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Welcome to our 2009 April to September catalogue. We’re delighted to bring you new writing from debut authors, as well as eagerly-awaited new books from favourite authors. This year we were thrilled to make our own debut, in The Bookseller’s Paperback Preview, where George Mann’s hotly anticipated The Osiris Ritual features alongside Fiona Robyn’s three novels. We exist to bring you exciting new writing, and this season we don’t disappoint with debuts from Alastair Sim, Fiona Robyn, and Katherine May. We hope you enjoy discovering our 2009 books. There’s always the latest news on The Snowblog – drop in to see us at www.snowbooks.com!
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Below: bestselling highlights from the backlist
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The Blue Handbag Author: Fiona Robyn
Featured in The Bookseller Paperback Preview 09 and compared to Joanna Trollope. After forty years of happy marriage, Leonard thought he knew his wife Rose as well as he knew himself. It’s only after her sudden death that he finds her old handbag, which contains a mystery he can’t ignore. ________________________________________________ Pub: 01/08/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781905005994 | £7.99 | Fiction ________________________________________________
The Blue Handbag 9781906727055 Library Hardback The Letters 9781906727079 B Format Paperback Thaw 9781906727086 Library Hardback Thaw 9781906727093 B Format Paperback __________________________________________________________________
The Letters Author: Fiona Robyn
Featured in The Bookseller Paperback Preview 09 and compared to Joanna Trollope. After moving to the coast, Violet starts receiving a series of mysterious letters sent from a mother and baby home in 1959. These letters intersperse Violet’s turbulent relationships with her lover, her infuriating son and the eccentric fellow members of the Village Committee. Who is sending them, and why? ________________________________________________
Thaw Author: Fiona Robyn
Featured in The Bookseller Paperback Preview 09 and compared to Joanna Trollope. Ruth gives herself three months to decide whether or not to end her life, and we read her daily diary as she struggles to make sense of her past and grapples with the pain of the present. ________________________________________________ Pub: 01/02/2010 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781906727093 | £7.99 | Fiction ________________________________________________
The Blue Handbag 9781905005994 B Format Paperback The Blue Handbag 9781906727055 Library Hardback The Letters 9781906727079 B Format Paperback Thaw 9781906727086 Library Hardback __________________________________________________________________
Nutters Author: PJ Davy
Rufus Waters has had enough of being labelled a loon. Enough of medication and therapy. Enough of pitying looks and nervous changes of subject. Enough of being stood up and turned down. Enough, in short, of being a nutter. ________________________________________________ Pub: 01/08/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781906727215 | £7.99 | Fiction ________________________________________________
Pub: 01/04/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781906727079 | £7.99 | Fiction ________________________________________________
The Blue Handbag 9781905005994 B Format Paperback The Blue Handbag 9781906727055 Library Hardback Thaw 9781906727086 Library Hardback Thaw 9781906727093 B Format Paperback
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The Osiris Ritual Burning Out Author: Katherine May
Violet, drained and pressurised, meets a girl in her hometown: carefree, sassy, vivacious and everything Violet wishes she was. Slowly, though, comes the realisation that this girl is living Violet’s own past. Haunted by her past self, Violet knows that history will repeat itself - and knows that it will have catastrophic consequences. ________________________________________________ Pub: 01/07/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781906727390 | £7.99 | Fiction
Author: George Mann
Sir Maurice Newbury’s villainous predecessor, Knox, is hell bent on achieving immortality. And there’s a secret agent who isn’t quite as he seems.... So continues an adventure quite unlike any other, a thrilling steampunk mystery and the second in the series of Newbury & Hobbes investigations. ________________________________________________ Pub: 07/09/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781906727048 | £7.99 | SF/Fantasy ________________________________________________
