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Clipper Large Print Fiction Titles October – December 2016

Friday on My Mind Nicci French

The Witness Simon Kernick

Ordeal Jorn Lier Horst

978 1 51004 371 8 – 492pp

978 1 51004 372 5 – 560pp

978 1 51004 375 6 – 451pp

Rich in intrigue, intensity and atmosphere, Friday on my Mind is classic Nicci French - a dark, gripping and sophisticated masterclass in psychological suspense.

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The gripping new race-against-time thriller by the best-selling author of Relentless, The Last 10 Seconds and The Final Minute.

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hen a bloated corpse is found floating in the River Thames, the police can at least make sure that identifying the victim will be straightforward: around the dead man’s wrist is a hospital band and on it are the words Dr F. Klein… But psychotherapist Frieda Klein is very much alive. And, after evidence linking her to the murder is discovered, she becomes the prime suspect.

Unable to convince the police of her innocence, Frieda is forced to make a bold decision in order to piece together the terrible truth, before it’s too late either for her or for those she loves.

fter Jane Kinnear sees her lover murdered and is taken to a police safe-house, it soon becomes clear that he was an MI5 informant with information about an imminent terrorist attack. DI Ray Mason is a man with a controversial past, but his effectiveness at getting results means that he’s now been given the task of preventing the attack. But can he be trusted? Jane tries to piece things together, but what she doesn’t know is that the killer has already found out who she is. And now he’s coming for her …

“Nicci French’s sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition.” SOPHIE HANNAH

“Full of Kernick’s trademark cheerful amoral characters, it’s irresistible entertainment.”

SUNDAY MIRROR

“Brilliantly crafted […] masterly control of suspense.”

DAILY MIRROR

“A spectacularly fast moving and captivating read.”

LOVEREADING

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“In the finest class of Scandinavian noir.” CARO RAMSAY

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ogether with her one year old daughter Maja, single mother Sofie Lund moves into the house she inherited from her grandfather. Sofie has such painful memories that she has had every trace of the old man removed, every trace but a locked safe that has been bolted to the basement floor. Inside the safe, Sofie finds something shocking that will also become crucial evidence in a case that has plagued Inspector William Wisting for a long time. To follow this lead though, he must cut across important loyalties and undermine confidence in the police force.

“Jorn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today.”

SUNDAY TIMES

Large Print New Releases October 2016

The Photographer’s Wife Suzanne Joinson

Hidden Emma Kavanagh

The Long Room Francesca Kay

978 1 51004 376 3 – 469pp

978 1 51003 074 9 – 406pp

978 1 51004 373 2 – 429pp

A beautiful and gripping story of love and betrayal, set between 1920s Jerusalem and 1930s Sussex.

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erusalem, 1920: in an already fractured city, eleven-yearold Prudence feels the tension rising as she eavesdrops in tearooms, frequented by the city’s elite. British colonials, exiled Armenians and German officials rub shoulders as they line up the pieces in a destructive political game. When Prue’s father employs William Harrington, Prue is uncomfortably aware of the attraction that sparks between him and Eleanora, the wife of a famous photographer. Years later, in 1937, Prue is living a reclusive life, when Harrington pays her a visit. What he reveals sets to unravel her world and she must follow the threads that lead her back to secrets, long-ago buried in Jerusalem.

“A haunting, original and beautifully written tale.”

PAUL TORDAY, on A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar.

“Sprightly, engaging and lovingly written.” GUARDIAN

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A gripping psychological thriller like no other, written by a former police psychologist and author of the thriller sensation, Falling.

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Set in London in the early eighties, award-winning novelist Francesca Kay’s new novel tells the story of a man who falls for the wrong woman.

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gunman is stalking the wards of a local hospital. He’s unidentified, dangerous and has to be located. Police Firearms Officer Aden McCarthy is tasked with tracking him down. Still troubled by the shooting of a schoolboy, Aden is determined to make amends by finding the gunman - before it’s too late. To psychologist Imogen, hospital should be a place of healing and safety. She’s heard about the gunman, but he has little to do with her. Or has he? As time ticks down, no one knows who the gunman’s next target will be. But he’s there. Far closer than anyone thinks...

hat happens to a man who has his ear pressed to the lives of others but not much life of his own? When Stephen Donaldson joins The Institute, he anticipates excitement, romance and new status. This becomes a reality when he is assigned a new case: PHOENIX, in which he becomes mesmerized by the voice of the target’s wife. Dangerously in love and very lonely, Stephen sets himself up for a vertiginous fall that will forever change his life. With her mastery of the perfect detail, Francesca Kay explores a mind under pressure and the compelling power of imagination.

“A classic and very exciting countdown-to-disaster story. […] Kavanagh expertly weaves these narratives together to make a comprehensive whole […] skillful.”

DAILY MAIL

“The Long Room seems like the sort of novel that might have won the Booker around 1981. It says much about the author’s […] sensitivity to […] human behaviour that it wouldn’t look out of place in 2016.”

INDEPENDENT

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Large Print New Releases October 2016

Step Back in Time Ali McNamara

In Place of Death Craig Robertson

The Murder Road Stephen Booth

978 1 51004 374 9 – 484pp

978 1 51004 377 0 – 484pp

978 1 51004 772 3 – 655pp

Step back in time with this fabulously fun and feel-good comedy of time travel and romance, from the author of From Notting Hill with Love . . . Actually.

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hen single career girl Jo-Jo gets hit by a car, she awakes to find herself in 1963. The fashion, the music, her job, even her romantic life - everything is different. And then it happens three more times, and Jo-Jo finds herself living a completely new life in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The only people she can rely on are Harry and Ellie, two companions from 2013. If she’s ever to return from her travels, Jo-Jo must work out why she’s jumping through time like this. And if she does make it back, will her old life ever be the same again?

“Time-travelling, groovy fashion and music, a central mystery and lots of wit. Most of all, like all of Ali’s books, there’s a big, yummy dollop of romance.” STAR

“A great murder mystery.” JAMES OSWALD

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young man enters the culverted remains of an ancient Glasgow stream, looking for thrills. Deep below the city, it is decaying and claustrophobic and gets more so with every step.

As the ceiling lowers to no more than a couple of feet above the ground, the man finds his path blocked by another person.

Someone with his throat cut. As DS Rachel Narey leads the official investigation, photographer Tony Winter follows a lead of his own. And it soon becomes clear that the murderer has killed before, and has no qualms about doing so again.

