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Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
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Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
July – December 2015
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
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Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Michael Joseph
Hardback Fiction
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
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Black Rabbit Hall Eve Chase One golden family. One fateful summer. Four lives changed forever. At Black Rabbit Hall nothing much ever happens ­ time seems to move slower at this idyllic holiday home in Cornwall. Until the worst thing happens and for the Alton children time feels like it's stopped altogether. As they run wild, lost in grief and confusion, an outsider, Caroline Shawcross, and her dark, angry son Lucian enter their lives, changing them forever. In the present day, Lorna Smith is searching for her perfect wedding venue and is inexplicably drawn to the now crumbling Black Rabbit Hall, unaware that her own history is locked up in those derelict walls . . . July 2015 9780718180072 £12.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 400 pages Michael Joseph Hardback Fiction
Friday On My Mind Nicci French Friday on my Mind is classic Nicci French psychological suspense thriller in which nothing is quite what it seems... When a bloated corpse is found floating in the River Thames the police can at least sure that identifying the victim will be straightforward. Around the dead man's wrist is a hospital band. On it are the words Dr F. Klein. But psychotherapist Frieda Klein is very much alive. And, after evidence linking her to the murder is discovered, she becomes the prime suspect. Unable to convince the police of her innocence, Frieda is forced to make a bold decision in order to piece together the terrible truth before it's too late either for her or for those she loves. July 2015 9780718179625 £14.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 320 pages 3
What Remains David Raker Novel #6 Tim Weaver The best UK crime­thriller you will read this year. Find out ­ when everything is lost ­ WHAT REMAINS... Colm Healy used to be one of the Met's best detectives. Until, haunted by the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters, his failure to find an elusive killer left his life in ruins. Missing persons investigator David Raker is the only friend Healy has left. As they reopen the investigation together, Raker learns the hard way how this case breeds obsession ­ and how an unsolvable puzzle can break even the best detective. Their search takes them down a trail of darkness, unravelling a thread of tragedy, and forces them to sacrifice everything they have left. July 2015 9780718181673 £12.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 528 pages Rain Barney Campbell Drawing on firsthand experience of combat, Rain is a searingly powerful novel in the bestselling tradition of Matterhorn Tom Chamberlain was destined to be a soldier from the moment he discovered a faded picture of his father patrolling the streets of Belfast. With the war in Afghanistan at its savage peak, Tom is despatched from home in the dead of an anonymous September night, a blood tribute leaving without fanfare. Full of eagerness, but wracked by self­doubt, he must discover who he is and what he is capable of. But as the bonds with his comrades grow, home ­ and the loved ones left behind ­ seem ever more remote from the surreal violence and exhilaration of war. July 2015 9780718181253 £16.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 368 pages 4
Black­Eyed Susans Julia Heaberlin A chilling new thriller that gets into the heart and mind of the killer, and the victim . . . Seventeen­year­old Tessa, dubbed a 'Black­Eyed Susan' by the media, became famous for being the only victim to survive the vicious attack of a serial killer. Her testimony helped to put a dangerous criminal behind bars ­ or so she thought. Now, decades later the black­eyed susans planted outside Tessa's bedroom window seem to be a message from a killer who should be safely in prison. Haunted by fragmented memories of the night she was attacked and terrified for her own teenage daughter's safety, can Tessa uncover the truth about the killer before it's too late? August 2015 9780718181338 £12.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 400 pages Michael Joseph Hardback Fiction
The Drowning Ground James Marrison The Drowning Ground will plunge readers into the secrets, fears and lies of a small community just like Broadchurch A man is found dead near his home, a pitchfork through his neck. When DCI Guillermo Downes is called to the scene he realizes he knows the victim. A decade earlier, Downes promised the families of two missing girls that he would find their daughters. Although cleared of any involvement, the dead man had been a suspect. As the ripples from his death spread through the local community Downes hopes he might make good on his promise. But as Downes pursues the case he soon finds a darkness at the heart of this investigation more dreadful than he ever imagined. August 2015 9780718179106 £16.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 384 pages 5
