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TIM WEAVER TEN YEARS OF DAVID RAKER
THE OUTSTANDING AND BESTSELLING DAVID RAKER SERIES
TEN NOVELS, TEN NEW ABSORBING MISSING PERSONS CASES
#2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
TOTAL SALES TOPPED 750,000 COPIES
SOLD IN 13 LANGUAGES
FILM/TV RIGHTS FOR THE DAVID RAKER SERIES ARE UNDER OPTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY
SELECTED FOR RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB
NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
‘WEAVER MOVES UP A NOTCH – TO EXCELLENCE. I CAN’T REMEMBER A THRILLER CONTAINING SO MANY TWISTS AND SURPRISES’
SUNDAY TIMES
‘IMPRESSIVE NARRATIVE. A LACERATING JOINT INVESTIGATION...IT’S A DARK COMPLEX AND VISCERAL READ’
FINANCIAL TIMES
‘AN INTRIGUING PREMISE THAT GRIPS THE READER FROM THE FIRST PAGE. A FAST-PACED STORY PACKED WITH TWISTS AND SURPRISES’
DAILY EXPRESS
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DARLEY ANDERSON LITERARY, TV & FILM AGENCY Estelle House, 11 Eustace Road, London, SW6 1JB
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Cover artwork adapted from Tim Weaver’s NO ONE HOME (p18)
DÉBUT AND NEW
L.V. MATTHEWS 5
EGAN HUGHES 6
C.D. MAJOR 7
LAUREN NORTH 8
G.R. HALLIDAY 9
EMMA KAVANAGH 10
CRIME
TANA FRENCH 12
MARTINA COLE 15
TIM WEAVER 18
CHRIS CARTER 20
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE
PHOEBE MORGAN 23
B.A. PARIS 24
K.L. SLATER 26
THRILLER
LEE CHILD 29
JOHN CONNOLLY 32
CATHERINE STEADMAN 35
T.M. LOGAN 36
G.X. TODD 38
JAMES CAROL 40
ERIK STOREY 41
JACQUI ROSE 43
ROB SINCLAIR 44
JACK FORD 46
TOM BALE 47
CRIME & THRILLERS
NEW TITLES LIST LONDON 2019
CONTENTS
DÉBUT AND NEW
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L.V. Matthews THE PRANK STANDOUT DÉBUT THRILLER A YOUNG WOMAN FUELLED BY REVENGE ONE PRANK GONE WRONG. ONE FATEFUL ENCOUNTER. ONE CHANCE TO GET REVENGE El Greene is a waitress at an exclusive restaurant in Bloomsbury. Still grieving the death of her father, El leads a private, quiet life outside of work talking only to her sister and aunty. It is an existence that suits her; serving celebrities and politicians she barely recognises. Until Lucinda Kit comes in for dinner. With no explanation El leaves the restaurant mid-service and follows Lucinda home. What is she doing? She is acting completely out of character and she knows she should just turn around. Because El has never met Lucinda Kit. She had never heard of her until that evening. So why is she hiding in the dark watching a stranger through their kitchen window? This one chance encounter spirals El into a world so far from her own; one of disguise, online friendship and vengeance. UK publication: on submission 326 typescript pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) L.V. Matthews was born in rural Essex and now lives in Hampshire with her family where she is setting up a writers retreat business. Before pursuing a career in writing, she worked both in domestic and international sales for major UK publishing houses.
THRILLER DÉBUT
Egan Hughes THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY
CLAUSTROPHOBIC AND TENSE DÉBUT THRILLER - AN ORIGINAL TAKE ON THE GENRE TWO WOMEN DISCOVER THE MAN THEY MARRIED IS NOT WHO HE SAYS HE IS. THIS IS NOT A ‘WOMEN IN JEOPARDY’ STORY FOR FANS OF B.A. PARIS AND FIONA BARTON Mia Mia Fallon is rebuilding her life following a difficult divorce - until the police visit with the news that her ex-husband has been murdered. As the investigation focuses on his new wife, Mia becomes obsessed with what happened on the night of the murder. Someone knows the truth. Someone also knows that Mia wasn’t where she says she was. Jessica Jessica Handley believes in love, she’s just never found the one. Then, on New Year’s Eve, he walks into her life. He’s like no one else she’s ever met: rich, spontaneous, passionate. Once married, they leave everything behind and sail on his yacht to the Mediterranean. Everything is perfect, until they hit the open water. As their relationship disintegrates, Jessica realises he isn’t the perfect man after all. In fact, who is he? UK publication: 2nd April 2020 393 typescript pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Little, Brown (Lucy Dauman) AUDIO: Little, Brown POLISH: Albatros Egan Hughes was born in North Devon and grew up in Hampshire. She is now based on the South Coast of England and works in marketing as a freelance copyeditor. An early version of THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY was shortlisted for the First Novel Prize, and the most recent Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition. She is currently writing her new novel, THE CUCKOO’S NEST.
SUSPENSE THRILLER DÉBUT
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C.D. Major THE OTHER GIRL DARK HISTORICAL SUSPENSE NOVEL SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF A FATAL FIRE AT A WOMEN’S ASYLUM -INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS I’M EDITH. I’M A PATIENT. I’M INNOCENT. I’M GUILTY. I’M A VICTIM. I’M A VILLAIN. I LIE. I TELL THE TRUTH. PERFECT FOR FANS OF SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE AND BEHIND HER EYES 1942, New Zealand Twenty-year-old Edith Garrett is an in-patient at Seacliff Lunatic Asylum. Admitted at the age of five by her parents she has very few memories of life before. Diagnosed with schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder she has undergone invasive treatments in an effort to cure her. The morning after a terrible fire kills 37 in-patients she is questioned by police. She is one of only two survivors. Declan Harris, a newly qualified psychiatric doctor, is present at this meeting and becomes intrigued by Edith’s case. When he looks into her history it seems a lot of what he reads simply doesn’t add up. Investigating some of the things Edith said as a young girl Declan becomes even more embroiled in her case: can the impossible things she told them actually be true? Intrigue soon becomes obsession. Could it be that Edith was telling them the truth all those years ago? Could it be possible she shouldn’t even be in an institution at all? And will Declan lose his own mind as he sets out to save her? UK publication: on submission 182 typescript pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Clare Wallace) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Under offer FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) C.D. Major studied History at Bristol University and went on to work in television as a runner, researcher and presenter. She taught History for seven years before becoming a housemistress at a secondary boarding school in Berkshire. She lives in Pangbourne with her husband and three children and has previously published two titles with Corvus, THE SILENT HOURS and THE LAST NIGHT.
HISTORICAL SUSPENSE
Lauren North THE PERFECT BETRAYAL / THE PERFECT SON TENSION-FILLED DÉBUT WITH POWERFUL EMOTIONAL RESONANCE TESS IS SURE OF THESE THINGS: SHE’S BEEN STABBED, HER SON IS MISSING, CLOSE FRIENDS ARE INVOLVED. AND NO ONE IS LISTENING... ‘A SENSE OF IMPENDING DOOM AND FOREBODING GRIPPED ME FROM THE FIRST PAGE...THE ENDING IS STUNNING AND POWERFUL’ Mary Torjussen When Tess Clarke wakes up in the hospital the day after her son Jamie’s eighth birthday, she’s sure of these things: She’s been stabbed, her son is missing, her brother-in-law and her grief counsellor are involved. But no one is listening to her. After her husband, Mark, died suddenly in a terrible accident a few months earlier, the only thing keeping Tess together is Jamie. As they struggle to make sense of their new life without Mark, they find joy in brief moments of normalcy like walking to school and watching television together. Life is hard without Mark, but Tess has Jamie, and that's what matters. But there in the hospital, confused and surrounded by people who won’t listen, Tess’ world falls apart. To save her son, she must piece together what happened between Mark's death and Jamie’s birthday, but the truth might just be too much for her to bear. UK publication: 14th March 2019 US publication: 13th August 2019 368 pages Praise for THE PERFECT BETRAYAL ‘A captivating, suspenseful thriller that draws you in - with a twist that will take your breath away’ T.M. Logan ‘A heart-rending evocation of grief that packs a devious punch. It left me reeling’ Lesley Kara WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Tanera Simons) CZECH: Euromedia UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Natasha Barsby) FRENCH: Marabout / Hachette NORTH AMERICAN: Berkley (Danielle Perez) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) AUDIO: Transworld CHINESE (simp.): Under offer Lauren North studied psychology before moving to London where she lived and worked for many years. She loves writing novels that delve into the darker side of relationships and family. She now lives with her family in the Suffolk countryside and is writing her second novel.
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER DÉBUT
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G.R. Halliday FROM THE SHADOWS
A STUNNING, ATMOSPHERIC DÉBUT FEATURING AN UNFORGETTABLE NEW FEMALE SERIES LEAD SET AGAINST THE GRIT AND RAW BEAUTY OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS - FOR FANS OF THE DRY AND MISSING, PRESUMED ‘ATMOSPHERIC, CREEPY AND PERFECTLY PLOTTED, WITH A PROTAGONIST WHO’S TRULY INTRIGUING’ Dead Good Books Sixteen-year-old Robert arrives home late. Without a word to his dad, he goes up to his bedroom. Robert is never seen alive again. A body is soon found on the coast of the Scottish Highlands. Detective Inspector Monica Kennedy stands by the victim in this starkly beautiful and remote landscape. Instinct tells her the case won’t begin and end with this one death. Meanwhile, Inverness-based social worker Michael Bach is worried about one of his clients whose last correspondence was a single ambiguous text message; Nichol Morgan has been missing for seven days. As Monica is faced with catching a murderer who has been meticulously watching and waiting, Michael keeps searching for Nichol, desperate to find him before the killer claims another victim. UK publication: 18th April 2019 432 pages WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) SWEDISH: Modernista UK & COMMONWEALTH: Harvill Secker (Jade Chandler) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) AUDIO: Harvill Secker CZECH: Host GERMAN: Blanvalet G.R. Halliday was born in Edinburgh in 1981 and grew up near Stirling in Scotland. His father is an expert on the paranormal and Halliday spent his childhood in a world of ghosts, aliens and unexplained mysteries. He graduated from Edinburgh University with an MA in Ancient History and, since 2006, has lived in the Highlands with his partner and a band of semi-feral cats. He works for What’s On Highlands as a graphic designer and loves climbing the Scottish mountains.