“A tense torch-lit trek through a hidden city you never knew existed.” CHIRSTOPHER BROOKMYRE “Doing for Glasgow, what Rankin did for Edinburgh.”

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“A fun, clever romantic comedy.” SUNDAY MIRROR

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Ben Cooper and his team from Derbyshire Constabulary’s E Division return in this gripping new page-turner from the master of the genre.

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or the Peak District hamlet of Shawhead, there’s only one road in and one road out. Its handful of residents are accustomed to being cut off from the world by snow or floods. But when a lorry delivering animal feed is found jammed in the narrow lane, with no sign of the driver except for a blood-stained cab, it’s the beginning of something much more sinister. Detective Inspector Ben Cooper must attempt to unravel the history of secrets, lies and loyalties that will lead to the truth behind the missing lorry driver.

“Booth skilfully portrays a stunning landscape with a dark heart that conceals secrets, vendettas and revenge.” DAILY MAIL, on The Corpse Bridge.

“Top notch crime writing with an irresistible sense of place.” LANCASHIRE EVENING POST

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Large Print New Releases October – November 2016

The Stranger Harlan Coben

After the Crash Michel Bussi

The Girl Who Came Back Susan Lewis

978 1 51004 657 3 – 511pp

978 1 51004 659 7 – 616pp

978 1 51004 661 0 – 553pp

Haunting and compelling, this psychological thriller will have you hooked…

The runaway bestseller about an air crash and its sole survivor, a baby girl. But who is she?

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“An enjoyable rollercoaster of a suspense novel with multiple twists.” DAILY MAIL

“So extraordinary that it reminded me of reading Stieg Larsson for the very first time . . . I doubt I’ll read a more brilliant crime novel this year.” SUNDAY TIMES.

he Stranger appears out of nowhere. His identity is unknown.

His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a few words in your ear and disappears, leaving your world in pieces. Adam Price has a lot to lose: a happy family life, big house and all the trappings of the American Dream. Then he runs into the Stranger and learns a devastating secret about his wife, and the mirage of perfection splinters. Soon Adam finds himself tangled in something dark, and realizes that if he doesn’t make the right moves, the conspiracy he’s stumbled into will not only ruin lives - it will end them...

“This dark and creepy book is a must read.” THE SUN

n the night of 22 December 1980, a plane crashes on the Franco-Swiss border and is engulfed in flames. The miraculous sole survivor is a three-month-old baby girl. Two families, one rich, the other poor, step forward to claim her, sparking an investigation that will last for almost two decades.

Eighteen years later, having failed to discover the truth, private detective Crédule Grand-Duc plans on placing an account of his investigation in the girl’s hands. But then he uncovers a secret that changes everything - and then he is killed before he can breathe a word of it to anyone…

“Clear your schedule; this book is worth it!”

LISA GARDNER, author of Crash & Burn and Find Her.

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The compelling novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, No Child of Mine and Don’t Let Me Go.

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hen Jules Bright hears a knock on the door, the last person she expects to find is a detective bringing her the news she’s feared for the last three years. Amelia Quentin is being released from prison. Jules’s life is very different now to the one she’d known before Amelia shattered it completely. Friends and family gather round, fearing for Jules’s safety. They know that justice was never served; every one of them wants to make the Quentin girl pay. The question is, what will Jules do; and which of them – her or Amelia - has the most to fear?

“Compelling and heartbreaking.” PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH “A gripping story of love, uncertainty and betrayal which leads to a dramatic climax. Susan Lewis at her best.” MY WEEKLY

Large Print New Releases November 2016

The Three-Body Problem Cixin Liu

Burnt Paper Sky Gilly Macmillan

The Darkest Secret Alex Marwood

978 1 51004 660 3 – 533pp

978 1 51004 662 7 – 596pp

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The multi-award winning phenomenon from China’s most beloved science-fiction author, The Three-Body Problem is a bestselling classic available in English for the first time

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et against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilisation on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them, or to fight against the invasion.

“A milestone in Chinese science fiction.”

NEW YORK TIMES ‘The best kind of science fiction.’

KIM STANLEY ROBINSON

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“Taut pacing…this is an engaging debut.” KIRKUS REVIEWS

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achel Jenner turned her back for a moment. Now her eightyear-old son Ben is missing. But what really happened that fateful afternoon? Caught between her personal tragedy and a public who have turned against her, there is nobody left who Rachel can trust. But can the nation trust Rachel? The clock is ticking to find Ben alive. Whose side are you on?

“What an amazing, gripping, beautifully written debut.

Burnt Paper Sky kept me up late into the night (and scared the life out of me).”

LIANE MORIARY, author of The Husband’s Secret.

“Haunting first novel…readers will have a tough time putting this one down.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Taut, emotive and utterly compelling, an unputdownable ‘ripped from the headlines’ novel that you will want to talk about with everyone you know.

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y goddaughter, Coco Jackson, disappeared from her family’s holiday home in Bournemouth on the night of Sunday/Monday August 29/30th, the bank holiday weekend just gone. Coco is three years old. When identical twin Coco goes missing during a family celebration, there is a media frenzy. Her parents are rich and influential, as are the friends they were with at their holiday home by the sea. But what really happened to Coco? Over two intense weekends - the first when Coco goes missing and the second twelve years later at the funeral of her father - the darkest of secrets will gradually be revealed...

“A genuinely shocking thriller where nothing is what it seems. So good I wish I’d written it myself.”

VAL MCDERMID

Large Print New Releases November 2016

The Lie C. L. Taylor

The Silkworm Robert Galbraith

Murder House James Patterson

978 1 51003 042 8 – 447pp

978 1 51005 012 9 – 808pp

978 1 51003 821 9 – 553pp

Haunting, compelling, this psychological thriller will have you hooked. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Daughter.

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ane Hughes has a loving partner, a job in an animal sanctuary and a beautiful home. She’s happier than she’s ever been but her life is a lie. Jane Hughes does not really exist. Five years earlier Jane and her then best friends went on holiday but what should have been the trip of a lifetime rapidly descended into a nightmare that claimed the lives of two of the women. Jane has tried to put the past behind her but someone knows the truth about what happened. Someone who won’t stop until they’ve destroyed Jane and everything she loves . . .

A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott.

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“Haunting and heart-stoppingly creepy, The Lie is a gripping roller coaster of suspense.”

