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MOLLY & ME: HOW ONE MAN AND HIS DOG BECAME A CRIME-SOLVING DUO Colin Butcher

Ex-policeman Colin Butcher and his cocker spaniel, Molly, have been called ‘The Hercule Poirot of Pets’. If there is a pet missing, it’s them you call. However, this wasn’t always the case. Rewind a few years and Colin was a long-serving policeman tired of the dark-side of human nature. Then, one day, Colin had an idea: why not use his extensive skills to become a pet detective? Struggling to solve cases of lost and stolen cats, and moved by their heartbroken owners, Colin realised he needed help. He needed the world’s first cat-detection dog to sniff out missing moggies. Enter Molly, an unloved and unwanted cocker spaniel offered for free on a classifieds website. This clever, charismatic dog melted Colin’s heart, and the twosome soon became inseparable. With Colin by her side, this canine Miss Marple starts to crack numerous cases and crimes across the country, using her exceptional sense of smell to locate missing pets and reunite them with their grateful owners. There’s the thrilling search for Pablo the ginger tom, who has been kidnapped in a sleepy Devonian village; The mysterious disappearance of Chester the tabby, who has vanished into thin air, leaving his owner distraught; And not forgetting the astonishing Agatha Christie-esque circumstances that see Molly unearthing a treasure trove of stolen jewels in a north London wood. It’s certainly not all plain sailing, though. Our intrepid detection duo experience plenty of unsavoury characters, heart-breaking conclusions, and dangerous situations along the way. ‘Molly & Me’ is the moving and uplifting story of a rescue cocker spaniel with a troubled past who – thanks to the love and devotion of her owner – finds an exhilarating new life and happiness in a caring new home. This heart-warming tale will resonate with cat and dog lovers everywhere.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

Translation: Furniss Lawton

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Film/TV: Furniss Lawton

Audio: Furniss Lawton

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COLIN BUTCHER has been recovering stolen and missing pets for over twenty years and has a wealth of experience in the investigation of pet crime. His first successful assignment was back in 1994 when serving as a Detective Sergeant with Surrey Police he recovered two German Shepherd puppies stolen from a breeder's kennels. As a Detective Inspector in Surrey Police Colin was awarded a prestigious Chief Constables Commendation for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Criminal Investigation Department. His knowledge and experience in the investigation of serious and major crimes is vital when dealing with the more complex investigations such as ransom demands, pet charity fraud and pet killings.

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SING: FINDING YOUR VOICE IN A NOISY WORLD Helene Hørlych

‘Helene’s techniques as a vocal coach are a breath of fresh air. Her idea of working with all the elements life throws at us is a much more realistic and practical approach than most. Half operatic genius, half motivating football-manager-type to get you feeling as good as you possibly can before performing’ Louis Tomlinson Helene Hørlyck is a world renowned vocal and performance coach. She has helped countless superstars all over the world reach their highest potential with her fast and fun techniques. Her clients include artists such as Simon Cowell’s boyband phenomena One Direction, Australian rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, Little Mix, Australian tenor Mark Vincent, Norwegian pop princess Astrid S, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Jessarae, Seafret, plus over 60 X Factor-UK finalists and more. Helene believes all of us can sing, we are born with the ability; and whether you want to get on stage or just sing for yourself in the shower, she can show you how. But more than that, the lessons she teaches are applicable far beyond the world of singing. In SING: FINDING YOUR VOICE IN A NOISY WORLD Helene shows you how to find your voice, and gain access to: • More confidence • Happiness • Discipline • Success • Focus • A positive inner kick-butt belief system • Your own unique badass voice • Your own unique you!

Agent: Rachel Mills


US: Furniss Lawton




HELENE HØRLYCK is a world renowned vocal and performance coach. Helene is also a classical crossover artist and songwriter.

She has released 4 solo albums worldwide and is currently writing her next album.

A constant traveler Helene has moved homes all her life and she has lived in India, Iraq, USA and England. Helene is currently residing in Scandinavia where she is building a cottage in the forest outside of Vejle, Denmark. She travels frequently with the artists she coaches all over the world.

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HELP ME! Marianne Power

Marianne Power was stuck in a rut. Then one day she wondered: could self-help books help her find the elusive perfect life?

She decided to test one book a month for a year, following their advice to the letter. What would happen if she followed the 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE? Really felt THE POWER OF NOW? Could she unearth The Secret to making her dreams come true?

What begins as a clever experiment becomes an achingly poignant story. Because self-help can change your life – but not necessarily for the better . . .

HELP ME! is an irresistibly funny and incredibly moving book about a wild and ultimately redemptive journey that will resonate with anyone who’s ever dreamed of finding happiness.

MARIANNE POWER is a freelance journalist. She has written for many

newspapers and magazines across the UK and Ireland, including the

Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Metro, Daily Telegraph, Irish Independent,

Red, Good Housekeeping, Grazia and Stylist. HELP ME is her first book.

Agent: Rachel Mills

UK Publisher: Picador

UK Editor: Kris Doyle

US Publisher: Grove Atlantic

Canadian Publisher: Harper

Extent: 352

Pub date: 6 September 2018 (HB)


US: Furniss Lawton

Film/TV: Sony

UK Audio: Picador

US Audio: Grove Atlantic

Canadian audio: Harper

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THE TRAVELLING VET Jonathan Cranston

‘No two days have ever or will ever be the same, and from one to the next I never know what the day will hold, what animals or situations I will encounter. Dog, cow, rabbit, horse, chicken, pig, alpaca, tortoise, snow leopard, rhino, panda or giraffe; death, life, tragedy, triumph, hilarity, solemnity, routine, bizarre; it is a completely unique profession.’ Jonathan Cranston is no ordinary vet – alongside his work in the Oxfordshire countryside, treating cows, dogs, pigs and cats, he is also called out to the corners of the globe to treat the most majestic creatures on our planet. What started off as the passionate dream of a six year old boy to become a veterinary surgeon evolved into a passion for travelling the world and meeting the spectacular diversity of animals that share this planet with us - from the prehistoric Nile crocodile to the endearing sugar gilder or the enigma of the snow leopard. In perhaps his strangest job to date, he is now the veterinary consultant for the Jurassic World movies, and thus can list fictional dinosaurs amongst his patients… From the heart-wrenching story of poaching-victim Rhino, to the puzzle of how to microchip an Armadillo, to accidentally running over the farmer’s Cockerel on his first ever farm visit, to Giraffe-resuscitation via trampolining on his chest, to chasing an escaped Cat round Ilfracombe Tesco, Jonathan’s memoir is a magical journey through the animal kingdom, and of our by turns beautiful, bizarre, cruel and fearful relationship with animals. Because a veterinary surgeon is not only a doctor for animals, but the guardian of that delicate space where humanity and the animal kingdom meet, and a vet’s story is as much a story of people, as it is of pets.

Agent: Rachel Mills

UK Publisher: Allen & Unwin

UK Editor: Clare Drysdale

Extent: tbc

Publication Date: Autumn 2018


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Allen & Unwin

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JONATHAN CRANSTON is a veterinary surgeon based in the Cotswolds, but

having treated well over a hundred different species across five continents

including giant pandas in China and all variety of wildlife in South Africa he

is quickly growing a reputation as The International James Herriot.