CRIME DÉBUT
Emma Kavanagh TO CATCH A KILLER FIRST OF THREE STANDALONE NOVELS FOLLOWING ONE ENIGMATIC KILLER
IN THE VEIN OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY ‘AN ATTACKER WITH MURDEROUS INTENT WHO LEAVES NO CLUES...ABSORBING PAGE-TURNER THAT DELIVERS THE TWISTS’ Sunday Times When an attractive, well-dressed woman is found dying on a street in central London in broad daylight, it seems clear to DS Alice Parr that this murder will be one that is wrapped up quickly. The policing murder manual describes the golden hour, that window of time in which the most critical information can be gathered and they have the best start. The witness who found her reacted quickly and respected the crime scene. And then there is the victim herself. She is wearing a wedding ring and has recently had a child, so someone will be looking for her. She is, to all intents and purposes, the perfect victim. Until she isn't. Because what if your perfect victim has no name? What if the woman that everyone should be looking for can't be found? UK publication: 24th January 2019 www.emmakavanagh.com 352 pages Praise for TO CATCH A KILLER: ‘One of my favourite books of the year. The intricate, clever story is told well, and the characters are brilliantly drawn ’ Rachel Abbott ‘She’s fast becoming a major British crime writer…could keep you up all night’ The Evening Telegraph WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Orion (Francesca Pathak) AUDIO: Orion FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) Options in ESTONIAN: Ersen; ITALIAN: Newton Compton; NORWEGIAN: Cappelen Damm Dr Emma Kavanagh worked as a psychology consultant, specialising in human performance in extreme situations and providing training and consultation for police, military forces and NATO throughout the UK and Europe. She is the author of four crime novels including FALLING and HIDDEN. She lives in South Wales with her husband and their two sons. She is currently working on the next Wolf novel.
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CRIME
Tana French
THE WYCH ELM / THE WITCH ELM THE SPECTACULAR UK & US BESTSELLING STANDALONE NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LITERARY NOVELISTS OF OUR TIME NO.2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.1 GERMAN SPIEGEL BESTSELLER; OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; SOLD IN 36 LANGUAGES ‘ONE OF THE MOST COMPULSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL MYSTERIES I HAVE READ SINCE DONNA TARTT’S THE SECRET HISTORY’ The Times Toby is a happy-go-lucky young guy with great friends, a great girlfriend and a good job - until the night when two burglars break into his apartment and beat him up. He’s left badly damaged, both physically and psychologically. As he struggles to recover, he learns that his uncle has terminal cancer and needs someone to look after him. So Toby and his girlfriend move in with him, in the old house where Toby and his cousins spent holidays as children. In its peaceful atmosphere, Toby gradually starts to heal - but then a skeleton is found inside the trunk of an elm tree in the garden. When it turns out to be an old classmate of his, Toby realises that the investigation is focusing in on him. As he tries to find out what happened, he’s forced to re-evaluate his past, himself, and what unsuspected dark places both of those might hold. UK publication: 21st February 2019 US publication: 9th October 2018 www.tanafrench.com 528 pages Praise for THE WYCH ELM: ‘The Wych Elm should cement French’s place in the first rank of literary novelists’ Observer ‘Tana French’s best and most intricately nuanced novel yet...she is in a class by herself as a superb psychological novelist…French’s heretofore finest novel’ Janet Maslin, The New York Times WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) FRENCH: Calmann Levy UK & COMMONWEALTH: Viking (Katy Loftus) GERMAN: Fischer NORTH AMERICAN: Viking (Andrea Schulz) GREEK: Metaixmio AUDIO: Viking POLISH: Albatros CHINESE (comp.): Faces SPANISH: Alianza CZECH: Argo SWEDISH: Modernista CATALAN: Angle/Capital Books Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the USA and Malawi and now lives in Dublin with her family. Tana is the author of the six Dublin Murder Squad novels, which have been adapted for the BBC for Euston Films. She is currently writing her eighth novel.
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Tana French
DUBLIN MURDER SQUAD SERIES
BBC ONE TV SERIES ADAPTATION CURRENTLY FILMING
SOLD IN 36 LANGUAGES
‘IT’S TERRIFIC - TERRIFYING...THE PROSE IS INCANDESCENT’ Stephen King ‘AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE’ John Boyne
Options in BRAZIL; CZECH REPUBLIC; FRANCE; GEORGIA; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; ISRAEL; ITALY; KOREA; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SERBIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TAIWAN
THE TRESPASSER NO.2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Antoinette Conway is still on the Murder Squad, but only just. She’s partnered up with Stephen Moran now, and that’s going well - but the rest of her working life isn’t. She and Stephen pull a case that at first looks like a slam-dunk lovers’ tiff, but gradually they realise there’s more going on... Rights sold in 12 countries.
THE SECRET PLACE NO.4 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.1 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Detective Stephen Moran is looking for a place on the Murder Squad when he’s approached by Holly Mackey: she has a postcard and a story. Stephen must find a way into Holly’s mysterious high-school world and disentangle the truth before any more damage is done. Rights sold in 16 countries.
BROKEN HARBOUR NO.6 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.7 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER Scorcher Kennedy is the Murder Squad’s star detective. This case should be simple, but there are too many inexplicable details and the evidence is pointing in two directions. The neat compartments of Scorcher’s life are breaking down, and the sudden tangle of work and family is putting both at risk. Rights sold in 18 countries.
FAITHFUL PLACE NO.5 SPIEGEL BESTSELLER The course of Frank Mackey’s life was set by one defining moment. The moment his girlfriend, Rosie Daly, failed to turn up for their rendezvous in Faithful Place. Twenty years on, Frank’s sister calls to say that Rosie's suitcase has been found. Rights sold in 22 countries.
THE LIKENESS NO.13 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; SPIEGEL BESTSELLER When Sam O’Neill calls Detective Cassie Maddox to the scene of his new case, she is shocked to find that the murdered girl is her double. What’s more, her ID shows she is Lexie Madison - the identity Cassie used years ago as an undercover detective. Rights sold in 24 countries.
IN THE WOODS NO.6 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; SPIEGEL BESTSELLER You’re twelve years old. It’s the summer holiday. You’re playing in the woods with your two best friends. Something happens. Something terrible. And the other two are never seen again. Rights sold in 35 countries. FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option by Euston Films and Element Pictures Visit the author’s website at www.tanafrench.com
CRIME
Tana French
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
‘TO SAY TANA FRENCH IS ONE OF THE GREAT THRILLER WRITERS IS REALLY TOO LIMITING. RATHER SHE’S SIMPLY THIS: A TRULY GREAT WRITER’
Gillian Flynn
Double-Nominee CWA Dagger in the Library and Gold Dagger 2017
Winner of the BGE Irish Book Award Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2016
Winner of the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2012
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2012
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel 2008
Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel 2008
Winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery 2008
Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel 2008
Winner of the IVCA Clarion Award for Best Fiction
Nominated for Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction of the Year 2014
Shortlisted for the Strand Magazine Critics Award 2013
Nominated for Book of the Decade by the Irish Book Awards 2010
Shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award 2009
Shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards
THE SECRET PLACE named Time Magazine’s No.1 Fiction Book of the Year 2014
THE TRESPASSER entered the New York Times at No.2
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Martina Cole
DAMAGED THE NO.1 BESTSELLING DCI KATE BURROWS NOVEL: STRONG WOMEN, GANGSTER LOVERS AND SERIAL KILLERS IN A GENRE OF ITS OWN - NO ONE WRITES LIKE MARTINA, THE UNDISPUTED QUEEN OF CRIME OVER 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE; MORE NO.1 ORIGINAL BESTSELLERS THAN ANY OTHER AUTHOR ‘COLE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS OF OUR TIME’ Literary Review When the bodies of missing schoolgirls start turning up, former DCI Kate Burrows is dragged out of retirement. A new Grantley serial killer is in town and DCI Annie Carr turns to Kate for help. She welcomes the distraction from her home life with former gangster Patrick Kelly, whose long lost son has turned up out of the blue, bringing trouble with him. It soon becomes clear the killer is on their doorstep and as the body count grows, Kate and Annie face a race against the clock. But they have no real leads...and there's more to these murders than meets the eye. Can Kate take the killer down before another schoolgirl dies? UK paperback publication: 28th June 2018 www.martinacole.co.uk 368 pages Praise for Martina Cole: ‘Hard-boiled, unpretentious crime’ Sunday Express ‘Martina Cole’s success must be a source of envy for many’ Independent WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) HEBREW: Korim UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option AUDIO: Headline CZECH: Domino Martina Cole was born and brought up in Essex. She is the bestselling author of 24 novels set in London’s gangland. 2017 marked Martina’s 25 year publication anniversary: she continues to be unmatched in her phenomenal success. Martina divides her time between Kent and Cyprus. For previous titles see page 17
CRIME / THRILLER
Martina Cole
THE LADYKILLER 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE CLASSIC MARTINA COLE NOVEL - FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION FROM PETER JAMES FILM IN PRE-PRODUCTION; THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE DI KATE BURROWS SERIES ‘COLE IS BRILLIANT AT PORTRAYING THE GOOD AMONG THE BAD’ The Mirror A killer is on the loose. It's up to DI Kate Burrows to stop him. But Kate has a problem. The Grantley Ripper has attacked the daughter of one of London's most infamous gangsters, Patrick Kelly, and now Kate's investigation, along with her heart, are dangerously entwined with him. As the worlds of crime and law collide, will Kate take down the Ladykiller, or will he be her undoing? UK paperback publication: 1st November 2018 www.martinacole.co.uk 368 pages Praise for Martina Cole: ‘Gritty novel from an author who knows intimately the world she writes about’ Sunday Express ‘Extraordinary powerful family drama’ Daily Mail WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) GERMAN: Heyne UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans) ITALIAN: La Corte AUDIO: Headline FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option FRENCH: Fayard
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Martina Cole - SOLD IN 31 LANGUAGES ‘READING A MARTINA COLE BOOK IS A PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE. A FEW CHAPTERS IN, I HAD TO CLOSE THE PAGES AND, HEART POUNDING, TAKE A DEEP BREATH’ The Times Previous titles: BETRAYAL: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 1 country. GET EVEN: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 1 country. THE GOOD LIFE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 3 countries. REVENGE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 2 countries. THE LIFE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 4 countries. THE FAITHLESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 3 countries. THE FAMILY: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. TV drama produced by Sky One. Rights sold in 2 countries. HARD GIRLS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 5 countries. THE BUSINESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries. FACES: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 9 countries. CLOSE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries.