SUNDAY EXPRESS

hen novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine’s disappearance than his wife realises. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published it would ruin lives - so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him. And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before.

‘’A gripping page-turner full of intrigue and suspense.”

LUCY CLARKE

“Teems with sly humour, witty asides and intelligence […] A pleasure to read.” THE TIMES

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An ocean view, a private beach… and a deadly secret.

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o. 7 Ocean Drive is a multimillion-dollar beachfront house in the Hamptons. But its beautiful exterior hides a horrific past; a series of depraved killings that have never been solved.

Neglected and empty, it’s known as the ‘Murder House,’ and locals keep their distance. When a power broker and his mistress are found dead inside, Detective Jenna Murphy investigates; a case that reveals yet more secrets. As more bodies surface and Jenna is drawn deeper into the dark history of No. 7, she must risk her own life to expose the truth – before the Murder House claims another victim…

Praise for the author: “The prolific Patterson seems unstoppable.” USA TODAY “James Patterson knows how to sell thrills and suspense in clean, unwavering prose.” PEOPLE

Large Print New Releases November – December 2016

Hunted Paul Finch

Scarlet Widow Graham Masterton

Dead Secret Ava McCarthy

978 1 51005 016 7 – 688pp

978 1 51005 029 7 – 581pp

978 1 51005 015 0 – 470pp

Heck needs to watch his back, because someone’s watching him…

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cross the south of England, a series of bizarre but fatal accidents are taking place. So when a local businessman survives a near-drowning, but is found burnt alive in his car just weeks later, DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg is brought in to investigate. Soon it appears that other recent deaths might be linked: two thieves that were bitten to death by poisonous spiders and a driver impaled through the chest with scaffolding. Accidents do happen, but as the body count rises it’s clear that something far more sinister is at play and it’s coming for Heck too…

“Clever and well written with some bizarre murders and masses going on, it’s an excellent series.”

THE BOOKSELLER

From the bestselling horror and crime writer, Graham Masterton, comes Scarlet Widow, a thriller not to be missed.

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ondon, 1750: Beatrice Scarlet is the apothecary’s daughter.

She can mix medicines and herbs to save the lives of her neighbours – but, try as she might, she can’t save the lives of her parents. An orphan at just sixteen, Beatrice marries a preacher and emigrates to America. ew Hampshire, 1756: In the farming community where Beatrice now lives, six pigs are found viciously slaughtered, slices of looking-glass embedded in their mouths. According to scripture this is the work of Satan, but Beatrice suspects the hands of men. As she closes in on the killer, she must act quickly to unmask him – or become the next victim herself...

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From the author of the Harry Martinez thrillers comes a gripping psychological suspense novel.

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fter the death of her three-year-old daughter, Jodie has nothing left to live for – or almost nothing. She has one task to fulfil before she takes her own life - to kill the man she holds responsible for her daughter’s death; her seemingly perfect husband, Ethan. But Ethan is hiding more than just his true nature. And as more horrifying secrets from his past emerge, Jodie’s strength will be pushed to the limit…

“An edge-of-your-seat thriller… McCarthy cranks the tension like an experienced pro… one of the most likeable heroines I’ve read in a long time.”

IRISH INDEPENDENT

“A skilfully written and wonderfully unnerving thriller.”

BOOKSHELF BUTTERFLY

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Large Print New Releases December 2016

Somewhere Inside of Happy Anna McPartlin

Keep You Close Lucie Whitehouse

Journey to Munich Jacqueline Winspear

978 1 51005 014 3 – 536pp

978 1 51005 017 4 – 464pp

978 1 51005 013 6 – 441pp

From the bestselling author of The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes comes this heart-breaking yet uproariously uplifting new novel about love, resilience and the lifechanging power of hope.

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aisie Bean is a fighter and a survivor. Seventeen years ago, she went on a first date that went so badly it was enough to put the girl off chips. The marriage that followed was hell but it gave her two children: funny, caring Jeremy and bullish but brilliant Valerie. Then sixteen-year-old Jeremy goes missing.

The police descend and a media storm swirls, over five days of searching that hurtle towards an inevitable, terrible conclusion.

Maisie is facing another fight, and this time it’s the fight of her life. But she’s a survivor. Whatever the odds, she’ll never give in.

“THE most beautiful book - compassionate, gritty, warm, authentic, uplifting.” MARIAN KEYES “My heart was ripped right out. I couldn’t put it down.” ADELE PARKS

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How far would you go to protect the people you love?

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hen the brilliant young painter Marianne Glass is found dead in her snow-covered Oxford garden, her closest friend, Rowan Winter, knows it wasn’t an accident. Rowan’s pursuit of the truth takes her into every corner of her friend’s life, from Bohemian east London to the professional art world, in which Marianne made her name. The deeper she goes, Rowan discovers that some secrets are better left buried and others can be lethal...

“Keep You Close kept me up all night. I couldn’t stop reading until the final, shattering pages. Skillfully constructed and beautifully realized, this is the next must-read for fans of The Girl on the Train.”

AMANDA EYRE WARD “Loved Gone Girl? This is the Brit version...Warning: you won’t want to put it down.”

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Working with the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitler’s Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigue.

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he German government has agreed to release a British subject from prison, but only if he is handed over to a family member. Because the man’s wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisie who bears a striking resemblance to the daughter - to retrieve him. However, the man she holds responsible for her husband’s death has learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help...

“Maisie Dobbs is a revelation.”

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH “Maisie Dobbs proves herself wily and fiercely determined again in this twelfth series entry.”

BOOKLIST

Large Print New Releases December 2016

The View from the Corner Shop Kathleen Hey

Negroland Margo Jefferson

Good Cop Bad War Neil Woods

978 1 51004 387 9 – 408pp

978 1 51004 384 8 – 368pp

978 1 51004 386 2 – 372pp

Through Kathleen’s diary entries, we see herself shine through as a strong woman, refusing to give into to doubts or misery; maintaining her sense of humour even under the most trying conditions.

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athleen Hey spent the war years helping her family run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. From July 1941 to July 1946, she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project, recording the thoughts of the people who used the shop.

What makes Kathleen’s account such a vivid and compelling read is the immediacy of her writing. A vibrant addition to our records of the Second World War, the power of her diary lies in its juxtaposition of the everyday and the extraordinary, the homely and the universal, small town life and the wartime upheavals of a nation.

