But then a lone skier,half-dead with cold, emerges out of the snow. His name is TomAnderson and he is the only survivor of a disaster at ZodiacStation, a scientific research base deep in the Arctic Circle. Hetells an incredible story of scientists and spies, mayhem andmurder. But whose blood is smeared across his clothes? Why isthere a bullet hole through the jacket he’s wearing, and why isthat jacket labelled with someone else’s name?

‘Harper is a master storyteller’ PETER JAMES

‘Harper effortlessly draws the reader into an unfamiliartime, bringing alive the characters and theirmotivations’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

The charming new novel from the bestselling author, PaigeToon

Bronte never expected to see Alex after their one night together,but she never stopped thinking of him. So when she arrives at

work to find that Alex is a new colleague, she is secretly thrilled.The only problem is that Alex is now engaged to Zara. Determinedto move on, Bronte becomes a part-time wedding photographer.Surrounded by loving couples, she tries to navigate her way througheach wedding, while her heart is being torn apart. As Alex’s ownwedding day draws ever nearer, Bronte must decide whether tofight for the man she loves, or to let him go forever.

Praise for the author:‘It’s fresh, incredibly confident… This wonderful page-turner kept me guessing right until the end’

MARIAN KEYES

‘Fun, summery, chick-lit with bite - if you want a bit ofescapism, this is perfect’ COSMOPOLITAN

A fast-paced, race-against-time thriller, Dreda Say Mitchellis the female equivalent of Simon Kernick and StephenLeather.

Mac wakes in a smashed-up hotel room with no recollectionof what has happened. With his lover’s corpse in the

bathroom and the evidence suggesting that he killed her, Mac ison a mission to uncover the truth and find the real killer. But he’sin a race against time. Hot on his heels is tenacious DetectiveInspector Rio Wray. Double-crossed and in the line of fire, Machas to swim through a sea of lies to get to the truth. But only Macknows he’s been living a double life. Can he be sure he doesn’thave blood on his hands?

‘Breathless from the first word and thrilling to the last’LEE CHILD

‘Wonderful vivid writing and a truly original voice.’PETER JAMES

‘A sweet, witty and likeable love story.’ SUNDAY MIRROR

Ben Lawrence seems to have it all - the hot job, the flashy car,the luxurious apartment. But one tragic day in his past mars

his future. Since the events of that day he hasn’t truly got close toanyone. He made a promise that love was the price he wouldpay for his mistakes. When Effy Jones - a bright, ambitious charityfounder - walks into the PR firm where Ben works, neither realisethat their lives are about to be turned upside down. Wheneverything is broken one person can help to put the piecestogether...

‘Reminiscent of One Day, this moving, quirky love storyis sob-inducingly romantic.’

CLOSER on This is a Love Story

‘A very modern romance, this is a sweet, witty andlikeable love story.’ SUNDAY MIRROR

Fall From Grace is the latest missing persons case in thebestselling David Raker series by Tim Weaver.

When Leonard Franks and his wife Ellie leave London fortheir dream retirement in Dartmoor, everything seems

perfect. But then their new life is shattered. Leonard headsoutside to fetch firewood from the back of the house - and neverreturns. Nine months later, with the police investigation at a deadend, Leonard’s family turn to David Raker. But nothing canprepare Raker for what he’s about to uncover, because at theheart of this disappearance lies a devastating secret. By the timeRaker realises what it is, it’s not just him in danger - it’s everyonehe cares about.

‘Weaver’s books get better each time - tense,complex, sometimes horrific, written with flair as wellas care.’ GUARDIAN

‘Weaver has delivered another cracking crime thriller’DAILY MAIL

Fall From Grace Tim Weaver978 1 47128 293 5 – 568pp

When a love lasts longer than one lifetime…

When a tragic accident tore his life apart, Nick Deegan lefthis beautiful wife Kate and their two young children -

always thinking that someday he would return to them. Now,two years later, Kate has passed away and Nick moves back hometo raise the children. Nick discovers a book Kate had left for himcontaining things she wanted him to know. But alongside the do’sand dont’s of raising their children are details of five dates, withfive very different women for the months ahead. Nick slowlyrealises that it’s not romance Kate wanted him to find, butsomething far more important…

‘Warm, very moving and completely absorbing’MELLISSA HILL

‘A powerful story that me laughing and crying’CLARE DOWLING

Things I Want You to Know Martina Reilly 978 1 47128 312 3 – 560pp

Paper Swans Jessica Thompson978 1 47128 314 7 – 496pp


Bestselling crime writer Val McDermid picks up thescalpel to uncover the secrets of forensic medicine, fromthe crime scene to the courtroom.

