Michael Joseph
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Jamie's Ministry of Food Anyone Can Learn to Cook in 24 Hours Jamie Oliver
Anyone can learn to cook from scratch with Jamie in as little as twenty-four hours!
'The aim of this book is to completely inspire people who have no interest in food to have a go' Jamie Oliver Sixty years ago, in wartorn Europe, food was in short supply and malnutrition rates were high. The public were taught how to make the best use of the food available to them. Fastforward to the present day, where we have unlimited choices and plenty of food, yet we're living in a world of junk food, additives and preservatives. Our war is now against obesity, as most people have little or no idea about how to cook and what makes a balanced diet. We need to learn from the past. We need to look back at the way our grandmothers and greatgrandmothers cooked – wholesome, tasty food that was simple and quick to prepare. If you're a complete beginner in the kitchen, Jamie's promise to you is that you'll be making some great dinners within hours of reading his book. A little knowledge and a few basic tools can go a long way, and this book is your first step . . .
Jamie Oliver started cooking at his parents' pub, The Cricketers, in Clavering, Essex, at the age of eight, and has worked with some of the world's top chefs. He set up Fifteen, one of the best restaurants in London, and continues to be heavily involved with the Fifteen Foundation, which provides training and mentoring for disadvantaged young people. In 2005 Jamie led a campaign to improve the quality of school dinners in the UK, and through the Feed Me Better movement caused the government to change its policy substantially.
Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9780718148621 Price £25.00 Format 246 x 189 mm hb Extent 360pp Illustrations Fully integrated colour photographs Territory 1W US Rights Penguin UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights Fresh One Productions Serial Rights Penguin UK
© David Loftus
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
A Guide to Looking and Feeling Fabulous over Forty Twiggy Lawson
An essential and indispensable style companion from a fashion icon
When we reach our forties, something changes. Suddenly nothing – hair, skin, body shape – looks quite the way it used to. And it's a myth to think that by using Botox, working out religiously and wearing skinny jeans you're going to fool people into thinking you're thirty. Nothing can stop the ageing process. But that doesn't mean that you have to start wearing a twin set, cutting your hair and donning sensible shoes. You can find a new kind of beauty and a new way of being confident – why shouldn't forty, fifty or sixty be as beautiful as twenty or thirty in a different way? Twiggy is as beautiful in her fifties as she was in her twenties, and has maintained her style and fabulousness without the aid of any plastic surgery. Women everywhere look at her as a role model and think 'Maybe I can look like that'. And now, with this practical guide containing hundreds of tips, you can!
As the world's first teenage supermodel, Twiggy changed the face of modelling. Now aged fiftynine, she still graces the covers of international magazines. As well as being a model, Twiggy is also a successful actress, singer, television presenter and fashion designer.
Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780718154042 Price £20.00 Format 246 x 189 mm hb Extent 288pp Territory 1W US Rights Penguin Books UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights William Morris Agency Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars Gervase Phinn
A second delightful collection of stories and poems from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Following on from the terrific success of A Wayne in a Manger, Gervase Phinn has collected together from his bestselling Dales books his favourite stories about children, and included some poems from his popular Puffin poetry books. In this humorously illustrated book, the stories have one thing in common – the wonderfully funny (and usually innocent) things children say. Whether they are stories about children who cannot read very well but know the names of sheep or children who are more privileged (coming to school in a WollsWoyce), they are simply delightful. This heartwarming book will not only enchant you, it will make you look at life through a child's eyes – and that's quite a special thing.
Gervase Phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, schools inspector, educational consultant and visiting professor of education – but none of these is as important to him as his family. Gervase taught in a range of schools before moving to North Yorkshire where he spent ten years as a schools inspector. As well as writing for adults, Gervase is a successful children's author published by Puffin. He lives with his family near Doncaster.