THE TAKE: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 14 countries. TV drama produced by Sky One.
Winner of the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2006.
THE GRAFT: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries. THE KNOW: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 15 countries. MAURA’S GAME: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. FACELESS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 10 countries. BROKEN: A UK Sunday Times No.4 bestseller. Rights sold in 6 countries. TWO WOMEN: A UK Sunday Times No.3 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries. THE RUNAWAY: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. TV drama produced by Sky One. THE JUMP: TV drama produced by Warner Sisters. Rights sold in 8 countries. GOODNIGHT LADY: Rights sold in 7 countries. THE LADYKILLER: Rights sold in 14 countries. DANGEROUS LADY: A UK Sunday Times top 15 bestseller. TV drama produced by Warner Sisters. Rights sold in 18 countries. All Film/TV rights are under option. For translation rights information please contact Mary Darby [email protected] Visit the author’s website at www.martinacole.co.uk
CRIME / THRILLER
Tim Weaver
NO ONE HOME THE TENTH OUTSTANDING MISSING PERSONS INVESTIGATION FROM THE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR TEN YEARS OF DAVID RAKER NOVELS: LABYRINTHINE PLOTTING, SEARING AND ATMOSPHERIC PROSE, EACH NOVEL GETS BETTER AND BETTER TOTAL SALES TOP 750,000 COPIES; FILM AND TV RIGHTS FOR DAVID RAKER SERIES UNDER OPTION ‘HAS STEADILY CONFIRMED HIS PLACE IN BRIT NOIR'S PREMIER LEAGUE’ Sunday Times
On Halloween night, the residents of Black Gale gather for a dinner party. As the only nine people living there, they’ve become close friends as well as neighbours. They eat, drink and laugh. They play games and take photographs. Except those photographs will be the last record of any of them. By the next morning, the whole village has vanished. With no bodies, no evidence and no clues, the mystery of what happened at Black Gale remains unsolved two and a half years on. But then the families of the missing turn to investigator David Raker - and their obsession becomes his. What secrets were the neighbours keeping from their families - and from each other? Were they really everything they seemed to be? And is Raker looking for nine missing people - or nine dead bodies? UK hardback publication: 16th May 2019 www.timweaverbooks.com 400 pages Praise for Tim Weaver: ‘Weaver’s books…get better each time - tense, complex, sometimes horrific, written with flair as well as care’ Guardian ‘A genuine puzzle - a complicated plot with specious clues and untrustworthy characters’ New York Times Book Review WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option UK & COMMONWEALTH: Penguin / Michael Joseph (Maxine Hitchcock) AUDIO: Michael Joseph Tim Weaver has been nominated for a National Book Award, selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, and shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library Award, which considers an author’s entire body of work. He is also the host and producer of the chart topping Missing podcast, which features experts in the field discussing missing persons investigations from every angle. A former journalist and magazine editor, he lives near Bath with his wife and daughter.
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Tim Weaver - SOLD IN 13 LANGUAGES
‘A CONSIDERABLE TALENT...CATCH HIM AT ONCE’ Daily Mail Previous titles:
YOU WERE GONE NO.12 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Three days after Christmas, a woman walks into a police station. She has no phone and no ID, just a piece of paper with the name of investigator David Raker on it and that Raker is her husband. There's just one problem: Raker's wife has been dead for eight years. Is this really the woman he loved and grieved for? Raker will have to find out the truth before it costs him everything... Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY
I AM MISSING NO.7 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from. Despite media appeals and the efforts of the police, no one knows him. But Raker has more questions than answers. Who is Richard Kite? Why does no one know him? And what links him to the body of a woman found beside a London railway line? Rights sold in CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY
BROKEN HEART NO.9 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A woman drives to a headland on the Devon coast and is never seen again. Raker soon learns that she was recently widowed from a reclusive film director. Going through her husband’s belongings, she found a dark secret, and chasing the truth will consume Raker and place him in grave danger. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY
WHAT REMAINS NO.10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Colm Healy was one of the Met’s best detectives - until the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters consumed his career, his family and his life. Re-opening the case together, Raker soon learns the hard way how this puzzle breeds obsession. But the worst is yet to come. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY; POLAND; TURKEY
FALL FROM GRACE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Leonard Franks and his wife, Ellie, leave London and settle into their dream retirement in Dartmoor. One afternoon, Leonard leaves to get firewood and never returns. Still missing nine months later, David Raker is called in to investigate. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ITALY; POLAND; THE NETHERLANDS;TURKEY
NEVER COMING BACK NO.7 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK When Emily Kane arrives at her sister’s house the door is unlocked and the TV is on but her sister and her family are gone. When the police draw a blank, missing persons investigator, David Raker, is called in to help find them. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; TURKEY; THE NETHERLANDS
VANISHED UK BESTSELLER Six months ago Samuel Wren boarded the London Underground and hasn’t been seen since. Desperate for news, his wife hires missing persons investigator, David Raker, to find answers. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY
THE DEAD TRACKS NO.1 KINDLE BESTSELLER Seventeen-year-old Megan Carver was an unlikely runaway. A straight-A student from a happy home, she studied hard and rarely got into trouble. When David Raker is hired by Megan’s parents to find out what happened, he recognises their pain, but knows that the darkest secrets can be buried deep. And Megan’s secrets could cost him his life. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY
CHASING THE DEAD UK TOP 20 BESTSELLER A year to the day of his wife’s death, David is visited by an old friend of hers, Mary, whose son went missing six years before and five years later he turned up dead. Already reluctant to take on a new case, David is stunned when Mary tells him she thinks she ’s seen her son - alive. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Penguin / Viking; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; FINLAND; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ISRAEL; ITALY; POLAND; RUSSIA; TURKEY
All Film/TV rights in the David Raker series are under option. Visit the author’s website at www.timweaverbooks.com
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Chris Carter HUNTING EVIL TENTH NOVEL IN THE LAUDED ROBERT HUNTER SERIES: THE SEQUEL TO THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AN EVIL MIND CHRIS CARTER IS A NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; A NO.2 GERMAN BESTSELLER; SOLD IN 20 LANGUAGES; OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE ‘THIS IS A CHILLING, COMPULSIVE PORTRAIT OF A PSYCHOPATH, AND PROVES THAT CARTER IS NOW IN THE JEFFREY DEAVER CLASS’ Daily Mail ‘Every story one day comes to an end.’ As roommates, they met for the first time in college. Two of the brightest minds ever to graduate from Stanford Psychology University. As adversaries, they met again in Quantico, Virginia. Robert Hunter had become the head of the LAPD’s Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Lucien Folter had become the most prolific and dangerous serial killer the FBI had ever encountered. Now, after spending three and a half years locked in solitary confinement, Lucien has finally managed to break free. And he’s angry. For the past three and a half years, Lucien has thought of nothing else but vengeance. The person responsible for locking him away has to pay, he has to suffer. That person...is Robert Hunter. And now it is finally time to execute the plan.
UK hardback publication: 4th April 2019 www.chriscarterbooks.com 432 pages Praise for Chris Carter: ‘[Carter’s] writing has a chilling authenticity’ Daily Express ‘Punchy and fast-paced’ Sunday Mirror WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) GERMAN: Ullstein UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Jo Dickinson) SLOVENE: Ucila AUDIO: Simon & Schuster FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) BULGARIAN: ERA Media CZECH: BB Art Chris Carter was born in Brazil. After graduating high school he moved to the USA where he studied psychology and worked as a Criminal Psychologist for several years. His novels have been met with wide acclaim and he is a consistent bestseller in the UK, Denmark and Germany. He currently lives in London.