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The Unbelievers Author: Alistair Sim
The Affinity Bridge 9781905005888 B Format Paperback The Affinity Bridge 9781905005895 Library Hardback The Affinity Bridge 9781905005932 Special edition
Scotland’s richest man has been shot dead and dumped down a well. Inspector Allerdyce and Sergeant McGillivray VC must find out before the killer strikes again. “We have in Alastair Sim a wonderful new Scottish crime fiction voice! Laura Marney
________________________________________________ Pub: 01/06/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781906727383 | £7.99 | Crime Thriller ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Sexton Blake: Detective Editor: George Mann
The Osiris Ritual 9781906727031 Library Hardback Ghosts of Manhattan 9781906727161 B Format Paperback __________________________________________________________________
Paris Immortal: Absolutions Author: Sherry Roit
Trey is getting used to his life. Vampires? Not a problem. Voices of the dead? Par for the course. But soon Trey will learn the full extent of the mysterious powers that come with being a bridge between the living and the dead. ________________________________________________ Pub: 06/04/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781905005963 | £7.99 | Horror ________________________________________________
One of the most written about characters in the English language, Sexton Blake was a household name and a publishing phenomenon. This book contains the finest stories from this vast output, edited by leading publisher and author George Mann. ________________________________________________
Paris Immortal 9781905005666 B Format Paperback Paris Immortal: Awakenings 9781905005901 B Format Paperback Paris Immortal: Absolutions 9781906727000 Library Hardback
Pub: 01/09/2009 | Jacketed HB | ISBN 9781906727413 | £15 | Crime Thriller ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
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Toughen Up Author: Ian Oliver
From the author of our bestselling fitness book, ‘Boxing Fitness’, comes this fresh challenge. Toughen Up does exactly what it says on the tin - you’ll be fighting fit, healthy and proud of yourself in no time. ________________________________________________ Pub: 01/05/2009 | Colour pbk | ISBN 9781906727130 | £9.99 | Fitness ________________________________________________
Enemy of Chaos Author: Leila Johnston
A fantastic adventure in which YOU, ageing nerd, are the hero. “You look at the job advert again. ‘Person with superior reasoning ability required’. Well that’s definitely you, you think, as you switch the lights on and off exactly six times so that your family won’t all die in an accident.” An updated roleplay adventure book, perfect for the Christmas nostalgia market. ________________________________________________ Pub: 01/09/2009 | B Format Pbk | ISBN 9781906727420 | £7.99 | Humour ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Boxing Fitness 9780954575984 Full Colour paperback Fifty Plus Fitness 9781905005161 Full Colour paperback Punch Your Way To Fitness 9781905005314 Full Colour paperback _________________________________________________________________
Family Cycling Author: Carlton Reid
Family cycling is the latest aspect of cycling to enjoy a boom. More and more families are using cycling as a way to spend time together, to relax, exercise, stay fit and bond. Written by cycling expert Carlton Reid and edited by cycling guru Richard Ballantine. ________________________________________________
Proofs, samplers, detailed AIs and high res covers of all our forthcoming books are available. Email emma@ snowbooks.com to request one or visit snowbooks.com to download samples of key titles.
Pub: 06/04/2009 | Colour pbk | ISBN 9781906727024 | £11.99 | Cycling ________________________________________________
City Cycling 9781905005560 Full Colour Paperback Bike Buyer’s Guide 9781905005857 Full Colour Paperback Bicycle Design 9781905005680 Full Colour Paperback
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Fiction 15/03/2007 9781905005352
01/02/2008
01/07/2009 9781906727390 B Format Paperback
B Format Paperback
05/06/2006 9781905005208
9781905005468
9781905005741 B Format Paperback
B Format Paperback
15/02/2008 03/03/2008 9781905005802
9781906727215
9781905005086 B Format Paperback
B Format Paperback
