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Bonnier Books UK Adult Trade Catalogue January – June 2022

Dear fellow book lover, It’s a pleasure to introduce our catalogue for the first six months of 2022. Many of the books you will find here were born in lockdown but will, we hope, be published in happier times. We are delighted to be able to work again across the full spectrum of the publishing business and look forward to reconnecting our authors with journalists, bloggers and booksellers in person. As ever, we have an eclectic mix of titles on offer across the adult trade fiction lists. Bestselling brands Wilbur Smith, Lynda La Plante, Rosie Goodwin and T.M. Logan continue to write at the height of their powers, and we are delighted to welcome internationally acclaimed authors Stuart Neville, Chris Ryan, John Hart and Lars Kepler to a crime and thriller list that includes annual favourites Rory Clements, Harry Sidebottom and S. J. Bennett, whose ‘Her Majesty The Queen Investigates’ series goes from strength to strength. This year sees Manilla Press come of age as we celebrate paperback publication of three of last year’s hardback bestsellers: Stacey Halls’ Mrs England, Christy Lefteri’s Songbirds, and Louise Nealon’s critically acclaimed debut Snowflake. Manilla Press will also publish prizewinning author Liz Hyder’s long-awaited adult debut The Gifts, and in May, Young Women, the powerful second novel by Jessica Moor, tipped by the Observer as one of 2020’s top debut novelists.

Our non-fiction team has been busy, too. The relaunch of our Lagom health and well-being list is marked by two major publications: Professor Rose Anne Kenny’s ground-breaking book on how and why we age, Age Proof, and Sunday Times no.1 bestseller Kate Silverton’s essential guide There’s No Such Thing as Naughty: The Primary School Years. On our general non-fiction lists we are proud to be publishing rugby superstar Steve Thompson’s unflinching and moving memoir Unforgettable, detailing his battle with brain injury, Threads, an autobiography from the inimitable Esme Young, star of The Great British Sewing Bee, and Minnie Driver’s candid and very funny memoir, Managing Expectations. With specialist imprints Nine Eight and Heligo Books now publishing in the music and business/ smart thinking areas respectively, we truly have something for everyone. I hope you find this first six months as exciting as we do – we are looking forward to working with you. Best wishes

Kate

Kate Parkin

January

The Man in the Bunker Rory Clements A Cambridge spy is sent to Germany to investigate the truth behind Hitler’s death . . . Germany, late summer 1945 – the war is over but the country is in ruins. Millions of refugees and Holocaust survivors strive to rebuild their lives in displaced persons camps. Millions of German soldiers and SS men are held captive in primitive conditions in open-air detention centres. Everywhere, civilians are desperate for food and shelter. No one admits to having voted Nazi, yet many are unrepentant. Adolf Hitler is said to have killed himself in his Berlin bunker. But no body was found – and many people believe he is still alive. Newspapers are full of stories reporting sightings and theories. Even Stalin, whose own troops captured the bunker, has told President Truman he believes the former Führer is not dead. Day by day, American and British intelligence officers subject senior members of the Nazi regime to gruelling interrogations in their quest for their truth. Enter Tom Wilde – the Cambridge professor and spy sent in to find out the truth . . . RORY CLEMENTS is a Sunday Times bestselling author. He won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award for his second novel, Revenger, and a TV series of the John Shakespeare novels is currently in development. Royal Hardback • 9781838777654 20 Jan 22 • £14.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838777661 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838777692 B-format Paperback • 9781838777678 • £8.99 Digital Audio • 9781838779061

PRAISE FOR RORY CLEMENTS: ‘A standout historical novel and spy

thriller’

DAILY EXPRESS ‘A dramatic, twisty thriller’

DAILY MAIL

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‘Master of the wartime spy thriller’ FINANCIAL TIMES

The Winter Guest W. C. Ryan A gripping, haunting and atmospheric murder mystery from the author of A House of Ghosts January 1921. Though the Great War is over, in Ireland a new, civil war is raging. The once grand Kilcolgan House lies half empty and filled with ghosts – both real and imagined – the Prendevilles, the noble family within, co-existing only as the balance of their secrets is kept. Then, when an IRA ambush goes terribly wrong, Maud Prendeville, eldest daughter of Lord Kilcolgan, is killed. Yet the IRA claim they left her alive. Captain Tom Harkin, an intelligence officer and Maud’s former fiancé, is sent to investigate . . . W. C. RYAN is also known as William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier and the Korolev series of historical crime novels. His books have been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the CWA’s Steel, Historical and New Blood Daggers, the Irish Fiction Award and the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year, as well as being published in 18 countries. William lives in London and teaches creative writing at City University. Royal Hardback • 9781838771508 6 Jan 22 • £14.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838771515 • £12.99 Ebook • 9781838771522 Digital Audio • 9781838773991

PRAISE FOR A HOUSE OF GHOSTS: ‘Almost unbearably creepy and beautifully written’ LIZ NUGENT ‘Perfect fireside reading’ MICK HERRON ‘A truly creepy and ingenious ghost story and murder mystery with an irresistible setting’ RAGNAR JONASSON ‘An intelligent, absorbing, exquisitely spooky mystery’ IRISH TIMES

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Dead of Winter Anders de la Motte The latest thriller in the internationally bestselling series It was always going to be a night to remember. Winter 1987: Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends. But her festive mood soon turns sour as she finds both old faces and new are keeping secrets from her. When a fire claims the life of her best friend, the scars of that night will remain with Laura for the rest of her life. Today: With her aunt’s death, Laura inherits the cabin village Hedda used to manage and is forced to return to the town she hasn’t set foot in since the tragedy. Laura’s presence stirs up repressed emotions in the small community and it isn’t long before a series of arson attacks cast suspicion on her. Though Laura is desperate to leave, she learns her aunt discovered something about that fateful night not long before she died. But someone wants the past to stay buried . . . ANDERS DE LA MOTTE is the bestselling author of the Seasons Quartet; the first three books of which have all been number one bestsellers in Sweden and have been shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year. To date, the series has sold over half a million copies in Sweden alone. Set in southern Sweden, all four books can be read independently. B-format Paperback • 9781785769467 6 Jan 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781785769474 Digital Audio • 9781838779054

PRAISE FOR THE SEASONS QUARTET SERIES: ‘Enthralling . . . De la Motte juxtaposes the horrors of war with age-old superstitions to superb effect’ JOAN SMITH, SUNDAY TIMES ‘A Swedish-set crime thriller for fans of The Dry . . . Crime fiction at its best’ VASEEM KHAN ‘An utterly brilliant crime novel! So delicate and perceptive, and at the same time so endlessly thrilling’ KRISTINA OHLSSON

Mrs England Stacey Halls There’s no such thing as the perfect family . . . West Yorkshire, 1904 When nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners, she hopes it will be the fresh start she needs. But as she adapts to life at the isolated Hardcastle House, it becomes clear there’s something not quite right about the beautiful, mysterious Mrs England . . . Simmering with slow-burning menace, Mrs England is a portrait of an Edwardian marriage, weaving an enthralling story of power and control, courage, truth and the very darkest deception. Stacey Halls’ third novel proves her one of the most exciting and compelling new storytellers of our times. STACEY HALLS was born in 1989 and grew up in Rossendale, Lancashire. She studied journalism at the University of Central Lancashire and has written for publications including the Guardian, Stylist, Psychologies, the Independent, the Sun and Fabulous. Her first book, The Familiars, was the bestselling debut hardback novel of 2019, won the Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the British Book Awards’ Debut Book of the Year. B-format Paperback • 9781838772888 6 Jan 22 • £8.99 • Manilla Press Ebook • 9781838772895 Digital Audio • 9781838772901

‘Outstanding. Haunting, compelling, atmospheric’ EMMA STONEX, bestselling author of The Lamplighters ‘Hugely readable with a palpable sense of dread, this is a truly brilliant book’ THE SUN ‘Highly atmospheric and tense’ RICHARD OSMAN, THE OBSERVER

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‘The new Hilary Mantel’ COSMOPOLITAN

Always Remember Your Name The Children Who Survived Auschwitz Andra & Tatiana Bucci The haunting memoir of two sisters among the very few children who survived Auschwitz, picking up where Anne Frank’s Diary left off and giving voice to so many who were murdered On 28 March 1944, sisters Tati (six) and Andra (four) were roused from their sleep and taken to Auschwitz, to the infamous Kinder Block, presided over by Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death. By the time Auschwitz was liberated, 230,000 children had been murdered, and Andra and Tati were among 70 or so survivors aged under ten. They were sent to Lingfield House in Surrey, England. Their mother had made them promise to ‘always remember your names’, and it was this promise which led to them being miraculously reunited with their parents. An unforgettable narrative of the power of sisterhood, and of how a mother’s love can overcome the most impossible odds, the Bucci sisters’ memoir tells the remarkable story of the children of Auschwitz and explores the sisters’ long lives lived as survivors of the Holocaust. ANDRA (b. 1939) and TATIANA BUCCI (b. 1937) were born in Fiume, the daughters of a Catholic father and Jewish mother. They were deported to Auschwitz along with their mother, grandmother, aunt and a cousin. When the camp was liberated in 1945, they were sent first to Czechoslovakia and later to England, where their parents finally tracked them down. They were reunited with their parents in 1946. Today, they bear witness in schools and at the camps.

Royal Hardback • 9781786581211 20 Jan 22 • £12.99 • Manilla Press Ebook • 9781786581228 Digital Audio • 9781786581235

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Age Proof The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life Professor Rose Anne Kenny We all age. But why do some of us live longer than others? Why do we live twice as long today as our ancestors did 200 years ago? And what does the latest science teach us that will help us not only to live longer lives, but also to live fitter, healthier and happier lives in our later years? Professor Rose Anne Kenny has 35 years of experience at the top of ageing medicine and is at the forefront of scientific research into the subject. Age Proof takes Professor Kenny’s ground-breaking research and reveals why and how some people have a lower biological age (how our body looks and feels) than chronological age (the number), and the role played by food, genetics, sex, physical exercise, friendships and much more. PROFESSOR ROSE ANNE KENNY is an award-winning physician and researcher who is Head of the academic department of Medical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin since 2006. She is the founding Principal Investigator of The Irish LongituDinal study on Ageing (TILDA). Prof Kenny has published over 600 scientific publications to date and was admitted as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (M.R.I.A) in 2014 – Ireland’s highest recognition for scientific excellence. Royal Hardback • 9781788705042 20 Jan 22 • £20.00 • Lagom Ebook • 9781788705073 Digital Audio • 9781788705974

Talking with Serial Killers: Sleeping with Psychopaths A chilling study of the innocent lovers of savage murderers Christopher Berry-Dee Sunday Times-bestselling writer and criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee turns his attention to a different kind of victim: the spouses or partners of serial murderers who remained unaware of exactly who they had fallen for until after their other half’s arrest. Among the sixteen main subjects in this book: n Sonia Sutcliffe first discovered that her husband, Peter, was leading a secret existence as the Yorkshire Ripper only when he was arrested. n Kelli Kae Boyd, the wife of Kenneth Bianchi, the ‘Hillside Strangler’, only learned of her husband’s crimes when state police smashed down her door. These innocents often experience a kind of guilt for not having recognised the killer in their home, as well as having to face the grim reality of betrayal and deceit. They have to live with that, as well as intrusion from the media – and even the suspicion that ‘they must have known something’ – for the rest of their lives. A noted writer and criminologist, CHRISTOPHER BERRY-DEE’s recent books include Talking with Psychopaths and Savages: A Journey into the Evil Mind, the UK’s bestselling true-crime title of 2017, and Talking with Psychopaths and Savages: Mass Murderers and Spree Killers (2021). He is the country’s No. 1 true-crime author. Royal Trade Paperback • 9781789464283 6 Jan 22 • £14.99 • John Blake Digital Audio • 9781789465648

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From the No.1 bestseller: My true story of childhood abuse and escape Toni Maguire with Daisy-May Jones Daisy-May Jones was four years old when she was told by her parents the family was moving halfway across the world to Australia for a better life. Leaving everything behind, including her beloved grandparents, Daisy-May spent a happy and secure few years adapting to a new life. But after the breakdown of her parent’s marriage, she stepped into a nightmare as her mother introduced a new step-father to her and her disabled brother. What followed was years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Obsessed with manipulating Daisy-May and her sexual education, her stepfather continued to abuse her until she was 15 years old. All alone in 150 acres of wilderness, Daisy’s only wish was to return home to her grandparents and their love. Eventually, she managed to do so, and now works in mental health, supporting others who have been sexually abused and helping them plan their way forward. TONI MAGUIRE is the author of twelve books, including her own bestselling memoirs Don’t Tell Mummy and When Daddy Comes Home. She has sold over 1.5 million books worldwide, and lives in the UK.

