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* CLOSING DOWN by Sally Abbott
Contemporary fiction | Hachette Australia | 288pp | April 2017 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan:
A glimpse into a world fractured by a financial crisis and global climate change
No matter how strange, difficult and absurd the world becomes, some things never
change. The importance of home. Of love. Of kindness to strangers. Of memories and
dreams. Australia's rural towns and communities are closing down, much of Australia is
being sold to overseas interests, states and countries and regions are being realigned
worldwide. Town matriarch Granna Adams, her grandson Roberto, the lonely and
thoughtful Clare - all try in their own way to hold on to their sense of self, even as the
world around them fractures. What would you do if all you held to be familiar was lost?
More importantly, where do you belong?
Sally Abbott is a former journalist and a PR Director who lives in Melbourne with her partner. She was the
inaugural winner of The Richell Prize for Emerging Writers in 2015. CLOSING DOWN is her first novel.
THE LITTLE CAFÉ OF SECOND CHANCES by J.D. Barrett
Contemporary fiction | 336pp | Piatkus | February 2017| Korea: KCC | Japan: Uni
A surprising, smart, charming novel that shows every day is a second chance
Lucy Muir is leaving her husband. It's complicated. They're joint owners and chefs at one
of the best restaurants in town, so making a clean break is tough. Despondently driving
around the back streets of Woolloomooloo one night, Lucy happens upon an old,
empty terrace that was once the city's hottest restaurant: Fortune. When Lucy fires up
Fortune's old kitchen she discovers a little red recipe book that belonged to the former
chef, the infamous Frankie Summers. It's strange, Lucy can sense Frankie beside her,
almost see him there. This fiery chef, who lived with a passion for food and women in
almost equal measure, just might help Lucy cook herself up a better life.
J.D. Barrett is an Australian television writer and producer with a passion for good food
and creating great meals. She has worked on the writing teams for LOVE MY WAY, EAST OF EVERYTHING, BED
OF ROSES and WONDERLAND and worked as a writer/producer on THE STORY OF AUSTRALIA. THE LITTLE CAFÉ
OF SECOND CHANCES is Barrett’s debut novel.
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* THE SONG OF US by J.D. Barrett
Contemporary fiction | 336pp | Hachette Australia | April 2017
If Bridget Jones had a sister, she would be Zoe Wylde
Zoe Wylde is a woman at the crossroads. Five years ago, she fled her successful career
as a concert harpist in London to return to her Bondi home. She still plays, but now her
audience is on the way out ... literally. It's complicated and complication is something
Zoe understands well. Her best friend is chasing a new love, her brother's chasing too
much love and her father has been married far too many times. Compared to them
she thought she was doing okay. She’s met the guy she is sure is the ONE. He wooed
her and has been sleeping with her for almost five years. It would all be perfect ... if he
wasn't married. Zoe is over the old tune. She’s learning that hearts, like harps, can be
tricky to manoeuvre, but are capable of beautiful music if treated the right way. Does
Zoe have the courage to rewrite the song of her own life?
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THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE by M. R. Carey
Science Fiction | 400pp | Orbit | May 2017
M. R. Carey returns to the world of his phenomenal word-of-mouth bestseller, THE GIRL
WITH ALL THE GIFTS, for the first time
Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The
people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out
into the world. To where the monsters lived.
M. R. Carey is a pen name for an established British writer of prose fiction and comic
books. He has written for both DC and Marvel, including critically acclaimed runs on XMen and Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books
regularly appear in the New York Times graphic fiction bestseller list. He has several
previous novels, including THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS and FELLSIDE, and one
Hollywood movie screenplay to his credit. Option publishers: Bulgarian (Art Line Studios), Chinese complex (Faces Publication),
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THE LIE OF THE LAND by Amanda Craig
Contemporary fiction | 432pp | Little, Brown | June 2017 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan:
A funny, moving and brilliantly characterised novel about what happens when the
cosmopolitan dream goes sour
There is no money and the Bredins can’t afford to divorce. Lottie and Quentin have
fallen drastically out of love with each other, mainly thanks to his serial infidelities. To
make matters worse, each of them has lost their jobs. Their only course of action is to
stick together, move to a remote house in rural Devon with their three children, and
rent their London property. But while the couple fight and bicker, and their teenage
son tries to adjust on an assembly line in the local food factory, dark secrets begin to
emerge about the previous occupant of their new home. Like a British Anne Tyler,
Amanda Craig has written a brilliant and moving novel about the way we live now.
Praise: ‘I loved the The Lie of the Land. A panoramic, superbly-plotted novel about the ways we live now,
about money and desire, cruelty and generosity, crime and vengeance, country and city. Craig is at the top
of her game in the sweep of her storytelling, the richness of her characters, her black comedy, irony and
commitment’ – Helen Dunmore, author of A Spell of Winter.
Amanda Craig is a well-known journalist and broadcaster. She is the author of A PRIVATE PLACE, A VICIOUS
CIRCLE and IN A DARK WOOD.
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LISTENING IN by Jenny Eclair
Contemporary Fiction | Sphere | 256pp | June 2017 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan: Uni
An addictive short story collection by Sunday Times bestseller Jenny Eclair
In this short story collection, twenty very different women reach a pivotal moment in
their lives. A widow is liberated by a new job, but keeps it secret from her family. A date
in suburbia has dramatic results. A seamstress takes revenge on an unsuspecting
customer, while in France, a mother is promised 'fantastic news' - and lets her
imagination run away with her. With each story, Jenny Eclair introduces a fascinating
new character. And behind each woman lies a gripping tale - of betrayal, of love, of
hope and defiance. Funny, heart-breaking, inspiring - and packed with wicked one
liners - this wonderful collection shows Jenny Eclair's exceptional talent for observation
at its very best.
Jenny Eclair is the author of four critically acclaimed novels: CAMBERWELL BEAUTY; HAVING A LOVELY TIME;
LIFE, DEATH AND VANILLA SLICES and MOVING. One of the UK's most popular writer/performers, she was the
first woman to win the prestigious Perrier Award and has many TV and radio credits to her name. She lives in
South-East London. Option publishers: German (Bastei Luebbe), Italian (Sperling), Polish (Foksal), Turkish (Altin Kitaplar).
SPLASH! by Stephen Glover
Contemporary Fiction | Constable | 320pp | June 2017
A satire of the Press and politics in a modern London, by the co-founder of The Independent
Sam Blunt is a drunken, broken-down tabloid reporter, working for a once-mighty newspaper struggling to
come to terms with the digital age. With the assistance of Benedict, an earnest though clever wet-behindthe-ears young intern on the paper, Sam grapples to uncover the story of the century which reveals the
political corruption and cynicism at the heart of a rotten Establishment. As they try to nail the story amid a
series of capers, Sam and Benedict are frustrated by the self-serving proprietor of the Daily Bugle, various selfappointed do-gooders who want to rein in the Press, and Trevor Yapp, the malign and untrustworthy editor of
Bugle Online. Yet however self-serving newspapers may sometimes be, Sam and Benedict are ultimately on
the side of the angels as they battle to write their triumphant story.
SPLASH! is a satire of the Press and politics in a modern London peopled by a Chinese billionaire would-be
press proprietor, a worldly bishop, neglected immigrants, a corrupt and plaintive Prime Minister, and journalists
who are often most interested in doing one another down.
Stephen Glover was co-founder of The Independent and the founding editor of The Independent on Sunday.
He has worked as a columnist for the Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, Spectator and Independent, and
now writes a column for the Daily Mail and the Oldie. He is the author of Paper Dreams, about the founding of
The Independent, and was editor of The Penguin Book of Journalism. Two of his short stories have recently
been published by Amazon Singles.
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SEVEN DAYS OF US by Francesca Hornak
Contemporary Fiction| Piatkus | 384pp | October 2017 | Korea: EYA | Japan:
A week is a long time to spend with your family
It’s Christmas, and the Birch family are coming together at their second home in Norfolk.
Emma and Andrew’s daughter, Olivia, is back for the first time in years, and while Emma
is elated at them all being under one roof, her younger, more frivolous, daughter
Phoebe is braced for inevitable clashes. But aid worker Olivia is only home because she
has nowhere else to go. Having recently returned from Africa, where she’s been
treating a life-threatening virus, she has been told that she must stay in quarantine for a
week, and so, too should her family. For the next seven days, no one can leave the
house, and no one can enter. It doesn’t sound too hard. But a week with your nearest
and dearest can feel like an eternity, especially when they’re all harbouring secrets.
