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The Silent Ones William Brodrick
Thursday’s Child Nicci French
Mockingbird Songs R. J. Ellory
978 1 51003 441 9 – 417pp
978 1 51003 442 6 – 646pp
978 1 51003 448 8 – 459pp
The latest in CWA Gold dagger winner William Brodrick’s much loved Father Anselm series.
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ather Anselm returns to the Old Bailey to fight the most difficult and troubling case of his life. Father Edmund Littlemore is charged with grave offences against Harry Brandwell who, it seems, is both a victim and a liar. Unknown to Anselm, Robert Sambourne, a journalist, has been investigating Littlemore’s background and uncovered a troubled past. Meanwhile Harry Brandwell - abused, abandoned and betrayed - has decided to take matters into his own hands.
“Brodrick writes with great elegance, his style unhurried, dialogue intelligent, polite yet full of meaning.” THE TIMES on The Discourtesy of Death
Thursday’s Child by Nicci French is the fourth novel in the bestselling Frieda Klein series, following Blue Monday, Tuesday’s Gone and Waiting for Wednesday.
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wenty years ago teenager Frieda Klein was brutally attacked in her own home. No one believed her - not the police, not her mother, not her friends. She left town, trained as a psychologist and never went back. Now an old classmate has shown up. She wants help with her daughter, who claims to have been attacked at home, an attack eerily similar to the one on Frieda. No one else believes the girl’s story. Now, with a school reunion in the offing, Frieda returns to the darkness she fled. To the small town which refused to help her and which hides a terrible secret.
“Brilliantly crafted [. . .] masterly control of suspense.” DAILY MIRROR “Nicci French’s sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition.” SOPHIE HANNAH
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Prison changes a man - sometimes in ways you can see and usually in ways you can’t…
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he only reason Henry Quinn survived three years in prison was because of Evan Riggs. Now a free man, Henry heads to where Evan grew up and where his brother Carson now resides as sheriff to find Evan’s daughter and deliver a letter. There’s no sign of the girl and as her uncle’s behaviour towards him becomes threatening, Henry realises that there are dark secrets buried at the heart of this quiet town. What terrible thing drove the brothers apart and what happened to the missing girl?
“R.J. Ellory sets out his stall with terrific vim and a gripping premise in his latest thriller.” METRO, on The Devil and the River. “There are moments of genuine chills, fearsomely speedy page-turning and real humour […] an enjoyable summer read.” OBSERVER, on The Devil and the River.
July 2016
In My House Alex Hourston 978 1 51003 446 4 – 396pp
This unsettling debut novel tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two very different women.
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n the queue for the toilets at Gatwick, a teenage girl catches 57-year-old Margaret Benson’s eye in the mirror and mouths the world help. Margaret’s reaction leads to the dramatic rescue of the teenager from her trafficker and Margaret becomes a hero. But when the story gets picked up by the papers, Margaret is panicked by the publicity, as well as the strange phone calls she begins to receive. Meanwhile Anja makes contact. She wants to thank her rescuer, but she also quickly inserts herself into Margaret’s lonely life. As their friendship develops, so do questions: who is Margaret hiding from, and what are Anja’s true motives?
“Hourston resolutely avoids the predictable, skilfully throwing the reader off-balance and creating a compelling sense of unease that shimmers unsettlingly beneath the ordinary lives she explores [...] a strikingly promising debut.” GUARDIAN
From Notting Hill with Four Weddings… Actually Ali McNamara 978 1 51003 447 1 – 584pp
Indulge in all your favourite rom-coms at once with this warm, fun tale of what happens when you really live the glitz and the glamour.
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ovie addict Scarlett O’Brien is finally living the jet-setting life she’s dreamed of - but it all hangs by a shiny, golden thread. Flying between London and New York, running two businesses and planning her wedding to handsome fiancé, Sean; life couldn’t be better. But then Scarlett meets paparazzi darling, Gabriella Romero, and life suddenly becomes even more extravagant and glamorous. As she begins to experience the other side to being rich and famous, it’s not only Scarlett’s perfect wedding that’s put in jeopardy, but her whole world.
“Plan a duvet day and indulge in this delightful tale of two cities. Fans of the rom-coms referred to in the title will relish this.” BELLA
Accidents of Marriage R.S. Meyers 978 1 51003 445 7 – 480pp
Accidents of Marriage is a provocative and stunning novel that will resonate deeply with women from all walks of life, ultimately revealing the challenges of family, faith, and forgiveness.
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addy is a social worker trying to balance her career and three children. Years ago, she fell in love with Ben, a public defender, drawn to his fiery passion, but now he’s lashing out at her. She vacillates between tiptoeing around him and asserting herself for the sake of their kids - until the rainy day when they’re together in the car and Ben’s volatile temper gets the best of him, leaving Maddy in the hospital fighting for her life. R.S. Meyers takes us inside the hearts and minds of her characters, alternating among the perspectives of Maddy, Ben, and their fourteen-yearold daughter.
“A touching tale that will truly move you.” THE SUN, on The Murderer’s Daughters.
“A slow burner that delivers in a most satisfying way.” WOMAN & HOME
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July 2016
Rose Gold Walter Mosley
The Wrong Girl Laura Wilson
Falling in Love Donna Leon
978 1 51003 443 3 – 355pp
978 1 51003 444 0 – 500pp
978 1 51003 763 2 – 375pp
Easy Rawlins is back and this time it’s personal…
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hen four armed policemen turn up at Easy Rawlins’s door, he thinks he’s in trouble. He is. They want him to find Rosemary Goldsmith, the daughter of a millionaire arms dealer. And Easy can’t afford to say no. The LAPD think she’s with Bob Mantle, a black boxer turned radical. Has she been kidnapped? Is she colluding? When Easy is almost gunned down on his first day on the case, he realises he’ll need more than wits to find Rose Gold.
“The series may be almost a quarter of a century old but Mosley shows no sign of losing steam...” SUNDAY EXPRESS “Rose Gold offers a rare and potent mix of the fastmoving and the thoughtful.” MAIL ON SUNDAY
A dark and gripping mystery of celebrity obsession and the lies families tell each other.
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anice Keaton is living a quiet, easy life when a longed-for reunion with the daughter she gave up for adoption several decades earlier drags her into a lethal confrontation with her past. Did her brother, Dan, die a natural death? Is Joe, her former lover, really an acid casualty, or was there another reason for his abrupt withdrawal from public life? And what is her granddaughter, Molly, hiding? As she struggles to come to terms with a series of shocks, Janice realises that her recollections of the past hold a sinister secret - one with deadly consequences. And then Molly disappears...