PRAISE FOR TONI MAGUIRE: ‘Amazing’ DAILY MIRROR

B-format Paperback • 9781789465198 6 Jan 22 • £8.99 • John Blake Ebook • 9781789465204 Digital Audio • 9781789465662

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A Simple Wish Rosie Goodwin HARDBACK COVER

All she wants is to find her family 1885. Life is hard for Ruby Carter. Working at her parents’ bakery, her gentle mother protects young Ruby from her cruel father and loves her unconditionally. That is until her mother is stricken with a fatal illness and, from her deathbed, reveals that Ruby was adopted. Overcome by grief and alone with the violent man she called her father, Ruby has no choice but to flee. At just fifteen, homeless and alone, a kindly stranger named Mrs Bamber takes pity on Ruby and welcomes her into her home. But soon, Ruby learns Mrs Bamber is not as generous as she first seemed – she forces Ruby into a life of crime as a jewel thief in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter. With nothing to her name, Ruby has no choice but to go along with it. But Ruby is determined that she will atone for what she’s done and be reunited with her birth parents. ROSIE GOODWIN is the millioncopy bestselling author of more than thirty novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson’s trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. She is one of the top 50 most borrowed authors from UK libraries. B-format Paperback • 9781838773540 6 Jan 22 • £7.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838773557 Digital Audio • 9781838774035

‘Goodwin is a master of her craft. The perfect book for a cold winter’s evening’ LANCASHIRE EVENING POST ‘A vibrant page-turner with entrancing characters’ MARGARET DICKINSON ‘Rosie writes such heartwarming saga’ LYN ANDREW

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The House of Ashes Stuart Neville The stunning new crime novel from the award-winning author of The Twelve For Sara Keane, it was supposed to be a second chance. A new country. A new house. A new beginning with her husband Damien. Then came the knock on the door. Elderly Mary Jackson can’t understand why Sara and her husband are living in her home. She remembers the fire, and the house burning down. But she also remembers the children. The children who need her, who she must protect. ‘The children will find you,’ she tells Sara, because Mary knows she needs help, too. Sara soon becomes obsessed with what happened in that house nearly sixty years ago – the tragic, bloody night her husband never intended for her to discover. And Mary – silent for six decades – is finally ready to tell her story . . . STUART NEVILLE’s debut, The Twelve, won the Mystery/Thriller category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and his critically acclaimed crime novels have since been shortlisted for the Edgar, CWA Dagger, Theakston Old Peculier Novel of the Year, Barry, Macavity and Dilys awards, as well as the Irish Book Awards Crime Novel of the Year. Royal Hardback • 9781838775315 3 Feb 22 • £14.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838775322 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838775346 Digital Audio • 9781838775353

‘This might well be his masterpiece’ MARK BILLINGHAM ‘Chilling, compassionate and compelling, Stuart Neville takes us straight to the dark heart of rural Ireland’ VAL MCDERMID ‘Stuart Neville is a powerhouse of deep, dark emotional fiction. One of Ireland’s finest crime writers’ STEVE CAVANAGH

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The Gifts Liz Hyder It can take something extraordinary to show us who we truly are October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in Shropshire as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders. Meanwhile, when rumours of a ‘fallen angel’ cause a frenzy across London, a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger . . . The Gifts is the astonishing debut adult novel from the lauded author of Bearmouth. A gripping and ambitious book told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth-century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society and the dark danger of ambition. LIZ HYDER is a writer, experienced workshop leader and award-winning arts PR consultant. She has a BA in drama from the University of Bristol and, in early 2018, won the Bridge Award/Moniack Mhor’s Emerging Writer Award. Bearmouth, her debut young adult novel, was awarded a Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and was chosen as Children’s Book of the Year in The Times. The Gifts is her debut adult novel. Royal Hardback • 9781786580733 17 Feb 22 • £14.99 • Manilla Press Trade Paperback • 9781786580740 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781786580764 Digital Audio • 9781786580771

‘An extraordinary novel – resonant, propulsive, and utterly absorbing. Once I’d picked it up, I truly couldn’t put it down – I didn’t want to leave Liz Hyder’s vividly realised world, and I cannot wait to follow wherever she takes us next’ KATIE LOWE, AUTHOR OF THE FURIES ‘Fierce and touching . . . a beautiful, riveting novel suffused with luminous magic against the grimy backdrop of nineteenth-century London. Wild female power clashes with dark scientific ambition in this compelling story’ JENNIFER SAINT, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ARIADNE

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‘Haunting, thrilling, wonderful. I loved it’ STACEY HALLS

Wild Shores Maria Adolfsson The global bestselling police procedural that has taken the world by storm A disused quarry. A suspicious death. A dark past bubbling to the surface . . . Though Detective Karen Eiken Hornby returned to her homeland, the island nation Doggerland, from London some years ago, she has largely avoided visiting the northernmost island where her father's wayward family reside. But when a man's body is discovered in a flooded quarry on Noorö and with illness preventing any of her colleagues attending, Karen has no choice but to head north to investigate. However, with limited resources at her disposal, Karen is largely on her own – and she cannot shake the feeling that her relatives, with their somewhat lax approach to the rule of law, could be involved . . . MARIA ADOLFSSON lives in Stockholm where she worked as a communications director and now writes full-time. The Doggerland series has been translated into 18 languages to date, and has sold over 330,000 copies in Sweden alone. B-format Paperback • 9781838776121 17 Feb 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre 30 Sep 21 • Early Ebook • 9781838776138 Digital Audio • 9781838776299

PRAISE FOR THE DOGGERLAND SERIES: ‘This first novel in a proposed trilogy has terrific characters as well as effectively inventing a new genre, Anglo-Nordic noir’ JOAN SMITH, SUNDAY TIMES ‘A cracking police procedural set in a richly described isolated island community’ IRISH INDEPENDENT ‘An excellent police procedural’ JO SPAIN

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Manhunter Chris Ryan

HARDBACK COVER

When foreign governments act like gangsters, a new kind of SAS is needed . . . In London, assassins carry out a deadly chemical weapons attack at the royal wedding. All the signs point to a Kremlin-sanctioned hit. Their victim: a notorious mobster. ‘The Cell’ is a shadowy unit within the SAS, dedicated to fighting global organised crime. In a world where the Russian government is the real mob, it’s the job of the Cell to defend British interests at home and abroad. Only the elite are selected; only the very best will survive. For SAS staff sergeant Josh Bowman, whose young family was brutally murdered by an Albanian crime gang, it’s a chance for revenge – and to bury his secret opioid addiction. But the Russians have only just begun. When the Cell uncovers a sinister plot against a Britishbacked tyrant in Africa, they are quickly drawn into a deadly race against time. Soon they find themselves fighting a terrifying enemy in a brutal fight to the death. CHRIS RYAN was part of the SAS eight-man team chosen for the famous Bravo Two Zero mission during the 1991 Gulf War. He was the only member of the unit to escape from Iraq. Chris wrote about his experiences in his book The One That Got Away, which became an immediate bestseller. Since then he has written over fifty books.

PRAISE FOR CHRIS RYAN: ‘Intelligent and enthralling’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Fearsome and fast-moving’ DAILY MAIL

B-format Paperback • 9781838775223 3 Feb 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Digital Audio • 9781838774936

The Captive Deborah O’Connor Only he can unlock the truth. Only she can set him free. Hannah knows the cage intimately. Small, the size of a shopping mall parking space. A bed, a basin, a table and chair. A hatch and metal drawer through which to exchange food and other items. Then there’s him. Always there on the edges of her vision, no matter how hard she tries to block him out. Every day, the same thoughts run through Hannah’s mind: What if he speaks to me? What if he hurts me? What if he gets out? A brilliant, high concept, intensely gripping thriller perfect for fans of Girl A, The Captive is a standout new thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. It will keep you guessing till the very end . . . DEBORAH O’CONNOR is a writer and TV producer. She lives in North Yorkshire with her husband and children. Deborah’s first novel was the bestseller My Husband’s Son, followed by The Dangerous Kind. The Captive is her third novel. B-format Paperback • 9781838772673 3 Feb 22 • 8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838772680 Digital Audio • 9781838773298

‘Part thriller, part dark, unpredictable love story. A gripping page-turner’ ADELE PARKS ‘Ingenious. A smart, pacy and highly entertaining thriller’ T.M. LOGAN

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The Couple Helly Acton Would you risk everything for love? Millie is a perfectionist. She’s happy, she’s successful and has a great support network of friends and family (and a very grumpy cat). The last thing she needs is romance messing up her perfectly organised world. Besides, normal people just don’t have romantic relationships. Everyone knows that being in a couple is a bit . . . well, odd. Why rely on another person for your own happiness? Why risk the agony of a break-up? No, Millie is more than happy with her conventional single life. So, when Millie lands a new project at work, launching a pill that prevents you falling in love, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. That is, until she starts working with Ben. He’s charming and funny, and Millie feels an instant connection to him. Will Millie sacrifice everything she believes in for love? HELLY ACTON is a copywriter from London with past lives in Zimbabwe, the Middle East and Australia. She studied Law at King’s College London before working in advertising. At 26, Helly took a career break to travel in Africa, Asia and Australia. Six years and one life-affirming break up later, she returned home and threw herself into online dating in the city. Helly uses this experience as a single woman in her early thirties as a source of inspiration. B-format Paperback • 9781838773861 3 Feb 22 • £7.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838773878 Digital Audio • 9781838773519

‘Genius, funny and thought-provoking. 5 stars’ CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER ‘Funny and clever. I loved every single line’ LUCY VINE ‘A fresh, funny, razor-sharp take on society’s views of relationships. It’s feminist, it’s provocative and a total joy to read’ HANNAH TOVEY

Bear Woman A moving and powerful exploration of motherhood and the female experience Karolina Ramqvist 1542. A French noblewoman is left abandoned on a small island north of Nova Scotia. She has a crossbow, arquebuses and gunpowder. The island is populated only by wild beasts. She may be pregnant at this time. Centuries later, whilst mothering her young children, a woman begins writing what she believes to be a television script about the life of Marguerite de la Rocque and her incredible story of survival against the odds. As she draws closer to the nature of Marguerite, the woman begins to question her ability to tell this story, or that of any woman in history, and in so doing exposes a fundamental truth about what it is to be both a writer and mother. Combining historical text, autofiction and essay with the uncertainty of memory, Bear Woman is the debut work of non-fiction by an awardwinning literary powerhouse. KAROLINA RAMQVIST is one of the most influential writers and feminists of her generation in Sweden. She has written five novels and in 2015, she was awarded the prestigious P.O. Enquist Literary Prize for The White City. Demy Hardback • 9781786580580 3 February 22 • £16.99 • Manilla Press Digital Audio • 9781786580603

‘Karolina Ramqvist writes with frosty precision the kind of literature that is unforgettable. Her portraits of women hit deep into bone and marrow’ DORTHE NORS ‘Ramqvist’s acute rendering of embodied sensual experience combined with her evocation of her double character’s increasingly desperate circumstances creates a story of high tension, startling insights, and lasting resonance’ SIRI HUSTVEDT

A Bump in the Road

Stories from the Frontline of a Broken Care System

A Story of Fertility, Hope and Trying Again

Chris Wild

Elle Wright

Can we fix how we look after children in care?

The second book from the Sunday Times bestselling author.

Government cuts, unregulated care homes, inadequate staff training – campaigner and care home consultant Chris Wild has seen it all. The low standards and frequent abuse of children in care has long been a focal point of his loud message: we are failing and something needs to change.

After the death of her three-day-old son Teddy in 2016, Elle Wright never expected what came next – that the path to bringing home a living child could be so winding. Elle's loss was followed by three and a half years of endless waiting.

Chris delves deep into the lives of care home kids, from experiences with county lines, drugs, trafficking, knife crime, gang violence to child exploitation and sexual abuse. He tells the stories of the children left behind, compounded by his own experiences of growing up in care. How is the care system failing our young people and controlling just who and what they can become? Is it too late to fix the state of it? B-format Paperback • 9781789463903 3 February 22 • £8.99 • John Blake Ebook • 9781789463910 Digital Audio • 9781789463927

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The State of It

She and her husband waited for test results, hospital appointments and so many new procedures to help with their experience of secondary infertility. This wait included friends announcing their happy news whilst Elle was experiencing three rounds of IVF and the loss of three more babies. Faced with constant questions, tears, loss, frustration and so many more tears, throughout it all Elle managed to still believe that one day it would happen for her, somehow . . . A Bump in the Road reflects the reality of becoming a parent for thousands of people who have difficulty conceiving in the UK today. B-format Paperback • 9781788703925 10 February 22 • £8.99 • Lagom Digital Audio • 9781788703918

Unforgettable Steve Thompson My story of rugby, dementia and the fight of my life In 2003, England won the rugby world cup. Steve Thompson was there, in the final, in England’s front row, at the heart of the match – and at the heart of the scrum, one of sport’s most destructive, attritional and repetitive impacts. But the triumphs came at a cost. Today, he remembers nothing about playing in that final. Watching the tape back is like watching a ghost. Steve has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. He is in his early forties. There are days when he doesn’t remember the names of his wife and four kids. But Steve doesn’t hate the game of rugby. He wants to change it, make it better. This will be an affecting, raw call arms, to safeguard one of our national games. In it, Steve will embark on the biggest battle of his life with his toughest opponent – his own mind. STEVE THOMPSON MBE is a former Rugby Union player and 2003 Rugby World Cup winner. Once England’s most capped hooker, Thompson has also played for the British & Irish Lions and the Northampton Saints. He is now campaigning to improve the game and safeguard those who play it. Royal Hardback • 9781788705905 17 February 2022 • £20.00 • Blink Publishing Trade Paperback • 9781788705912 • £14.99 Ebook • 9781788705929 Digital Audio • 9781788705936

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‘I see pictures of me lifting the World Cup, jumping around with the rest of the guys. But I remember none of it. I am staring at my own ghost’

29 © Robert Wilson

Sins of the Father Abused by my father every day for ten years, this is my story of survival Shaneda Daly with Linda Watson-Brown Shaneda Daly was only 6 years old when her father started grooming her. For more than ten years, he would go on to sexually abuse her every day. Eventually, her ex-army and prison officer father admitted what he had been doing, agreeing to leave home to get help. Returning after only a year, he was welcomed back, apparently a changed man. With no choice but to accept it, Shaneda lived alongside him again only for him to try and abuse her once more. Shaneda managed to contact the police and leave home. Decades later, in 2011, she watched as her father was convicted on 227 counts of abuse – the average number that usually secures a conviction is less than 20. Shaneda now fights as a campaigner for other victims and is bravely telling her story fully for the first time: the story of a survivor. SHANEDA DALY lives in Ireland where she runs Survivors Side By Side and coordinates support group meetings nationwide, and campaigns for mandatory life sentences for those convicted of child abuse. This is her first book. Linda is a ghostwriter and author of 30 books. Trade Paperback • 9781789464665 17 February 22 • £12.99 • John Blake Ebook • 9781789464672 Digital Audio • 9781789464689

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A Daughter’s Destiny Rosie Goodwin Will she ever be able to reunite her family? Warwickshire, 1875 Emerald Pritchard has lived a privileged life with her parents and her younger sister Abigail in the stately Astley House. But all that suddenly changes when her father disappears, leaving the family in debt. They are forced to throw themselves on the mercy of Emerald’s uncle who begrudgingly allows them to live in a small cottage on the grounds of his farm. Desperate to find work, Emerald is forced to leave her family and travel to London to become the companion of a distant aunt she’s never met. Rebellious Abigail is unwilling to lower herself to doing the menial farm chores and instead runs away, finding work as a hostess in a club in Soho where she soon finds herself in desperate trouble. Emerald is alone in the unfamiliar capital that brings its own dangers. Will she ever be able to find happiness and reunite her family again? ROSIE GOODWIN is the millioncopy bestselling author of more than thirty novels. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson’s trilogies with her own sequels. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. She is one of the top 50 most borrowed authors from UK libraries.