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THE MIDNIGHT MURDERS Mark Williams-Thomas

The story begins with a call out of the blue from a retired Chief Superintendent. The case that is laid out in front of Mark dates back to the late 1970s and the crimes being described are exceptional in their depravity and brutality, even for an investigator of Mark’s experience. Time is running out to uncover the killer. As Mark begins to delve deeper into the case, however, the signs soon point toward perhaps the most heinous criminal he has ever encountered. And, what’s more, Mark soon comes to realise that the crimes under investigation are just some of what he suspects are a host of bloody murders yet to be uncovered. In THE MIDNIGHT MURDERS, Mark recounts the story of his pursuit of this most depraved killer, his quest to solve the case and deliver justice to the families of the unnumbered victims, with time running out. Told in a compulsive and gripping first-hand narrative, Mark takes the reader through every twist and turn of the case, relating not just the horror of the crimes but the ingenious methods of investigation he must use to pinpoint the killer and bring these cold cases back to life, before it is too late.

Agent: Rory Scarfe


US: Furniss Lawton




MARK WILLIAMS-THOMAS is one of our most recognised and highly

decorated policemen and investigative reporters. Mark has scored

two Royal Television Society Awards, a Broadcasting Press Guild

Award, a BAFTA nomination, and an International Peabody Award,

among countless plaudits, for his work uncovering the truth behind

some of the most high-profile and historic cases in our criminal

history. Mark has turned his investigative eye as none before to the

cases of Jimmy Savile, Madeleine McCann, Jill Dando, and Oscar

Pistorius, to name a few. Mark is also, of course, the host of ITV’s

primetime show, ‘The Investigator’, which is now filming its second

series.

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CHASE THE RAINBOW Poorna Bell

An honest, humbling and ultimately uplifting memoir of a woman's life

affected—but not defined—by the suicide of her husband and the

deadly paradox of modern-day masculinity.

Punk rocker, bird nerd and book lover Rob Bell had a full, happy life. He

had a loving wife, a big-bottomed dog named Daisy and a career as a

respected science journalist.

But beneath the carefully cultivated air of machoism and the need to help

other people, he struggled with mental health issues and a drug addiction

that began as a means to self-medicate his illness. In 2015, he ended his

life in New Zealand on a winter’s night.

But what happened? How did a middle-class Catholic boy from the

suburbs, who had an ocean of people who loved him, and a brain the size

of a planet, end up dying alone by his own hand?

In the search to find out about the man she loved, and how he arrived at

that desperate, dark moment, Poorna Bell, Executive Editor of The

Huffington Post UK, went on a journey spanning New Zealand and Britain

to discover more about him.

A month after his death, she shared her personal tragedy in an open letter

to Rob on the Huffington Post site, which went on to be read by hundreds

of thousands of people across the world. Suicide is the biggest killer of

men under 45 and a staggering 1 in 4 of us will experience mental illness

at some point in our lives, but the stigma surrounding mental health

means that millions continue to suffer in silence.

CHASE THE RAINBOW is an affecting, poetic, and deeply personal journey

which teaches to seek hope and happiness, even in the most tragic of

circumstances. Shattering the stigma surrounding depression and suicide,

Poorna Bell challenges us to talk about what we most fear, and to better

understand the personal struggles of those closest to us.

POORNA BELL is an award-winning journalist and has written for The

Huffington Post, The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Observer. For five

years she also was a regular on BBC radio, and has featured on BBC

news, Sky news, London Live and ITV.

Agent: Rowan Lawton

UK Publisher: Simon & Schuster

UK Editor: Nicola Crossley

Extent: 304

Pub. date: 4 May 2017 (HB)

3 May 2018 (PB) Translation: Furniss Lawton US: Furniss Lawton Film/TV: Furniss Lawton Audio: Audible

‘I recently devoured this book in a couple of days. It’s so beautifully

written, honest and beyond though-provoking. I urge you to delve into its

courageously written pages to learn about Poorna Bell’s story.’ Fearne

Cotton

‘A story of love and loss and a vital contribution to the mental health de-

bate. A great read.’ Alastair Campbell

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'Fiercely immersive. Truly heroic' Tom Marcus, bestselling author of SOLDIER SPY

'Vivid and brilliantly written: a pulsating account of the battle for Musa Qala, the Rorke's Drift of our times’ Martin Bell

In Helmand province in July 2006, Major Adam Jowett was given command of Easy Company, a hastily assembled and under-strength unit of Paras and Royal Irish rangers. Their mission was to hold the District Centre of Musa Qala at any cost. Easy Company found themselves in a ramshackle compound, cut off and heavily outnumbered by the Taliban in the town.

In NO WAY OUT, Adam evokes the heat and chaos of battle as the Taliban hit Easy Company with wave after wave of brutal attack. He describes what it was like to have responsibility for the lives of his men as they fought back heroically over twenty-one days and nights of relentless, nerve-shredding combat. Finally, as they came down to their last rounds and death stared Easy Company in the face, the siege took an extraordinary turn...

Powerful, highly-charged and moving, NO WAY OUT is Adam’s tribute to

the men of Easy Company who paid a heavy price for serving their

country.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

UK Publisher: Pan Macmillan

UK Editor: Ingrid Connell

Extent: 320

Pub. date: 17 May 2018 (HB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Pan Macmillan

NO WAY OUT: THE SEARING TRUE STORY OF MEN UNDER SIEGE Adam Jowett

MAJOR ADAM JOWETT is a hugely experienced career soldier who served in the British Army’s elite Parachute Regiment. Adam joined the army in 1991 and over his career he has served in numerous countries, most notably Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leonne, Liberia, and of course Afghanistan, where he returned for a second tour in 2008. Adam is now Assistant Regimental Secretary to the Parachute Regiment and lives in Colchester with his family. GERAINT JONES joined the British Army Reserves at 17, whilst studying towards his BA in History and Politics from Lancaster University. Upon graduating, he entered regular service with the infantry, deploying on three tours of duty to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as experiencing dozens of countries around the world. For his actions in Iraq, Geraint earned the General Officer Commanding’s Award for Gallantry. Upon leaving the military, Geraint worked to protect commercial shipping against Somali and Nigerian based piracy. Writing as Rees Jones, Geraint has co-authored three of the internationally bestselling James Patterson BOOKSHOTS series, and written two novels in his own name, BLOOD FOREST and SIEGE, and a memoir, SOLDIER.

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BATHE Suzanne Duckett with Georgina Rodgers

There is nothing like soaking in a hot bath to unwind – it is arguably the ultimate equaliser and the most accessible form of wellbeing. This simplicity makes taking a bath more needed than ever before and, since the beginning of time, baths have been used for their healing and revitalising properties. Cleopatra is said to have preserved her beauty by bathing in milk and Churchill took two baths a day to de-stress from the pressures of being wartime leader.

Through five loose sections – Purity, Ritual, Rejuvenation, Clarity and Calm - BATHE will be a compendium on the art of bathing. In it we will find short pieces about the many types of baths and bathing from around the world, beautifully designed full page quotes and practical mindfulness and thinking exercises to be done in the bath. We’ll also learn about the origins of the bath tub, how bathing improves our health, how to read in the bath without getting your book (or kindle!) wet, famous creative thinkers who had their best brainwaves in the bath and we will be encouraged to think about topics such as our relationship with nakedness and developing the ultimate bath time ritual.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

UK Publisher: Bonnier

UK Editor: Natalie Jerome

Extent: tbc

Pub. date: 18 October 2018 (HB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Bonnier

SUZANNE DUCKETT is a wellness expert – the Spa Guide Editor at Tatler, contributing wellness editor at Psychologies and the founder and editor of The Antidote (www.thisistheantidote.com/). She also regularly hosts wellness events with high profile guests including Deepak Chopra and Susie Orbach.