Kathleen Hey was born on 17 March 1906, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the youngest of four children. Her diary exists in the Mass Observation Archive and is now available to read first hand in this captivating book.

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“Jefferson is a national treasure and her memoir should be required reading across the country.” VANITY FAIR

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he daughter of a successful paediatrician and a fashionable socialite, Margo Jefferson, spent her childhood among Chicago’s black elite. She calls this society ‘Negroland,’ ‘a small region of Negro America where residents were sheltered by a certain amount of privilege and plenty,’ and with privilege came expectation. Reckoning with the structures and demands of Negroland at crucial historical moments - the civil rights movement, the dawn of feminism, the fallacy of post-racial America - Jefferson brilliantly charts the twists and turns of a life informed by psychological and moral contradictions.

“[A] meditation on race, sex, class and American culture, told through the prism of the Pulitzer Prizewinning author’s memoir.” BOOKSELLER “a memoir […] doesn’t do justice to everything that’s going on in Margo Jefferson’s marvellous, complex, stimulating and thought-provoking personal history.”

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A fascinating true story of an undercover policeman who infiltrated some of Britain’s biggest drug gangs – a narrative-driven true crime read and a fascinating story of working under pressure.

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s an undercover police officer with the drugs squad Neil Woods regularly risked his life on the streets dealing with some of the most violent and unpredictable criminals in Britain. Good Cop Bad War is a unique story about a man with a striking ability to infiltrate and extinguish drug gangs, but who, as the success of his operations grows, becomes disillusioned with the ‘war on drugs,’ as he sees how it demonizes those who need help, whilst empowering ‘the very worst elements in society.’ This is an action-packed true account read like no other.

“Undercover, you’re never just acting; you’re only ever a different version of yourself.” NEIL WOODS, author.

Large Print New Releases October 2016

The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman

Barefoot at the Lake Bruce Fogle

Gallipoli Alan Moorehead

978 1 51004 673 3 – 465pp

978 1 51004 674 0 – 337pp

978 1 51004 677 1 – 634pp

Incredibly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds richly celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures.

Not only a beautifully written boy’s-eye view of the landscape of his youth, Barefoot at the Lake is also delightfully funny, with a moving wisdom at its heart.

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n The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman travels around the world to delve deeply into the latest findings about the bird brain itself that are revolutionizing our view of what it means to be intelligent. Consider, as Ackerman does, the mockingbirds and thrashers, species that can store 200 to 2,000 different songs in a brain a thousand times smaller than ours or the New Caledonian crow, a bird that makes its own tools. Ackerman delivers an extraordinary story that will both give readers a new appreciation for the exceptional talents of birds and let them discover what birds can reveal about our changing world.

“Gloriously provocative and fascinating. Genius of Birds is at once a book of knowledge but also a work of wonder and an affirmation of the astonishing complexity of our world.”

MARK COCKER, author of Birds Britannica.

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very year the summer people invade Long Point on Lake Chemong. Barefoot at the Lake is Bruce’s evocative account of this one particular summer in 1954, when his eyes are opened to the complexities of girls, adults and the natural world. He will introduce you to a cast of unforgettable characters and animals.

His strong, handsome father who works as a florist. His mother in short shorts, unwittingly charming all the men. His heartbroken uncle, and a seagull called Popeye. And not forgetting Grace, with shiny brown hair and chapped knees.

“A long, hot summer’s day of a book - full of wonderful stories, poignant memories and acute observations of the natural world.” KATE HUMBLE

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“To visit the battlefield is to make a pilgrimage to one of the most emotive landmarks of one of the most terrible conflicts of history, of which Alan Moorehead remains perhaps the most vivid chronicler.” SIR MAX HASTINGS

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hen Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in WWI, Winston Churchill, conceived a plan: smash through the Dardanelles, reopen the Straits to Russia, and immobilize the Turks. On the night of March 18, 1915, this plan nearly succeeded -- the Turks were virtually beaten. But poor communication left the Allies in the dark, allowing the Turks to prevail and the Allies to suffer a crushing quarter-million casualties. A vivid chronicle of adventure, suspense, agony, and heroism, Gallipoli brings fully to life the tragic waste in human life, the physical horror, and the sheer heart-breaking folly of fighting for impossible objectives with inadequate means on unknown, unmapped terrain.

“[Gallipoli has a] vivid narrative that includes primary material from both sides of the conflict, including the war diary of Mustapha “Ataturk” Kemal, a Turkish army officer and, later, first president of Turkey. It is refreshingly balanced in its assessment of the campaign.” TELEGRAPH

Large Print New Releases November 2016

An Eastern Odyssey Edward Enfield

The Perfect Stranger P. J. Kavanagh

978 1 51005 027 3 – 222pp

A charming and humorous book about a boy becoming a man in the Far East during the 1950s.

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hen Edward Enfield was a lad, he was sent to Canada to avoid the Blitz. When he returned to England, he began his National Service. While vowing he did not want to leave England, he was hired by a shipping company and sent to Asia, where he got married, became an avid horseman and discovered a hatred for sailing. Not bad for a man famous among his service friends for not being able to read a map. Part travelogue, part memoir, An Eastern Odyssey: The Adventures of Edward Enfield is a love letter to a way of life that has disappeared and an elegy to a good life lived.

“He writes with a dry wit which had me laugh out loud.” THE OXFORD TIMES Edward Enfield, father of famous comedian Harry Enfield, is the author of several charming and comic books about cycling, travelling, gardening and growing old.

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The Running Hare John Lewis-Stempel

978 1 51005 026 6 – 292pp

A joyous and movingly wise evocation of youth, travel, love and those moments of maximum brilliance; all at the edge of possibility.

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his extraordinary memoir has collected a passionate band of devotees. Written with a poet’s precision, it is a funny, absorbing and brilliantly portrayed rite of passage - from school playing fields to war’s battlefields, holiday camps to writers’ hangouts, Brighton to Paris, Korea to Oxford, Barcelona to Jakarta...

Driving the narrator is a desire to recount the effect of a singular young woman, as well as the love and the loss of her.

“A joyous yet unsentimental account of Kavanagh’s early life and his few years with Sally. A story of love and tragic loss.” THE GUARDIAN “It’s hard to think of a memoir by a male author that describes the experience [of love] with as much honesty, passion and precision.” DAVID NICHOLLS

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A vivid celebration of English wildlife and our agricultural landscape, from the winner of Thwaite’s Wainwright Prize.

