HQ's January - June 2023 Catalogue

CATALOGUE

January - June 2023

Fiction

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Crime

Robert Thorogood is the creator of the hit BBC One TV series Death in Paradise, and he has written a series of spin-off novels featuring detective DI Richard Poole.

He was born in Colchester, Essex. When he was ten years old, he read his first proper novel – Agatha Christie’s Peril at End House –and he’s been in love with the genre ever since.

He now lives in Marlow in Buckinghamshire with his wife, children and two whippets called Wally and Evie.

Follow him on Twitter @robthor

The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries (2) Death Comes to Marlow

Robert Thorogood

•The folllow-up to the break-out bestseller THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB, a book that has broadened Robert’s audience and brought him a huge number of new fans.

•THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB became a top ten Kindle bestseller and a No.1 Fiction Heatseeker. It was an Indie BOTM and has sold more almost 120,000 copies across all formats, 215% up in volume on his previous bestselling title

• Pre-orders steadily building: almost 3,000 copies pre-ordered (across formats), six months ahead of publication.

•Foreign rights for THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB have been sold in 12 territories; TV rights have been sold

•The second in a stunning new series, perfect for fans of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB by Richard Osman

• The Vicar of Dibley meets Agatha Christie

•Robert Thorogood is the creator of DEATH IN PARADISE, one of BBC One’s most successful series – it averages 9 million viewers and has been sold in 237 territories

•Extensive author PR activity to include media interviews, appearances at literary lunches, festivals and events. Review and feature coverage anticipated across press, radio and online

Judith, Suzie and Becks return in the brilliant second crime novel in the Marlow Murder Club series, from the creator of the hit TV series, Death in Paradise

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‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James ***

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Club – since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding, and Judith and Co. are looking forward to a bit of free champagne.

But during the soiree, there’s a crash from inside the house, and when the Marlow Murder Club rush to investigate, they are shocked to find the groom-to-be crushed to death in his study.

The study was locked from the inside, so the police don’t consider the death suspicious. But Judith disagrees. As far as she's concerned, Peter was murdered! And it’s up to the Marlow Murder Club to find the killer before he or she strikes again… ***

READERS LOVE THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB series

’Wonderful escapism!’ 5* Amazon Review

‘A wonderful piece of escapism. Absolutely loved it!’ 5* Amazon Review

’My favourite book of the year!’ 5* Amazon Review

’I had an absolute blast reading this book’ 5* Amazon Review

‘So enjoyable, I laughed out loud in places!’ 5* Amazon Review

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Philippa East grew up in Scotland and originally studied Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Oxford. After graduating, she moved to London to train as a Clinical Psychologist and worked in NHS mental health services for over ten years. Philippa now lives in the Lincolnshire countryside with her spouse and cat, and alongside her writing she continues to work as a psychologist and therapist. Her debut novel Little White Lies was longlisted for the Guardian's "Not-TheBooker" prize and shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger. She has since published two further psychological suspense novels, Safe and Sound and I'll Never Tell, and is currently working on her fourth.

I’ll Never Tell

Philippa East

•Philippa’s first two books, Little White Lies and Safe and Sound have sold over 86,000 copies.

•I’LL NEVER TELL features a wealthy Oxford family and exposes their secrets, with themes of guilt, abuse and deception

•Perfect for fans of Louise Candlish and Claire Douglas.

•Philippa is an incredibly active, engaged and connected author, regularly taking part in online and inperson events, podcasts, and recently a series of video podcasts hosted by Lesley Kara and Lauren North.

•Philippa is also a Clinical Psychologist and therapist so has expert insight which informs her writing.

Gripping new suspense from the author of Little White Lies

‘A tense, cat and mouse tale . . . a compelling read' Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chateau

‘Had me gripped from start to finish. So original and clever' Lesley Kara, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Apartment Upstairs

‘Wow! What a book! I couldn't read it fast enough. The tension and pace were absolute magic’ Lauren North, author of All the Wicked Games

Keep your family close, and your secrets closer…

To the outside world, the Goodlights are perfect.

Julia is a lawyer, Paul a stay-at-home dad who has dedicated his life to helping their daughter Chrissie achieve her dreams as a talented violinist.

But on the night of a prestigious music competition, which has the power to change everything for Chrissie and her family, Chrissie goes missing.

She puts on the performance of a lifetime, then completely disappears. Suddenly every single crack, every single secret that the family is hiding risks being exposed.

Because the Goodlights aren’t perfect. Not even close.

‘A pitch perfect thriller! . . . Philippa East is an absolute master of psychological suspense’ Victoria Dowd, author of A Book of Murder

‘Brilliantly unsettling, with characters so deftly woven that you never quite know who – if anyone – you can trust’ Guy Morpuss, author of Black Lake Manor

‘A tense, cat and mouse tale of a missing girl. Cleverly written, with many layers – a compelling read' Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chateau

‘Brilliantly unsettling, with characters so deftly woven that you never quite know who – if anyone – you can trust’ Guy Morpuss, author of Black Lake Manor

‘Wow! What a book! I couldn't read it fast enough. The tension and pace were absolute magic’ Lauren North, author of All the Wicked Games

‘A pitch perfect thriller! The tension builds to a stunning, electrifying conclusion. Philippa East is an absolute master of psychological suspense’ Victoria Dowd, author of A Book of Murder

‘Captivating, complex and insightful’ EMMA CHRISTIE, author of FIND HER FIRST

‘Philippa East has once again cleverly captured the intricacies of human nature and spun a brilliantly written, gripping tale that will have you immediately hooked and guessing throughout. Loved it!’

CHARLOTTE LEVIN, author of IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU

Just The Nicest Couple

Mary Kubica

Mary Kubica, bestselling author of The Good Girl, returns with an addictive thriller full of twists and turns.

Two couples, two close friends, one missing husband…

Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife Nina thinks he is blowing off steam somewhere after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is still nowhere to be found.

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Nina’s friend Lily thinks she may have been the last to see Jake before he went missing. After Lily confesses everything to her husband, Christian, the two decide that nobody can find out what happened leading up to Jake’s disappearance, especially not Nina. But Nina is out there looking for Jake, and she won’t stop until the truth is discovered.

Queen of suspense Mary Kubica delivers a high-octane, edge-of-your-seat thriller filled with delicious lies and shocking betrayals, and shows how even the deepest secrets will always find a way to the surface.

bestselling author of five novels, including The Good Girl. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in History and American Literature. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children.

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‘Mary Kubica’s Just the Nicest Couple is a masterfully written thriller about deception where we least expect it and the danger of a lie tumbling out of control. Taut and incredibly suspenseful, every moment is perfectly crafted to keep us wanting more. An engrossing, spine-tingling read!’ Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push

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Kia Abdullah is a bestselling author and travel writer. Her novels include Take It Back, a Guardian and Telegraph thriller of the year; Truth Be Told, which was shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards; and Next of Kin, which was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Kia has also been selected for the Times Crime Club.

Kia has written for The New York Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times, The Times and the BBC, and is the founder of Asian Booklist, a non-profit that advocates for diversity in publishing and helps readers discover new books by British Asian authors.

For more information about Kia and her writing, visit her website at kiaabdullah.com,

Those People Next Door

Kia Abdullah

•Over 70,000 Kia Abdullah thrillers sold to date.

•THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR is a contemporary and gritty thriller about racial and societal tensions in a seemingly safe British suburb.

•A brilliant novel combining the best of the thriller and courtroom drama genres – for fans of Harriet Tyce, Steve Cavanagh and Gillian McAllister.

•NEXT OF KIN was a Bookseller Heatseeker for three weeks and paperback TCM is 103% and sales across formats are 124% up vs TRUTH BE TOLD.

•Kia’s profile continues to grow – she’s been longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award (NEXT OF KIN), shortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards (TRUTH BE TOLD), has been a Bookseller Heatseeker and selected for the Times Crime Club.

•Kia has a well-earned reputation for tackling difficult questions about contemporary British society in commercial fiction.

•Satisfaction guaranteed: an almost five-star reader review average on Amazon. Kia delivers high-quality tension-filled fiction that has readers coming back for more.

•There are woefully few Asian authors writing the kind of commercial fiction Kia does –the industry needs her.

‘Abdullah’s legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt’ Sunday Times Crime Club * * * You can choose your house. Not your neighbours.

WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM HOME…

Salma Khatun is extremely hopeful about Blenheim, the safe suburban development to which she, her husband and their son have just moved. Their family is in desperate need of a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like the place to make that happen.

MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURS…

Not long after they move in, Salma spots her neighbour, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in their front garden. She chooses not to confront Tom because she wants to fit in. It's a small thing, really. No need to make a fuss. So Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window instead. But the next morning she wakes up to find her window smeared with paint.

AND PREPARE FOR THE NIGHTMARE TO BEGIN…

This time she does confront Tom, and the battle lines between the two families are drawn. As things begin to escalate and the stakes become higher, it's clear that a reckoning is coming… And someone is going to get hurt.

A gripping thriller about nightmare neighbours, Those People Next Door explores the loss of innocence and how far we’re prepared to go to defend ourselves and the people we love.

Praise for Kia Abdullah

‘Bold and brave, shocking and heartfelt, Kia Abdullah handles this story with such skill and empathy, yet builds the tension toward the kind of jaw-dropping turn that had me gasping aloud. A very special book from a very special author’ Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End

‘With razor-sharp insight into the lives of her characters, Kia Abdullah gives readers much more than a courtroom thriller’ Christina Dalcher, VOX

‘An enthralling, heartbreaking and thrilling courtroom drama that had me shouting out loud and gripped until the last page’ Nadine Matheson, The Jigsaw Man

‘A superb legal thriller that fairly crackles with tension’ Guardian

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Look Both Ways

Linwood Barclay

•A breakneck thriller from the international bestseller Linwood Barclay

•Think Jurassic Park … but instead of dinosaurs, it’s driverless cars…

•Linwood’s last book, TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY, was a Top Five Sunday Times hardback bestseller

•In Autumn 2021, FIND YOU FIRST reached Number Two on the Sunday Times Paperback bestseller list

•He has sold over three million copies of his novels in the UK and is a regular hardback and paperback Top Ten bestseller.

•This will be a major publication backed by an unmissable campaign.

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Linwood Barclay is an international bestselling crime and thriller author with over twenty critically acclaimed novels to his name, including the phenomenal number one bestseller No Time For Goodbye. Every Linwood Barclay book is a masterclass in characterisation, plot and the killer twist, and with sales of over seven million copies globally, his books have been sold in more than 39 countries around the world and he can count Stephen King, Shari Lapena and Peter James among his many fans.

Many of his books have been optioned for film and TV, and Linwood wrote the screenplay for the film based on his bestselling novel Never Saw It Coming. Born in the US, his parents moved to Canada just

‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling author

The residents of Garrett Island are part of a visionary experiment. Their cars have been sent to the mainland and for one month, they’ve got self-driving vehicles called Arrivals. With just a voice command, an Arrival will take you where you want to go, and as the cars are all aware of each other, road accidents should be a thing of the past.

As the world’s press arrives for a glimpse of this driverless future, islander and single mom Sandra Montrose preps for the huge media event. She’s ready for this new world. Her husband died when he fell asleep at the wheel, and she’s relieved her two teens, Archie and Katie, may never need driver’s licenses.

But as the day gets underway, there are signs all is not well. A member of the press has vanished. There are rumours of industrial sabotage.

Before long, the sleek driverless cars are no longer taking orders. They’re starting to organize. They’re starting to hunt. And they’ve got the residents of Garrett Island in their sights.

From the international bestseller Linwood Barclay comes a breakneck new thriller, Look Both Ways.

PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY:

‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA

‘A superior thriller’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘The twists keep coming’ THE TIMES

‘Barclay is a terrific writer … I couldn’t put it down, and you won’t be able to either. If you enjoy thrillers, this is the real deal. It never lets up’ STEPHEN KING

‘A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller – Linwood Barclay is in a class of his own’ T.M. LOGAN

‘Linwood Barclay is a stone-cold pro’ JOE HILL

‘A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a ride’ DAILY MAIL

‘Linwood Barclay presses all the right buttons’ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM

‘One of the finest thriller writers in the world at the very top of his game’ MARK BILLINGHAM

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Just because that car sees you doesn’t mean it’s safe to cross…

They think as one. They act as one. They kill as one.

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Looking Out For Love

Sophia Money-Coutts

•Last year The Guardian credited Sophia as one of the reasons why we’re falling back in love with the fabulous genre of romantic comedies. She truly is the 21st century Jilly Cooper meets Bridget Jones, where spurgling, baby-trapping, bread-crumbing and a whole host of eccentric aristocracy are the order of the day.

•Stella wants to find The One but has she been searching the wrong places all along? A laugh-out-loud funny, relatable and heartwarming romcom.

•Sophia is hugely well-connected, she was Features Director at Tatler for five years, she writes a weekly column for The Sunday Telegraph called Modern Manners covering important topics such as the etiquette of the threesome.

•Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Beth O’Leary.

… But is she searching in the right places?

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What Stella really wants is to find love. She wants all-consuming, can’t-think-about-anything-else, can’t-even-manage-to-eat kind of love. What she found beside her in bed that morning wasn’t love. But when a tall, handsome man in a well-fitting suit walks into her life, she thinks she’s finally found The One.

Everything seems to be falling into place now Stella has met the man of her dreams and has an actual job working with a private investigator nicknamed The Affair Hunter. Although seeing relationships in trouble shakes Stella’s own trust and makes her question if she’s been looking for love in the wrong places all along…

Everyone LOVES the hilarious and heart-warming novels by Sophia Money-Coutts

‘Enjoyable and endearing’ Katie Fforde

‘With laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll love this romcom’ Prima

‘Hilariously relatable’ Sophie Cousens

‘For fans of Jilly Cooper…warm-hearted, hilarious and romantic’ Best

‘I laughed out loud throughout this’ Laura Jane Williams

‘The perfect poolside page-turner!’ Woman & Home

‘Super funny, super witty and so warm’ Lia Louis

‘It wouldn’t be summer without a new romcom from Sophia Money-Coutts to deliver a hit of bookish serotonin’ Red

‘Funny, joyful, life-affirming’ Cressida McLaughlin

Praise for Did You Miss Me?

‘With laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll love this romcom’ Prima

‘A fun and frivolous tale, the perfect escapist read’ The Sun

‘Romcom writer extraordinaire’ OK

All My Love

Miranda Dickinson

•A warm-hearted and highly relatable love story from the six-time Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author about two people who are secretly in love with other people, but with each other’s help, find the courage to confess their feelings. But what if they’re falling for the wrong person?

•Readers are crying out for high-concept, hooky romcoms and this book ticks all the boxes: emotional angst; adorable meet cute; slow burn, friends to lovers romance.

•Miranda’s books have sold over a million books worldwide, and THE DAY WE MEET AGAIN, OUR STORY and THE START OF SOMETHING have sold over 75,000 copies across all formats.

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•Perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens, Laura Jane Williams and Mhairi McFarlane.

•Miranda is well connected within author community and is a firm favourite with readers, reviewers and authors, receiving glowing endorsements from them all.

•Committed to growing Miranda’s sales, book by book.

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Miranda is the author of thirteen books, including six Sunday Times bestsellers. Her books have been translated into seven languages and have made the bestseller charts in four countries. She has been shortlisted twice for the RNA awards (for Novel of the Year in 2010 with Fairytale of New York and again in 2012 for Contemporary Novel of the Year for It Started With a Kiss). She has now sold over a million copies of her books worldwide. Miranda lives in the Black Country with her husband and daughter.

‘Miranda is such a big-hearted, generous writer, full of warmth and love’ Jenny Colgan

‘A proper lovely romance, and a fabulous spirit-lifter’ Ruth Jones

‘Heart-warming and believable. This is Miranda Dickinson at her very best’ Sarah Morgan * * *

Sometimes love can be staring you in the face . . . and you don’t even know it

By day, Archie works tirelessly as assistant to the editor of a local newspaper.

By night, Esther works after hours cleaning the rows of office desks with the help of her trusty sidekick, Fred the trolley.

Their paths never would have crossed, if it hadn’t been for one discarded Post-it note unexpectedly bringing them together.

Because they share one thing in common . . . they’re both secretly in love with someone else. And they might just be the two people who can help each other find the courage to confess their feelings and write the perfect love letter.

But what if they’re falling for the wrong person?

Praise for Miranda Dickinson

‘Dickinson does it again! Charming, quirky and properly romantic’ Mike Gayle, bestselling author of All the Lonely People

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‘Gentle and romantic, a wonderful salve for the soul, it is a charming joy of a read – this is Miranda at her very best’ Milly Johnson, Sunday Times bestselling author

‘Breathtakingly romantic and utterly captivating’ Cathy Bramley, Sunday Times bestselling author

‘Charming, relatable and sweet – I was fully invested in this heartwarming love story’ Laura Jane Williams, bestsellling author of Our Stop

‘A truly heart-warming novel about hope, loneliness and the power of reaching out. Charming and romantic, [this] story will move anyone who's ever taken a chance on love. A magical read’ Holly Miller, bestselling author of The Sight of You

‘A story about love, fear, trust; this is a big warm-hearted hug of a book’ Nina Pottell, Prima

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HAYLEY QUINN is an internationally recognised dating coach and founder of the UK’s largest dating coaching company. She has over 2 Million views on her TED talk and over 100,000 YouTube subscribers.