GEORGINA RODGERS is a highly experienced ghost writer and jour-nalist. She has written 14 books, five of which have been Sunday Times bestsellers. These books include ghost writing for Tom Daley and Tanya Burr as well as co-writing THE ART OF FIRE by Dan Hume (PRH). In addition Georgina writes her own books and has a book about learning poetry by heart coming out with Yellow Kite/Hodder.

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THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SINGLE Catherine Gray

Agent: Rachel Mills

UK Publisher: Aster Books, Octopus

UK Editor: Stephanie Jackson

Extent: 272

Pub. date: January 2019 (PB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Aster Books, Octopus

CATHERINE GRAY is an award-winning writer and editor whose work

has appeared in almost every newspaper and magazine you can

think of, from Grazia to the Guardian, Cosmopolitan to the Daily

Mail, and Shortlist to the Sun. Catherine also works as a travel writer

for Google and is a contributing editor for the The Lifestyle Library.

Single in your late twenties, or hold the phone, in your thirties or beyond? Oh hi! You're in the right place. Over a third of us in Europe are now single*. The single camp is growing at ten times the rate of the actual population. It's now the norm to be single well into our thirties throughout the western world, given the average mar-riage ages of 35 (women) and 37 (men). But nobody seems to have told society, romcom-makers, songwriters, mar-riage-hungry mothers, 'tick-tock' uncles, our mates, or us that. Cue: single anxiety. Love addiction. Spending hours scrolling through dating apps. Being inconsolable when he / she doesn't text. Humming 'Here Comes the Bride' when they do. Catherine Gray went through all of this. And then some. She took a whole year off dating to get her love-hooked head straight. How do we chill our boots about our single status? Detach from 'all the good ones are gone!' panic? And de-programme from urgent, red, heart-shaped societal pressure to find your 'other half*'? We know intellectually that single is far preferable to panic-settling, yet we forget that almost constantly. Why? Psychologists and neuroscientists tell us. Let's start the reverse-brainwash and locate our happily-single sanity, for good. Are you in?

*http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Household_composition_statistics is a good report about the statistics in Europe.

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THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SOBER Catherine Gray

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Ever sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point' in just one drink? Welcome! There are millions of us. 64% of Brits want to drink less.. Catherine Gray was stuck in a hellish whirligig of Drink, Make horrible decisions, Hangover, Repeat. She had her fair share of 'drunk tank' jail cells and topless-in-a-hot-tub misadventures.

But this book goes beyond the binges and blackouts to deep-dive into uncharted territory: What happens after you quit drinking? This gripping, heart-breaking and witty book takes us down the rabbit-hole of an alternative reality. A life with zero hangovers, through sober weddings, sex, Christmases and breakups. In THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SOBER, Catherine Gray shines a light on society's drink-pushing and talks to top neuroscientists and psychologists about why we drink, delving into the science behind what it does to our brains and bodies.

Much more than a tale from the netherworld of addicted drinking, this book is about the escape, and why a sober life can be more intoxicating than you ever imagined. Whether you're a hopelessly devoted drinker, merely sober-curious, or you've already ditched the drink, you will love this book. THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SOBER is the new bible of sobriety.

'Not remotely preachy' The Times 'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' Sunday Telegraph 'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying.' Alice O'Keeffe, Guardian 'Truthful, modern and real' Stylist 'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' Marie Claire ‘Haunting, admirable and enlightening' The Pool 'Catherine Gray really captures the FUN we can have in sobriety. This book challenges the status quo; sobriety sounds as liberating as taking a trip to the jungle. Fun and inspirational. What an important book for our time! A joy to read' Samantha Moyo, founder of Morning Gloryville

Agent: Rachel Mills

UK Publisher: Aster Books, Octopus

UK Editor: Stephanie Jackson

Extent: 272

Pub .date: 28 Dec 2017 (PB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Aster Books, Octopus

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Germany: M Verlag

CATHERINE GRAY is an award-winning writer and editor whose work

has appeared in almost every newspaper and magazine you can

think of, from Grazia to the Guardian, Cosmopolitan to the Daily

Mail, and Shortlist to the Sun. Catherine also works as a travel writer

for Google and is a contributing editor for the The Lifestyle Library.

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In THE ART OF FIRE, Dan Hume explores the magic of fire-making and takes readers on an adventure to discover examples around the world of the invention that first made us human. As ‘Head of Operations’ of Ray Mears’ outdoor adventure empire, Dan Hume knows all there is to know about bushcraft and the art of survival in the wild. Dan’s greatest passion from a young age, though, has been the art of making (and keeping) a fire. As Dan explains, by rediscovering this largely forgotten skill, we can learn much about the history of humankind, our civilizations, and also about ourselves. Dan takes us on a journey to discover the many different methods of fire-making that exist around the world today, exploring the origins and meanings of each, and teaching us how to create fire using each of these fascinatingly varied techniques. Beautifully produced, with black and white line drawings to illustrate the different methods of fire-making, FIRE is both a practical guide and a meditative book that will capture the imagination of readers. In the vein of recent bestsellers, such as NORWEGIAN WOOD by Lars Mytting, and capturing a trend for both ‘outdoor’ publishing and practical mindfulness, this is a book for anyone drawn by the call of the outdoors or who simply wants to lose themselves in the study of an ancient craft.

DANIEL HUME is a hugely knowledgeable bushcraft expert. He is Head of

Operations at Woodlore Limited—the UK’s leading school of Wilderness

Bushcraft and Tracking, founded in 1983 by Ray Mears. Dan has worked

in Woodlore for 10 years and the largest part of his role is leading

courses in the UK and abroad on a range of outdoor topics, instructing

many people, from civilians through to the Armed Forces and Police.

Dan’s passion for the natural world and wilderness skills goes right back

to early childhood. Since then, he has mastered all the native techniques

of conjuring fire from around the world. He has travelled to many of the

Earth’s remotest regions to meet the indigenous people and to guide

others and allow them to share similar experiences.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

UK Publisher: Century, PRH

UK Editor: Ajda Vucicevic

Extent: 192

Pub. date: 2 November 2017 (HB)

18 October 2018 (PB)


US: Century


Audio: Century, PRH

Rights Sold:

China: Beijing Media Time Books

Germany: S. Fischer

Holland: Bruna

Poland: Edipresse

Italy: Piemme

Russia: Atticus-Azbooka

Spain: Grijalbo - PRH

US: The Experiment

THE ART OF FIRE: THE JOY OF TINDER, SPARK AND EMBER Daniel Hume

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THE AGE-WELL PROJECT: 50 WAYS TO LIVE BETTER AND LONGER Annabel Abbs and Susan Crook

Annabel Abbs and Susan Crook spent their 30s climbing the career ladder, having children and caring for elderly parents – all at the same time. By their 40s, they were exhausted, stressed, and convinced they were destined for an old age full of illness. They found themselves not exercising, scavenging pizza crusts from children’s plates, sleeping too little and rushing too much. It’s a very familiar picture for all those in the ‘sandwich’ generation.

But Annabel and Susan began to ask whether the prolonged ill health and dementia suffered by their parents was their inevitable future too – could they do anything to change these patterns?

Thus began THE AGE-WELL PROJECT. With incredible tenacity, Annabel and Susan read 50,000 scientific papers on all aspects of aging, to find what advice cutting edge research can offer us on how to ensure the longer lives we’re living are healthy and happy.

Putting their findings into practice, they found that the lifestyle changes they made were having incredible benefits on their health and wellbeing now – as well as for the future.