In Forensics Val McDermid lays bare the secrets of this fascinatingscience drawing on interviews with professionals, ground-

breaking research and her own experience. Along the way, shewonders at how maggots collected from a corpse can helpdetermine time of death and how a DNA trace a millionth thesize of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer. In her novels,McDermid has been solving complex crimes and confrontingunimaginable evil for years. Now, she’s looking at the people whodo it for real.

Praise for the author: ‘McDermid has the ruthlesspsychological scalpel that forms part of the equipment ofall good novelists, whatever their genre. And, fortunatelyfor us, she knows just how to use it.’ GUARDIAN

‘The sheer brio of McDermid’s writing produces thatincreasingly rare thing, a genuine page-turner thatdoesn’t insult its readers’ intelligence.’ INDEPENDENT

The inspiration behind the powerful new film starringGugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson.

Dido Belle was the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of aRoyal Navy captain and a slave woman, adopted by the Earl

of Mansfield. As Lord Chief Justice of England he would presideover the notorious Zong case – the drowning of 142 slaves byan unscrupulous shipping company. His ruling provided the legalunderpinning to the abolition of slavery in Britain. Paula Byrnevividly narrates the story of a family that defied convention, thelegal trial that exposed the cruelties of slavery and the woman whochallenged notions of race at the highest rank.

‘A touching account… artfully constructed’SUNDAY TIMES

‘The theatrical zest of the narrative, which is a tie-inwith a movie of the same name, holds it all together’

THE TIMES

Belle Paula Byrne978 1 47128 307 9 – 304pp

The War of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors…

The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiestseries of civil wars in British history. The crown of England

changed hands violently seven times as the great families ofEngland fought to the death for power, majesty and the right torule. Dan Jones describes how the Plantagenets tore themselvesapart and were finally replaced by the Tudors. With vividdescriptions of the battle of Towton, where 28,000 men died ina single morning, to Bosworth, where the last Plantagenet kingwas hacked down, this is the real story behind Shakespeare’sfamous history plays.

‘The Hollow Crown is exhilarating, epic, blood-and-roses history… Jones’s material is thrilling… it is asupremely skillful piece of storytelling.’

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

‘Stonking narrative history told with pace, wit andscholarship about the bloody dynasty that producedsome of England’s most brilliant, brutal kings’

OBSERVER on The Plantagenets

The Hollow Crown Dan Jones978 1 47128 308 6 – 594pp

Forensics Val McDermid 978 1 47128 311 6 – 418pp


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Mr Mercedes Stephen King978 1 47128 666 7 – 560pp

King Solomon’s Mines H. Rider Haggard978 1 47128 316 1 – 336pp

Ruth Elizabeth Gaskell978 1 47128 318 5 – 640pp

A swashbuckling, Indiana Jones-style adventure!

When two men approach adventurer Allan Quartermain tolead a quest into the unexplored areas of north Africa, he

agrees to be their guide. Sir Henry Curtis and his friend CaptainGood are seeking his help to find Sir Henry’s brother, who waslast seen travelling that way on a search for King Solomon’s Mines.Armed with a map that claims to show the way to the legendarytreasure, and aided by a mysterious local named Umbopa, themen set out on an adventure into the darkest regions of Africa.

In 1885, H. Rider Haggard’s publisher considered KingSolomon’s Mines as ‘the most amazing book ever written.’

‘A peculiarly thrilling and vigorous tale of adventure’ANDREW LANG

‘I think I must be an improper woman without knowing it,I do so manage to shock people.’

Ruth Hilton, an orphaned young seamstress, falls for the deceitand seduction of the wealthy and bored Henry Bellingham.