“Wilson has established a reputation for stylish psychological crime.” GUARDIAN “One of the country’s most acute psychological crime novelists.” INDEPENDENT
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Donna Leon’s twenty-fourth novel in the bestselling Brunetti crime series quivers with the passion of opera and with the power of obsession.
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s an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans. But when one anonymous admirer inundates her with bouquets – even inside her locked apartment – it becomes clear that this fan has become a stalker. Distraught, Flavia turns to an old friend for help. Commissario Brunetti is at first unperturbed by her story, but when another singer is attacked he begins to think Flavia’s fears may be justified. Brunetti must enter the psyche of an obsessive fan and find the culprit before anyone comes to harm…
“Donna Leon’s deft and descriptive words do for Venice what Canaletto did for this serenest of cities with his brushes and paint palette and bring it to life in all its reach and colourful gaiety… [An] intriguing tense thriller. The ending is to die for.” DAILY EXPRESS
July – August 2016
Close Your Eyes Michael Robotham
The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison
The Defence Steve Cavanagh
978 1 51003 766 3 – 521pp
978 1 51003 770 0 – 611pp
978 1 51003 768 7 – 417pp
“I close my eyes and feel my heart begin racing. Someone is coming. They’re going to find me…”
An epic drama of conflict, redemption and common humanity.
Eddie Flynn used to be a con artist. Then he became a lawyer. Turned out the two weren’t that different.
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“A rare find, […] his novels embrace the full sweep of human experience.” JOHN HART
“The Defence is everything a great thriller should be and I can’t wait to see more of Eddie Flynn.” MARK BILLINGHAM
hen a mother and daughter are found murdered in a remote farmhouse, clinical psychologist, Joe O’Loughlin, is drawn into the investigation as a former student, calling himself ‘The Mindhunter,’ jeopardises the police inquiry by leaking details to the media. With no shortage of suspects and tempers beginning to fray, Joe discovers links between these murders and a series of previous brutal attacks. As the case becomes ever more complex, Joe’s fate and that of those closest to him, become intertwined with a merciless, unpredictable killer.
“The best Michael Robotham novel yet. Once I reached the last 100 pages, it really was impossible to put down.” STEPHEN KING “Heart-stopping, heart-breaking and heartwrenching.” VAL MCDERMID
aniel and Vanessa Parker embark on a long-delayed dream - a sailing trip around the world. On the lawless coast of Somalia, Ismail Ibrahim is plotting the rescue of his sister, Yasmin. Driven to crime by love and loyalty, he hijacks ships for ransom money. Paul Derrick is the FBI’s top hostage negotiator. When Paul is called to respond to a hostage crisis at sea, he has no idea how far it will take him into his traumatic past - or the chance it will give him to redeem the future.
“A fast-paced thriller that puts its humanitarian moral at the forefront.” KIRKUS
“He writes in a voice with a haunting sense of soul.” PETER JAMES
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t’s been over a year since Eddie vowed never to set foot in a courtroom again. But now he doesn’t have a choice. Olek Volchek, the infamous head of the Russian mafia in New York, has strapped a bomb to Eddie’s back and kidnapped his ten-yearold daughter, Amy. Eddie only has forty-eight hours to defend Volchek in an impossible murder trial - and win - if he wants to save his daughter. With the timer on his back ticking away, can Eddie convince the jury of the impossible?
“Part classic courtroom drama in the John Grisham tradition and part Bruce Willis-like action hero fiction straight out of the Die Hard franchise, this is a riproaring action-packed and highly entertaining debut.” IRISH INDEPENDENT
August 2016
The Jade Lioness Christina Courtenay
That Girl From Nowhere Dorothy Koomson
A Book of Scars William Shaw
978 1 51003 771 7 – 596pp
978 1 51003 767 0 – 605pp
978 1 51003 785 4 – 455pp
A fantastic addition to the Kumashiro Saga, from award winning author, Christina Courtenay.
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agasaki, 1648: Temperance Marston longs to escape England and explore the exotic empire of Japan. When offered the chance to accompany her cousin and Captain Noordholt on an expedition to Nagasaki, she jumps at the opportunity. On a foolhardy venture she meets Kazuo. Kazuo is fascinated by her blonde hair and blue eyes, but he has a mission to complete: Kazuo must restore his family’s honour. But when Temperance is kidnapped, he has to make a decision – can he save her and keep the promise he made to his father?
“Along with some brilliantly crafted secondary characters, and the storyline of the mystery of the Jade Lioness, Christina Courtenay has delivered a fantastic addition to the Kumashiro Saga which is definitely not to be missed.” OLD VICTORIAN QUILL
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From the bestselling author of My Best Friend’s Girl comes an emotional story about love, identity and the meaning of family.
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lemency Smittson was adopted as a baby and the only connection she has to her birth mother is a cardboard box, hand-decorated with butterflies. Now an adult, Clem decides to move to her birthplace, Brighton. She has no idea that she’ll meet someone who knows all about her butterfly box and what happened to her birth parents. As the truth about her childhood starts to unravel, shocking events cause Clem to reassess whether the price of having contact with her birth family could be too high a price to pay...
“(A) cracker of a novel […] completely involving from the get-go.” DAILY MAIL “Packs an emotional punch.” SUNDAY MIRROR
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The third book in a powerful deconstruction of the sixties, A Book of Scars lays bare the forgotten crimes of that era.
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969. Five years ago, teenager Alexandra Tozer was murdered. Her sister Helen Tozer will never forget. Returning home after quitting the Met Police, she brings with her the recovering Detective Sergeant Cathal Breen, who slowly becomes possessed by the unsolved case. But Breen is on a trail, for the two men connected to this case met in Kenya, during the Mau Mau uprising; and the history that Britain has turned its face from is now returning to haunt it.
“An elegy for an entire alienated generation.” NEW YORK TIMES “Excellent… tackles bent police, the dark side of hippiedom and utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties.” SUN
August 2016
The Accident C. L. Taylor
The House on Bellevue Gardens Rachel Hore
Murder House James Patterson
978 1 51003 772 4 – 347pp
978 1 51003 823 3 – 605pp
978 1 51003 821 9 – 625pp
A gripping psychological thriller about the deadly secrets your children can keep.
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ue Jackson has the perfect family, but when her teenage daughter Charlotte deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a new reality. Retracing her daughter’s steps she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte’s diary. In her hunt for evidence, Sue begins to mistrust everyone and is forced to look further, into the depths of her own past. What if she is the reason that Charlotte is in danger?
