january–june 2012
general fiction
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The Liberators James Pattinson English adventurer Harvey Landon is alone in New York – wanted by the police and with only a few dollars in his pocket. Then Theodore Cranefield offers him a job that he can’t afford to refuse. Soon he is driving south with a gunman named Gregg to a rendezvous in Florida with the so-called El Aguila, Ramon Arturo Alvarez, and the tough young Pete. The drama moves across the Gulf of Mexico to a country about to be ravaged by a volcanic eruption, an earthquake and a revolution in which Landon finds himself unwillingly involved. James Pattinson (1915–2009) wrote many successful mystery thrillers. The Liberators was first published in 1961. 234 x 156mm • h/b • 224pp • Rights: World • 978-0-7090-9575-0 • £19.99 • March 2012
Malice in Mind A.V. Denham When Harriet escapes with her daughter from the abusive Paul, she runs to South Wales where she is taken in by her friend Florence. In her new surroundings Harriet is introduced to James, home from fighting in Afghanistan and owner of a newly inherited garden centre. When a series of unexplained incidents threatens Harriet’s new way of life there are questions to be answered. Harriet is determined to banish her fears and solve the mystery, putting herself in deadly danger … A.V. Denham taught in both London and Hong Kong before moving to Wales. She joined the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service and later trained for the emergency services. Robert Hale has published many of her novels including Love and Charity, Seeds of Destruction and The Girl Who Disappeared. 234 x 156mm • h/b • 224pp • Rights: World • 978-0-7090-9356-5 • £19.99 • March 2012
Rollover James Raven It’s a rollover week on the National Lottery and the jackpot is a whopping £18 million. Journalist Vince Mayo has picked all six numbers, but before he can celebrate his spectacular win he’s battered to death at his home deep in Hampshire’s New Forest. In a hellish chain of events, Mayo’s friend and fellow journalist, Danny Cain, is forced to go on the run when the police suspect him of the murder. James Raven was a journalist for most of his working life. After reporting for local, regional and national newspapers he moved into television in 1982, working his way up to Director of News and then Managing Director of Granada Sport. James spends much of his time writing and travelling. Rollover is his first novel. 234 x 156mm • h/b • 224pp • Rights: BPTM • 978-0-7090-9576-7 • £19.99 • March 2012