She is the spokesperson for Match, the biggest online dating platform in the world. She has been featured on BBC1, Sky and Channel 4 and is a regular columnist for Cosmopolitan.

Her first fiction (Harper Collins) and nonfiction (Simon & Schuster) books are due for publication this year.

Hayley's goal is to bridge the gap with modern dating and help inspire people to learn to love dating.

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The Last First Date

Hayley Quinn

‘If there ever was a book where I said just one more chapter… one more chapter… this is it… It is a bit of everything: fun, comedy, ridiculousness, romance and friendship.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

One date. One missed chance. One mission to find love.

At 31-years-old, Helen Pines is far from where she thought she would be. Whilst her ex-boyfriend is now engaged, Helen’s ordering Deliveroo for one, wistfully dreaming of her last first date.

Determined to give online dating a go, she matches with drop-dead-gorgeous Brody, and they hit it off immediately.

One date later, Helen’s heart is still singing. Brody’s everything she’s looking for in a man – sexy, charismatic, and the perfect gentleman. But then she receives an error message on the app… all her contacts have been deleted.

With nothing but Brody’s name and job title to go on, Helen is determined to track him down.

But despite the initial chemistry, Helen realises she knows surprisingly little about her mystery man… Was it really love-at-first like, or will she find a new love along the way?

An utterly hilarious laugh-out-loud romance that will have you grinning from ear to ear from the first page to the last! Fans of Our Stop and Mhairi McFarlane will love this book.

Readers LOVE The Last First Date!

Uniquely and beautifully written, this story and its characters stay with you long after you finish the book.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Absolutely adored this book with everything it entailed. Excellent read and I recommend it to all.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This book is so funny, it is the perfect book for a light read that put you in a good mood. I fell in love with the characters and what they went through to find love.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This was such a fun quick read! I loved exploring all of the characters relationships. This doesn’t quite follow a standard romcom troupe, which is refreshing.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Such a sweet, romantic read. A fast beach read that I enjoyed.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I loved this one, I’d read again for sure.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

HarperCollins Publishers, Westerhill Road, Glasgow G64 2QT. Tel +44 (0) 141 306 3100 and The News Building, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Tel +44 (0) 20 8741 7070

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KATY BRENT is a freelance journalist and has been in the industry for over fifteen years. She started work in women’s magazines back in 2005. In 2006, Katy won a PTA award for New Journalist of the Year. More recently she has focused on television journalism. Writing a book has always been her dream and lockdown finally gave the time she kept using as an excuse for not doing it.

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

Katy Brent

Meet Kitty Collins. FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER.

Have you ever walked home at night, keys in hand, ready to throw a punch in self-defence? That’s how it all started. The killing spree, I mean.

I sort of tripped into this role… Literally. The first one was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone. I pushed him, he stumbled, and fell onto his own broken wine bottle. Oops. It was such a waste of a good house white.

But now I can’t seem to stop and nor do I want to… I’ve got a taste for revenge and quite frankly, I’m killing it

A deliciously dark, hilariously twisted story about friendship, love, and murder. Fans of My Sister the Serial Killer, How to Kill Your Family and Killing Eve will love this wickedly clever novel!

HarperCollins Publishers, Westerhill Road, Glasgow G64 2QT. Tel +44 (0) 141 306 3100 and The News Building, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Tel +44 (0) 20 8741 7070

The Garnett Girls

Georgina Moore

•An outstanding fiction debut which huge commercial potential in all formats, written with huge charm and talent

•Opportunity to launch a future star in contemporary fiction at HQ, in a less-crowded part of the market

•Perfect for fans of Karen Swan, Harriet Evans, Santa Montefiore and Lucinda Riley

•Georgina Moore has worked for twenty years in publishing as an award-winning publicist, working with an astonishing roster of bestselling authors including Hillary Clinton, Penny Vincenzi, Patrick Gale, Andrea Levy, Adele Parks, Maggie O’Farrell and Bryony Gordon

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Now Deputy MD of Arts PR Agency Midas, Georgina Moore is an award-winning book publicist, who has worked in the publishing industry for twenty years, most recently at Headline. The Garnett Girls is Georgina’s first novel and is set on the Isle of Wight, where Georgina and her family have a holiday houseboat called Sturdy. Georgina’s main residence is a houseboat in the River Thames, where she lives with her partner, two children and Bomber, the Border Terrier. You can find her as @PublicityBooks on Twitter and @georginamooreauthor on Instagram.

Margo and Richard’s love affair was the stuff legends are made of – forbidden, passionate, allencompassing. But ultimately, doomed.

When Richard walked out, Margo shut herself away from the world, leaving her three daughters, Rachel, Imogen and Sasha, to run wild.

Having finally put the past behind her, the charismatic Margo holds court in her cottage on the Isle of Wight, refusing to ever speak of Richard. But her silence is keeping each of the Garnett girls from finding true happiness.

The eldest, Rachel, is desperate to return to London, but is held hostage by responsibility for Sandcove, their beloved but crumbling family home.

Imogen, the dreamy middle child, feels the pressure to marry her kind, considerate fiancé, even when her life is taking an unexpected turn.

And wild, passionate Sasha, the baby, trapped between her increasingly alienated family and her controlling husband, has unearthed the secret behind Richard’s departure… and when she reveals it, the effects are devastating.

Set on the beautiful beaches of the Isle of Wight, The Garnett Girls asks whether children can ever be free of the mistakes their parents make.

Praise for The Garnett Girls:

'A rare and wonderful delight’ Lucy Foley

‘I adored it’ Bryony Gordon

‘A delicious read’ Rachel Joyce

‘Richly drawn’ Patrick Gale

‘What a gem of a book!’ Erica James

‘Pure pleasure’ Emmma Stonex

‘Beautifully written’ Jill Mansell

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A brilliant debut and powerful tale of sisterhood and home, set on the beautiful beaches of the Isle of Wight…

'A rare and wonderful delight’ Lucy Foley ‘I adored it’ Bryony Gordon ‘A delicious read – intimate, intricate, immersive’ Rachel Joyce

‘Love makes you do things you never thought you were capable of.’

Never Never

Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

•Global phenomenon and Number One Sunday Times bestseller Colleen Hoover joins forces with the New York Times bestseller and HQ author Tarryn Fisher for this stunning collaboration

•Colleen Hoover has sold over 20 million books worldwide

•Never Never is a suspense-filled romantic thriller which will leave readers breathless and believing in the power of love

•Never published before in the UK, Never Never was originally a trilogy of novellas self-published by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

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Tarryn Fisher is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of nine novels. Born a sun hater, she currently makes her home in Seattle, Washington, with her children, husband, and psychotic husky. She loves connecting with her readers on Instagram.

Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of multiple novels and novellas. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a non-profit book subscription service and bookstore in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

•Gloriously, unashamedly romantic – a chance for Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher fans to discover this gloriously romantic story of star-crossed lovers, Silas and Charlie

•Certain to make huge waves on TikTok

•Will contain exclusive never-seen before content and early chapters of The Wives by Tarryn Fisher (HQ 2019)

Forgetting is terrifying. Remembering is worse…

Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. They've been in love since the age of fourteen. But as of this morning… they are complete strangers. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love… every memory has vanished.

Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be… the more they question why they were ever together to begin with.

Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse.

The Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us joins forces with the New York Times bestselling author of The Wives for a gripping, twisty, romantic mystery unlike any other.

Praise for Tarryn Fisher:

‘Compulsive, brilliant, enthralling’ Adele Parks

‘Fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl will revel in The Wives… will keep readers on their toes until its final page’ USA TODAY

‘Dark, disturbing and deliciously addictive’ B A Paris

Praise for Colleen Hoover:

‘The queen of the bestseller lists’ USA TODAY

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Erica James

•Join Sunday Times bestseller Erica James on a journey into the past for a heartbreaking tale of love, secrets and the enduring power of friendship

•Based on the life of one England’s most revered and ground-breaking garden designers, socialite Norah Lindsay

•MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS was THE Mother’s Day Book of March 2022, with 8,000 copies sold in the first ten days

•MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS reached no. six in the Sunday Times for two weeks and spent four weeks in the Sunday Times Top 20

•It was also a Number Four Bestseller on Audible and a Top 20 Bestseller in Australia

•A gorgeous tale of lost love and family secrets

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Erica James is the author of twenty-four internationally bestselling novels, including most recently Mothers and Daughters, which was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. Her books are loved by readers looking for beautifully drawn relationships, emotionally powerful storylines and evocative settings.

In 2020, Erica received the Nielsen Silver Award for sales of over a quarter of a million copies for both Love and Devotion and Tell It to the Skies. She has previously won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award for Gardens of Delight and is a Number One bestseller in Norway.

A keen gardener, Erica lives in Suffolk and has a growing obsession for doll’s houses.

Another heartbreaking but glorious tale of secrets and love from the Sunday Times bestselling author Erica James…

July 1981. As the country prepares to celebrate Prince Charles’ wedding to Lady Diana, Libby wants to be as far away from royal wedding fever as possible.

Having caught her own fiancé in bed with her best friend just weeks before they were due to marry, she’s fled London for the comfort of the Suffolk countryside.

At Larkspur House, with its magical garden created by renowned garden designer and one-time socialite Elfrida Ambrose, and its comfortingly familiar kitchen presided over by Libby’s great-aunt Bess, she hopes to find a way to put her life back together.

But for lifelong friends Bess and Elfrida, Libby’s arrival has stirred up the ghosts of the past. And before they can help her rebuild her shattered future, they must confront their own unspoken secrets, lost loves, and tragedies…

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Erica James comes a captivating story that sweeps through sixty years of history, love, and family drama.

Praise for Erica James:

‘A beautifully written story… a satisfying treat of a novel’ Adele Parks

‘A brilliant read. A compelling family drama… Completely absorbing’ Sarah Morgan

‘Wise and warm with plenty of twists and turns, you'll love this’ Rachel Hore, bestselling author ‘Glorious… a real treat’ Sunday Post

‘You’ll be swept away… in this beautiful portrait of a family and its multigenerational secrets… delightful!’ Veronica Henry

‘A wonderfully compelling family drama… Warm, escapist and utterly uplifting’ Sunday Express

‘Surprising and reassuringly wise, captivating and vivid, beautiful and authentic… peerless storytelling with heart’ Miranda Dickinson

‘A brilliantly observational look at the complexities of family life’ My Weekly ‘Deliciously immersive… tracing the complex emotions and dangerous undercurrents that lie beneath the deceptively smooth surface of family life’ Iona Grey

‘A captivating read’ OK!

Praise for Erica James:

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Rebecca Raisin

Rebecca has been one of the stand-out successes of HQD, with almost half a million books sold across formats

·Bec writes books for book-lovers, featuring libraries, bookshops and book clubs heavily – but always with her trademark humour and warmth, and with a gorgeous romance to sweep us away •Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop has been optioned by Frolic Media

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REBECCA RAISIN writes heartwarming romance from her home in sunny Perth, Australia. Her heroines tend to be on the quirky side and her books are usually set in exotic locations so her readers can armchair travel any day of the week. The only downfall about writing about gorgeous heroes who have brains as well as brawn, is falling in love with them – just as well they’re fictional. Rebecca aims to write characters you can see yourself being friends with. People with big hearts who care about relationships and believe in true, once in a lifetime love. Her bestselling novel Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop has been optioned for film with MRC studios and Frolic Media.

A bundle of mysterious letters. A trip to Venice. A journey she’ll never forget.

When Luna loses her beloved mother, she’s bereft: her mother was her only family, and without her Luna feels rootless. Then the chance discovery of a collection of letters in her mother’s belongings sends her on an unexpected journey.

Following a clue in the letters, Luna packs her bags and heads to Venice, to a gorgeous but faded bookshop overlooking the canals, hoping to uncover the truth about her mother’s mysterious past. Will Luna find the answers she’s looking for – and finally find the place she belongs?

Praise for Rebecca Raisin:

‘I absolutely fell in love with this totally heart-warming tale, written by a booklover for booklovers everywhere!… Utterly fabulous – if I could give it more than five stars, I would!’ Jaimie Admans, author of The Beekeeper at Elderflower Grove

‘I enjoyed it so much!… This summer’s go-to for every book-worm.’ Jane Linfoot, author of The Little Cornish Kitchen

‘The perfect romantic comedy for bookworms and library lovers everywhere!’ Annie Lyons, author of Eudora Honeysett Is Quite Well, Thank You

‘I absolutely did not want this book to end… If you love books and libraries and stories about people starting over, you will love Elodie’s Library of Second Chances.’ The French Village Diaries

‘A gorgeous love letter to libraries… There is something so magical about a Rebecca Raisin book; they always have this incredible ability to fill your heart with so much happiness and joy.’ Romance by the Book

Praise for Rebecca Raisin

‘I enjoyed it so much!… This summer’s go-to for every book-worm.’ Jane Linfoot, author of The Little Cornish Kitchen

‘WONDERFUL! I could not put this book down!… A book to warm your heart and spirit you away to a brighter place. 5 big glittering gold stars! I love it!’ Colleen Coleman, author of Don’t Stop Me Now

‘I absolutely fell in love with this totally heart-warming tale, written by a booklover for booklovers everywhere!… Utterly fabulous – if I could give it more than five stars, I would!’ Jaimie Admans, author of The Beekeeper at Elderflower Grove

‘The perfect romantic comedy for bookworms and library lovers everywhere!’ Annie Lyons, author of Eudora Honeysett Is Quite Well, Thank You

‘I absolutely did not want this book to end… If you love books and libraries and stories about people starting over, you will love Elodie’s Library of Second Chances.’ The French Village Diaries

‘A gorgeous love letter to libraries… There is something so magical about a Rebecca Raisin book; they always have this incredible ability to fill your heart with so much happiness and joy.’ Romance by the Book

The stunning and charming new novel from the bestselling author of Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop!

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Sarah Stovell was born in Kent in 1977 and now lives in Northumberland with her partner and two children. She has an MA and a PhD in creative writing and is a lecturer in creative writing at Lincoln University. She is the author of four previous novels, Mothernight, The Night Flower, Exquisite and The Home Exquisite was chosen by The Times as one of the top 40 crime novels of the past 5 years.

Every Happy Family

Sarah Stovell

•HQ’s first book from Sarah, Other Parents, published to great acclaim and established her as an exciting new voice in contemporary book club fiction

•Every Happy Family is an emotionally charged, brilliantly observed and very funny examination of complex family dynamics

•Pressure cooker environment of a fractured family coming together under one roof resulting. Tensions and revelations abound!

•Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jane Fallon

Sarah Stovell is the author of five previous novels, including thriller EXQUISITE which was published to rave author and press reviews.

The new novel from the acclaimed author of Other Parents and Exquisite.

Minnie and Bert are over the moon to have their three grown-up children home for the first time in a decade. But having Lizzie, Jess, Owen and the grandchildren under one roof isn’t without its dramas.

Lizzie is off the alcohol (although mulled wine doesn’t count), Jess is juggling a toddler and a newborn, but it’s Owen who has the power to throw a grenade into everything.

It all goes back to something that happened when Owen was a teenager and it involves Nora Skelly –a name you don’t mention in front of Minnie.

With Nora also back in town, the past is about to come crashing into the present. And what better time to revisit old secrets and resentments than around the family dinner table?

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Praise for Other Parents:

‘Set to be one of the most talked-about books of 2022’ HELLO!

‘Sensitive, sharply observed and often funny’ Adele Parks, Platinum

‘Touted as the new Liane Moriarty, Stovell is one to watch’ Woman & Home

‘Cringe-inducing, agonising, truthful, heartbreaking and hilarious’ Janice Hallett

‘Funny, moving, insightful and so sharp on the politics of the school gate and beyond' Laura Marshall, bestselling author of Friend Request

‘Examines some tricky contemporary issues . . . It’s also very funny’ Daily Express

‘Completely gripping, original and so well-observed’ Nancy Tucker, author of The First Day of Spring

Praise for Other Parents

'A timely and intoxicating firecracker of a drama packed with small town secrets, politics and prejudice . . . Thoughtful, thought provoking and always supremely entertaining' Best

'This story about the politics and dark undercurrents of a school community is sharp, compelling, and thought-provoking, with a cast of characters who live and breathe on the page' Amanda Jennings, author of The Cliff House

‘Clever, thought-provoking and darkly funny. Tackles big issues with a light hand’ Tina Baker, author of Call Me Mummy

‘A brilliant book’ Bella

‘Loved it from page one. Fully immersive with beautifully realised characters and a plot that tackles some huge, important issues. This is the kind of book I crave’ Emily Edwards, author of The Herd

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Jesse Sutanto is an author of books for children and adults. She is the author of The Obsession, a YA suspense novel forthcoming from Sourceboks Fire in February 2021, and Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit, the first in a middle grade series set to publish in early 2022 from Imprint.