One of whom is about to come knocking on their door.
For fans of David Nicholls, SEVEN DAYS OF US, is a funny, tender, sometimes shocking but ultimately heartwarming family drama with characters for every age of reader to befriend.
Praise: Francesca Hornak is hilariously funny with characters that jump off the page, grab you, and just won’t
let go – Rosamund Lupton; LOVED it! Warm and humane, funny and sad, with a great, twisty plot, SEVEN DAYS
OF US is absolute pleasure reading from beginning to end. Francesca Hornak is a true talent. Just gorgeous! –
Marian Keyes; The story swallowed me up. It has all the makings of your classic rom-com, with characters that
are both remarkable yet wonderfully relatable, thanks to Francesca Hornak's acutely observational
storytelling. The family tension is all too real – The Unmumsy Mum.
Francesca Hornak is a journalist and writer, whose work has appeared in newspapers and magazines
including The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Marie Claire, Red, Grazia and Stylist. Her column History Of The
World In 100 Modern Objects first appeared in The Sunday Times Style Magazine in 2013 and ran for two years,
later becoming a title with Portico. Francesca is also the author of a second non-fiction book, Worry with
Mother (Portico).
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ENGLISH ANIMALS by Laura Kaye
Contemporary fiction | 368pp | Little, Brown | January 2017 | Korea: KCC | Japan:
A funny, subversive and poignant debut novel from an exciting new writer
When Mirka gets a job in a country house in rural England, she has no idea of the
struggle she faces to make sense of a very English couple, and a way of life that is
entirely alien to her. Richard and Sophie are chaotic, drunken, frequently outrageous
but also warm, generous and kind to Mirka, despite their argumentative and turbulent
marriage. Mirka is swiftly commandeered by Richard for his latest money-making
enterprise, taxidermy, and soon surpasses him in skill. After a traumatic break two years
ago with her family in Slovakia, Mirka finds to her surprise that she is happy at Fairmont
Hall. But when she tells Sophie that she is gay, everything she values is put in danger and
she must learn the hard way what she really believes in.
Praise for ENGLISH ANIMALS: A beautiful and bold debut - M.J. Hyland
Laura Kaye is a graduate of Goldsmith's Creative Writing MA and did a further year of study under the
mentorship of MJ Hyland at the University of Manchester.
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BEFORE I WAS YOURS by Virginia Macgregor
Fiction | 448pp | Sphere | January 2017 | Korea: KCC | Japan:
An emotional family drama that asks the question, how far would you go for a child
who isn't yours? Perfect for fans of Dorothy Koomson and Lisa Jewell
Sam and Rosie Keep have always wanted children of their own but life hasn't worked
out that way for them. The only option available to them now is adoption: they'll do
anything to have a child to love. Seven-year-old Jonah is far away from home and his
mama promised he'd be looked after in England. But the man who's meant to be
taking care of him has disappeared and now Jonah's all alone. When Sam and Rosie
meet Jonah they're certain they've found their son, and open their home and their
hearts to him. Finally, their family is complete. And then the unthinkable happens and
life changes for all three members of the Keep family. Suddenly Sam and Rosie must
answer an impossible question: how far are they willing to go for a child who isn't really theirs?
Virginia Macgregor was brought up in Germany, France and England by a mother who never stopped telling
stories. From the moment she was old enough to hold a pen, Virginia set about writing her own, often late into
the night. WHAT MILO SAW, her first novel, was published in 2014 and THE ASTONISHING RETURN OR NORAH
WELLS in 2016. Option publishers: German (Goldmann), Italian (Giunti), Poland (Proszynski i S-ka).
* DUST FALLS ON EUGENE SCHLUMBERGER & TODDLER ON THE RUN by Shena Mackay
Contemporary fiction | 176pp | Virago | June 2017 | Korea: Danny Hong | Japan: EAJ
These vivid novellas show Shena Mackay's inimitable skill in recording the lives of the urban dispossessed the young women and men who kick against authority
Abigail pines for her lover during school assemblies where nuns preach sacrifice, but romance is snatched
from them when he crashes the car stolen for their joy ride. With Eugene sent down for two years, she has
ample opportunity to pursue adolescent angst and to contemplate his escape.
Morris, twenty-three years old and only three feet nine inches tall, is often mistaken for a child, though the
events that entangle him are far from childish. On the run from the law, he takes refuge in a beach hut with
Leda. Camouflaged by donkey rides and festive holidaymakers, they scramble through the days, fortified by
salty tea, beset with fear and desperation.
Shena Mackay was born in Edinburgh in 1944. Her writing career began when she won a prize for a poem
written when she was fourteen. REDHILL ROCOCO won the 1987 Fawcett Prize, DUNEDIN won a 1994 Scottish
Arts Council Book Award, THE ORCHARD ON FIRE was shortlisted for the 1996 Booker Prize and, in 2003,
HELIGOLAND was shortlisted for both the Orange Prize and Whitbread Novel Award. She is a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Literature and lives in Southampton.
* HELIGOLAND by Shena Mackay
Contemporary fiction | 208pp | Virago | June 2018| Korea: Danny Hong | Japan: EAJ
Shena Mackay's classic novel, which was shortlisted for the Orange and Whitbread prizes
The Nautilus, a strange building shaped like the chambered shell of the same name, was built in South London
in the early 1930s. Designed on Modernist and Utopian principles, it was a haven for a floating community of
cosmopolitan refugees, intellectuals and artists. Now, at the end of the century, only two of the original
inhabitants still occupy their chambers - Celeste Zylberstein, joint architect with her late husband of the
Nautilus, and Francis Campion, an elderly poet. Gus Crabb, a dealer in bric-a-brac, is the only other resident
until, to the Nautilus, like a hermit crab seeking a home, comes Rowena Snow. Of Indian/Scottish parentage,
orphaned, without family or friends, Rowena is in search of her own Utopia - or the Heligoland of her
childhood imagination.
HELIGOLAND is Shena Mackay at her very best. Rowena, damaged but courageous, is a brilliant creation,
and her path to a sort of contentment is both funny and moving. The other characters are at once utterly
strange and entirely believable, and Shena Mackay's eye for the oddities of ordinary life is as sharp as ever.
Her writing - sentence by sentence - is sublime, surprising, inimitable.
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WHITE HIGHLANDS by John McGhie
Contemporary fiction | Little, Brown | 432pp | April 2017 | Korea:
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A superb debut about the end of white rule Kenya that thrillingly and movingly explores
the ambivalent nature of victim and oppressor
Kenya, 1952, a colony on the edge. Settlers drink sundowners on the veranda but the
servants can’t be trusted. Beyond manicured lawns, in the dark of the forest, freedom
is stirring. Johnny Seymour has seen too much war and seeks solace photographing
East African wildlife. But when isolated white families are slaughtered by Mau Mau
gangs, the British respond brutally and Johnny is reluctantly pulled into the horror. After
his African driver Macharia disappears, Johnny is forced to confront shocking truths
about his own country and ask how far he’ll go to help a friend. Nearly sixty years later,
disgraced young barrister Sam Seymour knows nothing about her grandfather. Even his
name is taboo. All she understands is that Johnny did something so awful that his only son – her father – had
to be rescued from Kenya. Now as veteran Mau Mau fighters demand reparations for past sins, she’s been
offered a chance to unpeel history and discover why.
In a twin narrative spanning the generations, WHITE HIGHLANDS follows Sam and Johnny as they confront the
might of the British state. One man stands in both their way - Grogan Littleboy, a ruthless colonial survivor
who’ll do anything to defeat Mau Mau, past and present. A literary thriller and epic love story, WHITE
HIGHLANDS sheds powerful light on the murkiest and most violent corner of imperial past.
John McGhie was an investigative journalist for the BBC (Public Eye, Correspondent, Panorama) Channel Four
News, (he ran the Investigative Unit) and The Observer where he was Political Correspondent. In 2003 he
made his award-winning BBC documentary White Terror, on which this novel is in part based.