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The Curfew T.M. Logan The brand-new up-all-night thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Holiday and The Catch It begins with a small white lie. The kind of lie you might tell to keep your child out of trouble – especially when he begs you to confirm that he came home by his curfew last night and has been up in his room ever since. And so you back him up. You give him an alibi. Instead of telling the truth: that he actually crept in at 3 a.m., clothes streaked with mud and bruises on his face. Fear in his eyes and a plea in his voice you’ve not heard for a long time. ‘Please, Dad.’ But sometimes a small white lie can be the most dangerous thing in the world. Because five teenagers went into the woods last night. And only four came out . . . T.M. LOGAN is a Sunday Times bestseller whose thrillers have sold more than 1 million copies in the UK and are published in 18 countries around the world. The Holiday was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and will soon be a major TV drama. Formerly a national newspaper journalist, he now writes full time and lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife and two children. Follow him on Twitter @TMLoganAuthor Royal Hardback • 9781838776022 17 Mar 22 • £14.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838776749 • £12.99 Ebook • 9781838776718 Digital Audio • 9781838776725

PRAISE FOR TRUST ME: ‘The author of the excellent The Catch again shows us how to grab a reader by the throat from the off. A really excellent story’ SUNDAY SPORT ‘Absorbing and tense, fuelled by a very real sense of jeopardy’ ADELE PARKS ‘Thriller of the year? This is the thriller of the decade’ MY WEEKLY

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‘The king of the fast-paced thriller is back! A book that demands to be read in one sitting’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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The new Detective Jack Warr thriller from the bestselling author of Buried When an eccentric elderly widow claims she is being stalked, Detective Jack Warr is the only person willing to dig into the truth behind her wild claims. Jack soon finds himself embroiled in an international drugs operation, art theft – and a murder investigation. On the back foot throughout, he is forced to play second fiddle to the Drug Squad, confront an old adversary, and even fight off accusations of assault. But Jack believes that every aspect of this multi-faceted case is simply a distraction from the one person who lies at the heart of it all – the widow’s elusive stalker. Find him, and the truth will come out . . . LYNDA LA PLANTE is the author of over forty novels, all of which have been bestsellers. Lynda’s original script for the muchacclaimed Prime Suspect won awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. An honorary fellow of the British Film Institute, she was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer’s Award in 2000. In 2008, she was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to Literature, Drama and Charity. Royal Hardback • 9781838778712 31 Mar 22 • £18.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838778743 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838778767 Digital Audio • 9781838778736 MP3-CD • 9781838779320

PRAISE FOR THE JACK WARR SERIES: ‘DC Jack Warr is clearly destined for higher things’ PETER ROBINSON ‘Utterly riveting’ RACHEL ABBOT T

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‘Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller’ KARIN SLAUGHTER

The Physician’s Daughter Martha Conway A compelling historical fiction novel of female ambition, set in the aftermath of the American Civil War It is 1865, the American Civil War has just ended, and Vita Tenney is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a doctor like her father. But when her father tells her she must get married instead, Vita explores every means of escape – and finds one in the person of war veteran Jacob Culhane. Damaged by what he's seen in battle and with all his family gone, Jacob is seeking investors for a fledgling business. Then he meets Vita – and together they hatch a plan that should satisfy both their desires. Months later, Vita seemingly has everything she ever wanted. But alone in a big city and haunted by the mistakes of her past, she wonders if the life she always thought she wanted was too good to be true. When love starts to compete with ambition, what will come out on top? ‘Completely charming’ MARTHA CONWAY has been nominated for an Edgar Award and won the North American Book Award for Best Historical Fiction. She teaches creative writing for Stanford University's Continuing Studies Program. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she is one of seven sisters. She now lives in San Francisco with her family. Demy Hardback • 9781838773076 3 Mar 22 • £16.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838778514 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838773083 B-format Paperback • 9781838778217 • £7.99 Digital Audio • 9781838779078

IMOGEN HERMES GOWAR, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock

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The Burning Road Harry Sidebottom Gladiator meets Cormac McCarthy’s The Road in the brilliant new thriller from the country’s leading Ancient Rome expert AD265. In the shadow of Mount Etna, slaves are rising up. As the rebel leader declares Sicily the new land of the free, men and women are slaughtered, and cities across the island are sacked and burned. When a ship is wrecked off the island’s west coast, all but two survivors are cut down in the surf by the rebel slaves. Ballista, an experienced Roman soldier, has always found a way to survive against the odds – but his son Marcus is still just a boy. With the burning road stretching out ahead of them, father and son must cross the war-ravaged island in a race against time to save the rest of his family, and somehow find a way to extinguish the brutal rebellion, before it all goes up in flames. HARRY SIDEBOTTOM teaches Ancient History at Oxford University. His career as a novelist began with his Warrior of Rome series, which has sold over half a million copies. His next series, Throne of the Caesars, was equally acclaimed. His latest novel, The Burning Road, is available now.

PRAISE FOR HARRY SIDEBOTTOM: ‘An extraordinarily vivid take on the ancient world’ EVENING STANDARD

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Unholy Murder Lynda La Plante HARDBACK COVER

Detective Jane Tennison must lift the lid on the most chilling murder case of her career to date A coffin is dug up by builders in the grounds of an historic convent – inside is the body of a young nun. In a city as old as London, the discovery is hardly surprising. But when scratch marks are found on the inside of the coffin lid, Detective Jane Tennison believes she has unearthed a mystery far darker than any she’s investigated before. However, not everyone agrees. Tennison’s superiors dismiss it as an historic cold case, and the Church seems desperate to conceal the facts from the investigation. It’s clear that someone is hiding the truth, and perhaps even the killer. Tennison must pray she can find both – before they are buried forever . . . LYNDA LA PLANTE is the author of over forty novels, all of which have been bestsellers. Lynda’s original script for the muchacclaimed Prime Suspect won awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. An honorary fellow of the British Film Institute, she was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer’s Award in 2000. In 2008, she was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to Literature, Drama and Charity. B-format Paperback • 9781785765445 3 Mar 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Digital Audio • 9781838775698

‘A truly ground-breaking female po-

lice detective . . . Lynda La Plante is an exceptional writer of crime drama’ DAME HELEN MIRREN

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The Unwilling John Hart The new novel from the award-winning American crime-writing giant Newly released from prison, Vietnam veteran Jason is back in town and wants to rebuild his relationship with Gibby, the younger brother he hasn’t seen for years. Determined to make things right, he coaxes Gibby into a day at the lake: long hours of sunshine, whisky, and women. But when the four of them encounter a prison transfer bus on a stretch of empty road, one of the women taunts the prisoners, causing a riot on the bus. Soon after, Tyra is savagely murdered. Given his violent history, suspicion turns first to Jason. Determined to prove his older brother’s innocence, Gibby discovers a truth more disturbing than he could have imagined: not just the identity of the killer and the reasons for Tyra’s murder, but the forces that shaped his brother in Vietnam, the reason he was framed – and why the most dangerous man alive wants him back in prison. JOHN HART is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, and is the only author in history to win the Edgar Award for Best Novel consecutively. John has also won the Barry Award and CWA Steel Dagger. His novels have been translated into thirty languages.

‘One of today's finest thriller writers’

DAILY MAIL ‘A master storyteller’

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You Had Me At Halloumi Ginger Jones A deliciously entertaining romcom that will leave you wanting more When Freya first found Charlie on a dating app he seemed like her ideal match – a foodie who was into photography, loved to travel and had huge ambition. A year into their relationship she’s now realising this translates to ‘loves a cheeky Nando’s’, ‘filters iPhone pics of food’, ‘likes a holiday’ and the ambition was just for Arsenal winning some cup. Freya basically runs the kitchen at the Mediterranean restaurant she works in but they refuse to make her Head Chef. Craving change and excitement, Freya ends things with Charlie and quits her job, packs a bag and swaps Nottinghamshire for Cyprus. Signing up for the prestigous Golden Spoon culinary competition, Freya is determined to rediscover her passion for food and life, what she doesn’t expect to discover is Xanthos. As gorgeous as he is charming, Freya is instantly attracted to him, but this trip was about being single, doing something for herself, proving she doesn’t need a man. But if she walks away, will Freya spend the rest of her life wondering what if? GINGER JONES is a fiery redhead with a love for chocolate, spicy food and swimming al fresco. She collects chintzy china teacups, drinks loose leaf Darjeeling and loves fifties fashion. Most of her writing time is spent in the company of Lulu, her schnoodle. Having previously written for the stage, she finds the live buzz of theatre exhilarating and enjoys nothing more than finding fringe venues she never knew existed.

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The Last Library Freya Sampson HARDBACK COVER

You can tell a lot about a person from the library books they borrow Library assistant June knows a lot about the regulars at Chalcot Library, yet they know very little about her. When her mum – the beloved local librarian – passed away eight years ago, June stepped into her shoes. But shy June has never felt she can live up to the village’s memory of her mum. Instead, she’s retreated into herself and her memories, surviving on Chinese takeaways-for-one and rereading their favourite books at home. When the library is threatened with closure, a ragtag band of eccentric locals establish the Friends of Chalcot Library campaign. There’s gentlemanly pensioner Stanley, who visits the library for the computers and the crosswords, cantankerous Mrs B, who is yet to find a book she approves of, and teenager Chantal, who just wants a quiet place to study away from home. But can they compel reclusive June to join their cause? If June wants to save the library, she finally has to make some changes to her life: opening up her heart to friendship, opportunities and maybe even more . . . FREYA SAMPSON works in TV and was the creator and executive producer of Channel 4’s Four in a Bed and Gogglesprogs. She studied History at Cambridge University and is a graduate of the Faber Academy. She lives in London with her husband, two young children and an antisocial cat. The Last Library is her debut novel. B-format Paperback • 9781838773700 31 Mar 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838773717 Digital Audio • 9781838773984

‘The Last Library made me laugh, cry, cheer and want to champion all of our fabulous libraries’ CLARE POOLEY, New York Times bestselling author of The Authenticity Project ‘A truly lovely and endearing read’ NINA POT TELL ‘A powerful reminder about the importance of community, kindness and friendship. A truly stunning debut’ HANNAH TOVEY

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The heartbreaking follow-up to the million copy bestseller, The Beekeeper of Aleppo She walks unseen through our world. Cares for our children, cleans our homes. Her voice unheard. She has a story to tell. Will you listen? Nisha has crossed oceans to give her child a future. By day she cares for Petra’s daughter; at night she mothers her own little girl by the light of a phone. One day, Nisha vanishes. No one cares about the disappearance of a domestic worker, except Petra and Yiannis, her lover. As they set out to search for her, they realise how little they know about Nisha. What they uncover will change them all. Set in her native Cyprus, Christy Lefteri has crafted a powerful, redemptive story of loss, of the triumph of the human spirit, and of the enduring love of a mother for her child. Brought up in London, CHRISTY LEFTERI is the child of Cypriot refugees. She is a lecturer in creative writing at Brunel University. Her novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, is an international bestseller, selling well over a million copies worldwide and published in over 40 countries. It won The Aspen Literary Prize and was the runner up for The Dayton Literary Prize and won the Prix de l’Union Interalliée for Best Foreign novel in France. B-format Paperback • 9781786580856 3 Mar 22 • £8.99 • Manilla Ebook • 9781786580832 Digital Audio • 9781786580849 MP3-CD • 9781786580993

‘Christy Lefteri is a courageous, provocative, haunting writer. Songbirds is a beautiful novel. It will break your heart and open your eyes’ HEATHER MORRIS ‘A powerful tale’ THE INDEPENDENT

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‘I’ve never read anything quite like Songbirds – a beautifully crafted novel that sits at the intersection of race and class’ JODI PICOULT