She received her Masters from the University of Oxford. She grew up in Indonesia and Singapore and currently lives in Jakarta with her husband and two daughters.

You can find out more about Jesse on her website www.jesseqsutanto.com and follow her on Twitter @thewritinghippo and on Facebook and Instagram @JesseQSutanto

•Cosy crime is a booming area of the market and this is perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Robert Thorogood

•VERA WONG is KNIVES OUT meets KIM’S CONVENIENCE and sits alongside Nita Prose’s THE MAID and Bella Mackie’s HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY

•When Vera Wong finds a dead man in her tea shop one morning, she decides to turn detective to find the kill. After all nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands

•Jesse is the award-winning author of DIAL A FOR AUNTIES which is soon to be a major Netflix film

Pre-order the new must-read cozy crime mystery from the bestselling author of Dial A For Aunties

Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing…

Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective?

Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet).

But when Vera wakes up one morning to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, it’s going to take more than a strong Longjing to fix things. Knowing she’ll do a better job than the police possibly could – because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands – Vera decides it’s down to her to catch the killer.

Nobody spills the tea like this amateur sleuth.

Knives Out meets Kim’s Convenience for anyone who loves solving mysteries by Richard Osman and Janice Hallett, and watching Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders.

Praise for Jesse Sutanto and Dial A For Aunties:

‘Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt’ Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read

‘A dazzling debut full of humour and love. A comedy caper, doused in black humour, comical references, mixed with romance – fans of Crazy Rich Asians will love it’ My Weekly

‘Brilliant, wicked and dead, dead funny’ Andi Osho, Asking For A Friend

‘A gloriously screwball crime caper (with a dusting of romance) which will have you snortlaughing’ Red

‘Dial A For Aunties is one of the funniest, smartest, most compelling books I’ve read in a long time and I couldn’t put it down’ Lucy Vine, Hot Mess

‘Rejoice over Dial A For Aunties’ Elle

‘This smart, funny charming novel has all the right ingredients to make you laugh out loud… A heartfelt rom-com’ Platinum

‘A tightly-plotted, highly comic romp, Dial A For Aunties keeps you guessing till the very last

Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out

Ryan Love

Multi-generational characters + second chances at life + romance = the ultimate feel-good read!

· Brilliant hooky concept of two family members on their coming-out journey together.

· Queer characters are still underrepresented in commercial fiction and this is the perfect heart-warming romance/journey of self-discovery that will speak to many readers.

· Readers are crying out for feel-good fiction to escape into

· Ryan is a journalist who has written about the issues addressed in the book as they are very personal to him, from life as a gay man, to mental health 336pp

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Born and raised in the island town of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, Ryan is a NCTJ-qualified journalist. He was the first Showbiz Editor at Digital Spy and has written for publications including the Independent, the Telegraph, Attitude, Radio Times and Yahoo. After moving into music PR, Ryan worked on campaigns for global superstars including Britney Spears, Shakira, Usher, John Legend and OneRepublic. Ryan is passionate about mental health and enjoys speaking and writing about his own experiences. When he isn’t writing, Ryan can be found tweeting, watching – and playing –Countdown or enjoying cuddles with his two golden retrievers. Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out is his debut novel.

The feel-good read of 2023. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O’Leary and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper.

When 79-year-old Arthur gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he's gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he's about to come out.

Arthur's daughter, Elizabeth, storms out. She swears that she won't have anything to do with her father again – and she forbids her children from seeing him too.

Arthur's 21-year-old grandson, Teddy, has a secret of his own: he's also gay, and developing serious feelings for his colleague Ben. But Teddy doesn't feel remotely ready to come out yet: if his mother cut her own father out of her life, what will she do when she learns her only son is gay, too?

Arthur and Teddy have always been close, and now they will have to rely on their powerful bond as they navigate their way through old heartbreak and new love while learning to accept who they are.

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NEIL LANCASTER is the No. 1 digital bestselling author of both the Tom Novak and Max Craigie series. His first Craigie novel, Dead Man’s Grave, was longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year. The second Craigie novel, The Blood Tide, topped several ebook and audio charts. It was also longlisted for the 2022 McIlvanney Prize and shortlisted for Best New Series at the Dead Good Reader Awards.

Neil served as a military policeman and worked for the Metropolitan Police as a detective, investigating serious crimes in the capital and beyond. As a covert policing specialist, he used all manner of techniques to investigate and disrupt major crime and

Blood Runs Cold

Neil Lancaster

•Neil’s first novel, Dead Man’s Grave, was longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, and was also named Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month in January 22.

His second novel, The Blood Tide, was also longlisted for the 2022 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year and was shortlisted for Best New Series at the Dead Good Reader Awards.

•This is the fourth thriller in a stunning new Scottish crime series, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and Denzil Meyrick.

•The series has hit the top 100 in both the US and UK Amazon Kindle charts.

•The author is an Ex-Detective and Military Policeman who uses his first-hand experiences to bring authenticity to his stories. He is also a broadcaster who regularly appears on Sky TV to comment on true crime documentaries.

•Neil was a detective on the famous Levi Bellfield serial killer case.

•Neil lives in the Scottish Highlands on The Black Isle and is well-connected within the crime writing community. This series has garnered praise from a wide range of authors, including Ian Rankin, Jane Casey, C. L. Taylor, Cass Green and Tony Parsons.

Don’t miss the next book from bestselling crime writer Neil Lancaster!

Available to pre-order now!

She was taken against her will.

On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes for a run and never returns. With a new identity and secure home in the Scottish Highlands, she was supposed to be safe…

She escaped once.

With personal ties to Affi’s case, DS Max Craigie joins the investigation. When he discovers other trafficking victims have disappeared in exactly the same circumstances, he knows one thing for certain – there’s a leak somewhere within law-enforcement.

She won’t outrun them again.

The clock is ticking… Max must catch Affi’s kidnappers and expose the mole before anyone else goes missing. Even it if means turning suspicions onto his own team…

Don’t miss the next book in the DS Max Craigie series! Fans of Ian Rankin and Marion Todd will love this utterly gripping Scottish thriller!

Praise for Neil Lancaster!

‘Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty’ Ian Rankin

‘Fast-paced, compelling, and deeply authentic’ Jane Casey

‘Neil Lancaster is so damn clever’ Marion Todd

‘A thriller writer set to blow up the bestseller lists’ C. L. Taylor

‘Deliciously dark’ Daily Mail

‘One of the very best police procedural writers in the country’ The Sun

‘A brand-new star of Tartan Noir. Superb’ Cass Green

‘Hard-edged . . . a satisfyingly complex mystery’ The Times

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Anita Frank was born in Shropshire and studied English and American History at the University of East Anglia. She lives in Berkshire with her husband and three children and is now a full-time carer for her disabled son. Her debut novel The Lost Ones was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown Award. The Good Liars is her third novel.

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•Anita Frank’s debut novel, THE LOST ONES, was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award and the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown.

•Her second book, THE RETURN, was shortlisted for the RNA’s Historical Romantic Novel Award.

Six years ago, at the very start of World War One, a local boy went missing and was never found.

So when an inspector arrives at the manor house in 1920 saying that a new witness claims that the boy was last seen there, Ida, Victor and Maurice are shocked.

The past is coming back to haunt them, and someone wants their secrets to remain buried…

Praise for Anita Frank:

‘An engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of love’ Sunday Times

‘A truly wonderful novel, so beautifully written and with an engrossing plot … From now on, Anita will be a must-read author for me’ Jill Mansell, bestselling author of And Now You're Back

‘Draws you in with a deeply held secret so that just when you think it should all be over, it’s really just beginning – an enticing slant on wartime life’ Mandy Robotham, bestselling author of The Girl Behind the Wall

‘An engrossing story of loss, betrayal and love … that immerses the reader in the struggles of women in wartime and the traumas of the men who returned’ Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns

‘Beautiful, atmospheric writing and masterful storytelling’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of Under The Golden Sun

‘Utterly gripping. It wrapped me in its spell from the first page to the last. Anita Frank is a beautiful writer and a wonderful storyteller’ Iona Grey, author of The Glittering Hour

‘A page-turner crafted with care and respect. A love poem to a lost agricultural way of life’ Caroline Scott, author of When I Come Home Again

‘A beautiful tale of love, loss and survival … with characters that live on well after the last page’ Fíona Scarlett, author of Boys Don’t Cry

‘A gripping… wartime drama’ Samantha King, author of The Secret Keeper’s Daughter

‘A tribute to the ordinary working lives of extraordinary people’ Claire Dyer, author of The Significant Others of Odie May

Praise for Anita Frank:

‘An engaging story of secrets, sacrifice and the persistence of love’ Sunday Times

‘A truly wonderful novel, so beautifully written and with an engrossing plot … From now on, Anita will be a must-read author for me’ Jill Mansell, bestselling author of And Now You're Back

‘Draws you in with a deeply held secret so that just when you think it should all be over, it’s really just beginning – an enticing slant on wartime life’ Mandy Robotham, bestselling author of The Girl Behind the Wall

‘Anita Frank weaves a beautiful and poignant love story that tugged at my heartstrings’ Jenny Quintana, author of The Hiding Place

From the author of several stunning historical fiction books comes a new story of crime, deceit, and murder, set in the early 1920s…

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Louise Jensen

•Louise Jensen is the global number one bestselling author of six previous novels and has sold over a million books worldwide.

•THE FALL is a nail-biting, claustrophobic psychological thriller where an attempted murder reveals a shocking host of secrets

•Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena, Lesley Kara, Heidi Perks and Jane Corry.

•Over 170,000 books sold since Louise Jensen joined HQ

•One to watch: a mass-market fiction top 20 target

•Bespoke digital campaign to drive high-volume ebook sales

•Author has a huge online following and attracts sensational NetGalley and Amazon reader reviews. Satisfaction guaranteed from this reader favourite.

•Nominated for the Goodreads Debut Author of 2016 Award & The Guardian’s Not the Booker 2018 for THE DATE

PRAISE FOR LOUISE JENSEN

‘A galloping pulse-pounder’ Heat

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Now, Caily lies comatose in her hospital bed, and the police don’t believe it was an accident. As the investigation progresses, it soon becomes clear that not everyone in the family was where they claimed to be at the time of her fall.

Caily should be safe in hospital but not everyone wants her to wake up. Someone is desperate to protect the truth and it isn’t just Caily’s life that is in danger.

Because some secrets are worth killing for…

Readers are RIVETED by Louise Jensen!

‘This book keeps you on your toes! It is an excellent psychological thriller, with the tension building up throughout . . . A well-deserved 5 stars from me’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Compelling and chilling. Louise is at the top of her game when it comes to writing a unputdownable psychological thriller’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Louise Jensen has done it again . . . The writing had the sheer talent of wanting me keep reading one more chapter deep into the night’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Full of suspense and edge-of-your-seat moments. If I could give more than 5 stars I would because this book is definitely one of my favourite reads’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Praise for Louise Jensen

‘A galloping pulse-pounder’ Heat

‘A very good study of vulnerability, and how our best intentions can often lead us astray’ The Guardian

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‘A very good study of vulnerability, and how our best intentions can often lead us astray’ The Guardian

‘You’ll be left open-mouthed’ Woman’s Weekly

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At her surprise 40th birthday party, Kate Granger feels like the luckiest woman in the world but just hours later her fifteen-year-old daughter, Caily, is found unconscious underneath a bridge when she should have been at school.

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The Secret Shore

Liz Fenwick

•Another gloriously escapist read set in Cornwall and Devon

•A spellbinding story of a young woman during World War Two, set against the brooding Cornish coast

•Drawn from true life stories, this is a fascinating novel telling the history behind the first female cartographers of the Second World War

•Liz’s previous novel, THE RIVER BETWEEN US won the RNA Popular Romantic Fiction Award in 2022

•THE RIVER BETWEEN US PBO was a Number One Heatseeker and sold 22,000 TCM in its first eight months on sale

•THE PATH TO THE SEA paperback sold 20,000 TCM in 2020

•THE PATH TO THE SEA has over 260 Five Star Reviews on Amazon

•Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Kate Morton

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Liz Fenwick is an award-winning novelist born in Massachusetts. She made her first trip to Cornwall in 1989 and lost her heart to the Duchy and to the man who is now her husband. They live in Cornwall with two mad cats and she spends her time reading, plot walking and procrastinating on Twitter @liz_fenwick, Instagram @liz_fenwick, Facebook liz.fenwick.author and TikTok @lizfenwickauthor.

For more information or to join her mailing list visit lizfenwick.com.

Merry is used to men double-taking when she walks into a room. There aren’t many female geographers in the Naval Intelligence Division, and few mapmakers can match her skill. So when a family crisis calls her back to Cornwall, a landscape she knows well, and she is expected to work with a team running secret flotillas to northern France, Merry is prepared for the comments she gets from her fellow officers.

But, with a war underway, not everything she faces will be as clear and simple as the maps she draws, and Merry soon finds herself facing a situation that will challenge everything she holds dear when she meets an enigmatic, handsome American officer…

Praise for Liz Fenwick:

'Wonderfully evocative’ Judy Finnigan ‘Vivid and beautifully written, Liz Fenwick is a gifted storyteller’ Sarah Morgan

'Full of delicious atmosphere and intrigue, and with a compelling mystery flowing through its pages … an absolute delight… I loved it!' Hazel Gaynor

‘Wonderful escapism … a relaxing, evocative read’ Tracy Rees

‘I enjoyed sinking into this gloriously rich novel, so laced with secrets’ Rachel Hore

'Liz has conjured up a lovely story that blends the past and the present beautifully' Erica James ‘Pure escapism at its best’ The Sun

‘The queen of the contemporary Cornish novel’ The Guardian

‘Sublime storytelling’ Cathy Bramley

‘The story and relationships take some intriguing twists and turns that will have you gripped’ Woman & Home

‘A compellingly atmospheric and emotional rollercoaster of a read, which leaves one ultimately replete’ Kate Ryder

‘Beautifully descriptive, unashamedly romantic and evocative, Liz Fenwick has nailed the sweeping escapist read’ Veronica Henry

‘A warm and feel-good romance that will have you pining to feel sand beneath your feet’ Woman’s Weekly

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Men I’ve Loved Before

Adele Parks

•Republished in Adele’s bestselling brand livery, having been previously published by Headline in 2010

•Adele’s last two books, One Last Secret and Both Of You, were Sunday Times Top Five bestsellers and Number One bestsellers in audio

•Both Of You was also Number Two in paperback and Number One in eBook

•Just My Luck and Lies Lies Lies were Number One bestsellers

•Just My Luck and Lies Lies Lies have just been optioned for development for TV

•Adele has sold over 4.5 million copies in the UK

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Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 22 bestselling novels including the Sunday Times and eBook Number One bestseller Both Of You Over four and a half million UK editions of her work have been sold and her books have been translated into 31 different languages. Adele’s recent Sunday Times Number One bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck were shortlisted for the British Book Awards and have been optioned for development for TV. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. Adele has lived in Botswana, Italy and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.

Praise for Men I’ve Loved Before:

‘Adele Parks’s novels are a fabulous mix of comedy, real life and emotional depth and her tenth, Men I’ve Loved Before, is no exception’ Daily Express

‘A wicked pleasure’ Woman & Home ‘Observant, sensitive and we like this a lot!’ Closer

‘A dazzling novel full of emotional set-pieces and real insight into relationships between men and women… This is Parks at her best’ Heat

‘She is a particularly acute observer of relationship ups and downs, and her stories are always as insightful as they are entertaining’ Daily Mirror

Praise for Adele Parks:

‘Adele Parks never takes her foot off the gas, every book is tighter, faster, better than the last’ Lisa Jewell

'Gripping, moving and elegantly written' Marian Keyes

‘Brilliantly twisty… but is also so insightful about human nature. A triumph’ Lucy Foley

‘A compelling take on one of those “what if” scenarios that we’ve all wondered about. Addictive, provocative and thoroughly relatable – a brilliantly crafted reminder to be careful what you wish for’ T. M.Logan

‘An absolute joy: gripping, shocking and surprising. A cautionary tale about what one couple’s sudden wealth can do to old friendships’ Jane Fallon

‘Stupendous! I read this totally compelling modern-day morality tale over a weekend – I couldn’t put it down. As ever, Adele Parks does not disappoint – you’ll love it’ Ruth Jones

Praise for Men I’ve Loved Before:

‘Adele Parks’s novels are a fabulous mix of comedy, real life and emotional depth and her tenth, Men

When you’ve loved before, how do you know who’s ‘the one’?

A riveting story of love and the paradox of choice from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of Lies Lies Lies, Just My Luck, and Both Of You.