The affair however, is short-lived and soon Ruth who is carryingBellingham’s unborn child is left abandoned, unemployed andhomeless. She is saved by an elderly clergyman, Rev. Benson, andhis family, who take pity on the young girl. Soon they help toestablish for her a respectable place in society. But whenBellingham returns and once more begins his advances on Ruthshe must make a decision - to retain her pride and endure thescorn of the community, or to succumb once more to HenryBellingham.

In Ruth Elizabeth Gaskell lays bare Victorian hypocrisy,and its double standards for men and women.

A riveting suspense thriller from the bestselling author,Stephen King.

Acat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring a retired homicidedetective who’s haunted by one of the few cases he left open

- the pre-dawn slaughter of eight people among hundredsgathered in line for the opening of a jobs fair. Without warning, alone driver ploughed through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes.The plot is kicked into gear when Bill Hodges receives a letter inthe mail, from a man claiming to be the perpetrator. He tauntsHodges with the notion that he will strike again. Only Hodges,with a couple of misfit friends, can apprehend the killer in this high-stakes race against time.

‘When it comes to grabbing an audience by the throatand giving them no choice but to keep reading, Kinghas no equal’ GUARDIAN

‘Pays off exuberantly. [...] Surprising and invigorating.’NEW YORK TIMES

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J Howard Jacobson978 1 47128 683 4 – 415pp

Beautiful Day Kate Anthony978 1 47128 669 8 – 395pp

Invisible James Patterson & David Ellis978 1 47128 665 0 – 400pp

A chilling and terrifying stand-alone thriller frombestselling author James Patterson.

Everyone thinks Emma Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with findingthe link between hundreds of unsolved cases, Emma has

taken leave from her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she hasare the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom and hernightly recurring nightmares of an all-consuming fire. Not evenEmma’s ex-boyfriend, field agent Harrison ‘Books’ Bookman, willbelieve that hundreds of kidnappings, rapes, and murders are allconnected. That is, until Emma finds a piece of evidence he can’tafford to ignore. More murders are reported by the day - andthey’re all inexplicable. Could one person really be responsiblefor these unthinkable crimes?

‘The prolific Patterson seems unstoppable.’USA TODAY

‘James Patterson knows how to sell thrills andsuspense in clean, unwavering prose.’ PEOPLE

Beautiful Day is a poignant and heart-warming novel.

Rachel is returning to work, and as she discovers, juggling a newjob, three children and an ex-husband can feel like drowning.

Philip doesn’t seem like an obvious lifesaver. He has just lost theone person who ever cared for him and he doesn’t know how tolive in the real world. But might Philip and Rachel each havesomething the other needs? This is a story of unexpectedfriendship; of the messy, muddy territory of those broken by life -and what it takes to fix them. It reminds us that the very darkest ofdays can be funny, heart-warming and even beautiful.

‘Heart-wrenching and compulsive, I’m sad I’ve finished it’HILARY BOYD

‘It’s not often you find a chick-lit book that genuinelymakes you want to be a better person but thisemotional, heart-warming story had just that effect onme… I loved it.’ DAILY MAIL

A life-changing novel by one of Britain’s greatest novelists,winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2010. Shortlisted forthe Man Booker Prize in 2014.

Two people fall in love, not yet knowing where they havecome from or where they are going. Kevern doesn’t know

why his father always drew two fingers across his lips when hesaid a word starting with a J. Ailinn too has grown up in the darkabout who she was or where she came from. On their first dateKevern kisses the bruises under her eyes. They aren’t sure if theyhave fallen in love of their own accord, or whether they’ve beenpushed into each other’s arms. But who would have pushedthem, and why?

‘Comparisons do not do full justice to Jacobson’sachievement in what may well come to be seen as thedystopian British novel of its times.’ GUARDIAN

‘A snarling, effervescent and ambitious philosophicalwork of fiction. Jacobson’s triumph is to craft a novelthat is poignant as well as troubling.’ INDEPENDENT

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Last Kiss Louise Phillips 978 1 47128 674 2 – 544pp

He Wants Alison Moore978 1 47128 670 4 – 171pp

Love in Small Letters Francesc Miralles978 1 47128 675 9 – 384pp

A surprising, lingering and intensely moving tale from oneof our most exciting novelists.