“An enjoyable rollercoaster of a suspense novel with multiple twists.” DAILY MAIL “Utterly compelling. I could not put this gripping, heart-stopping page-turner down.” ROWAN COLEMAN
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Helping people find their way can put your own happiness in peril…
An ocean view, a private beach… and a deadly secret.
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“A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war.” SUNDAY MIRROR on A Week in Paris.
Praise for the author: “The prolific Patterson seems unstoppable.” USA TODAY
osa has arrived in London from Poland to look for her younger brother, Mikhail. He is supposed to be staying with their English father, but when she visits the house she finds it’s locked up and there’s no sign of either of them. Stef is running away from her boyfriend Oliver. Frightened, friendless and far from her family, she needs somewhere to hide. All three find refuge at 11 Bellevue Gardens. Here, its owner Leonie once herself found sanctuary, now opening her house to others in need.
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o. 7 Ocean Drive is a multimillion-dollar beachfront house in the Hamptons. But its beautiful exterior hides a horrific past; a series of depraved killings that have never been solved. Neglected and empty, it’s known as the ‘Murder House,’ and locals keep their distance. When a power broker and his mistress are found dead inside, Detective Jenna Murphy investigates; a case that reveals yet more secrets. As more bodies surface and Jenna is drawn deeper into the dark history of No. 7, she must risk her own life to expose the truth – before the Murder House claims another victim…
“James Patterson knows how to sell thrills and suspense in clean, unwavering prose.” PEOPLE
August – September 2016
Redemption Road Lisa Ballantyne
Oblivion Arnaldur Indridason
The Method Shannon Kirk
978 1 51003 829 5 – 563pp
978 1 51003 826 4 – 480pp
978 1 51003 834 9 – 477pp
“An emotionally compelling tale of old sins and lingering ghosts.” CHRIS BROOKMYRE
“His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical.” HARLAN COBEN
They thought she was the victim, but they’re the ones in danger…
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he crash begins the unravelling of Margaret Holloway. Trapped inside a car about to explode, she is rescued by a scarred stranger, who then disappears. Margaret remembers little, but she’s spent her life remembering little - her childhood is full of holes and forgotten memories. Now she has a burning desire to discover who she is and why her life has been shrouded in secrets. What really happened to her when she was a child? Could it have anything to do with the mysterious man who saved her life?
“A sweet novel of love, redemption, and loss that chronicles one family’s struggle with a difficult past.” KIRKUS “Ballantyne weaves a fine tale of family drama, dark secrets, and the past’s effect on the present […] heartwrenching.” PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY
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HE QUICK: A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam rises from the water and as it clears, a body is revealed in the ghostly light. HE DEAD: Miles away, a vast aircraft hangar rises behind the perimeter fence of the US military base. A sickening thud is heard as a man’s body falls from a high platform. HE FORGOTTEN: Many years before, a schoolgirl went missing. The world has forgotten her. But Erlendur has not. HE SEARCHER: Erlendur Sveinsson is a newly promoted detective with a battered body, a rogue CIA operative and America’s troublesome presence in Iceland to contend with. In his spare time he investigates a cold case. He is only starting out but he is already up to his neck.
“One of the greats of modern crime fiction.” SUNDAY TIMES “The king of Icelandic crime fiction.” FINANCIAL TIMES 10
magine a helpless, pregnant 16-year-old who’s just been yanked from the serenity of her home and shoved into a dirty van. Kidnapped, alone and terrified. Now forget her - picture instead a pregnant, 16-year-old, manipulative prodigy. She is shoved into a van and, from the first moment of her kidnapping, feels a calm desire for two things: to save her unborn son and to exact merciless revenge. She is methodical in her plotting. Leaving nothing to chance, she waits for the perfect moment to strike. The Method is what happens when the victim is just as cold as the captors.
“Riveting […] a thrilling new voice in crime fiction.” BOSTON GLOBE “Flat-out brilliant.” MYSTERY SCENE “A dark, disturbing, damnably readable novel.” BOOKLIST
September 2016
Beside Myself Ann Morgan
Hostage Kristina Ohlsson
In Bitter Chill Sarah Ward
978 1 51003 828 8 – 477pp
978 1 51003 827 1 – 521pp
978 1 51003 831 8 – 480pp
Beside Myself is a compulsive and darkly brilliant psychological drama about family and identity - what makes us who we are and how very fragile it can be.
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elen and Ellie are identical twins; Helen is the leader and Ellie the follower. Until the day they decide to swap places – a fun game. But Ellie refuses to swap back... and so begins a nightmare. Helen’s toys, friends, the favour of her mother and the future she had dreamed of are all gone – lost to a sister who blossoms. Twenty-five years later, Helen receives a call from out of the blue. It threatens to pull her back into her sister’s dangerous orbit, but if this is her only chance to face the past, how can she resist?
“Morgan’s book is an unsettling performance. […] It reads like a particularly ingenious misery memoir. […] Impressive.” SUNDAY TIMES “An unsettling, compelling debut about identity and not-so-happy families.” GLAMOUR
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The brand new thriller - featuring Investigative Analyst Fredrika Bergman and Alex Recht of the Stockholm police.
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hortly after a New York-bound flight takes off from Stockholm, a bomb threat is found on board. Hijackers demand that the Swedish government revoke its decision to deport a Moroccan man. If their demands are not met, the plane will explode if it attempts to land. Fredrika Bergman returns to the police force to aid the case, but soon realises that the plot behind the hijacking is far more complex than anyone initially thought. As the hours pass, the team is running out of options, and the plane is running out of fuel...
“Tense, dense and very atmospheric […] Kristina Ohlsson is a true Queen of Scandinavian crime.” MONS KALLENTOFT
You can’t bury the truth forever…
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erbyshire, January 1978. Two girls go missing: Rachel Jones returns, Sophie Jenkins is never found. Thirty years later, Sophie Jenkins’s mother commits suicide. Rachel Jones has tried to put the past behind her. But news of the suicide re-opens old wounds and Rachel realises that the only way she can have a future is to finally discover what really happened all those years ago. This is a story about loss and family secrets, and how often the very darkest secrets are those that are closest to you.