MIDWINTER by Fiona Melrose
Contemporary fiction | Corsair | 272pp |November 2016 | Korea: DuranKim | Japan:
A stunning debut set between Suffolk and Zambia
Rooted in the rural Suffolk landscape Midwinter is the story of Landyn Midwinter and his
son Vale, long years after the death of wife/mother Cecelia. Alternating between
Vale’s and Landyn’s voice, it recalls the tragic years leading up to the present day,
shifting from Suffolk to Zambia (where Cecelia died a brutal death) and back again. It
is a story of friendship and rivalry, fathers and sons, blame and forgiveness, love and
anger, loss and recovery, and the relationship between humans & the natural world.
Interestingly, this is a novel about men written by a woman who has an extraordinary
way of contrasting their physical strength and gruff lifestyle against their inherent
humanity and vulnerability.
Fiona Melrose was born and raised in Johannesburg. She has lived and worked in London and Sussex over the
years. She’s currently living back in Johannesburg but continues to have a foot on both continents and
frequently travels to the UK. She tweets as @PaperCutPrint, is a Contributing Editor at Bookanista.com and a
reviewer and contributor for WritersHub.
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* THE LAST ROMEO by Justin Meyers
Contemporary Fiction | Piatkus | 320pp | February 2018 | Korea: Danny Hong | Japan:
Who the hell is Romeo?
THE LAST ROMEO tells the story of James Brodie, a thirty-something journalist who, when his long relationship
with Adam ends, decides to try out the dating scene for the first time, writing about his exploits for a small,
loyal audience under a secret identity: the Last Romeo. An account of a date with a closeted celebrity
boosts the blog’s popularity, not to mention its notoriety, and soon James finds himself reluctantly internetfamous, and dealing with the associated perks and pitfalls; the fans, trolls, and haters, who all want to know
one thing: who the hell is Romeo?
Justin Myers, also known as The Guyliner, is a freelance writer and editor who lives in London. He began his
eponymous dating blog in 2010 and now has over 10,000 subscribers and over 14.5k Twitter followers. He has
been a columnist in the world’s oldest gay magazine, Gay Times, for four years, offering readers dating and
relationship advice. As well as writing features for BuzzFeed, the Guardian, Metro, Sabotage Times, The Irish
Times and Huffington Post, he recently joined GQ as their online sex columnist.
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THE END OF THE DAY by Claire North
Contemporary Fiction | Orbit | 416pp | April 2017 | Korea: EYA | Japan
The stunning new novel from Richard and Judy Book Club author Claire North: the voice
behind the word-of-mouth bestseller THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST
Charlie meets everyone - but only once. You might meet him in a hospital, in a
warzone, or at the scene of traffic accident. Then again, you might meet him at the
North Pole - he gets everywhere, our Charlie. Would you shake him by the hand, take
the gift he offers, or would you pay no attention to the words he says? Sometimes he is
sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. He never knows which.
Claire North is a pseudonym for British author Catherine Webb. THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES
OF HARRY AUGUST was her first novel published under the Claire North name, and was
one of the fastest-selling new SFF titles of the last ten years. It was selected for the Richard and Judy Book
Club, the Radio 2 Book Club and the Waterstones Book Club promotions. Her next novel TOUCH was
published in 2015 to widespread critical acclaim and was described by the Independent as 'little short of a
masterpiece'. THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF HOPE was published in 2016. Option publishers: French (Delpierre),
German (Bastei Luebbe), Hebrew (Yaniv), Portuguese in Brazil (Darkside), Portuguese (Saida de Emergencia).
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HAPPINESS FOR HUMANS by P.Z. Reizin
Contemporary Fiction | 400pp | Sphere | January 2018 | Korea: EYA | Japan: Uni
A brilliant, funny and thought-provoking work of commercial fiction
Don’t tell anyone, but Jen is one of my favourite people.
(Machines aren’t supposed to have favourites. Don’t ask me how this has happened.)
Jen is sad. Aiden wants her to be happy. Simple? Except that Jen is a thirty-something
woman whose boyfriend has just left her and Aiden is a very complicated, very
expensive piece of software. Aiden has calculated that Jen needs a man in her life for
optimum wellbeing. And with the whole of the internet at his disposal, he doesn’t have
to look far to find a perfect specimen and engineer a meeting. But what, exactly,
makes human beings happy? And can a very-artificially-intelligent machine discover
emotional intelligence in time to fix Jen’s life?
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DAYS OF WONDER by Keith Stuart
Contemporary fiction | 400pp | Sphere | February 2018 | Korea: KCC | Japan: TMA
In the beautiful, funny and moving second novel by the author of A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS, a father and his
daughter discover that growing up means saying goodbye
Tom, single father to Hannah, is the manager of a tiny local theatre. On the same day each year, he and its
colourful cast of part-time actors have staged a fantastical production just for his little girl, a moment of
magic to make her childhood unforgettable. But Tom had another reason: that very first production, when he
filled their garden with fairies, was the day Hannah was diagnosed with a heart condition that both of them
know will end her life early. And now, with Hannah a funny, tough girl of fifteen, that time is coming. Hannah is
literally going to die of a broken heart – and she can’t bear the idea of her dad doing the same. So Hannah
resolves to find a partner for Tom, someone else to love, to fill the space beside him. While all the time Tom
plans a final day of magic that might just save them both.
Keith Stuart is an author and journalist. His heartwarming debut novel, A BOY MADE OF BLOCKS, was a Richard
and Judy Book Club pick and a major bestseller, and was inspired by Keith's real-life relationship with his
autistic son. Keith has written for publications including Empire and Edge, and is games editor of the
Guardian. He lives with his wife and two sons in Frome, Somerset. Option publishers: Bulgarian (Sky Print), Danish
(Rosinante), Dutch (HarperCollins), Chinese complex (Apex Press), Czech (Albatros Media), Estonian (Petrone), Finnish (Bazar), French
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(Albatros Media), Spanish (Alianza), Swedish (Massolit), Turkish (Pegasus), US (St Martin’s Press)
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* THE DRESSMAKER’S SECRET by Charlotte Betts
Historical Fiction | 384pp | Piatkus | May 2017
The stunning new novel from multi-award-winning author Charlotte Betts
Italy, 1819. Emilia Barton and her mother Sarah live a nomadic existence, travelling
from town to town as itinerant dressmakers to escape their past. When they settle in the
idyllic coastal town of Pesaro, Emilia desperately hopes that, this time, they have found
a permanent home. But when Sarah is brutally attacked by an unknown assailant, a
deathbed confession turns Emilia's world upside down. Seeking refuge as a dressmaker
in the eccentric household of Princess Caroline of Brunswick, Emilia experiences her first
taste of love with the charming Alessandro. But her troubling history gnaws away at
her. Might she, a humble dressmaker's daughter, have a more aristocratic past than
she could have imagined? When the Princess sends her on an assignment to London,
she grasps the opportunity to unravel the truth. Caught up in a web of treachery and deceit, Emilia is
determined to discover who she really is - even if she risks losing everything.
Charlotte Betts’s debut novel, THE APOTHECARY'S DAUGHTER, won the YouWriteOn Book of the Year Award in
2010 and the Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers, was shortlisted for the Best Historical Read at the Festival
of Romance in 2011 and won the coveted Romantic Novelists' Association's Historical Romantic Novel RoNA
award in 2013. Her second novel, THE PAINTER'S APPRENTICE was also shortlisted for the Best Historical Read at
the Festival of Romance in 2012 and the RoNA award in 2014. THE SPICE MERCHANT'S WIFE won the Festival of
Romance's Best Historical Read award in 2013.
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* THE HYGGE HOLIDAY by Rosie Blake
Contemporary Fiction | 368pp | Sphere | October 2017 | Korea: KCC | Japan
A cosy comic romance for everyone who has ever made a hot chocolate, snuggled under a blanket in front
of the fire and read their way back to happiness
Everything is going wrong for Yulethorpe this autumn. Luckily, their saviour is about to arrive in the form of
Clara Kristensen. Clara is hygge personified: chic, cosy, family-oriented, likes a nicely-scented candle, adores
children, dogs and books. She’s late twenties/early thirties, blonde, blue-eyed and outdoorsy – exuding health
and warmth. When Louisa, the owner of the local pub, has a breakdown and flees to Spain, Clara being the
warm-hearted, generous girl she is, when she sees the impact that Louisa’s departure has had on the already
broken high-street, she rolls up her sleeves and sets to work. Until Louisa’s son, Joe, turns up. He is Very Busy
and Important in Business and hasn’t been able to get away until now, but he is HORRIFIED at Clara. Can a
man who’s wedded to his BlackBerry and a time-management guru learn to appreciate the slower, happier,
hygge-r things in life?