The Fate of Ten Lorien Legacies Book 6 Pittacus Lore The brand new instalment in the bestselling Lorien Legacies series will delight fans of I Am Number Four For years the Garde have fought the Mogadorians in secret, but now the invasion has begun. If the Garde can't find a way to stop the Mogs, humanity will suffer the same fate as the Lorien: annihilation. When the Elders sent the Garde to Earth, they had a plan­one which the Garde are finally starting to understand. A group of the Garde travelled to an ancient pyramid in Mexico where they awoke a power that had been hidden for generations. Now this power can save the world or destroy it. It will all depend on who wields it. September 2015 9780718178376 £14.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 384 pages Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps Mapping out the Modern World Martin Vargic Martin Vargic's Atlas of Everything is a collection of humorous yet beautiful handdrawn collection of cartography Do you. . . Enjoy an unsophisticated stereotype against your better judgement? Ever wonder about the future of Europe? Secretly want to know if you are better endowed that your average?! Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps holds the answer, and many more besides. 19th Century cartography meets 21st Century creativity in this stunning collection of maps. From the sprawling Map of the Internet, to the moderately sized Map of Paranormal Activity, down to the mini Map of Heavy Metal Bands per 100,000 ­ you will be absorbed into this atlas of everything. September 2015 9780718181147 £20.00 Other : Hardback 144 pages 6
The Solomon Curse Clive Cussler and Russell Blake Husband­and­wife treasure­hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo try to unravel yet another ancient and cryptic mystery There are many rumors about the bay off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Some say it was the site of the lost empire of the Solomon king and that great treasure lies beneath the waters. Others say terrible things happened here, atrocities and disappearances at the hands of cannibal giants. Which is exactly what attracts the attention of husband­and­wife treasure­hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo. How could they resist? On a hunt from the Solomons to Australia to Japan, what they find is both wonderful and monstrous ­ and like nothing they have ever seen before. Front Runner Felix Francis September 2015 9780718179892 £18.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback Product Image
The fifth Dick Francis novel from Felix Francis, author of Top 10 bestsellers Bloodline and Gamble Jefferson Hinkley is back. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff is approached by the multi­time champion jockey, Dave Swinton, to discuss the delicate matter of purposefully losing races. Little did Jeff expect that this call would result in an attempt on his life. Dave Swinton is then found dead, burnt beyond recognition in his car at a deserted beauty spot. The police think it's a suicide but Jeff is not so sure. Hinkley starts to investigate, but soon discovers that others are out to prevent him from doing so, at any cost. September 2015 9780718178840 £18.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 416 pages 7
Supersonic Bloodhound and the Race for the Land Speed Record Richard Noble and Andy Green The thrilling inside account of the Bloodhound team's attempt to seize the World Land Speed Record July 2015: the Bloodhound team will unveil the car with which they'll attempt to break the World Land Speed Record. Powered by a jet engine and a rocket engine Bloodhound is the culmination of a ten year engineering effort. The 300,000 horsepower, 1000mph car will be flown to South Africa for the attempt. Driver Andy Green must steer across a dry lake bed at almost unimaginable speeds, needing to cover a measured mile in just three seconds. This is a drive into the unknown. If you thought what Felix Baumgartner was doing was dangerous, get a load of this... September 2015 9780718181307 £20.00 Royal Octavo : Hardback 400 pages 16pp of colour illustrations After You Jojo Moyes The stunning new novel from internationally bestselling author of Me Before You, Jojo Moyes. ***THE SEQUEL TO THE WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON ME BEFORE YOU *** Jojo Moyes says: "I hadn't planned to write a sequel to Me Before You. But working on the movie script, and reading the sheer volume of tweets and emails every day asking what Lou did with her life, meant that the characters never left me. It has been such a pleasure revisiting Lou and her family, and the Traynors, and confronting them with a whole new set of issues. As ever, they have made me laugh, and cry. I hope readers feel the same way at meeting them again." September 2015 9780718179618 £20.00 Royal Octavo : Hardback 528 pages 8
Bloodline Conn Iggulden The third beautifully written novel in the War of the Roses series by bestselling author Conn Iggulden This novel from bestselling author Conn Iggulden is the third book in the critically acclaimed Wars of the Roses series. Following Stormbird and Trinity this novel will continue through the brutal Civil War that we now know as the Wars of the Roses. Bloodline sees the Lancastrian and Yorkist factions clash at the battle of Towton ­ the single most bloody conflict every fought on British soil. The victorious Edward of York seals his claim to the English throne. October 2015 9780718159870 £20.00 Royal Octavo : Hardback 420 pages Untitled Dawn French 1 Dawn French The brilliant and hilarious new novel from chart­topping author and comedian Dawn French Praise for Dawn French: 'Hilarious. My top book . . .' The Times 'Side­splitting, darkly humorous' Heat 'Written with serious intent, both literary and thematically: Dawn tackles the big ones ­ love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood ­ head on' Guardian October 2015 9780718159177 £20.00 214x153 : Hardback 352 pages 9