Loved and Wanted A Memoir of Choice, Children, and Womanhood Christa Parravani HARDBACK COVER

‘Haunting, wild, and quiet at once. A shimmering look at motherhood, in all gothic pain and glory. I could not stop reading.’ Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women A harrowing account of one woman’s reckoning with life, death and choice in today’s America. For readers of Educated and Three Women. In 2017, Christa Parravani had recently moved her family from California to West Virginia. Surviving on a teacher’s salary, she was already raising two young children with her husband, screenwriter Anthony Swofford. Another pregnancy, a year after giving birth to her second child, came as a shock. Christa had a history of ectopic pregnancies and was worried that she wouldn’t be able to find adequate medical care. She immediately requested a termination – but her doctor refused to help. The only doctor who would perform an abortion made it clear that this would be illicit, not condoned by her colleagues or their community. In exploring her own choice, or rather in discovering her lack of it, Christa reveals the desperate state of female healthcare in contemporary America. CHRISTA PARRAVANI is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed memoir Her, which shares Parravani’s journey through grief after the loss of her identical twin sister Cara. She is an assistant professor in Creative Non-fiction at West Virginia University. B-format Paperback • 9781786580566 3 March 22 • £9.99 • Manilla Press Digital Audio • 9781786580665

‘A brutally honest, rollercoaster of a journey that left me championing her bravery’ ESTHER FREUD ‘Christa’s writing is fearless and beautiful. Loved and Wanted is about women’s reproductive freedoms, and lack of them, but it’s also a book about motherhood, identity, marriage, home and belonging. Extraordinary, incredibly powerful, and breathtakingly honest’ CLOVER STROUD

Holding Tight, Letting Go MARCH

My Life, Death and All the Madness In Between Sarah Hughes Thanks to the events of 2020, we all have a renewed appreciation for those small details that we tuck away to revisit when we need them most: the calming sound of the sea, the joy when you feel the sun hit your face on a winter morning. These small details, when knitted together, make up an ordinary life. Few understood the importance of these more than Sarah Hughes, who lived with terminal metastatic cancer for over three years and who passed away in April 2021. This book is a celebration of everything that can make up a life, and how to hold it all close. For fans of Matt Haig and Maggie O’Farrell, this is a tender word-of-mouth bestseller: the sort of book you’ll press into the hands of your friends, family and a stranger in a bookshop. SARAH HUGHES was a London-based journalist who regularly contributed to a variety of publications including the Guardian, the Independent, the Independent on Sunday, the Observer and Metro. She specialised in entertainment writing with a particular emphasis on television and was responsible for the Guardian’s hugely successful Game of Thrones blog. Demy Hardback • 9781788705080 31 March 22 • £14.99 • Blink Publishing Digital Audio • 9781788705103

Incredible Kratu The happy-go-lucky rescue dog who changed his owner’s life Tess Eagle Swan & Lynne Barrett-Lee By the time she was in her twenties, Tess Swan had moved into a squat and become addicted to heroin. Unable to maintain social relationships, and suffering terrible mental and physical health, she gave birth to two children she couldn’t care for. Tess was at rock bottom. Enter Kratu, her unexpected canine saviour. Born on the streets of Romania, Kratu was destined for a life of hardship, that was until Tess decided to adopt him and bring him home. Together they have overcome multiple obstacles, such as Tess’s diagnosis with Autism. Tess’s determination and Kratu’s lovable energy have warmed the hearts of many, including the crowds of Crufts. Incredible Kratu is the inspirational true story of this unlikely pair, who in each other found the support they needed to beat the odds and continue their journey together to turn both of their lives around for good. TESS EAGLE-SWAN has devoted the last nine years to raising awareness of animal welfare issues and autism-related causes. Now a dedicated dog welfare advocate and rescue dog ambassador, she, along with Kratu, does therapy work at the local primary school. LYNNE BARRETT-LEE has published numerous books and short stories and was the ghostwriter for the bestselling memoir Fabulous Finn. Royal Hardback • 9781789465167 3 March 22 • £16.99 • John Blake Digital Audio • 9781789465891

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The Islander Chris Blackwell As the founder of Island Records, fabled music producer Chris Blackwell has discovered and worked with some of the most important musicians of the second half of the twentieth century – from Steve Winwood to Cat Stevens, Bob Marley to Grace Jones, U2 to Roxy Music, plus countless others. He is also widely credited with having brought reggae music to the world stage.

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Now, as he turns eighty-five, Blackwell takes us back to the island where it all began: Jamaica – the place where his family once partied with the likes of Noël Coward, Ian Fleming and Errol Flynn and where, as Jamaican local music began to adopt contemporary American trends, Blackwell’s burgeoning musical instincts flourished. It was also the birthplace of the now-legendary Island Records, founded by Blackwell in 1959. Five years later, while living in London selling Jamaican records to Caribbean immigrants, Blackwell came across the vocal talents of teenager Millie Small, who he paired with the song ‘My Boy Lollipop’. The producer added a ska beat and released what would be a worldwide hit. But this was just the beginning of a truly remarkable career. In this fascinating memoir, including up to fifty photos supplied by Blackwell’s team, the music icon will discuss the many artists he’s worked with over the years, as well as unpicking the initiatives, decisions and risks that ultimately brought such success to both Blackwell and his esteemed musical collaborators.

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CHRIS BLACKWELL is a celebrated record producer, businessman and founder of the hugely influential Island Records music label. PAUL MORLEY (Contributor) Paul Morley is an acclaimed British music journalist and music industry executive.

Goose Green Uncensored Voices Nigel Ely Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands War, April–June 1982 On 28 May 1982, 450 men of the 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, fought to retake the settlement of Goose Green on East Falkand, where 1,500 Argentine soldiers were holding 119 Falkand Islanders – including children – in squalid conditions. It is is a true story of a great victory against all the odds. The author has compiled a living narrative of the battle by those who fought it; the men of 2 Para, the SAS, the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, and others, in more than a hundred exclusive and untold personal accounts. Told in the speakers’ own words, the interviews add a gritty authenticity to each particular account. This is a book that goes beyond the official histories or the many personal memoirs, to bring to life the first and, as it turned out, decisive battle of this country’s brilliant campaign to retake the Falkland Islands from a foreign invader. NIGEL ‘SPUD’ ELY served in 2 Para in the Falklands, and was point man for the battle for Goose Green, going on to fight in 2 Para’s second major engagement at Wireless Ridge. Later a military adviser to the British Government, he is a war photojournalist and a bestselling author. Royal Hardback • 9781789465594 31 March 22 • £20.00 • John Blake Trade Paperback • 9781789465440 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781789465600 Digital Audio • 9781789465457

Eve of Destruction MARCH

The Inside Story of our Dangerous Nuclear World Colonel John Hughes-Wilson No one realised the full potential of nuclear weaponry when, in 1945, US President Truman ordered the bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those attacks, along with the civil disasters at the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear plants, might spring to mind at the mention of nuclear destruction, but the majority of the events recorded in this book are entirely unknown to most people. Eve of Destruction records the facts – many of them still shrouded in secrecy – which show that we have courted nuclear catastrophe far more often than the general public realises. Since that first and last atomic war in 1945, there have been a terrifying number of nuclear accidents and mishaps. And, despite the catastrophic nature of any nuclear conflict, we have come to the very borders of such a situation eight times since the 1960s. Written by a former career intelligence officer, Eve of Destruction is a warning from history – an urgent call to take note of the very real danger of nuclear catastrophe. COLONEL JOHN HUGHESWILSON, who served in the Intelligence Corps and with Special Forces during a long and distinguished military career, is a noted military historian, writer and broadcaster. B-format Paperback • 9781789464177 3 March 22 • £10.99 • John Blake Digital Audio • 9781789463477

, Class of 37 Voices from Working-class Girlhood Hester Barron & Claire Langhamer It is 1937 in a northern mill-town and a class of twelve- and thirteen-year-old girls are writing about their lives. They tell of cobbled streets and crowded homes; the Coronation festivities and holidays to Blackpool; laughter and fun alongside poverty and hardship. Class of ’37 uses the writing of these young girls, as collected by the research organisation Mass Observation, to rediscover this lost world, transporting readers back in time to a smoky industrial town. Woven within this rich, authentic history are the twists and turns of the girls’ lives from childhood to beyond, from their happiest times to the most heart-breaking of their sorrows. A compelling social history, this intimate reconstruction of working-class life in 1930s Britain is a haunting and emotional account of a bygone age. CLAIRE LANGHAMER is Professor of Modern British History at the University of Sussex and a Trustee of the Mass Observation Archive. Her previous books include The English in Love. HESTER BARRON is senior lecturer in History at the University of Sussex. She teaches and writes about working-class life, childhood, schooling and education. Her first book, The 1926 Miners’ Lockout, is a history of the coalfield communities of Durham. B-format Paperback • 9781789464085 3 Mar 22 • £8.99 • Metro Publishing Digital Audio • 9781789464078

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Hannah’s War Shirley Mann An inspirational and uplifting World War II land girl saga by the winner of the RNA Romantic Saga Award It's 1942 and nineteen-year-old Hannah Compton has the world at her feet. But with World War II raging, the country is in turmoil. Hannah’s beloved grandfather taught her to grow vegetables in his market garden and inspires her to become one of over 200,000 women joining the Land Army. Posted to Salhouse Farm in Norwich, Hannah is excited for the adventure ahead of her. But she is a city girl at heart and life in the countryside is not what she imagined. It’s cold, she hates the hard work, she misses her friends back in Manchester, and she has to share a double bed with a stranger. As Hannah gets used to the punishing farm work, she starts to settle in. But she simply can’t get used to living side-by-side with the German prisoners of war. Then a young German doctor steps in to save Hannah’s life and everything she thought she knew is brought into question. SHIRLEY MANN is a Derbyshirebased journalist who spent most of her career at the BBC. Her first novel, Lily’s War, was inspired by Shirley’s mother, who was a WAAF, and her father who was in the Eighth Army. Her second book, Bobby's War is about a young ATA pilot. Ebook • 9781838774448 • 14 Oct 21 B-format Paperback • 9781838774455 17 Mar 22 • £7.99 • Zaffre Digital Audio • 9781838775742

‘[The story] read so true to me and I really didn’t want to put it down . . .’ VERA MORGAN, wartime WAAF on Lily’s War ‘What a brilliant read!’ GINNY BELL, author of The Dover Café at War ‘An uplifting story of love, loss and courage’ CLARE HARVEY, author of The Gunner Girl

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Storm Tide Wilbur Smith A brand-new historical epic, set against the backdrop of the American revolution, by the master of adventure fiction 1774. Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Cornish's ship as it sails to England. Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds himself desperate and penniless. That is until the navy comes calling. Rob enlists and is sent across the Atlantic on a ship to join the war against the rebellious American colonists. But on the other side of the Atlantic, unbeknown to Rob, his distant cousins Caleb and Aidan Courtney are leading a campaign against the British in a quest for American Independence. When Aidan is killed in a fierce battle with British troops, Caleb vows he will not rest until he has avenged his brother's death, by driving the British out of America – by whatever means necessary . . .

‘Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared’ THE TIMES

WILBUR SMITH was born in Central Africa in 1933 and became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds. He has since published over forty global bestsellers. The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur’s passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. Royal Hardback • 9781838775575 14 Apr 22 • £20.00 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838775582 B-format Paperback • 9781838775605 • £8.99

‘Action is the name of Wilbur Smith’s game and he is the master’ WASHINGTON POST

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‘Best historical novelist – I say Wilbur Smith’ STEPHEN KING

All Or Nothing Ollie Ollerton Revenge Is A Game You Can’t Afford To Lose The new thriller from the number one bestselling author. They say blood is thicker than water. They never mention alcohol. Ex-special forces soldier Alex Abbott has a lead on the killer of his brother. If only he can stay off the booze long enough to hunt it down. But the skeletons in Abbott’s closet are mounting up faster than the bodies in their bags, and Abbott needs to get his focus back if he’s going to get his revenge. His pursuit takes him to the North of England, where Abbott infiltrates a local gang, forced to carry out jobs to maintain his cover. There he uncovers an international network of rich, depraved thrill-seekers, with a sadistic sidehustle in child trafficking. Can Abbott stay ahead of his quarry and keep those who matter to him safe? The answer will take Abbott into a deadly game of cat and mouse where he will face a terrible choice between his past and his future. MATTHEW ‘OLLIE’ OLLERTON is a former special forces soldier and was one of the founding Directing Staff on Channel 4’s hit show SAS: Who Dares Wins and SAS Australia. His books, Break Point and Battle Ready, have both been Sunday Times bestsellers. B-format Paperback • 9781788704977 28 April 22 • £8.99 • Blink Publishing Digital Audio • 9781788704960

Summer of Secrets APRIL

Patricia Wilson Will she be able to piece her life back together in paradise?