Rosie Blake has written features for Cosmopolitan, The Lady, The Sunday People, Reveal and Best Magazine.
Her first rom-com, How to Get a (Love) Life, was published in 2014. Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books,
published How to Stuff Up Christmas in 2015 and How to Find Your (First) Husband in 2016.
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* LEAVING OCEAN ROAD by Esther Campion
Contemporary fiction | 368pp | Hachette Australia |July 2017
A poignant tale of learning to celebrate new beginnings, whilst still treasuring our
precious memories
Twenty years ago, Ellen Constantinopoulos left her beloved Ireland to make a new life
in Australia. Now a popular local in a small coastal town, but struggling to cope with
the death of her much-loved Greek husband, Nick, Ellen finds her world turned upside
down when an unexpected visitor lands on her doorstep. The arrival of Gerry Clancy,
her first love from Ireland, may just be the catalyst that pulls Ellen out of her pit of grief,
but it will also trigger a whole new set of complications for her and those she holds
dear. Home is where the heart is - but where exactly is home? Can Ellen and Gerry's
rekindled romance withstand the passage of time, family, young adult children with
their own lives, and the shock disclosure of a long-held secret that will put all their closest relationships at risk?
Esther Campion is from Cork, Ireland and currently lives in north-west Tasmania. She attended North
Presentation Convent in Cork and has degrees from University College Cork and the University of Aberdeen,
Scotland. Esther and her Orcadian husband have lived in Ireland, Scotland, Norway and South Australia.
* NEW YORK NIGHTS by C. J. Duggan
New Adult | Hachette Australia | 320pp | February 2017 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan:
From the sassy, very sexy and utterly readable new adult author C. J. Duggan
Sarah Williams is spirited, highly independent, and has always dreamed of New York
City. So when a job opportunity as an au pair for a successful businessman in the heart
of Manhattan arrives, Sarah jumps at the chance to follow her dreams. What she didn’t
bet on was a beautiful new-born and a distant, abrasive man whose eyes hold a million
anguished secrets. Determined to care for his daughter and face the challenges of the
impossible Ben Worthington, Sarah was always prepared to follow her heart; she just
wasn’t prepared to lose it to a complicated man like Ben.
C. J. Duggan is a number one internationally bestselling author of New Adult romance.
Duggan lives with her husband in a rural border town in Australia.
* STARS ACROSS THE OCEAN by Kimberley Freeman
Contemporary Fiction | Hachette Australia | 464pp | April 2017 |Korea: Duran Kim | Japan
For fans of Kate Morton and Lucinda Riely, this is a story about love, motherhood and
learning where you belong in the world
A dual-setting takes the reader between the present day – where a collection of
mysterious letters are unearthed – and a foundling home on the moors of the North of
England in 1874 where protagonist Agnus Resolute grew up as an orphan. As Agnus
searches to find the mother she never knew, Genevieve Breakby, the imperious,
beautiful heiress and daughter of a local noble family, you’ll find yourself journeying
from the bleak North to the busy streets of London, the seedy parts of Paris, exotic India
and eventually to Sydney. With just a unicorn button to help the search, this is a
powerful female story; a tale of adventure and self-destruction, but ultimately a story
about the strength of love and the power of belonging.
Kimberley Freeman was born in London and grew up in Brisbane. She is the author of DUET (2007), winner of
the Ruby Award, GOLD DUST (2008), WILDFLOWER HILL (2010), LIGHTHOUSE BAY (2012), EMBER ISLAND (2013)
and EVERGREEN FALLS (2014). Her bestselling books have been translated into over twelve languages.
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THE LONG, LONG TRAIL: BOOK 4 in the WAR AT HOME by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Historical fiction | 416pp | Sphere | June 2017
This is the fourth book in the War at Home series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, author of the
much-loved MORLAND DYNASTY novels. Set against the events of 1917, at home and
on the front, this is a richly depicted wartime drama featuring the Hunter family and
their servants. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crimson Field.
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is the author of the MORLAND DYNASTY novels, which have
captivated readers for decades. She is also the author of the contemporary Bill Slider
Mystery series. Option publishers: Czech (Euromedia), Hungarian (Nouvion).
* A LETTER FROM ITALY by Pamela Hart
Historical Fiction | 224pp | Piatkus | September 2017
Inspired by the life of the world's first woman war correspondent, Australia's Louise
Mack, the most gorgeous love story yet by Pamela Hart
1917, Italy. Australian journalist Rebecca Quinn is an unconventional woman. At the
height of World War I, she has given up the safety of her Sydney home for the bloody
battlefields of Europe, following her journalist husband to the frontline as a war
correspondent in Italy. Reporting the horrors of the Italian campaign, Rebecca finds
herself thrown together with American-born Italian photographer Alessandro Panucci,
and soon discovers another battleground every bit as dangerous and unpredictable:
the human heart.
Pamela Hart is an award-winning author for both adults and children. She has a Doctorate of Creative Arts
from the University of Technology, Sydney, where she has also lectured in creative writing. Under the name
Pamela Freeman she wrote the historical novel THE BLACK DRESS, which won the NSW Premier's History Prize
for 2006. Hart is also well known for her fantasy novels for adults, published by Orbit worldwide, the CASTINGS
Trilogy and her Aurealis Award-winning novel EMBER AND ASH.
GODS OF LOVE by Nicola Mostyn
Contemporary romance| Piatkus | 224pp | February 2018 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan:
Meet Frida. Divorce lawyer, cynic and secret descendant of the immortal God Eros.
She’s about to have a really bad day
When it comes to love Frida’s certain she’s seen it all: the rubbish, the terrible and the
worst. Then a handsome but seriously delusional man named Dan bursts into her office
and insists that she alone is fated to save the world from a destructive love god. She
has him thrown out, of course, but a few hours later it becomes clear that he wasn’t as
crazy as she’d hoped. Could it be that the fate of romance – and of the world – rests
upon her reluctant shoulders?
Nicola Mostyn has a Master’s degree in English poetry and has spent more time
immersed in the works of Philip Larkin than is strictly healthy. She lives in Manchester with
her boyfriend. THE GODS OF LOVE is her first novel, and she is working on a sequel.
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* THE PARIS WEDDING by Charlotte Nash
Contemporary Fiction | Hachette Australia | 384pp | July 2017
A story about family and friends, love and loss, and about accepting that time can
change everything and nothing
Ten years ago, rather than move to the city with the love of her life, high-school
sweetheart Matthew, Rachael West stayed on her family farm to care for her
debilitated mother, suffering with multiple sclerosis. While Rachael let her own dreams
of seeing the world go, Matthew became a successful doctor, and forgot all his
promises to come home. Now, Rachael is invited to his wedding, to somebody else – a
lavish affair in Paris, courtesy of Matthew's fiancé and her flamboyant family. Certain it
must be a mistake and still grieving following her mother’s recent death, Rachael
declines. But with half the town invited and tip-toeing around her, and her best friend
concerned for her mental state, Rachael decides to go, even if just to prove that she’s moved on from
Matthew. The trip is the perfect opportunity to take stock, to soak in the new experience of a foreign city, to
decide what to do next.
Charlotte Nash was born in England and grew up in Australia. After completing degrees in mechanical
engineering and medicine, she fell into eclectic jobs, among which she counts the best as building rockets,
traversing the Pilbara mines and scrambling over ship loaders. She is now an editor, researcher and author of
four novels, RYDERS RIDGE, IRON JUNCTION, CRYSTAL CREEK and THE HORSEMAN, all published by Hachette
Australia.