The Iron Fey: Evenfall (3) The Iron Vow

Julie Kagawa

The extraordinary finale to Julie Kagawa's New York Times and internationally bestselling Iron Fey series is here … and the fate of the Nevernever and all the world hangs in the balance. Join Meghan, Ash, Puck, Grimalkin, and the entire Iron Fey cast for this final epic journey into worlds where imagination knows no boundaries…

After leaping through the portal to Evenfall, Meghan and her companions find themselves in a terrifying new world where Nightmares roam and glamour is nearly nonexistent. As their magic wanes and the creatures of Evenfall rise against them, the race to find the Nightmare King grows ever more desperate. But what they discover will shake everything they thought they knew to the core.

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Julie Kagawa is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Iron Fey, Blood of Eden, The Talon Saga and the Shadow of the Fox series. Born in Sacramento, she has been a bookseller and an animal trainer and enjoys reading, painting, playing in her garden and training in martial arts. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and a plethora of pets. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Vita and the Birds

Polly Crosby

•A compelling and evocative dual timeline mystery for fans of Eve Chase, Diane Setterfield, Gentleman Jack and the Kate Winslet movie Ammonite.

•Polly has received widespread press coverage as well as an impressive roster of author blurbs for previous books The Illustrated Child and The Unravelling.

•Polly is brilliant at fostering local support in her local region of East Anglia, where the book is set.

•Polly was awarded runner up in the Bridport Prize’s Peggy Chapman Andrews Award for a First Novel, and also won Curtis Brown Creative’s Yesterday Scholarship.

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Polly Crosby grew up on the Suffolk coast, and now lives with her husband and son in the heart of Norfolk.

In 2018, Polly won Curtis Brown Creative’s Yesterday Scholarship, which enabled her to finish her debut novel, The Illustrated Child Later the same year, it was awarded runnerup in the Bridport Prize’s Peggy Chapman Andrews Award for a First Novel. Polly received the Annabel Abbs Creative Writing Scholarship at the University of East Anglia. Her new novel, Vita and the Birds, is out in May 2023.

A haunting mystery for fans of

Eve Chase, Kate Morton and Kate Mosse.

1938: Lady Vita Goldsborough lives in the shadow of her controlling older brother, Aubrey. Trapped and isolated on the East Anglian coast, Vita takes solace in watching the birds that fly over the marshes. But then she meets local artist Dodie Blakeney. The two women form a close bond, and Vita finally glimpses a chance to escape Aubrey’s grasp and be as free as the birds she loves.

1997: Decades later and in the wake of her mother’s death, Eve Blakeney returns to the coast where she spent childhood summers with her beloved grandmother, Dodie. Eve hopes the visit will help make sense of her grief. The last thing she expects to find is a bundle of letters that hint at the heartbreaking story of Dodie’s relationship with a woman named Vita.

Eve and Vita’s stories are linked by a shattering secret that echoes through the decades, and when Eve discovers the truth, it will overturn everything she thought she knew about her family – and change her life forever.

Praise for Polly Crosby

‘Polly Crosby whips up a lush, mythical world . . . realised beautifully in vivid writing. A book worm’s treat!’ Eve Chase, author of The Glass House

‘[A] gem of a read’ Good Housekeeping

‘Like a surreal cabinet of curiosities – haunting, eerie, evocative.’ Bridget Collins, author of The Binding

‘A captivating coming-of-age story with memorable characters beautifully brought to life in a setting dripping with atmosphere’ Daily Mail

‘A luminous and beautiful novel that gently lures the reader into a captivating story with a mystery at its heart.’ Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne

‘This moving tale is set in a mesmerising world. Like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis, the story emerges slowly, allowing you to immerse yourself in its wonders.’ Heat

‘A beautifully written tale of butterflies, secrets and silk’ Sonia Velton, author of Blackberry and Wild Rose

‘Dreamy image after image . . . like a series of beautiful paintings’ Sara Sheridan, author of The Fair Botanists

‘A bewitching read' Woman & Home

'Evocative and enchanting – a future classic and a star in the making' Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry

‘An extraordinary debut… beautiful, dark, haunting and unforgettable… I loved it’ Edward Carey, author of Little

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Summer Wedding

Sarah Morgan

•The brand-new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of BEACH HOUSE SUMMER, THE CHRISTMAS ESCAPE and ONE MORE FOR CHRISTMAS.

•A story of mothers and daughters, and starting over, SUMMER WEDDING is big, joyful storytelling about sisterhood and rekindled romance, set in Corfu. Perfect summer reading!

•Aiming for a Top Five Sunday Times bestseller, and our third consecutive Top Ten summer bestseller.

•Almost half a million copies sold of Sarah’s previous summer bestsellers (since 2018).

•For fans of Ruth Jones, Marian Keyes and Sophie Kinsella.

•Sarah Morgan is THE women’s fiction brand to watch – read yourself happy with Sarah Morgan. Investing in year-round strategy to promote our extensive backlist, complementing each new frontlist publication.

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Sarah lives near London, England with her family and when she isn't writing or reading, she likes to spend time outdoors hiking or riding her mountain bike.

Join Sarah's mailing list at sarahmorgan.com for all book news. For more insight into her writing life follow her on Facebook at facebook/AuthorSarahMorgan and on Instagram at @sarahmorganwrites. Contact

•Achieving book-on-book growth in a market where other authors are declining, and we have an ambitious plan in place to continue growing sales and establishing Sarah Morgan as a household brand author.

•BEACH HOUSE SUMMER (May 2022)

-Two weeks in the Sunday Times Paperback Fiction Top Ten.

-Almost 85k copies sold across formats in just two months. -Paperback TCM almost 50k. Paperback sales 20% up vs THE SUMMER SEEKERS (May 2021). Sales increased across all retailers.

-A Kindle and Apple Books bestseller. Huge ebook growth vs THE SUMMER SEEKERS – 76% up. -Our fastest selling summer book to date.

-Outsold key summer reading paperback competitors Sheila O’Flanagan, Milly Johnson, Cathy Kelly, Jill Mansell, Veronica Henry.

•THE CHRISTMAS ESCAPE (Oct 2021)

-THE #1 bestselling contemporary Christmas fiction title, outselling key competitors Karen Swan, Milly Johnson, Jenny Colgan and Cathy Bramley by thousands of copies. -Three weeks in the Sunday Times PB Fic Top Ten, reaching a high of #2 (kept off the top spot by Richard Osman).

-Almost 110k copies sold across formats. -Paperback TCM almost 55k copies. -A Kindle and Apple Books bestseller.

•Sarah has sold over 21 million books worldwide.

Don’t miss the new summer novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan!

Coming soon…

Praise for Sarah Morgan

‘Gloriously romantic, the perfect summer escape!’ Cathy Bramley

‘A perfect slice of joyful summer escapism from Sarah Morgan, the master of the genre’ Clare Pooley, The Authenticity Project

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‘Sarah Morgan has the ultimate golden touch for me – no other author makes me lose myself in a world like she does’ Laura Jane Williams, The Lucky Escape

‘As with all Sarah’s books, Sarah is so good at hooking you from the first page and keeping you there. I fell easily into the story, and never wanted to leave. Nobody does heartfelt, sexy romance quite like Sarah’ Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

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T.Orr Munro was born in Hampshire to an English mother and a Greek-Armenian father who later moved to Devon. After university she trained as a CSI, then became a secondary school teacher. She changed career at 33 to become a police and crime journalist. She has since returned with her family to live in North Devon, the setting for Breakneck Point. Her time as a CSI provided much of the inspiration for the novel, shining a light on what happens behind the crime scene tape.

Slaughterhouse Farm

T.Orr Munro

•The second outing for tough, relatable heroine – Ally Dymond, a dedicated CSI and single mother who readers are already invested in.

•Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Elly Griffiths and Jane Casey, as well as TV series like Broadchurch, Mare of Easttown and Line of Duty.

•T. Orr Munro is a crime journalist and former CSI so has the knowledge and experience to give readers an authentic peek behind the crime scene tape.

•Set in a seaside town in Devon, this is exactly the sort of atmospheric setting that readers of the genre love.

A gripping new crime series for fans of Val McDermid, Jane

Casey and Cara Hunter

A family secret worth killing for…

In the dead of night, a 72-year-old woman is found wandering on Exmoor, holding a knife and covered in blood. Her name is Miriam Narracott, and inside her family’s farmhouse lies the body of her adult son, Gabe.

CSI Ally Dymond is on compassionate leave, but she soon finds herself drawn into the case – and the turbulent history of the Narracott family…

The gripping second novel in the CSI Ally Dymond series.

Praise for Breakneck Point

‘Gold-standard crime writing’ Erin Kinsley

‘An impressive start in an exciting new series’ The Sun

‘Authentic and atmospheric’ Adele Parks, Platinum

‘Packed with authenticity’ Mail Online

Praise for T. Orr Munro:

‘This could turn into a gem of a series’ Sunday Post

'Fiendishly clever plotting. I was hooked from start to finish’ Sarah Stovell, author of Other Parents

‘A tightly-plotted, well-paced story with a disturbingly manipulative, evil villain at its core’ Country and Townhouse

‘I genuinely found it hard to put down. The writing is beautifully paced and the double viewpoint creates great tension’ Alex Gray, Sunday Times bestselling author of the DCI Lorimer Series

'It’s difficult to accept that Breakneck Point is a debut novel as T. Orr Munro’s writing is exciting, genuine and convincing’ My Weekly

‘An intriguing plot with a compelling and unusual storyline’ Rachel Abbott, bestselling author of Close Your Eyes

‘Fascinating and very compelling. Ally is complex and engaging, and her character makes for a gusty, unpredictable and emotionally taut plot’ John Barlow, author of Right to Kill

‘Fast-paced, suspenseful, with characters I want to see again . . . Kept me guessing until the end’ Alison Weatherby, author of The Secrets Act

‘An absolutely thrilling ride . . . An excellent crime novel and brilliant debut’ Rosemary Hennigan, author of The Truth Will Out

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Darren O’Sullivan is the author of psychological thrillers, Our Little Secret, Close Your Eyes, Closer Than You Think , Dark Corners and The Players. He is a graduate of the Faber Academy and his debut novel, Our Little Secret, was a bestseller in four countries.

He lives in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire where his days are spent either behind his laptop writing, in front of a group of actors directing theatre or rolling around pretending to be a dinosaur with his young son.

You can follow Darren on Twitter and Instagram @Darrensully or on Facebook/DarrenO’Sullivan-author

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

The Price

•A gripping, concept-led thriller with a strong emotional dilemma at its heart, asking readers how far they would go to save the one they love?

•THE PRICE is perfect for fans of Adrian McKinty’s THE CHAIN and Scott Kershaw’s THE GAME

•Darren is a number one bestselling author with over 100k EBooks sold across his books to date

•A well-connected author in the crime community, Darren always receives glowing endorsements from fellow authors and incredible reader reviews

How far would you go to save the one you love?

Clara and George’s world has been turned upside down. Having a bay was supposed to bring them closer but they’ve just got the news that every parent dreads. Their baby Tabatha is ill and has cancer.

George throws himself into work and gathering enough evidence to put local bad guy Mantel away for good. Although when Mantel’s businesses become the victims of robberies, the case becomes more complicated.

Could the person responsible be close to home? After all, how far would someone really go to save the one they love?

Praise for Darren O’Sullivan:

‘Saw meets I See You in this dark, twisted and deadly game of kill or be killed. I held my breath from beginning to end’ CL Taylor, Her Last Holiday

‘Taut, terrifying and wonderfully original, I devoured THE PLAYERS in one heart-stopping sitting’ Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End

‘I was engrossed in this from the very first page – high concept, thrilling and very, very dark, it’s a book that draws the reader in so deeply that you can’t help but ask what you would do in this situation. I couldn’t put it down’ Lisa Hall , The Perfect Couple

‘A clever concept thriller that leaves you breathless. Darren O’Sullivan’s best work yet’ John Marrs, The One

‘There’s a tense game at the heart of this thriller, but the best player by far is O’Sullivan for upping his game once again!’ Louise Beech, I Am Dust

‘An outstandingly taut story which grabbed me and then spat me out breathless at the end’ Angela Marsons, Twisted Lies

‘An intense novel full of secrets, lies and suspense that I thoroughly enjoyed unravelling’ Mel Sherratt, Good Girl

‘Creepy and atmospheric’ Louise Jensen, The Stolen Sisters

‘A terrifying and addictive read I couldn’t get out of my head’ Anna Kent, The House of Whispers

‘Engrossing, compelling and twisty from the first page to the shocking ending’ Michele Campbell, It’s Always the Husband

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Roz Watkins is the author of three novels in the DI Meg Dalton series: The Devil’s Dice, which was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award and was The Times Crime Book of the Month, Dead Man’s Daughter, and Cut to the Bone. In her spare time, Roz likes to walk in the Peak District, scouting out murder locations. Find out more at www. rozwatkins.co.uk

Roz Watkins

•A gut-punching standalone thriller with a wicked hook: a fifteen-year-old boy murders his family in cold blood, then spends two decades in a coma. But what if he didn’t do it, and the real killer is still out there?

•Sits perfectly in the upmarket crime space, for fans of Lucy Foley, Tana French and Gillian Flynn.

•Roz Watkins is hugely well-reviewed and well-connected in the crime community; her DI Meg Dalton series won praise from the press, authors and readers alike

•An exciting new direction for Roz: this is her breakout novel!

The thrilling new standalone novel from the bestselling author, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Tana French.

IT WAS THE CRIME THAT SHOCKED A NATION.

The Flowers were the perfect family. Until the day fifteen-year-old Joseph shot dead his parents and baby brother whilst his younger sister Eve hid. The family home became known as ‘The Red House’, the place where the walls were covered in blood.

THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD THE KILLER.

No one knows why Joseph murdered his family: the following day he crashed his car and has been in a coma for two decades. Eve’s always known he did it; she saw the crime, after all.

WHAT IF THEY WERE WRONG?

But how reliable a witness is a five-year-old? Now an adult, Eve is forced to re-examine her memories when disturbing new evidence about the case comes to light. Because if Joseph didn’t do it, then the killer’s still out there – and they’re coming back for the girl who escaped…

Praise for Roz Watkins:

‘One of the best crime writers out there’ Elly Griffiths

‘Confirms Watkins in the front rank of British crime writers’ Daily Mail

‘Smart and atmospheric’ T. M. Logan

‘A riveting and propulsive thriller’ Kia Abdullah

‘A fabulous book’ B A Paris

‘An outstanding debut… had me gripped from the start’ Stephen Booth

‘Watkins excels at complex plots which twist and turn, taking the readers into new and unexpected directions and constantly throwing you off balance’ Sarah Linley

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Suzanne Mulholland is The Batch Lady. She is an expert in how to reclaim time and headspace by getting organised in the kitchen and beyond, through her batching method. Suzanne shares her organisational secrets and recipes with her committed social media following of over 60,000 and lives in the Scottish Borders where she has been running demonstrations around Scotland in homes, schools and Women’s Institutes since 2018.

The Batch Lady: Cooking on a Budget

Suzanne Mulholland

•THE BATCH LADY has enjoyed a phenomenal amount of success since its publication in March 2020. The book entered the SUNDAY TIMES chart at number 4 on publication week and remained in the manuals top 20 for the following 5 weeks.

•The Batch Lady’s 10 MEALS IN 1 HOUR has been placed as Finalist for Best Innovation at this year’s New York Festivals International Radio Awards 2022.

•The Batch Lady has sold nearly 55k copies of the hardback TCM since it published in 2020.

•Suzanne has a hugely dedicated following of over 90,000, and high engagement with every post.

•The Batch Lady brand is growing at a rapid pace. She has featured in The Sun, Daily Mail, Metro, Hello magazine, YOU magazine, The i Paper, Marie Claire Online, Independent Online, Daily Star, Daily Record.

The Batch Lady’s simple, freezable, portion-controlled recipes will save you time and money.

The Sunday Times best-selling author The Batch Lady is back with a Budget-busting book to create fresh and satisfying meals without breaking the purse strings and spending hours in the kitchen.

With over 100 amazingly simple, cost-conscious, home-cooked recipes that can easily be stored in the freezer, The Batch Lady on a Budget will ensure that you can put breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table for the whole family, from scratch, in the most cost-effective way possible.

Suzanne’s signature easy-to-follow recipe combinations will enable you to create two or more delicious breakfasts, quick lunches, and weeknight meals simultaneously that the whole family are guaranteed to enjoy.

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Charly Cox (she/her) is a poet and activist.

Her first book, She Must Be Mad, was the bestselling debut collection of 2018 and her second book Validate Me received praise from ELLE, Sunday Times STYLE and Elizabeth Day. Charly is a Forbes 30 under 30, an ambassador for mental health research charity MQ and listed by ELLE Magazine as one of their 'power players' to watch.

Nobody Asked For This

Charly Cox

•Combining the works of SHE MUST BE MAD and VALIDATE ME into a beautiful hardback package for the first time, and with over 70 exclusive poems and annotations, NOBODY ASKED FOR THIS is the perfect book for new readers and established fans of Charly’s alike.

•Charly’s first book, She Must Be Mad, was the bestselling poetry debut of 2018 and has sold almost 20,000 copies since publication and was shortlisted for the 2018 Books Are My Bag Poetry Reader’s Award.