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Devasted at the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her dear mum, Olivia needs a change of scenery. So, she packs a bag and heads for the beautiful Greek island of Kastellorizo, where her mother was born. Olivia has always wondered about her heritage but her Nanna Sofia was reluctant to speak of the past. Now she’s returned to their home, Olivia is determined to discover her history and find out what caused the rift that tore her family apart. As Olivia uncovers secrets dating back to World War II, will she discover that some things are best left in the past? PATRICIA WILSON was born in Liverpool, has lived on Crete and is now settled on Rhodes. She was first inspired to write when she unearthed a rusted machine gun in her garden – one used in the events that unfolded during World War II on the island of Crete. The now-elderly women involved in those events told Patricia their story, and her celebrated debut Island of Secrets was the result. B-format Paperback • 9781838779016 14 April 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838779023 Digital Audio • 9781838779047

See No Evil David Fennell NOT FINAL COVER

The chilling new thriller from the author of the intensely creepy serial killer debut, The Art of Death Two men are found dead in London’s Battersea Park. One of the bodies has been laid out like a crucifix – with his eyes removed and placed on his open palms. Detective Inspector Grace Archer and her caustic DS, Harry Quinn, lead the investigation. But when more bodies turn up in a similar fashion, they find themselves in a race against time to find the sadistic killer. The hunt leads them to Ladywell Playtower in southeast London, the home to a religious commune lead by the enigmatic Aaron Cronin. Archer and Quinn suspect Cronin’s involvement but his alibis are watertight, and the truth seemingly buried. If Archer is to find the killer, she must first battle her way through religious fanatics, London gangsters – and her own demons.

PRAISE FOR THE ART OF DEATH: DAVID FENNELL was born and raised in Belfast before leaving for London. He jobbed as a chef, waiter and bartender for several years before starting a career in writing for the software industry. He has been working in cyber security for fourteen years. David has played rugby for Brighton and has studied Creative Writing at the University of Sussex. He is married and he and his partner split their time between central London and Brighton. Royal Hardback • 9781838776664 28 Apr 22 • £14.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838778224 • £12.99 Ebook • 9781838778248 Digital Audio • 9781838777029

‘This is a truly extraordinary crime novel . . . a gritty, dark thriller with a serial killer of frightening proportions’ LYNDA LA PLANTE ‘I flew through it . . . tense, gripping and brilliantly inventive’ SIMON LELIC ‘A tense-as-hell high-body-count page turner, but a rarer thing too – one that’s also full of genuine warmth and humanity’ WILLIAM SHAW

Life Sentence APRIL

A. K. Turner The latest intriguing case for mortuary technician, Cassie Raven Family ties are binding . . . Cassie Raven has spent her life thinking that her parents were killed in a car accident when she was four. It's one of the reasons why she has such an affinity for the dead and why she went into forensic science. But now she has discovered that what she thought she knew isn't what happened at all. The truth is that her father killed her mother and up until a few years ago, he was in prison for murder. Compelled to learn more about her past, Cassie asks friend DI Phyllida Flyte for help. She's expecting details on an open-and-shut case, but what she finds is that there might be more to her mother's murder than meets the eye . . . A. K. TURNER's latest foray into crime fiction is Body Language, featuring heroine Cassie Raven, who originally appeared in two crime shorts on BBC Radio 4. A. K. previously wrote under the pen name Anya Lipska and her debut trilogy led to her appearing on Harrrogate's New Blood panel. Ali also produces TV documentaries telling stories drawn from the worlds of science, archaeology, and true crime. B-format Paperback • 9781838774783 14 Apr 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838774769 Digital Audio • 9781838774776

PRAISE FOR THE CASSIE RAVEN SERIES: ‘Spellbinding storytelling’ VAL MCDERMID ‘A first-rate crime novel . . . I loved it’ ELLY GRIFFITHS ‘One of the best series openers I’ve read in years’ JANE CASEY

Snowflake Louise Nealon Debbie’s brain isn’t perfect. Debbie’s thoughts aren’t unique. Debbie’s dreams are all too real. Debbie White lives on a dairy farm with her mother, Maeve, and her uncle, Billy. Billy sleeps out in a caravan in the garden with a bottle of whiskey and the stars overhead for company. Maeve spends her days recording her dreams, which she believes to be prophecies. This world is Debbie’s normal, but she is about to step into life as a student at Trinity College Dublin. As she navigates between sophisticated new friends and the family bubble, things begin to unravel. Maeve’s eccentricity tilts into something darker, while Billy’s drinking gets worse. Debbie struggles to cope with the weirdest, most difficult parts of herself and her small life. But if the Whites are mad, they are also fiercely loving, and each other’s true place of safety. Startling, fresh and utterly unique, Snowflake is a story of messy families, messier friendships and how new chapters often mean starting right back at the beginning.

‘Tender, laugh-out-loud funny and deeply moving’ LOUISE O'NEILL

LOUISE NEALON studied English literature at Trinity College Dublin, and then completed a masters in creative writing at Queen’s University Belfast in 2016. She lives on her family farm in County Kildare. B-format Paperback • 9781786581709 28 Apr 22 • £8.99 • Manilla Ebook • 9781786580719 Digital Audio • 9781786580726

‘GAS and beautiful and truthful and touching’ MARIAN KEYES, author of Grown Ups ‘Sparks with tender charm and humour . . . Fresh, bleakly funny’ SUNDAY TIMES

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‘Mad and wonderful. I thought I was reading one thing, then discovered – several times as I read – that I was reading a different, even better thing’ RODDY DOYLE

Threads Esme Young An incredible memoir from British fashion designer Esme Young To any self-respecting sewing fan, Esme Young needs no introduction. The diminutive judge of The Great British Sewing Bee has a sharp eye for a wonky seam, and an even sharper eye for a good necklace. Born in 1949, Esme spent her childhood mostly outside and very much unsupervised. She discovered sewing at 7-years-old, and a passion was born. As a teenager, she made her way to London and Central Saint Martins, where her life truly began. Living in a squat with other young creatives, Esme made the most of the creative heyday of the ’70s and ’80s: watching Notting Hill Carnival with David Bowie, starting a clothing line called Swanky Modes with three friends and 50 quid each. The ’90s saw another career move, this one into costumes for films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary and The Beach, before she moved onto the small screen herself. A celebration of a creative life lived differently, Threads is a reminder that it’s never too early, too late or too soon to pick up a needle and start stitching in a new direction . . . ESME YOUNG is currently one of the judges for The Great British Sewing Bee. She also tutors at Central Saint Martins. Royal Hardback • 9781788704625 14th April 22 • £18.99 • Blink Publishing Ebook • 9781788704632 Digital Audio • 9781788704649

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Fashion Designer, Icon, TV Judge . . . who once spent a pleasant afternoon riding around topless on a motorbike.

You Don’t Understand Me The Young Woman's Guide to Life Dr Tara Porter For girls and young women these are shifting times: never before have they had so much freedom and choice; but never before have they had so many demands placed upon them – by themselves as well as others. Writing directly to girls and young women, Dr Tara Porter draws on decades of experience to offer them insight into their own psychology. From exams to friendship, from families to love, Tara pulls together everything she has learnt to provide accessible explanations and suggestions for teenagers and young women everywhere. Like a warm letter from a wise friend or big sister, You Don’t Understand Me not only does understand the young person’s perspectives, but guides them through the challenges they face. You Don’t Understand Me is not just another parenting book, as it is uniquely written to teenagers and young women. But, of course, in explaining young women to themselves, it also provides an indispensable guide to their parents: a glimpse behind the rolled eyes and the protestations their daughter makes: You Don’t Understand Me. DR TARA PORTER is a lead Psychologist in an NHS Eating Disorders CAMHS team and in private practice, where she has helped hundreds of girls and young women, and their families, with their mental health problems. She is an Associate Tutor at UCL and regularly teaches and writes about mental health in schools and universities. Demy Trade Paperback • 9781788705127 14 April 22 • £14.99 • Lagom Ebook • 9781788705134 Digital Audio • 9781788705141

SOAR My Journey from Council Estate to the House of Lords

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Simon Woolley From Council Estate to House of Lords, the compelling story of Lord Simon Woolley, the man who revolutionised British politics

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Simon Woolley grew up as the adopted Black child of white parents in St Matthews, Leicester, one of the poorest communities in the country. His mother Phyllis gave him unconditional love, but he grew up surrounded by racism. As a nine-year-old, he watched a group of skinheads savagely beat up an elderly Asian man, and in school he learned how to fight. Leaving school without his A levels, he was first a ticket tout, then a mechanic before finding his way back to education as an adult. Overseas travel provided his political awakening, and Simon soon joined Charter 88, campaigning for electoral reform and setting up Operation Black Vote in 1996, helping to drive a dramatic increase in the number of Black MPs and becoming a cross-party voice in the face of increasingly partisan politics. He was knighted for his work for social and racial justice, and in the same year he was appointed to the House of Lords by Theresa May as a crossbench peer. Lord Simon Woolley’s story is extraordinary – from a foster boy he is now a peer of the realm, advising prime ministers and our future king, along with shaping public and business policy. Born in Leicester in 1961, SIR SIMON WOOLLEY founded Operation Black Vote in 1996, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 2018. As the principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, he is the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college. Royal Hardback • 9781786581174 14 April 22 • £20.00 • Manilla Press Digital Audio • 9781786581198

Looking Inward How to Find Calm in a Chaotic World Swami Purnachaitanya The world we live in is rapidly changing. From global warming and a pandemic at a macro level, to changing lifestyles, fake news and stress at the micro level. The ramifications of these events affect our health, productivity, and most importantly, leave a lasting impact on our inner peace. In Looking Inward, Swami Purnachaitanya helps you on your personal journey towards finding the root cause of your anxiety, stress and restlessness, using meditation to collect distracted thoughts, soothe the senses and refocus your energy to being present in the moment. The book will help the reader understand their own mind, become better equipped to transcend difficulties, and access the true source of peace and happiness from within. SWAMI PURNACHAITANYA is an author, speaker, and spiritual guide. He is a soughtafter teacher of yoga, meditation and mantras, Vedic wisdom, and an enthralling storyteller. Swamiji was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and an Indian mother. He received his title (swami, monk) from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar as an acknowledgement of his high state of consciousness. He is currently Director of Programs for the Art of Living where he conducts a range of personal development training. Hardback • 9781788706582 31 March 22 • £9.99 • Lagom Digital Audio • 9781788706605

Joey Dunlop APRIL

Stuart Barker The Definitive Biography of the Greatest Road Racer Joey Dunlop’s story is one of towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure. Born poor – dirt poor – he was the definition of the everyman hero, earning the title ‘King of the Roads’ in what must be considered one of the world’s most extreme sports – motorcycle road racing. Joey Dunlop won the hearts and minds of millions during his thirty-one-year career, culminating in his greatest triumph in the year 2000 at the Isle of Man TT when, approaching fifty years of age, he defeated a whole new generation of talent and regained the F1 crown for the first time in twelve years. But in road racing, tragedy is never very far away. Joey lost his life in a racing accident in July of 2000. More than 60,000 people attended Joey’s funeral. The sport has never truly recovered from his loss. Now, for the first time, we can get to know the man himself and his story, as it has never been told before – by those who were part of it. STUART BARKER, born in Galloway, Scotland, graduated from Strathclyde University in 1996 and began working as a motorcycle journalist for Motor Cycle News. He has written eight books. He lives in Kettering, Northamptonshire. B-format Paperback • 9781789465082 14 April 2022 • £9.99 • John Blake Digital Audio • 9781789465099

Trapped My true story of a battle for justice after a childhood of hell Della Wright with Linda Watson-Brown Della Wright was sexually abused between the ages of 6 and 11 by her mother's boyfriend. She was failed time and again by the care sector, her own parents, and eventually the CPS. Della eventually managed to put her childhood abuser behind bars, after a lifetime of violent relationships and severe mental health problems – but it took two separate reports to the police, ten years apart, to get there. Della first went to the police in 2007 but a decade passed without anything happening, during which her abuser changed his name multiple times to evade detection for his many crimes. In 2017 he was jailed for 22 years for Della's sexual abuse. Della is in the process of officially becoming an ambassador for the Safeguarding Alliance, who want to help ensure offenders cannot slip through the net by giving themselves new identities. DELLA WRIGHT is a campaigner and survivor of abuse. She uses her voice to support other victims and to campaign for and with The Safeguarding Alliance to ensure offenders cannot slip through the net by giving themselves new identities. Trapped is her first book. B-format Paperback • 9781789465129 7 Apr 22 • £8.99 • John Blake Ebook • 9781789465136 Digital Audio • 9781789465143

The Royal Station Master’s Daughters APRIL

Ellee Seymour A heartwarming and dramatic World War I saga of family, secrets and the British royal family It’s 1915 and Ada, Jessie and Beatrice Saward live in Norfolk. Their father, Harry, is the station master at Wolferton, the local stop for the Sandringham Estate. With members of the royal family passing through the station, the Saward family have a unique position within their village. But despite this, World War I is raging, and the community is suffering. When the Saward sisters’ destitute cousin Maria arrives in Wolferton, everything is turned on its head. Young Maria Saward and her siblings have never enjoyed the comforts of family life and have been left in poverty. Will the Saward family be able to help Maria and her siblings and what could this do to the balance of their happy family life? The Royal Station Master’s Daughters is the first book in a brand-new World War I saga series, inspired by the Saward family, who ran the station at Wolferton in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

‘A gripping historical saga’ DAISY STYLES

ELLEE SEYMOUR is a journalist and PR professional living near Cambridge. The Royal Station Master’s Daughters is her debut saga novel. Ellee knows the current station master at Wolferton, who is the great grandson of Harry Saward, the station master the novel is based on. Ebook • 9781838774561 • 9 Sept 21 B-format Paperback • 9781838774578 21 Apr 22 • £7.99 • Zaffre Digital Audio • 9781838776596