The Penguin Lessons Tom Michell A unique, true story about a penguin living at a boarding school with the teacher who saves its life When schoolteacher Tom Michell pulls a penguin from an oil slick off the coast of Uruguay he has no idea what to do. Back at his apartment Tom cleans him, but upon returning to the beach the penguin refuses to return to the ocean. Tom has one option: to smuggle the penguin over the Argentinian border to the prestigious boarding school Tom calls home. There follows a heartwarming story of one remarkable penguin, who adapts to boarding school life. Whether it's as team mascot or swimming coach extraordinaire ­ Juan Salvador the penguin transforms the lives of all he meets. November 2015 9780718181635 £12.99 Demy Octavo : Hardback 304 pages Elizabeth David's Christmas Elizabeth David The ultimate Christmas food book from the best­loved and most respected cookery writer of recent times. The classic Elizabeth David's Christmas contains over 150 recipes, together with a selection of her wonderful articles, notes and introductions on honing kitchen skills and testing recipes. This book is designed to take the strain out of providing festive food ­ from avoiding hectic last­minute cooking to using leftovers. All the classics are here: mince pies, stuffings, sauces and, of course, the turkey, as well as simple first courses, party dishes and a range of desserts that make Elizabeth David's Christmas irresistible festive fair. November 2015 9780718178505 £14.99 Other : Hardback 224 pages 10
Untitled Jack Ryan 2015 Mark Greaney The latest Tom Clancy Jack Ryan adventure thriller written by Mark Greaney, Clancy's last and most successful collaborator The latest Tom Clancy Jack Ryan adventure thriller written by Mark Greaney, Clancy's last and most successful collaborator Tom Clancy was as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor­sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013. Mark Greaney is the co­author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers with Tom Clancy. In his research for these novels, Greaney traveled and trained alongside military and law. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee. Find out more at www.tomclancy.com, facebook.com/TomClancyAuthor or @MarkGreaneyBook December 2015 9780718181888 £20.00 Royal Octavo : Hardback 512 pages 11
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Michael Joseph
Hardback Non-Fiction
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
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Dear Stranger An inspirational, insightful, uplifting and honest collection of writing on what happiness means to different people Dear Stranger is a collection of letters from a range of authors to an imagined stranger on the theme of happiness; an honest collection of writing on what happiness means to different people and how we can support those for whom happiness feels an impossible goal. No one should face a mental health problem alone. Whether it's on a doorstep, on the end of a phone or online, Mind are here for anybody struggling with a mental health problem. Here, PRH authors come together in support of Mind to offer their innermost thoughts on the subject of happiness. July 2015 9780718181611 £14.99 Royal Octavo : Hardback 256 pages Michael Joseph Hardback Non­Fiction
The Groundnut Cookbook Duval Timothy, Folayemi Brown and Jacob Fodio Todd A contemporary African cookbook from the foodie trio behind the current pop­up supper­club craze. African food is some of the best on the planet. It's easily shopped for and cooked but remains, for some reason, off the culinary radar of most people in Britain. Duval Timothy, Jacob Fodio Todd and Folayemi Brown are three energetic, imaginative Londoners set to change that with their cookbook packed full of gorgeous full­colour photography and easy­to­follow, fresh and healthy recipes. Discover Groundnut Stew, Butterbean Terrine, Pork in Tamarind, Baked Broccoli Falafals, and Yorkshire Pudding with Mango Curd. The Groundnut Cookbook will make you wonder why it's taken you this long to explore Africa's culinary gems. July 2015 9780718179410 £20.00 Other : Hardback 336 pages 13
Untitled Memoir Sue Perkins The first book from the hugely talented Sue Perkins: comedian, writer, presenter and firm favourite on British television and radio for nearly fifteen years This, my first ever book, will answer questions such as 'Does orchestral conducting simply involve waving your arms around?' (Yes, the way I do it) 'How do you remain so slim on Bake Off?' (I don't ­ I wear a surgical truss) and 'Is Mary Berry real?' (it's complicated). Sue has been charming the nation with her own unique brand of wit since the mid­90s. Alongside long­term presenting partner Mel Giedroyc, she has worked on numerous TV projects including BBC1's phenomenally successful The Great British Bake Off. However, punning about buns is just one string to Sue's substantial broadcasting bow. She also regularly pops up on the nation's favourite TV and radio panel shows and has sold out two stand­up tours. September 2015 9781405918541 £20.00 Royal Octavo : Hardback 368 pages 14
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Michael Joseph
Paperback Fiction
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
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Wish You Were Here Catherine Alliott A house in the south of France. A holiday of a lifetime. What could be nicer? What could possibly go wrong? When Flora, James and their two teenage daughters are offered the holiday of a lifetime in a chateau in the south of France in return for one simple good deed, they jump at the chance. They exchange the confines of Clapham, the weight of the mortgage and anxieties over their future for a blissful break. But Flora didn't anticipate a mysterious guest and a whole heap of family baggage coming too. With James developing a schoolboy crush on a famous singer and Flora distracted by ghosts from her past, their dream holiday suddenly takes some very unexpected turns. July 2015 9781405917889 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 416 pages Michael Joseph Paperback Fiction