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MY SISTER’S WEDDING by Vicky Pattison
Contemporary fiction | 384pp | Sphere | June 2017
For better or worse, two families are about to become one
The Ashworth sisters couldn't be more different. Becky is focused, driven and about to
marry her lovely fiancé, Daniel Balfour. Lizzie, on the other hand, bounces from one
temp job to another, keeps falling for the wrong man and is a whirlwind of chaos in
Becky's otherwise well-ordered life. But they love each other fiercely and the Ashworth
way has always been family comes first. As preparations for Becky and Daniel's
wedding get underway, it soon becomes clear that the Ashworth way is not the Balfour
way. Daniel's family have never thought Becky was good enough for him but he loves
her and that's always been enough for the happy couple. But when Lizzie gets caught
in the crossfire between Becky and the Balfours, Becky and Lizzie find themselves
drifting apart at a time when they need each other the most.
Vicky Pattison's autobiography, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, was a Number One Sunday Times bestseller in
hardback. Her first novel, ALL THAT GLITTERS, received rave reviews from her fans who fell in love with the witty
one-liners and snappy comebacks she is renowned for. Pattison also has her own clothing range, jewellery
collection and weekly column in New magazine. She is one of the original Geordie Shore cast and appeared
in nine series of the hit MTV show, and is now the star of her own MTV show, Judge Geordie.
* A DOG CALLED JACK by Ivy Pembroke
Contemporary fiction | 368pp | Sphere | November 2017
A heart-warming tale of an adorable dog and a cast of wonderful characters that you'll want to curl up with
all Christmas
If Jack had to tell you this story, he'd tell you: This is a story about the things you think you'll never lose in life,
the things you do lose, the things that get left behind, either accidentally or on purpose. Because it's also a
story about the things you think you'll never find in life, the things you do find, the things that get left behind by
others that you pick up and make into yours.
Jack had a family, until the day when he didn't, and then what Jack had was a street. Jack lost one family
but gained many more. That's how Christmas works.
Ivy Pembroke is a law professor who specializes in copyright and trademark law, with a focus on fan fiction.
She splits her time between Mississippi and her home state of Rhode Island.
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* DOWN THE HUME by Peter Polites
Contemporary fiction | 352pp | Hachette Australia | February 2017
A novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is a debut not to be missed
Bucky has a strained relationship with his family. His Greek father won’t speak to him
since coming out, putting his relationship with his mother under extreme tension, only
made worse by the fact that following his visits, her medication seems to go missing. His
boyfriend Nice Arms Pete is a manipulative character, in the midst of an affair. Bucky’s
finds his escape in those pills he finds in his mother’s medicine cabinet, whilst trying to
hold down his job as a care worker in a nursing home. DOWN THE HUME is a novel of
addiction, secrets, and misplaced love. The story follows Bucky, whose tragic love for a
violent man (Nice Arms Pete) and an addiction to painkillers that he can’t seem to
kick, is sending his life spiralling out of control.
Peter Polites is a writer of Greek descent from Western Sydney. Alongside SMH Best Young Novelists Luke
Carman and Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Polites wrote and performed THREE JERKS - a spoken word piece
about the Cronulla riots – to sellout crowds in Sydney and Melbourne. He has recently been commissioned to
write a play about the migrant experience in Western Sydney for Sydney Festival, to be performed in 2017.
DOWN THE HUME is his first novel.
WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS by Sue Watson
Contemporary fiction | Sphere | 416pp | March 2017 | Korea: KCC | Japan:
A charming, moving second-chance love story for fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
and Last Tango in Halifax
When she was almost seventeen, Rosie Draper locked eyes with a charismatic student
called Peter during their first week at art college, changing the course of her life forever.
Now, on the cusp of sixty-five and recently widowed, Rosie is slowly coming to terms
with a new future. And after a chance encounter with Peter, forty-seven years later,
they both begin to wonder 'what if'. Told with warmth, wit and humour, We'll Always
Have Paris is a charming, moving and uplifting novel about two people; the choices
they make, the lives they lead and the love they share.
Sue Watson was a journalist on women's magazines and national newspapers before
working in a career in TV where she was a producer with the BBC. She has published five novels, her most wellknown being Love, Lies and Lemon Cake. Originally from Manchester, Sue now lives in the Midlands and
writes full time.
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CRIME, MYSTERY & THRILLER
* THE POLISH DETECTIVE by Hani Allen
Crime & Mystery | Constable | 352pp | January 2018 | Korea:
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A new crime series from the author of the Von Valenti books
Set in and around Dundee, this innovative, fast-paced crime series features Polish Detective Sergeant Danuta
(Dania) Gorska. With family back in Warsaw, Dania has come to live in Dundee recently with her brother,
Marek Gorski, an investigative journalist. Dania learnt the piano as a child and plays to concert standard. She
considered a career in music but discovered a gift and passion for solving problems, and so trained as a
detective. Tenacious to the point of obsession, when she is on a case, she finds that music can help her think
through and make sense of the evidence. She is particularly interested in forensics and the series will see her
forge a strong link with the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification. Another interest is Polish cuisine,
which she learnt from her mother.
Hania Allen is the author of the Von Valenti crime series, published by Freight Books. She was born in Liverpool
of Polish refugees. She studied information management at the University of St Andrews.
JACK THE RIPPER: CASE CLOSED by Gyles Brandreth
Historical Fiction | 368pp | Corsair | June 2017 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: TMA
1894. Jack the Ripper has returned
Case Closed is Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the events of 1894, the year of the
return of Jack the Ripper. Based on Oscar Wilde's real-life friendship with Arthur Conan
Doyle and the extraordinary but little-known fact that in 1894 the detective in charge
of the Jack the Ripper investigations was Wilde's neighbour in Tite Street, Chelsea. A
gripping detective story, Brandreth recreates Oscar Wilde's trademark sardonic wit in
CASE CLOSED, intertwining all the intrigue of the classic English murder mystery with a
compelling portrait of one of the greatest characters of the Victorian age.
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Government Whip - and one
of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after-dinner speakers. A reporter on The One Show
on BBC1 and a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute, his many books include The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries
(Hodder, 2007) and the bestseller, The 7 Secrets of Happiness (Short Books, 2013).
THE SPY’S DAUGHTER by Adam Brookes
Thriller | 400pp | Sphere | July 2017 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: EAJ
The stunning third novel from multi-award-nominated author Adam Brookes is
paranoid, tense and spy fiction at its very finest
In many ways, Pearl Tao was a typical American child. She spent summer days at the
pool, played softball and lingered at suburban barbecues in her home city of
Washington DC. Yet she is also an academic prodigy, with a university place sponsored
by a secretive advanced technology corporation. Only now, aged nineteen, has she
begun to understand the terrifying truth of what her role is to be. What her parents
intend her to become. Pearl's only hope of escape lies with two British spies: one, Trish
Patterson, sidelined in disgrace; the other, former journalist Philip Mangan, gone rogue
and following a trail of corruption. Helping Pearl might be the most important and
dangerous thing either will ever do.
NIGHT HERON was called ‘the best British spy novel debut in years’ by the Daily Telegraph and a ‘thoughtful
thriller, beautifully imagined and written’ by Jeff Abbott, author of the Jordan Poteet series.
As the BBC's China Correspondent, Adam Brookes received repeated visits from an anonymous man offering
to sell him military secrets to pass to British Secret Services - a likely 'dangle' designed to entrap him. As
correspondent for BBC News in Washington, D.C., Brookes was deeply engrained in the world of government
secrets, and has reported on assignment from many of the world's most dangerous countries. Option publishers :
Bulgarian (Obsidian), Czech (Kniha Ziln), Finnish (Minerva Kustannus Oy), Italian (Newton Compton), Japanese (Hayakawa), Polish
(Muza), Serbian (Vulkan)
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SHERLOCK HOLMES’S SCHOOL FOR DETECTION by Simon Clark
Crime & mystery | 448pp |Robinson | April 2017 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan: EAJ
Sherlock Holmes teaches a piquant assortment of students the science of detection in
an anthology of all-new stories by a dazzling array of writers
These eleven wonderful new adventures and intrigues include tales such as The
Gargoyles of Killfellen House, Sherlock Holmes and the Four Kings of Sweden and The
Case of the Cannibal Club.
Simon Clark has written twenty-six novels, several of which have been historical fiction.
