NIMROD A CAVALRY BLACK From foal to retirement
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2–4 Children & Family 5–13 History, Biography & Real Life Stories 14–17 Art, Design & Practical Reference 18–23 Sport & Leisure 24–35 Buried River Press 36–44 General Fiction 45–52 Crime Fiction 53–4 Black Horse Westerns
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Nimrod: A Cavalry Black From Foal to Retirement Juliet Blaxland
NIMROD A CAVALRY BLACK From foal to retirement
J B
A percentage of proceeds will be donated to
The Household Cavalry Foundation
A percentage of proceeds from this book will be donated to The Household Cavalry Foundation
The Household Cavalry is a uniquely British institution, famous around the world for its outstanding pageantry and gallantry on the battle field. Its 250 horses, known as Cavalry Blacks, are central to its existence, and visitors to London flock to see these magnificent horses taking part in ceremonies and routine guarding activities. Little is known about how they are chosen, trained and what their duties—as full members of their regiment—entail. Here in words and pictures Juliet Blaxland fills in the background to their life and work, providing a fascinating insight into the world of the Household Cavalry horse. This picture book is the perfect gift for horse lovers of all ages, and a delightful souvenir for visitors and tourists to London.
‘Nimrod’s story is fascinating’ JILLY COOPER
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-908809-37-7 31 March 2015 £7.99 189 x 246mm paperback 32pp Colour illustrations throughout World rights
JULIET BLAXLAND Juliet Blaxland is an architect, cartoonist, writer and illustrator, with associated rural and conservation interests. Her photomontage cartoon series Life in a Listed Building won a prize at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, and she has written and illustrated ten Speedy books for the Retired Greyhound Trust. She is married to a Household Cavalryman and lives on an eroding clifftop in Suffolk.
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Yummy Discoveries Worry-Free Weaning Felicity Bertin and Dr Anna Walton
Worry-Free Weaning will empower you to help your child to establish a healthy relationship with food: giving you the facts and dispelling the myths about the weaning process so that you can make an informed decision about the best way to introduce solids to your child. Drawing on their clinical expertise and insight, as well as their own parenting experience, the authors’ approach to weaning focuses on the fundamental importance of the relationship between parent and baby for every aspect of child development. It encourages you to wean and parent your child around food in a way that strengthens the bond between you, taking both of your needs into account. With plenty of practical advice, plus recipe and menu ideas, Worry-Free Weaning gives you and your child the tools and the confidence to experiment with mealtimes and to develop a lifelong healthy attitude to eating.
Also Available 978-0-7198-0698-8 · PB · £9.99
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1307-8 2014 £11.99 234 x 170mm paperback 248pp Approx. 60 colour photos and illustrations World rights
FELICITY BERTIN Felicity Bertin is an osteopath and lecturer in Neuro-Musculo-Skeletal Medicine, Embryology and Developmental Biology at the British School of Osteopathy—as well as being mum to son, Lucas, and daughter, Sophie. DR ANNA WALTON Dr Anna Walton is a chartered counselling psychologist. She has a Masters degree with Distinction in Child Development from the University of London and a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS Sleep and your Special Needs Child This book uses a highly successful behavioural and cognitive approach to managing sleep problems in children with special needs. The practical advice contained is invaluable for parents who want to feel more in control and more confident about tackling sleep issues in a way that is appropriate for their child.
Food and your Special Needs Child Children with special needs and disabilities may have accompanying issues with food and eating. This practical guide for parents will help navigate this often difficult terrain. Discover the origins of how we eat, and get practical tips from experts, plus read what has worked for other parents in similar situations.
The Journey Through Assessment Many parents have concerns about their child’s development, and going through the process of assessment can be stressful. Compiled after extensive research and interviews with parents, this book will help you to navigate the processes necessary to gain access to the health and educational care that your child needs.
5000 Babies’ Names This essential reading for parents-to-be reveals the meaning of 5,000 names, both commonplace and unusual, and how these thousands of names take their sources from many languages, ancient and modern.
BOOK DETAILS SLEEP AND YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD 978-0-7198-0791-6 2014 £12.99 216 x 138mm paperback 192pp World rights
FOOD AND YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD 978-0-7198-0790-9 2013 £12.99 216 x 138mm paperback 176pp World rights
THE JOURNEY THROUGH ASSESSMENT 978-0-7198-0789-3 2013 £12.99 216 x 138mm paperback 192pp World rights
5000 BABIES’ NAMES 978-0-7090-9108-0 2010 £4.99 178 x 111mm paperback 192pp World rights
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Australia in the Great War Philip Payton
Australia in the Great War is a compelling history of Australia and its people during the First World War. Its approach spans the days of August 1914—when Australians responded with enthusiasm to the Mother Country’s call for help—through the baptism of fire at Gallipoli, the trenches of the Somme, and the dark days of Passchendaele, to the battlefield performances of Australian troops in 1918, and, finally, to victory and its immediate aftermath. More than a narrative of the history of the conflict, Australia in the Great War engages with the many debates and controversies of the First World War. In addition, by drawing on a wide range of sources, including contemporary newspaper reports, letters and diaries, Philip Payton explores the experiences not only of those who fought, but also of their loved ones waiting half a world away for news ‘from the front’. This book tells the story of the sacrifice and bravery of the Australian soldiers and shows how the conflict helped to shape an emerging Australian national identity. Also Available 978-0-7090-3927-3 · PB · £14.99
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-0875-3 30 January 2015 £20.00 234 x 156mm hardback 272pp 20 photographs and 2 maps World rights
PHILIP PAYTON Philip Payton is Professor of History at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, and Emeritus Professor of Cornish & Australian Studies at the University of Exeter, UK. The author/editor of more than forty books, Philip Payton has written extensively on Australian history. Philip spent his early childhood in Perth, Western Australia, and later studied for his doctorate at the University of Adelaide. A former naval officer, he has a particular interest in military affairs.
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I Leap Over the Wall A Return to the World after 28 Years in a Convent Monica Baldwin At the age of twenty-one, Monica Baldwin—the niece of Stanley Baldwin—entered one of the oldest and most strictly enclosed contemplative orders of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of forty-eight, and after struggling with her vocation for many years, she obtained a special rescript from Rome and left the convent. But the world Monica had known in 1914 was very different to the world into which she emerged at the height of the Second World War. This is the fascinating account of one woman’s two very different lives, with revealing descriptions of the world of a novice, the duties of a nun’s day, and the spiritual aspects of convent life. Interwoven with these are the trials and tribulations of coping with a new and alien world, as the author is confronted with fashions, politics and art totally unfamiliar to her.
‘Straightforward, quiet and sincere. Profoundly interesting.’ SPECTATOR
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1643-7 28 February 2015 £10.99 216 x 138mm paperback 304pp World English language rights
Written in the post-war years, this re-issue is as fresh and engaging today as it ever was. Humour, humility and honesty all characterize this remarkable classic, giving readers both a glimpse into a hidden world and a unique view on one more familiar.
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Picked Up, Patched Up and Sent Home Why I Love the NHS Carl Walker All royalties from the sale of this book will go to the NHS Support Federation. ‘One of the things that has been missing during the debate over the NHS is something that speaks to the experiences of normal folk and reminds people just what an amazing thing a public national health service really is. Like so many British people, I have used the NHS for a number of reasons throughout my life—some serious, others less so—but where would I be now without it? I honestly don’t know.’ In this funny, irreverent book, Carl Walker represents the average stories of average people whose lives are routinely and often unnoticeably held together by the people who work in the NHS. These are the people who patch us up, sew us up, radiate, advise, scan, plaster, console, repair, inject and support us, before delivering us back home to carry out our everyday affairs. A sharply observed collection of sometimes outrageous, often excruciating but always entertaining accounts of different interactions with one of Britain’s greatest treasures.
‘Nothing about the savaging of the NHS makes me laugh. Until this book. Carl Walker mounts a timely defence of our National Health Service that just happens to be laugh out loud funny. Ideal for fans of ‘not dying’ everywhere.’ RUFUS HOUND BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1443-3 27 February 2015 £9.99 186 x 123mm paperback 208pp World rights
CARL WALKER Carl Walker is a Principal Lecturer in Psychology and has fifteen years’ experience researching and publishing academic work on human behaviour. He is standing in the 2015 General Election as a candidate for the National Health Action Party in his local constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham.
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Charleston Saved 1979–1989 Anthea Arnold
This is the remarkable story of how the home of key members of the Bloomsbury set was brought back from ruin and lovingly restored to life. When the painter Duncan Grant died in 1978, the house in East Sussex that he and Vanessa Bell had rented since the First World War was in a very sorry state. The original designs and decor the couple had created over the years were still in place—the wall surfaces, the furniture, the wood panels, the ceramics, the fabrics, the paintings and, of course, the garden—but damp, dirt and neglect had reduced all of these to a most wretched state. The nation risked losing a house of real historical, cultural and artistic significance. This reissue tells how Deborah Gage set about saving this house by galvanizing support, raising money and masterminding the project. With the help of many individuals and despite setbacks, the restoration was a success. This account discusses the work in detail, giving a fascinating insight into the restoration of an historic building and gardens, which is today open to the public.
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1622-2 31 March 2015 £14.99 248 x 174mm paperback 144pp 40 colour photographs, 3 b/w photographs, 2 b/w drawings, 8 ground plans World rights
ANTHEA ARNOLD Anthea Arnold has worked for Cambridge University Press, the Nuffield Foundation, and as a primaryschool teacher in the London Borough of Brent. She has written two books: Briglin Pottery, published in 2002, and Eight Men in a Crate: The Ordeal of the Advance Party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955–1957, published in 2007. She became a Life Friend of Charleston in July 1986 and has worked there in various capacities as a volunteer. Anthea lives in Burwash, East Sussex.