Tyrant Chris Ryan In Burkina Faso, SAS Warrant Officer and Regiment misfit Jamie ‘Geordie’ Carver is seeing out the last days of his career on a dead-end training job. Never a team player, Carver is paying the price for earning the lifelong enmity of his jealous Whitehall superiors. So when he’s recalled to Hereford after helping to thwart a deadly terrorist attack at a luxury hotel, Carver expects another stern dressing down from the top brass. Instead, he’s entrusted with a highly sensitive and dangerous assignment. Celebrated British reporter Rebecca Pugh has been snatched from the streets of Tehran. Her captors are refusing to negotiate and will only release their hostage in exchange for a missing Iranian general. Omid Hardani, a charismatic figure with a messianic complex, is believed to have taken refuge in Afghanistan after a failed assassination attempt. Now he’s hiding in the remote wilderness, surrounded by his loyal protectors, untouchable . . . Carver must lead a team on a deadly mission to capture Hardani before the kidnappers’ deadline expires. Hunted at every turn, in a lawless country in the grip of the resurgent Taliban, Carver will need all of his fighting skills and instincts to stay alive. But soon, he begins to realise that the real enemy may be closer to home than he thinks . . . CHRIS RYAN was born in Newcastle. In 1984 he joined 22 SAS. After completing the year-long Alpine Guides Course, he was the troop guide for B Squadron Mountain Troop. He completed three tours with the anti-terrorist team, serving as an assaulter, sniper and finally Sniper Team Commander. Chris was part of the SAS eightman team chosen for the famous Bravo Two Zero mission during the 1991 Gulf War. He was the only member of the unit to escape from

Iraq, where three of his colleagues were killed and four captured, for which he was awarded the Military Medal. Chris wrote about his experiences in his book The One That Got Away, which became an immediate bestseller. Since then he has written over fifty books and presented a number of very successful TV programmes. Royal Hardback • 9781838777265 12 May 22 • £16.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838777616 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838777630 Digital Audio • 9781838777036

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Time After Time Louise Pentland

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The must-read new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Louise Pentland Sometimes you have to go back, to move forwards. Tabitha is stuck. She still lives in the small town she grew up in . . . the town she’s barely ever left. So, when her dad drops a bombshell over their weekly Sunday dinner, Tabitha takes a look at her own life. She lives firmly in her comfort zone and doesn’t know how to break out. Sometimes she wishes she could go back and start it all again. When she meets Bea, a free spirit like no one else she’s ever known with an ‘interesting’ sense of style, Tabitha quickly befriends her, recognising in Bea the change she’s been craving. But soon it becomes clear that more has changed than her new friend. Somehow Tabitha has been transported back to the 1980s. With the chance to reinvent herself in another time, will Tabitha finally manage to move forward? LOUISE PENTLAND is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Wilde novels trilogy. She’s the number one parenting vlogger in the UK, with 8 million combined followers across her social platforms. Louise is the creator and host of the podcast Mothers’ Meeting and was crowned as the number one ‘mumfluencer’ of 2019 by Mother & Baby. She was also a UN Global Ambassador for Gender Equality. Royal Hardback • 9781838774080 26 May 22 • £14.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838774097 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838774103 Digital Audio • 9781838774998

PRAISE FOR THE WILDE TRILOGY ‘Gorgeously warm and relatable – I loved being in Robin Wilde's world!’ PAIGE TOON ‘Hilariously funny with depth and emotion, it’s a delightful read’ HEAT MAGAZINE ‘Louise Pentland is such a warm and witty author’ JENNY COLGAN

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‘Utterly self-assured, so, so, so honest and downright brave. Funny, sweet, honest and full of love. Packed with hard-earned wisdom, joy and truth. I felt as though I was with Robin, Lacey and Auntie Kath, laughing and crying along with them’ LINDSEY KELK on the Wilde trilogy

The New Kingdom Wilbur Smith

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A brand-new Ancient Egyptian novel from the master of adventure fiction and global No. 1 bestselling author, Wilbur Smith Hui lives an enchanted life. The favoured son of a doting father, and ruler-in-waiting of the great city Lahun, his fate is set. But behind the beautiful façades a sinister evil is plotting. Craving power and embittered by jealousy, Hui’s stepmother and brother orchestrate the downfall of Hui’s father, condemning Hui and seizing power in the city. Cast out and alone, Hui finds himself a captive of a skilled and powerful army of outlaws, the Hyksos. Determined to seek vengeance for the death of his father, Hui swears his allegiance to these enemies of Egypt. Through them he learns the art of war and becomes an envied charioteer. But soon Hui finds himself in an even greater battle – one for the very heart of Egypt itself. As the pieces fall into place and the gods themselves join the fray, Hui must choose his path – will he be a hero in the old world, or a master in a new kingdom? WILBUR SMITH was born in Central Africa in 1933 and became a full-time writer in 1964 following the success of When the Lion Feeds. He has since published over forty global bestsellers. The establishment of the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation in 2015 cemented Wilbur’s passion for empowering writers, promoting literacy and advancing adventure writing as a genre. Royal Hardback • 9781785767975 02 Sept 22 • £20.00 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781785767982 B-format Paperback • 9781785767999 12 May 2022 • £8.99 MP3-CD • 9781838778545

‘Best historical novelist – I say Wilbur Smith’ STEPHEN KING ‘Action is the name of Wilbur Smith’s game and he is the master’ WASHINGTON POST

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‘Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared’ TIMES

Young Women Jessica Moor

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A vivid, bold and compelling new novel of female friendship and what it means to be a young woman after MeToo, from one of the most arresting, exciting young novelists writing today. When Emily meets the enigmatic and dazzling actress Tamsin, her life changes. Drawn into Tamsin's world of Soho living, boozy dinners, impulsive decisions and cocktails at impossibly expensive bars, Emily's life shifts from black-andwhite to technicolour and soon the two women are inseparable. Tamsin is the friend Emily has always longed for; beautiful, fun, intelligent and mysterious and soon Emily is neglecting her previous life – her work assisting vulnerable women, her old friend Lucy – to bask in her glow. But when a bombshell news article breaks, Emily realises that Tamsin has been hiding something . . . PRAISE FOR JESSICA MOORE: JESSICA MOOR studied English at Cambridge before completing a Creative Writing MA at Manchester University. Moor was selected as one of the Observer’s debut novelists of 2020 and her first novel, Keeper was chosen by the Sunday Times, Independent and Cosmopolitan as one of their top debuts of the year. Keeper was nominated for the Desmond Elliott Prize and an Edgar Award. Young Women is her second novel. Demy Hardback • 9781838778682 26 May 22 • £14.99 • Manilla Press Trade Paperback • 9781838778699 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838778705 Digital Audio • 9781838778675

‘A writer to watch’ INDEPENDENT ‘A powerful book telling stories that need to be heard’ ROSAMUND LUPTON ‘A new young writer I believe in’ JEANET TE WINTERSON

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She had always seen me. Seen me enough when we were lying in that rain-soaked street to understand that I was afraid . . .

Hope Nicely’s Lessons for Life Caroline Day

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The Sunday Times bestselling debut novel Hope Nicely hasn’t had an easy life. But she’s happy enough living at 23 Station Close with her mum, Jenny Nicely, and she loves her job, walking other people’s dogs. She’s a bit different, but as Jenny always tells her, she’s a rainbow person, a special drop of light. It’s just . . . there’s something she needs to know. Why did her birth mother abandon her in a cardboard box on a church step twenty-five years ago? And did she know that drinking while pregnant could lead to Hope being born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder? In a bid to find her birth mother and the answers to these questions, Hope decides to write her autobiography. Despite having been bullied throughout school, she bravely joins an evening class where Hope will not only learn the lessons of writing, but will also begin to discover more about the world around her, about herself and maybe even make some friends. But when Jenny suddenly falls ill, Hope realises there are many more lessons to come . . . Hope Nicely’s Lessons for Life is a heartwarming, coming-of-age novel about loneliness, friendship, acceptance and, above all, hope. CAROLINE DAY is a freelance journalist and consultant editor, living in Crouch End, married with kids and two dogs. She is an alumnus of the Curtis Brown Creative novel-writing course. B-format Paperback • 9781838778323 26 May 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838772734 Digital Audio • 9781838773496

‘How I wish Hope had been in my writing class. A gorgeous, funny, heartwarming read. Leaves you smiling’ ERICKA WALLER ‘A gorgeous tale about love, acceptance, and living your best life no matter what’ THE SUN, PICK OF THE WEEK ‘An absolute joy’ SARAH HAYWOOD Winner of the Romantic Novelists Association Joan Hessayon Award for new writers

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‘A very special book. Hope is extremely endearing and her rules for life relevant for us all. Really enjoyable’ K AT IE F F O R D E

A Three Dog Problem S. J. Bennett

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The second book in the delightfully clever mystery series following Queen Elizabeth II as she secretly solves crimes alongside her royal duties Queen Elizabeth II is having a royal nightmare. A referendum divides the nation, a tumultuous election grips the United States – and the body of a staff member is found dead beside the Buckingham Palace swimming pool. Is it a tragic accident, as the police think? Or is something more sinister going on? As Her Majesty looks for answers, her trusted assistant, Rozie, is on the trail of a treasured painting that once hung outside the Queen's bedroom. But when Rozie receives a threatening anonymous letter, Elizabeth knows dark forces are at work – and far too close to home. After all, though the staff and public may not realise it, she is the keenest sleuth among them. Sometimes, it takes a Queen's eye to see connections where no one else can . . . S. J. BENNETT wrote several award-winning books for teenagers before turning to adult mysteries. She lives in London and has been a royal watcher for years, but is keen to stress that these are works of fiction: the Queen, to the best of her knowledge, does not secretly solve crimes. B-format Paperback • 9781838774844 26 May 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Digital Audio • 9781838774868

‘I loved it’ JOANNE HARRIS

The Killing Song MAY

Lesley McEvoy Authentic, gripping Yorkshire crime by a profiler and behavioural analyst On a busy train station platform, a man pulls a knife and viciously attacks another passenger before fleeing – apparently unaware of what he has just done. To the police, it looks like a terrorist attack. But Forensic Psychologist Dr Jo McCready has seen this bizarre behaviour before, in controversial psychological experiments. She knows this is no random killing spree. When a botched cold case resurfaces, and the mistress of a controversial billionaire philanthropist is found dead, Jo discovers all these crimes are tangled up in the same web of deadly local secrets. Secrets that some will kill to protect . . . LESLEY MCEVOY was born and bred in Yorkshire, where she developed her career as a Behavioural Analyst, Profiler and Psychotherapist – setting up her own consultancy business and therapy practice. She has written and presented extensively around the world for over 25 years, specialising in behavioural profiling and training, with a wide variety of organisations, including the BBC. Lesley’s work in some of the UK’s toughest prisons was where she met people whose lives had been characterised by drugs and violence and whose experiences informed the themes she now writes about.

‘McEvoy really knows her stuff’ IAN RANKIN

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Managing Expectations A Memoir Minnie Driver ‘When I was six, I wrote my first short essay. The title given by the teacher was: “When I grow up, I want to be . . .” and I wrote about how when I grew up, I wanted to be a farmer’s daughter. ‘My dad worked in insurance. ‘Now, though, I realise how apt that ambition was. It set up a template in my life of wanting something impossible to become true. How in trying to make something impossible happen, and failing repeatedly, other things happened. Things that became my life. A life I love, because it was made with so many holes that I enjoy filling in.’ Managing Expectations is a memoir-ish, a tell-most, by Minnie Driver: A-list actor, mum, singer and songwriter, exploring her life most extraordinary. With searing honesty and bags of laughs, Minnie Driver tells us how things not working out so often worked out remarkably well, and how reaching for the dream is easily more interesting, expansive, sad and funny, than the dream itself coming true. MINNIE DRIVER is an actor, singer, and storyteller. She and her son Henry divide their time between LA and London. Demy Hardback • 9781786581501 12 May 22 • £20.00 • Manilla Press Digital Audio • 9781786581532

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‘Plans, what plans? These I had, were conceived in childhood and meant to be executed in adulthood. And here I was. Intact and ready, the rough crayon drawing of life needed to become animated. I wanted to end up living in the square house with the curling smoke coming from the chimney, and on occasion to step into the princess dresses and sparkly heels. I was still the limitless drawing imagined by 6-year-old me, I did not want to be anything different, but I needed her to evolve.’