Pub Date November 2008 ISBN 9780718154172 Price £10.00 Format 216 x 135 mm hb Extent 112pp Illustrations Fully integrated black and white illustrations Territory 1W US Rights Penguin UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights Penguin UK Serial Rights Penguin UK
© Paul Cliff
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
For Crying Out Loud The World According to Clarkson Volume 3 Jeremy Clarkson
Volume 3 of the bestselling World According to Clarkson series
The publication of The World According to Clarkson launched a publishing phenomenon. Now, with combined sales of nearly 2.5 million copies, that book and its bestselling successor, And Another Thing, are joined by a third title that brings the Clarkson story up to date. Exasperated, amused, baffled and enthusiastic, Clarkson's reflections on the way of the world have become indispensable reading to his growing legion of fans.
Jeremy Clarkson began his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for the Sun, the Sunday Times, the Rochdale Observer, the Wolverhampton Express & Star, all the associated Kent Newspapers and Lincolnshire Life. Today he is the tallest person working in British television.
Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9780718154400 Price £20.00 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 304pp Territory 1W US Rights Penguin UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights Jeremy Clarkson Serial Rights Penguin UK
© John Rogers/Stay Still
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Gary Rhodes 365 One year. One book. One simple recipe for every day Gary Rhodes
It's the only cookbook you need to see you through a whole year . . .
Rhodes 365 is the only cookbook you will need to refer to for the whole year. Whatever the type of occasion you need to cook for, you will find something in here that will fit the bill. With chapters ranging from breakfast to Saturday evening dinner, you will find a recipe suitable for every day of the year; and special occasions haven't been left out. So if you have to cater for a child's birthday party or the family are coming round for lunch on Easter Sunday, simply look out for Gary's recommended picks. This is one collection of recipes to treasure for ever, and to use year after year.
Gary Rhodes is one of Britain's bestloved Michelinstarred chefs. He appears regularly on television, most recently in Hell's Kitchen and Local Food Heroes, and is the author of seventeen cookery books, including the highly acclaimed Great British Classics and the recent bestsellers Keeping it Simple and Time to Eat. He has restaurants in London, Dublin and Grenada as well as on board a cruise ship in the Mediterranean sea.
Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9780718153151 Price £25.00 Format 246 x 189 mm hb Extent 480pp Illustrations Fully integrated colour photography Territory 1W US Rights Penguin UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights Gary Rhodes Serial Rights Penguin UK
© Colin Bell
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Gangs II More encounters with the world's most dangerous gangsters Ross Kemp
The former EastEnders hard man journeys once again into the dark heart of some of the most notorious gangs on earth
In this sequel to the bestselling Gangs, Ross Kemp once again infiltrates groups of the deadliest criminals in countries as varied and farreaching as Argentina, Thailand and Kenya. In Poland, while investigating NeoNazi football hooligans, Ross is teargassed at a football match as he shadows an elite police riot squad. In Colombia he finds the Sicarios, the most secretive of all the gangs he's met, who operate as hit squads and kill whoever is considered a threat. And in East Timor he comes face to face with the local crude street weapons and their illegal manufacturing process. Risking his life, Ross goes deep into the realms of gangland culture and comes eyeball to eyeball with some of the world's most unpleasant characters. A nailbiting read.
Born in Essex in 1964, Ross Kemp is best known for his portrayal of Grant Mitchell in EastEnders. His father was a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police, and as a result crime has always fascinated Kemp. Ross Kemp on Gangs is an awardwinning series on Sky One.
Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780718154417 Price £16.99 Format 235 x 135 mm hb Extent 240pp Territory 1BCKZE US Rights ARG Ltd Translation Rights ARG Ltd Film Rights ARG Ltd Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Amazon Bruce Parry
Bruce Parry explores the greatest river on earth. To accompany a major BBC TV series
Explorer Bruce Parry embarks on an epic journey down the Amazon – the world's greatest river, its largest forest, the most biodiverse habitat on the planet and home to some of the last uncontacted tribes left on Earth. This book, which will accompany a landmark TV series, charts Bruce's breathtaking journey from the Amazon's vast mouth on Brazil's Atlantic coast to its source on a slope of Nevado Mismi, an 18,000foot mountain in the Peruvian Andes. He travels over 10,000 miles, on foot, by light aircraft and boat to stay with the tribes that live silently beneath the rainforest canopy. He explores eight countries, high mountains, wide savannahs, deep jungles and the most powerful river in the world. And he tells the stories of the people that inhabit the greatest forest on Earth. The book shows the Amazon as it is now, at the beginning of the twentyfirst century: a complex, shifting environment; home to millions of people; the front line in an environmental war; the lungs of our planet. It combines adventure, exploration and immersive anthropology.