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Gallipoli A Soldier’s Story Arthur Beecroft Foreword by Andrew Roberts At the start of the First World War, Arthur Beecroft was a recently qualified barrister in his twenties. After volunteering with the military services, he saw action in 1915 at Gallipoli with the Royal Engineers. Now a byword for catastrophic military disaster, the Gallipoli campaign was the ill-conceived Allied invasion of the Dardanelles. The campaign stalled almost immediately, resulting in over half a million casualties on both sides. Lucky to survive, several years later Beecroft wrote a detailed memoir of his experiences. Discovered by his granddaughter, Beecroft’s vivid narrative takes us through the days of the declaration of war, enlistment, initial training, the bungled landing at Suvla Bay, and the difficult conditions of the Gallipoli terrain. With a keen eye, Beecroft brings to life the men dogged by disease and exhaustion— ordinary soldiers who, even as they suffered the betrayal of incompetent leadership, displayed extraordinary reserves of heroism and bravery. ‘In this centenary year, the discovery and release of such an important memoir is a major publishing event.’ ANDREW ROBERTS
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1654-3 31 March 2015 £12.99 186 x 123mm hardback 176pp World English language rights
Published for the first time in the centenary year of the Gallipoli campaign, this is a rare insight into the experiences of an ordinary ‘civilian soldier’ swept up in the fog of war. ARTHUR BEECROFT Arthur Beecroft enlisted in 1914 and served as a Signals Officer during the Gallipoli campaign. After the First World War, he wrote several detective novels under the pen-name Arthur Salcroft, and was awarded an MBE in 1922. During the Second World War he served in the Home Guard. Arthur Beecroft died peacefully in 1974.
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Writers’ Houses Where Great Books Began Nick Channer Foreword by Julian Fellowes Writers’ Houses reflects Britain’s impressive literary and architectural heritage, offering a revealing insight into how leading British writers lived and wrote. Illustrated in colour, the book guides you through the very rooms that inspired writers to produce some of their greatest work. Drawing upon the writers’ own words, the book examines in detail the personal relationship between each house and writer and discusses the influence these places have had upon the imagination and creativity of British novelists, poets and playwrights from the past five hundred years. Over fifty houses are explored including Agatha Christie’s secluded West Country retreat, the ancient, timber-framed residence in Stratford-upon-Avon where Shakespeare spent his boyhood, Dylan Thomas’ boat-house at Laugharne, and the cottage where Robert Burns was born and brought up. Follow in the footsteps of your favourite authors and be inspired by the surroundings in which some of literature’s best-loved characters were created.
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-0664-3 30 April 2015 £20.00 234 x 156mm paperback 264pp Over 100 colour photographs World rights
NICK CHANNER A contributor to many publications, including the Daily Telegraph, Country Life and the Scots Magazine, Nick Channer is particularly interested in walking and travel, social history, literary tourism and journeys from fiction. Nick has contributed to a documentary on youth hostelling, broadcast on BBC Radio Four. He lives at the heart of England—not far from Shakespeare’s birthplace.
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The Bishop’s Brothels E.J. Burford Drawing on a wealth of contemporary source material, The Bishop’s Brothels is a fascinating social history of how commercial sex has been bought and sold in London for over a thousand years. The Bankside Brothels, or ‘stewes’, were a celebrated feature of London life since Roman times. Located on the south side of the River Thames, in the Bishop of Winchester’s ‘Liberty of the Clink’, they were a highly lucrative source of revenue for the Church. In AD 1161 a royal decree ordered that these establishments be licensed and regulated. For many years they attracted the great and the not-so-good, helping to make Southwark the ‘pleasure-garden’ of London. But who were the people of the Bankside Brothels? What living conditions did they have to endure? How did women cope with the constant threat of violence, unwanted pregnancy and venereal disease? The streets of Southwark and those who walked them are vividly brought to life in this richly researched exploration of the history of this stretch of the Thames over the centuries. Through the stories of those who lived and worked in this fascinating part of London, we can begin to gain an understanding of a crucial but hitherto neglected aspect of the social history of England. BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1657-4 29 May 2015 £9.99 216 x 138mm paperback 208pp World rights
E.J. BURFORD E. J. Burford was a popular historian who wrote several bestselling social histories that explored the lives of ordinary people in England. He died in 1997.
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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS The British Policewoman This is the complex and fascinating history of women serving officers in the British police force. Full of drama, intrigue and humour, it also captures, through well-authenticated primary material, the colour and manner of the times. ALSO AVAILABLE: Stop! Armed Police! Inside the Met’s Firearms Unit by Stephen Smith • 978-0-7198-0826-5 • £25.00
The Politics of Washing The beautiful city of Venice has been a fantasy land for people from around the globe for centuries, but what is it like to live there? The Politics of Washing is a fascinating window into the world of ordinary Venetians and the strange and unique place they call home.
Foster’s English Oddities Foster’s English Oddities is a wonderful collection of England’s quirkiest characters, most extraordinary facts and strangest coincidences. This fascinating book is a must-read for anyone interested in English trivia!
All Along the River This engaging and humorous guide to England’s most famous river is packed with information about literary associations, local recipes, folklore and murders and mysteries. Both quirky and fun, it serves as a companion volume to more practical books about the Thames Path and the river’s settlements.
BOOK DETAILS THE BRITISH POLICEWOMAN 978-0-7198-1422-8 2014 £12.99 216 x 138mm · paperback 240pp BPTM rights
THE POLITICS OF WASHING 978-0-7198-0878-4 2013 £9.99 216 x 138mm paperback 208pp World rights
FOSTER’S ENGLISH ODDITIES 978-0-7198-0696-4 2013 £8.99 178 x 111mm hardback 160pp World rights
ALL ALONG THE RIVER 978-0-7198-0798-5 2013 £16.99 246 x 189mm paperback 256pp 60 colour photographs World rights
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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS Tolkien This is the first Tolkien biography since Humphrey Carpenter’s authorized life of 1977 to deal with the wealth of posthumously published material; it sets Tolkien’s imaginative writing firmly in the context of his academic life and shows the great personal and professional difficulties he overcame to complete The Lord of the Rings. Selected as a ‘Book of the Year, 2014’ by The Spectator
Maskelyne Written by experts in the history of science and the collections of the National Maritime Museum, which, along with the Royal Observatory, is now part of Royal Museums Greenwich, the essays contained in this book offer new insights into the world of Nevil Maskelyne, a hugely significant figure in the worlds of British science and maritime exploration.
Growing Older with Jane Austen Maggie Lane’s book is the first full-length exploration of the concept of ageing in Jane Austen’s novels, and includes chapters on The Loss of Youth and Beauty; Old Wives and Old Maids; Merry Widows and Dowager Despots. The book draws on the six novels, major literary fragments, Austen’s own letters and the reminiscences of family members and contemporaries.
Jane Austen’s Journeys Jane Austen lived in an exciting age for travel, and this is represented throughout her six novels. Hazel Jones draws on a wide range of archives and contemporary printed material, as well as on Austen’s own letters and novels, to bring every detail vividly before the reader’s eyes, from maps to inns and from travelling dress to turnpikes.
BOOK DETAILS TOLKIEN
MASKELYNE
978-0-7198-0986-6 2014 £25 234 x 156mm hardback 336pp World rights
978-0-7198-0912-5 2014 £25 234 x 156mm hardback 328pp World rights
GROWING OLDER WITH JANE AUSTEN 978-0-7198-0697-1 2014 £16.99 216 x 138mm hardback 240pp World rights
JANE AUSTEN’S JOURNEYS 978-0-7198-0750-3 2014 £17.99 216 x 138mm hardback 272pp World rights
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The Crime Writer’s Guide to Police Practice and Procedure 2nd Edition Michael O’Byrne This new, fully updated edition of The Crime Writer’s Guide to Police Practice and Procedure is the essential detective in your pocket— something to reach for when your writing needs that short, sharp shock of modern-day investigating. Every writer has paused at some key point in the development of their story to wonder what happens in real life. How would the murder in my story be investigated by the police? How far can I go without leaving holes in the plot? Can I use low count DNA to identify the killer? How does a cop react to a bloated body or, even worse, just part of one? Written with answers to these questions in mind, this is the essential guide to police procedures and practice written specifically for writers. A handy reference book to dip into, or a textbook to guide you from the outset while you are still developing your plot, this second edition of The Crime Writer’s Guide to Police Practice and Procedure will leave you confident that you have covered all angles of your thriller. It would be a crime not to read it!
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1662-8 30 April 2015 £10.99 216 x 138mm paperback 192pp World rights
MICHAEL O’BYRNE Michael O’Byrne began his police career with the Royal Hong Kong Police. He then moved to the Metropolitan Police, serving in London’s West End, Notting Hill and at New Scotland Yard. After moving to Surrey, and then to Thames Valley, he retired as a chief constable in Bedfordshire.
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Ivory Maggie Campbell Pedersen
This is a comprehensive study of every aspect of ivory, including animals from which ivory has been derived, their habitat, their conservation status today, and the uses specific to their ivory. The identification of the different types of ivory is dealt with in depth, as are its imitations, and the multitude of ways it has been worked and used—from carving and marquetry to the manufacture of black paint—and the methods employed. The problems of caring for, testing, and determining the age and authenticity of ivory are also covered. Ivory has been held in the highest esteem for many millennia and a section of this book is devoted to the global history of ivory worldwide, from the myths and beliefs held by prehistoric man, through its utilitarian uses in the Arctic and beautiful carvings in Gothic-era Europe, to its connections to wars, the slave trade, and religion. Written in an easily accessible style which includes quirky facts as well as scientific ones, with a wealth of fascinating photographs, this is much more than just a reference book—it is the whole story.
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-0053-5 30 June 2015 £45.00 250 x 195mm paperback 240pp World rights
MAGGIE CAMPBELL PEDERSEN Maggie Campbell Pedersen is a qualified gemmologist specializing in organic gem materials. She is an accredited lecturer for the National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies; a regular contributor to Gems and Jewellery, the journal of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain; and the editor of Organic Gems—an online reference source.