Damage Felix Francis The fourth thrilling Dick Francis novel from Felix Francis, author of Top 10 bestsellers Bloodline and Gamble Jeff Hinkley, undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, is looking into the shady activities of a racehorse trainer. Tailing his quarry through the Cheltenham Racing Festival, Jeff unexpectedly is witness to a gruesome murder. Could it be connected to the trainer's recent ban for administering illegal drugs to his horses? Days later, more horses test positive for prohibited stimulants, a scandal that could throw horse­racing into disrepute. To limit the damage to the sport, it's critical that Jeff find the perpetrator . . . but he'll soon learn he's up against someone who will stop at nothing to prevail. July 2015 9781405915199 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 448 pages 16
Michael Joseph Paperback Original Fiction
The Good Girl Fiona Neill The Number One bestselling author is back with a dark, compelling and controversial novel of one family's darkest secrets Have you ever made the wrong decision? When Ailsa uproots her family to Norfolk, she's determined a change of scene will fix all their problems. Judged someone? Then the Fairports move in next door. Opinionated and free­spirited, their presence threatens to destroy Ailsa's fresh start. Fallen in love? Yet for straight­A student Romy, Ailsa's teenage daughter, there's no escaping the intense attraction she feels towards their youngest son, Jay. Trusted a stranger? So when Jay tells Romy his darkest secret, she only wants to help. Destroyed your family? But Romy's actions could be the catalyst that tears her world apart... July 2015 9780241952566 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 400 pages Michael Joseph Paperback Fiction
Prayer for the Dead Inspector McLean 5 James Oswald The fifth title in the bestselling Inspector McLean series from James Oswald, for the first time in hardback A body is found at the scene of a carefully staged murder. In a sealed chamber deep in the heart of Gilmerton Cove the victim has undergone a macabre ritual of purification. Inspector Tony McLean knew the dead man, and can't shake the suspicion that there is more to this case thanmeets the eye. The lack of forensics at the crime scene is not the only thing that McLean will find beyond belief. Teamed with the most unlikely and unwelcome of allies, McLean must track down a killer with the darkest compulsions, who answers only to a higher power. July 2015 9781405917117 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 484 pages 17
The Eye of Heaven Fargo Adventures Number 6 Clive Cussler and Russell Blake Husband­and­wife treasure­hunting team Sam and Remi Fargo try to unravel a thousand­year­old mystery in the Arctic Baffin Island: Sam and Remi Fargo are on a climate­control expedition in the Arctic, when they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved ­ and filled with pre­Columbian artefacts from Mexico. How can that be? As they research, clues about a link between the Vikings and the legendary Toltec, feathered serpent­god Quetzalcoatl and a fabled object known as the Eye of Heaven soon emerge. And the Fargos find themselves on the run from treasure hunters, crime cartels, and those with far more personal motivations for stopping them from unearthing the solution to a thousand­year­old mystery . . . July 2015 9780718178734 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 400 pages Without a Trace Lesley Pearse The compelling new novel from the international number 1 bestselling author Coronation Day, 1953. Molly Heywood slips away from the celebrations and makes a shocking discovery: her friend Cassie is dead and her six­year­old daughter Petal has vanished without a trace. The only clue is a letter from London, where Cassie once lived. Now it is up to Molly to head to there and uncover the past that her friend kept so well hidden. The closer Molly gets to the truth, the more perilous her journey becomes. She has given up everything ­ her home, happiness and a chance at love ­ all to find Petal. But is she also risking her life? August 2015 9780241961537 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 416 pages 18
The Revenge of Seven Lorien Legacies Book 5 Pittacus Lore The brand new instalment in the bestselling Lorien Legacies series will delight fans of I Am Number Four The Garde have suffered the ultimate betrayal: Number Five has allied himself with the Mogadorians, killing Eight and helping the Mogs to abduct Ella from the safe house. Now the fight for Earth's survival has just become that much more impossible. The Garde may not have time to mourn their fallen ally, but they'll make sure to avenge him. And help is at hand from the most unlikely of sources: Adam, a Mogadorian, has turned his back on his people. He might just be their lifeline, but are the Garde repeating past mistakes by putting their trust in him? August 2015 9781405913621 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 320 pages What She Left T. R. Richmond Gone doesn't mean forgotten. The year's most haunting and unforgettable debut When Alice Salmon died last year, the ripples were felt in the news, on the internet, and in the hearts of those who knew her best. But the person who knows her most intimately isn't family or a friend. Professor Jeremy Cooke is an academic whose life has become about piecing together Alice's existence in all its flawed and truthful reality. For Cooke, faithfully recreating Alice's life ­ through her diaries, emails and anything using her voice ­ is all­consuming. He does not know how deep his search will take him, or the shocking nature of what he will uncover. August 2015 9781405917551 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 416 pages 19