Bruce Parry started his adult life as a Royal Marine officer at the age of eighteen. He then worked as an expedition leader, and now combines his love of the outdoors and film into his awardwinning documentaries.
Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9780718154349 Price £20.00 Format 246 x 189 mm hb Extent 256pp Territory 1BEKZ US Rights Endeavour Productions Translation Rights Endeavour Productions Film Rights Endeavour Productions Serial Rights Penguin UK
Courtesy of the BBC
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
The Best XI Geoffrey Boycott
Cricket's most outspoken character picks the world's best test teams in history
Who'd make it into the best England team ever? You can chose anyone, regardless of when they might have played. Would W. G. Grace be playing alongside Denis Compton and David Gower? Or Kevin Pietersen? The debate could be endless, so who better to make the selection than Geoffrey Boycott, himself one of England's alltime highestscoring Test batsmen and now the game's most forthright, shrewd and iconoclastic commentator. Based on his own fresh analysis and interpretation of the statistics, Boycs has come up with his own, sometimes surprising Best 11 of all time. And he's not just cast a critical eye over England's finest either. Every other testplaying nation comes under the spotlight. You may not agree – in fact, you're almost certain not to – but each player has been carefully chosen and the case for his inclusion forcefully argued in what is sure to be the most entertaining, thoughtprovoking and memorable cricket book of the year from one of the game's most outspoken and enduring characters.
Geoffrey Boycott first played for Yorkshire in 1962. He played his first Test match for England just two years later and went on to become the first England cricketer to pass 8,000 runs. In an eighteenyear career he played in 108 Test matches, scored twentytwo Test centuries, including a highest score of 246 and ended with a Test average of 47.73. Since retiring as a player, he has enjoyed a hugely successful career as a commentator. He lives in Jersey and South Africa.
Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780718154363 Price £20.00 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 368pp Territory 1W US Rights Penguin UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights Penguin UK Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses Stephen Davis
An epic story of excess, debauchery, addiction, paranoia, mania and great music
In the late eighties, Guns n' Roses were the biggest, baddest band on the planet, a rock 'n' roll juggernaut that played eradefining songs like 'Sweet Child O'Mine' and 'Welcome to the Jungle' to packed stadiums around the globe. They were a band so utterly convinced of their own greatness that they released not one, but two double albums on a single morning. But their excess was not just a feature of their recording career. Their offstage antics were legendary. Spleenbursting quantities of drugs and booze fuelled a rapacious appetite for groupies and bad behaviour. They learnt from the debauchery of the seventies and they topped it; and in the end, it all crashed down in flames. Now Stephen Davis, author of the classic rock bestseller Hammer of the Gods, is telling the whole story for the first time. Years of research and exclusive interviews make this the definitive story of one of the greatest rock bands the world has ever seen.
Stephen Davis's many acclaimed books include Jim Morrison: Life Love Legend, the Rolling Stones' history Old Gods Almost Dead, as well as the New York Times bestsellers Walk This Way (with Aerosmith), Fleetwood (with Mick Fleetwood) and the Led Zeppelin history Hammer of the Gods. Praise for Stephen Davis: 'A riveting account . . . with extraordinary new insights' Mojo
Pub Date November 2008 ISBN 9780718149581 Price £18.99 Format 234 x 153 mm hb Extent 448pp Illustrations 16pp black and white inset Territory 1BEKZ US Rights Penguin US Translation Rights Vigliano Associates Film Rights Vigliano Associates Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
The Art of Simple Food Alice Waters
Learn to cook with the woman who has been voted the most influential figure in the American kitchen of the last thirty years . . .
'This book is for everyone who wants to learn to cook, or to become a better cook. I'm convinced that the underlying principles of good cooking are the same everywhere. These principles have less to do with recipes and techniques than they do with gathering good ingredients, which for me is the essence of cooking' Alice Waters With an essential repertoire of timeless, approachable recipes chosen to enhance and showcase great ingredients, The Art of Simple Food is a musthave book for home cooks. Here you will find Alice's philosophy on everything from stocking your kitchen, to mastering the fundamentals of basic cooking techniques, to preparing delicious, seasonally inspired meals all year long. Always true to her belief that a perfect meal is one that is balanced in texture, colour and flavour, Waters helps us embrace seasonal produce and make the best choices when selecting ingredients. Embark on a voyage of culinary discovery with her as she takes you by the hand and teaches you how to get the most out of your home cooking.