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Journalism The Essentials of Writing and Reporting James Morrison
The latest volume in the successful Hale Expert Guides series, Journalism shows you how to write quickly and expertly for all major forms of journalistic writing today. Whether producing a snappy headline or reporting a full length news story, piecing together a ‘feature’ or compiling a blog, this book will guide you through the pitfalls and inspire you to write better. Written by an experienced journalist, the book outlines the principles of journalistic writing, then illustrates these with examples of good— and not-so-good—practice from the real world, showing how you can hone your own writing skills for both print and online media. Packed with practical tips on structure, style and editing, Journalism covers everything from how to write an active sentence to when (and when not) to use direct speech, the first person, and the present, rather than the past, tense. It also provides invaluable advice on how to make the most of your opportunities to get into journalism. This book is a ‘must-read’ for all practising and aspiring journalists and writers.
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-0985-9 30 June 2015 £14.99 216 x 138mm paperback 176pp World rights
JAMES MORRISON James Morrison is a senior lecturer and MA admissions tutor at Kingston University. In 2014 he completed a PhD focusing on media representations and public perceptions of children. He also writes freelance newspaper and magazine articles and academic papers, and is a former Arts and Media correspondent for the Independent on Sunday.
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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS A Witches’ Bible by Janet and Stewart Farrar
Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft by Rae Beth
Traditional Scottish Cookery by Margaret Fairlie
978-0-7090-7227-0 · PB · £14.99
978-0-7090-4851-0 · PB · £8.99
978-0-7090-7324-6 Sold in packs of 20 · £25.00
Cherry’s Model Engines Arguably the world’s greatest model engineer, Cherry Hill has created scaleddown, yet fully-working, versions of elaborate traction engines for the past several decades; what comes out of her workshops is perfection, both in terms of design and craftsmanship. Among Cherry’s awards are nine gold medals and an MBE from the Queen for Services to Model Engineering. Here, for the first time, the fruits of her illustrious career are displayed in all their intricate glory for your inspiration and enjoyment.
Basic Watercolour A fascinating and constantly evolving challenge, watercolour can be used in all sorts of ways. Within these pages a range of artists share their very diverse approaches to painting in watercolour, to give the reader an idea of how adaptable and enjoyable this medium really is.
Restoration Stone Carving The book is a detailed introduction to restoration stone carving, and perfect for those who are learning to carve stone or have an interest in pursuing a career in the conservation of stone sculpture and ancient monuments. It also serves as an ideal reference manual for professionals.
BOOK DETAILS CHERRY’S MODEL ENGINES 978-0-7198-1421-1 2014 £30 250 x 250mm hardback 148pp Over 120 colour photographs World rights
BASIC WATERCOLOUR 978-0-7198-0741-1 2014 £18.99 250 x 195mm paperback 208pp Over 200 original illustrations World rights
RESTORATION STONE CARVING 978-0-7090-9023-6 2013 £30 280 x 210mm hardback 212pp Approx. 300 colour photographs World rights
Sport & Leisure
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Itchen Memories G.E.M. Skues Introduction by Roy Darlington
More than a mere collection of tales of days long past spent pottering beside the river, Itchen Memories concerns just one very special stretch of this lovely chalk stream in Hampshire. For centuries Abbots Barton, the Itchen’s watery maze of carriers, ditches and drains that crisscross Winchester’s northern water-meadow, has delighted both angler and trout alike. In Itchen Memories, G.E.M. Skues, the greatest innovative angler of modern times, lovingly describes the people, the wildlife, the setting, and his encounters with the fish in the place known as the very cradle of modern-day fly-fishing. A classic of twentieth-century angling literature, Itchen Memories conveys a true passion for fly-fishing in a way that will be appreciated not only by anglers, but also by those who wish to experience the untroubled beauty of England’s countryside between the wars, viewed through the eyes of a naturally gifted writer.
Also Available 978-0-7198-1058-9 · HB · £25 978-0-7090-6762-7 · HB · £25
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7090-6372-8 30 January 2015 £25 234 x 156mm hardback 176pp World rights
Now completely reset and beautifully presented with the original line drawings by Alex Jardine, Itchen Memories also features an introduction by Roy Darlington, long-time admirer of G.E.M. Skues and formerly lease-holder of the Abbotts Barton Fishery.
G.E.M. SKUES The legendary G.E.M. Skues was the greatest innovative angler of modern times. Author of the seminal Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream, The Way of the Trout with a Fly, and Nymph Fishing for Chalk Stream Trout, Skues was a skilled angler with a keen eye and a gifted way with words. Itchen Memories was his last book, published posthumously in 1951.
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Neglected Music A Repertoire Handbook for Orchestras and Choirs Neil Butterworth This book is a unique guide for musicians who are seeking new material to perform. Over 400 pieces of music from the seventeenth century to the present day have been selected, covering a very wide range of styles and nationalities. Under each entry details are given of numbers and types of performers required, duration of piece, publisher and availability of material and recordings. A description is supplied for each item with an assessment of difficulty plus other specific guidance. Emphasis has been placed on works whose performance material can be purchased, to enable musical organizations to avoid the cost of repeatedly hiring music and allow them to build a library for the future. In addition to the choral and orchestral works a section on opera has been included with information on thirty works suitable for amateur and student performance. This book contains a wealth of information and will prove invaluable for musicians of all kinds wishing to widen their repertoire
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1580-5 27 February 2015 ÂŁ12.99 216 x 138mm paperback 256pp World rights
NEIL BUTTERWORTH Neil Butterworth is formerly the music critic for the Times Educational Supplement and the Sunday Times Scotland. In addition he was a frequent broadcaster for BBC Radio Scotland, conducted the Glasgow Orchestral Society for twenty-six years and was Head of the Music Department at Edinburgh Napier University from 1968 to 1987. In recent years he has concentrated on books of which eleven have been published.
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Model Planes Aerofoils and Wings Martyn Pressnell, FRAeS
Model flying is a challenging and exciting hobby as well as a recognized international sport. The broad principles of flight as applied in full-size aviation are just as important to flying models, but these principles are not always recognized or understood fully by aeromodellers. Written specifically with aeromodellers in mind, Model Planes: Aerofoils and Wings is a practical guide to the aerodynamic principles of the ‘aerofoil’ and the way that wings produce lift, which is vital to establishing flight. Included are over forty ready-to-use aerofoil sections in a range of typical sizes, together with a detailed method of plotting these sections on a home computer, using Excel or similar software. A comprehensive glossary provides clear explanations of the modelling terminology used, and diagrams illustrate key principles and themes. Written by a distinguished aerospace engineer with a passion for modelling, this comprehensive volume is perfect for the enthusiastic aeromodeller, whether starting out or looking to hone their craft.
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1540-9 30 April 2015 £20 270 x 210mm paperback 196pp World rights
MARTYN PRESSNELL An aircraft enthusiast since childhood, Martyn Pressnell joined Handley Page upon graduating to train as a professional airframe structures engineer. He went on to work at what is now the University of Hertfordshire, becoming Group Head, Aerospace Engineering, in 1992. For a time he was a CAAdesignated Chief Stress Engineer in the airship business. Now retired, Martyn acts as a consultant in airframe structures to the Engineering Sciences Data Unit.
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Sport & Leisure
Blue Remembered Hills The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Keith Pybus Here, for the first time, the fascinating stories from the Shropshire Hills are committed to print by landscape detective Keith Pybus. Follow in the footsteps of A.E. Housman, Mary Webb, Bruce Chatwin and John Osborne. Meet three local Grand Designers and explore the mansions they built with the fortunes they made. Find out what brought Napoleon’s brother, Lucien Bonaparte, to the Ludlow social scene. Read the hair-raising tale of Molly Morgan, twice sentenced to transportation; the stories of the children banished to the New World on the Mayflower and many, many more.
‘With a keen sense of history and an inquisitive disposition, the author has observed his surroundings in a remarkable way. He does not just see the view, he walks it. He has unearthed stories about all the places he visits.’
Of course, the explorations are not just into the past. Each year thousands of food fans descend on Shropshire to attend the Ludlow Food Festival, and its markets and restaurants could not exist without the unique and varied produce of local farms, moors and hedgerows. Then there’s Church Stretton, Shrophsire’s would-be-spa, once promoted as ‘Switzerland without wolves and avalanches’. So join Keith Pybus on an unforgettable adventure through the Shropshire Hills in all their glory.
PHILIP DUNNE, MP FOR LUDLOW
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7090-9789-1 29 May 2015 £16.99 250 x 195mm paperback 176pp Over 100 colour photographs World rights
KEITH PYBUS For much of his life, Keith Pybus has travelled the world. He has appeared on the BBC’s Countryfile and The House Detectives, among others, and has made numerous broadcasts for local radio. When he is not writing, Keith can enjoy the Shropshire Way, which runs past his front door and where a first fingerpost beckons…
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Playing Tennis From Intermediate to Advanced William Ralston
Playing Tennis addresses the challenges experienced by developing players who are starting to play advanced competitive tennis and hoping to take their first steps in the professional game. Success at this level demands much more than good technique and so, drawing upon his personal experience, the author analyses all the key stages on this journey to the professional ranks, combining his knowledge with that of some of the sport’s leading players, coaches and experts. By carefully breaking down each aspect of the advanced tennis game, Playing Tennis answers those important questions that can so often hold players back from maximizing their potential and becoming a modern-day professional.
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1330-6 30 June 2015 ÂŁ16.99 250 x 175mm paperback 208pp World
WILLIAM RALSTON William Ralston is a freelance journalist and former professional tennis sparring partner.
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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS The Natural Beauty of Dorset The Natural Beauty of Dorset is an eclectic mix of everything Dorset, based around the county’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is packed with information about this stunning county: its geology, its natural history, its heritage and its lures for residents and visitors alike.
The Natural Beauty of Cornwall The Natural Beauty of Cornwall is the ideal companion to help you explore a landscape of quite extraordinary variety. Exploring the geology, history, the rich industrial heritage and, of course, the astonishing scenery, this book captures the very essence of Cornwall.
Bowls: Making the Most of Your Game Bowls: Making the Most of Your Game is a comprehensive one-stop-shop detailing the key technical, psychological, tactical and physical aspects of the sport of bowls, including effective teamwork strategies using new and up-todate approaches and tips from some of the world’s greatest players.
A Rose by Any Name More than 15,000 rose species and cultivars are grown worldwide. Every one of these plants has its own distinctive name. Featuring ornate vintage art and photographs, A Rose by Any Name explores the history behind these names.