•Charly has collected a bevy of influential fans: Journalist and podcast co-host Pandora Sykes, Sunday Times Style, Elle UK, broadcaster and cultural commentator Emma Freud and Virgin Radio who asked her to be their poet-in-residence. We will receive lots of influential support on publication.

•Charly’s poetry touches on subjects that are gaining cultural momentum, including mental ill health and feminism. This collection is perfect for fans of poetry, as well as those who are better trying to understand the increasingly unstable world around them.

•Charly has 47.2k Instagram followers.

Bringing together the collected works of bestselling poet Charly Cox for the very first time with new and exclusive material.

Nobody asked for this Whatever this is Nobody asked for this Charly Cox lays bare the last decade of her life.

In this anthology of poetry, combining her bestselling collections She Must Be Mad and Validate Me, and with 70 new poems and handwritten annotations, she paints a complex picture of the formative experiences of womanhood and living with Bipolar II disorder.

From first loves, to lost loves, to the dark humour of mental illness, Nobody Asked For This is an intimate and unflinchingly honest exploration of growing up in the 21st century.

‘Honest, relatable, and thought provoking.’ Stylist magazine

‘Funny and heartfelt and brilliant.’ Sunday Times STYLE

‘Relatable and funny.’ ELLE

‘Encapsulates what it is to be a young woman.’ Pandora Sykes

‘Divine.’ Cecelia Ahern

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Biography and autobiography

Paris Hilton is the world’s most recognizable influencer and entrepreneur. She has built a global empire as a tech pioneer, DJ, businesswoman, recording artist and philanthropist. In 2006, she created Paris Hilton Entertainment, a multi-billion-dollar company. And in 2021, Paris introduced 11:11 Media, a media content company and platform aimed at creating joy through inspirational, impactful, and thoughtprovoking entertainment content, products, and powerful storytelling. Her proudest achievement is her continuing impact as an advocate and activist spearheading meaningful legislative changes in the troubled teen industry. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.

Paris The Memoir

Paris Hilton

NEWSMAKING HEADLINES: Paris’s memoir will offer many details that are sure to garner headlines and help the book make news. As the OG influencer, with over 40 million followers across the social media spectrum, the book will create a frenzy upon publication, appealing to an entire generation of women who came of age in the early 2000s. The name recognition, her decades in the spotlight, and the range of celebs featured in the book and with whom she has connections guarantees to garner a frenzy of attention.

COMPELLING HONESTY: For a generation of young women, Paris is the girl they grew up with. She’s the girl everyone wanted to be. Now at the age of 41, they’ve watched her go from teen to adult, crash and tumble, re-invent herself, launch a successful billion-dollar empire, and get married. Her every move has been documented on the internet and on social media. Now, in Star, that generation of women will hear more than the sound bite, more than the Instagram post. They will hear what it was like to be in the middle of a changing cultural landscape, beloved and reviled at the same time. With the same depth and raw honesty as Jessica Simpson’s Open Book, Star redefines Paris Hilton as she redefined celebrity.

REACH AND RECOGNIZABILITY:

Paris Hilton boasts a massive social media following, one that we will have full access to as we move up to and into publication of her memoir. In 2006, she created Paris Hilton Entertainment, a multi-billion-dollar company consisting of 45 branded stores, 19 product lines and 27 fragrances, which have surpassed over $4 billion in revenue. Because of the success of her brands, we will be able to work with Paris and her team to plug into these relationships with messaging about the book.

Behind Paris Hilton’s meteoric rise from Upper West Side club kid to household name lies her self-proclaimed 'superpower' of ADHD and a hidden history that traumatized and defined her. Shocking, funny and surprisingly profound, Paris is the deeply personal memoir of the ultimate It Girl and a stunning inside view of a pop culture phenomenon.

Until, in a revealing documentary, she disclosed that her childhood was shattered by two years of strip searches, isolation, beatings, restraint, and brainwashing within the now infamous 'troubled teen industry', Paris Hilton was simply the billionaire heiress America had watched grow up on television, on the internet, and in tabloids. But there was always more to Paris Hilton than met the eye. Yes, she is the media personality, DJ, entrepreneur, model, singer, actress and icon beloved all over the globe. And yet . . .

Paris is the story people have always wanted Paris Hilton to tell – the story of who she really is. In this revealing and thought-provoking book, Paris will separate the creation from the creator, the brand from the ambassador, and show the woman who grew up with incredible privilege, but who was also trapped in a world of unreasonable expectation at a moment when young women were humiliated for sport in a gossip economy on steroids. Paris recounts her perilous journey through pre-#METOO sexual politics with grace, generosity, and plenty of fun, rising above a series of heart-wrenching challenges to find healing, lasting love and a life of meaning and purpose.

The parallel story arcs in Paris’ braided narrative come to full bloom as a watershed portrait of the Noughties, challenging each of us to question our role in her story and her role in ours. The result is an intimate and unexpected memoir about persona and personification, the price of being young and disobedient, and the complexity of manifesting your dreams after watching part of yourself disappear.

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Business

Hannah Martin is a world-class makeup artist to the stars and is one of the most respected professionals in the industry.

With 15 years' experience in the industry, Hannah works her magic on everything from catwalks to make-up masterclasses, as well as creating looks for industry giants such as L'Oréal Paris, Clé de Peau Beauté and SpaceNK.

Hannah Martin started at Bobbi Brown as part of their Global Leardership Team and as Pro and Artistry Manager for the UK & Ireland.

In February 2020, Hannah joined Channel 5's revamped '10 Years Younger in 10 Days'

Makeup

Hannah Martin

• British Vogue called makeup expert Hannah Martin the ‘queen of radiant skin’

•Filled with step-by-step photography, quick tips, product lists and how-to advice

•Hannah has over 15 years experience as a makeup artist

•Hannah has over 4 million views on YouTube and 260k followers on Instagram

•In February 2020, she joined Channel 5's revamped '10 Years Younger in 10 Days' series as their resident beauty expert

•Hannah has worked on high-profile names including Helen Mirren and Nadiya Hussain and even a couple of royal brides

•She has recently launched the first of her own new products, with her edits, blush and lipstick quickly selling out

The go-to glow up handbook, this book is the one-stop shop for everything you need or want to know about makeup, and how to look good while caring for your skin.

YouTube sensation and the ‘queen of radiant skin and smoky eye tutorials’, brings us the ultimate guide to flawless makeup.

Hannah Martin has created amazing looks using top British beauty brands. Now she shares her expertise in this must-have resource, so you can master everything from everyday look to specialoccasion glamour.

With step-by-step photography, quick tips, product lists and how-to advice, Hannah's guide gives you the knowledge you need to create beautiful makeup applications that boost your confidence and give you a dazzling look.

Hannah shares everything you need to know about: -Skincare: A look at all the routine basics -Tools and kit: What do you need to own and what’s a waste of money -The Basics: Prepping the skin, concealer, foundation. -Glow up: Powder, bronzer, blusher, highlights.

-Lips: lip gloss, lipstick, differences between matte and gloss. -Eyes: eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara -Brows: How to shape a brow, and when to ask a pro!

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Sex

Dr Emily Morse is an American sex therapist and educator. Her podcast, Sex With Emily, has been running for 16 years and receives over 2 million unique monthly downloads. She is a regular contributor to and featured expert for print and online publications including Glamour, Cosmo, Men’s Health, Harper’s Bazaar and many more.

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Dr Emily Morse

•Dr Emily Morse has 1.4m followers on Facebook, 377k on Instagram and 183k on Twitter.

•Her podcast, Sex with Emily, was the first in the sex and relationships space, and receives over 2 million unique downloads per month.

•She has been profiled in the UK press, including this recent interview in the Times (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/emily-morse-sex-advice-interviewl5wtph78w) and her profile grew significantly during lockdown. In the US, her media profile is significantly larger, and she is a sought-after podcast guest.

•Emily has a host of sponsors with whom she works regularly, including Magic Wand, Good Vibrations, Muse and Tabu.

•The self-help angle here – that sex and pleasure are integral to self-care –brings a compelling dimension to the pitch and opens it up to a broader audience of readers.

Host of the #1 podcast Sex with Emily, sex educator and expert in human sexuality, Dr Emily Morse offers a ground-breaking new guide to sex and pleasure.

‘Morse is undoubtedly helping to shepherd women’s sexual health and sexuality into the booming mainstream wellness sphere.’ The Times

Dr Emily Morse believes that sex is integral to our self-care and that we need to start prioritizing pleasure in our lives. So often, the path to pleasure is blocked by responsibilities, anxiety, pressures and obstacles but the number one obstruction when it comes to sex is shame. Here, Emily’s focus is awareness, action, and education. She demands that we take responsibility for how shame, body insecurities and fear of rejection are holding us back and commit to more pleasure, for ourselves and for others. A wildly free, optimized life – both partnered and without – should include great sex, and with Emily’s comprehensive, practical toolkit, we can reframe good sex as non-negotiable to a life well-lived.

Content includes:

•How to embrace self-love, improve your Sex IQ and commit to a pleasure-filled life

•The five qualities of a good lover (hint, it’s not just about technique)

•How to make your solo sex magical

•How to communicate your needs with your partner

•The science of orgasm

•Tips and tricks to experience your maximum sexual pleasure

This is a liberating guide to finally experiencing the best sex of your life.

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Soho House’s editorial director and former award-winning style director for GQ and style director for British Esquire, Teo van den Broeke, is an expert on style. Teo is also a contributing writer at the Financial Times, a brand consultant, as well as an awardwinning podcaster.

The Closet

Teo van den Broeke

For readers of quality memoir and anyone interested in the LGBTQ+ experience and fashion.

We would look to harness Teo’s connections to build noise around publication, including the likes of Dolly Alderton, Graham Norton, Andrew Scott, Russel Davies, Munroe Bergdorf and more.

•Teo has written for a number of national and international titles including The Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Observer, Evening Standard and Wallpaper.

•Teo has nearly 40k followers on Instagram and as the Style Director for GQ, is well connected in the media.

•Andrew Scott (of Fleabag fame) will be reading the audiobook.

· The Closet could be a good contender for prizes, including the Polari Prize.

Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both himself and the world around him.

From the blue princess dress he coveted as a child, that first led him to question whether he was ‘normal’, through to the Nike cap and Gucci loafers he wore to impress the men he first desired, fabric has long enveloped and shaped his formative moments.

Using the wardrobe of his past as a lens through which to explore the myriad trials and tribulations of adolescence, The Closet charts Teo’s growth from uncertainty to self-acceptance. Courageously recounting his sexual awakening, the all too familiar hesitancy around his adult future – and his many, often tumultuous, relationships with family and friends – Teo learns that it is only in celebrating our differences that we can learn to fully embrace the brilliance within ourselves.

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A coming-of-age story of love, awakenings and the clothes that made (and saved) me

Justine Pattison

-Justine Pattison is one of the UK’s top food experts. Her regular freezing and prep-ahead slots on ITV’s This Morning have cemented her as a trusted authority in the kitchen.

Create cost-effective, energy-efficient, delicious dishes using just your microwave oven

Ping! is set to revolutionise microwave cooking.

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Justine Pattison is one of the UK’s top food experts: her regular freezing and prep-ahead slots on ITV This Morning have cemented her as a trusted authority in the kitchen. She has penned some of the UK’s best-selling recipe books – with over 4,000,000 books sold – all packed with easy to follow, fail-safe recipes. She has over four thousand five-star reviews for her books on Amazon alone (testament to the appeal of her recipes), and is ready to support this book with a targeted social media campaign across all channels, extensive TV, and radio.

An accessible, modern, fresh cookbook that showcases mouth-watering recipes cooked in the microwave oven.

Justine Pattison will show how you can create beautiful, delicious dishes all in under 20 minutes.

Each recipe is designed specifically for microwave cooking – and they are not only simple to prepare and taste amazing – but they look great too.

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Nadine Matheson was born and raised in Deptford (one of the murders in The Jigsaw Man takes place five minutes from her front door) and is a criminal solicitor. Nadine is also a winner of the City University Crime Writing competition and you can follow her on Twitter @nadinematheson, and on Instagram @queennads. The Jigsaw Man was her first crime novel and was loved by readers around the world. The Binding Room is Nadine’s second novel featuring DI Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit.

An Inspector Henley

The Binding Room

Nadine Matheson

•The new serial killer thriller from Nadine Matheson, perfect for fans of Chris Carter (WRITTEN IN BLOOD), Lynda La Plante (JUDAS HORSE), John Connolly (THE NAMELESS ONES), and M J Arlidge (TRUTH OR DARE)

•Readers fell in love with DI Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit in THE JIGSAW MAN. Now they’re back with another gruesome and thrilling case

•Hardback publishing in time for Harrogate Crime Festival

•Over 60,000 copies sold of THE JIGSAW MAN so far, including 23k PB TCM, and 5k HB TCM

•THE JIGSAW MAN achievements: –#21 in the Hardback Fiction chart – aiming for a comfortable Top Twenty position with THE BINDING ROOM hardback (publishing 7th July 2022), and even more with the paperback –A Top Five Bookseller Heatseeker in PB for three weeks (so far!), reaching #2 –Audible Top 50 bestseller on audio publication –A Kindle Top 100 bestseller –Shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards 2022

•Australia is a key market for growth. They sold 6.5k TPBs of THE JIGSAW MAN, making Nadine a key build author for them

From the author of The Jigsaw Man comes the next book in Nadine Matheson’s DI Henley series

‘Nadine Matheson writes sentences like roses, lovely and bristling with thorns . . . Matheson’s voice is exciting, urgent… and, now more than ever, vital’ A.J. Finn *

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In this room, no one can hear you scream…

The Serial Crimes Unit are called in to investigate when a local pastor is found stabbed to death. As DI Henley assesses the crime scene, she discovers a hidden door that conceals a room set up for torture – and bound to the bed in the middle of the room is the body of a man.

When another body is found, also tied down, Henley realises there's someone out there torturing innocent people and leaving them for dead. But why?

There's nothing that connects the victims. They didn't know each other. Their paths never crossed. But someone has targeted them, and it's up to Henley and the SCU to stop them before they find another binding room… *

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‘Oh my days wow what a book. It was sick and twisty and I loved every single word of it . . . it’s been one of the best reads of the year!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Ms Matheson is a master storyteller and delivers a gritty and gripping story, a page-turner I couldn’t stop reading. It's highly recommended’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘An absolutely superb contemporary crime thriller . . . Nadine Matheson is a powerful voice in crime fiction with her well thought out plots and her attention to detail’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Matheson’s writing which promises a long career’ Morning Star * * *

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Kate Lucey is an experienced digital journalist, public speaker, and panel mediator and has worked with brands from Cosmopolitan to The Sunday Times Style to advise on how to effectively talk to millennials. She regularly writes about mental health for a range of publications and is currently living in Paris. Get a Grip, Love is her first book.

Get a Grip, Love

Kate Lucey

•We have never been in more need of mental health help. Prescriptions for anti-depressants are at an all time high, and 1 in 4 people in the UK alone will experience a mental health problem each year.

•Since 2013 millennials have seen a 47% increase in depression diagnoses, with 7 in 10 now reporting to having experienced a mental health issue. This generation is also changing the narrative on depression, being more willing to speak about mental health issues and therapy than any before. This is a book for those people.

•This is the first book to address the accusations that are made about ‘entitled millennials ruining everything’ who are also struggling with mental health problems. GET A GRIP, LOVE will allow its readers to feel the way they do, and give them responses to others telling them to ‘get a grip, love’.

•Mental health writing continues to be a trend. The enduring popularity of Bryony Gordon, Matt Haig, Dolly Alderton and others shows an appetite for relatable stories around this subject.

•Kate Lucey is a well-connected journalist. She was ex-editor of Sugarscape.com and Cosmo.co.uk, and is now a freelance editor writing for, among others, Sunday Times Magazine, XXX, and has a regular column as the mental health writer on the Metro.

Be a Grown-Up

We’re all talking about mental health a lot more now than we were ten years ago, which is great . . . isn’t it?

Kate Lucey has been ‘officially’ depressed (as in, diagnosed) for six years. In that time she’s experienced everything from bad therapy, knock-out meds, and friends-with-too-many-opinions, to good therapy, medication, and solutions that actually work.

This book recognises that getting help is not as easy as ‘just telling someone’ or ‘taking some pills’. It weaves real peoples’ experiences of depression with the opinions of actual qualified experts and facts from scientific studies to create a no-nonsense guide to mental health.

Funny, irreverent, and relatable, Get a Grip, Love also tells you what to say to those mates who fancy themselves as amateur psychologists, and speaks honestly about how it feels to live with a mental health disorder.

Crucially, as well as poking fun at mental illness and all its absurdities (because what are we without laughter, hey?), Kate reminds you that it’s fine not to feel ok. That you can go back to crying at any time. And that you do not need to get a grip.