Retired teacher Lewis Sullivan always imagined living by thesea. He lives instead in the Midlands village in which he was

born. His grown-up daughter visits every day, bringing soup. Hedoes not want soup. He frequents his second-favourite pub,where he can get half a shandy, a speciality sausage and a bit ofcompany. When a childhood friend appears on the scene, Lewisfinds his life and comfortable routine shaken up. Alwaysunexpected, sparely written and beautifully crafted, He Wantsdeftly dissects the themes of loneliness, anxiety, the weight ofrecollection and the complex nature of friendship and family ties.

‘A haunting and accomplished novel’ INDEPENDENT

‘Moore’s writing has a superb sense of the weight ofmemory.’ THE TIMES

When Samuel wakes up on 1st January, he is convincedthat the year ahead will bring nothing exciting orunusual…

Astrange visitor bursts into Samuel’s flat, determined not toleave, Mishima, a stray cat. Mishima leads Samuel to a strange

encounter with the enigmatic Valdemar and his neighbour Titus,with whom he had previously never exchanged a word. This isthe catalyst for an incredible transformation that is about to occurin the secluded world Samuel has built around himself. Asunexpected friendships develop out of these encounters and achildhood love is reignited, Samuel discovers for the first time,how small everyday acts can have the power to unleash ahurricane of feeling and awaken the heart from its slumber.

Love in Small Letters is peppered with literaryreferences and links to music and the art world, filledwith eccentricity, cats and some extraordinarycharacters.

Her husband is having an affair with a woman who wantsher life. How far will she go to take back control?

In a quiet suburb, a woman desperately clings to her sanity as ashadowy presence moves objects around her home… In ahotel room across the city, an art dealer with a dubious sexualpast is found butchered, his body arranged to mimic the Hangmancard from the Tarot deck - But what connects them? Whencriminal psychologist Dr Kate Pearson is brought in to helpinvestigate, she finds herself plunged into a web of sexual powerand evil which spreads from Dublin to Paris, and then to Rome.Will Kate discover the identity of the killer before it’s too late toprotect the innocent?

‘Phillips is superb at suspense, at conjuring up a darkmenacing atmosphere.’ SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

‘Louise Phillips goes from strength to strength. […] LastKiss takes her writing to another, more intense level.The pace is excellent, the characters, familiar and new,well drawn and believable.’ IRISH INDEPENDENT


Nora Webster Colm Toibin978 1 47128 668 1 – 461pp

Savage Magic Lloyd Shepherd978 1 47128 673 5 – 449pp

In Love and War Alex Preston978 1 47128 672 8 – 396pp

Lloyd Shepherd’s most ambitious novel to date is atriumph of the imagination.

It’s 1814 and the streets of London’s Covent Garden are at thecentre of a dark trade, enticing rich and poor alike with a cocktailof gin, beer and sex. Behind their own fashionable private doorsin the surrounding parishes, a group of aristocratic young men arefound murdered, all of them wearing masks, all of them behindlocked doors. Constable Charles Horton’s investigation into theseviolent crimes begins at Thorpe Lee House in Surrey, whereaccusations of witchcraft have swept the village. What connectsthese broken London men, and a village awash with talk ofburning witches?

Praise for the author: ‘A joyously, flamboyantlymelodramatic scamper’ GUARDIAN

‘Shepherd produces a satisfyingly rich and readablebrew.’ THE SUNDAY TIMES

A novel of art and letters, of bawdy raconteurs anddashing spies, In Love and War takes you deep into thehidden heart of history.

Desperate to prove himself to his politician father, EsmondLowndes is sent to Italy to forge ties between the British

Union of Fascists and Mussolini’s government. In Florence, hediscovers art and passion amongst eccentric expatriates andglamorous locals. But with the coming of war, he leaves his pastbehind and joins the Florentine resistance. He falls in love with afellow freedom fighter and together they take on the malevolentMario Carità, head of the Fascist secret police. Esmond is at thecentre of assassination plots, shoot-outs and car chases,culminating in a final mission of extraordinary daring.