BOOK DETAILS THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF DORSET 978-0-7198-0930-9 2014 £16.99 250 x 195mm paperback 172pp Approximately 150 colour photographs World rights
THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF CORNWALL 978-0-7090-9585-9 2013 £15.99 250 x 195mm paperback 176pp Approximately 200 colour photographs World rights
BOWLS: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR GAME 978-0-7198-1297-2 2014 £9.99 216 x 138mm paperback 152pp Approximately 100 photographs World rights
A ROSE BY ANY NAME 978-0-7090-9066-3 2010 £13.99 178 x 158mm hardback 328pp 86 illustrations BPTM rights’ excluding Canada
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Independently Novel A new imprint, launched in 2014, Buried River Press draws on the best of over seventy-five years’ independent publishing experience to select and produce paperbacks to entice, intrigue and delight those readers with an appetite for superb stories. Named for The Fleet, the largest of London’s historic subterranean rivers, we are situated in the heart of creative Clerkenwell. As befits the literary pedigree and history of the area, Buried River Press is committed to unearthing and curating a range of titles suitable for readers who want to be excited and informed, whilst enjoying the evergreen pleasure of a good book.
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The Cicely Plantagenet Trilogy Sandra Heath Wilson ‘Cicely was really brought to life, with her heart and soul bursting from the pages’ NOVELICIOUS
Cicely’s King Richard A compassionate look at the much maligned, misunderstood Richard, Duke of Gloucester, exploring the intensity and sensitivity of history’s ‘wicked’ King and his illicit relationship with his young niece: the perceptive and enticing Cicely. 978-0-7198-1233-0
Cicely’s Second King After the bloody death of her uncle and lover, King Richard III, Lady Cicely Plantagenet is griefstricken, alone, and with child. Ensconced in the court of Richard’s Lancastrian successor—the enigmatic Henry Tudor—Cicely faces a strange new England. 978-0-7198-1261-3
Cicely’s Lord Lincoln With her Yorkist cousin, Jack de la Pole, drawing Cicely into his treasons, there are flickering shadows around every corner, and she should know better than to trust them. In this web of duplicity, Henry Tudor and his throne loom large, threatening to steal Cicely’s great love once again. 978-0-7198-1362-7
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SANDRA HEATH WILSON Sandra Heath Wilson was born in South Wales, but spent a great deal of her childhood in Ulster and Germany. Her other books, also published by Robert Hale, include her Regency novels Lady Jane’s Ribbons and Hide and Seek.
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Love Byte David Atkinson Andy Hunter is a single father trying to balance the demands of a 2-year-old daughter, an interfering but well-meaning motherin-law and a job he is always in danger of losing. So, when he receives a series of delayed emails from his late wife Lindsay telling him to date, it seems like a good idea. With Lindsay’s emails spurring him on, Andy weaves a path of disharmony and chaos amongst his close friends and family, but soon discovers he is not cut out for modern dating. This heart-warming, moving romantic comedy set in Edinburgh is a bitter-sweet tale of second chances and self-discovery. 978-1-910208-01-4 · 2014 · £7.99 · 198 x 129mm paperback · 288pp · World rights
The Dance of Love Angela Young Against a backdrop of high Edwardian luxury, Natalie Edwardes is poised on the brink of adulthood. In an age when a woman’s destiny is decided by marriage, her beauty, wit and money would seem to guarantee her a glittering future. However, isolated by her father’s position as a self-made man, Natalie has never felt at ease in a society bound by a maze of conventions. For her, heart will always rule head, and so it seems that an encounter with a dashing soldier contains all the seeds of her life’s happiness. But this chance is abruptly snatched away, and it is only when the tragedy of the Titanic touches her life, years later, that she discovers what love really means. 978-1-910208-03-8 · 2014 · £8.99 · 198 x 129mm paperback · 320pp · BPTM excl. US
DAVID ATKINSON
ANGELA YOUNG
David Atkinson was born in Glasgow, but now enjoys a hectic life in Edinburgh with his wife and two young daughters. He has previously been involved with repertory theatre, performing in various shows, and contributing to script and production work. Edinburgh, with its vibrant and energetic literary heritage and independent and quirky bookshops, provides his inspiration.
Angela Young is a graduate of Middlesex University’s MA in Creative Writing and her first novel, Speaking of Love, was published in 2008, to great acclaim. The Dance of Love is her second novel. Angela lives and writes in south-west London. www.angela-young.co.uk
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A Fugitive Englishman Roy Lewis Edwin James reaches the height of his professional career in the law when, on the brink of being knighted, legal scandals and debt force him to flee England with his new bride and attempt to establish a new career in America. There, his involvement with the most sensational actress of the day soon destroys his marriage. He is forced to work with corrupt judges and policemen in New York and he joins forces with a former political assassin in the hunt for John Wilkes Booth, the murderer of President Lincoln. Always in the background lie the lurking dangers that arise from the shadows of his scandalous past… 978-1-910208-05-2 · 2014 · £8.99 · 198 x 129mm paperback · 272pp · World rights
Nothing Undone Remained Dominic Luke Returning to boarding school in the autumn of 1906, there is nothing 14-year-old Roderick Brannan wants more than to make a name for himself and triumph in the only arena that matters: the games field. Success, however, does not come easily and when an unexpected family tragedy intrudes on his cloistered world, Roderick begins to realize that there is more to life than school and that there are challenges to be met in the real world even more important than winning the coveted Cricket Cup. 978-1-910208-06-9 · 2014 · £8.99 · 198 x 129mm paperback · 272pp · World rights
ROY LEWIS
DOMINIC LUKE
Roy Lewis is a well-established crime writer with over sixty novels to his name. A former college principal and inspector of schools, he now runs business training programmes and lives in the North of England, where he sets many of his books.
Dominic Luke was born in London and studied history at the University of Birmingham. He lives in Northamptonshire and his previous two novels, Aunt Letita and Snake in the Grass were both published by Robert Hale.
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The Barchester Murders G.M. Best Anthony Trollope finds the beautiful city of Barchester idyllic on visiting it for the first time. This idyll is, however, soon shattered when the body of Thomas Rider is discovered in the almshouses known as Hiram’s Hospital. Trollope soon uncovers the existence of a longhidden secret which has the power to destroy the reputation of the Reverend Septimus Harding, the Warden of Hiram’s Hospital, and his-son-in-law, Dr Theophilus Grantley, the Dean of the Cathedral and next in line for the position of Bishop of Barchester . A number of the old bedesmen at Hiram’s Hospital would do anything for the Warden, and his daughters, Eleanor and Susan, have every reason to want the secret kept. It is also possible that family friend and Eleanor’s admirer, John Bold, may have had a hand in the crime. With so many suspects, the local police officer is at a loss as to how to solve the case. The murderer soon strikes again and it falls to Anthony Trollope to unpick the mystery. This book does not require you to have read Anthony Trollope’s classic works, but those who love his novels will enjoy meeting their key characters again.
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-08-3 30 January 2015 £7.99 198 x 129mm paperback 224pp World rights
G.M. BEST Brought up in the North-East, G.M. Best studied History at Exeter College, Oxford and went on to become the headmaster of Kingswood School in Bath. He has written widely on Methodist history and is currently Warden of the New Room in Bristol. His previous novels, Oliver Twist Investigates, Wuthering Heights Revisited and The Jacobite Murders were published by Robert Hale.
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Francesca and the Mermaid Beryl Kingston Unhappy in her life and relationship, Francesca is inspired by her sighting of a mermaid swimming away to freedom, to leave her lover and uproot her life. She moves to Lewes to stay with Agnes Potts, her loving, eccentric friend. Francesca begins to paint again with Agnes’s encouragement and when her painting of the mermaid is seen by Henry, a local potter, he takes her into his employment and plans to organize an exhibition of her art. When Agnes suffers an accident, Francesca must become nurse, chef and companion to her friend. Meanwhile, her ex-lover reappears and attempts to con Henry. Preoccupied by her new duties as Agnes’s carer, Francesca is too late to stop him and suddenly everything she has worked for and built in her new life is put at risk.
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-07-6 31 March 2015 £7.99 198 x 129mm paperback 352pp World rights
BERYL KINGSTON Beryl Kingston was born in South London, where she lived throughout the Blitz. Having married her first love at the age of nineteen, Kingston went on to have three children and spent many years teaching English and Drama to secondary school children. Now a full-time writer, Kingston has published over 20 novels, many of which have been bestsellers. Her recent novels Girl on the Orlop Deck and Off the Rails were also published by Robert Hale. For more information, please visit: www.berylkingston.co.uk
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Three Strange Angels Laura Kalpakian
Francis Carson, brilliant British novelist, renowned for his lyrical prose, his drinking, and his womanizing, is a free spirit who crashes through life. In 1950 he is found dead in the swimming pool of the Garden of Allah in Hollywood. Quentin Castle, a diffident, newly married, lowly junior partner in his father’s firm, Castle Literary Agency, must convey this terrible news to the widow. Claire Carson’s plight, impoverished, alone with three small children, her dignity, her desolation, her deep-blue eyes awaken in Quentin wholly new emotions. In a spasm of gallantry, he promises to escort Francis’s body home to England from California. Though he fails in his promise, California—and a weekend in Mexico—change him forever. Quentin’s choices thereafter—variously brilliant, audacious and unethical—are enveloped in impenetrable layers of betrayal that will crack, crumble, and ultimately destroy.