'Clever, kind, funny and wise, this book is an uplifting and useful addition to your self help library. Kate's voice is such a big, positive part of the evolving mental health conversation. This book made me feel like I could actually survive 2020. It's brilliant.' Daisy Buchanan, How to Be a Grown-Up

‘In her wittily titled no-nonsense guide to mental health, [Kate] writes about her experiences of depression with insight, honesty and even humour.’ Independent

‘A quirky, candid memoir … This will have huge appeal to anyone who feels they’re at rock bottom; it will also enlighten their friends.’ Evening Standard

‘A raw, honest, necessarily uncomfortable and funny insight into depression.’ Jo Usmar, This Book Will Make You Happy

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'Clever, kind, funny and wise, this book is an uplifting and useful addition to your self help library.’ Daisy Buchanan, How to

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Louise Hare is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for much of her work, including This Lovely City and Miss Aldridge Regrets

This Lovely City was featured on the inaugural BBC TWO TV book club show, Between the Covers, and was shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. Louise was selected for the Observer Top 10 Best Debut Novelists list in 2020, securing her place as an author to watch. Miss Aldridge Regrets is her second novel.

Miss Aldridge Regrets

Louise Hare

•Patricia Highsmith meets Agatha Christie meets Nella Larsen’s PASSING in the most anticipated followup of 2022. The novel spans the Soho 1930s jazz club scene and an Atlantic crossing on board the Queen Mary

•An exquisite historical murder mystery that also explores class, pre-WWII politics and race, and packs a massive emotional punch

•Hardback sales of MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS 33% up vs THIS LOVELY CITY

•The title was inspired by the Cole Porter song ‘Miss Otis Regrets’

•THIS LOVELY CITY was:

-A BBC TWO Between The Covers TV Book Club pick -Shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize -Longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award -An Indie Book of the Month, selected by the Booksellers Association -Included in several ‘Best of 2020’ round-ups.

•Louise was selected for the Observer Top 10 Best Debut Novelists list in 2020.

•Almost 35,000 copies sold of THIS LOVELY CITY.

‘Charming characters, a cross-Atlantic setting, jazz, cocktails, sex and a brilliant murder mystery. You couldn’t ask for more! I loved it’ Harriet Tyce

‘This is a cracker. A thoroughly absorbing and thought-provoking historical crime novel that oozes glamour’ Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Last Act of Love

‘An engrossing read’ Guardian

‘Hare’s well-crafted second novel oozes glamour . . . Did someone mention Agatha Christie? Yes, but with the bonus of subtle reflections on race and class’ Observer

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London, 1936

Lena Aldridge is wondering if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn’t worked out. Instead, she’s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho and her married lover has just left her. She has nothing to look forward to until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York.

After a murder at the club, the timing couldn’t be better and Lena jumps at the chance to escape England. Until death follows her onto the ship and she realises that her greatest performance has already begun.

Because someone is making manoeuvres behind the scenes, and there’s only one thing on their mind…

MURDER

Miss Aldridge Regrets is the exquisite new novel from Louise Hare. A brilliant murder mystery, it also explores class, race and pre-WWII politics, and will leave readers reeling from the beauty and power of it.

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WHAT AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS

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‘A fabulous Christie-esque mystery. Brilliantly written, so evocative, and keeps you guessing all the way through’ Charlotte Levin, If I Can’t Have You

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John Barlow was born in West Yorkshire. He worked as a cabaret musician before reading English Literature at the University of Cambridge, followed by a doctorate in Language Acquisition at the University of Hull. He remained in the academic world as a university lecturer in English Language until 2004, at which point he moved to Spain. He currently works as a writer, ghost writer, food journalist and translator, and lives in the Galician city of A Coruna with his partner and two sons.

To the Grave

John Barlow

The second in a gripping new Northern crime series set in Leeds and introducing Joe Romano, a half-Sicilian detective with deep roots in the community. Ideal for fans of Joseph Knox, Ian Rankin and Mick Herron.

•The first book in the series, Right to Kill garnered praise from crime heavyweights Peter Robinson, Paul Finch and Russ Thomas.

· Timely and authentic: A commercial thriller that highlights hot-button regional and national issues including immigration, racism and Brexit.

•Right to Kill publishes in paperback in February 2022 so there’s lots of opportunity for cross-promotion and buzz-building.

'Taut, topical and tense’ Adam Hamdy

‘My new favourite crime author’ Janey Godley

A gripping crime thriller set in Yorkshire, perfect for fans of Peter Robinson and Ian Rankin.

Will the truth be buried with the dead?

When DS Joe Romano first meets Ana Dobrescu she’s nervous, in serious danger, and clearly needs help. The next time Romano sees her, she’s dead.

There was nothing more he could have done, but that’s cold comfort for Romano. He’s determined to catch Ana’s killer. Although the prime suspect, her millionaire boyfriend, is in a coma.

With the help of his larger-than-life partner Rita Scannon-Aktar, Romano begins to piece together a puzzle that places Ana at the centre of something much bigger than they could have imagined.

But while they’re hunting a murderer, those higher up are more concerned about the money. So it’s up to Romano to get justice for Ana. And whatever she knew, he’ll just have to pray that she didn’t take her secrets to the grave.

‘An incredibly fast paced piece of crime fiction that kept me turning the pages. Overall a cracking read!’ Karen Woods, author of Tracks

‘Fast paced and relevant . . . will keep you captivated from beginning to end’ Liz Mistry, author of the Detective Nikki Parekh series

What readers are saying about the DS Romano series

'Right to Kill is an intense, intelligent, and totally absorbing British police procedural – one of the very best I’ve read in a long while'

'If you like Stuart MacBride, Peter James and Harlen Coben then this is defintely one for you, as I can see echoes of each of these very successful authors in this thriller'

'Some great characters and non stop action, set in beautiful Yorkshire countryside'

'There are so many police procedurals out there, but this one really stands out…can't wait to read more because this is a great start to what will hopefully be a series'

'An absorbing, immersive and thoroughly entertaining thriller which even features some trademark northern banter. Highly recommended'

PRAISE FOR TO THE GRAVE

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Subject Rights Melanie Golding took the MA in Creative Writing program at Bath Spa University, and has recently completed work on a PhD which examines the use of folklore in contemporary thrillers. In recent years she has won and been shortlisted in several local and national short story competitions, which have been chosen to be recorded as podcasts by the Leicester-based festival Story City, and to be performed at both the regular Stroud Short Stories event and their special ‘best of’ event at Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Melanie has had a varied working life, including working as a teacher in prisons, young offender’s units and residential schools for children with special educational needs. Her first novel, Little Darlings, became an

The Replacement

Melanie Golding

•The brand new psychological thriller from Melanie Golding, the author of Little Darlings •Sophisticated and upmarket psychological suspense, this is an unsettling thriller about women, for women.

•For fans of Tana French, Sabine Durrant and Ruth Ware.

•Explores the multitude of roles women take on, and in particular the idea of what happens when one woman begins to replace another woman in a very sinister way. It also asks whether there is ever a situation in which mothers have to choose themselves over what society thinks they should choose.

•Supported by a huge marketing campaign and extensive publicity drive.

• Little Darlings was:

–A Bookseller Heatseeker for four weeks, reaching #9 –An ebook bestseller multiple times, in both Kindle and Apple Books charts

–Over 45,000 copies sold across formats

• Little Darlings has been optioned for screen by Free Range Films, the team behind the adaptation of MY COUSIN RACHEL.

‘A modern spin on a folk tale where the improbable can happen … deftly spun … the twists are lovely; dark and deep’ The Times

‘Golding folds together a folklore-inspired plot with the modern twists and tension of a police procedural novel to create a bitingly unnerving story’ Adele Parks, Platinum

‘Sewing together the many threads of the case, there is the added folklore that seeps into an atmospheric, mysterious and horror-struck storyline. Powerful imagery and captivating characters, this a grabbing book’ Magic Radio Book Club

‘The most original book you’ll read this year … Full of twists, turns and atmosphere, make sure you don’t accidentally stay up all night devouring it’ Crime Monthly

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Miles away, the body of a man is discovered, floating in a bathtub, but the most surprising discovery of all is that he isn't dead. Despite his injuries, he is very much alive.

Weaving

together the trademark folklore inspiration that readers loved in Little Darlings, with the procedural narrative force of a brilliant mystery, this is the excellent and unnerving new novel from Melanie Golding.

PRAISE FOR THE REPLACEMENT

‘Golding folds together a folklore-inspired plot with the modern twists and tension of a police procedural novel to create a bitingly unnerving story’ Adele Parks, Platinum

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These Streets

Luan Goldie

•The new novel from the author of NIGHTINGALE POINT, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the RSL Ondaatje Prize, and a Radio 2 Book Club pick.

•Set in Newham – vividly captures this area of London, in much the same way NIGHTINGALE POINT portrayed life on a council estate.

•The story of Jess, a single mother with two teenage children. She’s the only one who can keep her family together, but what can she do when she’s become tired of fighting a system that has failed her time and again?

•Tackles the complex issues of homelessness in London, male mental health, and single-parent families.

•THESE STREETS is full of Luan’s trademark warmth and searing observational narrative style, and her USP is bringing East London to life.

•Over 30,000 copies sold of Luan’s previous novels, NIGHTINGALE POINT and HOMECOMING

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Luan Goldie is a primary school teacher from East London. Her debut novel Nightingale Point was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the RSL Ondaatje Prize. She has written several short stories and is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award 2017 for her short story ‘Two Steak Bakes and Two Chelsea Buns’. She was also shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize in 2018 and the Grazia/Orange First Chapter competition in 2012. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the h100 awards in the Publishing and Writing category. Her short stories have appeared in HELLO! magazine, Sunday Express and The Good Journal

•Perfect for fans of Diana Evans, Zadie Smith and OPEN WATER.

Fiction From the author of Nightingale Point, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, comes a new thought-provoking and timely novel.

•Author won the Costa Short Story Award 2017, and was shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize in 2018 – this author is one to watch.

‘The line between home and homelessness is extremely thin and filled with judgement, but These Streets turns a spotlight on the strength and resilience required to overcome physical and emotional adversity that never should have been yours in the first place. Important and remarkable’ Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

‘A brilliant book written with warmth and sensitivity that I recommend most highly. I loved it unreservedly’ My Weekly

‘A sharp, funny, wonderful writer’ Diana Evans, bestselling author of Ordinary People * * *

Jess is a single mother to two teenage children, and although life can be tough she’s just about keeping things together. But when her landlord asks her to move on, so he can sell the house they’re living in without warning, Jess’s worries take on a whole new meaning. As Jess struggles to regain her footing, cracks begin to appear in other areas of her life, and suddenly she feels she’s failing at everything. Her daughter Hazel is becoming more and more distant, her son Jacob is struggling to find where he fits in the world, and the menacing spectre of Jess’s older brother, someone she cut out of her life years ago, begins to make his presence felt again.

Jess knows she’s the only one who can keep her family together, but how can she keep going when life keeps beating her back?

Set on the streets of East London, These Streets is a searing and powerful novel that explores how we are meant to find our place in a world that is designed for only the privileged to succeed. Beautiful and honest, it is an essential story about living in Britain today.

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Readers are giving These Streets five stars!

‘Powerful and rewarding . . . Goldie tells a very good story with real care and craft. There will be much praise for this book, and deservedly so’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A beautiful book about a normal family – I absolutely loved it!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Game

Scott Kershaw

• A high-concept white-knuckle thriller for fans of Steve Cavanagh, John Marrs, Adrian McKinty and Harlan Coben

• When five players are drawn into a mysterious and deadly game, they must play to win otherwise the person they love most in the world will be killed

•Sold over 11,770 copies across all editions and formats so far!

•The audiobook went straight to #1 on Apple audiobooks and stayed there for over a week

•The ebook shot to #36 in the US Kindle chart

•Set between Europe and North America, there is great foreign rights + TV and film potential for this high-stakes international thriller

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Scott Kershaw lives in Lincolnshire, in a Victorian cottage that was formerly ruled by mice. He likes the crackle of vinyl, the smell of paperbacks, the taste of a stiff drink and the view from a front row barrier. He’s getting too old and heavy for crowd-surfing, but that rarely stops him from trying. His first real love was cinema. His beagle, Darwin, is the one true king of dogs. As a child, Scott believed in monsters. Sometimes he still does. The Game is his debut thriller.

•Amazing author quotes from Janice Hallett, Adam Croft, Simon McCleave and more

•HUGE Netgalley response: over 250 reviews and counting

•Class diversity: Scott is very proudly from a working-class Northern background having grown up in Grimsby, and has faced incredible challenges to launch a writing career B

•Separate special edition for Canadian retailer Indigo (with strong sellthrough of 2.5k so far); an HQ first!

To save their life, you have to play.

*The #1 audio bestseller*

‘Exciting and original’ Simon McCleave ‘Dark, fiendish, riveting’ Janice Hallett ‘This year’s must-read thriller’ Adam Croft

Across the globe, five strangers receive a horrifying message from an unknown number.

THE PERSON YOU LOVE MOST IS IN DANGER.

To save them, each must play The Game – a sinister unknown entity that has a single rule: there can only be one winner.

IF YOU LOSE, YOUR LOVED ONE WILL DIE.

But what is The Game – and why have they been chosen?

There’s only one thing each of them knows for sure: they’ll do anything to win…

WELCOME TO THE GAME. YOU’VE JUST STARTED PLAYING

A breakneck thriller filled with non-stop suspense, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben, Mark Dawson and Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim.

Readers love The Game:

‘This was an absolute belter of a book!’

‘Wow! Can absolutely see this book being made into a film. . . The whole book pulled me in straight away and I couldn't put it down. Full of twists from start to finish, twists that I never saw coming!’

So Happy For You

Celia Laskey

•BLACK MIRROR meets BRIDESMAIDS

•SO HAPPY FOR YOU is a satirical queer thriller and a blisteringly entertaining examination of commodification of relationships and the “wedding industrial complex”.

•Perfect for fans of HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY and MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER

•NA rights have been acquired by John Glynn at Hanover Square Press for NA rights in a six-figure, multi-house auction.

Bridesmaids meets Black Mirror in the most twisted and entertaining thriller of 2022.

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Celia Laskey is the author of the novel UNDER THE RAINBOW, which has been longlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in Guernica, The Minnesota Review, Day One, and elsewhere. She was also a finalist in Glimmer Train‘s Short Story Award for New Writers. She has an MFA from the University of New Mexico and currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife and their dog Whiskey.

‘Ridiculously addictive to read. Wildly creative and wickedly funny’ Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here

Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. They’ve been through everything together, from Robin coming out to the death of Ellie’s dad. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honour, Robin is reluctant.

It’s not that Robin isn’t happy for Ellie, she just hates everything about weddings and marriage – plus the guy Ellie’s engaged to. There’s also the matter of the crazy (not to mention dangerous) wedding rituals that couples are resorting to in the hope of securing a lifetime of happiness.

Despite her misgivings, Robin finally says yes. But as the wedding day approaches, she gets the feeling that everyone in the bridal party is out to get her. And it seems Ellie is willing to do anything for the perfect day. After all, marriage is about sacrifice…

Readers are saying ‘I do’ to So Happy For You!

‘I was utterly ADDICTED to this book! Honestly one of the craziest and most unique books I’ve read in a long time, like straight out of a Black Mirror episode!’

‘A wild ride of party buses, queer identity politics and attempted murder that actually says a lot about the intense, sensual and sometimes BS-crazy world of female friendship’

'Had me completely gripped from the start . . . I could never predict what was going to happen next'

Well written with a dark and compelling plot and well developed characters all wrapped up in a chilly envelope . . . I couldn't put it down’

‘Brilliantly witty and entertaining’ Sarah Stovell, author of Other Parents

‘Hilarious . . . Laskey is a magician, combining the important social commentary this genre needs with a knock-out page-turning narrative that will leave you guessing to the last page.’ Chelsea Bieker, author of Godshot and Heartbroke

‘So Happy for You skewers the wedding-industrial complex with uproarious bitterness and gleeful fury, and a spiraling absurdism that will leave you wondering whether it's all that absurd after all. If you've ever gritted your teeth through a nightmare wedding, this one's for you. A firecracker of a book’ Micah Nemerever, author of These Violent Delights

‘Magnificent. Celia Laskey has masterfully crafted the tense, messy, big-hearted, and deeply original queer love story we didn’t know we’ve been waiting for, as much full of human characters as incisive social commentary. I can’t wait to see what Laskey gives us next.’ Peter Kispert, author of I Know You Know Who I Am

"Celia Laskey's sly thriller completely transfixed me from beginning to end. Tart and playful, this tale of a wedding weekend gone fatally wrong is part psychological game, part societal inquest, and part best friend break-up from hell. I loved this trim and thrashing read.’ Amy Jo Burns, author of Shiner

‘A firecracker of a book’ Micah Nemerever, author of These Violent Delights

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Carrie Hope Fletcher is an actress, singer, author and vlogger. Carrie's first book, All I Know Now, was a number one Sunday Times bestseller and her debut novel, On the Other Side, also went straight to number one. She has had five Sunday Times Top Ten bestsellers.