His stories have appeared in newspapers, magazines, books and have been broadcast
on Radio 4. He’s also penned Holmes tales, including ‘The Adventure of the Fallen Star’
for THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURES. He’s well-steeped
in this legendary detective and has recently edited THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF
SHERLOCK HOLMES ABROAD.
ALL KINDS OF DEAD: Book 11 in the Inspector Carlyle series by James Craig
Crime & mystery | 320pp |Constable | February 2017
The latest thrilling story following Inspector John Carlyle
When a fortune in uncut diamonds are nicked by a group of soldiers, Carlyle teams up
with Captain Daniel Hunter of the Military Police to hunt them down. But Hunter has
come up against this crew before and they are not going to let him stand in their way
a second time. The investigation is turned upside down when Hunter's family are
kidnapped by the gang. The inspector has to look on helplessly while the military
policeman goes off on a personal mission of revenge. As events spiral horribly out of
control, Carlyle faces a terrible choice: does he let Hunter take matters into his own
hands or should he try and bring his new partner to justice?
IF YOU KNEW HER by Emily Elgar
Thriller/Suspense | Sphere | 384pp | January 2017 | Korea: EYA | Japan: Uni
A gripping, heart-stopping debut psychological thriller - perfect for fans of Sophie
Hannah, Clare Mackintosh and Rosamund Lupton
When Cassie Jensen arrives on the intensive care ward in St Catherine's hospital, Alice
Marlowe the chief nurse, is fascinated by this young, beautiful woman who strikes her as
familiar and yet she doesn't know why. Then Alice is astonished to discover something
about Cassie that she has been keeping secret from everyone, including her devoted
husband and family; a secret that changes everything. Frank is a patient on the same
ward who has locked-in-syndrome, so can hear and see everything around him but
cannot communicate. Soon he comes to understand that Cassie's life is still in danger
and as the police continue to investigate what really happened to Cassie, only Frank
holds the truth, which no one can know and he cannot tell.
Emily Elgar studied at Edinburgh University, but now lives in London. She completed the Novel Writing course
at the Faber Academy in 2014 and this is her first novel.
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* THE MITFORD MURDERS by Jessica Fellowes
Historical mystery | 400pp | Sphere | September 2017 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: TMA
Lose yourself in the gripping first novel in a new series of Golden Age murder mysteries
set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters
It's 1920, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and
most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle. Louisa's salvation is a position within
the Mitford household at Asthall Manor, in the Oxfordshire countryside. There she will
become nursemaid, chaperone and confidante to the Mitford sisters, especially
sixteen-year-old Nancy – a bright young woman in love with stories. But then a nurse Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of her famous namesake - killed on a train in
broad daylight, and Louisa and Nancy find themselves entangled in the crimes of a
murderer who will do anything to hide their secret. Based on a real unsolved crime and
written by Jessica Fellowes, author of the number one bestselling Downton Abbey books, THE MITFORD
MURDERS is the perfect new obsession for fans of Daisy Goodwin, Jessie Burton and Agatha Christie.
Jessica Fellowes is an author, journalist and public speaker, best known for her work as author of five official
companion books to Downton Abbey, various of which have hit the New York Times and Sunday Times
bestseller lists. Former deputy editor of Country Life and columnist on the Mail on Sunday, she has written for
publications including the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Lady.
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THE VENETIAN GAME by Philip Gwynne Jones
Crime & mystery | 320pp |Constable | March 2017 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: Uni
A game of cross and double-cross, all set against the background of Venice
From his office on the Street of the Assassins, Nathan Sutherland, English Honorary
Consul to Venice, assists unfortunate tourists as best he can. A steady but unexciting life
that dramatically changes when he is offered a large sum of money to look after a
small package containing a prayer book illustrated by the Venetian master Giovanni
Bellini. Unknown to Nathan, from a palazzo on the Grand Canal twin brothers
Domenico and Arcangelo Moro, motivated by nothing more than mutual hatred, have
been playing out a complex game of art theft for twenty years. And now Nathan finds
himself unwittingly drawn into their deadly business.
Philip Gwynne Jones was born in Swansea, in 1966, and has since lived and worked in Holland, Switzerland,
Germany, Singapore and Scotland. His love of Italy dates back to 1994, which he spent working for the
European Space Agency in Frascati. He now works as a teacher, writer and translator and lives in Venice.
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THE PRIME OF MS DOLLY GREENE by E V Harte
Crime & mystery | 288pp | Constable | September 2017 | Korea: KCC | Japan: TMA
The debut novel to a wonderful new cosy crime series
The cards speak to amateur sleuth Dolly Greene; and it looks as though her new client
Nikki’s future may be less than rosy. Nikki has been sleeping with Dolly’s elderly
neighbour, roguish sixty-one-year-old Maurice Bousquet and his estranged son,
sleazeball Ade. When Nikki stops answering her phone, Dolly can’t stop herself from
investigating her disappearance. Has the pregnant Nikki been murdered? When
Maurice is found dead, clutching a cricket bat, Dolly teams up with hunky (single)
policeman Raff Williams to try to find out what happened. THE PRIME OF MS DOLLY
GREENE is a warm and witty tale, peopled with memorable characters like Fraser and
Rosie Buck (the ‘Frosty-Fucks’), Professor Filthy and the delightful Dolly, this is London’s
answer to NUMBER 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY.
E. V. Harte operates under several aliases. As Daisy de Sales she is a professional Tarot reader, much
preoccupied with the occult and all magical arts. To make an appointment for a Tarot reading, visit her
website at: sw13tarot.com. As Daisy Waugh, she has written several historical novels, a couple of non-fiction
books, and a lot of newspaper articles and columns. She lives a quiet life not far from the River Thames in
Barnes, South West London, with her children, her Tarot booth, her spells and a husband.
* DEATH ON THE CANAL by Anja de Jager
Crime & Mystery | Constable | 352pp | November 2017
The third smart and engaging police procedural featuring dark and damaged Dutch
detective Lotte Meerman
Lotte’s attempt to atone for her past actions comes to an abrupt end when a security
guard is stabbed to death in the street where she is having an after-work drink. The
victim turns out to have been a drug dealer, a suspect is arrested and the case is
quickly closed. But Lotte isn’t sure. After all, half an hour before he was killed, she saw
the victim in a bar with a woman who handed him a photo of a child; a child that
nobody seems to know anything about. Now Lotte needs the help of a previous enemy
to rescue the child and find the real murderer.
Anja de Jager is a London-based native Dutch speaker who writes in English. She draws
inspiration from cases that her father, a retired police detective, worked on in the Netherlands. De Jager
worked in the City for twenty years but is now a full-time writer.
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THE CHOICE by Samantha King
Contemporary Fiction | Piatkus | 336pp | April 2017 | Korea: EYA | Japan: TMA
She could only save one of her children
Then: Madeleine lived for her children. She'd always believed she'd die for them, too.
But on the morning of her twins' tenth birthday her love was put to the test when a killer
knocked on their door and forced her to make a devastating choice: which child
should live, and which should die – her son, or her daughter?
Now: Madeleine stands silent on the periphery of her now fractured family, trying
desperately to unravel why her world was so suddenly blown apart. But while everyday
life continues around her, memories of everything leading up to that tragic day return in
agonising flashes. And that's when she realises her family's life still hangs in the balance.
Samantha King is a former editor and also a qualified psychotherapist. She enjoyed a career publishing other
people's books, before going freelance and surrendering to a long-time urge to write her own. She lives with
her husband and two young children, who inspired her to write THE CHOICE, her debut novel.
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UNTITLED by Clare Mackintosh
Contemporary fiction |400pp | Sphere | Korea: EYA | Japan: TMA
Clare Mackintosh read French at Royal Holloway University. She joined the police force on a graduate
training programme and worked for Thames Valley Police, including time on CID, in Custody and as a Public
Order Commander. She is the Director of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival. Her previous novels, I LET YOU
GO and I SEE YOU are both bestsellers and have been sold in over thirty territories.