Wanting to share their findings in an easy to follow and accessible way, they have collated the 50 top ideas from their research; THE AGE-WELL PROJECT is part memoir of their own journey, part research-based guide to longevity and healthy ageing, and part cook book, with mouthwatering, easy recipes based on the principles they learned. It’s a new look at longevity, bringing together research from across the globe.

ANNABEL ABBS is the author of award-winning novel THE JOYCE GIRL which sold in 14 countries and was selected for the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. Since then she has written regularly for a range of titles including the Daily Telegraph, Psychologies, The Author, the Guardian, The Irish Times, Elle, Australian Weekend Review, Sydney Morning Herald . SUSAN CROOK is a TV producer, her credits including Gordan Ramsay’s The F Word and Raymond Blanc’s The Restaurant. She is also the author of two cookbooks - A SURVIVAL GUIDE TO THE STUDENT KITCHEN and FUN FOOD GOURMET GAMES. She now works as a documentary producer, with many BAFTA, RTS and Broadcast Awards-nominated series to her name.

Agent: Rachel Mills

UK Publisher: Piatkus

UK Editor: Zoe Bohm

Extent: tbc

Pub. date: Spring 2019


US: Furniss Lawton



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FIGHT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM BATTLES WON AND LOST

Hazel Gale

We all do things that we wish we wouldn't. We overeat, under perform, procrastinate, push people away and say the wrong things at precisely the worst moments. What if we could find a way to overcome our self-destructive tendencies? Fight explains the psychology of self-sabotage and offers a practical guide to taking control.

While training as a competitive boxer and kickboxer, Hazel Gale developed anxiety issues that led to emotional and physical burnout. Discovering cognitive hypnotherapy not only helped her back on the road to health, but ultimately turned her whole life around. She learnt to understand competition, success, fear and challenge in new ways, leading to international titles across both sports. Hazel felt compelled to introduce others to the profound benefits of cognitive hypnotherapy. She trained as a therapist and is now one of the most sought-after practitioners in Britain.

Cognitive hypnotherapy understands that the unconscious and conscious minds have different priorities and that the unconscious governs a large percentage of our behaviour. It is this part of the mind that is responsible for our moments of self-sabotage (our "mind monsters"), which means that in order to let go of unwanted emotional or behavioural issues we need to find a way of communicating with it. Reading Fight is like having a one-to-one therapy session with Hazel; she sets tasks designed to address the psychological barriers that have developed in your unconscious mind, helping you to recognise problematic behaviour, locate its source and overcome it. She will equip you with the tools to reverse self-sabotaging thoughts, manage negative emotions and claim back your sense of self-control. You will learn to improve on your existing attributes as well as develop new strengths, skills and abilities that will help you thrive in daily life.

Fight takes you on Hazel's journey, and provides you with the knowledge you need to emerge victorious from your own battles, whatever they may be.

HAZEL GALE is a former World and European champion in kickboxing and has won multiple National and European titles in ABA Boxing.

Now working as a Cognitive Hypnotherapist and mental coach for athletes, Hazel practices full time in London and holds master practitioner qualifications in Cognitive Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), as well as a diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.

Hazel's unique combination of skills position her perfectly to tell a story of sporting success and personal struggle from a psychological perspective.

Agent: Rachel Mills

UK Publisher:

Yellow Kite, Hodder

UK Editor: Tamsin English

Pub. date: 22 March 2018 (HB)

Extent: 325


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Hodder

Rights Sold:

France: Belfond

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BABY FOOD MATTERS: A REVOLUTIONARY DIET PLAN SETTING

CHILDREN ON THE PATH TO LIFELONG HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

Dr Clare Llewellyn & Dr Hayley Syrad

The revolutionary plan for healthy eating - practical, easy to follow advice on how to feed your baby in those all-important first thousand days.

Drawing on the very latest scientific research, Baby Food Matters outlines the best diet for your child, from pregnancy through to weaning and the first two years.

Combatting obesity and preventing diabetes later in life can be as simple as knowing the right portion size to serve at each stage of your baby's development, and the healthy eating and drinking habits you instil now will be with them forever.

With guidelines on how much milk is enough, tips on keeping mealtimes calm, advice and easy recipes to help you include five portions of fruit and veg a day, oily fish and starchy foods, while limiting sugary, salty and fatty food and drinks - this is the essential guide to your child's nutrition.

DR CLARE LLEWELLYN MA (Oxon) GDip MSc PhD CPsychol FHEA is Lecturer in Behavioural Obesity Research at the Health Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London. DR HAYLEY SYRAD is lead author of the Gemini twin cohort study at University College London, exploring associations between appetite, behavioural aspects of diet, such as frequency of eating, and weight gain. Her areas of focus are childhood obesity, dietary behaviours, appetite trends, and nutrition.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

UK Publisher: Yellow Kite, Hodder

UK Editor: Liz Gough

Pub. date: 3 May 2018 (PB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Hodder

Rights Sold: Japan: Diamond Inc.

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THE DATE Louise Jensen

LOUISE JENSEN is a USA Today Bestselling Author, and lives in Northamptonshire with her husband, children, madcap dog and a rather naughty cat. Louise's first three novels, THE SISTER, THE GIFT and THE SURROGATE were all International No.1 Bestsellers, and have been sold in almost 20 territories.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

UK Publisher: Sphere

UK Editor: Jenny Geras

Extent: tbc

Pub. date: June 2018


US: Sphere

Film/TV: Casarotto Ramsay

Audio: Sphere

Translation Sales: Furniss Lawton

Rights Sold:

Poland: Burda Media

Option publisher:

Brazil: Editora Gente

China: Global Group Czech: Mlada Fronta Croatia: Mozaik Estonia: Ersen France: BMR Greece: Livanis Holland: Bruna Hungary: Muvelt Nep Italy: Sperling Israel: Dani Books Macedonia: Ars Lamina Russia: AST Serbia: Evro Book Spain: Suma

Turkey: Pegasus

Previous titles:

THE SISTER

THE GIFT

THE SURROGATE

Praise for Louise Jensen

‘WOW I was blown away by this thriller… This book had me guessing right up to the very end. An exceptional book’ Just One More Page, 5 stars

'This novel was paced perfectly and I actually finished it in one day because I couldn't put it down... so addictive!’ Steph and Chris Book Reviews 'This book had more twists and turns than a rollercoaster, with the heart thumping feeling to go with it! If you like psychological thrillers, then definitely read this one… you will not regret it! Five Stars!' Stardust Book Reviews 'My God! It's a bloody corker! An exquisite writer… Louise has completely knocked it out of the park and brought us all another amazing thriller! MY FIRST EVER GOLD STAR AWARD' Emma the Little Bookworm ‘I could not put this book down. I neglected all the house work and put off cooking dinner until I was finished… I loved every page’ Renee Reads 'Just as I thought the story was wrapping up BANG! I was hit again with another twist. Brilliant! It is chilling and sinister and yet heart-breaking and tragic, and I felt really emotional on finishing it… I can’t wait to read more by Louise' Bloomin Brilliant Books 'OMG I love this... one corker of a psychological thriller which ticked all the boxes for me giving it an easy 5 stars' Chelle’s Book Reviews

Something has happened to Alison Taylor.

Her Saturday night started normally. Recently separated from her husband,

Ali has been persuaded by her friends to go on a date with a new man. She

is ready, she is nervous, she is excited. She is about to take a step into her

new future.