9781905005567 Trade paperback
30/05/2008 01/06/2005 9780954575946
Thrillers
9781906727062 Hardback Library edition
01/01/2007
02/03/2009
9781905005628
9781906727055
B Format Paperback
Hardback Library edition
9781905005123 B Format Paperback
01/02/2007
B Format Paperback
9781905005871 Hardback Library edition
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01/02/2008
9781905005833 B Format Paperback
26/04/2007 9781905005420 B Format Paperback
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Hardback Library edition
02/02/2007
A Format Paperback
02/04/2007
31/07/2004
A Format Paperback
9780954575915 01/06/2007 9781905005253
01/08/2009 9781906727086
A Format Paperback
9781905005284
A Format Paperback 03/07/2008
01/10/2006
9781905005635
01/08/2009 9781905005994
Jacketed hardback
9781905005260
01/04/2009 9781906727079
01/09/2009 9781906727413
9781905005338
B Format Paperback 05/05/2008
B Format Paperback
9781905005277
A Format Paperback 19/05/2006
9781905005925
9781905005413 A Format Paperback
01/09/2007
A Format Paperback
B Format Paperback 01/12/2008
01/03/2007
9781905005697
B Format Paperback 01/06/2005
01/08/2009
B Format Paperback
B Format Paperback 01/04/2008
07/06/2007
9781905005642
01/07/2006
A Format Paperback
9781905005062 A Format Paperback
04/07/2006 9781905005192
01/02/2010 9781906727093 B Format Paperback
19/10/2006
A Format Paperback
9781905005307 B Format Paperback
19/07/2007 9781905005543
05/01/2009 9781905005956 B Format Paperback
01/04/2007 9781905005574 B Format Paperback
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01/07/2008
9781905005550
9781905005932
A Format Paperback
Slipcase hardback limited edition with minted coin
B Format Paperback
A Format Paperback
A Format Paperback
01/09/2008 9781905005888
9781905005765 B Format Paperback
01/07/2008
02/01/2007
A Format Paperback
02/07/2007 9781905005505 A Format Paperback
01/12/2008 9781906727123 Hardback Library edition
02/02/2009 9781905005970 B Format Paperback
19/05/2005 9781905005147 A Format Paperback
01/02/2008 9781905005734 A Format Paperback
01/10/2007 9781905005581
06/07/2009 9781906727031 Hardback Library edition
07/09/2009 9781906727048 B Format Paperback
01/02/2010 9781906727154 Hardback Library edition
03/05/2010 9781906727161 B Format Paperback
Horror 01/04/2008 9781905005840 B Format Paperback
05/01/2009
B Format Paperback 02/03/2009 01/07/2008 9781905005895 Hardback Library edition
9781905005987 B Format Paperback
Historical fiction
9781905005772 B Format Paperback
01/05/2007 9781905005390
02/01/2009
B Format Paperback
9781905005918 A Format Paperback
30/04/2008 9781905005673
30/04/2008 9781905005710 Hardback Library edition
Hardback Library edition
01/06/2008 9781905005826
01/06/2008
B Format Paperback
9781905005666 B Format Paperback
02/01/2006 9781905005116
01/10/2008
B Format Paperback
9781905005901 B Format Paperback
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05/04/2009
B Format Paperback
9781906727000 Hardback Library edition
9781906727017 Hardback Library edition
01/10/2007 9781905005499 A Format Paperback
B Format Paperback
9781905005406
01/07/2007 9781905005482
03/03/2008
01/06/2009 9781906727383
01/10/2007 9781905005611
01/03/2005 9781905005055 B Format Paperback
06/04/2009 9781905005963 B Format Paperback
02/01/2006 9781905005109 B Format Paperback
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Classics 01/03/2005
01/05/2006 9781905005185 B Format Paperback
9781905005000 Jacketed hardback
06/03/2006
B Format Paperback
9781905005048 Hardback
B Format Paperback
B Format Paperback
9781905005383 Hardback
B Format Paperback
9780954575922 Hardback
Non fiction
B Format Paperback
Full colour paperback
06/04/2009 19/10/2006
9781906727024
9781905005161
Full colour paperback
Full colour paperback
Gift
01/09/2007
01/10/2007
9781905005314
9781905005659
Full colour paperback
Hardback
01/05/2009
01/10/2007
9781906727130
9781905005758
Full colour paperback
Hardback
01/10/2006 9781905005178 Full colour paperback
01/02/2007 9781905005345
9781905005857
02/10/2006 9781905005239
01/09/2004
13/05/2005 9780954575984
01/08/2006 9781905005215
01/10/2006
Full colour paperback
01/08/2008
01/01/2007
9781905005093 A Format Paperback
9781905005680
Full colour paperback
9781905005291 20/10/2005
01/05/2007 9781905005246 Full colour paperback
9781905005154 20/09/2004
01/06/2008
15/10/2006 9781905005079 Full colour paperback
Highlights from Summer - Fall 2009
01/09/2007
01/09/2009
9781905005604
9781906727420
Full colour paperback
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