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GALLERY OF THE DEAD NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER; NO.2 SPIEGEL BESTELLER In a completely unexpected turn of events, Hunter and Garcia find themselves joining forces with the FBI to track down a serial killer whose hunting ground sees no borders; a psychopath who loves what he does because to him murder is much more than just killing - it’s an art form. Welcome to The Gallery of the Dead. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA
THE CALLER NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER Hunter and Garcia investigate deadly threats, chasing a predator who scouts the streets and social media networks for victims, taunting them with secret messages and feeding on their fear. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; TURKEY
I AM DEATH NO.5 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER The body of a young woman is found on grass beside Los Angeles International Airport - her body stretched into a five-point human star. Hunter soon finds himself chasing a monster who cannot be quenched because he is death. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Emily Bestler Books; BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; THAILAND
AN EVIL MIND NO.5 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads to the discovery of a serial killer who has been torturing victims for 25 years. Detective Robert Hunter must find the identity of a killer so elusive no-one had any idea he existed. Rights sold in NORTH AMERICA: Emily Bestler Books; BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; POLAND; SLOVENIA; THAILAND
ONE BY ONE NO.10 SUNDAY TIMES HARDBACK BESTSELLER Detective Robert Hunter receives an anonymous call asking him to access a website - his own private broadcast. The caller doesn’t just want Hunter to watch, he wants him to participate and refusal is not an option. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; SLOVENIA; THAILAND
THE DEATH SCULPTOR TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK BESTSELLER Detective Robert Hunter is called into a case when a student nurse finds her patient, a well-known LA prosecutor, murdered in his bed. Hunter is immediately drawn to the killer’s calling card. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA; THAILAND
THE NIGHT STALKER An unidentified female body is brought into the Los Angeles County morgue with the cause of death unknown. Hunter is pulled onto the case when it becomes clear something has been stitched inside her. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVENIA
THE EXECUTIONER Inside an LA church, the body of a priest is found. Hunter believes, at first, this to be a ritualistic killing but as more bodies surface, he is forced to reassess. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; ITALY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; THAILAND; TURKEY
THE CRUCIFIX KILLER The body of a young woman is found in Los Angeles National Forest with a strange double-cross carved onto her neck: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Rights sold in BULGARIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; INDONESIA; LITHUANIA; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SPANISH; SWEDEN (AUDIO); THAILAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY
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Phoebe Morgan THE GIRL NEXT DOOR SWEETPEA MEETS BIG LITTLE LIES IN THIS SHARPLY OBSERVED NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE DOLL HOUSE OVER 50,000 COPIES SOLD OF THE DOLL HOUSE; A NO.1 DIGITAL BESTSELLER 'UTTERLY ABSORBING, I COULDN'T PUT THIS THRILLING WHODUNNIT DOWN’ C.L. Taylor One little lie just became deadly… Perfect mother. Perfect wife. Jane Goodwin has spent years building her picture-perfect life in the quiet village of Ashdon. So when sixteen-year-old Clare Edwards is found murdered in Sorrow's Meadow, Jane knows she must first protect her family. Every marriage has a few white lies and hers is no exception. Jane's worked hard to cover up her dark secret from all those years ago - and she'll do anything to keep it hidden... UK publication: 21st February 2019 www.phoebemorganauthor.com 384 pages Praise for THE GIRL NEXT DOOR: ‘A compelling page-turner about the nature of suspicion, hidden secrets, and claustrophobic local communities’ Fiona Cummins ‘Atmospheric, dark and haunting, I could not put this book down’ Caroline Mitchell ‘Absolutely loved it. So claustrophobic and unsettling, and the characters were so real. You’ve got a #1 on your hands!’ Lisa Hall WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) ITALIAN: Leone Editore UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ (Charlotte Mursell) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) AUDIO: HQ CROATIAN: 24 Stata Previous title: THE DOLL HOUSE: FRENCH: L’Archipel; ITALIAN: Leone Editore; NORWEGIAN: Bladkompaniet Phoebe Morgan is an author and a commissioning editor at a London-based publisher. Morgan was co-chair of The Society of Young Publishers and recently won the London Book Fair Trailblazer Award 2018. Born in Suffolk, she studied English at Leeds University and is now based in London.
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B.A. Paris BRING ME BACK THE THIRD UK & US BESTSELLING THRILLER FROM THE BIGGEST NAME IN UK PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE A CONSISTENT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; SOLD IN 38 LANGUAGES; OVER TWO MILLION COPIES OF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS SOLD WORLDWIDE; FILM RIGHTS FOR BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THE BREAKDOWN UNDER OPTION ‘OUTSTANDING HITCHCOCKIAN THRILLER’ Publishers Weekly The Disappearance Twelve years ago Finn’s girlfriend disappeared. The Suspicion He told the police the truth about that night. Just not quite the whole truth. The Fear Now Finn has moved on. But his past won’t stay buried… UK publication: 8th February 2018 US publication: 19th June 2018 384 pages Praise for BRING ME BACK: ‘We’re in a new Golden Age of suspense writing now because of amazing books like this, and I for one am loving it ’ Lee Child ‘Once again proves her suspense chops with this can’t-put-down psychological thriller’ Library Journal WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) ICELANDIC: N29 / Drapa UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK (Kate Mills) ITALIAN: Nord NORTH AMERICAN: St Martin’s Press (Jennifer Weis) JAPANESE: HarperCollins Japan AUDIO: HQ KOREAN: Book21 CROATIAN: Mozaik Knjiga LITHUANIAN: Lithuanian Writers’ Union Publishers CZECH: Albatros Media NORWEGIAN: Gyldendal DUTCH: Ambo | Anthos POLISH: Albatros ESTONIAN: Pegasus PORTUGUESE: Presença FRENCH: Hugo et Cie SPANISH: Alianza GERMAN: Blanvalet FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) GREEK: Harlenic Hellas B.A. Paris is the internationally bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and THE BREAKDOWN. In 2019, she was awarded the Nielsen Platinum Award for a million copies sold in the UK. She lives in Surrey with her husband and has five daughters.
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THE BREAKDOWN
A NO.10 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NO.11 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF AMAZON’S TOP TEN BESTSELLING E-BOOKS 2017 Previous titles:
THE BREAKDOWN It all started that night in the woods. Cass Anderson didn’t stop to help the woman in the car, and now the woman’s dead. Ever since, silent calls have been plaguing Cass and she’s sure someone is watching her. Consumed by guilt, she’s also starting to forget things. Whether she took her pills, what her house alarm code is - and if the knife in the kitchen really had blood on it. Rights sold in ALBANIA; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; CHINA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; ICELAND; ITALY; KOREA; LITHUANIA; MACEDONIA; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TAIWAN; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You’d like to get to know Grace better. But it’s difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows. Sometimes, the perfect marriage is the perfect lie. Rights sold in ALBANIA; AZERBAIJAN; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; CHINA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FRANCE; GERMANY; GEORGIA; GREECE; HUNGARY; ICELAND; ITALY; ISRAEL; JAPAN; KOREA; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MACEDONIA; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SERBIA; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TAIWAN; THAILAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY; UKRAINE; VIETNAM FILM & TV RIGHTS: Stone Village Pictures
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K.L. Slater FINDING GRACE THE EIGHTH CAPTIVATING THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE TWO PARENTS IN PIECES. ONE IS A LIAR OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD; A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER; SOLD IN EIGHT LANGUAGES ‘ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS I HAVE EVER READ’ Angela Marsons The day after her ninth birthday, Lucie and Blake Sullivan agree, for the very first time, to let their daughter, Grace, make the four-minute walk back home alone from a friend’s house just down the street. They joke with friends about hiding behind bushes to ensure she is safe. But the joke turns sour when Grace does not appear. Despite the best efforts of the police and local community, Grace seems to have vanished into thin air. With hope fading fast, Lucie knows she can rely on her husband to support her through such dark times. That is until the day she makes a shocking discovery, hidden in Blake’s desk, and suddenly she begins to doubt everything she knew about the man she married. But Lucie harbours a terrible secret of her own. One that she has never shared with anyone, even Blake… And as the search for Grace reaches fever pitch, Lucie receives a terrifying message. If she is ever to see Grace again, Lucie has no choice but to face the past she tried hard to bury forever. And she must do it alone. UK e-book publication: 14th February 2019 www.klslaterauthor.com 308 pages Praise for K.L. Slater: ‘I felt like I was reading a Ruth Rendell...highly-polished’ Shelf Knowledge ‘Highly original…expertly and skilfully drops clues throughout...it’s not until you reach the end you realise how cunningly the author has led the reader on’ Book Review Café WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture (Lydia Vassar-Smith) AUDIO: Under offer K.L. Slater went back to university at the age of 40 where she studied for an English & Creative Writing degree and also an MA in Creative Writing. She lives in Nottingham and has a daughter. She is currently working on her ninth novel.
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CLOSER UK publication: October 2018 I know my daughter better than I know myself and if there’s one thing I know for sure at this moment: it's that Maisie is not ok.
My ex-husband Shaun and I are still friends. We would do anything for our beautiful little girl, Maisie. But now Shaun has moved in with Joanne and suddenly, Maisie has a brand new family. And there’s something not quite right about it…I know Joanne isn’t everything she says she is. Yet no-one will listen. I need to discover what she’s hiding. Because if I don’t, my daughter will be in terrible danger.
THE SECRET UK publication: July 2018 How do you protect your child if they’re keeping a secret? Every day, a woman like Louise passes you in the street: elegant, confident, determined. But underneath, she’s struggling. She doesn’t know her sister, Alice, has been scared of leaving the house since their mother died. She doesn’t know when Alice babysits her little boy, Archie, he sometimes sees things he shouldn’t. She doesn’t know Archie has a secret. A secret that could send cracks through the heart of Louise’s carefully constructed life...
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UK publication: March 2018 When Holly moves in to Baker Crescent, a quiet suburban street, she causes quite a stir. Beautiful, talented, and friendly, it doesn’t take long for her to charm the other residents. But why has she left the bright lights of the big city behind and settled in with Cora, a lonely old lady who is delighted to offer her visitor a place to stay? The neighbours are fascinated by Holly and watch her from their windows every opportunity they get. Just when Holly has begun to feel at home someone sees something that they shouldn’t - something that’s impossible to ignore.