By Sunday morning, Ali’s life is unrecognisable. She wakes, and she knows

that something is wrong. She is home, she is alone, but she has no memory

of what happened to her.

Worse still, when she looks in the mirror, Ali doesn’t recognise the face

staring back at her. She can’t recognise her friends and family. And she can’t

recognise the person who is trying to destroy her…

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MINE J.L. Butler

‘Gripping, intelligent, thrilling’ Adele Parks

‘Fiendishly plotted and perfectly paced, MINE is a thrilling exploration of obsession, love, professional duty and personal trauma, all played out against the backdrop of a brooding, rain-lashed London. Few books are worthy of a 4am finish, MINE is definitely one of them’ Caz Frear

What if you fell in love with someone you shouldn't?

What if your relationship threatened to destroy your career?

And what if you suspected your lover of murder?

Divorce lawyer Francine Day is one big case away from securing her place among London’s legal elite. She has spent years methodically building her career but her work ethic isn’t enough to keep her from falling for her charismatic and suave new client, Martin Joy. She knows it's wrong, but Francine can't help herself even if their blistering affair breaks every professional rule.

But something about her new lover doesn't add up. Martin insists his marriage is over, but when Francine sees Martin and his soon-to-be-ex Donna on a romantic night out together, she is devastated.

That evening is the last time that Donna Joy is seen alive. How did Donna vanish, where has she gone and why did Francine wake up in her neighbour’s flat with blood on her clothes?

As media interest in Donna escalates, and Martin becomes the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance, Francine finds herself caught in a dangerous labyrinth of deception, lies, and secrets, in which one false move could lead to her undoing. The further Francine goes to find answers, the tighter the net seems to draw—until her career, her professional reputation and her life, are in danger.

A scorching tale of romantic and psychological suspense that moves at a breakneck pace, Mine explores the depths of obsession and its power to consume and control us.

Agent: Eugenie Furniss

UK Publisher: HarperCollins

UK Editor: Kimberley Young

US: Morrow, HarperCollins

Extent: 400

UK Pub. date: 28 June 2018 (HB)

US Pub. date: 26 June 2018 (HB)


Film/TV: Neal Moritz, in conjunc-

tion with Sony

Audio: HarperCollins

Rights Sold: Brazil: Record Czech: Metafora France: Sonatine Germany: Rowohlt Holland: HarperCollins

Hungary: XXI Szazad Kiado Italy: Piemme Israel: Dani Books Poland: Edipresse Portugal: Planeta Russia: FLC Spain: Roca

J.L. BUTLER is the pseudonym of bestselling author Tasmina Perry.

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FRIEND OF THE FAMILY Tasmina Perry

You trust your friend, so you'd trust her daughter. Wouldn't you...?

When an old university friend gets in touch with a request for work

experience for her daughter, magazine editor Amy agrees. Twenty-year-

old Josie walks into Amy's office, moves into the basement of her Notting

Hill house and is soon helping out with her children after Amy's nanny is

hit by a car. It seems the natural thing therefore for Amy to invite Josie on

the family's annual to Provence. When a series of things start to go wrong

in their luxurious villa, Amy begins to suspect that Josie isn't quite the

friendly presence she appears. But when no one, not even her husband

believes her, she realises she will have to play Josie at her own game in

order to expose her true intentions...

Praise for THE POOL HOUSE:

‘A gripping, pacy read, with a few dark twists I did not see coming - the

perfect end-of-summer novel’ Daily Mail

‘With a smart plot, characters you'll both love and love to hate, plus plenty

of sex, drugs, scandal and mystery, this relentlessly brilliant novel will keep

you enthralled from start to end’ Heat

‘Dark and twisty . . . suspense-packed drama’ Woman & Home

‘Pacy, just the right amount of sexy and full of believable (but tough-to-

guess) twists’ Cosmopolitan

‘Must Read. This roller-coaster read will keep you guessing right to the

very end ‘ Closer

‘Well-drawn characters and a twisty plot make Tasmina Perry's The Pool

House a must-read’ Good Housekeeping

‘A brilliant page-turner’ Prima magazine

‘Excellent . . . A dark and devious psychological thriller but with all the

glamour you'd expect from Tasmina’ Red

‘A sizzlingly entertaining story - packed with glamour’ Sunday Mirror

TASMINA PERRY is a Sunday Times bestselling author. She left a career in

law to enter the world of women’s magazine publishing, going on to win

the New Magazine Journalist of the Year Award, edit numerous national

publications and write on celebrity and style for tiles such as Elle and

Glamour. In 2004 she launched her own travel and fashion magazine,

Jaunt, and was Deputy Editor of InStyle magazine when she left the

industry to write books full time. FRIEND OF THE FAMILY is Tasmina’s

thirteenth novel. She lives with her husband and son in Surrey.


UK Publisher: Headline, Hachette

UK Editor: Sherise Hobbs

Extent: 416

Pub. date: 20 September 2018 (PB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Headline, Hachette

Option Publishers: Germany: Blanvalet

Hungary: XXI. Század Kiadó Latvia: Konitents Lithuania: Sofoklis Norway: Cappelen Damm Poland: Illuminatio Russia: FLC Sweden: Printz Vietnam: Lim Books

Previous Titles: DADDY’S GIRLS GOLD DIGGERS GUILTY PLEASURES ORIGINAL SIN KISS HEAVEN GOODBYE PRIVATE LIVES PERFECT STRANGERS DEEP BLUE SEA THE PROPOSAL THE LAST KISS GOODBYE THE HOUSE ON SUNSET LAKE THE POOL HOUSE

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THE SWAP Fiona Mitchell

Two women. Two children. One impossible decision. When two strangers, Tess and Annie, undergo IVF at an American clinic, their embryos are mixed up and each woman gives birth to the wrong child. The women only discover the devastating error three years later. Tess wants to swap the children back; Annie doesn’t. As the pair wrangle, neither of them expects what happens next.

Agent: Rowan Lawton

UK Publisher: Hodder

UK Editor: Emma Herdman

Extent: 288

Pub. date: April 2019 (HB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Hodder

Option Publishers:

Denmark: Rosinante

Italy: Mondadori

Norway: Gyldendal

Poland: Literackie

Spain: Grijalbo, PRH

Previous Titles:

THE MAID’S ROOM

FIONA MITCHELL is an award-winning short story writer and journalist

who spent three years living in Singapore. She is the author of two

novels: THE MAID’S ROOM and THE SWAP. She lives in London with

her husband and daughter.

Praise for Fiona Mitchell:

‘A modern-day The Help’ Emerald Street

‘Passionate . . . This powerful novel is pretty bleak, but there are sunny

patches and plenty of breezy satire. It paints an unforgettable picture of

how, in the here and now, some haves can treat the have-nots. You'll be

rooting for feisty Tala all the way’ Daily Mail

‘A beautifully written and deeply moving novel . . . crafted with a mixture

of grim detail, dark humour and poignancy, at times it's hard to believe

that this book is a work of fiction. Genuinely excellent.’ ***** Heat

‘It's informative, but there's a darned good story there too...It's a book to

read and then read again so that you can appreciate all the nuances’ The

Book Bag

‘Fiona Mitchell's debut lifts the lid on life as a female domestic worker in

Singapore . . . Touching’ Grazia

‘I loved The Maid's Room with its exquisite writing, married with

a shocking and powerful story line that had me gripped and moved until

the uplifting conclusion. A fascinating read about survival and the

strength and resilience of the human heart’ Katie Marsh, author of A LIFE

WITHOUT YOU and THIS BEAUTIFUL LIFE

‘A beautifully written debut that's both moving and humorous with char-

acters I truly cared about. I loved everything about it! ‘ Claire Douglas,

Sunday Times bestselling author of LOCAL GIRL MISSING and LAST SEEN

ALIVE

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THE THREE SECRET CITIES Matthew Reilly

MATTHEW REILLY is the New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of numerous novels. His books have been published in more than twenty-five languages , and he has sold more than seven million copies worldwide. He currently lives in Los Angeles.