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-12-0 31 March 2015 £8.99 198 x 129mm paperback 384pp BPTM English Language rights
LAURA KALPAKIAN Laura Kalpakian is the author of eleven novels and three prizewinning collections of original short fiction. Her work has appeared extensively in the UK and the USA. She has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a residency at Hawthornden Castle, Scotland, and her 2006 novel, American Cookery was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. A native Californian, Laura was educated on both the east and west coasts of the USA, and lives in the Pacific Northwest. You can find out more about Laura at her website: www.laurakalpakian.com
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The Lavender House Mob Annie Crux
Widowed novelist Louise Gregory is happy enough living alone with her pets at rambling Lavender House in the New Forest, but her life is suddenly disrupted by an unexpected financial crisis and the appearance on her doorstep of her daughter Penny, with her two young children in tow. Thereafter Louise’s life turns upside down: a passer-by, Jack, knocks her off her bike but then comes to her rescue by offering to pay over the odds if she lets him stay; her sister Jane is suffering a mid-life crisis; Penny’s strong-minded mother-in-law, Maggie, arrives; and her home, once a haven of peace and quiet, descends into an hilarious, clamorous B&B. Despite herself, Louise is attracted to Jack, but, just as quickly as he had arrived, he disappears. Confused and irritated by her dysfunctional family and the feelings Jack has aroused, Lavender House stands as the only constant in Louise’s life, but then her peace is shattered once again. How can she trust a man she thought she knew? With characters who leap off the page and grab your heart, this story will leave you smiling.
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-13-7 30 April 2015 £8.99 198 x 129mm paperback 320pp World English Language rights
ANNIE CRUX Annie Crux was born in Hampshire and still lives in the New Forest. She is now widowed and has two children. Before writing she had a varied career as a cabaret singer, a teacher, and then hospital administrator. She has written a number of romances and four mainstream novels, but then took time out to return to the theatre as a director of amateur companies. She has now returned to full-time writing.
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What Would Ginger Rogers Do? Caitlin Raynes
Tosca Tonnino oversees Author Events at an independent bookshop in a tourist town. Tosca enjoys her independence and practices the worldly insouciance embodied by Thirties’ icon Ginger Rogers. In any dilemma, Tosca asks herself: What would Ginger Rogers do? A new, mysterious hire comes to the bookshop. Ethan James, an East Coast import from a wealthy family, is attractive, secretive, and fiercely competitive. Tosca finds him annoying until one snowy night when, thrown together, their romance blossoms. To Tosca’s humiliation, the next morning Ethan thanks her for a one night stand. Tosca’s personal life tumbles from bad to worse, but professionally she snags a coup. The successful author of a saccharine series of novels invites herself to do a reading. Tosca’s glory is cut short when Ethan announces that an old school friend, author of a bleak literary bestseller, a novel of addiction and suicide, wants to come there too. These two writers on the same stage? Unthinkable! In this intolerable situation: What would Ginger Rogers do? Tosca’s response will alter the rest of her life.
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-24-3 30 April 2015 £7.99 198 x 129mm paperback 288pp BPTM rights
CAITLIN RAYNES Caitlin Raynes is an American author with a special affection for Astor Piazzolla and Italian opera.
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Dreams that Veil Dominic Luke
December 1911. Twelve-year old Eliza Brannan eagerly awaits the return of her brother Roderick from university, a welcome but brief diversion from her otherwise cosy existence in the heart of Northamptonshire with her widowed mother and cousin Dorothea. Roderick and Dorothea are growing up fast. They are forging lives and loves of their own, and Eliza feels she is being left behind. When an unexpected proposal of marriage leads Dorothea to a search for her long-lost father in the slums of London, Eliza begins to realize that the world is a bigger and more frightening place than she could have ever imagined. Dreams That Veil is the story of a girl growing up in an England basking in the calm before the storm of the First World War.
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-23-6 29 May 2015 ÂŁ8.99 198 x 129mm paperback 288pp World rights
DOMINIC LUKE Dominic Luke was born in London and studied history at the University of Birmingham. He lives in Northamptonshire and his previous four novels, Nothing Undone Remained (Buried River Press), Aunt Letitia, Snake in the Grass and Autumn Softly Fell were also published by Robert Hale.
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Twice Royal Lady Hilary Green Destined from childhood to be an important piece in the intricate chess game of power, Matilda is the granddaughter of William the Conqueror but also descended, through her mother, from the ancient line of Anglo-Saxon kings. Betrothed to Emperor Henry of Germany at the age of eight, she is married at twelve and crowned Empress. By her early twenties she is a widow, and the only surviving legitimate heir to her father, Henry l of England. Forced into a second marriage to a boy ten years younger, she gives birth to three sons, the male heirs her father longs for. However, on his sudden death, the throne is usurped by her cousin, Stephen. Matilda is forced to choose between her husband and her rights as her father’s heir. Intelligent, determined and courageous, she chooses to fight for her rights.
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-33-5 29 May 2015 £8.99 198 x 129mm paperback 352pp World rights
HILARY GREEN Hilary is a trained actress and spent many years teaching Drama and running a Youth Theatre company. She has a First Class B.Ed degree and an MA in Writing. She has written scripts for BBC Radio and won the Kythira prize for a short story. She now lives on the Wirral and is a full-time writer. She has written very popular books set in both world wars, plus three thrillers, and a novel set in Bronze Age Greece. Twice Royal Lady is her first foray into medieval history.
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Murder on the Minneapolis Anita Davison Flora Maguire, a twenty-two year old governess, is on her way home on the S.S. Minneapolis to England from New York after the wedding of her employer’s daughter. Conscious of her status among a complement of only first class passengers on the ship’s maiden voyage, she avoids the dining room on the first night, and meets the charming Bunny Harrington on deck. Flora finds the body of a man at the bottom of a companionway, but when his death is pronounced an accident, she is not convinced, and, having experienced her own tragedy as a child in the form of her mother’s disappearance, is driven to find out the truth. Flora starts asking questions, but when she is threatened, followed by a near drowning during a storm and a second murder, the hunt is now on in earnest for a killer. Time is running out as the Minneapolis approaches the English coast. Will Flora be able to protect Edward, her charge, as well as herself, and discover who the murderer is? Is her burgeoning relationship with the handsome Bunny Harrington only a shipboard dalliance, or something more?
BOOK DETAILS 978-1-910208-26-7 30 June 2015 £7.99 198 x 129mm paperback 320pp World rights
ANITA DAVISON Anita Davison’s first novels took her back into the 17th century and the English Civil War, though her current work has taken her into the Edwardian era where she inhabits Flora Maguire’s world. She is a regular blogger for various historical blogs including Unusual Historicals and English Historical Fiction Authors, and also reviews books for the Historical Novel Review. Anita has written 17th century novels under the pseudonym of Anita Seymour, in addition to two Victorian romances. Details of her other published novels are available on her blog: thedisorganisedauthor.blogspot.com
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Bad Mothers Brilliant Lovers Wendy Perriam In this, her eighth short-story collection, Wendy Perriam casts a spotlight on both mothers and lovers, exploring, on the one hand, the influence of bad parenting on our future happiness, and, on the other, the power of transformative sex to transport us from mundane reality to an electrifying realm. She also chronicles the lives of those lonely, thwarted, or unduly pressured by their jobs. Many of these, however, succeed in effecting lucky escapes or making courageous bids for freedom. A feisty octogenarian flees the cramped horizons of a care home; a stressed businesswoman renounces the straitjacket of nine-to-five; a bride-to-be breaks off her engagement to a man whose obsession with numbers threatens her chance of marital harmony. As always in her work, Perriam is fascinated by the intrepid search for self-fulfilment in an uncertain world, and by those crucial moments in ordinary lives that prove to be epiphanies or turning points. Bad Mothers Brilliant Lovers explores such transformations with compassion, humour and emotional precision, in this lively and inventive new collection from one of Britain’s leading short-story writers. Find out more about the author and her work at www.wendyperriam.com BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7090-9386-2 14 January 2015 £10.99 234 x 156mm paperback 224pp BPTM rights
WENDY PERRIAM Wendy Perriam’s seventeen novels and seven previous short-story collections have been acclaimed for their psychological insight and their power to disturb, divert and shock. She feels her inspiration as a writer comes from her many conflicting life experiences—strict conventschool discipline and swinging sixties wildness, marriage and divorce, infertility and motherhood, 9-to-5 conformity and periodic Bedlam. ‘Writing allows for shadow-selves. I’m both the staid conformist matron and the slag; the well-organised author toiling at her desk and the madwoman shrieking in a straitjacket.’
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PRAISE FOR WENDY PERRIAM ‘Perriam is a writer of authority and skill, with a wicked ear for conversational quirks.’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Perriam’s shrewd, sharp prose style is complemented by a marvellous talent for satirical observation.’ THE SCOTSMAN
‘Each book is a magnificently orchestrated orgy in which her potent blend of sex, religion and humour takes
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command of her craft and a shrewd sense of those aspects
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of contemporary life which are worth recording.’
‘It is Perriam’s gift to set out a chessboard of conventional characters with whom the reader can identify, and move them, perfectly plausibly, into the most extraordinary situations. You settle down for a nice, undemanding read, then you are hooked and finally you cannot put the book down.’
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Another Chance, Another Life
The Angel and the Sword
Mark Neilson
Sally Wragg
Friends Becky and Kathy have both recently lost their jobs and face the prospect of starting their lives all over again. Becky sets sail in a narrowboat for the Yorkshire Dales, to see if pastures new can help her regain what she’s lost, and Kathy finds herself in love with a widower, whose only daughter is still in mourning for her mother, her grief acting as an opponent to any new woman in her father’s life. Both women must endure the weaving and uncertain path of life, and love, towards a second chance at happiness.
The Nazi Party have a firm hold of 1930s Germany when wilful Henrietta Arabella is sent on a tour of Europe by her formidable grandmother to remove her from the temptation of an unsuitable love affair. Craving adventure, Hettie finds herself alone and lost in an insalubrious area of Venice. Against the backdrop of the waterways and winding streets, she becomes involved with a German count, the theft of secret war papers, and a fantastical tale of a Saxon king and queen before she finds the anchor she seeks, her heritage and her history.