Alice Waters was born on 28 April 1944, in Chatham, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1967 with a degree in French cultural studies before training at the International Montessori School in London. Her daughter, Fanny, was born in 1983. 'She continues to prove herself one of our best modernday food writers' Publishers Weekly
Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9780718154387 Price £25.00 Format 0 x 0 mm pb Extent 416pp Illustrations Black and white line drawings Territory 1B4KZ US Rights Abner Stein Translation Rights Abner Stein Film Rights Abner Stein Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Joint Force Harrier Commander Adrian Orchard
with James Barrington
The gripping first-hand account of a British fighter squadron at war
Days after arriving in Kandahar, the Harriers of 800 Naval Air Squadron were in the thick of fierce fighting. Armed with rockets and bombs, the pilots were flying crucial dangerclose attack missions in defence of troops engaged in the most intense battles seen by British forces since the Korean War. While facing the constant threat of surfacetoair missiles, the British Top Guns knew that any mistake would have fatal consequences for the soldiers who depended on their skill and determination. Written by the commanding officer of the first Royal Navy squadron to deploy to Afghanistan, Joint Force Harrier is a compelling insight into the exciting world of modern air warfare.
Commander Adrian Orchard RN is deputy commander of Britain's Harrier force based at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. He joined the Royal Navy in 1986 and, as well as flying operations during the Balkan wars and the second Gulf War, has served on exchange with the US Marine Corps at China Lake in California. He is also a display pilot for the Royal Navy Historic Flight.
Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780718153991 Price £16.99 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 320pp Illustrations 16pp colour inset Territory 1W US Rights Penguin UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights Penguin UK Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
Extra Confessions of a Working Girl Miss S
Smart, sexy and sassy – Miss S is back!
Having left behind the sauna where she was top girl, Miss S moves to London to work as a stripper. But after one of the other dancers burns her back with a cigarette, she decides to try her hand at something new. It's in an escort agency that Miss S finds her true vocation, and where she encounters a whole host of weird and wonderful characters, such as the permanently sozzled Mrs Lush, her new employer, and a colourful cavalcade of clients, including Mr Fingers and Mr Slimeball, to name just two.
Miss S is a highly successful Londonbased paid companion. She began her career as a parttime working girl in a brothel whilst she was a student, before moving on to agency work as an escort. She is now fully independent. Miss S is intelligent, articulate, hardworking and ambitious. Above all, she loves what she does. Praise for Confessions of a Working Girl: 'A sexy account of life as a prostitute, with a large dollop of gritty reality' Company
Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780718154103 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 284pp US Rights Diane Banks Associates Translation Rights Diane Banks Associates Film Rights Diane Banks Associates Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
My Psychic Life Sally Morgan
The amazing story of the nation's favourite medium, as seen on Star Psychic
Sally Morgan is an ordinary woman with an extraordinary gift: she can communicate with the dead. Her first psychic experience was when she heard voices when she was just nine months old. She saw her first ghost when she was five. Since then she has been speaking to spirits and passing on their messages, hopes and fears to the living with astonishing accuracy. It took a personal disaster in her life for Sally to understand how to take control of the mysteries of the spirit world and become a professional medium. She has now done thousands of readings for people who have experienced a personal tragedy and suffered a great loss. Packed with amazing anecdotes that will send a shiver down the spine, this is Sally’s remarkable story.
Sally Morgan is the star of the popular ITV series Star Psychic. The showbiz medium du jour, she has read for, among others, the DeNiros, George Michael, Bob Geldof, Uma Thurman and perhaps most notably the late Princess Diana.
Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780141038490 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 320pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights RDF Media Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights RDF Media Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Non-Fiction
What the Customer Wants You to Know How Everybody Needs to Think Differently About Sales Ram Charan
From the bestselling author of What the CEO Wants You to Know – how to rethink sales from the outside in
According to business guru Ram Charan, the process of selling is broken. Demand for competitive pricing is ever on the increase, and customers want more than great products at great prices; they want you to know how their business works, so that you can make it work better. It is time for companies to rethink their selling processes, and that's where Charan's concept of Value Creation Selling fits in. It is a new approach that while radical is nonetheless practical and produces stronger customer relationships and longterm rewards. VCS will enable you t Gain a deeper knowledge of your customer's business Use this knowledge to improve your customer's margins Show how your product and expertise are a winning combination. Someday, every company will listen more closely to the customer. In the meantime, this eyeopening book shows you how to get ahead of the competition.
Ram Charan is a highly acclaimed business adviser, speaker, teacher and the author or coauthor of many bestselling business books, including What the CEO Wants You to Know and Execution. He has worked behind the scenes at Fortune 100 companies such as GE, Bank of America, DuPont, Thomson Financial, Honeywell, Home Depot and Verizon to help senior executives develop and implement strategic plans. Visit www.RamCharan.com
Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780718154219 Price £12.99 Format 198 x 129 mm hb Extent 192pp Territory 1BKZ US Rights Penguin USA Translation Rights Penguin USA Film Rights Penguin USA Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Silks Dick Francis and Felix Francis
The brand-new bestseller from writing partnership Dick Francis and Felix Francis
'Julian Trent, you have been found guilty by this court of perpetrating a violent and unprovoked attack on an innocent family including a charge of attempted murder. You have shown little or no remorse for your actions and I consider you a danger to society.' When defence barrister Geoffrey Mason hears the judge's verdict, he quietly hopes that a long and arduous custodial sentence will be handed down to his arrogant young client. That Julian Trent receives only eight years seems all too lenient. Little does Mason expect that he'll be looking Trent in the eyes again much sooner than he'd ever imagined. Setting aside his barrister's wig, Mason heads to Sandown to don his racing silks. He is an amateur jockey whose true passion is to be in the saddle on a Thoroughbred, pounding the turf in the heat of a steeplechase. But when a fellow rider is brutally murdered – a pitchfork driven through his chest – Mason's racing life soon becomes all too close to his working life. The prime suspect is one of their brethren, champion jockey Steve Mitchell; the evidence is overwhelming. Mason is reluctant to heed Mitchell's pleas for legal advice – but soon he finds himself at the centre of a sinister web of threat and intimidation. Mason is left fighting a battle of right and wrong, and more immediately, a battle of life and death . . . his own.
Dick Francis has written fortyone novels, a volume of short stories (Field of 13), his autobiography (The Sport of Queens) and the biography of Lester Piggott. He is rightly acclaimed as one of the greatest thriller writers in the world. Felix Francis is the younger of Dick’s two sons. Over the last forty years Felix has assisted with the research of many of the Dick Francis novels, not least Twice Shy, Shattered, and Under Orders. With the publication of Dead Heat Felix took on a more significant role in the writing – Silks is the second novel of this father and son collaboration.
Pub Date September 2008 ISBN 9780718154578 Price £18.99 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 400pp Territory 1BCKZ US Rights Penguin US Translation Rights Johnson and Alcock Film Rights Johnson and Alcock Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Arctic Drift Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
Dirk Pitt returns in a blockbusting, action-packed thriller – this is Cussler writing at the top of his game
A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming . . . a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia . . . a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war . . . NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk Jr and Summer, have reason to believe there's a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a longago expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage. But no one survived from that doomed mission, captain and crew perished to a man – and if Pitt and his colleague Al Giordino aren't careful, the very same fate may await them. Filled with the breathtaking suspense and audacious imagination that have become his hallmarks, this is a tour de force, further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.
Clive Cussler is the author or coauthor of thirtyfive previous books, including nineteen Dirk Pitt novels, seven NUMA Files adventures, five Oregon Files books, three works of nonfiction and his historical adventure, The Chase. He lives in Arizona. Dirk Cussler, an MBA from Berkeley, worked for many years in the financial arena, and now devotes himself fulltime to writing. He is the coauthor with Clive Cussler of Black Wind and Treasure of Khan. He has been an active participant and partner in his father's NUMA expeditions and served as president of the NUMA advisory board of trustees.