‘Rich in historical detail and utterly compelling’SUNDAY TIMES

‘Moving... Preston writes in unaffected but affectingprose’ THE TIMES

Nora Webster is the heartbreaking new novel from oneof the greatest novelists writing today.

It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a smalltown, looking after her four children and trying to rebuild her

life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, buttrapped by her circumstances and is waiting for any chance whichwill lift her beyond them. Slowly, through the gift of music and thepower of friendship, she finds a glimmer of hope and a way ofstarting again. As the dynamic of the family changes, she seemsboth fiercely self-possessed but also a figure of great moralambiguity, making her one of the most memorable heroines incontemporary fiction.

‘A profoundly gifted world writer’ SEBASTIAN BARRY

‘The Ireland of four decades ago is beautifullyevoked… Completely absorbing [and] remarkablyheart-affecting’ BOOKLIST


Do Opposites Attract? Kathryn Freeman97 81 47128 679 7 – 400pp

After Before Jemma Wayne978 1 47128 671 1 – 408pp

Look Who’s Back Timur Vermes978 1 47128 667 4 – 371pp

“That was the day that Mama made the rules: If theycome, run. Be quiet and run. But not together. Nevertogether. If one is found, at least the other survives….”

During a cold, British winter, three women reach crisis point.Emily, an immigrant survivor of the Rwandan genocide is

existing but not living. Vera, a newly Christian Londoner is strivingto live a moral life, her happiness constantly undermined bysecrets from her past. Lynn, battling with an untimely disease, isconsumed by bitterness and resentment of what she hasn’tachieved and what has been snatched from her. Each sufferingtheir own demons, their lives have been torn open by betrayal:by other people, by themselves, by life itself. But as their pathsinterweave, they begin to unravel their beleaguered pasts, andinadvertently change each other’s futures.

‘Rich, haunted, gripping, painful and beautifullyentwined’ RUTH PADEL

‘A powerful novel. Its characters will haunt you longafter their stories have been told’ NAOMI GRYN

Look Who’s Back is a black and brilliant satire ofmodern media-bloated society, seen through the eyes ofthe Führer himself.

Berlin, Summer 2011. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch ofopen ground, alive and well. Things have changed - no Eva

Braun, no Nazi party, no war. Hitler barely recognises his belovedFatherland, filled with immigrants and run by a woman. Peoplecertainly recognise him, albeit as a flawless impersonator whorefuses to break character. The unthinkable and the inevitablehappens: the ranting Hitler goes viral. He becomes a YouTubestar, gets his own T.V. show and people begin to listen. But theFührer has another programme with even greater ambition - toset the country he finds a shambles back to rights.

‘A darkly entertaining satire’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Be warned. This book is funny. Very funny… good,edgy comedy that provides food for thought alongsidethe belly laughs’ INDEPENDENT

There’s no such thing as a class divide - until you’re onseparate sides.

Brianna Worthington has beauty, privilege and a very healthytrust fund. The only hardship she’s ever witnessed has been

on the television. Yet when she’s invited to see how her mother’scharity, Medic SOS, is dealing with the aftermath of a tornado inSouth America, even Brianna is surprised when she accepts. MitchMcBride, Chief Medical Officer, doesn’t need the patron’sdaughter disrupting his work. He’s from the wrong side of thetracks and has led life on the edge, but he’s not about to risk losinghis job for a pretty face. Poles apart yet dynamite together, canBrianna and Mitch ever bridge the gap separating them?

‘Little rich girl learns about life in a disaster area inSouth America. It’s a fun debut’ THE BOOKSELLER


Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda Morten Storm978 1 47128 678 0 – 149pp

Thomas Cromwell Tracy Borman978 1 47128 676 6 – 592pp

The Wedding Proposal Sue Moorcroft978 1 47128 680 3 – 367pp

Thomas Cromwell is known to millions as the leadingcharacter in Hilary Mantel’s bestselling Wolf Hall andBring Up the Bodies. But who was the real Cromwell?