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raditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing are on the Red List. The corncrake is all but extinct in England. And the hare is running for its life. Written in exquisite prose, The Running Hare tells the story of the animals and plants that live in and under our ploughland, from the linnet pecking at seeds to the ladybird that eats the aphids that eat the crop. It recalls an era before factories and silent, empty fields, recording the ongoing destruction of the unique, fragile, glorious ploughland that exists just down the village lane.

“He describes beautifully the changing of the seasons and the habits of animals such as the hares that make their home in his field. The book is a superb piece of nature writing.” SUNDAY TIMES

Large Print New Releases December 2016

Between Sisters Cathy Kelly

Before the War Fay Weldon

Bay of Secrets Rosanna Ley

978 1 51004 378 7 – 471pp

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978 1 51004 379 4 – 496pp

Inventive, warm, playful and full of Weldon’s trademark ironic edge; this is a spellbinding historical novel from one of the best novelists of our time.

“Romantic, escapist and mouth-watering… everything you could wish for in a summer read.”

VERONICA HENRY, author of The Long Weekend.

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The sparkling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of It Started with Paris.

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assie has spent her married life doing everything right, even though it’s left her so exhausted that ‘wine o’clock’ comes a little earlier each afternoon… Her sister Coco runs a vintage dress shop and has shied away from commitment. Coco believes men complicate things, until a face from her past returns.

Watching over them is grandmother Pearl, but was she right to do what she did all those years ago? And then there’s Elsa, the polished face of daytime TV, who’s battled demons of her own.

Now Elsa faces one final fight - but it will require more bravery than anything which has come before.

“Emotional, believable and smart, this is fiction at its best.” HEAT “A heart-warming story exploring the bonds and ties that hold a family together. […] You’ll finish this page turner feeling like you have new friends.” ESSENTIALS

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onsider Vivien in November 1922: she is twenty-four, and a spinster. She wears fashionable clothes, but she is plain and - almost worse in those times - intelligent. At nearly six foot tall, she is known unkindly by her family as ‘the giantess.’ Fortunately, Vivien is rich, so she can travel to London and bribe a charismatic gentleman publisher to marry her. What he does not know is that Vivien is pregnant with another man’s child, and will die in childbirth in just a few months...

“A romp of a read full of Weldon wit and wisdom, as well as sumptuous period detail.” DAILY MAIL “The quirky, singular writing style […] triumphs […] with its unique characters and playfully ironic voice.”

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pain, 1939: Following the wishes of her parents to keep herself safe during the war, Julia enters a convent in Barcelona.

Looking for a way to help she volunteers in a maternity clinic.

But worrying adoption practices in the clinic force Sister Julia to decide how far she will go to help those placed in her care. ngland, 2011: Six months after her parents’ shocking death, 34-year-old journalist Ruby has finally found the strength to sell the family home. But as she does so, she unearths a devastating secret her parents, Vivien and Tom, had kept from her all her life.

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“Explores a sensitive subject in a unique and inspirational style, bringing to light a subject that for many children in Spain is still a harsh reality.”

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Large Print New Releases October 2016

Paris Spring James Naughtie

The House of Smoke Sam Christer

The Wild One Janet Gover

978 1 47129 604 8 – 529pp

978 1 51004 382 4 – 506pp

978 1 51004 381 7 – 416pp

Will Flemyng’s world is turned upside down, after a mysterious encounter on the metro and a chance revelation from a rival operative.

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aris, 1968: in a city alive with talk of revolution, Will finds himself in the thick of the action, a young spy whose first adventures behind the Iron Curtain have already given him a secret glamour. But now he gets news that threatens the closest and most complicated relationship in his life, with his younger brother. In the unforgettable weeks of a crisis that claims blood and tests his deepest loyalties, Flemyng lives and loves the tumult of a city in which his private fears teach him the secrets that lie beneath the raucous politics of the streets.

‘A cerebral and gripping thriller […] fuses the entwined professions of politics and espionage.’ THE HERALD

Follow the bloody footsteps through London’s cobbled alleyways, wretched workhouses and flash taverns to cross swords with Sherlock Holmes and the villainous characters of Victorian London.

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ig Ben chimes in the first seconds of the first day of 1900, the start of a fresh century. Inside London’s oldest gaol, preparations are afoot to hang Victorian England’s deadliest assassin, a man wanted for two decades’ worth of murders. Coldblooded killer Simeon Lynch has lived a brutal and glorious life in the employ of the House of Moriarty - the most feared criminal enterprise in the world. Now, as he faces the noose, Simeon learns dark truths about his master, about Sherlock Holmes and about his own past. Truths that make him determined to escape and kill again...

Can four wounded souls find love?

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raq war veteran Dan Mitchell once disobeyed an order. Now a national park ranger in the Australian outback, he’s faced with another order he is unwilling to obey... Photographer Rachel Quinn seeks out beauty in unlikely places. But Quinn knows darkness – and Dan soon realises she needs his help as much as he needs hers. Carrie Bryant was a jockey until a racing accident broke her nerve. Now Dan and Quinn need her expertise, but can she face her fear?

Janet Gover was born in Melbourne. She is the author of a dozen novels and short stories, and has been awarded the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Elizabeth Goudge Trophy.

“An intelligent, exciting and seductive elaboration of both truth and fiction, a morality tale that tingles with all the tensions and menace of a fast-paced crime thriller.” LANCASHIRE EVENING POST

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Large Print New Releases October 2016

Magic Sometimes Happens Margaret James

I Don’t Want to Talk About It Jane Lovering

At the Edge of the Orchard Tracey Chevalier

978 1 51004 383 1 – 503pp

978 1 51004 380 0 – 430pp

978 1 51004 670 2 – 360pp

All it takes is one life changing decision…

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ondon-based Rosie Denham has just spent a year in Paris where she’s tried and failed to fall in love. She’s also made a big mistake and can’t forgive herself. American Patrick Riley’s wife has left him for a ‘Mr. Wonderful’ with a cute British accent. So Patrick’s not exactly thrilled to meet another Brit who’s visiting Minnesota, even if she’s attractive. Pat and Rosie couldn’t be more different. She’s had a privileged English upbringing and he was raised in poverty in Missouri. So when Pat and Rosie fall in love, the prospects don’t seem bright for them. But magic sometimes happens - right?

“A dramatic, moving and intensely romantic story.”