Pub Date November 2008 ISBN 9780718154592 Price £18.99 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 576pp Territory 1BKZ US Rights Penguin US Translation Rights Lampack Agency Film Rights Lampack Agency Serial Rights Penguin UK
© John DeBry
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Gypsy Lesley Pearse
Another surefire Top Five bestseller from Lesley Pearse, one of our best loved novelists
When teenagers Beth and Sam Bolton are orphaned, their baby sister is taken into a new home and they decide to set sail for a new life too . . . in America. On board the steamer to New York, they meet charismatic gambler Theo and quickwitted Londoner Jack, and the four band together to seek their fortunes. Beth has always dreamed of playing her fiddle to large audiences and finds herself doing so in the saloons, where she is a huge success and lovingly nicknamed Gypsy by her fans. But the foursome fall foul of local gangsters and flee to Canada, as word gets out that gold has been found in the Klondike. They embark on a dangerous and epic journey to reach the Yukon valley, trailing across snowy mountains and treacherous rapids. Who will break first? Theo, the handsome yet greedy bounder? Dreamy Sam, so easily influenced by money? Practical Jack, a man devoted to his friends? Or Beth, the woman with the gypsy in her soul, who cares more for music than gold?
Lesley Pearse is greatly loved across the world and her novels have sold over three million copies in the UK alone. Her most recent books, including Faith, Hope, A Lesser Evil, Remember Me and Never Look Back were huge bestsellers and are all published by Penguin. Lesley lives near Bristol, has three daughters and one grandson. 'Storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail
Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780718152833 Price £16.99 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 544pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights Darley Anderson Agency Translation Rights Darley Anderson Agency Film Rights Darley Anderson Agency Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Moscow Rules Daniel Silva
A blockbusting new thriller from the US bestselling phenomenon
The violent death of a journalist leads agentturned artrestorer Gabriel Allon to Russia. Here he finds that in terms of spycraft, even he has something to learn. He's playing by Moscow rules now. It is not the grim Moscow of Soviet times, but a new Moscow, awash in oil wealth and bulletproof Bentleys. A Moscow where a new generation of Stalinists is plotting to reclaim an empire lost and to challenge the global dominance of the old enemy, the United States. One such man is Ivan Kharkov, a former KGB colonel who built a global investment empire on the rubble of the Soviet Union. Hidden within that empire is a lucrative and deadly business. Kharkov is an arms dealer – and he is about to deliver Russia's most sophisticated weapons to alQaeda. Unless Allon can learn the time and place of the delivery, the world will see the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11 – and the clock is ticking fast.
Daniel Silva is a New York Times topfive bestseller and the author of eight bestselling novels, most recently The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, The English Assassin, Prince of Fire, The Messenger and The Secret Servant. He lives in Washington DC, with his wife, NBC Today correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas. www.danielsilvabooks.com 'In true Bauer fashion, shootouts, kidnappings and international terror plots follow him wherever he goes' USA Today 'It is an exciting, entertaining novel with a terrifying message' Literary Review on The Secret Servant 'Nervesearing and painfully brilliant' Patricia Cornwell on Death in Vienna
Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780718153557 Price £12.99 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 448pp Territory 1BKZ US Rights Penguin US Translation Rights ICM Film Rights ICM Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
The Model Wife Julia Llewellyn
The new novel from Penguin's answer to Sophie Kinsella
Poppy had the misfortune to marry the man she loved . . . and to see her every move and bad fashion decision recorded in a hugely popular newspaper column. How unfair of your husband’s exwife to trash you as the golddigging trophy wife once a week, in black and white! Evil first wives apart, Poppy and Luke’s marriage is suddenly feeling the strain . . . with three wicked stepchildren and a new baby of her own, Poppy is crying out for sympathy from a man who’s seen it all before. But when Luke’s career hits the skids, it’s time for the socalled bimbo to bite back. Can Poppy prove she’s more than a pretty face and bury the golddigging tag for ever? There’s more than meets the eye to this trophy wife, she might just be crafted of steel . . .