Carrie played the role of Eponine in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End for almost three years. She has since stared in and received awards for a number of productions including The War of the Worlds, The Addams Family, Heathers: The Musical, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella in the lead role.

Carrie lives just outside of London with

With This Kiss

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•The brand new high-concept love story from the Sunday Times bestselling author and award-winning theatre actress, Carrie Hope Fletcher

•WITH THIS KISS hardback achievements: -A Hardback Fiction Sunday Times bestseller for two weeks -HB TCM 41% up on her last hardback with previous publisher -Net sales of 26k copies across formats, home + export -One of our best performing Waterstones pre-order competitions -Two special sprayed editions for Waterstones – signed and unsigned -Sainsbury’s support – first time a supermarket has taken Carrie in hardback -Teamed up with Arts Emergency to cast the audiobook narrator -Selected for Apple’s Best Books of April -A very successful book tour!

•Carrie has had two Sunday Times number one bestsellers, and five Sunday Times top ten bestsellers in total.

•Over 300,000 Carrie Hope Fletcher books sold.

•The next Cecelia Ahern.

•Carrie’s combined social media reach is over 1.5 million followers

•Carrie’s ‘bookish’ profile continues to grow – she has published two children’s novels, and she has recorded the audiobooks for The Flatshare and Laura Jane Williams’ novels

A brand new timeless romance with a sprinkling of magic from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author

‘A complete joy to read, and once I’d started I genuinely couldn’t stop. I was entranced and beguiled from start to finish by this beautiful story. Carrie has single-handedly converted me to magic realism’ Jill Mansell

‘Carrie Hope Fletcher is not afraid to tackle big themes in this ambitious story, and the emotional payoff cuts deep’ Heat, Book of the Week

‘A spellbinding and enchanting read with a charming cast of characters, With This Kiss is guaranteed to sweep you off your feet…I adored it’ Holly Miller, The Sight of You

‘Spellbindingly romantic – With This Kiss is utterly captivating. A feat of magical and mystical storytelling’ Laura Jane Williams, Our Stop

‘A gorgeous story with plenty of heart’ M. A. Kuzniar, Midnight in Everwood * * *

If you knew how your love story ends, would you dare to begin?

From the outside, Lorelai is an ordinary young woman with a normal life. She loves reading, she works at the local cinema and she adores living with her best friend. But she carries a painful burden, something she’s kept hidden for years; whenever she kisses someone on the lips, she sees how they are going to die.

Lorelai has never known if she’s seeing what was always meant to be, or if her kiss is the thing that decides their destiny. And so, she hasn’t kissed anyone since she was eighteen.

Then she meets Grayson. Sweet, clever, funny Grayson. And for the first time in years she yearns for a man’s kiss. But she can’t…or can she? And if she does, should she try to intervene and change what she sees?

Spellbinding, magical and utterly original, With This Kiss is one love story you will never forget.

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Helen Monks Takhar has been working as a journalist, copyeditor and magazine editor since 1999, having graduated from Cambridge. She began her career in financial trade newspapers before writing for national newspapers including The Times, The Observer and The Daily Telegraph

Originally from Southport, Merseyside, she lives in Stoke Newington with her husband and two young children.

Such a Good Mother

Helen Monks Takhar

•The brand new novel from the author of THAT WOMAN. A shocking psychological thriller for readers of Sarah Vaughan, Harriet Tyce and Erin Kelly.

•Exposes the rotten truths that lie behind the façade of some women’s perfect existences, and the drastic lengths some mothers will go to in the name of ‘having it all’.

•THAT WOMAN received stunning endorsements from the likes of Adele Parks, Harriet Tyce, Samantha Downing and Will Dean – many more guaranteed for Helen’s explosive follow-up.

•THAT WOMAN was a Bookseller Heatseeker and has sold 11.5k copies TCM to date.

•Packed with provocative, deliciously spiky talking points: the pressures on working mums, the psychology of aggressive social climbing, the politics of mums at the school gate.

•THAT WOMAN was acquired at auction in the US and UK, optioned for film & TV by Entertainment One, rights sold in seven territories and counting.

SOME THINGS ARE TOO PERFECT TO BE TRUE…

‘A sharp, compelling take on modern motherhood’ HEAT

‘A nail-biting, dark thriller’ PLATINUM

‘Fiendishly entertaining… A suspenseful and unsettling cautionary tale' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Rose O’Connell aspires to be the perfect mother

And when she receives an unexpected invitation into The Circle, an elite clique of beautiful, wealthy and connected mums at her son’s exclusive school, it seems her dreams are about to come true. Every mother would kill for an invitation, and once she joins, Rose’s social status soars.

But what is each woman hiding beneath her immaculate exterior? Why did a previous member take their own life? And why have they singled out unassuming Rose to take her place?

Rose is about to find out that darkness lies at the heart of The Circle. And it’s far too late to run…

From the author of That Woman comes a razor-sharp, dark and nail-bitingly gripping new thriller. Dare you enter The Circle?

Readers LOVE Such a Good Mother

‘Enthralling, chilling, compulsive… keeps the reader gripped from start to finish, an absolute must-read for fans of thrillers’

‘You will be hanging off every word as the story evolves and goes from dark to pitch black’

‘A deliciously wicked ride’

‘The ending is just brilliant, I was completely shocked… You will be hanging on every word as the story unfolds. I couldn’t put it down. A great page turner!’

‘A well-written dark read with plenty of twists’

‘This will have you on the edge of your seat for sure!’

‘Oh my goodness, not for the faint-hearted. A must-read for anyone who loves the thriller genre’

‘Will leave you itching to get to the end. There are so many twists & turns you don’t see coming as

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Nilopar Uddin was born in Shropshire to Sylheti parents who, like the fictional family in The Halfways, owned and ran an Indian restaurant in Wales. Every summer her family would travel for their holidays to Bangladesh to visit extended family, and this affection for the country has continued into adulthood.

Nilopar has had a successful career as a financial services lawyer practising in both London and New York, a city that she fell in love with. She now lives in London with her husband and two daughters. She has an MA in Creative Writing from City University where she first started working on The Halfways.

The Halfways

Nilopar Uddin

•Multi-generational story of two sisters who return home after their father dies, not knowing the reading of his will is going to change their lives forever.

•Moving between London, Wales, New York and Bangladesh, this is an epic family drama that spans four decades. Will have huge international appeal.

•Beautiful bookclub fiction that will appeal to fans of Sarah Winman, Sunjeev Sahota and Yaa Gyasi.

•A story that depicts the conflict of being halfway between cultures and generations, and what it’s like navigating living in the UK and US, while pining for village life in Bangladesh. Its East vs West, and it’s our generation vs the expectations of our parents’ generation.

•Offers a fascinating insight into Sylheti culture and community.

•Backdrop of the family-run Indian restaurant enhances the storytelling with mouth-watering descriptions of food and cooking.

•The author’s parents owned an Indian restaurant during her childhood, providing lots of inspiration for the restaurant featured in the novel.

‘I loved this sweeping family drama. Moving and unforgettable’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author

‘This novel is an absolute beauty, and already one of my favourites for 2022. Nilopar Uddin’s writing is entrancing, her characterisation, brilliant. In The Halfways, she has quite genuinely taken my breath away’ Jenny Ashcroft, bestselling author of Beneath a Burning Sky * * *

Nasrin and Sabrina are two sisters, who on the face of things live successful and enviable lives in London and New York. When their father, Shamsur suddenly dies, they rush to be with their mother at the family home and restaurant in Wales, and reluctantly step back into the stifling world of their childhood.

When Shamsur’s will is read, a devastating secret is revealed that challenges all that people thought and loved about him. It also profoundly changes the lives and identities of the sisters, and creates an irreparable family rift…

Moving between London, Wales, New York and Bangladesh, this is an epic family drama that spans over four decades. A story of mothers and daughters, of fathers and daughters, of sisterhood, it is a tale that explores belonging, family and what makes forgiveness and redemption possible.

What readers are saying about The Halfways:

‘I fell in love with this well written and riveting family saga. Great characters, well plotted and gripping’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This story is a wonderful exploration of the lives of a family lived between two very different cultures . . . One of my favourite reads this year’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The Halfways is a story that at it's very core is about family, culture and belonging . . . A layered, moving and engaging read which I wholeheartedly recommend’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Absolutely brilliant . . . I just wish I could give it more than five stars! Got me from page one and I couldn’t stop reading till I found out how it would end!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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‘I loved this sweeping family drama. Moving and unforgettable’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author

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Kirsten Miller is an outstanding feminist author in the YA and children’s space, who spent twenty-five years as a strategist in the advertising industry. During that time, she worked for some of the largest agencies in the world – including J Walter Thompson, DDB, Lowe, and Ogilvy & Mather – as well as boutique agencies and an eight-person startup. She’s proud to have quit a senior job at one of the most famous ad agencies in America over an ad that’s described in The Change The Change is her first adult novel.

The Change

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•Big, powerful story about women and menopause. Menopause = empowerment.

•THE CHANGE uses menopause as a superpower for its three heroines, and this is an incredibly powerful and positive message.

•For fans of VOX, The Power and The End of Men.

•As binge-worthy as any Netflix drama.

•Made Up Stories has acquired TV rights. They recently adapted The Undoing with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, which aired on Sky Atlantic. Their adaptation of Nine Perfect Strangers, adapted from Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel, aired earlier this year.

•There’s a growing desire for a more positive and meaningful representation of menopause in novels –and THE CHANGE is the perfect book to answer that call with.

•Full of themes we can pull out for a creative and impactful campaign, as well as having that pageturning ‘beach read’ quality.

‘A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You’ll love it’ Marian Keyes

‘I loved this wild mystery about a group of midlife women who have just about had enough. I couldn't put it down’ Erin Kelly

‘A feminist thriller for our times’ Nina Pottell, Prima

‘A propulsive plot and characters that roar off the page, this is a novel that’s unafraid to take on societal misogyny while being satirical and even funny at the same time’ Guardian

‘An addictive, fast-paced crime novel like nothing you’ve ever read before’ Red magazine

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Nessa: The Seeker Jo: The Protector Harriett: The Punisher

With newfound powers the time has come to take matters into their own hands…

After Nessa is widowed and her daughters leave for college, she’s left alone in her house near the ocean. In the quiet hours, she hears voices belonging to the dead – who will only speak to her.

On the cusp of fifty Harriett’s marriage and career imploded, and she hasn’t left her house in months. But her life is far from over – in fact, she’s undergone a stunning metamorphosis.

Jo spent thirty years at war with her body. The rage that arrived with menopause felt like the last straw – until she discovers she’s able to channel it.

Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio discover the abandoned body of a teenage girl. The police have written off the victim. But the women have not. Their own investigations lead them to more bodies and a world of wealth where the rules don’t apply – and the realisation that laws are designed to protect villains, not the vulnerable.

So it’s up to these three women to avenge the innocent, and punish the guilty…

The time has come to embrace The Change

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Readers and authors are GRIPPED by The Change:

‘A proper smash-the-patriarchy read with tension and a compelling plot to boot . . . Loved it’ Harriet Tyce

‘An exceptionally well-written, vivid, and powerful piece of work’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Powerful and original’ Tammy Cohen

‘STUNNING! Feminist writing at its absolute best. 10 stars’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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David Koepp is a celebrated American screenwriter who’s written more than two dozen feature films in a wide variety of genres, including the first two Jurassic Park films, Death Becomes Her, Carlito’s Way, The Paper, Mission: Impossible, Spider-Man, Panic Room, War of the Worlds, Angels and Demons, and Inferno. Some of the films he’s both written and directed are Stir of Echoes, Secret Window, Ghost Town, and Premium Rush, the latter two co-written with John Kamps. Koepp is also the author of the novel Cold Storage. He lives in Santa Barbara.

David Koepp

• A riveting, eerily plausible thriller about a worldwide blackout and the lengths one family go to stay alive.

• Aurora is an inspired mix of a high concept premise and a small-town setting, with wonderful, complex characters, reminiscent of Stephen King.

• The premise – a worldwide blackout that lasts for years – is very much based on fact. A previous storm (the so-called Carrington Event) occurred in the 1850s, and the next one is long overdue.

• This is the perfect read for fans of films like Greenland, and books like The World We Leave Behind and The End of Men.

• David Koepp is one of the most successful screenwriters working today, known for his work with Steven Spielberg and Brian DePalma.

• Cold Storage was greeted by a raft of acclaim from writers like Blake Crouch, Douglas Preston, and Stephen King.

• Shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller of the Year, Cold Storage has now sold nearly 50,000 copies in the UK.

Soon to be a film from Netflix and Oscar-winning director of The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow.

‘Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down’ Stephen King

‘Forget a good night’s sleep. Aurora is epic’ Linwood Barclay

When the lights go out no one is safe…

A planet without power.

When a solar storm hits the earth, the lights go out across the planet. But this time the blackout won’t be over soon – it could last for years. Aubrey and her stepson now face the biggest challenge of their lives.

A society without rules. Soon they hear rumours of riots, the struggle for food becomes real, and even within their small communities, the rule of law is collapsing. Aubrey’s estranged brother Thom, a self-made billionaire who abandoned her years ago, retreats to a gilded desert bunker where he can ride out the crisis in perfect luxury.

A race to build a better world… But the complicated history between the siblings is far from over, and what feels like the end of the world is just the beginning of a personal reckoning long overdue…

‘Fantastic story, a real page-turner. Impossible to put down’ Stephen King

'Forget a good night’s sleep. Aurora is epic, but personal and poignant, horrifying and darkly funny, and flat-out suspenseful’ Linwood Barclay

‘With Aurora, David Koepp has firmly staked his ground as one of the best thriller writers working today’ Blake Crouch

‘Aurora contains two great narratives on a collision course. When, where and how they collide will you keep you turning pages right up to The End’ Brian De Palma

‘David Koepp does it again! Mixing humour, terror, and an all-too-believable doomsday scenario, Aurora is at the top of my list this year’ Christina Dalcher

‘There’s a reason David Koepp is the most successful screenwriter of all time. It’s because he’s one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Aurora is up there with his best: scary, funny, and thought provoking. Buy it immediately’ Scott Frank, writer and director of The Queen’s Gambit

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Elissa Soave won the inaugural Primadonna Prize in 2019. She was also a Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect finalist 2019 and has had work published in New Writing Scotland, Gutter, Structo and The Glasgow Review of Books. She’s had two short plays performed by the Short Attention Span Theatre Group and has performed at various spoken word events. She currently lives in South Lanarkshire and Ginger and Me is her debut novel.

Ginger and Me

Elissa Soave

•My Name is Leon meets Thelma and Louise in this part-coming of age and part-mystery novel perfect for reading groups

•Perfect for fans Douglas Stuart, Emma Healey and Joanna Cannon

•A fresh and original new voice awarded the Primadonna Prize 2019 and prize potential for major awards

•The novel is set in Scotland and focuses on working class characters so offers much-needed diversity and representation

touching and wise, I loved it’ Kit de Waal, bestselling author of My Name Is Leon

Wendy is lonely but coping. All nineteen-year-old Wendy wants is to drive the 255 bus around Uddingston with her regulars on board, remember to buy milk when it runs out and just to be okay. After her mum died, there’s nobody to remind her to eat and what to do each day.

And Wendy is ready to step out of her comfort zone. Each week she shows her social worker the progress she’s made, like the coasters she bought to spruce up the place, even if she forgets to make tea. And she even joins a writers’ group to share the stories she writes, like the one about a bullied boy who goes to Mars.

But everything changes when Wendy meets Ginger. A teenager with flaming orange hair, Ginger’s so brave she’s wearing a coat that isn’t even waterproof. For the first time, Wendy has a real best friend. But as they begin the summer of their lives, Wendy wonders if things were simpler before. And that’s before she realizes just how much trouble Ginger is about to get them in…

An unforgettable debut novel from the winner of the Primadonna Prize 2019 which will stay with you long after the last page.

Your favourite authors love Elissa Soave

‘Vivid, funny, sad, thought-provoking, acutely observed and full of compassion’ Helen Sedgwick

‘A debut novel to treasure, by turns funny, dark and heartbreaking and I didn’t want it to end!’ Louise Mumford

‘A fascinating and poignant take on friendship and obsession’ Caron McKinlay

‘Startling, sly and full of suspense. Not your ordinary coming of age novel’ Catherine Mayer

‘Full of charm, insight and wit – with the power to break your heart’ C. E. Riley

‘Set to make waves this summer’ Harper’s Bazaar

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Kia Abdullah is a bestselling author and travel writer. Her novels include Take It Back, a Guardian and Telegraph thriller of the year; Truth Be Told, which was shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards; and Next of Kin, which was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Kia has also been selected for the Times Crime Club.

Kia has written for The New York Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times, The Times and the BBC, and is the founder of Asian Booklist, a non-profit that advocates for diversity in publishing and helps readers discover new books by British Asian authors.