“Deserves to be one of the standout debuts of 2015.” WILLIAM RYAN
“Hollywood blockbuster material […] you’ll finish it in one gulp.” METRO
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September 2016
Josephine Tey: A Life Jennifer Morag Henderson
So Great a Prince Lauren Johnson
The Wicked Boy Kate Summerscale
978 1 51003 462 4 – 547pp
978 1 51003 463 1 – 459pp
978 1 51003 456 3 – 521pp
“Until now, Josephine Tey was herself the greatest mystery at the heart of her fiction.” VAL MCDERMID
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osephine Tey was the pen-name of Elizabeth MacKintosh (1896-1952). Born in Inverness, MacKintosh lived several ‘lives.’ Best known as Golden Age Crime Fiction writer ‘Josephine Tey,’ she was also a successful novelist and playwright under the pen name, ‘Gordon Daviot.’ At one point, she had plays on simultaneously in the West End in London, Broadway and even wrote for Hollywood - all from her home in the north of Scotland. Discover the extraordinary life of Josephine Tey.
“The life of one of the great golden age crime writers is granted a forensic examination in Josephine Tey.” THE INDEPENDENT “(An) Absorbing first biography of the crime and mystery writer.” THE BOOKSELLER
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So Great a Prince offers a fascinating glimpse of a country and people, and explores daily life in England in the year 1509.
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n 1509, Henry VII was succeeded by his son Henry VIII, second monarch of the house of Tudor. But this is not the familiar Tudor world of Protestantism and playwrights. Decades before the Reformation, ancient traditions persist: boy bishops, pilgrimage, Corpus Christi pageants, the jewel-decked shrine at Canterbury. Lauren Johnson tells the story of 1509 not just from the perspective of king and court, but of merchant and ploughman; apprentice and laundress; husbandman and foreign worker. She looks at these early Tudor lives through the rhythms of the ritual year, juxtaposing political events in Westminster and the palaces of southeast England with the liturgical and agricultural events that punctuated the year for the ordinary people of England.
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A meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian murder case and a compelling account of its aftermath.
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uly, 1895: thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes and his younger brother Nattie set out from their small, terraced house in East London to watch a cricket match. The boys told their neighbours that their parents were away and over the next ten days Robert and Nattie spent and lived extravagantly; pawning their parents’ valuables. But as the sun beat down on the Coombes house, a strange smell began to emanate from the building... When the police were called to investigate, the discovery they made sent the press into a frenzy of horror and alarm, and Robert and Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the Penny Dreadful novels.
“What the book does brilliantly is look at notions of class, criminality, human nature and religion in an age of change […] engrossing.” IAN RANKIN “(A) Haunting, hugely entertaining investigation into one of the nineteenth century’s greatest murder mysteries.” THE TIMES
July 2016
Close Encounters of the Furred Kind Tom Cox
The Morning They Came For Us Janine di Giovanni 978 1 51003 784 7 – 255pp
978 1 51003 783 0 – 291pp
Mail Obsession A Journey Round Britain By Postcode Mark Mason 978 1 51003 782 3 – 369pp
From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes the latest installment of Tom Cox’s hilarious moggy mischief of his four cats: The Bear, Ralph, Shipley and Roscoe.
A searing, intimate account of the conflict in Syria, by someone uniquely equipped to tell the story from the inside.
A playful mix of fact, anecdote and overheard conversation, Mail Obsession pays homage to Britain’s wonderful past and its curious present.
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“One of our generation’s finest foreign correspondents.” DAILY TELEGRAPH
“An entertaining read.” DAILY EXPRESS
“Tom Cox is a very funny writer.” KATE ATKINSON
“Di Giovanni is a war reporter whose courage is matched only by her compassion for her subjects.” EVENING STANDARD
Have you ever moved house, over a distance of 350 miles, with four cats? If you haven’t, and are thinking about it, I’ll give you some advice: don’t. If you really must move, try to get the cats to arrange their own transport. You’ll have plenty to think about as it is, and the cats will only get in the way with their sarcasm and hairballs.” This move to Devon might be a mammoth undertaking but it signifies a new start for everyone. There are new friends - one of whom looks suspiciously doglike - and new adventures in the wild and romantic countryside. Purrrfect for cat lovers everywhere!
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n May of 2012, Janine di Giovanni travelled to Syria; she began reporting from both sides of the conflict, witnessing its descent into one of the most brutal conflicts in recent history. Speaking to those directly involved in the war, di Giovanni relays the personal stories of rebel fighters thrown in jail; of children and families forced to watch loved ones taken and killed by regime forces. Stories of the elite holding pool parties, trying to deny the human consequences of the nearby shelling. It is an unforgettable testament to human resilience in the face of devastating, unimaginable horrors.
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ach of the United Kingdom’s 124 postcode areas has a story to tell, and so Mark Mason has embarked on a tour of the country, immersing himself in Britain’s history on a journey from AB to ZE. Whilst on the lookout for interesting place names and monuments, Mason paints an affectionate portrait of Britain in the 21st century and his travels offer the perfect opportunity to delve into our countries bizarre and interesting history, including the discovery of what the Queen keeps in her handbag, why the Jack Russell has a white coat and Oscar Wilde’s unconventional method of posting a letter.
“Fantastic stuff.” BBC LONDON
August 2016
Squirrel Pie Elisabeth Luard
The World is Elsewhere Chris McIvor
Willoughbyland: England’s Lost Colony Matthew Parker
978 1 51003 847 9 – 521pp
978 1 51003 846 2 – 417pp
978 1 51003 854 7 – 396pp
Squirrel Pie will appeal to anyone with a taste for travel and an affinity for that most universal of languages; food.
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lisabeth Luard, one of the food world’s most evocative writers, has travelled extensively throughout her life, meeting fascinating people, observing different cultures and uncovering ingredients in unusual places. In this enchanting food memoir, she shares tales and dishes gathered from her global ramblings. She recounts anecdotes of the places she has visited: scouring for snails in Crete, sampling exotic spices in Ethiopia and tasting oysters in Tasmania. Elisabeth’s stories are coupled with more than fifty authentic recipes, each one a reflection of its unique place of origin, including Boston bean-pot, Hawaiian poke, and Sardinian lemon macaroons.
“Sacrilegious to say it but Elizabeth Luard even beats Elizabeth David. Exquisite writing and wonderful food, and funny too.” PRUE LEITH
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“When asked why I’d chosen Morocco I had shrugged my shoulders – it chose me rather than the other way round, I replied.”
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n the final part of his autobiographical trilogy with previous books set in North and Southern Africa, Chris McIvor relates the story of his several years in Morocco, his encounter with its history, geography and culture told through the people he met and the places he visited. This book is also an exploration of the rewards, challenges and contradictions of being an aid worker in a foreign country, and how the effort of taking time to listen to local people provides the most valuable lessons in how charity can be better delivered.