Julia Llewellyn is the author of The Love Trainer, If I Were You and Amy's Honeymoon. She writes regularly for many publications, including the Sunday Telegraph and the Sunday Times. She lives in London. 'A splendid romp . . . pack this one for the beach' She
Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141033648 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 496pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights David Higham Associates Translation Rights David Higham Associates Film Rights David Higham Associates Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Got You Back Jane Fallon
The bestelling Jane Fallon returns with a hilarious, honest and compelling novel about getting your own back on a cheater
Hell hath no fury like two women scorned . . . Stephanie is his wife, Katie is his mistress. But they're in love with the same man – James Mortimer. And James is the cheating husband who's enjoying the best of both worlds. When Stephanie discovers that James is having an affair, she decides to track Katie down and together they hatch the perfect plan. But is revenge really sweet? Does an affair necessarily mean the end of a marriage? And can your husband's mistress ever be your friend?
Jane Fallon is the multiawardwinning television producer behind shows such as This Life, Teachers and 20 Things to Do before You're 30. This is her second novel. 'Jane Fallon injects a smart edge into the chicklit genre' In Style
Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141034409 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 416pp Territory 1BKZ US Rights Hyperion Translation Rights Curtis Brown UK Film Rights Curtis Brown UK Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Lost and Found Lucy Cavendish
A hilarious and poignant account of modern family life
Women with small children should just hang up a sign saying, 'Hello, I am a formerly interesting lively person who has been subsumed by my children. See you in ten years!' Samantha Smythe has her hands full with three active young sons, an aupair who eats all the food in the fridge and an absent husband who's drinking champagne for breakfast in London. And she's tying herself in knots trying for a longedfor baby girl . . . And then out of the blue, Samantha's old friend Naomi turns up and deposits her daughter with her. Samantha finds she just can't say no, either to Naomi, or to the glamorous but rackety former footballer who runs over her dog. Can Samantha continue to be everything to everyone or is she finally going to have to put her foot down and just say no for once?
Lucy Cavendish has spent most of her life working in journalism for the Evening Standard, the Sunday Telegraph, the Observer and the Guardian. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband Michael and their four children. This is her second novel. 'Fast paced . . . with a plot abundant in twists and turns' Daily Telegraph
Pub Date March 2009 ISBN 9780141030197 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 416pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights ICM Translation Rights ICM Film Rights ICM Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Life Begins Amanda Brookfield
It's never too late to start your life again . . .
If Life Begins at Forty, then Charlotte Turner's not off to the best of starts. On top of a recent divorce and trouble with her twelveyearold son, the husband of her closest friend has just started to show a bit too much interest in her as a newly single woman. But only when Charlotte has faced up to some uncomfortable truths about her past can she finally shed the unhappy skin she's become so used to, and open up her life – and her heart – to all the promise and possibility that her future holds. Is life, for Charlotte, about to begin at last?
Amanda Brookfield was born in 1960 and educated at Oxford University. She began her career working in advertising and then as a freelance journalist in Argentina. Her twelve previous novels include Marriage Games, Relative Love and The Simple Rules of Love. She is married with two sons and lives in London. 'Few contemporary novelists writing today explore the messy tangles of human relationships with quite such warm perceptiveness as Amanda Brookfield' Daily Mirror
Pub Date October 2008 ISBN 9780141021836 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 416pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights William Morris Agency UK Translation Rights William Morris Agency UK Film Rights William Morris Agency UK Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
The Blood Detective Dan Waddell
From the author of Who Do You Think You Are? comes the first-ever genealogical crime novel
As dawn breaks over London, the body of a young man is discovered in a windswept Notting Hill churchyard. The killer has left Detective Chief Inspector Grant Foster and his team a grisly, cryptic clue . . . However it’s not until the clue is handed to Nigel Barnes, a specialist in compiling family trees, that the full message becomes spinechillingly clear. For it leads Barnes back more than one hundred years – to the victim of a demented Victorian serial killer . . . When a second body is discovered, Foster needs Barnes’s skills more than ever. Because the murderer’s clues appear to run along the tangled bloodlines that lie between 1879 and now. And if Barnes is right about his bloodhistory, the killing spree has only just begun . . . From the author of the bestselling Who Do You Think You Are? comes a haunting crime novel of bloodstained family histories and gruesome secrets . . .