THE MISTAKE NO.3 UK KINDLE BESTSELLER UK paperback publication: April 2019 Eight-year-old Billy goes missing one day, out flying his kite with his sister Rose. Two days later, he is found dead. Sixteen years on, Rose still blames herself for Billy’s death. Rose has never fully recovered from the trauma, and one of the few people she trusts is her neighbour Ronnie, who she has known all her life. But one day Ronnie falls ill, and Rose goes next door to help him…and what she finds in his attic room turns her world upside down. Rose thought she knew the truth about what happened to Billy. She thought she knew her neighbour. Now the only thing she knows is that she is in danger… Rights sold in ITALY
LIAR NO.5 UK KINDLE BESTSELLER
UK publication: June 2017; US paperback publication: July 2019 Single dad Ben is doing his best to raise his children, with the help of his devoted mother Judi. And then Ben meets Amber. Everyone thinks this is a perfect match for Ben but Judi isn’t so sure. There’s just something about Amber that doesn’t add up. Ben can’t see why his mother dislikes his new girlfriend. And Amber doesn’t want Judi anywhere near her new family. Amber just wants Ben and the children. The further Judi delves into Amber’s personal life, the closer she gets to shocking secrets that could change everything. And Judi must make a decision that could lead to the most disastrous consequences. Rights sold in PORTUGAL
BLINK NO.2 UK KINDLE BESTSELLER US paperback publication: January 2019; UK paperback publication: October 2018; eBook publication: February 2017 Three years ago, Toni’s five-year-old daughter Evie disappeared after leaving school. The police have never been able to find her. There were no witnesses, no CCTV, no trace. But Toni believes her daughter is alive. And as she begins to silently piece together her memories, the full story of the past begins to reveal itself, and a devastating truth. Toni’s mind is trapped in a world of silence, her only chance to save herself is to manage the impossible. She must find a way to make herself heard. She must find her daughter. Rights sold in ESTONIA; FRANCE; IRAN; POLAND; PORTUGAL
SAFE WITH ME NO.6 UK KINDLE BESTSELLER US paperback publication: January 2019; UK publication: November 2016 Anna lives a solitary existence, in order and routine. Her only friend is the lonely old lady next door. She doesn’t like to let people to get too close - she knows how much damage they can do. Anna witnesses a devastating road accident and recognises the driver as Carla, the woman who ruined her life all those years ago. Now it’s Anna’s chance to set things straight but her revenge needs to be executed carefully…First she needs to get to know Liam, the man injured in the accident. She needs to follow the police investigation. She needs to watch Carla from the shadows…But as Anna’s obsession with Carla escalates, her own secrets start to unravel. Is Carla really dangerous or does Anna need to worry about someone far closer to home? Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; HUNGARY; POLAND; PORTUGAL Visit the author’s website www.klslaterauthor.com
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BLUE MOON 24TH NOVEL IN THE GREATEST THRILLER SERIES OF ALL TIME THE ICON. THE LEGEND. THE GENIUS: THERE IS ONLY ONE JACK REACHER A BILLION DOLLAR BRAND; CONSISTENT US & UK NO.1 BESTSELLER; SALES APPROACHING 150 MILLION COPIES SOLD; THE REACHER SERIES IS TRANSLATED INTO 49 LANGUAGES ‘IT’S AUTOMATIC: REACHER GETS OFF A BUS, LEE CHILD LANDS ON THE BESTSELLER LIST’ Booklist Jack Reacher returns in a heart-racing new novel from Lee Child, creator of ‘today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of” according to Ken Follett. In the next highly anticipated instalment of Lee Child’s acclaimed suspense series, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple...and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet. UK publication: 29th October 2019 US publication: 29th October 2019 www.leechild.com 400 pages Praise for Lee Child: ‘Lee Child just gets better and better… whipsmart, always compelling, always fun, he is dangerously addictive’ Peter James ‘Sometimes you just want someone who can beat the s**t out of people! I pick up Jack Reacher when I ’m in the mood for someone big to solve my problems’ Patricia Cornwell WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Transworld (Marianne Velmans) NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kara Welsh) AUDIO: Random House Audio DUTCH: Luitingh-Sijthoff Lee Child is the creator of the international bestselling, award-winning, 24-book series of Jack Reacher novels. Child now divides his time between Manhattan and Sussex.
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‘WHAT PAGE TURNERS, WHAT PROSE, WHAT LANDSCAPES, WHAT MYTHIC DIMENSIONS! LEE CHILD DOES ALL THE THINGS I COULD NEVER DO, AND I READ, AWESTRUCK, WAITING IMPATIENTLY FOR THE NEXT’ Margaret Drabble Previous titles:
PAST TENSE: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 15 countries. THE MIDNIGHT LINE: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 18 countries. NO MIDDLE NAME: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 17 countries. NIGHT SCHOOL: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries. MAKE ME: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 23 countries. PERSONAL: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries. NEVER GO BACK: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 34 countries. A WANTED MAN: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 24 countries. THE AFFAIR: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 22 countries. WORTH DYING FOR: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries. 61 HOURS: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 28 countries. GONE TOMORROW: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 29 countries. NOTHING TO LOSE: A New York Times No.1 and UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries. BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE: A New York Times No.2 and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 29 countries. THE HARD WAY: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 27 countries. ONE SHOT: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 39 countries. THE ENEMY: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 26 countries. PERSUADER: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. Rights sold in 23 countries. WITHOUT FAIL: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 25 countries. ECHO BURNING: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller; NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 23 countries. THE VISITOR / RUNNING BLIND: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller; NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 25 countries. TRIPWIRE: A New York Times and UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 26 countries. DIE TRYING: A UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 31 countries. KILLING FLOOR: A UK Sunday Times bestseller and NZ No.1 bestseller. US: Putnam. Rights sold in 40 countries. FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option Visit the author’s website at www.leechild.com
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‘THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE THRILLER GENRE’ Associated Press
‘WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST ENDURING ACTION HEROES
ON THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE’ The New York Times
Winner of the Harrogate Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award 2017
Nominated for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2016
Winner of El Premio RBA de Novela Negra 2014
Winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger 2013
Winner of the Specsavers Crime & Thriller Book of the Year Award 2012
Winner of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2011
Nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Novel 2008
Winner of the Nero Award for Excellence in the Mystery Genre 2005
Winner of the Barry Award for Best Novel of the Year 2005
Winner of the WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award
Winner of the Anthony Award for Best First Novel 1998
Winner of the Barry Award for Best First Novel 1998
JACK REACHER: ONE SHOT starring Tom Cruise released by Paramount 2012
JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK starring Tom Cruise released by Paramount 2016
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John Connolly
A BOOK OF BONES THE EIGHTEENTH CHARLIE PARKER NOVEL: THE AUTHOR’S MAGNUM OPUS OF THE NO.1 BESTSELLING SERIES THE CHARLIE PARKER SERIES IS A WORLDWIDE SENSATION; ALL TV RIGHTS FOR THE SERIES UNDER OPTION BY STORY MINING AND SUPPLY CO. A NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER; TRANSLATED INTO 28 LANGUAGES WITH OVER NINE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE ‘THERE’S NO MISTAKING A JOHN CONNOLLY NOVEL, WITH ITS SINGULAR CHARACTERS, EERIE SUBJECT MATTER AND SOCKO STYLE’ The New York Times Book Review He is our best hope. He is our last hope. On a lonely moor in the northeast of England, the body of a young woman is discovered near the site of a vanished church. In the south, a girl lies buried beneath a Saxon mound. To the southeast, the ruins of a priory hide a human skull. Each is a sacrifice, a summons. And something in the darkness has heard the call. But another is coming: Parker the hunter, the avenger. From the forests of Maine to the deserts of the Mexican border, from the canals of Amsterdam to the streets of London, he will track those who would cast this world into darkness. Parker fears no evil. But evil fears him... UK hardback publication: 18th April 2019 US publication: TBC www.johnconnollybooks.com 704 pages Praise for John Connolly: ‘Beautifully written, with a complex plot and a large cast of richly drawn characters, this is Connolly at his sinister best ’ Guardian ‘John Connolly is something singular’ Independent WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) AUDIO: Hodder & Stoughton UK & COMMONWEALTH: Hodder & Stoughton (Swati Gamble) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option NORTH AMERICAN: Atria / Emily Bestler Books (Emily Bestler) John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His début, EVERY DEAD THING, swiftly launched him into the front rank of thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times and Irish Times bestsellers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus Award (for EVERY DEAD THING).
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THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 3 countries.