At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins – wrecked by plague and civil war. Yet shimmering on the horizon was a vision of paradise: Willoughbyland.
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ver since Sir Walter Raleigh set out in 1595 to claim the ‘Beautiful Empire of Guiana’ for the English, crown adventurers have set off in search of their fortune. Now, in the lush landscape between the great Amazon and Orinoco rivers, a new colony is established, named after its founder – Sir Francis Willoughby. As planters and traders followed explorers, and mercenaries and soldiers followed political dissidents, it would become a place of terror and cruelty, of sugar and slavery. As Matthew Parker reveals, the history of Willoughbyland is a microcosm of the history of empire; its heady attractions and fatal dangers.
“[Chris McIvor] provides the essential historical context but allows the individual characters to speak for themselves and bring their cultures to life.” ADRIAN CLARK
“A fascinating tale of courage and desperation, cruelty and betrayal, and it was all sparked by the search for the legendary city of gold, El Dorado.” MAIL ON SUNDAY
“In (his) new book […] Chris is a naive, intelligent and curious young man who immerses himself in the local community.” THE DAILY RECORD
“A fascinating tale […] Matthew Parker is an entertaining historian who has produced a lively account.” DAILY EXPRESS
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September 2016
Gunner Girls and Fighter Boys Mary Gibson
Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Café Milly Johnson
A Letter from America Geraldine O’Neill
978 1 51003 461 7 – 584pp
978 1 51003 449 5 – 688pp
978 1 51003 451 8 – 500pp
A Bermondsey factory girl joins the fight against Hitler in the wonderful new novel, from the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts.
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Praise for Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts: “A cracking tale full of warmth and history.” BELLA MAGAZINE “A fabulous, fascinating read.” VANESSA FELTZ
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Love and friendship is in bloom at the Sunflower Café…
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hen Connie discovers that Jimmy Diamond, her husband of more than twenty years, is planning to leave her for his office junior, her world is turned upside down. Determined to salvage her pride, she resolves to get her own back. Along with Della, Jimmy’s right-hand woman at his cleaning firm and the cleaners who meet at the Sunflower Café, she’ll make him wish he had never underestimated her... Then Connie meets the charming Brandon Locke, a master chocolatier, whose kindness starts to melt her soul. Could he be her second chance at happiness?
Praise for the Author: “Often compared favourably to Maeve Binchy, O’Neill lives up to expectations.” IRISH INDEPENDENT
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ate 1960s, Tullamore, County Offaly: Life is full of exciting possibilities for Fiona Tracey as she prepares to leave Ireland to work for a wealthy family in New York. Then, a sudden tragedy forces Fiona to postpone her departure. As her mother sinks into illness and depression, Fiona’s responsibilities mount, and she uncovers information which explodes old family secrets…
“Warm, optimistic and romantic.” KATIE FFORDE “An irresistibly feel-good read.” JANE COSTELLO
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July 2016
The Seed Collectors Scarlett Thomas
A Petrol Scented Spring Ajay Close
The Protector S. J. Deas
978 1 51003 452 5 – 500pp
978 1 51003 454 9 – 456pp
978 1 51003 455 6 – 438pp
The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling author of The End of Mr. Y.
“Cunningly constructed and well written.” THE SUNDAY TIMES
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“Positively luminous - funny, daring, fizzing with ideas and altogether captivating.” DAILY MAIL “Her prose is splendidly alive, full of unexpected phrases and delicious cadences [...] like Pratchett, Thomas blends her flippancy and her philosophy perfectly.” GUARDIAN
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he day after her wedding, Donella Ferguson Watson wakes up shackled to a man haunted by the past. The lonely days become weeks, months. Her husband Hugh, a prison doctor, will offer no explanation for their sexless marriage. She comes to suspect the answer lies with a hunger-striking suffragette who was force fed and held in solitary confinement. But what really happened between Hugh and his prisoner patient? A Petrol Scented Spring is a riveting novel of repression, jealousy and love, and the struggle for women’s emancipation.
“Holds a deserved place in the Pantheon of Scotland’s exciting contemporary novelists.” VAL MCDERMID “A fascinating insight into one of the most compelling stories in the history of the women’s suffrage movement.” THE TIMES
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A stunning new voice in the world of historical crime.
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utumn, 1646: The first Civil War is over, but the killing is not yet done. William Falkland, reluctant investigator for Cromwell, seeks his missing family. As his hopes are once again dashed, Falkland must help another, John Milton, whose sister was apparently abducted by the King’s supporters. Falkland’s task will lead him towards a brutal act buried in the maelstrom of the War, and a secret that threatens not just his own life, but also the fragile peace England so desperately needs...
“A page-turning novel, unpredictable and suspenseful, haunted by intriguing twists and turns […] threedimensional and convincing.” HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW on The Royalist. “I take my hat off to the author for his ability and desire to portray all of this horror and dirt. […] Highly recommended.” PERMENION BOOKS, on The Royalist.
July 2016
Blood Sisters Graham Masterton
The Mulberry Bush Charles McCarry
Broken Promise Linwood Barclay
978 1 51003 450 1 – 480pp
978 1 51003 453 2 – 480pp
978 1 51003 774 8 – 688pp
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atie Maguire never thought Ireland’s nuns would need her protection...In a nursing home on the outskirts of Cork, an elderly nun has been suffocated in her sleep. It looks like a mercy-killing - until another sister from the same convent is found floating in the Glashaboy river. The nuns were good women, doing God’s work. Why would anyone want to kill them? But then a child’s skull is unearthed in the garden of the nuns’ convent, and DS Katie Maguire discovers a fifty-year-old secret that just might lead her to the killer... if the killer doesn’t find her first.
“The author has a lot of story elements to juggle here, and he expertly keeps them all in the air.” BOOKLIST Graham Masterton is an Edgar Award winning author; he has published more than 60 novels, including many acclaimed horror novels.
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“I became a spy because my father before me was a spy. Although I am, for the time being, hiding something from you.”
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n a rose garden in Buenos Aires, a young American spy meets the beautiful daughter of a famous Argentinian revolutionary. They fall in love. But he is no ordinary spy - and she is no ordinary woman. For he has a hidden agenda - to avenge his father. In Luz, he seems to have found an ally for his secret mission. But, as his fate becomes further entwined with hers, he soon finds himself caught in a perilous web of passions, loyalties and lies.