TRISHA ASHLEY on The Silver Locket.

What if the one person you wanted to talk to, wouldn’t listen?

The sweeping and compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.

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An exciting romance from the award winning author, Jane Lovering.

hio, 1838. James and Sadie Goodenough have settled in the Black Swamp, planting apple trees to claim the land as their own. Life is hard, and as fever picks off their children, husband and wife take solace in separate comforts. James patiently grows his crop, while Sadie gets drunk on applejack, as their fighting takes its toll on the family. Fifteen years later their youngest son, Robert, is drifting through Gold Rush California and haunted by the broken family he fled. But the past is never really past, and one day Robert is forced to confront the brutal reason he left behind everything he loved.

“A rollicking yarn of 19th-century America” THE TIMES “A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it” JOANNE HARRIS

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Large Print New Releases October – November 2016

Christmas for the Halfpenny Orphans Cathy Sharp

Counting Chimneys Sandy Taylor

Beloved Poison E.S Thomson

978 1 51004 663 4 – 672pp

978 1 51004 664 1 – 542pp

978 1 51004 667 2 – 634pp

A gritty and compelling drama from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Sheila Jeffries.

A beautiful, touching and heartbreaking story of love, loss and friendship. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Mary Gibson and Katie Flynn.

Set in a crumbling hospital in the 1850s, Beloved Poison is a richly atmospheric murder mystery.

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When there is nowhere else to turn, St Saviour’s will give them hope…

“I loved this novel so much, even though it’s probably the most heart-breaking story I’ve read all year […] it will totally absorb you and capture your heart.”

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wins, Sarah and Samantha are all alone in the world. When their mother died giving birth to Sarah, she was blamed for the death by her father and her learning difficulties serve only to make him more violent towards her. Now he’s abandoned them both at St Saviour’s Children’s Home in London’s East End. It seems they’re doomed to be separated; no one wants to take Sarah on, but life apart will break their hearts. Angela Morton’s now in sole charge. But with Christmas approaching, and more than one orphan in desperate need, St Saviour’s is crying out for a miracle…

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righton 1969: Dottie Perks steps off the train and breathes in the sea air, the smell of fish and chips, and the precious childhood memories of a friend and place she’ll never forget. Dottie has forged a new life for herself in London, a new job and loving boyfriend. She’s safe, happy and loved. What more could she ask for? But when Dottie visits her home in Brighton, the last person she expects to see is her first love; Ralph Bennett.

As old feelings come rushing to the surface, Dottie struggles to deny the strong chemistry between them. She can’t throw away everything to be with Ralph… can she?

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“Beloved Poison is a marvellous, vivid book with a thoughtful, engaging protagonist at its centre - and a fascinating story to tell. It’s immaculately researched and breathtakingly dark.”

JANET ELLIS, author of The Butcher’s Hook.

Large Print New Releases November 2016

A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman

The Inspector and Mrs Jeffries Emily Brightwell

The Child’s Secret Amanda Brooke

978 1 51004 669 6 – 576pp

978 1 51004 672 6 – 332pp

978 1 51004 671 9 – 664pp

The million-copy bestselling phenomenon, Fredrik Backman’s heart-warming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step.

The first title in a charming series of Victorian murder mysteries featuring Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard and, more importantly, Mrs Jeffries, his housekeeper.

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ve is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can’t reverse properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d’etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents’ Association. He will persist in making his daily inspections of the local streets. But isn’t it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed?

Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so? In the end, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible...

rs Jeffries is the house keeper of mild-mannered Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard. But Mrs Jeffries is more than her job title claims, she’s a policeman’s widow herself; her quick wits allow her to nudge the Inspector in the right direction to solve mysterious crimes. When a doctor is discovered dead in his own office, Mrs. Jeffries is on the look-out for a prescription for murder, determined to discover the culprit.

“It’s murder most English all the way!”

THE LITERARY TIMES

“Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving.”

DAILY MAIL “An uplifting, life-affirming and often comic tale of how kindness, love and happiness can be found in the most unlikely places.” SUNDAY EXPRESS

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A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something.

Who will pay the price?

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hen eight-year-old Jasmine Peterson goes missing, the police want to know everything. What is local park ranger, Sam McIntyre, running away from and why did he go out of his way to befriend a young girl? Why can’t Jasmine’s mother and father stand to be in the same room as each other? With every passing minute, an unstoppable chain of events hurtles towards a tragic conclusion. Everyone has secrets. The question is: who will pay the price?

“[A] touching sensitive story … an extraordinary, moving tale.”

THE BOOKSELLER, praise for the author.

“Enchanting, moving and hard to put down.”

CLOSER, praise for the author.

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Large Print New Releases November 2016

The Death of Downton Tabby Mandy Morton

The Angels of Lovely Lane Nadine Dorries

Words of Command Allan Mallinson

978 1 51004 668 9 – 403pp

978 1 51005 019 8 – 550pp

978 1 51005 018 1 – 446pp

“Funny, dark and moving. Anyone who has ever loved a cat will love this book.” NICOLA UPSON, on Cat Among the Pumpkins.

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ettie Bagshot and her sidekick Tilly Jenkins run the No. 2 Feline Detective Agency from the back room of the Butters’ High Street bakery. They are asked by the organisers of the prestigious local literary festival to act as security. But when one of the most popular authors fails to turn up, it’s not just a case of missing the train. His body has been found in a secluded part of the festival grounds, and now Hettie and Tilly must turn their attention to investigating the death of Downton Tabby...

“Original and intriguing [...] a world without people which cat lovers will enter and enjoy.”

PD JAMES, on The No 2 Feline Detective Agency.

Those who enjoyed The Four Streets trilogy shall equally enjoy the Lovely Lane series!

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t is 1953 and five very different girls are arriving to start their training at St Angelus Hospital. Dana has escaped from her family farm whilst Victoria is running away from a debt-ridden aristocratic background. Beth is an army brat and throws her lot in with bitchy Celia Forsyth. And Pammy has come from the wrong side of the tracks in Liverpool. Everyone has their place at St Angelus, and woe betides anyone who strays from it... But when an unknown girl is admitted after a botched abortion, a tragedy begins to unfold which will rock the world of St Angelus to its foundations.

“As heart-warming as it is heart-breaking, this novel is unputdownable.” THE SUNDAY EXPRESS

January, 1830:One of the hardest winters in memory…

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he Prime Minister, the Iron Duke, is resisting growing calls for parliamentary reform, provoking scenes of violent unrest.