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Beneath the Skin Nicci French Someone's watching you. You don't know who. Or why. But he knows you . . . Zoe, Jennifer and Nadia are three women with nothing in common. Except for the man who wants to kill them. He sends them terrifying letters, full of the intimate details of their lives ­ and promises that he will bring those lives to a violent, horrible end. But not before he has enjoyed himself. Invisible and apparently unstoppable, he delights in watching the women suffer, thrilled by his power to leave them utterly helpless, alone in their terror and confusion. Except they're not all as helpless as he thinks . . . August 2015 9781405920636 £8.99 B Format : Paperback 400 pages Michael Joseph Paperback Fiction
Killing Me Softly Nicci French Nicci French's terrifying journey into the heart of obsession . . . You have everything. But you give it up for an affair. You're in passionate love. And grave danger . . . Alice Loudon couldn't resist abandoning her old, safe life for a wild affair. And in Adam Tallis, a rugged mountaineer with a murky past, she finds a man who can teach her things about herself that she never even suspected. But sexual obsession has its dark side ­ and so does Adam. Soon both are threatening all that Alice has left. First her sanity. Then her life. August 2015 9781405920643 £8.99 B Format : Paperback 384 pages 20
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The Red Room Nicci French Enter the Red Room ­ where nightmares become reality He almost took your life. Now his is in your hands . . . After psychologist Kit Quinn is brutally attacked by a prisoner, she is determined to get straight back to work. When the police want her help in linking the man who attacked her to a series of murders, she refuses to simply accept the obvious. But the closer her investigation takes her to the truth behind the savage crimes, the nearer Kit gets to the dark heart of her own terror. August 2015 9781405920650 £8.99 B Format : Paperback 448 pages Michael Joseph Paperback Fiction
The Safe House Nicci French Dr Laschen welcomes into her home a traumatized young orphan. The next day, terror comes knocking . . . You open your home and your heart to a victim. But your house is anything but safe . . . Samantha Laschen is a doctor specializing in post­traumatic stress disorder. She's moved to the coast to escape her problems and to be alone with her young daughter. But now the police want her to take in Fiona Mackenzie, a girl whose parents have been savagely murdered. Yet by allowing Fiona in, Sam is exposing herself ­ and her daughter ­ to risks she couldn't possibly have imagined . . . August 2015 9781405920667 £8.99 B Format : Paperback 400 pages 21
Liar Liar DI Helen Grace 4 M. J. Arlidge The fourth novel in Arlidge's Helen Grace series, following bestsellers Eeny Meeny, Pop Goes the Weasel, and The Doll's House Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Mo Hayder, Liar Liar showcases all the hallmarks of Arlidge's taut and rapid­fire writing including his protagonist DI Helen Grace and the Southampton­based team. Faced with yet another ruthless serial killer, one with a penchant for pyromania, DI Helen Grace is an unwilling participant in a race against this new sadistic combatant. September 2015 9781405919210 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 314 pages Tom Clancy's Full Force and Effect Mark Greaney Number one bestselling author Tom Clancy's hero Jack Ryan returns in this latest thriller for 2014 International stalemate with North Korea continues into its seventh decade. A young, untested dictator is determined to prove himself by breaking the deadlock. His plans hang on the country's nuclear ambitions, a program previously impeded by lack of resources. However, there has been a dramatic change in the nation's economic fortune. A rich deposit of valuable minerals have been found and, coupled with their nuclear capabilities, the money from this will make North Korea a dangerous force on the world stage. There's just one more stage to this perfect plan...the elimination of the president of the United States. September 2015 9781405919265 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 688 pages 22
The Broken World The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book Four J. D. Oswald The fourth instalment in the epic new fantasy series by J. D. Oswald, The Ballad of Sir Benfro Captured by the travelling circus, Benfro cannot shake their control, more powerful than Magog's malign influence. Errol follows the trail left by his friend's captors, for only Benfro holds the key to Errol's beloved Martha's whereabouts. Without Benfro there is no hope of rescuing her. But the circus is headed for Tynhelyg and King Ballah, a place Errol does not wish to approach. As the ancient spell that split Gwlad begins to unravel, it may be easier for Benfro and Errol to travel to Gog's world now, but what will happen when the barriers between the two worlds fail entirely? September 2015 9781405917780 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 500 pages Trick or Treat Jason Sharp Religion, madness and murder amongst the teeming spires in this Halloween thriller. . . Oxford in October: the mutilated body of a local doctor is found flayed and robed in his own skin. The gruesome crime scene displays religious iconography, leading DI Lauren Rose to University's theology department. Here, Professor Matthew Brask ­ on exchange from Harvard ­ recognises the victim's wounds as identical to those that killed martyred apostle St Bartholomew. A series of unsolved deaths across Europe suggest a murderer with a dangerous religious obsession,and that the doctor's death is likely only to be the first of a pattern of three. Rose and Brask must stop the Halloween Killer . . . October 2015 9781405920261 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 23