BOOK DETAILS ANOTHER CHANCE, ANOTHER LIFE
THE ANGEL AND THE SWORD
978-0-7198-1434-1
978-0-7198-1430-3
27 February 2015
27 February 2015
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224pp
224pp
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MARK NEILSON Having previously worked as a banker, Mark Neilson went on to become an Economics lecturer at Strathclyde University. He later became a consultant but is now a fulltime writer. His previous novels The Valley of the Vines and A Strange Inheritance are also published by Robert Hale SALLY WRAGG After marrying her husband and raising two children, Sally Wragg completed an English degree at the University of London and has since turned her hand to writing. Her previous novels Daisy’s Girl, Maggie’s Girl and Playing for Keeps are also published by Robert Hale
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A Close Connection
A Killer Past
Patricia Fawcett
Maris Soule
This is the story of Eleanor and Henry Nightingale and Paula and Alan Walker, two very different couples brought together by the marriage of Nicola, the Nightingales’ daughter, to Matthew, the Walkers’ son. Elegant and successful, Eleanor has turned a blind eye to her husband’s infidelities for years; Paula lacks confidence and blames herself for the death of her daughter years ago. A holiday in Italy is intended to bring the four closer together, but only creates rifts. Meanwhile, Nicola and Matthew’s marriage is facing its own crisis point. Will these three marriages survive such turmoil?
Mary Harrington doesn’t want to revive her past and she certainly doesn’t want her son and granddaughter to know what she did forty-four years ago. But when a local gang tries to mug her, old habits are hard to forget. Sergeant Jack Rossini doesn’t believe an ‘old’ woman could have put the youths in hospital and his curiosity surrounding Mary grows when he discovers that there’s no record of her existence prior to forty-four years ago. The gang vows to teach Mary a lesson and a man from her past arrives in Rivershore, threatening to reveal her secrets.
BOOK DETAILS A CLOSE CONNECTION
A KILLER PAST
978-0-7198-1447-1
978-0-7198-1490-7
31 March 2015
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224pp
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PATRICIA FAWCETT Patricia Fawcett lives in Devon. She divides her time between writing, being a grandmother and a volunteer at a National Trust property. She is a member of the West Country Writer’s Association. MARIS SOULE Maris Soule is a two-time RITA finalist, and her books have won or placed in several contests. A Killer Past was a finalist for the 2012 Claymore Award as well as a finalist (under a different title) in the 2012 Writers–Editors Network International Writing Competition
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The Tolpuddle Woman E.V. Thompson A reissue of E.V. Thompson’s classic novel. Wesley Gillam has had little chance of romance, growing up in a strict Methodist household in the Dorset village of Tolpuddle. It’s his headstrong brother Saul who’s ignored his parents’ wishes and has turned his attention to local girl Saranna Vye. Wes first sets eyes on Saranna at Dorchester market, when she warns him of vagrants plotting to steal his takings, and as he walks home at the end of the day he can’t get the image of her waif-like beauty out of his mind. But when Wes learns she’s his brother’s girl, family loyalty stands in the way of romance. Saranna has learned not to be too trusting but is puzzled by Wes’s distance—particularly after he’s found her work at his employer Widow Cake’s farm. She knows there are other women in Wes’s life—the petulant, pampered Miss Josephine Frampton, who has a penchant for men of the lower orders; and Fanny Warren, the vicar’s daughter, who owes Wes her life…
‘A vigorous and fascinating piece of storytelling from the pen of a first-class professional.’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
BOOK DETAILS 978-0-7198-1542-3 31 March 2015 £19.99 234 x 156mm hardback 496pp World rights
Wes knows in his heart what he wants, but with tensions mounting in the West Country, as farm labourers suffer from crippling wage cuts and rickburners storm the land in protest, Wes is committed to protecting his fellow countrymen from the law’s injustice, before he has the freedom to pursue his most cherished dream. E.V. THOMPSON E.V. Thompson was born in London. After a spell in the Royal Navy, and then at Rhodesia’s Department of Civil Aviation Security Section, he returned to England. His novels have won him thousands of admirers around the world. In 2011 E.V. Thompson was awarded an MBE for services to literature and to the Cornish community. Ernest died in 2012.
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Give Me Tomorrow
Imperfect Pretence
Jeanne Whitmee
Ann Barker
The Davies family is as dysfunctional as they come. When Frank marries a younger woman, Susan, his ten-year-old daughter Louise feels pushed out, and even more so when baby Karen arrives. Nothing is enough to distract Louise from the void left by her absent mother. Years later, with her father gone, Louise feels even more the odd one out. Karen has her own family problems to deal with and Susan longs to pick up the threads of her life again. This generational family drama is a funny and poignant study of three headstrong women, all pulling in different directions.
Max Persault loves his sea-faring life as a shipowner and merchant, but when his cousin, the Duke of Haslingfield, appeals for his help, he finds himself masquerading as the duke and on his way to Cromer. Before even arriving at his destination, Max has aroused the suspicions of Miss Constance Church. How will she react when the man who calls himself a duke of the realm turns out to be a landless buccaneer? In this lively and comedic tale of love and masquerade, first impressions are questioned, judgements are upturned and pretences must eventually come undone.
BOOK DETAILS GIVE ME TOMORROW
IMPERFECT PRETENCE
978-0-7198-1584-3
978-0-7198-1560-7
29 May 2015
29 May 2015
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JEANNE WHITMEE Jeanne Whitmee originally trained as an actress and later taught Speech and Drama until taking up writing full-time. She has written many novels including Too Dream Again, Too Late to Paint the Roses and True Colours, also published by Robert Hale. ANN BARKER Ann Barker was born and educated in Bedfordshire. She enjoys reading, cooking and taking breaks in the family home in Norfolk, where she lives with her husband, the local vicar. Her previous novels were also published by Robert Hale.
General Fiction
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An Oxford Tragedy
Riding the Storm
Norman Russell
Heather Graves
In 1894, Sir Montague Fowler, Warden of St. Michael’s College, Oxford, dies from apparent natural causes. Rumours soon begin to circulate and an autopsy reveals that his body was full of a deadly poison. Who would benefit most from his death? His three children are all in desperate need of money and each embroiled in their own troubles. This list of suspects grows as it seems everyone had something to gain from the death. Aided by pioneer physician, Sophia Jex-Blake, Detective Antrobus sets about unravelling the truth.
Taking the reader from North Queensland to Melbourne, this is the story of two brothers consumed by a rivalry that has dominated their family for generations. Both love the same woman, and both covet the same racehorse, Hunter’s Moon. When Robert loses out in love to his brother, Peter, he exacts a terrible revenge. Soon after, Peter’s son Ryan sees his life and home upturned by a tropical cyclone. How will the family recover from these rifts and tragedies?
BOOK DETAILS AN OXFORD TRAGEDY
RIDING THE STORM
978-0-7198-1608-6
978-0-7198-1631-4
29 May 2015
30 June 2015
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NORMAN RUSSELL After graduating from Jesus College, Oxford, Norman Russell served a term in the army and was later awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. He now writes full-time. HEATHER GRAVES Born in Warwickshire, Heather Graves has spent a great part of her adult life in Australia, where she now lives. Her father maintained a lifelong interest in racing and Graves now regularly attends races in Melbourne.
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BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS Psycho “She was a fugitive, lost in a storm. That was when she saw the sign: motel— vacancy…” Psycho is not a tale for queasy stomachs or faint hearts. It is filled with horrifying suspense and the climax, instead of being a relief, will hit the reader with bone-shattering force. ‘More chillingly effective than any writer might reasonably be expected to be.’ NEW YORK TIMES
Colonel Brandon’s Diary Amanda Grange’s sensitive and insightful retelling of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility sheds a dazzling new light on an old classic. This instalment of Grange’s popular series provides readers with an expertly told supplement to one of the world’s great love stories.
Love and Freindship: And Other Delusions Love and Freindship was written when Jane Austen was just 14, and foreshadows the conflict between moral obligation and individual desire which animates Austen’s mature comedic efforts such as Sense and Sensibility. Now updated in this sparkling satire by Beth Andrews, the story is retold, but retains Austen’s capacity for laughter and enjoyment of the absurd.
BOOK DETAILS PSYCHO 978-0-7198-1081-7 2013 £7.99 198 x 129mm paperback 192pp BPTM excl. Canada rights
COLONEL BRANDON’S DIARY 978-0-7090-9474-6 2011 £7.99 198 x 129mm paperback 256pp World rights
LOVE AND FREINDSHIP: AND OTHER DELUSIONS 978-0-7198-1385-6 2014 £12.99 178 x 127mm hardback 240pp World rights
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Crime
A Breach of Trust
Past Imperfect
John Dean
Michael Parker
A crooked businessman suffers a fall at home and there is no reason to think it is anything other than an accident until after he dies, when information comes to hand that points towards murder. Detective Chief Inspector Blizzard and his team are brought in to investigate and attention quickly focuses on the controversial closure of a local factory amid claims of widespread fraud. To solve the case the detectives must enter a world in which passions run deep, threats and intimidation are rife, and hatred is never far from the surface.
It is two years since the wife of best-selling author Max Reilly died in a car crash along with her lover. Max is still recovering from her death and her deception. So when he meets Emma—who is awaiting divorce from her violent husband—and quickly becomes attracted to her, it is hard to reconcile with his grief. Emma is cautious and keen to hold back and Max is determined to keep his secrets from her. This becomes increasingly difficult when he finds himself facing his past and one secret in particular, involving violence, murder and betrayal.
BOOK DETAILS A BREACH OF TRUST
PAST IMPERFECT
978-0-7198-1431-0
978-0-7198-1426-6
30 January 2015
30 January 2015
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JOHN DEAN John Dean is an award-winning journalist from Darlington, Co. Durham. He has twice been named North-East Freelance Journalist of the Year and also Environmental Reporter of the Year. His previous novels include Strange Little Girl, The Railway Man, The Secrets Man and To Honour the Dead. MICHAEL PARKER Michael Parker is an author of six novels, including The Boy from Berlin, also published by Robert Hale. After leaving the Merchant Navy, he served in the Royal Air Force and reached the rank of chief technician. He now lives in Spain.