Against this inflammable backdrop, Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey takes command of his regiment, the 6th Light Dragoons.

His fears that things might be a little dull are quickly dispelled when the Sixth are sent to Brussels for the fifteenth anniversary celebrations of the battle of Waterloo, finding themselves caught up in the Belgian uprising against Dutch rule… Then the excitement really begins…

Allan Mallinson is a former infantry and cavalry officer of thirty-five years’ service worldwide. As well as the Matthew Hervey series of novels, he is the author of Light Dragoons, a history of four regiments of British Cavalry, one of which he commanded.

The Angels of Lovely Lane includes many of the author’s own memories and also those of her friends who she trained as a nurse with.

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Large Print New Releases November – December 2016

The Cornish Guest House Emma Burstall

The Secrets of Gaslight Lane M. R. C. Kasasian

Conditional Love Cathy Bramley

978 1 51005 021 1 – 626pp

978 1 51005 020 4 – 698pp

978 1 51005 023 5 – 534pp

A new couple have arrived in Tremarnock, but will these glamorous strangers fit into village life? Book two in the Cornish Village series, from the bestselling author of Tremarnock.

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iz has found refuge in the small fishing village of Tremarnock with her young daughter, Rosie, after her relationship with Rosie’s father came unstuck. Now happily married to village restaurant owner, Robert Hart, all seems set for a quiet autumn and merry Christmas. But strangers have bought the local guest house and seem to have big plans. Why is he so charming and confident, but she so frightened? And what are they really doing with the guest house?

“Burstall has created a little sanctuary, which will have readers eager to book a Cornish holiday as soon as possible [...] a heart-warming, feel-good novel…”

BOOKBAG, on Tremarnock.

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The Secrets of Gaslight Lane is for those who like their crime original, atmospheric and very, very funny.

A totally charming, modern love story for fans of Katie Fforde, Carole Matthews and Trisha Ashley.

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“An unflinching look at the darker side of Victorian London and a portrait of a heroine strong enough to stand up to a thoroughly disagreeable detective.”

KIRKUS REVIEWS on The Mangle Street Murders.

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ophie Stone’s life is safe and predictable, which is just the way she likes it. But when a mysterious benefactor leaves her an inheritance, Sophie has to accept that change is afoot. There is one big catch: in order to inherit, Sophie must agree to meet the father she has never seen. Saying ‘yes’ means the chance to build her own dream home, but she’ll also have to face the past and hear some uncomfortable truths…Will Sophie be able to build a future on her own terms - and maybe even find love along the way?

“A witty, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy with a protagonist you’ll love and I highly recommend it!”

MIRANDA DICKINSON Praise for the author: “Delightfully warm and with plenty of twists and turns.” TRISHA ASHLEY

Large Print New Releases December 2016

Lizzie’s Secret Rosie Clarke

The Devil in the Marshalsea Antonia Hodgson

Get Wallace! Alexander Wilson

978 1 51005 024 2 – 538pp

978 1 51005 025 9 – 653pp

978 1 51005 022 8 – 523pp

A gritty, heart-warming and wholesome drama about two girls united in friendship and tested in love. Perfect for the fans of Katie Flynn and Nadine Dorries.

A twisting mystery and a dazzling evocation of early 18th Century London: The Devil in the Marshalsea is a thrilling debut novel, full of intrigue and suspense.

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Lizzie has no memory of the night of the attack, but secrets cannot stay secret for too long. When she starts courting her boss’ nephew, shocking revelations surface and threaten to destroy their new-found happiness…

ondon, 1727: The Marshalsea is a savage world of its own with a simple rule: those who try to escape will suffer a gruesome fate. The trouble is… Tom Hawkins has never been good at following rules, and the recent grisly murder of a debtor has brought further terror to the gaol. While the debtor’s widow cries for justice, the finger of suspicion points to the sly Samuel Fleet. Some call Fleet a devil; a man to avoid at all costs. But Tom Hawkins is sharing his cell. Soon, Tom’s choice is clear - get to the truth of the murder or be the next to die.

Set in London at the dawn of World War II, Lizzie’s Secret is about how ordinary people learn to survive and triumph, through hardship and tragedy.

“A splendid debut […] this is a truly spellbinding tale.”

GUARDIAN

“Beautifully written and a thoroughly enjoyable read.”

GOODREADS ‘’Very engaging story.” NETGALLERY

“Hodgson’s utterly compelling debut is fiendishly plotted and dripping with atmosphere. I cannot wait for Tom Hawkin’s next adventure.”

MARK BILLINGHAM

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“A romping read […] James Bond may find he has a worthy rival.” DAILY MAIL

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ir Leonard Wallace, the famous chief of the Secret Service, finds that the peace of Europe is threatened by a gang engaged in the theft and sale of national secrets. Wallace gets busy and is assisted by the gang leader’s own fear of him, as well as his anxiety to get the Englishman into his power. Wallace’s investigations, his startling discoveries and his escapes from death make this one of the most exciting books ever written by Alexander Wilson.

“Without Alexander Wilson there is no James Bond, there is no Bourne, there is no George Smiley.

Unmissable.” TONY PARSONS

Large Print New Releases December 2016

Outlaw on Horseback Will Ermine

Easy Street Richard S. Wheeler

Trouble at Temescal Frank Bonham

978 1 62899 846 7 – 240pp

978 1 62899 845 0 – 352pp

978 1 62899 848 1 – 288pp

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eputy Marshal Dick Marr is determined that the days of organized banditry in Oklahoma are numbered. But now Britt Morgan has organized a gang made up of the tough survivors. Marr’s determined to bring the gang in but matters are complicated by Colonel Woodhall’s daughter, Belle, who lusts after the outlaw’s exciting life. Dick Marr’s interest in Belle is no secret but Belle, lured by the hot breath of danger, rides off with Morgan and his band. Both know it’s only a matter of time before they will hear that she has helped crack a bank. Marr is determined to get the Morgan band, but at what cost?

Outlaw on Horseback is a tangy, exciting blend of all the elements of a true Western — pace, suspense, color, entertaining characters — competently stirred together to make it a completely satisfying action tale.