What Remains David Raker Novel #6 Tim Weaver The best UK crime­thriller you will read this year. Find out ­ when everything is lost ­ WHAT REMAINS... Colm Healy used to be one of the Met's best detectives. Until, haunted by the unsolved murders of a mother and her twin daughters, his failure to find an elusive killer left his life in ruins. Missing persons investigator David Raker is the only friend Healy has left. As they reopen the investigation together, Raker learns the hard way how this case breeds obsession ­ and how an unsolvable puzzle can break even the best detective. Their search takes them down a trail of darkness, unravelling a thread of tragedy, and forces them to sacrifice everything they have left. October 2015 9781405913485 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 528 pages Havana Storm Dirk Pitt #23 Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt returns in the brand new thriller from the grand master of adventure, Clive Cussler While investigating a toxic outbreak in the Caribbean, Pitt unwittingly becomes involved in a post­Castro power struggle for the control of Cuba. Pitt's children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, are on an investigation of their own, chasing an Aztec stone that may reveal the whereabouts of a vast historical Aztec treasure. The stone was believed to have been destroyed on the battleship Maine in Havana Harbour in 1898, bringing them both to Cuba as well ­ and squarely into harm's way. These three are no strangers to dangerous situation... but none so dire as the one facing them now. November 2015 9781405919067 £7.99 : Paperback 464 pages 24
Only We Know Karen Perry Sometimes the secrets we keep can kill . . . In 1982, on a once­in­a­lifetime holiday beneath the stifling heat of the midday sun, three children start a game that ends in tragedy. Now, thirty years later, Nick, Luke and Katie are estranged, yet still bound together by the dark truth of what happened at the river that day. Except some secrets won't stay buried. And when Luke suddenly vanishes and the threatening messages begin, it seems that the strings of the past are tightening around them all. Because someone else knows what they did and is intent on seeking justice, at any cost . . . Karen Perry lives in Ireland. Only We Know is her second novel, following The Sunday Times bestselling The Boy That Never Was which was selected for the Simon Mayo Radio 2 book club. December 2015 9781405913034 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 400 pages 25
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
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Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
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Jamie's Food Tube: The Pasta Book Gennaro Contaldo Master the basics with 50 simple pasta recipes from Jamie Oliver's Food Tube The fourth book in the Food Tube collection is a brilliant set of essential pasta recipes, covering ten basics, from Classic spaghetti carbonara to Ragù Bolognese, as well as forty beautiful dishes embracing each season, including Seafood linguine, Summer vegetable ravioli and Pumpkin lasagne. Authored by Jamie's Italian mentor, Gennaro Contaldo, who's been making and cooking pasta for more than 50 years, expect simple, easy­to­follow recipes, using both dried and fresh pasta that you can even learn to make yourself. With beautiful photography and lots of handy tips and suggestions to help you cook pasta to perfection, this book will become your go­to guide for simple Italian suppers. July 2015 9781405921091 £7.99 Other : Paperback 128 pages Michael Joseph Paperback Non­Fiction
Mrs. Brown's A to Y of Everything Brendan O'Carroll The hilarious new tie­in to the most popular comedy series on TV, Mrs Brown's Boys If there's one Mammy in the world who knows what's what, it's Mrs Brown. Here, Agnes, star of the incredibly popular TV show Mrs Brown's Boys, and the hit movie, follows up her bestselling Mrs Brown's Family Handbook with an A to Y (who really needs 'Z's anyway?) of modern life. In it, Agnes explores everything from pandas to piles, from biscuits to The Big Bang and from happiness to hairdryers. Peppered with her inimitable humour and full of hilarious photos, Mrs Brown's A to Y of Everything is your definitive guide to all things Mrs Brown. July 2015 9781405920360 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 400 pages 27
Lifers Geoffrey Wansell A chilling and fascinating look inside the minds of some of the world's most notorious criminals and serial killers In this ground­breaking book Geoffrey Wansell brings together interviews and original first­hand accounts from some of the most feared and dangerous criminals on the planet. Lifers offers the reader a glimpse inside the minds of murderers as well as a chance to understand what it really means when 'life means life'. By gradually gaining the trust of these prisoners, Wansell has been able to reveal more of the criminal mind than has ever before been seen. July 2015 9781405919395 £8.99 B Format : Paperback Paperback Originals Fiction
Live This Book Tom Chatfield An interactive journal packed with inspirational quotes, challenges and questions In an age when we struggle to switch off, Live This Book helps you to create time and thinking space for yourself. Based around a series of prompts, including famous quotes, challenges and questions, the reader is taken on a journey of self­discovery. Rather than Wreck This Journal, the reader will cherish this journal and come back to it again and again as a way to reflect. Live This Book is both a thought­provoking and fun way to reconnect with what really matters to each individual reader. August 2015 9781405919364 £8.99 Other : Paperback 256 pages 28