UK Publisher: Orion

UK Editor: Jon Wood

ANZ Publisher: Macmillan

ANZ Editor: Cate Paterson

US Publisher: S&S

Extent: 416

Pub. date: 4 December 2018 (HB)



UK Audio: Orion

ANZ Audio: Macmillan

US Audio: S&S


Previous Titles:

SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS

THE SIX SACRED STONES

THE FIVE GREATEST WARRIORS

THE FOUR LEGENDARY KINGDOMS

CONTEST

TEMPLE

HOVER CAR RACER

THE TOURNAMENT

TROLL MOUNTAIN

THE GREAT ZOO FO CHINA

ICE STATION

AREA 7

SCARECROW

HELL ISLAND

SCARECROW AND THE ARMY OF

THIEVES

A shadow world behind the real world A world with its own history, rules and prisons That is reaching into our world… explosively When Jack West, Jr. won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil. Now these dark forces are coming after Jack… in ruthless fashion. With the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend. It’s an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted… by the greatest hunters in history.

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THE WITCHES OF ST PETERSBURG Imogen Edwards-Jones

Two Montenegrin princesses, Militza and Stana, are married into the Russian aristocracy of the last Tsar by their father. Initially shunned by society and, in Stana's case, married to a man she detests, life isn't easy.

Fascinated by the occult, the sisters soon become close to the Tsarina Alexandra who is willing to try anything to precipitate the birth of the son and heir the country longs for. If she puts her faith in them, Militza and Stana promise they can help the Tsarina produce a boy.

The girls hold seances, experiment with a variety of rituals and bring various men to the Tsarina who they feel have spiritual power. Their closeness to the Empress and power in court is undisputed: until, that is, Grigori Rasputin arrives. Militza and Stana, along with most of female Russian society, are intoxicated, but by bringing Rasputin into their lives, have they taken a fatal step too far?

IMOGEN EDWARDS-JONES is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster,

novelist and screenwriter. She is responsible for the hugely successful

Babylon series, which includes the Sunday Times bestsellers HOTEL

BABYLON, AIR BABYLON, FASHION BABYLON, BEACH BABYLON and POP

BABYLON, and is also the critically acclaimed author of four novels – MY

CANAPE HELL, SHAGPILE, THE WENDY HOUSE and TUSCANY FOR

BEGINNERS, as well as THE STORK CLUB, a memoir of her struggle to

have children through IVF. Imogen read Russian at University and she

has written for The Times, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, and

The Sunday Times. An honorary Cossack, she has travelled extensively in

the old Soviet Union. Imogen lives in London with her husband and two

children.


UK Publisher: Head of Zeus

UK Editor: Rosie de Courcy

US Publisher: HarperCollins

UK Pub .date: 6 Sept 2018

US Pub. date: 6 Sept 2018



UK Audio: Head of Zeus

US Audio: HarperCollins

Rights Sold:

Greece: Dioptra

Spain: Ediciones B

Previous Titles:

BELGRAVIA (Writer)

HOSPITAL BABYLON

WEDDING BABYLON

POP BABYLON

BEACH BABYLON

FASHION BABYLON

AIR BABYLON

HOTEL BABYLON

THE STORK CLUB

TUSCANNY FOR BEGINNERS

THE WENDY HOUSE

SHAGPILE

MY CANAPÉ HELL

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JUST BEFORE I DIED S. K. Tremayne

The chilling new psychological thriller by S. K. Tremayne, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller, THE ICE TWINS.

Sometimes you can’t even trust yourself…

It was just a patch of ice. Just a bit of bad luck. But it was nearly enough to kill Kath Redway, spinning her car into Burrator Reservoir in the beautiful Dartmoor National Park.

Miraculously, Kath escapes her accident with a few bruises and amnesia. She is shocked but delighted to be back in her remote moorland farmhouse with her handsome husband Adam, and her shy, gifted daughter Lyla. She’s alive!

But her family is not so delighted. Her husband is cold, even angry. Her daydreaming daughter talks ever more strangely, about a 'man on the moor'. Then, as chilling fragments of memory return, Kath realizes her 'accident' was nothing of the kind. And now her life collapses into a new world of darkness, menace, and terror.


UK Publisher: HarperCollins

UK Editor: Jane Johnson

Extent: 384

Pub. date: 23 Aug 2018 (HB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: HarperCollins

Rights Sold: France: Presses de la Cite Finland: Otawa Germany: Droemer Holland : Prometheus Hungary: Gabo Italy: Garzanti Norway: Font Forlag As Poland: Czarna Owca Portugal: Topseller Sweden: Lind & Co Option publisher: Albania: Dituria Brazil: Bertrand

China: Sichuan People's Pub. Czech: Albatros Media Estonia: Pegasus Greece: Patakis Japan: Shogakukan Korea: EunHaeng NaMu Pub Co. Lithuania: Alma Littera Romania: RAO Russia: Eksmo Slovakia: Ikar Spain: Hidra Taiwan: System Corporation Turkey: OkuyanUs Previous Titles: THE ICE TWINS THE FIRE CHILD

S. K. TREMAYNE is the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE ICE

TWINS and THE FIRE CHILD. He is also an award-winning travel writer,

and a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines around the

world. Born in Devon, the author now lives in London. S. K. Tremayne

has two daughters.

Praise for S.K. Tremayne:

‘A magnificently creepy thriller’ Spectator

‘Beautifully paced, teeming with psychological shivers’ The Times, Best

Crime Thrillers

‘Unbearably gripping and suspenseful’ Sophie Hannah

‘Strange and moving… complex and dramatic… the advantages and

hardships of island life are well depicted and the Gothic mood is suitably

creepy’ Sunday Herald

‘Chilling and utterly compulsive … builds to an incredibly tense and shiver

-inducing conclusion’ Sunday Mirror

‘A tense psychological thriller that builds with every page’ Sunday Post

‘With its creepy premise and bleak but beautiful settings, S.K. Tremayne

has created a haunting, powerful thriller’ Paula Daly, author of Just

What Kind of Mother Are You?

‘Genius’ Neil Oliver

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CALIPHATE Raymond Khoury

RAYMOND KHOURY is the author of seven previous bestsellers, including the multi-million copy phenomenon THE LAST TEMPLAR. Also an acclaimed screenwriter, his credits include the award-winning BBC Television series "Spooks" (aka "MI:5" in the US) and "Waking the Dead". Born in Beirut, Raymond moved to Rye, New York, at the outbreak of the civil war in Lebanon. He returned to Lebanon to study architecture at the American University of Beirut, and was evacuated out from the city in February, 1984, on board a US Marines Chinook helicopter. He now divides his time between London, Beirut, and Dubai.