Option publishers: Albanian (Living), Bulgarian (Ciela Norma), Catalan (La Campana), Chinese complex (Emily Publishing
Company),Chinese simplified (Sichuan People’s Publishing), Croatian (Mozaik), Czech (Jiri Cerny), Danish (Forlaget Aronsen), Dutch
(Uitgeverij De Fontein), Estonian (Petrone Print), Finnish (Gummerus), French (Marabout), Greek (Metaichimo), Hebrew (Yedioth),
Hungarian (Maxim), Italian (De Agostini), Korean (Tornado Media Group), Latvian (Zvaigzne), Lithuanian (Alma Littera), Norwegian
(Cappelen Damm), Polish (Proszynski i S-ka), Portuguese (Marcador), Portuguese in Brazil (Intrinseca), Romanian (Editura Trei), Russian
(Family Leisure Club), Serbian (Vulkan), Spanish (DeBolsillo), Swedish (Lind & Co), Thai (WeLearn), Turkish (Altin Kitaplar), US (Berkley),
Vietnamese (Phuc Minh)
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BAD BLOOD by Brian McGilloway
Crime & Mystery | Corsair | 336pp | May 2017
The new novel in the Lucy Black series from the author of HURT and PRESERVE THE DEAD
A young man found in a riverside park, his head staved in with a rock. The only clue to
his identity is an admission stamp for the local gay club. DS Lucy Black is called in to
investigate. As Lucy delves into the community, tensions begoin to rise as the man’s
death draws the attention of the local Gay Rights group to a hate-speech Pastor who,
days earlier, had advocated the stoning of gay people and who refuses to retract his
statement. Things become further complicated with the emergence of a far right
group targeting immigrants in a local working class estate. As their attacks escalate,
Lucy and her boss, Tom Fleming, must also deal with the building power struggle
between an old paramilitary commander and his deputy that threatens to further
enflame an already volatile situation. Hatred and complicity abound in the days leading up to the Brexit vote
in McGilloway’s new Lucy Black thriller. Compelling and current, BAD BLOOD is expertly crafted and acutely
observed, delivering the punch that readers of Little Girl Lost have grown to expect.
Brian McGilloway was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1974, and teaches English at St Columb's College,
Derry. He lives near the Irish borderlands with his wife and their four children. He is the author of eight previous
crime novels: HURT, PRESERVE THE DEAD, Little Girl Lost, The Rising, Bleed A River Deep, Gallows Lane,
Borderlands and The Nameless Dead.
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* DARK HEART: Book 4 in the Jed Walker series by James Phelan
Thriller | 368pp | Constable | December 2017
An adrenalin-fuelled action thriller, featuring ex-CIA operative Jed Walker
Jed Walker is ex-CIA - he thought he was out of the game. An ominous global threat brought him back into
play. But just when Walker thinks he is winning, the bad guys change it up a gear and the odds get stacked
higher against him. In the global theatre of war, winning is the only option if you want to stay alive.
Discovering a terror outfit is running people smuggling out of the Middle East, Walker thinks they are driven
purely by profit and greed. But it is much worse than that. He must work against time and powerful
adversaries to uncover the truth behind the operation and prevent a global catastrophe being unleashed. If
he lives, Jed Walker will learn the true cost of life . . . and the knowledge will change him forever.
James Phelan is the bestselling author of twenty-five novels and one work of non-fiction. Jed Walker was first
introduced in THE SPY, which was followed by THE HUNTED and KILL SWITCH.
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DARK ASYLUM: Book 2 in the JEM FLOCKHART series by E. S. Thomson
Historical crime & mystery | 384pp | Constable | March 2017
The past catches up with the present in a murderous summary justice
1851, Angel Meadow Asylum. Dr Rutherford, principal physician to the insane, is found
dead, his head bashed in, his ears cut off, his lips and eyes stitched closed. The police
direct their attention towards Angel Meadow's inmates, but to Jem Flockhart and Will
Quartermain the crime is an act of calculated retribution, rather than of madness. To
discover the truth Jem and Will must pursue the story through the darkest corners of the
city - from the depths of a notorious rookery, to the sordid rooms of London's brothels,
the gallows, the graveyard, the convict fleet and then back to the asylum. In a world
where guilt and innocence, crime and atonement, madness and reason, are bounded
by hypocrisy, ambition and betrayal, Jem and Will soon find themselves caught up in a
web of dark secrets and hidden identities.
Praise for BELOVED POISON: This outstanding debut historical enthrals with its meticulously researched details
of 19th-century hospitals – Library Journal; Thomson excels in evoking the claustrophobic feel of the back
alleys Jem must tread in search of the truth. The plot builds to a logical but surprising reveal – Publishers
Weekly.
Elaine Thomson was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire. She has a PhD in the history of medicine and works as a
university lecturer in Edinburgh. She was shortlisted for the Saltire First Book Award and the Scottish Arts Council
First Book Award. BELOVED POISON has been optioned for film.
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THE BLOOD: Book 3 – March 2018
Jem Flockhart’s apothecary shop is starting to feel claustrophobic. When Will is commissioned to develop the
docks near one of London’s floating hospitals she goes with him to call on a friend who works as physician
there, Erasmus Strangelove. On arrival, they discover the apothecary, John Aberlady, on the Blood, has
vanished. As the search for the missing man continues, Jem temporarily takes up his position on board ship.
Then, in the derelict boatyard Will is meant to be demolishing, three bodies are discovered. Aberlady isn’t
amongst them – the bodies found in the boatyard mud are women, former nurses at the floating hospital.
They have all ingested enough water to suggest drowning by misadventure as the obvious cause of death. To
Jem, however, things are not as they seem. One has bitter herbs stuffed in her mouth. One has punctured
veins. One has severe burns on the soles of her feet. Why?
THE FRANGIPANI TREE MYSTERY: Book 1 in the CROWN COLONY series by Ovidia
Yu
Crime & mystery | Constable | 320pp | June 2017 | Korea:
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First in a delightfully charming cosy crime series set in 1930s Singapore and centred on
SuLin, local girl and governess for the Acting Governor
The novel is set in 1936 in the Crown Colony of Singapore where the British abdication
crisis and rising Japanese threat loom but from a great distance. When the Irish nanny
looking after the Acting Governor’s daughter is killed, Western-educated local girl SuLin
is given her place. Next the Governor’s English wife is murdered and it takes all of SuLin’s
traditional skills and school smarts to help Inspector Onraet solve the murders and
escape with her own life. This is the first of the CROWN COLONY mysteries. SuLin and
Inspector Onraet will return in THE TAPIOCA ROOT MYSTERY and THE BETEL NUT MYSTERY.
After dropping out of medical school to write for theatre, Ovidia Yu has had over thirty plays produced in
Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, including The Woman In A Tree On
The Hill which won an Edinburgh Fringe First and Hitting (On) Women which was Singapore’s Life! Theatre
Awards Best Original Script two years ago. She has also written musicals and dramatised her play Round And
Round The Dining Table into a very well received television show.
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MOTHERS by Cath Weeks
Thriller/Suspense | 352pp | Piatkus |July 2017 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan:
From the author of BLIND, a heart-rending family drama about mothers and daughters
Until now, Steffie has been proud of the decisions she’s made as a mother – even
when she battled with her husband’s infidelity and resolved to raise their daughter
alone. This doesn’t mean she doesn’t feel guilty all the time. And it certainly doesn’t
mean that she never worries – what mother doesn’t? But despite every obstacle life
has thrown at Steffie, she’s convinced herself that Jemima has thrived, and that it’s
their relationship that has carried them through. But now Jemima has the chance to
pursue her own dreams to be a ballerina. Which means her leaving home at the age
of ten. And Steffie finds herself faced with that most unbearable of parental decisions:
to keep her child at home, or to give them the wings to fly. She knows what’s right. And
so does her husband. But will Steffie ever forgive herself if something goes wrong? Especially given the
devastating secret she’s kept hidden for so many years.
Cath Weeks has been writing since she was a child, having won a national writing competition at nineteen
which spurred her on. She lives in Bath with her family. As the mother of sons, she is passionate about not
forcing boys to choose between being booky or sporty, but in helping them to be both. Option publishers: Italian
(Newton Compton), Turkish (Beyaz Balina).
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YOUNG ADULT
NOT YET DARK by Simon P. Clark
Teenage fiction | Atom | 240pp | October 2017
Beautifully written, dark and magical, Simon P. Clark's next book after his debut, EREN,
combines fantasy with reality to tell the story of two school friends who find themselves
caught up in a dangerous spell after they witness a mysterious society summoning
Death itself.