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Michael Joseph
Paperback Original Fiction
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
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Husk J. Kent Messum DEATH IS NOT THE END . . . A high concept serial killer thriller for fans of The Shining Girls and The Straw Men July 2015 9781405914260 £8.99 B Format : Paperback 368 pages After the Silence Inspector Rykel Book 1 Jake Woodhouse A freshly designed re­issue to be published after the success of Jake's second Inspector Jaap Rykel thriller: Into the Night A body is found hanging on a hook above the canals of Amsterdam's old town. In a remote coastal village, a doll lies in the ashes of a burnt down house. But the couple who died in the blaze were childless. Did a little girl escape the blaze? And if so, who is she and where is she now? Inspector Jaap Rykel knows that he must halt a clever and brutal murderer. And the investigation reveals two dark truths: everybody in this city harbours secrets ­ and hearing those secrets comes at a terrible price . . . July 2015 9781405922357 £6.99 B Format : Paperback 464 pages 30
Only to Die Again Patrick Lee Lee Child meets Dan Brown in this outstanding high­
concept thriller In the dead of night, ex­Special Forces operative Sam Dryden gets a call from an old colleague, desperate for help with a last­minute secret mission. Together they race to a remote shack, break in, rescue four kidnapped girls, fleeing just seconds ahead of the arriving police and FBI. Only then does Sam Dryden learn the real secret behind this mission. His former team­mate has been working security for an old friend whose company has made a discovery that could change the course of history. And there are some very bad people determined to ensure that it goes their way. August 2015 9781405915021 £6.99 B Format : Paperback 464 pages Bitter Fruits Alice Clark­Platts A stunning debut ­ part psychological thriller, part detective novel ­ from a powerful and distinctive new voice. The murder of a first­year student at Durham University shocks the city. But the very last thing anyone expects is an instant confession... As Detective Inspector Erica Martin investigates Joyce College, a cradle for the country's future elite, she finds a close­knit community of secrets, jealousy and obsession. The picture of the victim, Emily Brabents, that begins to emerge is that of a girl wanted by everyone, but not truly known by anyone. Anyone, that is, except Daniel Shepherd. Her fellow student, ever­
faithful friend and the only one who cares. The only one who would do anything for her ... July 2015 9780718180966 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 432 pages 31
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Stolen Jane Shemilt The haunting new novel from the author of 2014's stunning Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Daughter Emma and Adam are doctors at the top of their fields and so when they are offered the chance to take their three children to Africa for a year for a research placement it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. It's going to be an experience they'll never forget. But for all the wrong reasons. When Emma arrives home one night to the sickening sight of an empty cot, their family's dream adventure turns into their worst nightmare. Thousands of miles from home and from anyone who can help, they must discover the truth. Is this a random abduction, a tragic accident or something far more sinister? September 2015 9781405915311 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 368 pages 1915 Stewart Binns The second novel in The Great War series: a book a year for each year of the WW1 centenary Continuing the stories of those characters introduced in Shadow of War, The Darkness and the Thunder follows the terrible trials of life in the trenches of the Western Front and the horrors of Gallipoli. The Thomas family are scattered across Europe and the Mediterranean, The Stewart­Murrays try to continue the heritage of noblesse oblige, but soon realise that that world has gone forever. The miners and mill­workers of Burnley are still preparing to contribute to the cause, while their wives confront the reality of war head­on. Londoners, Maurice and Harry, two Old Contemptibles from the Royal Fusiliers, fight on. October 2015 9781405916288 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 464 pages 32
Untitled Xmas Giovanna Fletcher 2015 Giovanna Fletcher A festive romantic novel concluding the love story of Billy and Sophie, from women's fiction star Giovanna Fletcher The gorgeously romantic sequel to Billy and Me follows Billy and Sophie's relationship from Rosefont Hill, England to Hollywood. But it's not easy dating the most famous actor in the world, and far from home Sophie feels their differences more than ever. Is their love strong enough to survive? Or will Sophie have to face Christmas on her own? November 2015 9781405919180 £7.99 B Format : Paperback A Family For Christmas Linda Finlay Stunning Christmas saga from Linda Finlay Stunning Christmas saga from Linda Finlay November 2015 9781405922043 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 432 pages 33
Boyfriend for Christmas Jenny Stallard A hilarious and romantic novel about bad dates, perpetual optimism and what it's really like to be a single girl in the big city It's bad enough to be perpetually single, without also being the dating journalist for a major lifestyle website. And Genie Havisham has just been set her toughest deadline yet: find a boyfriend by Christmas or find a new job. Determined not to end the year alone and jobless, Genie sets out to find where all the eligible bachelors in London have been hiding, using whatever means possible. But among the terrible dates, one night stands and the unexpected return of her 'supposedly reformed' ex­boyfriend, could Genie have overlooked what's been right under her nose all along? November 2015 9781405922487 £7.99 B Format : Paperback 400 pages Paperback Originals