A GAME OF GHOSTS: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 6 countries. A TIME OF TORMENT: A UK Sunday Times No.1 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. A SONG OF SHADOWS: A UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; an Irish Times No.2 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. THE WOLF IN WINTER: A UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 7 countries. THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 8 countries. THE BURNING SOUL: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 8 countries. THE WHISPERERS: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Rights sold in 12 countries. THE LOVERS: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 14 countries. THE REAPERS: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 11 countries. THE UNQUIET: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 15 countries. BLACK ANGEL: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller. Rights sold in 17 countries. BAD MEN: An Irish Times bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 13 countries. THE WHITE ROAD: An Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a UK Sunday Times top 5 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 16 countries. THE KILLING KIND: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 18 countries. DARK HOLLOW: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times top 10 bestseller. Rights sold in 20 countries. EVERY DEAD THING: A UK Sunday Times top 10 bestseller; an Irish Times No.1 bestseller; a New York Times bestseller. Rights sold in 23 countries. THE WANDERER IN UNKNOWN REALMS (DIGITAL NOVELLA): Rights sold in 1 country. NOCTURNES (SHORT STORIES): FILM rights optioned by Gold Circle. The New Daughter starred Kevin Costner and Ivana Baquero. Rights sold in 13 countries. NOCTURNES II: NIGHT MUSIC (SHORT STORIES) Rights sold in 5 countries. FILM & TV RIGHTS: All titles under option Visit the author’s website at www.johnconnollybooks.com
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John Connolly
‘CREATIVE GENIUS WHO HAS FEW EQUALS’ New York Journal of Books
‘ONE OF CONTEMPORARY FICTION’S GREAT STORYTELLERS’
Irish Times
Winner of BGE Irish Book Award 2017
Winner of CWA Short Story Dagger Award 2016
Winner of the Kirkus Best Book of 2015
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Short Story 2014
Winner of the House of Crime & Mystery Favourite Crime Novel 2013
Winner of the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery 2008
Winner of the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel 2003
Winner of the Shamus Award 2000
Winner of the LA Times Book Award 1999
Nominated for the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel 2016
Shortlisted for Crime Novel of the Year 2012
Nominated for the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel 2008
Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for the Best First Novel 1999
The First Non-American Writer To Win The US Shamus Award
New York Times No.1 Bestseller
Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller
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Catherine Steadman MR NOBODY SPELLBINDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SOMETHING IN THE WATER SALES APPROACHING HALF A MILLION COPIES; NO.9 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.6 THE TIMES BESTSELLER; NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES AUDIO BESTSELLER; SOLD IN 28 LANGUAGES MOVIE RIGHTS BOUGHT BY REESE WITHERSPOON’S HELLO SUNSHINE PRODUCTIONS ‘WORTHY OF HITCHCOCK’ Sunday Times This is Sierra four-three. We are at the scene. I have eyes on the suspect, IC1, approximately six feet, dark clothing. East Holkham Beach. Subject has no shoes. I am approaching with caution. When a man is found on a Norfolk beach, drifting in and out of consciousness, with no identification and unable to speak, interest in him is sparked immediately. From the hospital staff who find themselves inexplicably drawn to him; to international medical experts who are baffled by him; to the national press who call him Mr Nobody, everyone wants answers. Who is this man? And what happened to him? Neuropsychiatrist Dr Emma Lewis is asked to assess the patient. This is her field of expertise, this is the chance she’s been waiting for and this case could make her name known across the world. But therein lies the danger. Emma left this same small town in Norfolk fourteen years ago and has taken great pains to cover all traces of her past since then. But now something - or someone - is calling her back. And the more time she spends with her patient, the more alarmed she becomes. Has she walked into danger? UK hardback publication: Summer 2019 US hardback publication: Summer 2019 TBC pages Praise for Catherine Steadman: ‘Deftly paced, elegantly chilly thriller’ New York Times WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Jo Dickinson) NORTH AMERICAN: Bantam Dell (Kara Cesare) AUDIO: Simon & Schuster FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Steve Fisher, APA) Previous title: SOMETHING IN THE WATER: BULGARIA: Obsidan; CHINESE (COMP.): Sharp Point; CHINESE (SIMP.): Modern Press; CROATIAN: Mozaik Knjiga; CZECH: Euromedia; DANISH: Memoris; DUTCH: Karakter; ESTONIAN: Eesti Raamat; GERMAN: Piper; GREEK: Harlenic Hellas; HEBREW: Dani-Sfarim; HUNGARIAN: Kulinária; ITALIAN: Longanesi; KOREAN: Book21; MACEDONIAN: Sakam Knigi; NORWEGIAN: Panta Forlag; POLISH: Burda; PORTUGUESE: Presenca; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record; ROMANIAN: Nemira; RUSSIAN: Family Leisure Club; SERBIAN: Evro Books; SLOVAK: Ikar; SLOVENE: Ucila; SPANISH: Colmena Ediciones; SWEDISH: Modernista; TURKISH: Nemesis; UKRAINIAN: Family Leisure Club; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Hello Sunshine / Fox 2000
Catherine Steadman is an actress and writer based in North London. SOMETHING IN THE WATER, her first novel, débuted on the New York Times bestsellers chart. She is currently plotting her third novel.
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T.M. Logan THE HOLIDAY THE THIRD PROPULSIVE THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LIES AND 29 SECONDS SEVEN DAYS IN THE BLAZING SUN. THREE FAMILIES WITH UNSPOKEN SECRETS. AND A KILLER LIVING AMONGST THEM OVER 300,000 COPIES OF LIES SOLD; TV RIGHTS OPTIONED BY LITTLE ISLAND PRODUCTIONS ‘FAST-MOVING JOYRIDE OF NERVE-WRACKING SUSPENSE AND INTRIGUE THAT WILL CHALLENGE AND SURPRISE’ Library Journal It was supposed to be the perfect holiday, dreamed up by Kate as the ideal way to turn 40: four best friends and their husbands and children in a luxurious villa under the blazing sunshine of Provence. But there is trouble in paradise. Kate suspects that her husband is having an affair, and that the other woman is one of her best friends. One of these women is willing to sacrifice years of friendship and destroy her family. But which one? As Kate closes in on the truth in the stifling Mediterranean heat, she realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined. Because someone in the villa is prepared to kill to keep their secret hidden. UK paperback publication: 13th June 2019 496 pages Praise for T.M. Logan: ‘Assured, compelling and hypnotically readable’ Lee Child ‘One gripping thriller. I stayed up far too late reading this one’ Louise Jensen WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bonnier Zaffre (Margaret Stead) NORTH AMERICAN: Available (Camilla Bolton) AUDIO: Bonnier Zaffre FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) T.M. Logan is a former Daily Mail science reporter. He lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children. He is currently working on his next stand-alone thriller.
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T.M. Logan - SOLD IN 13 LANGUAGES ‘ASSURED AND COMPELLING’ Cosmopolitan ‘TENSE AND GRIPPING’ B.A. Paris
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29 SECONDS When Sarah rescues a young girl in trouble, she expects nothing in return. But her act of bravery puts a powerful and dangerous man in her debt. He lives by his own brutal code, and all debts must be repaid - in the only way he knows how. He offers Sarah a way to solve a desperate situation with her intolerable boss. A once-in-a-lifetime deal that will make all her problems disappear. No consequences. No comeback. No chance of being found out. All it takes is a 29 second phone call. Because everyone has a name to give, don’t they? UK paperback publication: 8th March 2018 Rights sold: NORTH AMERICAN: St. Martin’s Press; CZECH: Oldag; HUNGARIAN: General Press; ITALIAN: La Corte Editore; KOREAN: Book21; POLISH: Bukowy Las; PORTUGUESE: HarperCollins Iberica; ROMANIAN: Rao Editura; SERBIAN: Evro Books ; SPANISH: HarperCollins Iberica; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Under option
LIES Six days ago, Joe Lynch was a happily married man, a devoted father, and a respected teacher living in a well-to-do London suburb. But that was before he spotted his wife’s car entering a hotel parking garage. Before he saw her in a heated argument with her best friend’s husband. Before Joe confronted the other man in an altercation where he left him for dead, bleeding and unconscious. Now, Joe’s life is unravelling. His wife has lied to him. Her deception has put their entire family in jeopardy. The man she met at the hotel has vanished. And as the police investigate his disappearance, suspicion falls on Joe. Unable to trust the woman he loves, Joe finds himself at the mercy of her revelations and deceits, unsure of who or what to believe. All he knows is that her actions have brought someone dangerous into their lives - someone obsessed with her and determined to tear Joe’s world apart. UK paperback publication: 17th January 2017 Rights sold: NORTH AMERICAN: St. Martin’s Press; CROATIAN: Stilus; CZECH: Oldag; DUTCH: Ambo | Anthos; ITALIAN: La Corte Editore; KOREAN: Book21; POLISH: Bukowy Las; SERBIAN: Evro Books; SLOVENE: Ucila; FILM & TV RIGHTS: Little Island Productions
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G.X. Todd SURVIVORS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ORIGIN STORY IN THE WIDELY ACCLAIMED DEFENDER SERIES A SPECTACULAR AND VIVIDLY IMAGINED UNIVERSE: STEPHEN KING MEETS MAD MAX ‘IT’S A THRILLING JOURNEY THROUGH A BLEAK LANDSCAPE HAUNTED BY ECHOES OF THE PAST...AN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT ’ Guardian The red skies are calling… Burning. Madness. Death. When the voices came and whispered their desire for destruction, millions listened. Violence erupted, fatalities skyrocketed, and civilisation was quick to tear itself apart. Now, seven years later, the world is broken and divided. It isn’t safe for people like Pilgrim - isn’t safe for anyone who still hears a voice. But when the girl he once loved asks for help, Pilgrim sets out on a perilous journey to confront the dark memories of his past, to question why the voices came, and to uncover the truth behind the red skies that haunt the dreams of so many. SURVIVORS explores what it means to be an outcast searching for a place to belong. It switches from past narrative to present in a story of redemption that marries the worlds of BIRD BOX and THE ROAD with the heart of TRUE GRIT and THE STAND. UK publication: 22nd August 2019 www.gxtodd.com 512 pages Praise for G.X. Todd:
‘Todd shows her ferocious imagination and mastery of her craft on every page, weaving a rich, multi-layered narrative
that would happily sit alongside King, Hill, and Cronin on any bookshelf. Utterly absorbing’ Beth Lewis
‘An end-of-the-world story that's as complex as it is gripping’ Sci-Fi Now WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans) AUDIO: Headline Previous title: HUNTED: POLISH: Filia; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record; DEFENDER: CZECH: Dobrovsky; POLISH: Filia; PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record G.X. Todd is a former mobile librarian from the West Midlands. After completing a history degree at Birmingham University, she started working for public libraries and was there for more than a decade. She is a passionate advocate for female voices in the science fiction and fantasy genre and hosts the Women in Sci-Fi online book club.
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G.X. Todd THE DEFENDER SERIES
THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD WILL EITHER SAVE OR SLAUGHTER YOU
LEE CHILD
‘COMPELLING, SUSPENSEFUL, AND ALTOGETHER EXTRAORDINARY’
GUARDIAN ‘LIFTED WAY ABOVE OTHER NOVELS...SUPERB’
INDEPENDENT
‘INCREDIBLY ACCOMPLISHED AND IMPRESSIVE’
In a world where long drinks are in short supply, it's dangerous to listen to your inner voice. Those who do, keep it quiet. But one man listens to the voice in his head telling him to buy a lemonade from the girl sitting on a dusty road. There is a reason why Pilgrim and Lacey must cross paths. They just don't know it yet...