The Nine How a Band of Daring Resistance Women Escaped from Nazi Germany – The Powerful True Story Gwen Strauss The thrilling story of how nine young women, captured by the Nazis for being part of the Resistance, launched a breathtakingly bold escape and found their way home. As the Second World War raged across Europe, and the Nazi regime tightened its reign of horror and oppression, nine women, some still in their teens, joined the French and Dutch Resistance. Caught out in heroic acts against the brutal occupiers, they were each tortured and sent east into Greater Germany to a concentration camp, where they formed a powerful friendship. In 1945, as the war turned against Hitler, they were forced on a Death March, facing starvation and almost certain death. Determined to survive, they made a bid for freedom, and so began one of the most breathtaking tales of escape and resilience of the Second World War. The author is the great-niece of one of the nine, and she interweaves their gripping flight across war-torn Europe with her own detective work, uncovering the heart-stopping escape and survival of these heroes who fought fearlessly against Nazi Germany and lived to tell the tale. GWEN STRAUSS is an awardwinning children’s book author and poet. Her poetry, short stories and essays have appeared in numerous places including The New Republic, New England Review, Kenyon Review, London Sunday Times and Catapult. She lives in Southern France with her three children and her dog Zola, where she works as the Director of the Dora Maar House, an artist residency programme. B-format Paperback • 9781786581549 12 May 22 • £9.99 • Manilla Press Digital Audio • 9781838772086

‘A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival’ HEATHER MORRIS, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz ‘A truly extraordinary tale, beautifully written, one that chills and excites, [A] work of rare passion, power and principle’ PHILIPPE SANDS, author of EastWest Street and The Ratline ‘Utterly gripping’ ANNA SEBBA author of Les Parisiennes

Miss Willmott’s Ghosts MAY

Sandra Lawrence Ellen Willmott was a remarkable woman whose horticultural achievements should have made her one of the most well-known trailblazers of her age. Yet she instead became known as a bitter, cantankerous and eccentric miser. The origins of this unpopularity can be traced back to her conspicuous absence at what should have been the pinnacle of her career: the Royal Horticultural Society’s inaugural Victoria Medal of Honour Award ceremony. Universally interpreted as the rudest of snubs, nobody has ever stopped to question why Ellen wasn’t there, or if she was really as difficult and mean as she has been portrayed ever since. With unparalleled archival access, Miss Willmott’s Ghosts is a book with it all: gossip, rivalry, squandered inheritance, forbidden love, bad marriages and, at the heart of it all, trailblazing talent. SANDRA LAWRENCE is a freelance journalist and author. She specialises in heritage and garden writing and has been featured in publications such as The Daily and Sunday Telegraph, Times Weekend, The Guardian and many more. She is a columnist for British Heritage Travel and on the Q&A expert panel for History Revealed. Sandra was shortlisted for GMG Journalist of the Year, 2018-19 and for the SLA’s Information Book Award in 2018-19 and 2019-20. Royal Hardback • 9781786581310 5 May 22 • £20.00 • Blink Publishing Digital Audio • 9781786581655

There’s No Such Thing As Naughty Kate Silverton The Primary School Years Do you want to know how to help your child with their transition to school? How to communicate with them, support them and to build their resilience in the face of this huge change to their life and routine? Sunday Times bestselling author and qualified child counsellor, Kate Silverton, is here to guide you through these exciting but testing times. Kate will show you how to understand the development of your child's brain at this crucial time, foster their empathy, connect with them and ensure they retain their sense of self. While her advice has its basis in science, what she offers is a practical toolkit for parents who want to build a trusting, warm and caring relationship with their child and ensure that they grow up secure, happy and calm. KATE SILVERTON is one of the BBC's main national news presenters. She has a BSc in Psychology and has worked for more than a decade in children's mental health, ultimately retraining as a children's counsellor with the children's mental health charity, Place2Be. She supports charities like the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, The NHS Maudsley Foundation Trust, as well as the NSPCC and their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Royal Foundation. Trade Paperback • 9781788706759 12 May 22 • £14.99 • Lagom Ebook • 9781788706766 Digital Audio • 9781788706773

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‘There is not a bad or naughty child. When we understand that behaviour is language, we see that our children are expressing their feelings. There’s always a reason’

When Does The Mindbending Start? The Life and Times of World of Twist Gordon King Welcome to World of Twist: the greatest lost band of all time. While fame, glory and untold riches seemed like an inevitability for this group at the turn of the ’90s, the world was simply not ready for a band of retro futurists, psychedelic adventurers and cosmic tunesmiths. Too late for Madchester, too early for Britpop and too much fun to pigeonhole, World of Twist went on to face a demoralising string of ‘what could have been’s. First, their debut single, ‘The Storm’, peaked two places outside of the UK top forty, meaning they missed out on a guaranteed Top of the Pops spot; then, when they were close to signing with Alan McGee’s Creation Records, the label decided to go with an unknown band called Oasis instead. Finally, World of Twist fell apart in a torrent of drugs, mental illness, musical differences, sartorial contretemps and all-round shouldershrugging apathy. But they burned bright and left an indelible mark on everyone who looked deep into their light, including fellow Mancunians and Oasis superstars Noel and Liam Gallagher. Now, for the first time, co-founder, guitarist and principal songwriter Gordon King tells the incredible inside story of his time with the band. Revealing the jealousy, anguish and personal demons experienced by the clashing personalities of King and late singer Tony Ogden, this compelling memoir is the story of triumph, tragedy, comedy, drama, demise and recovery.

‘Most underrated group? World of Twist’ LIAM GALLAGHER ‘They’re a top band. No one could do what World of Twist do, except World of Twist’ NOEL GALLAGHER ‘A band ripe for rediscovery’ THE GUARDIAN

GORDON KING is a guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of former British indie band World of Twist. Royal Hardback • 9781788705387 26 May 22 • £20.00 • Nine Eight Books

From CIA to CEO MAY

Rupal Patel Unconventional Life Lessons for Thinking Bigger, Leading Better and Being Bolder From CIA to CEO is an operations manual for entrepreneurs that reveals how the esoteric techniques of the CIA can help anyone find their voice, discover their potential, and thrive in the world of business. Agent-turned-entrepreneur Rupal Patel draws on the unique skills she developed as a female field agent in the high-octane, alpha-male world of the CIA, and combines those insights with her experience as a business leader and mentor. We learn how methods such as Profiling and Situational Awareness help amplify strengths and build resilience. How game-changing new frameworks like Identity Driven Leadership and Personal Energy Mapping instil drive, purpose and conviction. And how the CIA mindset will encourage you to remake the rules to find your path and reach your goals. Full of motivating stories and unique exercises, From CIA to CEO will furnish you with the tools for achieving Mission Success. The daughter of Indian immigrants, RUPAL PATEL is a New Yorker now living near London. Her unconventional career as a CIA analyst and successful entrepreneur has taken her from the jungles of Colombia and war zones in Afghanistan to the gilded halls of NATO and Capitol Hill. Demy Trade Paperback • 9781788706612 26 May 22 • £14.99 • Heligo Books Digital Audio • 9781788706636

Opening Doors Reggie Nelson An inspirational memoir of how a young man, against the odds, changed the course of his life. ‘Growing up, nobody told me that I would get to work closely with the Prime Minister, or travel the world and speak on matters that are important to me. Instead, my upbringing and surroundings placed me into a dim echo-chamber, where I couldn’t see myself beyond what was in front of me.’ Reggie Nelson had a tough upbringing growing up on a council estate in east London. He was surrounded by alcoholic parents, family arguments, youth crime and local gangs. When his father suddenly died and his mother who worked multiple jobs to get by had to bail him out of prison at age 15, Reggie knew he needed to change. After catching an episode of Joan Rivers’ How’d You Get So Rich?, Reggie was inspired to get any advice to help him turn his life around. So, he got on a train to one of London’s richest areas and started knocking on doors. Opening Doors is a story of the people who helped, mentored and guided him. It is a story of how visibility, insight and role models can give anyone the platform to learn and succeed. When one door closes, another door will always open . . . REGGIE NELSON is currently an analyst for an investment management firm in London, Group Chair of the ACCA Emerging Talent Advisory Group and a youth mentor for one of the largest youth networks in the UK. Demy Hardback • 9781788704724 12 May 22 • £14.99 • Blink Publishing Ebook • 9781788704731 Digital Audio • 9781788704809

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The Mirror Man Lars Kepler

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If you see his reflection it’s already too late . . . the gripping new crime novel from the global thriller writing phenomenon Seventeen-year-old Jenny is abducted in broad daylight and taken to a dilapidated, isolated house where she is chained and caged along with several other girls. Their captor is unpredictable, and as wily as he is cruel: he foils every one of their desperate attempts to escape . . . and once caught they rarely survive their punishment. Five years later, Jenny is found dead in a public park, and the police are scrambling to find a lead among the scant evidence. But Detective Joona Linna realises that this murder has an eerie connection to a death that was declared a suicide years before. And now when Mia, a seventeen-year-old orphan, goes missing, it becomes clear to Joona that they are dealing with a serial killer – and the murderous rampage has just begun. LARS KEPLER is the pseudonym of critically acclaimed husband and wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril, authors of the No. 1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series. With seven instalments to date, the series has sold 15 million copies in 40 languages. The Ahndorils were both established writers before they adopted the pen name Lars Kepler, and have each published several acclaimed novels. Royal Hardback • 9781838776466 23 June 22 • £14.99 • Zaffre Trade Paperback • 9781838776473 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838776497 Digital Audio • 9781838776503

PRAISE FOR LARS KEPLER ‘It may take you a while to sleep after you finish it’ DAILY EXPRESS ‘One of the best thrillers of the year’ JEFFERY DEAVER ‘One of the most hair-raising crime novels published this year’ SUNDAY TIMES

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‘Kepler is a virtuoso of suspense’ NEW YORK TIMES

This Wild, Wild Country Inga Vesper

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From the author of The Long, Long Afternoon Three women. A small, isolated town. A decades old mystery. 1933. Cornelia Stover is not the kind of woman the menfolk of Boldville, New Mexico, expect her to be. A widow, she ought to be taking care of her house. Instead, she’s meddling with things that should not concern her. 1970. Joanna Riley, a former cop, packs up her car in the middle of the night and drives west, fleeing an abusive marriage. Eventually, her car runs out of gas and she finds herself in Boldville. Meanwhile a young hippie, Glitter, is struggling to realise her plan for a commune. She thought a life of free love would bring her happiness. But things haven’t quite turned out the way she had expected. Soon, Joanna and Glitter encounter a shocking modern-day crime and find themselves caught up in a decades-old mystery – the unexplained disappearance of Glitter's grandmother Cornelia . . .

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INGA VESPER is a journalist and editor. She moved to the UK from Germany to work as a carer, before the urge to write and explore brought her to journalism. As a reporter, she covered the coroner’s court and was able to observe how family, neighbours and police react to a suspicious death. Inga has worked in Syria and Tanzania, but now lives in Glasgow.

‘Beguiling and evocative. This vivid and atmospheric pageturner will keep readers guessing all the way to the satisfying finale’

Royal Hardback • 9781838776671 9 Jun 22 • £14.99 • Manilla Press Trade Paperback • 9781838776688 • £13.99 Ebook • 9781838776701 Digital Audio • 9781786582126

‘A clever and absorbing debut by Inga Vesper, who bricks Joyce up in her perfect house, then smashes it to pieces with aplomb’

SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘A remarkably assured debut. A tale of inequality, broken dreams and quiet desperation behind a picture-perfect façade’ THE GUARDIAN

THE TIMES

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‘A triumph. What a pleasure to read something fresh and original. For once the hype is justified and Inga Vesper’s gripping page turner must surely now be bound for Netflix’ EVENING STANDARD

Finding Mr Perfectly Fine Tasneem Abdur-Rashid A hilarious romcom from an exciting new voice ‘Last week I turned 29. Along with the usual homemade Victoria sponge, helium balloon and Selfridges gift vouchers, my Mum’s birthday present to me was the threat that if I’m not engaged by my 30th birthday, she’s sending me off to the Motherland to find a fresh-from-the-Desh husband.’ When Zara’s Mum puts together the most archaic of arranged marriage resources (not exactly the romcom-worthy love story she had envisioned for herself), she is soon exhausted by her family’s failed attempts to set her up with every vaguely suitable Abdul, Ahmed and even Tony that they can find. Zara decides to take matters into her own hands. How hard can it be to find a husband at twenty-nine? With just a year to go, time is of the essence, so Zara joins a dating app and signs up for speed dating. When she meets Hamza, a kind, pious British Egyptian who shares her values and is clearly besotted, Zara knows he would make a good match, but there’s just no spark. Telling herself that not all marriages are based on love (or lust) at first sight, she is determined to make it work with Hamza. But Zara’s plans are derailed when she finds herself thinking of someone else. As her next birthday looms, and family pressure intensifies, Zara knows she must make a decision, but will she make the right one? When living in the UAE TASNEEM ABDUR-RASHID set up the Desperate in Dubai blog that became an internet sensation among the ex-pat community in Dubai. Today, back living in the UK, Tasneem spends her days working in PR for a national charity and her nights studying for her Masters. In between, she’s busy

trying (and often failing) to be super mum, super wife and super chef. She also recently launched the Not Another Mum Pod podcast. B-format Paperback • 9781838778156 9 Jun 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838778163 Digital Audio • 9781838777050

Waiting for the Miracle JUNE

Anna McPartlin

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An uplifting and heartwarming novel about how with good friends, you can see the funny side of anything 2010 Caroline has hit rock bottom. After years of trying, it’s clear she can’t have children, and the pain has driven her and her husband apart. She isn’t pregnant, her husband is gone and her beloved dog is dead. The other women at her infertility support group have their own problems, too. Natalie’s girlfriend is much less excited about having children than her. Janet’s husband might be having an affair. And then there’s Ronnie – intriguing, mysterious Ronnie, who won’t tell anyone her story. 1976 Catherine is sixteen and pregnant. Her boyfriend wants nothing to do with her, and her parents are ashamed. When she’s sent away to a convent for pregnant girls, she is desperate not to be separated from her child. But she knows she might risk losing the baby forever. ANNA MCPARTLIN is a novelist and scriptwriter from Dublin, who has written for TV serial dramas featured on BBC UK, RTE Ireland and A&E America. She has been writing adult fiction for over ten years, and also writes for children under the name Bannie McPartlin. She lives with her husband Donal and their four dogs.