Simon P. Clark is a children's author living and working in the UK. Originally from Britain,
he has lived and worked in Japan and the USA. His debut novel EREN was published in
the UK by Atom in 2014.
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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
RAISING FIRE: Book 2 in THE REMNANTS series by James Bennett
Fantasy | 464pp | Orbit | August 2017 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan
Ben Garston broke the Lore. It’s time to face the music
Ben Garston – Red Ben to his friends – is about to find out that a resurrected goddess
and an undead priest were the least of his worries. Six months after the events of
CHASING EMBERS, the breach in the Lore has shaken the Remnant world to its
foundations. Blaise Von Hart, the Fay ambassador, is missing. The Guild has scattered in
disarray, making room for the rise of a new human order, the fanatical saint cult named
the Whispering Chapter. And the Whispering Chapter has no love of Remnants. Worse,
there has been another breach, a strumming of the mysterious mnemonic harp,
splintered long ago after sending the Remnants into the Long Sleep. After centuries of
slumber, the dragon Mauntgraul, the White Dog, sees the modern world and everything
that Ben holds dear as a ready and waiting feast.
James Bennett is a British writer of fantasy and horror. Born in Loughborough and raised in Sussex, South Africa
and Cornwall, his travels have furnished him with an abiding love of different cultures, history and mythology.
He's had several short stories published internationally and draws inspiration from long walks, deep forests and
old stones.
UNTITLED: Book 3 – April 2018
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SUCCESSOR’S PROMISE: Book 3 of MILLENNIUM’S RULE series by Trudi Canavan
Fantasy | 512pp | Orbit | September 2017 | Korea: EYA | Japan: Uni
The final instalment of THE MILLENNIUM TRILOGY
Five years have passed since the Rebels confronted the Raen. Five years, in which the boy Rielle rescued,
Qall, has safely grown up among the Travellers. Five years, in which Tyen has made a new home for himself,
hidden from those who call him a traitor and the Spy. Five years of chaos in the world, barely contained by
Baluka and the Restorers. Worlds are at war, some overrun by insectoids changed into war machines, some
drained of magic as sorcerers seek immortality. As war threatens Rielle and Tyen's hard-won peace, and Qall
comes of age, loyalties will be decided and tested. The promises they have made could change everything.
Qall's very existence depends on them. Because Dahli has the means to restore Valhan to power, and he will
stop at nothing to succeed.
Trudi Canavan published her first story in 1999 and it received an Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story.
Her debut series, the Black Magician trilogy, made her an international success, and all three volumes of her
AGE OF THE FIVE trilogy were Sunday Times bestsellers.
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THE REMNANT: Book 3 in THE OVERSIGHT Trilogy by Charlie Fletcher
Fantasy | 432pp | Orbit | March 2017
The final instalment in the Oversight trilogy
The Oversight of London has been sworn for millennia to prevent the natural and the
supernatural worlds from preying on each other. Now, at its lowest ebb, with its
headquarters destroyed and its last members scattered far and wide, this secret
society will battle for survival and face the harshest foe it has ever met: itself.
Charlie Fletcher is a screenwriter and children's author living in Edinburgh. His
Stoneheart trilogy has been translated into a dozen languages and the film rights have
been sold to Paramount. The first volume, Stoneheart, was shortlisted for the Branford
Boase award and longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His stand-alone
novel for children, Far Rockaway, was published last year to great critical acclaim and
has been longlisted for the Carnegie prize. Option publishers: Italian (Fanucci).
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EMERGENCE: Book 3 in the CORPORATION WARS Trilogy by Ken MacLeod
Sci-Fi | 288pp | Orbit | September 2017
The final instalment in the Corporation Wars trilogy, an epic science fiction adventure
The enemy is out in the open. The Reaction has seized control of a resource-rich moon.
Now it's enslaving conscious robots - and luring the Corporations into lucrative deals.
Taransay is out in the jungle. Her friends are inside a smart boulder on the slope of an
active volcano. The planet is super-habitable - for its own life, not hers. But soon, the
alien infestation growing on her robot body is the least of her problems. Carlos is out of
patience. With the Reaction arming for conquest, the Corporations trading with the
enemy and the Direction planning to stamp out the rebel robots and their allies for
good, he has to fight fire with fire. Seba is out of time. Deep inside the enemy stronghold,
the free robots have to spark a new revolt before the whole world falls in on them.
Ken MacLeod is the author of twelve previous novels, five of which have been nominated for the Arthur C.
Clarke Award, and two which have won the BSFA Award.
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* LOWTOWN: Book 1 in the LOWTOWN series by Lindsay Pryor
Fantasy Romance | Piatkus | 288pp | November 2017
A spin-off from the bestselling Blackthorne series by Lindsay Pryor, set in Lowtown, the neighbouring district to
Blackthorne, place where disadvantaged humans and the 'third species' are forced to reside together under
an oppressive system governed by the privileged humans of this new world order
Every few days the handsome stranger comes into the café in Lowtown for an hour a time. Most of the time
he keeps himself to himself - one drink and he leaves. Sometimes people meet with him but about what
remains elusive, the edge of mystery and danger adding to his allure. Not that Ember is allowed to think
about him. She's finally on the cusp of gaining her citizenship and escaping Lowtown for good, so she can't
be seen to be involved with a vampire - evidence of one single bite would be the end of her prospects. Yet
the problem with following such strict rules is how tempting a touch of wildness can be.
Lindsay J. Pryor is the author of the Amazon bestselling Blackthorn series, her dark, complex and gritty urban
paranormal romance having achieved numerous Gothic and PNR number ones in both the UK and the US.
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* PARIAH: Book 1 in the ETERNITY WAR series by Jamie Sawyer
Sci-Fi | 464pp | Orbit | September 2017
A brand-new SF trilogy from Jamie Sawyer - set in the same universe as his acclaimed Lazarus War novels
Mankind has successfully colonised the stars, despite decades of conflict with the insidious Krell Empire and
terrifying encounters with the mysterious machine race known as the Shard. Yet the elite soldiers of the
Simulant Operations Programme continue to undertake suicidal missions on the most dangerous battlefronts,
dying over and over again to protect humanity's interests on a hundred different worlds. Lieutenant Keira
Jenkins is a veteran simulant operative and leader of the Jackals - a team of inexperienced raw recruits keen
to taste battle. When a terrorist network known as the Black Cell seize a space station, they get their chance.
Yet no amount of training could have prepared the Jackals for the deadly conspiracy they soon find
themselves drawn into - a conspiracy that is set to spark a furious new war across the galaxy.
Jamie Sawyer was born in 1979 in Newbury, Berkshire. He studied law at the University of East Anglia, Norwich,
acquiring a master's degree in human rights and surveillance law. Jamie is a full-time barrister, practising in
criminal law. He has previously written THE LAZARUS WAR trilogy for Orbit.
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UNTITLED: Book 2 in the SNAKEWOOD series by Adrian Selby
Fantasy | 368pp | Orbit | May 2018 | Korea:
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The next in the popular SNAKEWOOD series
ADRIAN SELBY studied creative writing at university before embarking on a career in video game production.
He is a Tolkien fanatic and an online gaming addict, and lives with his wife and family on the south coast of
England. His debut novel SNAKEWOOD is an epic and inventive fantasy about a company of mercenaries
and the assassin trying to destroy them. You can find Adrian on Twitter, tweeting as @adrianlselby.
ASHES: Book 3 in the DARK IN YOU series by Suzanne Wright
Fantasy Romance | 384pp | Piatkus | July 2017
Witty, humorous paranormal romance, perfect for fans of Kresley Cole and Shelly
Laurenston
Return to the world of bestselling author Suzanne Wright’s DARK IN YOU series. Harper
and Knox have survived attempted political assassinations, rogue demons and more,
but the other half of the Four Horsemen is still out there – and they won’t stop until Knox
Thorne is dead. Neither Harper nor Knox are about to let that happen.
Suzanne Wright lives in England with her husband and two children. When she's not
spending time with her family, she's writing, reading or doing her version of housework sweeping the house with a look. She's worked in a pharmaceutical company, at a
Disney Store, at a primary school as a voluntary teaching assistant, at the RSCPA and has a First Class Honours
degree in Psychology and Identity Studies. Option publishers: French (Bragelonne).
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