“This is a […] thriller that […] offers a persuasive account of the realities of the espionage life.” MAIL ON SUNDAY
No. 1 bestseller Linwood Barclay delivers another masterclass in suspense.
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ewspaper reporter David Harwood had plenty to worry about, so when his mother asked him to check on his cousin who had recently lost her baby, it was a relief to take a break. When he gets to Marla’s house he finds her nursing a baby she claims was delivered ‘by an angel.’ But when a woman’s body is discovered stabbed to death, with her own baby missing, it looks as if Marla has done something truly terrible.
“Broken Promise is a treat, full of ingenuity and flair.” THE INDEPENDENT “Fast and smartly plotted.” SUNDAY MIRROR
“McCarry is an exceptional novelist.” ALAN FURST
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July – August 2016
Rain on the Dead Jack Higgins
All Together Now Gill Hornby
Nice Work (If You Can Get It) Celia Imrie
978 1 51003 773 1 – 459pp
978 1 51003 778 6 – 477pp
978 1 51003 777 9 – 521pp
A storm is coming for Sean Dillon…
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t begins with the attempted assassination of the ex-President of the United States. Only the presence of Sean Dillon and the fellow members of the ‘Prime Minister’s Private Army’ prevents it becoming a bloodbath. Soon they are on the trail of the perpetrators, confident they will catch them. What Dillon doesn’t realize is that they have just sprung a trap that will lead them to almost certain death.
“With fresh plots, interesting characters and vibrant settings, Jack Higgins has firmly cemented his reputation as one of the world’s most successful thriller writers.” THE STRAND MAGAZINE “A thriller writer in a class of his own.” FINANCIAL TIMES
A hilarious and heartwarming new novel about a smalltown singing group, from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Gill Hornby.
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“A great idea, written with heart and humour.” DAILY MAIL “Hornby’s writing can be very funny indeed, and she’s as sharp as a lancet when it comes to group politics.” THE TIMES
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“Utterly delicious in every way.” JOANNA LUMLEY
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omewhere on the French Riviera lies the pretty town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer. It is home to many an expat – including Theresa, Carol, William and Benjamin, who plan to open a new restaurant. But when Theresa encounters an intruder, she begins to wonder what secrets the building is concealing… Between love triangles, conflicting business interests and the race to get the restaurant open in time, the gang find themselves knee-deep in skulduggery and realise they can no longer tell who’s nasty and who’s nice.
“A hugely enjoyable romp of a novel with eccentric characters, a delightful background and a savoury tang of crime.” KATIE FFORDE “A delicious piece of entertainment. The characters are a hoot and their antics are hilarious; even better, Theresa is a fabulous cook and Imrie includes the recipes of her signature dishes.” THE TIMES
August 2016
An Irish Promise Isabella Connor
Return to Mandalay Rosanna Ley
The Vintage Springtime Club Beatrice Meier
978 1 51003 781 6 – 459pp
978 1 51003 779 3 – 621pp
978 1 51003 780 9 – 438pp
A promise is a promise…
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achel Ford has returned to Kilbrook to take revenge on the bullies who ruined her childhood and destroyed her family. Australian actor, Finn MacKenzie sets hearts fluttering when he arrives in Kilbrook to help his aunt. Finn isn’t looking for love, but there’s a definite spark between them. Rachel is torn between her desire for revenge and this new love affair. Will he understand why she must keep her promise, no matter the cost?
“[A] compelling, fast-paced read with a plot that builds inexorably.” IRISH INDEPENDENT on Beneath an Irish Sky
“Beautiful evocative writing takes the reader to a faraway place in this stunning story.” THE SUN
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va Gatsby has often wondered about her grandfather Lawrence’s past in Burma during the Second World War. But it is only when Eva’s job as an antiques dealer suddenly requires a trip to Mandalay that Lawrence finally breaks his silence and asks her to return a mysterious artefact of his own - a chinthe - to its rightful owner. As Eva’s mission proves dangerously complicated, the treasure she is guarding becomes the centre of a scandal. Caught between loyalty and integrity, Eva is determined to find the truth about her grandfather’s past, of her own family origins and of the chinthe itself.
“A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read!” RED ONLINE
One spring, five retirees embark on a flat share and so begins a new chapter in friendship, love and all the joys and challenges that life has to offer.
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ewly retired Philip returns home to Cologne where he bumps into long- lost sweetheart, Ricarda, who confides that she is looking for somewhere to live. There and then, Philip suggests that she move in with him as he’s setting up a flat share. To his surprise, Ricarda agrees, leaving Philip to scramble together a crew of retirees. There’s grumpy grandfather Harry, quiet Eckart, Uschi, brimming with life and warm-hearted Ricarda, towards whom Phillip is developing real feelings. Despite their differences, the flat mates thrive and embark on a series of new adventures. But when Uschi falls unwell, cracks begin to show and they must work together in order to survive and truly blossom.
A heart-warming and witty story – perfect for fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
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August 2016
The Farmer’s Daughter Mary Nichols
Warriors of the Storm Bernard Cornwell
The Chocolate Lovers’ Wedding Carole Matthews
978 1 51003 776 2 – 402pp
978 1 51003 836 3 – 480pp
978 1 51003 838 7 – 500pp
A beautiful and enchanting story of love, loss and hope at Briar Rose Farm…
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une, 1944: Since her father’s stroke, Jean has been trying to run her parents’ farm almost single-handedly and is in desperate need of help. Karl, a German prisoner of war, turns out to be just what she needs. He is polite and hardworking, but is he more than that? Fraternisation with prisoners is forbidden, but as the weeks and months pass, Jean and Karl become closer - much to the dismay of Jean’s family and Karl’s compatriots. Can their love have a future when it seems every hand is against them?
“An engaging tale of romance, adventure and mystery.” HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW on A Different World.
The new novel in Bernard Cornwell’s number one bestselling series The Warrior Chronicles
The fantastic new novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author, Carole Matthews.
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“The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.” GEORGE R.R. MARTIN “Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own.” SUNDAY TIMES
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he ladies of The Chocolate Lovers’ Club should be gearing up for the wedding of the year, but life keeps getting in the way… Lucy is worried about her financial situation, meanwhile Nadia may have a chance at finding love. Autumn can’t wait to meet someone from her past but then things don’t exactly go to plan. Chantal has been through so much, the last thing she needs is any more bad news. And yet, despite all the ups and downs, they’re not going to let anything get in the way of their happy-ever-afters!