The hunt for the girl, Lacey, is on. One man is tormented by an inner voice that isn't his. It eats away at his sanity and, with cruel precision, orders the lawless to follow him. Their mission is to find the girl, steal what she knows ... and kill. In an Inn by the sea, Albus gathers a family of warriors and waits to be called upon. He doesn't know yet why Lacey is important, but he trusts his sister. And Ruby says he must find the girl - before it's too late. A great power lives in Lacey and she has a destiny to fulfil. Whether for good or ill remains to be seen ...
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2. HUNTED
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) POLISH: Filia UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans) PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record AUDIO: Headline FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) CZECH: Dobrovsky
WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) POLISH: Filia UK & COMMONWEALTH: Headline (Mari Evans) PORTUGUESE (BRAZIL): Record AUDIO: Headline FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) CZECH: Dobrovsky
James Carol 17 CHURCH ROW THE NEW NAIL-BITING THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BROKEN DOLLS YOUR HOME SHOULD BE A SAFE PLACE - BUT WHAT IF IT ISN’T? ‘TRULY SINISTER’ Lee Child Three years ago, Ethan and Nikki Rhodes suffered a devastating loss. Their four-year-old daughter Grace was tragically killed in a roadside accident. Ethan, a top radio DJ, escapes into work, while Nikki cares for their remaining child, Grace ’s twin sister, Bella, who hasn’t spoken since that night. Trying to give the family a fresh start, Ethan moves them to a revolutionary house designed by the world famous architect, Catriona Fisher. For the Rhodes’, this is a life-changing move because a key feature of the house is the state of the art security system that allows them to be completely safe from the outside world within their own home. But what if what they fear most is actually inside the house? What if 17 Church Row isn't the safe haven that they think it is?
UK paperback publication: 14th November 2019 www.james-carol.com 416 pages Praise for James Carol: ‘Carol’s world is peopled with troublingly realistic characters...the cinematic pace never slows; totally absorbing’ CWA Daggers ‘A dark, twisty tale that will keep you guessing. You will think you know where it’s going - but you’ll be wrong’ Rachel Abbott WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture (Katherine Armstrong) AUDIO: Available (Roya Sarrafi-Gohar) Previous titles: KISS ME KILL ME; THE KILLING GAME: CHINESE (COMP.): Eurasian; CHINESE (SIMP.): Pioneer; GERMAN: Aufbau; HUNGARIAN: Könyvmolyképző; THAI: Jamsai; THE QUIET MAN: AST; PREY: CZECH: BB Art ; GERMAN: DTV; RUSSIAN: AST; THAI: Jamsai; WATCH ME: CZECH: BB Art ; GERMAN: DTV; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVENIAN: Mladinska Knjiga THAI: Jamsai; BROKEN DOLLS: CHINESE (COMP.): Doing; CHINESE (SIMP.): Pioneer; CZECH: BB Art; ESTONIAN: Ersen; GERMAN: DTV; ITALIAN: Giunti; POLISH: Dom Wydawniczy; RUSSIAN: AST; SLOVENIAN: Mladinska Knjiga; SPANISH: La Esfera de los Libros; THAI: Jamsai James Carol lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two children. He is the author of the bestselling Jefferson Winter series and three standalone thrillers. When he’s not writing, he spends his time training horses and riders.
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Erik Storey LEAVE NO ONE ALIVE THIRD EDGE-OF-THE-SEAT THRILLER IN THE CLYDE BARR SERIES: PUSHING THE HERO TO NEW LEVELS OF BARE-KNUCKLED BLUNT FORCE ATMOSPHERIC THRILLERS SET IN UTAH’S REMOTE MOUNTAIN TOWNS AND RUGGED BACK COUNTRY, WHERE CRIME AND CORRUPTION ARE RIFE ‘IT’S ALL HERE. REACHER IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS GUY’ Lee Child Take a deep breath. Prepare for the worst. Clyde Barr is a restless drifter, a man who has experienced incredible violence - but he’s a man with a code of honour, a man who helps those most in need.
High-octane drama for fans of Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver and Vince Flynn: IT'S TIME TO DISCOVER A NEW HERO! US paperback publication: TBC 2019 UK paperback publication: TBC 2019 www.erikstoreybooks.com TBC pages Praise for Erik Storey: ‘Nothing short of brilliant. It grabs you from page one and simply doesn't let go. This man is a born storyteller’ Jeffery Deaver ‘Clyde Barr is the kind of Reacher-Rambo-Liam Neeson manly-man that readers have been eating up’ Huffington Post WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Ian Chapman) NORTH AMERICAN: Scribner (Rick Horgan) AUDIO: Simon & Schuster Erik Storey is an outdoor guide from Colorado and, with his evocative writing, paints vivid images of Colorado landscapes. He’s 36 and lives in the Colorado High Desert with his wife and two daughters, working various jobs as ranch hand, a horseback guide and a dogsled musher.
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Erik Storey - THE CLYDE BARR SERIES ‘REMARKABLY ACCOMPLISHED…UTTERLY COMPELLING’ Daily Mail
‘ORIGINAL. ABSORBING. SUSPENSEFUL. FULL OF ACTION’ Washington Times
‘ERIK STOREY’S WRITING IS EXCEPTIONAL’ The Times Previous titles:
A PROMISE TO KILL (CLYDE BARR #2) Clyde Barr, the drifter with lethal skills, is alone again, wandering the highways of the American West in search of something to believe in. As summer turns to autumn, he heads for the mountains, planning to clear his head and regain his edge with some hunting. But when he runs across an elderly sick man - a Ute Indian from a nearby reservation - Clyde’s dream of solitude is quickly dashed. On the reservation, Clyde finds the old man’s daughter, Lawana, and grandson, Taylor, as well as a group of menacing bikers called Reapers running wild in the struggling, half-abandoned village. Gripped by the desire to do good in a hard world, Clyde offers to stay on Lawana’s ranch to help out until her father is better. As tensions rise between the locals and the Reapers, Clyde’s efforts to protect the reservation become a fight for his, Lawana’s and Taylor’s lives… WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Ian Chapman) NORTH AMERICAN: Scribner (Rick Horgan) AUDIO: Simon & Schuster
NOTHING SHORT OF DYING (CLYDE BARR #1) Clyde Barr has been on the run for sixteen years. Now he’s back in the Colorado wilderness, hoping for some peace and quiet. Then Clyde receives a frantic phone call for help from his sister Jen. But the line goes dead. She’s been taken. Clyde doesn’t know where Jen is. He doesn’t know who has her. He doesn’t know how much time he has. All he knows is that nothing short of dying will stop him from saving her… WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) DANISH: Jentas UK & COMMONWEALTH: Simon & Schuster (Ian Chapman) GERMAN: Piper; NORTH AMERICAN: Scribner (Rick Horgan) SERBIAN: Evro Books AUDIO: Simon & Schuster THAI: WeLearn BULGARIAN: Obsidian FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David)
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Jacqui Rose SINNER THE NINTH THRILLING BRITISH CRIME NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TOXIC TOTAL SALES ACROSS ALL TITLES APPROACHING HALF A MILLION COPIES; A NO.5 BESTSELLER IN THE BOOKSELLER E-BOOK CHART ‘A GRIPPING YET TEAR-JERKING GANGLAND MASTERPIECE’ Kerry Barnes
Having been brought up amongst the hardest gangsters and faces of London, Franny Doyle learnt never to let love be her weakness. But she’ll do anything to protect those close to her, and at whatever cost.
Her partner Alfie Jennings is under pressure. The only person he ever sent down has recently been released from prison, and his Soho nightclub is under threat from his rival Charlie Eton - a man who doesn’t respond kindly to people taking away his business.
Charlie is playing dirty to come out on top, and when innocent children become involved in the feud, Franny and Alfie are dragged into a dark underworld where Alfie must face demons from his past, and Franny is in a dangerous race against time to ensure her own secrets aren’t exposed.
UK paperback publication: 13th June 2019 400 pages Praise for Jacqui Rose: ‘Gritty and gripping - by a star’ Kimberley Chambers ‘A captivating read from one of my favourite authors’ Mel Sherratt WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Avon (Katie Loughnane) AUDIO: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) Jacqui Rose is the author of nine British crime novels including DISOBEY and DISHONOUR. She is currently writing her tenth novel.
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Rob Sinclair THE GREEN VIPER (JAMES RYKER #4) FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY SPY THRILLER IN THE BESTSELLING JAMES RYKER SERIES OVER 800,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES; A NO.4 KINDLE BESTSELLER ‘ALL-ACTION FAST-PACED THRILLER WITH JAMES RYKER DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST’ Mark Gardner I need your help. Call me. Ex-intelligence agent James Ryker receives the bland coded message through a secret drop point, a means of communication known only to him and one other person. The problem is, that other person is his ex-boss, Mackie...and he’s already dead. But the cry for help is real, and it’s a request Ryker can’t refuse. Travelling to New York alone and without official sanction, Ryker has a single goal in mind, yet even he couldn’t have bargained for the violent world he’s soon embroiled in. Caught in the middle of a spiraling chaos with the FBI on one side, and two warring underworld bosses on the other, Ryker must put all of his creaky skills to the test in order to come out on top, and keep his word. In a world full of lies and deceit, loyalty is everything, and it’s time for James Ryker to pay his dues. UK paperback publication: 5th November 2018 www.robsinclairauthor.com 326 pages Praise for Rob Sinclair: ‘Excellent book, loved the pace, action, twists & turns’ Pete Strange ‘You can feel the tension crackling on every page...a first-class international thriller’ Michael Wood WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bloodhound Books AUDIO: Available (Roya Sarrafi-Gohar) Previous titles: SLEEPER 13: WORLD: Orion Books THE BLACK HORNET: TURKEY: Panama; THE SILVER WOLF: TURKEY: Panama; THE RED COBRA: CROATIAN: Znanje; CZECH REPUBLIC: Dobrovsky; HUNGARY: Muvelt Nep; TURKEY: Panama; DARK FRAGMENTS; HUNT FOR THE ENEMY; RISE OF THE ENEMY: Harlenic Hellas; DANCE WITH THE ENEMY: Harlenic Hellas Rob Sinclair is the author of the explosive SLEEPER 13 series and the critically-acclaimed and bestselling series of espionage thrillers featuring embattled agent Carl Logan/James Ryker. Rob worked for nearly thirteen for a global accounting firm after graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2002, specialising in forensic fraud investigations at both national and international levels. He now writes full time and lives in the West Midlands with his wife and young sons.
