MARCH 2014
US TITLE HIGHLIGHTS
Orders should be received by 27th January 2014 to receive titles by on-sale-date.
http://us.macmillan.com A luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and SUPERLEAD the Gulf of Aden turns into a nightmare for passengers and crew when their ship is suddenly attacked and captured by a band of bloodthirsty Somali pirates. An initial rescue mission ends in failure; the decks are covered in blood. Unless they are paid a ransom of $200 million dollars within seven days, the pirates threaten to execute all their hostages. But information gleaned from a captured Al Qaeda operative indicates that there is a far more dangerous conspiracy afoot. Once the ransom is paid, Islamic militants intend to swoop in and slaughter the passengers in an orgy of terror, hoping to provoke a massive American military response that will set the Muslim world aflame. Jake Grafton is assigned to negotiate with the brutal pirate chief while his right hand man, Tommy Carmellini, and a team of CIA and Navy SEAL operatives mount an undercover operation to save the hostages and keep the U.S. from being maneuvered into a murderous war.
Pirate Alley Stephen Coonts
9781250046413
Paperback
$9.99
25th Feb
480 PP
St. Martin’s Press
A luminous collection of short stories focusing on privilege and entitlement from the New York Times bestselling author of The Starboard Sea
SUPERLEAD
Damage Control displays Amber Dermont’s remarkable gift for portraying characters at crossroads. In “Lyndon,” a daughter visits presidential landmarks following the death of her father. In “Damage Control,” a young man works at an etiquette school while his girlfriend is indicted for embezzlement. A widow rents herself to elderly women and vacations with them as a “professional grandchild” in “Stella at the Winter Palace.” And in “The Language of Martyrs” a couple houses a mail order bride on behalf of the husband’s Russian mother.
Damage Control Amber Dermont
Dermont’s stories have previously been published in many literary magazines and have also been featured in anthologies edited by Jane Smiley and Dave Eggers. Damage Control includes three previously unpublished pieces. 9781250042743
Trade Paperback
$14.99
11th Mar
304 PP
St. Martin’s Griffin
Those adorable lovebirds from the hit animated film Rio are back in this exciting prequel to Rio 2!
SUPERLEAD
Blu and Jewel, the last known surviving Blue Spix Macaws, are having a great time raising their children in the safety of the Blu Bird Sanctuary, but there may be trouble in paradise! When Blu overhears Tulio and Linda talking about their money troubles, Blu takes it upon himself to save the sanctuary and his friends’ livelihood - if only he could think of a way. When bulldog Luiz tells Blu about a legendary elixir hidden somewhere in the jungle, Blu thinks that could be the answer. That is, of course, if cockatoo Nigel doesn’t get there first, and if they can make it past the villainous snaky Ssssssalbatore in one piece! The next chapter in the epic story of Rio begins right here!
Rio #1: Snakes Alive! Stefan Petrucha & James Silvani
9781597075077
Paperback
$7.99
11th Mar
64 PP
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