“Fabulously enjoyable […] full of heart and fun.” MILLY JOHNSON “A wonderful story of friendship and romance.” KATIE FFORDE
August - September 2016
Buried Graham Masterton
The Girls from See Saw Lane Sandy Taylor
Emma and her Daughter Linda Mitchelmore
978 1 51003 840 0 – 480pp
978 1 51004 385 5 – 490pp
978 1 51003 842 4 – 474pp
From the bestselling horror writer who has now turned his talent to crime writing.
A charming, heart-breaking and ultimately uplifting novel, which brings a bygone era vividly to life.
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n Blarney, Cork, an old millworker’s cottage guards its secrets. In 1921, a mother, father and their two young children disappeared from this house. And now, ninety-five years later, their mummified bodies have been discovered under the floorboards. As DS Katie Maguire investigates, the flames of old family rivalries flare up once more... and Katie is caught in the crossfire.
“One of this country’s most exciting crime novelists […] he has established the engaging character of Irish Detective; Superintendent Katie Maguire in a series of three fine crime novels. If you have not read one, read all four now.” DAILY MAIL
righton 1963. Mary Pickles and I walked along the street with our arms linked, looking in shop windows. We were best friends and together we were invincible. Dottie and Mary forged a friendship over a bag of penny sweets when they were eight years old. Now, at seventeen, they’re both shop girls, working at Woolworths. As they go out in the world in pursuit of love and happiness, life becomes more complicated. The heady excitement of first love will consume them both, but the pain of unintentional betrayal will test their friendship in ways neither of them could ever imagine…
The first fantastic story in The Brighton Girls trilogy – Fans of Nadine Dorries, Mary Gibson and Pam Weaver will love The Girls from See Saw Lane.
Can ‘second love’ be true love?
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t’s 1927 and Emma has returned to England from Canada with her teenage daughter, Fleur. After the tragedies of the past, Emma is ready to start again in Devon, the place she used to call home. But memories are not the only thing that she has to contend with. Throughout it all Matthew Caunter is rarely far from Emma’s thoughts. Could he be the key to her finally finding happiness?
Praise for the author: “Linda Mitchelmore has a gift for making you feel right there, in the story, with her lovely warm characters.” SOPHIE KING “Vivid and page turning with a captivating young heroine.” MARGARET KAINE
“It has all the ingredients for a perfect read: fantastic, loveable and very real characters, an emotional and compelling storyline, and a brilliant setting in time and place.” LOUISE DOUGLAS
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September 2016
Cat Among the Pumpkins Mandy Morton
The Witches of Cambridge Meena Van Praag
Battle for Rome Ian Ross
978 1 51003 845 5 – 396pp
978 1 51003 843 1 – 605pp
978 1 51003 844 8 – 334pp
“Original and intriguing.” P. D. JAMES
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ettie and Tilly set out to investigate an old crime and a spate of new murders. Why is Mavis Spitforce dressed as a pumpkin? Can Irence Peggledrip really talk to cats from the spirit world? Did Milky Myers murder his family on Halloween; longer ago now than anyone can remember? These are the questions that the tabby duo must answer before the latest case for The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency can be solved. As the November fog closes in, where will the killer strike next? And will there be enough tuna treats to go round?
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he Cambridge University witches have been meeting for as long as the university has been around. They meet mainly to discuss books, though they do so on the roofs of the colleges. Only those invited can join, this includes Kat (a great spell-caster & professor) and Cosima, Kat’s sister, café owner and witch, however, when she begins casting spells to attract a mate everything starts to go wrong - she sets off a chain of events that turns each of the witches’ worlds upside down...
“Reminiscent of Love Actually and P.S. I Love You [...] recommended to readers who want to be charmed by the possibilities of love.” LIBRARY READS.
“Funny, dark and moving. Anyone who has ever loved a cat will love this book.” NICOLA UPSON
The Roman Empire is on the brink of civil war. Only Maxentius, tyrant of Rome, stands between the emperor Constantine and supreme power in the west.
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urelius Castus, promoted from the ranks for valour and loyalty, is now a tribune in Constantine’s army. But as Constantine becomes increasingly devoted to Christianity, Castus is forced to ask himself whether he is backing the wrong man. All know that the coming war will decide the fate of empire. But Castus’ own battle will carry him much further - into the shadowy realms of treachery at the heart of Rome itself.
“Ian imbues any situation with some wonderful twists, reinforcing that nothing in life (and therefore within these pages) is as simple as it seems.” THE BOOKBAG “A thumping good read.” BEN KANE
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September 2016
The Town Tamer Parker Bonner
Vengeance Trail Bill Brooks
The Tired Gun Lewis B. Patten
978 1 62899 742 2 – 176pp
978 1 62899 741 5 – 304pp
978 1 62899 743 9 – 184pp
en years in the Army had changed Bart Layton — but the town of Montrose had changed even more. Ryan Layton, Bart’s tough old grandfather and owner of the prosperous Gabriel mine, was in a state institution. The mine was being squandered by Bart’s two drunken cousins with the help of Caleb Hewmark, a newcomer from Denver. And Bart’s welcome home was a hail of lead. It didn’t take long for Bart to discover the mine was being fleeced as part of Hewmark’s scheme to take over, and that his grandfather had been shanghaied. All Bart needed was proof. But after ten years, no one would trust him or help him. And the town, dependent on the mine, looked the other way when Hewmark set out to kill Bart.
ohnny Montana has racked up a lot of enemies in his days as a gambler, road agent and killer. And it seems the law has finally caught up with him. Shooting a U.S. senator was the last straw. But it’s a long way across Indian Territory to get Johnny to “Hanging” Judge Parker. And plenty of others are looking to exact their own vengeance. The Biggs boys have given up their successful hog farm to hunt down the man who shot their father between the eyes. Eli Stagg, a hard, cruel tracker, has been hired by the senator’s family to make sure their own version of justice is done. And the Comanche will kill just about anyone on their land. With all hell about to break loose across the roughest territory in the state, Texas Ranger Henry Dollar is the only one who can prevent an utter bloodbath — if he can stay alive long enough himself.
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am Court could run no more. Penniless and exhausted in body and spirit, fleeing from a revenge-crazed rancher whose brother he had shot in self-defense, Sam had reached the end of his rope and returned to Cottonwood Grove to die. He was never really certain what had brought him back — chance or design — but he was back now at the only place he had ever called home, and there he would stay. To the citizens of the sleepy cattle-town in Western Kansas, however, Sam’s return was an event that shook them to their very roots. There were many who remembered the Sam Court of six years earlier, a young sheriff who had saved the town’s hide many times. But there were also many newcomers in town, and those with short memories who knew him only by his recent reputation as a gunfighter. And as Sam prepared for his final showdown with the man who would kill him, the town split right down the middle between those who wanted to stand by him and those who wanted to throw him to the wolves!