‘Beautiful. A joy’ SINÉAD MORIARTY, author of the Devlin Sisters novels ‘An enthralling read with brilliant characterisation, heartbreaking plotting, and so many laughs along the way’ LIZ NUGENT

B-format Paperback • 9781838773908 23 Jun 22 • £8.99 • Zaffre Ebook • 9781838773915 Digital Audio • 9781838774974

Repentance Lesley McEvoy An apparently repentant serial killer offers to help catch his own copycat in the gripping crime novel by a leading profiler and behavioural analyst In the ’80s and ’90s, Jacob Malecki killed fifteen people over a thirteen-year period. At the height of the murders, Dr. Jo McCready was at university and, as an exercise, compiled a profile of Malecki, which broke open the case and helped send him down for life. Twenty-five years later a copycat killer is re-creating his murders. What's more, Malecki offers to help the police catch him from his own prison cell. Malecki claims he’s repenting for his crimes. Jo doubts it, but as the body count rises, she can’t ignore the killer's offer. What does he really want – and can Jo find out before anyone else dies? LESLEY MCEVOY was born and bred in Yorkshire, where she developed her career as a Behavioural Analyst, Profiler and Psychotherapist – setting up her own consultancy business and therapy practice. She has written and presented extensively around the world for over 25 years, specialising in behavioural profiling and training, with a wide variety of organisations, including the BBC and some of the UK’s toughest prisons. Ebook • 9781838777647 23 Jun 2022 • £5.99 • Zaffre Digital Audio • 9781838777067

‘McEvoy really knows her stuff’ IAN RANKIN

The Country Village Allotment JUNE

Cathy Lake PREVIOUS BOOK

A feel-good seasonal read about community, female friendship and the power of nature Zelda is 82 and tired. Tired of how much slower she is. Tired of technology. Tired of being alone since her beloved cat died. And tired of life. The only thing that brings her joy is her allotment. Mia always loved visiting Little Bramble Allotment with her husband. But since his death she can’t motivate herself. Despite putting on a brave face for her children and grandchildren, she’s reached breaking point, and isn’t sure she can carry on. History teacher Liz thought she had it all. The perfect job, perfect boyfriend in Rhodri and the perfect wedding to plan. Until she found Rhodri in bed with the neighbour. As she wallows in her misery, her sister takes her hand and drags her to Little Bramble Allotment where suddenly she discovers the wonders of planting, growing and getting her hands dirty. In an increasingly lonely world, these three women find that community, female friendship and the wonders of nature can truly be powerful healers. CATHY LAKE is a women’s fiction writer who lives with her family and three dogs in beautiful South Wales. She writes uplifting stories about strong women, family, friendship, love, community and overcoming obstacles.

‘Little Bramble is the perfect country village. Brimming with community spirit and warmth’ PHILLIPA ASHLEY ‘A fabulous slice of village life!’ HEIDI SWAIN ‘A heartwarming and charming story about love, friendship and village life’ HOLLY MARTIN

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Somebody’s Daughter Ashley C. Ford HARDBACK COVER

The International Bestseller From one of the most powerful voices of her generation: the story of a childhood defined by race, poverty and a father in prison. Throughout her adolescence, Ashley Ford doesn’t know how to deal with the worries that keep her up at night. If only she could turn to her father for his advice and support. But he’s in prison, and she doesn’t know what he did to end up there. After being raped by her ex-boyfriend, Ashley desperately searches for her sense of self. Then, her grandmother reveals the truth about her father’s incarceration... and Ashley’s world is turned upside down. Ashley embarks on a powerful journey to find the connections between who she is and what she was born into, discovering that, however much we might try to untether ourselves from a painful past, the ties that bind families together are the strongest ones of all. ASHLEY C. FORD has written or guest-edited for Teen Vogue, New York magazine, The New York Times, Elle, BuzzFeed and many other web and print publications. She has been named among Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 in Media and Variety’s New Power of New York. She lives in Indiana with her husband, Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab, Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. B-format Paperback • 9781786581273 9 June 22 • £9.99 • Manilla Press Digital Audio • 9781786581303

‘Beautifully written, searingly honest, and deeply affecting’ ROXANE GAY ‘Ford is a writer for the ages, and Somebody’s Daughter will be a book of the year’ GLENNON DOYLE ‘Truly a classic in the making’ JOHN GREEN

Ugly JUNE

Anita Bhagwandas ‘Ugly is more than a book about beauty, it's a book about what it means to be a woman’ Farrah Storr, author of The Discomfort Zone We’ve all had those moments. The ones where you look in the mirror and nothing feels ok looking back at you. For Anita Bhagwandas, this started when she was a child growing up in South Wales, and it created an enduring internal torment about her looks. We’re all told that this sadness is just part of ‘being a woman’. We’re encouraged to obsess over it and go to any length to change it, but we’re also ordered to ‘just love ourselves’ from every corner of the internet. But what if there was another way out of the beauty myth? In Ugly, Anita uncovers where these beauty standards started, unpicks why they’ve been perpetuated and unmasks how they’re still being upheld. It is time to finally break free from those limiting beauty standards, because feeling ugly has nothing to do with us. ANITA BHAGWANDAS is a multi-award-winning journalist, social commentator, broadcaster, diversity advocate and Beauty Director with over 10 years of experience working for the UK’s top women’s magazines such as Women’s Health, Marie Claire and most recently the muchloved Stylist magazine as Beauty Director. Demy Hardback • 9781788704755 23 June 2022 • £16.99 • Blink Publishing Trade Paperback • 9781788704762 • £14.99 Ebook • 9781788704779 Digital Audio • 9781788705981

‘Anita’s writing is second to none’ CAROLINE HIRONS, author of Skincare ‘Anita Bhagwandas is one of the pioneering voices around intersectionality and beauty in the UK’ POORNA BELL, author of Chase the Rainbow

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The Audacity Katherine Ryan ‘I’ve come to accept that being audacious is a gift I can’t escape.’ People ‘know’ my on-stage comedy persona or my scripted ballsy characters and wrongly assume that at home, I stomp around in designer dresses eviscerating those who dare cross my path. But mostly, I’m just sat eating pickles and being nice to some dogs. Whatever strangers think of me is fine with me. How audacious is that? I can always take a joke, I don’t waste time worrying about things I can’t control. I embrace the reality that you just can’t please everyone, so you might as well put yourself out there and have a laugh. As my mother always said, ‘Katherine, if we all liked the same thing, we’d all be married to your father’. I’m often asked how I developed my lurid level of courage and for tips on how others can match. The Audacity is my blueprint for just that. Award-winning comedian, writer, presenter and actress KATHERINE RYAN was born in Canada and has lived in the UK since 2008. She created, starred in, wrote and produced Netflix’s The Duchess, and hosts a successful weekly podcast, Telling Everybody Everything. Her two stand-up specials, Glitter Room and In Trouble, were also critically acclaimed. She hosts BBC’s All That Glitters and begins a new live show, Missus in autumn 2021. B-format Paperback • 9781788704007 23 June 22 • £8.99 • Blink Publishing Ebook • 9781788704014 Digital Audio • 9781788704021

‘Witty as hell’ TOM ALLEN ‘Hilarious, sharp and brilliantly honest’ JOSH WIDDICOMBE ‘Outrageously brilliant’ LAURA WHITMORE

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‘Fearless’ CAITLIN MORAN

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Connect! Simon Lancaster How to Inspire, Influence and Energise Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere

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If you want more sparkle when you speak, more power when you present, more wow when you write, then Connect! will show you how. Top speechwriter Simon Lancaster reveals that the secret to brilliant communication is all about making connections. Whether in speech or in writing, at an event or in an email, at work or at home, the best communicators find ways of connecting with their audiences. Like hot-wiring a car, connections are able to bypass logic and access our deepest instincts and emotions. Connect! breaks down this secret art of making connections into eleven revelatory chapters. It blends cutting-edge neuroscience with ancient rhetoric and examples from popular culture. And it incorporates exercises to help work your own creative muscles, so you can become quicker at making connections and finding your own stories, metaphors, analogies and jokes to connect with anyone, anytime, anywhere. SIMON LANCASTER is one of the world's top speechwriters. He started penning political speeches in the 1990s and has gone on to write for CEOs of the world's biggest companies. He is Executive Fellow of Henley Business School and lectures at the University of Cambridge. Simon regularly appears on television and writes for national publications. Demy Trade Paperback • 9781788706438 9 June 22 • £14.99 • Heligo Books Digital Audio • 9781788706421

‘A powerful and timely reminder of our shared humanity’ LA REVIEW OF BOOKS on You Are Not Human ‘This book is chock full of the things we've come to expect from Simon Lancaster: insight, passion and a phenomenal talent for self-expression. The power of metaphor has never been so effectively explored or explained’ ALAN JOHNSON, former UK Cabinet Minister, on You Are Not Human

The Stone Age Sixty years of the Rolling Stones

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Lesley-Ann Jones

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On 12 July 1962, the Rollin’ Stones performed their first-ever gig at London’s Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a ‘g’ was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back. They honed a style that bled bluesy undertones into dark insinuations of women, sex and drugs. Denounced as ‘corruptors of youth’ and ‘messengers of the devil’, they created some of the most thrilling music ever recorded. Elvis is dead and the Beatles are over, but Jagger and Richards bestride the world. The Stones may be gathering moss, but on they roll. Yet how did the ultimate anti-establishment misfits become the global brand we know today? Who were the casualties, and what are the forgotten legacies? Can the artist ever be truly divisible from the art? Lesley-Ann Jones’s new history tracks this contradictory, disturbing, granitic and unstoppable band through hope, glory and exile, into the juggernaut years and beyond into rock’s ongoing reckoning . . . where the Stones seem more at odds than ever with the values and heritage against which they have always rebelled. Good, bad and often ugly, here are the Rolling Stones as never before.

Royal Hardback • 9781789465464 9 June 2022 • £20.00 • John Blake Trade Paperback • 9781789465471 • £14.99 Ebook • 9781789465488 Digital Audio • 9781789465495

LESLEY-ANN JONES is an acclaimed biographer, novelist, broadcaster and keynote speaker. She honed her craft on Fleet Street, as a newspaper journalist. She is the bestselling author of books on John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Marc Bolan and David Bowie.

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Broadmoor Charles Bronson My Journey Into Hell Broadmoor: My Journey Into Hell documents the story of long-term prisoner Charlie Bronson and his five-year stay at Britain’s most notorious mental hospital, Broadmoor. His journey has, until now, never been told. In the winter of 1979, aged just twenty-seven, the inmate who would come to be known as ‘Charlie Bronson’ was considered uncontrollable by the prison system. Certified insane, he was transferred from Parkhurst Prison to the most infamous high-security psychiatric hospital in England, Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane. There he embarked on a one-man campaign to retain his sanity, and to fight against the brutality of a largely hidden regime that relied on enforced drug control. How Charlie Bronson survived Broadmoor, what he endured and the things he witnessed are, for the very first time, documented in this sad, moving, often chilling and sometimes funny account of one man’s journey into madness and his methods for surviving. Capturing Bronson’s unique voice, it is a roller-coaster ride of madness, pain, laughter and tears. CHARLIE BRONSON is Britain’s most feared and dangerous convict, and it’s most famous. He is also an award-winning artist, and a legend of the underworld. He is the author of multiple books, including Bronson, Insanity, The Good Prison Guide and The Krays and Me. B-format Paperback • 9781789465372 9 June 22 • £8.99 • John Blake

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The Book of Fred Freddie Flintoff The hilarious new book from one of Britain’s best-loved national treasures! This isn’t a book of life lessons. There’s no blueprint to follow here. But, at forty-three years of age, Freddie Flintoff has had a moment to reflect, and he’s noticed that although there’s been little method in the madness, there has been the occasional common thread. The Book of Fred is filled with anecdotes, observations and the odd opinion all told with Fred’s trademark humour and no-nonsense style. Fred’s approach to life draws on the sublime (his series-winning performance in the 2005 Ashes), and the ridiculous (singing Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’ in front of a live audience), from highs (making the transition to top TV presenter) to occasional lows (accidentally upsetting the lovely Bruce Forsyth), from the profane (discussing Shane Warne’s barnet with Hollywood royalty) to the profound (why ‘having a go’ leads to self-respect). Throughout, Fred shares his code for success, happiness and a life fully lived. ANDREW ‘FREDDIE’ FLINTOFF (MBE) is a bestselling author, broadcaster and former England international cricketer. He is a panellist on A League of Their Own and a presenter of Top Gear. B-format Paperback • 9781788704922 7th July 22 • £9.99 • Blink Publishing Digital Audio • 9781788704915

Watching Neighbours Twice A Day How ’90s TV (Almost) Prepared Me For Life

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Josh Widdicombe The hilarious Sunday Times bestseller In his first memoir, Josh Widdicombe tells the story of a strange rural childhood, the kind of childhood he only realised was weird when he left home and started telling people about it. From only having four people in his year at school, to living in a family home where they didn’t just not bother to lock the front door, they didn’t even have a key. Using a different television show of the time as its starting point for each chapter, Watching Neighbours Twice a Day... is part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of ’90s television and culture. It discusses everything from the BBC convincing him that Michael Parkinson had been possessed by a ghost, to Josh’s belief that Mr Blobby is one of the great comic characters, to what it’s like being the only vegetarian child west of Bristol. JOSH WIDDICOMBE is a stand-up comedian. He co-hosts The Last Leg on Channel 4 and Hypothetical on Dave as well as two of the country’s most popular podcasts – Parenting Hell with fellow comedian Rob Beckett, and cult ’90s football podcast Quickly Kevin; Will He Score? B-format Paperback • 9781788704366 21 July 22 • £9.99 • Blink Publishing Digital Audio • 9781788704380

‘Beautifully written, cleverly crafted and charmingly funny’ ADAM HILLS ‘Brilliantly observed’ ROMESH RANGANATHAN ‘A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could deliver’ JAMES ACASTER

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