US: Mitch Hoffman




Rights Sold:

Greece: Enalios

Poland: Sonia Draga

Option Publishers:

France: Presses de la Cite

It's 2018 in Ottoman Paris. Situated within the edges of the great Islamic empire that has dominated Europe since the dawn of the Ottoman Caliphate, Paris has for centuries been an important and influential Ottoman outpost. The empire, however, is under strain. Political and economic unrest has created a volatile, dangerous climate, and destabilizing terrorist attacks are on the rise. Kamal Arslan Agha is a patriot. A Special Investigator of the sultan’s Tashkeelat-i Hafiye—the secret police—he is on the frontlines of the empire’s harsh response to the increasing turmoil. But the Caliphate’s efforts to impose law and order spare no one, and soon, Kamal’s own family draws the attention of the Hafiye’s ever-watchful eye. His brother and sister-in-law have stumbled onto a secret, a piece of knowledge so profoundly dangerous that the Caliphate will do anything to suppress it. With the very foundations of the empire under threat, Kamal’s family has only one choice: they must run. And whether or not they escape the long-arm of the Hafiye will determine not only their own fate, but the existence of the Caliphate itself—its past, its present, and its future.

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THE LIFE OF DEATH Lucy Booth

LUCY BOOTH had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, and had begun work on the novel during this time. The cancer aggressively returned, but undaunted Lucy was determined to finish writing. Lucy died in 2016, shortly after completing the novel.

Agent: Rachel Mills

UK Publisher: Unbound

UK Editor: John Mitchinson

Extent: tbc

Pub date: April 2019


US: Unbound


Audio: Unbound

A dark compelling tale in which Death makes a pact with the Devil. THE LIFE OF DEATH is a stunning debut novel: part gothic horror story, part murder mystery, part modern romance. It begins in medieval Scotland where Elizabeth Murray is condemned to burn at the stake as a witch. As she hangs from the wall of her cell she is visited by a strange, handsome man who offers her a deal: her soul in return for eternal life. But what he offers is not a normal life: to survive she must become Death itself. Elizabeth must ease the passing of all those who die. appearing at the point of death and using her compassion to guide them over the threshold. She accepts and for 500 years whirls from one death to the next, never stopping to think of the pain of her missed life. Until one day, everything changes. She – Death – falls in love. Desperate to escape the terms of her deal she summons the man who saved her. He agrees to release her on one condition: that she gives him five lives. These five lives she must take herself, each one more difficult and painful than the last. THE LIFE OF DEATH is the story of those five deaths. It is a novel that combines great beauty with great pain, and profound insight into the nature of love and death.

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THE RISING OF BIRDS Jayne Swinton

...there’s a point at which we stop trying to find the facts, stop asking questions. We have to, because no tale actually comes to an end. The extent of the culpability lies at the point where the decision is taken to look no further – into a story, or into a human being, or into oneself.

A lone bomber penetrates the security at the London Stock Exchange Tower in the year 2000, exploding a device which kills 5, and injures many more. Then he walks away - walks, while everyone else is running - down Threadneedle Street; sits on the steps of the Royal Exchange, and waits to be arrested. Under questioning, he maintains silence, except for one word: ‘Guilty’.

The Canadian passport in his pocket is false, but eventually he is identified as an Englishman, a farm boy from Devon, with no history of violence – almost no history at all. He appears – as the trial headline says – to be ‘The Man Without A Past.’

But one woman has that history, for it is fundamentally intertwined with her own. The successful, hard-hitting documentary maker Caroline Feldman has a secret, and one 40 year long story she has never told.

JAYNE SWINTON was raised on an isolated pig farm in Devon by parents

who were both former Regimental Sergeant Majors. She became an

investigative journalist, first for the Ealing and Southall Gazette, then the

Oxford Mail, before writing for the Sunday Telegraph, the Daily Mail and

a weekly column for Westminster Press evening papers under the name

of Jayne Gilman. She then moved into education, teaching journalism in

Further Education, becoming Curriculum Director. This is her first novel.

She lives in High Wycombe with her husband and children.

Agent: Rachel Mills





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THE EX-WIFE Jess Ryder

JESS RYDER is a pseudonym for Jan Page, a previously published children's author, screenwriter, playwright and television producer with over twenty years’ experience. She has contributed to many well-known UK television series and runs her own independent production company. Jan has written thirteen professionally-produced plays, including main house shows for the Nottingham Playhouse. She is married with four grown-up children and lives in London.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

UK Publisher: Bookouture

UK Editor: Jessie Botterill

Extent: 342

Pub. date: 5 June 2018 (PB)


US: Bookouture

Film/TV: Casarotto Ramsay

Audio: Bookouture


Option publisher:

France: City Editions

Poland: Proszynski

Previous titles:

LIE TO ME

THE GOOD SISTER

Praise for Jess Ryder This is without a doubt the best psychological thriller I have read this year….OMG this book is so damn good!… Just one more chapter I kept telling myself, then before I knew it I had devoured it in one day. If you are looking for a fast-paced engaging read this is the book I highly recommend giving it 5 massive stars.’ Chelle’s Book Reviews, 5 stars ‘A twisty tale of lost memories and dark truths.’ Cayo Costa ‘Secrets, lies, betrayal, jealousy, deception, and everything in between. I simply loved this story… I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for an enthralling story with fascinating characters and I personally will be looking forward to reading more of this author’s work!’ Bookishly Ever After ‘What a ride. Best thriller I've read!’ Goodreads ‘More twists and turns than a Himalayan Mountain track… All I can say is READ IT!!!!!!! I promise you’ll love it.’ Nigel Adams Bookworm, 5 stars ‘This is, without a doubt, one of the best psychological thrillers I have read this year...OMG this book is so darn good!... a whopping 5 stars’ Sistas With Books, 5 stars ‘It was a seriously dark, creepy, twisty thriller. My first book by this author – definitely won’t be my last! Five Stars!’ Stardust Book Reviews, 5 stars ‘This was a truly outstanding story, very cleverly done...I truly can’t recommend it enough’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars

You’ve got everything she wants…

Newly married Natasha has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl called Emily. She’d have it all if it wasn’t for Jen, her husband’s ex-wife who just won’t leave them alone…

Then Natasha returns home one day to find her husband and Emily gone without trace. Desperate to get her daughter back, Natasha will do anything even if it means accepting an offer of help from Jen. But can she trust her? And do either of them really know the man they married?

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A CURTAIN TWITCHER’S GUIDE TO MACAROONS AND MURDER Gay Marris

GAY MARRIS is a retired research biologist. Her early career was spent in academia, focusing on insect behaviour. She later became a Government Scientist, most recently working in honey bee health. This post involved writing - partly for peer-reviewed journals but, more often, for popular science press. Although Gay has an extensive list of non-fiction publications, A CURTAIN TWITCHER’S GUIDE TO MACAROONS AND MURDER is her first novel. Perhaps because she spent so much time observing tiny interactions between tiny creatures, her fictional work explores the minutiae of human conduct: what makes us tick. She’s interested in the details of domestic settings and the social rules that dictate what makes a good neighbour a “good” neighbour. Gay grew up in the suburbs of 1960s London, where A CURTAIN TWITCHER’S GUIDE is set.



US: Furniss Lawton




Atbarra Avenue is an apparently quiet, suburban street in late 60s London where nothing much happens. Neighbours maintain a polite distance with just the odd passing interaction. But the reality behind the veneer is very different. A CURTAIN TWITCHER’S GUIDE TO MACAROONS AND MURDER reveals the secret lives of the street’s residents, in a series of revelations worthy of TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED.

A natural master of plot, Gay Marris’s first work grips the reader from the outset. An insightful and darkly humorous examination of the underbelly of human relations, it will appeal to fans of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP.