The Lost Christmas Puppy Linda Steliou A heartwarming true story about a woman whose Christmas wish for a puppy was finally granted after 60 years of waiting Little Linda was three years old when she told Father Christmas a secret. 'What I want more than anything is to have a puppy of my own to love'. But with every Christmas that went by, no puppy appeared. Linda grew into a busy working mum and wife, and her dreams of a puppy were pushed to the back of her mind. It wasn't until a special visitor one dark and cold Christmas Eve, that she began to remember the wish she had made sixty years earlier. . . Full of charming and touching stories, and in the wake of A Streetcat Named Bob and Christmas at the Ragdoll Orphanage, comes an unforgettable true story about childhood, love, and how an animal can change one's life. November 2015 9781405918107 £6.99 B Format : Paperback 304 pages 34
The Broken World The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book Four September 2015 9780718182700 £12.99 Black­Eyed Susans Julia Heaberlin A chilling new thriller that gets into the heart and mind of the killer, and the victim . . . Seventeen­year­old Tessa, dubbed a 'Black­Eyed Susan' by the media, became famous for being the only victim to survive the vicious attack of a serial killer. Her testimony helped to put a dangerous criminal behind bars ­ or so she thought. Now, decades later the black­eyed susans planted outside Tessa's bedroom window seem to be a message from a killer who should be safely in prison. Haunted by fragmented memories of the night she was attacked and terrified for her own teenage daughter's safety, can Tessa uncover the truth about the killer before it's too late? August 2015 9781405923521 £12.99 Audio Download WAV 35
Liar Liar DI Helen Grace 4 M. J. Arlidge The fourth novel in Arlidge's Helen Grace series, following bestsellers Eeny Meeny, Pop Goes the Weasel, and The Doll's House Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Mo Hayder, Liar Liar showcases all the hallmarks of Arlidge's taut and rapid­fire writing including his protagonist DI Helen Grace and the Southampton­based team. Faced with yet another ruthless serial killer, one with a penchant for pyromania, DI Helen Grace is an unwilling participant in a race against this new sadistic combatant. September 2015 9781405923354 £12.99 Audio Download WAV Rain Barney Campbell Drawing on firsthand experience of combat, Rain is a searingly powerful novel in the bestselling tradition of Matterhorn Tom Chamberlain was destined to be a soldier from the moment he discovered a faded picture of his father patrolling the streets of Belfast. With the war in Afghanistan at its savage peak, Tom is despatched from home in the dead of an anonymous September night, a blood tribute leaving without fanfare. Full of eagerness, but wracked by self­doubt, he must discover who he is and what he is capable of. But as the bonds with his comrades grow, home ­ and the loved ones left behind ­ seem ever more remote from the surreal violence and exhilaration of war. July 2015 9781405923484 £12.99 Audio Download WAV 36
Bitter Fruits Alice Clark­Platts A stunning debut ­ part psychological thriller, part detective novel ­ from a powerful and distinctive new voice. The murder of a first­year student at Durham University shocks the city. But the very last thing anyone expects is an instant confession... As Detective Inspector Erica Martin investigates Joyce College, a cradle for the country's future elite, she finds a close­knit community of secrets, jealousy and obsession. The picture of the victim, Emily Brabents, that begins to emerge is that of a girl wanted by everyone, but not truly known by anyone. Anyone, that is, except Daniel Shepherd. Her fellow student, ever­
faithful friend and the only one who cares. The only one who would do anything for her ... July 2015 9781405923507 £12.99 Audio Download WAV Stolen Jane Shemilt The exquisite new novel from Jane Shemilt, author of 2014's stunning Richard and Judy Book Club title, Daughter Emma and Tim are doctors at the top of their fields, and they have just been offered the opportunity of a lifetime ­ to take their three children to Botswana for a year while Tim takes up a research placement there. The children can play in the sun and Emma will have time to bond with newborn Freddie. It's going to be an experience they'll never forget. But for all the wrong reasons. When Emma arrives home one night to the sickening sight of an empty cot and a hysterical house, their family's dream adventure turns into their worst nightmare. September 2015 9781405923491 £12.99 Audio Download WAV 37
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
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Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
John Sergeant • Giovanna Fletcher • Kevin Bridges • Lesley Pearse • Jamie Oliver • Marian Keyes
T.R.Richmond•ElizabethFremantle•TanyaBurr•SamFaiers•JohnSergeant•MelissaPimentel
Catherine Alliott • Mary Berry • Clive Cussler • Conn Iggulden • Dick Francis • Dawn French
Tina Seskis • Tom Clancy • Sue Townsend • Jack Monroe • Elizabeth Fremantle
Graeme Simsion • James Oswald • Sylvia Day • Tim Weaver • Jane Shemilt • Jeremy Clarkson
Liane
Moriarty • Stephen Fry • M. J. Arlidge • Marian Keyes • Nicci French • Felix Francis
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Jojo Moyes • Rachel Khoo • Elizabeth Buchan • Jack Whitehall • Mrs Brown’s Boys
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