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Crime
Strawfoot
A Death at South Gare
David Hodges
Dan Latus
Feisty Detective Sergeant Kate Lewis is plunged into a macabre murder investigation after a teenage girl is found strangled. It soon dawns on Kate that the gruesome crime is an exact copy of the 150-year-old murder of a peasant girl, alleged by superstitious Somerset locals to have been committed by a spectral scarecrow, nicknamed Strawfoot. As she desperately tries to track down the copycat killer, it becomes apparent that he has no intention of stopping at just one murder, and furthermore, he has developed an unhealthy interest in Kate herself… BOOK DETAILS STRAWFOOT
A DEATH AT SOUTH GARE
978-0-7198-1427-3
978-0-7198-1432-7
30 January 2015
27 February 2015
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Frank Doy is troubled when he finds a body in heavy seas off the South Gare breakwater at the mouth of the River Tees. He learns that the drowned man was the greatly respected local MP and realizes he had seen the men who had put him there—still alive. Now Frank himself is in trouble: he’s the only witness. But he can’t just walk away. He needs to protect himself, but he wants justice for the murdered man. Aided by a young woman who was a close friend of the victim, herself now in jeopardy, he unravels a plot by sinister industrial interests backed by global money.
DAVID HODGES A former superintendent with Thames Valley Police, David Hodges is a prolific writer and former essayist. His crime series, featuring Detective Kate Lewis, has gone from strength to strength and Strawfoot is the latest in this chilling series. DAN LATUS Dan Latus lives in Northumberland with his wife. He grew up in Teesside which was the inspiration for his novel Run for Home. His previous novels include Never Look Back, Risky Mission and Out of the Night.
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Crime
A Narrow Victory
Dead and Gone
Faith Martin
Bill Kitson
Once again, ex-DI Hillary Greene is delving into the archives, trying to discover who killed an interior designer at a New Years’ Eve Party in 1999. Somebody clearly didn’t want Felix Olliphant to see in the brave new millennium. The trouble is, the more she learns about her murder victim, the less likely it seems that anyone would want him dead. To add to her woes, her lover and superior, Detective Superintendent Steven Crayle, is being lured away with offers of a promotion elsewhere. Can Hillary keep her mind on the job, or is this the first cold case that will defeat even her?
Dean Wilson knows any relationship with Naomi Macaulay is doomed. Her family were founders of Bishopton Investment Group, of which his sister was financial director until the Group collapsed amidst claims of fraud. When Dean is charged with assault, DI Mike Nash’s enquiries cause him to reopen the fraud case. Soon Nash has several murder investigations on his hands. The local police are swamped with complaints about email scams, and connections to the case emerge. Nash realizes he may be dealing with an unmanageable case.
BOOK DETAILS A NARROW VICTORY
DEAD AND GONE
978-0-7198-1433-4
30 April 2015
27 February 2015 £19.99 234 x 156mm hardback 224pp World rights
978-0-7198-1582-9 £19.99 234 x 156mm hardback 224pp World rights
FAITH MARTIN Faith Martin was born in Oxford. She began her working life as a secretary but left to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. A Narrow Victory is the latest in the thrilling Hillary Greene series. BILL KITSON Bill Kitson, a retired finance executive, was born in West Yorkshire. He is an avid fan of cricket and cryptic crosswords and is also the former chairman of the Scarborough Writers’ Circle. Buried in the Past is the sixth outing for DI Mike Nash.
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Crime
Sherlock Holmes and the Four Corners of Hell
Sherlock Holmes and the Unholy Trinity
Séamas Duffy
Paul D. Gilbert
Three new Sherlock Holmes adventures. In ‘The Adventure of the Soho Picture Gallery’, Holmes’s search for a murderer leads him to a respected peer of the realm and he unearths a web of vice and deception. ‘The Adventure of the Edmonton Horror’ offers a case that seems destined to join the apocrypha in Holmes’s ‘uncommonplace book’. In ‘The Adventure of the Rotherhithe Ship-breakers’, Holmes tracks down a would-be assassin to one of the foulest, most dangerous corners of riverside London.
A Bedouin wearing a religious symbol interrupts the breakfast of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson with a cryptic warning: they must stay away from the affairs of his people. The duo are soon dispatched to the Vatican to investigate the murder of Cardinal Tosca, who was killed as he translated an ancient scroll. All clues point towards the Bedouin and a so-called ‘unholy trinity’. Holmes and Watson embark upon a dangerous trip to Egypt to uncover the nature of a missing parchment and, ultimately, the murderer’s motives.
BOOK DETAILS SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE FOUR CORNERS OF HELL
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE UNHOLY TRINITY
978-0-7198-1499-0
978-0-7198-1300-9
31 March 2015
29 May 2015
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SÉAMAS DUFFY Séamas Duffy lives and works in Glasgow. He is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of Scotland, author of Sherlock Holmes in Paris (Black Coat Press, 2013), and wrote the Foreword to The Aggravations of Minnie Ashe, by Cyril Kersh, (Valancourt Books, 2014). PAUL D. GILBERT Paul D. Gilbert was born in North London and now lives in Harrow with his wife Jackie and their two sons. As well as his passion for the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, he also enjoys history, science-fiction and T’ai chi.
Crime
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Confession at Maddleskirk Abbey Nicholas Rhea
When a woman confesses to Father Will, one of the monk-constables at Maddleskirk Abbey, that she has committed murder, he can do nothing but absolve her from her sin. The Seal of Confession is absolute. He cannot discuss her crime, ask the identity of her victim, or share the responsibility of this information with anyone. His hands are tied. When a body is found in the nearby woodland, his moral dilemma grows. As the enquiry progresses and the clues confirm his fears that it is a murder case, Father Will must still not reveal his knowledge. Detective Chief Superintendent “Nabber” Napier and his team have a murder to solve, but monks sworn by oath to silence are hardly the ideal candidates for questioning...
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The search for the killer intensifies, and the team begin to uncover some disturbing facts. When the murder weapon is discovered, concealed in the Abbey, and the detectives learn of the mysterious disappearance—and violent past—of one of the Abbey’s monks, the race is on to find the culprit before anybody else gets hurt. Questions need to be answered and confessions must be made.
NICHOLAS RHEA Nicholas Rhea is the pen name for Peter N. Walker, formerly an inspector with the North Yorkshire Police and the creator of the Constable series of novels, the inspiration for the long-running and critically acclaimed ITV drama series Heartbeat. As Peter N. Walker he is the author of Portrait of the North York Moors. He lives in North Yorkshire.
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Crime
An Unholy Mess
The Prosecco Fortune
Joyce Cato
Stella Whitelaw
Vicar’s wife Monica Noble throws a party for the new residents of her village. The guests include Margaret Franklyn and her philandering husband, a celebrity chef and her cartoonist beau, and a retired Oxford Don with a secret. A shotgun blast heralds the discovery of Margaret’s body and suspicion soon falls on the local community. Who to blame? The husband? Monica’s daughter who had been accused of stealing from the deceased? Monica swings into action with the local DI to save her daughter and solve the crime. BOOK DETAILS AN UNHOLY MESS
THE PROSECCO FORTUNE
978-0-7198-1543-0
978-0-7198-1538-6
30 April 2015
30 April 2015
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Accountant Emma Chandler’s safe life is capsized when she is sent to Venice to investigate the disappearance of client Signor Marco dell’Orto’s fortune. She is thrown into a disorientating and fast-paced world of deceit and crime and begins to fall for Marco. Before long the beautiful city reveals its sinister underworld. The body of a young woman wearing Emma’s raincoat is found, floating in a lagoon. Should Emma take this ominous sign as a cue to leave? Or should she stay to complete the job she was sent to do?
JOYCE CATO Joyce Cato was born in Oxford and worked as a secretary before becoming a full-time writer. STELLA WHITELAW Stella Whitelaw began her writing career as a cub reporter and rose to become the first female chief reporter in London. She writes short stories for national women’s magazines and has won many competitions. Her previous novels Portrait of a Murder and Money Never Sleeps were also published by Robert Hale.
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Crime
Angel and the Actress
One Bullet Too Many Paul Bennett
Roger Silverwood
An award-winning actress is murdered at a gathering of her closest friends. However, nobody knows who the murderer is and nobody present could possibly be guilty. That’s the challenge facing D.I. Angel and his team when they are called out to her luxurious home in South Yorkshire. At the same time, an apparently innocent insurance man is found murdered in his home. The only clues are a new vacuum cleaner and an open refrigerator. Who committed the crime and what has the vacuum cleaner got to do with the case?
BOOK DETAILS ANGEL AND THE ACTRESS
ONE BULLET TOO MANY
978-0-7198-1615-4
978-0-7198-1621-5
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
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Life in the Polish resort of Lake Cezar is idyllic until local crime lord Emil Provda starts a protection racket among the resort’s businesses. Provda has picked the wrong battle; local hotel owner Stanislav is one of a group of five ex-mercenaries and he gets together his old gang for one last fight, to shut Provda’s racket down. Their crusade brings them up against their toughest opponents yet. The odds against them rise with each battle until the final dual on a deserted island. Just when they think it’s over, there’s one bullet too many; but who is on the receiving end?
ROGER SILVERWOOD Son of a Yorkshire business man, Roger Silverwood was educated in Gloucestershire before doing National Service. He later worked in the toy trade and as a copywriter in an advertising agency. Roger went into business with his wife as an antiques dealer before retiring in 1997. PAUL BENNETT Paul Bennett was born in London and educated at Alleyn’s School in Dulwich. He studied Economics at Exeter University and spent seven years in advertising before setting up a market research agency which he sold in 1986. He is now semi-retired in order to pursue writing.
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Crime
Terror by Gaslight
Dying Wish
Edward Taylor
James Raven
Fear grips Victorian London as a serial killer slays victims on Hampstead Heath. Two men suspect a mysterious link between the victims: Major Henry Steele and ex-Sergeant Mason have been discreetly retired from Military Intelligence and are helping Scotland Yard hunt the ‘Heath Maniac’. Their search takes them to wealthy houses filled with secrets, the offices of a shady lawyer, a vivisectionist’s laboratory, and back-stage at a music-hall. They must fight for their lives in an ambush on the Heath, before the maniac is exposed in a shattering climax.
Murder, kidnap, torture—these are not words usually associated with Hampshire’s beautiful New Forest. But when local author Grant Mason has a heart attack, he makes a bizarre dying wish: he wants his loyal assistant to burn down his house. His request sets off a chain of events which leads to a police hunt for a missing couple and a deranged killer. DCI Jeff Temple and his Major Investigations Team take on their toughest case yet, and in the process they uncover dark secrets that were meant to stay buried forever. This is the fourth book in the DCI Jeff Temple series.