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Rob Sinclair – SOLD IN 5 LANGUAGES THE ENEMY SERIES AND SEQUEL SERIES JAMES RYKER ‘PERFECT FOR FANS OF JACK REACHER AND BEN HOPE’ Off the Shelf ‘FAST PACED AND GRIPPING...HIGHLY TENSE’ By The Book
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THE SILVER WOLF (JAMES RYKER #3): UK e-book publication: November 2017 Still tormented by the disappearance of his wife, ex-intelligence agent James Ryker sets out on a personal mission of revenge. The trail takes him from the crystal waters of Mexico’s Caribbean coast, back to a place he thought he would never set foot again - his country of birth, England. Stumbling across a terrorist attack, all seemingly linked to The Silver Wolf. But just who is the Silver Wolf? And has Ryker finally met his match? Rights sold in: UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bloodhound Books; TURKEY
THE BLACK HORNET (JAMES RYKER #2): UK e-book publication: June 2017 Searching for his missing wife, Ryker goes to Mexico and finds himself in the firing line of enemies he long thought he’d left behind. Set up for the murder of a former informant, Ryker is thrown into a jail run by The Black Hornet, the notorious leader of a Mexican drug cartel. But who’s the mystery American claiming he can help Ryker in his hour of need? Rights sold in: UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bloodhound Books; CZECH REPUBLIC;TURKEY
THE RED COBRA (JAMES RYKER #1): UK e-book publication: April 2017 Carl Logan is now living as ‘James Ryker’ in a secret location trying to start a new life. But his ex-boss, Winter, brings him news of a murdered woman in Spain, believed to be the infamous female assassin the Red Cobra. A cyberattack at the JIA led to the Red Cobra’s profile being compromised, and Winter believes JIA agents may now be at risk too. But when Ryker sees the grisly pictures of the murder he realises that the woman is not the Red Cobra… Rights sold in: UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bloodhound Books; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; TURKEY
HUNT FOR THE ENEMY (ENEMY #3): UK e-book publication: February 2016 They’ve erased his past. Wiped out his very existence. But Carl Logan isn’t finished yet. On the run in a harsh Russian winter, Logan has been framed for murder. The agency is hunting him down...and they’re not the only ones. But there’s much more at stake than just Logan’s life. One by one, agents and informants from all sides, all allegiances, are dying. An entire intelligence community is under attack. And Carl Logan is the only man who can put a stop to it, once and for all.
RISE OF THE ENEMY (ENEMY #2): UK e-book publication: April 2015 The JIA sends intelligence agent Carl Logan on a routine mission to Russia. It should have been simple. But when Logan’s cover is blown, he's transported into a world of hell he thought he would never see again. Something is different this time. Logan has never been short of enemies. And sometimes the enemy is closer to home than you think. Could his own people really have set him up?
DANCE WITH THE ENEMY (ENEMY #1): UK e-book publication: May 2014 Carl Logan was the perfect agent. A loner. No real friends or family. Trained to deal with any situation. But Logan isn’t the man he used to be. Five months ago his life changed forever when he was captured, tortured and left for dead by Youssef Selim, one of the world’s most violent terrorists. When Selim mysteriously reappears in Paris, linked to the kidnapping of America’s Attorney General, Logan smells his chance for revenge… Rights sold in: GREECE
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Jack Ford - THOMAS J COOPER NOVELS ‘BLOCKBUSTER READ PACKED WITH ACTION’ Peterborough Telegraph ‘WE’RE SUCKERS FOR A GOOD THRILLER AND THIS ONE HAD US GRIPPED!’ Take a Break Magazine
DEAD EDGE (THOMAS J COOPER #2) Ex-US Navy-turned-investigator Thomas J Cooper knows this is no random coincidence. This is a carefully planned attack calling for war on the US government. The clock is ticking, and Cooper must stop the perpetrators before the threat of further bombings becomes a deadly reality. With estranged wife Maddie working beside him, they travel from Washington to Burkina Faso in a dangerous trail to track down the killers. Engulfed in a murderous game, they must be the players with the winning final move… WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David)
THE KILLING GROUNDS (THOMAS J COOPER #1) Ex-US Navy-turned-investigator Thomas J. Cooper is tortured by the past. A deadly fight with Somali pirates and a tragic accident at sea have left him struggling with PTSD and an addiction to prescription drugs. When he and his colleague Maddie return to the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a plane, what they find is far more sinister and dangerous… WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Darley Anderson) UK & COMMONWEALTH: HQ UK FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) Jack Ford studied global political Islam and American politics and went on to take a Master of Science degree in Counter-Terrorism. She is planning to further these studies by tackling a PhD focusing on radicalisation and extremism. Jack is also the author of six gritty British crime novels published under a pseudonym. She lives in Southern England.
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Tom Bale ONE DARK NIGHT THIRD STANDALONE SUSPENSE THRILLER FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ALL FALL DOWN AND SEE HOW THEY RUN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER; 350,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS ALL TITLES ‘A ROLLERCOASTER OF HIGH-OCTANE ACTION THAT JUST WON'T LET GO’ K.L. Slater Driving home after a day in the countryside with his wife, Katy, and their two kids, Adam Parr is run off the road by a speeding car. Shocked and upset that his kids could have been killed, he pulls over. When he stops, the family see a struggling woman in the back seat of the other car, her eyes pleading for help. In the blink of an eye, the Parr’s ordinary lives are plunged into an unimaginable nightmare. With nowhere to run, and the whole family at risk, does Adam have what it takes to lead his loved ones to safety? UK e-book publication: 23rd October 2018 www.tombale.net 392 pages Praise for Tom Bale: ‘Tom Bale is one of the best British thriller writers around’ Simon Kernick ‘Full of suspense, heart-pulsing and plot driven’ Postcard Reviews WORLD: Darley Anderson Agency (Camilla Bolton) FILM & TV RIGHTS: Available (Sheila David) UK & COMMONWEALTH: Bookouture (Jessie Botterill) AUDIO: Audible Previous titles: EACH LITTLE LIE: ALL FALL DOWN: GERMAN: Amazon Germany; SEE HOW THEY RUN: CZECH: BB Art; GERMAN: Amazon Germany; GREEK: Mati Publishing; HUNGARIAN: Muvelt Nep Tom Bale worked a variety of jobs while pursuing writing, including being a househusband with two pre-school children. His first novel, SINS OF THE FATHER, was published in 2006 under his real name, David Harrison. With his next book, SKIN AND BONES, he acquired an agent, a pseudonym and a publishing deal that enabled him to write full-time. A keen cyclist and sea swimmer, he lives in Brighton with his family.
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‘TOM BALE RIPS INTO THE STORY FROM THE FIRST LINE AND DOESN’T LET UP’ Shots Magazine ‘A BREATH-TAKING, EDGE OF THE SEAT THRILLER WHICH HELD NOTHING BACK’ Chillers, Killers and Thrillers Previous titles:
EACH LITTLE LIE When single mother Jen Cornish sees her neighbour’s keys on the footpath outside her home, she has no idea the simple good deed of returning them will end in her fighting for her life - and that of her son, Charlie. Soon, Jen is arrested for a crime committed in her neighbour’s house, and the police have damning evidence. Jen wonders, is she losing her mind, or is she being framed? Desperate to clear her name, Jen must untangle a chilling web of lies, and there’s only one suspect on her list: her ex, Charlie’s father. But someone is watching her every move - and it isn’t just Jen who is in danger.
ALL FALL DOWN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER It’s the perfect Sunday. Summer sunshine, a barbecue with the kids. But a knock on the garden gate and two words, ‘HELP ME’, changes everything. When loving parents Rob and Wendy Turner let a dying man into their home, and do their best to help him, they think pure chance led him to their house. But soon their lives are threatened in ways they could never have imagined…and then the first anonymous letter arrives, forcing them to question all they know. Rob and Wendy will do anything to keep their family safe, but their children Georgia, Josh and Evan are teenagers now, with their own hidden lives. Rights sold in GERMANY
SEE HOW THEY RUN A NO.2 KINDLE BESTSELLER In the dead of night, new parents Alice and Harry French are plunged into their worst nightmare when they wake to find masked men in their bedroom. Men ruthless enough to threaten their baby daughter, Evie. This is no burglary gone wrong. The intruders know who they’re looking for - a man called Edward Renshaw. And they are prepared to kill to get to him. When the men leave empty handed, little do Alice and Harry realise that their nightmare is just beginning. Is it a case of mistaken identity? Who is Renshaw? And what is he hiding? One thing is clear - they already know too much. As Alice and Harry are separated in the run for their lives, there is no time to breathe in their fight to be reunited. And with their attackers closing in, there is only one choice: STAY ALIVE. OR DON’T. Rights sold in CZECH REPUBLIC; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY
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