July 2016
The Fox Dancer Robert J. Steelman
And There I’ll Be a Soldier Johnny D. Boggs
Death Waits at Dakins Station Merle Constiner
978 1 62899 744 6 – 272pp
978 1 62899 776 7 – 320pp
978 1 62899 777 4 – 160pp
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hen a fall hunting party of Oglala Sioux slaughtered his survey crew and shot his horse out from under him, Calvary Lieutenant Lew Duffy was in a bad way. The fierce Oglala had not become the most powerful tribe on the plains by sparing captives. But then a young brave named Fox Dancer came up with a startling proposal. Why not take this little flamehaired Irishman back to their camp to find out more about the white man? Lew Duffy would almost prefer death to life with the Oglala, but heavy snow isolates the camp and he has no choice but to spend the winter in a tipi. He surprises himself, though, by adapting to the ways of the Oglala and forming a strange mediated bond with Fox Dancer. In the spring he is bartered back to Fort Jackson for a wagonload of supplies. But the Oglala Sioux have not seen the last of Lew Duffy. While they have studied his ways, he has been studying theirs, readying both sides for the inevitable conflict that will link his destiny with Fox Dancer’s in a tragic resolution.
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aleb Cole was sixteen when the Civil War started; forcing him to flee his home after refusing to fight for the South. Reacting to the events of that night, he joins the Union Army. Ryan McCalla is not cut out to be a soldier, but has still enlisted in support of his best friend. Sixteen-year-old Grace lives is a tomboy at heart. She is picked by the local doctor to be a nurse, when the war comes to Corinth. Follow the fortunes of Caleb and Ryan to their first encounter at the Battle of Shiloh, and of Grace, who comes to know both of these young men involved in the Battle of Corinth.
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t sounded easy enough: just ride out to Dakins Station, tell Mr. Lustrell that Shaw can’t make it, and collect ten dollars for his trouble. Brady Willet was an out-of-work cowhand waiting for the spring hiring season. Down to his last thirty-five cents, he needed that ten bucks like a weary horse needs water…
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“No question, Boggs captures the quick terror of combat in harsh scenes […] students of the battle will note his flawless research.” BOOKLIST
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Legend of the Golden Coyote Max Brand
Vengeance Wade Everett
Roaring River Range Arthur Henry Gooden
978 1 62899 779 8 – 288pp
978 1 62899 778 1 – 208pp
9781 62899 811 5 – 304pp
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egend of the Golden Coyote is the story of a wild coyote, known far and wide for his unusual golden coat. Crafty and ferocious, he will confront even a timber wolf. But he has a special relationship with a man and his daughter: the girl loves him and the man has spared his life when he might have killed him.
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an Colley was a reformed gunfighter, turned rancher. But trouble wouldn’t leave him alone - Dan was not the kind of man to sit idly by while a neighbor was in danger of his life... Al Ritchie was a rancher who subscribed to the old Wild West rules: you hang a thief; you shoot a man if you have to and then tell the sheriff just to get it on the record. Ritchie wanted to own the whole valley. He figured he could start by getting rid of the farmers with the help of the other ranchers. But Ritchie hadn’t counted on Colley’s sense of justice and desire for law and order. Lines were being drawn and it was obvious that Ritchie and Colley would be on opposite sides…
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oco Gato, in a happy mood on his roan, jogging through the shimmering midday heat to the town of Roaring River, is rudely shaken when he runs into a group of Double Star men. All Poco’s protests that he has nothing to do with the famous rustler Rengo are in vain. The Double Star men are out for a hanging, and it is easy enough to attach the label of “low-down cowthief” on Poco. Poco, with the rope around his neck, is rescued by Allan Rand. Allan accepts a job from Cole Bannock, owner of the Triple R, to help round up the Rengo gang. Rand’s main goal, however, is to find the daughter of his father’s long lost best friend. With Poco as a friend who would die for him, Rand sets out on his double quest through the Roaring River district.
August – September 2016
The Desert Rider Leslie Scott
Look Behind Every Hill Steve Frazee
The Phantom Corral Bliss Lomax
978 1 62899 812 2 – 208pp
978 1 62899 813 9 – 336pp
978 1 62899 814 6 – 240pp
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he Desert Rider, Tom Vane, had acquired a considerable reputation as a nemesis for lawbreakers in the Southwest. Few knew that the legendary character was really a Texas Ranger who found it practical to conceal his identity. If they’d known, the double-crossing railroad men with whom Vane was dealing might have been less frisky. Two railroads, the M&K and the C&P, were building through the Chamizal Hills. Pride as well as fortune was at stake, and Matt Clemon of the M&K was determined that nothing should keep his line from winning out. So he sent one of his men to pose as a cattleman, figuring he could then throw a monkey wrench into the C&P without suspicion being cast on the Big Boss.
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he “secret” in The Secret of Kansas Gulch is that in a half-milelong stretch, wherever a man touches gravel, there is gold! Only Jay Meade knows of Kansas Gulch, but Ben Mercer has his suspicions. The year is 1859 in Colorado Territory. The tensions dividing the country are reflected in Poverty Gulch with factions of men who are Free Staters and men who are pro-slavery. Mercer plans to use all this unrest to obtain greater wealth for himself.
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n Look Behind Every Hill Carmody Steele has homesteaded right in the middle of what two big ranchers in the area regard as open range. It is hard going for Steele, both in his battle with the land and when his wife leaves him. Steele must fight for his land and keep his children safe.
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etectives Rainbow Ripley and Grumpy Gibbs were getting ready to head to Denver to start an investigation for the railroad when Mustang Smith brings in a herd of wild horses he caught in the desert. They notice fifteen-year-old Johnnie Smiley, whom everyone called The Kid, with his attention focused on a fiery buckskin stallion. Wanting to do something to encourage the boy, Rainbow buys the horse for eight bucks and gives it to Johnnie. The Kid thought it was his first real stroke of luck. It wasn’t. It was a setup for trouble which few men would dare to fight, but one hard-luck kid was ready to go against it. Rainbow and Grumpy had better hurry up and solve their case and get back to Black Forks because The Kid is going to need all the help he can get.
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