BOOK DETAILS TERROR BY GASLIGHT
DYING WISH
978-0-7198-1661-1
978-0-7198-1693-2
30 June 2015
30 June 2015
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EDWARD TAYLOR Edward Taylor was a writer-producer for thirty-six years on many of the BBC’s top shows, including Round the Horne, Just a Minute and The Men from the Ministry. He has written six plays, and this is his second novel. JAMES RAVEN James Raven was formerly Director of News for Meridian, Anglia and HTV and Managing Director of Granada Sport before setting up his own production company. James spends much of his time writing, travelling and also performs magic at various venues across the country.
Black Horse Westerns
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January Dead Man River · Tyler Hatch · 978-0-7198-1446-4 · £13.99 Death Comes Easy · Will Black · 978-0-7198-1495-2 · £13.99 Ghost Town · Roy Patterson · 978-0-7198-1494-5 · £13.99 Buzzard Roost · Colin Bainbridge · 978-0-7198-1493-8 · £13.99 Snake Eyes · Dale Graham · 978-0-7198-1491-4 · £13.99 The Broken Trail · Alexander Frew · 978-0-7198-1497-6 · £13.99 The Proving of Matt Stowe · Lee Lejeune · 978-0-7198-1498-3 · £13.99
February Arkansas Bushwhackers · Will DuRey · 978-0-7198-1438-9 · £13.99 Black Horse Creek · Corba Sunman · 978-0-7198-1441-9 · £13.99 The Rattlesnake Code · Brandon Stark · 978-0-7198-1530-0 · £13.99 Hanging Day · Rob Hill · 978-0-7198-1532-4 · £13.99 The Lawmen · Paul Bedford · 978-0-7198-1531-7 · £13.99 Bad Night at the Crazy Bull · John Dyson · 978-0-7198-1537-9 · £13.99 The Tomb of Iron Eyes · Rory Black · 978-0-7198-1539-3 · £13.99
March Macahan’s Law · Steve Hayes · 978-0-7198-1533-1 · £13.99 All Must Die · I.J. Parnham · 978-0-7198-1541-6 · £13.99 The Bounty Hunter · Billy Hall · 978-0-7198-1544-7 · £13.99 Teacher with a Tin Star · Harriet Cade · 978-0-7198-1545-4 · £13.99 Rawhide Express · Jake Douglas · 978-0-7198-1552-2 · £13.99 Pack Train · Greg Mitchell · 978-0-7198-1563-8 · £13.99 The Guilty Hour · Abe Dancer · 978-0-7198-1565-2 · £13.99
Black Horse Westerns
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April Crossroads · Logan Winters · 978-0-7198-1492-1 · £14.50 Long Ride to Purgatory · Ethan Flagg · 978-0-7198-1561-4 · £14.50 The Trail to Trinity · Owen G. Irons · 978-0-7198-1562-1 · £14.50 Quincy’s Quest · Jay Clanton · 978-0-7198-1573-7 · £14.50 The Lightning Kid · James Clay · 978-0-7198-1576-8 · £14.50 High Bounty at Wayward · Terrell L. Bowers · 978-0-7198-1578-2 · £14.50 Dalton’s Treasure · Ed Law · 978-0-7198-1577-5 · £14.50
May Knights of the Bar 10 · Boyd Cassidy · 978-0-7198-1581-2 · £14.50 Invitation to a Funeral · Jethro Kyle · 978-0-7198-1583-6 · £14.50 Reins of Satan · Lee Clinton · 978-0-7198-1610-9 · £14.50 Constarry Crossing · A. Dorman Leishman · 978-0-7198-1619-2 · £14.50 I am the Law! · Hank J. Kirby · 978-0-7198-1617-8 · £14.50 A Duellist in Kansas · Tom R. Wade · 978-0-7198-1620-8 · £14.50 The Man from Jerusalem · Jack Martin · 978-0-7198-1624-6 · £14.50
June The Gun Master · Rory Black · 978-0-7198-1564-5 · £14.50 Gila Monster · Colin Bainbridge · 978-0-7198-1574-4 · £14.50 The Wideloopers · Corba Sunman · 978-0-7198-1618-5 · £14.50 Sundown over the Sierras · Dale Graham · 978-0-7198-1623-9 · £14.50 Chisholm Trail Showdown · Jack Tregarth · 978-0-7198-1627-7 · £14.50 Chilcot’s Redemption · Ethan Harker · 978-0-7198-1629-1 · £14.50 Ghosts of War Smoke · Michael D. George · 978-0-7198-1630-7 · £14.50
INDEX
5000 Babies’ Names 4
A All Along the River 12 Andrews, Beth 44 Angel and the Actress 51 Angel and the Sword, The 38 Another Chance, Another Life 38 Arnold, Anthea 8 Atkinson, David 26 Australia in the Great War 5
B Baby-Led Weaning Recipe Book, The 3 Bad Mothers Brilliant Lovers 36 Baldwin, Monica 6 Barchester Murders, The 28 Barker, Ann 42 Basic Watercolour 17 Beecroft, Arthur 9 Bertin, Felicity 3 Best, G.M. 28 Beth, Rae 17 Beyond the Storm 41 Bishop’s Brothels, The 11 Black Horse Westerns 53, 54 Blaxland, Juliet 42 Bloch, Robert 44 Blue Dress Girl 41 Blue Remembered Hills 44 Bonds of Earth, The 41 Bowls 23 Breach of Trust, A 45 Brenner, Douglas 23 British Policewoman, The 12 Broken Places 37 Burford, E.J. 11 Butterworth, Neil 19
C Campbell Pedersen, Maggie 15 Carpenter, David 17 Cato, Joyce 50 Channer, Nick 10 Charleston Saved 8 Cherry’s Model Engines 17 Chitty, Antonia 4 Churchyard and Hawke 41 Cicely’s King Richard 25 Cicely’s Lord Lincoln 25 Cicely’s Second King 25 Close Connection, A 39 Coles, Polly 12 Colonel Brandon’s Diary 44 Confession at Maddleskirk Abbey 49 Connolly, Pauline 12
Crime Writer’s Guide to Police Practice and Procedure, The 14 Crux, Annie 31
D Dance of Love, The 26 Davison, Anita 35 Dawson, Victoria 4 Dean, John 45 Dead and Gone 47 Death at South Glare, A 46 Dreams That Veil 33 Duffy, Séamas 48 Dying Wish 52
E Edwards, Raymond 13 Enormous Yes, An 37
F Fairlie, Margaret 17 Farrar, Janet and Stewart 17 Fawcett, Patricia 39 Fields of Death 5 Food and Your Special Needs Child 4 Foster, Allen 12 Foster’s English Oddities 12 Francesca and the Mermaid 29 Fugitive Englishman, A 27 Full Churchyard, A 49
Journalism 16 Journey through Assessment, The 4
K Kalpakian, Laura 30 Killer Past, A 39 Kingston, Beryl 29 Kitson, Bill 17
L Lane, Maggie 13 Latus, Dan 46 Lavender House Mob, The 31 Lewis, Roy 27 Lock, Joan 12 Love and Freindship 44 Love Byte 26 Luke, Dominic 27, 33
M Martin, Faith 47 Maskelyne 13 Maxted, Peter 23 Mickelthwaite, Alan 17 Model Planes 20 Morrison, James 16 Murder at Maddleskirk Abbey 49 Murder on the Minneapolis 35 Music Makers, The 41
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Gallipoli 9 Gilbert, Paul D. 48 Give Me Tomorrow 42 God’s Highlander 41 Grange, Amanda 44 Graves, Heather 43 Green, Hilary 34 Growing Older with Jane Austen 13
Narrow Victory, A 47 Natural Beauty of Cornwall, The 23 Natural Beauty of Dorset, The 23 Neglected Music 19 Neilson, Mark 38 Nimrod 2 No Less Than the Journey 41 Nothing Undone Remained 47
H Hawke’s Tor 41 Hayter, Tony 18 Heath Wilson, Sandra 25 Hedge Witch 17 Higgitt, Rebekah 13 Hodges, David 46 Homeland 41 Hulbert, Patrick 23
I I Leap Over the Wall 6 I’m on the Train! 37 Imperfect Pretence 42 Itchen Memories 18 Ivory 15
J Jane Austen’s Journeys 13 Jones, Hazel 13
O O’Byrne, Michael 14 Ogden-Cooper, Emma 3 One Bullet Too Many 51 Oxford Tragedy, An 43
P Parker, Michael 45 Past Imperfect 45 Payton, Philip 5 Perriam, Wendy 36, 37 Picked Up, Patched Up and Sent Home 7 Playing Tennis 22 Politics of Washing, The 12 Pressnell, Martyn 20 Prosecco Fortune, The 50
Psycho 44 Pybus, Keith 21
R Ralston, William 22 Raven, James 52 Raynes, Caitlin 32 Restoration Stone Carving 17 Rhea, Nicholas 49 Riding the Storm 43 Rose by Any Name, A 23 Russell, Norman 43
S Scanniello, Stephen 23 Sherlock Holmes and the Four Corners of Hell 48 Sherlock Holmes and the Unholy Trinity 48 Silverwood, Roger 51 Skues, G.E.M 18 Sleep and Your Special Needs Child 4 Slowe, Peter 5 Smith, Stephen 12 Soule, Maris 39 Stop! Armed Police! 12 Strawfoot 46
T Taylor, Edward 52 Terror by Gaslight 52 Three Strange Angels 30 Thompson, E.V. 40, 41 Tolkien 13 Tolpuddle Woman, The 40 Traditional Scottish Cookery 17 Twice Royal Lady 34
U Unholy Mess, An 50
V Varndell, Colin and Susy 23
W Walker, Carl 7 Walton, Anna 3 What Would Ginger Roberts Do? 32 Whitelaw, Stella 50 Whitmee, Jeanne 42 Williams, Charles 17 Witches’ Bible, A 17 Woods, Richard 5 Worry Free Weaning 3 Wragg, Sally 38 Writers’ Houses 10
Y Young, Angela 26
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