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MISS ME Liz Lawler

LIZ LAWLER was born in Chatham and partly raised in Dublin. She is one of

fourteen children and grew up sharing socks and pants and a bed with three of

her sisters. She had a 20-year career as a nurse before becoming a general

manager of a five-star hotel as well as working as a flight attendant for British

Airways. Liz now lives in Bath and spends her free time writing, always wishing

there was more than twenty-four hours in a day.

Agent: Rory Scarfe

UK Publisher: Bonnier

UK Editor: Sophie Orme

Extent: tbc

Pub. date: Autumn 2018


US: Bonnier


Audio: Bonnier


Option publisher:

France: City Editions

Italy: Newton Compton

Norway: BladKompaniet

Portugal: ASA

Russia: Eksmo

Previous titles:

DON’T WAKE UP

Praise for Liz Lawler 'Outstanding . . . a rollercoaster of a read' Angela Marsons ‘Makes the heart beat faster’ Mojo Mums ‘Just reading the back of this book sent shivers down my back. So much is packed into this incredible story, I wanted to find out who the doctor was but wasn't sure if I did as it would mean the end of the story. A story that will really pull you in’ Echoes in an Empty Room ‘This is compelling, compulsive reading with a truly twisted heart and mind at its centre. A must for those who love psychological thrillers’ Buried Under Books

Emily Jacobs, a nurse, is in hospital for a minor operation. When she wakes in the night, woozy with anaesthetic, she sees the doctor frantically trying to resuscitate the woman in the bed next to her. In the morning, she is told that she must have had nightmare. The bed has been empty all along . . . When Emily returns to work she discovers a bracelet that she believes belonged to the missing woman. Soon, she becomes convinced that her colleagues at the hospital are hiding a terrible secret. What if she’s wrong? What if her own troubled past has affected her more than she knows? But what if she’s right?

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Anna knows what lies look like. She can see untruths spill from heads and turn the air bright orange. Only her sister knows about Anna's synaesthesia and how she can read a person's emotions - even when they're trying to hide them.

When she gets a job as a Mother's Help to a family whose niece, Lily, is missing, Anna is given the lost girl's room and the mystery around Lily begins to haunt her.

As rumours and gossip surround the family, Anna becomes increasingly obsessed with the missing girl. But the more she learns, the fewer people she dares trust - and the one the fingers are pointing at is the one person Anna knows to be innocent.

She can see his colours. She just has to find a way to prove it....

Lies colour the air orange, guilt changes it to brown, then violence turns it black.

LEZANNE CLANNACHAN was born in Denmark before moving to England

when she was fourteen. She lives in West Sussex with her three children.

THE COLOUR OF LIES is her second novel.

Agent: Rowan Lawton

UK Publisher: Orion

UK Editor: Laura Gerrard

Extent: TBC

Pub. date: 9 August 2018 (PB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Orion

Previous Titles:

JELLYBIRD

THE COLOUR OF LIES Lezanne Clannachan

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NIGHT RUNNERS Richard Crompton

In the slums of Nairobi there is a place where the fires burn constantly and the stench of decay never fades. Dandora, the city's dumping ground, is filled with shadowy figures the world has left behind. Here too are rumours of the night runners - those said to be possessed by spirits, or the devil.

Detective Mollel understands what it means to be an outsider. Born in a Maasai village and forever at odds with the corrupt ranks of the city police, he is drawn to the case of a Fatima, a young girl who has gone missing in the slum. His search takes him deep into Nairobi's underworld, from rap clubs to voodoo healers, and to the lair of the self-styled overlord of Dandora. He learns that Fatima is not the first person to have disappeared, and to find out what has happened to her, Mollel must open his mind to things he cannot see..


UK Publisher: W&N, Orion

UK Editor: Kirsty Dunseath

Extent: 320

Pub. date: 12 July 2018 (HB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: W&N, Orion

Option Publishers:

Czech: Euromedia

France: Lattes

Germany: DTV

Spain: Siruela

Previous Titles:

THE HONEY GUIDE

HELL’S GATE

RICHARD CROMPTON is a former BBC journalist and producer. He

moved to East Africa several years ago with his wife, a human rights

lawyer who worked on the Rwanda genocide trials. Richard won

the Daily Telegraph Short Story Award in 2010 and his first novel, THE

HONEY GUIDE, was published to great popular acclaim in 2013. He

lives in Nairobi.

Praise for Richard Crompton:

'A compulsive whodunnit set in Kenya, where tribal politics can get you

killed’ Ian Rankin, Mail on Sunday

'Crompton does it again... a beguiling blend of moroseness, honesty,

confusion and astute wisdom' The Times

‘Crompton writes with ease about traditional customs and the impact on

Kenya of globalisation, creating a vivid portrait of a country struggling to

come to terms with modernity' The Sunday Times

‘[Crompton] has done something near-miraculous and made the figure of

the incorruptible loner-detective fresh again’ Daily Telegraph

‘Smashing . . . It will make you long for the next instalment’ Financial

Times

‘Outstanding’ Guardian

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GENERAL FICTION

SIEGE Geraint Jones

The Roman Empire is built on the efficient brutality of its soldiers, all ready to fight and die for her. Most of them live together as brothers, but a German force is slowly working it's way through their ranks.

After losing most of his comrades-in-arms to a devastating onslaught, Legionary Felix and the other unlucky survivors are taken as slaves - they can do nothing to stop the treacherous Arminius's united German tribes from felling legion after legion. Steadily the force slaughter outposts, none saw the attacks coming and with each day they move towards Rome.

Only when a lone fort, Aliso, manages to keep the bloodbath at bay do Felix

and his comrades flee, ready to join their fellow soldiers in the fight and

protect the Empire from an army capable of tearing it apart.

GERAINT JONES joined the British Army Reserves at 17, whilst studying towards his BA in History and Politics from Lancaster University. Upon graduating, he entered regular service with the infantry, deploying on three tours of duty to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as experiencing dozens of countries around the world. For his actions in Iraq, Geraint earned the General Officer Commanding’s Award for Gallantry. Upon leaving the military, Geraint worked to protect commercial shipping against Somali and Nigerian based piracy. Writing as Rees Jones, Geraint has co-authored three of the internationally bestselling James Patterson BOOKSHOTS series, as well as writing two novels in his own name, BLOOD FOREST and SIEGE, a memoir, SOLDIER, and ghostwriting Adam Jowett’s memoir, NO WAY OUT.

Agent: Rowan Lawton

UK Publisher: Michael Joseph,

Penguin Random House

UK Editor: Rowland White

Extent: 400

Pub. date: 29 November 2018 (PB)


US: Furniss Lawton


Audio: Michael Joseph, Penguin

Random House

Rights Sold

Poland: Rebis

Option publisher: Germany: Heyne Italy: Newton Compton Previous Titles: BLOOD FOREST Previous Titles as Rees Jones: PRIVATE PRINCESS: BOOKSHOTS PRIVATE ROYALS: BOOKSHOTS HEIST: BOOKSHOTS

Praise for Geraint Jones:

'A bloody page-turner' Mail on Sunday

‘Gives Rome's legionaries a contemporary voice - this is brutal, auda-cious and fast paced writing’ Anthony Riches, author of Empire series ‘Historical fiction written by a real war veteran who knows all there is to know about blood and bonding in battle. An earthy and powerful read’ Sport

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CONTACTS

FURNISS LAWTON

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London

W1W 5QZ

Telephone: 020 8742 4950

www.furnisslawton.co.uk

Rachel Mills

Agent & International Rights Director

[email protected]

Liane-Louise Smith

International Rights Agent

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