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ay Warren discovers that his father, Tecumseh, has left him some cash and a rail ticket to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also a note that says the West is a good place to make something of himself. Tecumseh is a self-made shipping magnate, and he wants his son to make his own way in the world. So the son heads west, appalled at what life has dealt him, and soon is making all the wrong choices, looking for easy money instead of knuckling down into a useful occupation. Jay gets himself into bad company, makes reckless moves, and eventually faces a life or death decision. Does Jay reach manhood at last, out in the great West?

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et in Los Angeles in the days following the Mexican-American War, “Trouble in Temescal” tells the tale of two entrepreneurial mustangers, Hank Ashwood and Red Wolfe, who have driven a herd of horses from New Mexico to California for resale. Their efforts to sell the animals to one of the Mexican hacendados, Dona Julia de la Torre, owner of Rancho Temescal, are hampered by a scabrous group of squatters led by Owen Pike, bent on claiming rights to her land.

Richard S. Wheeler is the author of over seventy novels. He has written westerns, mysteries, and historical fiction. He has won six Spur Awards and the Owen Wister Award for lifetime contributions to western literature.

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Shadow of the Gun Lewis B. Patten

Apache Ransom Will Henry

Treachery Pass Lee E. Wells

978 1 62899 847 4 – 256pp

978 1 62899 879 5 – 264pp

978 1 62899 880 1 – 264pp

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he “Shadow of the Gun” was upon Curt McVey’s face.

Three years ago, he had killed Ross Kellerman, owner of the largest ranch in the district, in a gunfight. Then he had left town and his girl, Ellen Santangelo, behind. Now Ellen is engaged to Sheriff Wade Daugherty and Curt McVey has returned with the attitude that the town owes him and he expects to collect.

With the help of Gil Rennick, he plans to grab the Kellerman’s ranch and win back Ellen, even at the price of another killing.

Wade Daugherty is right in the middle of it with everything to lose when the tension becomes explosive.

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en Allison is travelling home when he meets a young boy and his governess. Ben learns that the boy’s mother is a family friend and is fatally ill. The mother asks Ben to see her son safely home to his father. On their journey home, the two are attacked

by Apaches and the boy taken hostage. The Apaches want guns — and they have the life of a small boy to trade for them. Ben Allison knows there is little chance of an exchange, but he has sworn an oath and so he will steal the boy back from his captors — or die in the attempt.

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en Ballard had become a homeless drifter and a shiftless wanderer, jumping freight trains from one job to another. It had been three long years since he had owned his own saddle.

Then Brad Morgan picked him up, trained him and took him on as a driver. Moran owned one of the largest freight lines in the west but he wanted to own the only freight line. Moran had plans and these plans included hiring a loner, someone who wouldn’t be missed…

Large Print New Releases October – November 2016

Last Waltz on Wild Horse T.T Flynn

Shadow Riders Les Savage Jr

The Great Railroad War Giles A. Lutz

978 1 62899 881 8 – 288pp

978 1 62899 882 5 – 336pp

978 1 62899 913 6 – 256pp

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n Last Waltz on Wild Horse, John Egan, the sheriff of Elkton, is still recovering from injuries he received when he failed to stop the Teller brothers. When he learns they have a herd of horses on Wild Horse Flat, he rides out to what could be his last chance to stop their rustling ways…

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organ and Eddie Banning have just delivered a herd of cattle to a ranch in the Chinook Basin of Wyoming and are thinking of buying land there; but soon they realize that the town lives in fear. Even the two biggest ranchers are afraid. The mysterious danger is somehow connected to the Yellowstone country where cattle and men have been disappearing. The Banning brothers investigate that Yellowstone country, where violence and tragedy await them…

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he expansion of the Rock Island Railroad in 1887 had opened up large sections of land to eager settlers and speculators.

Trains roared through towns without slowing down, and without realizing that the citizens of those towns had begun bringing crowbars to their angry meetings. As the conflict intensified, one man made a case for restraint. Jason Keeler’s testimony had helped convict a railroad official of assault on a local saloon.

However, he also understood how disastrous it could be to wage war with a greedy and powerful company like the Rock Island…

Large Print New Releases November – December 2016

Gunsmoke Trail William MacLeod Raine

Lawless Range Stephen Payne

Outlaw Valley Ed La Vanway

978 1 6289 914 3 – 256pp

978 1 62899 916 7 – 288pp

978 1 62899 915 0 – 232pp

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s a boy Percy was shy, hence the nickname ‘Fraid Cat, and bully Tim Murphy made sure the name stuck. When he left to serve in France during the war he signed up as Peter, hoping he could avoid the usual taunts. As luck would have it, he found himself in the same unit as Tim Murphy who was still a bully. Then came the day when, riding shotgun on a cache of greenbacks, he was gunned down by a vicious gang and left for dead. Now, fierce with determination, Peter Moran heads out to haul the outlaws to justice — and to be called coward no more.

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ixty miles of hard riding has past when Jim Quigley, at last, reaches Elkhorn Basin. He carries an urgent telegram from his former partner, Nels Anderson. Following a road he hopes will lead him to a ranch, he comes upon some horsemen who immediately start throwing lead in his direction. Quigley finds himself at the Flying M Ranch and learns of the frightening happenings in Elkhorn Basin. Lynchings and threats from a mysterious vigilante committee have everyone on edge.

Learning he is too late to help Nels, who has been murdered by the lawless vigilantes, Quigley sets out to expose the identity of the vigilantes and end their reign of terror.

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fter a five-year absence, Frank Tulley is returning to the G Bar L Ranch, with plans to marry the Garth’s, the ranch owner’s, daughter. On route, he finds himself the target of some unexpected gunplay and manages to rescue a nester’s daughter.

He finds himself in the thick of a war over range rights and nester trouble. His old friend and boss, Garth Lenzie is in jail on suspicion of murder and the girl he rescued is expected to provide testimony of Garth’s guilt. When the sheriff is murdered, the county commissioners ask Tulley to fill the position. Armed with a sheriff’s star and six-gun, Frank sets about rooting out the lawbreakers — and finds himself torn between his sheriff’s oath and his loyalty to Garth.

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“The denouement is violent, unexpected and satisfying […] (an) entertaining novel.” THE TIMES

“Once all the pieces fell into place, I could hardly see the pages for jealously that I hadn’t had the idea myself. Genius!”

TAMMY COHEN, author of When She Was Bad.

“As heart-warming as it is heartbreaking, this novel is unputdownable.”

THE SUNDAY EXPRESS, on The Angels of Lovely Lane

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