Born a tavern keeper’s son, Cromwell rose swiftly through theranks to become Henry VIII’s right hand man, and one of the

most powerful figures in Tudor history. With the break of Englandand the Roman Catholic Church, resulting in the dissolution ofthe monasteries, he oversaw seismic changes in our country’shistory. For years he has been reviled as a Machiavellian schemer,but Cromwell was also a loving husband and father, and a loyaland devoted servant. Tracy Borman examines the life, loves andlegacy of the man who changed the shape of England forever.

‘Tracy Borman has crafted an exceptional andcompelling biography about one of the Tudor age’smost complex and controversial figures’ ALISON WEIR

‘Borman’s is a highly readable account, and will add tothe debate surrounding this ultimately elusivecharacter’ FINANCIAL TIMES

Can a runaway bride stop running?

Elle Jamieson is a private person - and for good reason. Butwhen she’s made redundant and with no ties to hold her, Elle

heads off to sunny Malta. Lucas Rose hates secrets - he prideshimself on his ability to lay his cards on the table. He’s furiouswhen his summer working in Malta is interrupted by the arrivalof Elle, his ex, all thanks to his Uncle Simon’s misguided attemptsat matchmaking. Forced to live in close proximity, it’s hard toignore what they had shared before Lucas’s wedding proposalscared Elle away. Can he deal with Elle’s closely guarded pastwhen it finally comes to light?

Sue’s novel Love & Freedom won the Festival ofRomance Best Romantic Read Award 2011.

Filled with hair-raising close calls, coded messages andchilling duplicity, Agent Storm is a captivating real-lifethriller.

Morten Storm was an unlikely Jihadist. A 6’1” red-hairedDane, Storm spent his teens with a biker gang or in jail. But

after converting to Islam he embarked on a transformation thatled from a militant madrassa in Yemen to a close friendship withAnwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric who would emergeas al-Qaeda’s greatest threat to the West. Then Storm’s storytook another dramatic twist. He lost his faith and was recruitedby the CIA, MI6 and MI5, becoming a double agent. His ultimatemission: to bring down his mentor al-Awlaki.

‘A rollicking read and a rare insider’s account ofWestern spying in the age of Al Qaeda, where the riskif exposed is not Cold War-style expulsion butgruesome execution’ NEW YORK TIMES


Some Must Watch Ethel Lina White978 1 47128 681 0 – 288pp

A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens978 1 47128 682 7 – 544pp

Deep Down Dark Héctor Tobar978 1 47128 677 3 – 528pp

‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...’

After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille theaging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his

daughter in England. There, two very different men, CharlesDarnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, adisreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshedthrough their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil lanes ofLondon, they are all drawn against their will to the vengeful,bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terrorand soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.

‘Epic in historical scale, it is also an intimate book,showing how the personal and political intermingle andwhat the causes and effects of violence are.’

GUARDIAN

A dramatic account of the 33 miners of the San Jose minein Chile by novelist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistHector Tobar.

The heart-stopping survival story of the 33 miners trapped halfa mile beneath the surface for 69 days when the San Jose

Mine collapsed. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobarcaptures and recreates this unique drama so vividly, from theconflicts and the emotions that enveloped the men during theirfirst fortnight below ground, when death by starvation loomed astheir likely fate, to the subsequent weeks during which theyestablished contact with the outside world. All the while, theyremain trapped inside a still-thundering mountain that couldcollapse upon them at any moment.

‘Deep Down Dark is an extraordinary piece of work’GEORGE PACKER

‘An electrifying, empathetic work of journalism thatmakes a four-year-old story feel fresh.’ KIRKUS

A serial killer is on the loose, looking for victims whom heregards as ‘imperfect.’

Helen Cadel is a live-in maid for Professor Warren and hispeculiar family in their isolated mansion. One day, news

breaks that there has been a series of murders of young girls – aserial killer is at large and ceases to be caught… When Helen goesfor a walk one afternoon, she feels herself being watched. Shereturns to the mansion, residing in the safety of its walls. But then,residents of the mansion begin to ‘leave’... Helen begins towonder, Could the serial killer be inside the mansion?

Ethel Lina White was a British crime writer, best knownfor her novel, The Wheel Spins, on which the AlfredHitchcock film, The Lady Vanishes, was based.

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