For more information about Kia and her writing, visit her website at kiaabdullah.com,

Those People Next Door

Kia Abdullah

•Over 70,000 Kia Abdullah thrillers sold to date.

•THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR is a contemporary and gritty thriller about racial and societal tensions in a seemingly safe British suburb.

•A brilliant novel combining the best of the thriller and courtroom drama genres – for fans of Harriet Tyce, Steve Cavanagh and Gillian McAllister.

•NEXT OF KIN was a Bookseller Heatseeker for three weeks and paperback TCM is 103% and sales across formats are 124% up vs TRUTH BE TOLD.

•Kia’s profile continues to grow – she’s been longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award (NEXT OF KIN), shortlisted for The Diverse Book Awards (TRUTH BE TOLD), has been a Bookseller Heatseeker and selected for the Times Crime Club.

•Kia has a well-earned reputation for tackling difficult questions about contemporary British society in commercial fiction.

•Satisfaction guaranteed: an almost five-star reader review average on Amazon. Kia delivers high-quality tension-filled fiction that has readers coming back for more.

•There are woefully few Asian authors writing the kind of commercial fiction Kia does –the industry needs her.

‘Abdullah’s legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt’ Sunday Times Crime Club

‘A stunning, thought-provoking and morally challenging read. It had me guessing until the ingenious reveal – a world-class story’ Graham Bartlett, author of Bad For Good * * *

You can choose your house. Not your neighbours.

WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM HOME…

Salma Khatun is extremely hopeful about Blenheim, the safe suburban development to which she, her husband and their son have just moved. Their family is in desperate need of a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like the place to make that happen.

MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURS…

Not long after they move in, Salma spots her neighbour, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in their front garden. She chooses not to confront Tom because she wants to fit in. It's a small thing, really. No need to make a fuss. So Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window instead. But the next morning she wakes up to find her window smeared with paint.

AND PREPARE FOR THE NIGHTMARE TO BEGIN…

This time she does confront Tom, and the battle lines between the two families are drawn. As things begin to escalate and the stakes become higher, it's clear that a reckoning is coming… And someone is going to get hurt.

A gripping thriller about nightmare neighbours, Those People Next Door explores the loss of innocence and how far we’re prepared to go to defend ourselves and the people we love.

Praise for Those People Next Door

‘I was utterly addicted to Those People Next Door. It’s a stunning, thought-provoking and morally challenging read. The characters were complex, appropriately flawed and totally engaging and the story had me guessing until the ingenious reveal. It was so vivid and will make readers question their own values and viewpoints all in the context of a world-class story’ Graham Bartlett, author of Bad For Good

Praise for Kia Abdullah

‘Bold and brave, shocking and heartfelt, Kia Abdullah handles this story with such skill and empathy,

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Look Both Ways

Linwood Barclay

•A breakneck thriller from the international bestseller Linwood Barclay

•Think Jurassic Park … but instead of dinosaurs, it’s driverless cars…

•Linwood’s last book, TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY, was a Top Five Sunday Times hardback bestseller

•In Autumn 2021, FIND YOU FIRST reached Number Two on the Sunday Times Paperback bestseller list

•He has sold over three million copies of his novels in the UK and is a regular hardback and paperback Top Ten bestseller.

•This will be a major publication backed by an unmissable campaign.

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Linwood Barclay is an international bestselling crime and thriller author with over twenty critically acclaimed novels to his name, including the phenomenal number one bestseller No Time For Goodbye. Every Linwood Barclay book is a masterclass in characterisation, plot and the killer twist, and with sales of over seven million copies globally, his books have been sold in more than 39 countries around the world and he can count Stephen King, Shari Lapena and Peter James among his many fans.

Many of his books have been optioned for film and TV, and Linwood wrote the screenplay for the film based on his bestselling novel Never Saw It Coming. Born in the US, his parents moved to Canada just

‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling author

The residents of Garrett Island are part of a visionary experiment. Their cars have been sent to the mainland and for one month, they’ve got self-driving vehicles called Arrivals. With just a voice command, an Arrival will take you where you want to go, and as the cars are all aware of each other, road accidents should be a thing of the past.

As the world’s press arrives for a glimpse of this driverless future, islander and single mom Sandra Montrose preps for the huge media event. She’s ready for this new world. Her husband died when he fell asleep at the wheel, and she’s relieved her two teens, Archie and Katie, may never need driver’s licenses.

But as the day gets underway, there are signs all is not well. A member of the press has vanished. There are rumours of industrial sabotage.

Before long, the sleek driverless cars are no longer taking orders. They’re starting to organize. They’re starting to hunt. And they’ve got the residents of Garrett Island in their sights.

From the international bestseller Linwood Barclay comes a breakneck new thriller, Look Both Ways.

PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY:

‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA

‘A superior thriller’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘The twists keep coming’ THE TIMES

‘Barclay is a terrific writer … I couldn’t put it down, and you won’t be able to either. If you enjoy thrillers, this is the real deal. It never lets up’ STEPHEN KING

‘A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller – Linwood Barclay is in a class of his own’ T.M. LOGAN

‘Linwood Barclay is a stone-cold pro’ JOE HILL

‘A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a ride’ DAILY MAIL

‘Linwood Barclay presses all the right buttons’ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM

‘One of the finest thriller writers in the world at the very top of his game’ MARK BILLINGHAM

PRAISE FOR LINWOOD BARCLAY:

Just because that car sees you doesn’t mean it’s safe to cross…

They think as one. They act as one. They kill as one.

The Echoes of Love

Jenny Ashcroft

• The Echoes of Love is a historical love story set in Crete both before the Second World War and during the occupation. It follows Eleni, a young woman who’s half English and half Greek, and Otto, a young German man, who meet and fall in love on the island in 1936.

•Ambitious, heart-breaking and captivating, The Echoes of Love is historical fiction at its finest.

•Perfect for fans of Rachel Hore, Victoria Hislop and Kate Furnivall.

•Almost 150,000 copies sold, combined across formats, of Jenny’s previous four novels.

•Publishing Jenny in hardback for the first time – for bookshops and Amazon, and is a strategic format to help build Jenny’s profile with high-street booksellers.

•Huge potential for big ANZ and ebook sales (Jenny splits her time between the UK and Australia).

•This is Jenny’s most personal novel yet, inspired by her Greek grandmother.

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‘A big, beautiful, epic tale of war, heartache, betrayal, courage and most of all, love. I can’t remember the last time I was so transported by a book . . . I can’t recommend The Echoes of Love more highly. This story is a classic of our time’ Louise Douglas, The Room in the Attic

‘With the historical authenticity of Sebastian Faulks, the perfectly observed family relationships of Santa Montefiore, and the gut-wrenching twist of Jojo Moyes, The Echoes of Love is epic, enthralling and deeply emotional’ Iona Grey, Letters to the Lost

‘An unforgettable story of great love torn apart by war, of heroism and betrayal, passion and pure evil, all set against an idyllic Greek island backdrop. It’s a genuine masterpiece, a book to lose yourself in’ Gill Paul, The Secret Wife * * *

Under the Cretan sun, in the summer of 1936, two young people fall in love…

Eleni has been coming to Crete her entire life, swapping her English home for cherished sun-baked summers with her grandfather in his idyllic shoreside villa. When she arrives in 1936, she believes the long, hot weeks ahead will be no different to so many that have gone before.

But someone else is visiting the island that year too: a young German man called Otto. And so begins a summer of innocence lost, and love discovered; one that is finite, but not the end.

When, in 1941, the island falls to a Nazi invasion, Eleni and Otto meet there once more. But this time Eleni has returned to fight for her home, and Otto to occupy it. They are enemies, and their love is not only treacherous, but also dangerous. But will it destroy them, or prove strong enough to overcome the ravages of war?

An epic tale of secrets, love, loyalty, family and how far you’d go to keep those you love safe, The Echoes of Love is an exquisite and deeply moving love letter to Crete – one that will move every reader to tears.

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‘I was completely spellbound. A beautiful, poignant love story with a clever twist, all set against the backdrop of war-torn Crete. It’s the best book I’ve read this year’ Kathleen McGurl, The Forgotten Secret

Praise for The Echoes of Love

‘With the historical authenticity of Sebastian Faulks, the perfectly observed family relationships of Santa Montefiore, and the gut-wrenching twist of Jojo Moyes, The Echoes of Love is epic, enthralling and deeply emotional . . . Jenny Ashcroft is a superb writer’ Iona Grey, Letters to the Lost

‘An unforgettable story of great love torn apart by war, of heroism and betrayal, passion and pure evil, all set against an idyllic Greek island backdrop. It’s a genuine masterpiece, a book to lose yourself in’

384pp B 198x129, Paperback

Subject Rights

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Crime

Robert Thorogood is the creator of the hit BBC One TV series Death in Paradise, and he has written a series of spin-off novels featuring detective DI Richard Poole.

He was born in Colchester, Essex. When he was ten years old, he read his first proper novel – Agatha Christie’s Peril at End House –and he’s been in love with the genre ever since.

He now lives in Marlow in Buckinghamshire with his wife, children and two whippets called Wally and Evie.

Follow him on Twitter @robthor

The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries (2) Death Comes to Marlow

Robert Thorogood

•The folllow-up to the break-out bestseller THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB, a book that has broadened Robert’s audience and brought him a huge number of new fans.

•THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB became a top ten Kindle bestseller and a No.1 Fiction Heatseeker. It was an Indie BOTM and has sold more almost 120,000 copies across all formats, 215% up in volume on his previous bestselling title

•Pre-orders steadily building: almost 3,000 copies pre-ordered (across formats), six months ahead of publication.

•Foreign rights for THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB have been sold in 12 territories; TV rights have been sold

•The second in a stunning new series, perfect for fans of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB by Richard Osman

• The Vicar of Dibley meets Agatha Christie

•Robert Thorogood is the creator of DEATH IN PARADISE, one of BBC One’s most successful series – it averages 9 million viewers and has been sold in 237 territories

•Extensive author PR activity to include media interviews, appearances at literary lunches, festivals and events. Review and feature coverage anticipated across press, radio and online

Judith, Suzie and Becks return in the brilliant second crime novel in the Marlow Murder Club series, from the creator of the hit TV series, Death in Paradise.

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‘I love Robert Thorogood’s writing’ Peter James ***

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Club – since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee, Sir Peter Bailey, to his nurse, Jenny Page. Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding, and Judith and Co. are looking forward to a bit of free champagne.

But during the soiree, there’s a crash from inside the house, and when the Marlow Murder Club rush to investigate, they are shocked to find the groom-to-be crushed to death in his study.

The study was locked from the inside, so the police don’t consider the death suspicious. But Judith disagrees. As far as she's concerned, Peter was murdered! And it’s up to the Marlow Murder Club to find the killer before he or she strikes again… ***

READERS LOVE THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB series

’Wonderful escapism!’ 5* Amazon Review

‘A wonderful piece of escapism. Absolutely loved it!’ 5* Amazon Review

’My favourite book of the year!’ 5* Amazon Review

’I had an absolute blast reading this book’ 5* Amazon Review

‘So enjoyable, I laughed out loud in places!’ 5* Amazon Review

Praise for The Marlow Murder Club series:

Experts

Suzanne Mulholland

Can comment on: Budgeting & Batch Cooking

Latest title: The Batch Lady: Cooking on a Budget [5th January 2022]

Suzanne Mulholland is The Batch Lady. She is an expert in how to reclaim time and headspace by getting organised in the kitchen and beyond, through her batching method. Suzanne shares her organisational secrets and recipes with her committed social media following of over 435k.

SHOP ONCE, COOK ONCE, SAVE MONEY ALL WEEK – Cooking on a Budget will help us to plan ahead to save time and money.

Publicity Enquiries: Komal.Patel@harpercollins.co.uk

June Sarpong

Can comment on: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Latest title: The Power of Privilege [1st October 2020]

June Sarpong OBE is one of the most recognizable British television presenters and broadcasters and a prominent activist, having co-founded the WIE Network (Women: Inspiration and Enterprise) and the Decide Act Now summit. In 2019, she was appointed the first ever ‘Director of Creative Diversity’ at the BBC.

The Power of Privilege offers practical steps and action-driven solutions so that those who have been afforded privilege can begin undoing the limiting beliefs held by society and help build a fairer future for all.

Publicity Enquiries: Lucy.Richardson@harpercollins.co.uk

Tiwalola Ogunlesi

Can comment on: Personal & Professional Confidence

Latest title: Confident and Killing It [7th July 2022]

Tiwalola Ogunlesi is a globally recognised and qualified life coach, international speaker, Positive Psychology Specialist, Master Neuro- Linguistic Practitioner. She has hosted empowerment workshops at a wide array of businesses and organisations, including Google, TikTok and The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Tiwalola is also the host of the successful podcast Confident and Killing It.

An empowering, practical guide to overcoming imposter syndrome, getting sassy with negative thoughts and succeeding in all areas of life.

Publicity Enquiries: Sian.Baldwin@harpercollins.co.uk

James

Reeves and Gabrielle Brown

Can comment on: Yoga Nidra

Latest title: The Book of Rest [8th August 2019]

James and Gabrielle founded the yoga and meditation school Restful Being Ltd in 2014, specialising in yoga nidra, a transformative state of deep rest. James is now recognised as a world-leading yoga nidra authority. Gabrielle has been a dedicated yoga practitioner since 2004 and qualified to teach in 2013 after studying classical yoga in India and yoga nidra in California, USA.

Through simple, easily learned techniques The Book of Rest reveals how to find a moment of peace even in the busiest of days, and a path to a calmer, happier and more relaxed you.

Publicity Enquiries: Sian.Baldwin@harpercollins.co.uk

O’Kane

Owen O’Kane has a dual medical and psychotherapy training and is a former clinical lead for an NHS mental health service. He has a unique ability to understand how to quell anxiety and manage stress, as well as unparalleled insight into what brings happiness and calm into people’s lives.

Boost your mood and reduce your anxiety in 10 minutes a day.

Publicity Enquiries: Lucy.Richardson@harpercollins.co.uk

Annie Auerbach

Can comment on: Modern Working

Latest title: FLEX [18th April 2019]

Annie Auerbach is a speaker, consultant, author and co-founder of trends agency, Starling. Starling specialises in keeping brands relevant through understanding cultural change.

Flex is reinventing the rules for a smarter, happier future.

Publicity Enquiries: Lucy.Richardson@harpercollins.co.uk

James Davies

Can comment on: Health & Wellbeing

Latest title: Body [1st September 2022]

James Davies is a world-renowned osteopath, performance coach and recovery specialist. He has worked with professional athletes as well as A-list clients from Music, Film and TV.

Ultimate strategies to prevent pain and fuel your body to its fullest health potential.

Publicity Enquiries: Becci.Mansell@harpercollins.co.uk

Dija Ayodele

Can comment on: Black Skincare

Latest title: Black Skin [25th November 2021]

Dija Ayodele is a fully qualified Aesthetician and the founder of West Room Aesthetics, a skincare destination for women of colour. She is also the founder of the award-winning Black Skin Directory, which connects people of colour to skincare brands and experts.

Intelligent, informed and indispensable - The ultimate skincare guide for Black women.

Publicity Enquiries: Lucy.Richardson@harpercollins.co.uk

Caroline Hirons

Can comment on: Skincare

Latest title: Skincare: The New Edit [11th November 2021]

Caroline Hirons is trained in over 100 brands. She is a globally qualified advanced aesthetician. Her career has involved developing bespoke facials and training teams internationally for top brands in the UK, USA and Far East.

The ultimate no-Nonsense guide to skincare from a skincare icon. Publicity Enquiries: Lucy.Richardson@harpercollins.co.uk

Henry Firth & Ian Theasby

Can comment on: Vegan Cooking

Latest title: BOSH! On a Budget [16th December 2021]

Lifelong friends from Sheffield, Henry and Ian are the guys behind BOSH! – the biggest plant-based video channel on Facebook. Totally powered by plants, BOSH! create mouth-watering meat- and dairyfree recipes that are shared across the globe, reaching over 25 million people a month.

BOSH! The essential money-saving, plant-based cookbook.

Publicity Enquiries: Lucy.Richardson@harpercollins.co.uk Sian.Baldwin@harpercollins.co.uk

PUBLICITY

Lucy Richardson

Acting Publicity Director

Lucy.Richardson@harpercollins.co.uk 020 8288 2846

Komal Patel Head of Publicity

Komal.Patel@harpercollins.co.uk 07586 108285

Becci Mansell Publicity Manager

Becci.Mansell@harpercollins.co.uk

Sian Baldwin Senior Press Officer

Sian.Baldwin@harpercollins.co.uk 020 8307 4369

Sarah Lundy Press Officer

Sarah.Lundy@harpercollins.co.uk 07586 107219

Amber Choudhary Press Officer

Amber.Choudhary@harpercollins.co.uk 07818 306673

Alliya Bouyis Publicity Assistant

Alliya.Bouyis@harpercollins.co.uk 020 8307 4128

For general PR enquiries: hqpressoffice@harpercollins.co.uk