Dan Waddell is a journalist and author who lives in west London. He has published ten nonfiction books, including the bestselling Who Do You Think You Are?, which tied in with the BBC TV series. This is his first novel. 'There's panache aplenty in this intriguing tale. Sharp plotting, elegant writing, engaging characters, a cracking climax. A series is promised. Bring it on!' Reginald Hill
Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141025650 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 416pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights St Martin's Press Translation Rights Lucas, Alexander, Whitley Film Rights Lucas, Alexander, Whitley Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
The Lost Throne Chris Kuzneski
The latest blockbusting thriller from Top Ten bestseller Chris Kuzneski
Hewn into desolate outcrops in the Pindus Mountains, the Metoera monasteries are all but inaccessible. The Holy Trinity is the most isolated, its sacred brotherhood the guardians of a longforgotten secret. In the dead of night, the sanctity of the holy retreat is shattered by an elite group of warriors carrying ancient weapons. One by one, they hurl the silent monks from the clifftop – the holy men taking their secret to their rocky graves. Halfway round the world, a terrified academic fears for his life. Nelson Woods's, research has nearly uncovered the location of one of the Seven Ancient Wonders – the statue of Zeus and his mighty throne. But Woods’s search has also uncovered a forbidden conspiracy, and there are those who would do anything to conceal its dark agenda . . .
Chris Kuzneski is the international bestselling author of Sign of the Cross and Sword of God. His first novel, The Plantation, introduced the characters of Payne and Jones, and received rave reviews. Although he grew up in Indiana, PA, he currently lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida. To learn more, please visit his website: www.chriskuzneski.com. 'Kuzneski's writing has raw power' James Patterson 'Chris Kuzneski writes as forcefully as his tough characters act' Clive Cussler 'Excellent! High stakes, fast action, vibrant characters . . . Not to be missed!' Lee Child
Pub Date November 2008 ISBN 9780141037073 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 608pp Territory 1BKZ US Rights Penguin US Translation Rights Trident Media Group Film Rights Trident Media Group Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Members Only Leonie Fox
'An X-rated St Trinian's ' Daily Mirror
Remember the sexy shenanigans at St Benedict's, the exclusive country club and spa with more millionaires per square foot than the Hamptons in midsummer? Well, the four gorgeous golfers' girls are back! Let Cindy, Laura, Keeley and Marianne suck you into their naughty world where intrigue, blackmail and depravity bubble beneath the steamy waters of the jacuzzi. The girls go gossip crazy when fading soap actress Amber Solomon catches her billionaire hotelier husband in flagrante with the housekeeper and messy divorce proceedings ensue. He won't part with a penny and she's damned if she's going to join the next series of Hell's Kitchen to keep herself in Krug. Meanwhile, an oversexed American teenager is prowling the spa and swinging is having a revival among the WAGs and their footballers. But will the Solomons' battle royal disrupt the delicious decadence of Delchester's favourite spa resort and end in disaster? Of course it will!
Leonie Fox is a former magazine journalist. She lives in Kent.
'A romp of naughtiness to be devoured and delighted in' Sun
Pub Date January 2009 ISBN 9780141028088 Price £6.99 Format B format pb Extent 432pp Territory 1W US Rights Penguin UK Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights Claudia Pattison Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
The Minutes of the Lazarus Club Tony Pollard
The British historical thriller of the year
London 1858: the Lazarus Club. Some of the finest, most unconventional minds in Victorian Britain – including Charles Darwin, Charles Babbage and Isambard Kingdom Brunel – are members of this illustrious brotherhood. Their meetings take place in secret, their discussions are revolutionary and their conclusions sometimes sinister . . . Knowing nothing of this furtive society, Dr George Phillips, a young surgeon, is mystified to see Brunel at his lecture on the workings of the heart. Their acquaintance is made over a wellused cadaver in the gory pit of the dissection theatre, and it soon becomes apparent that the great engineer has mysterious plans for the good doctor. And so Phillips becomes embroiled in the machinations of the Lazarus Club, unaware that in the midst of their unorthodox ideas, a black conspiracy lurks. Not only is his own life in jeopardy, but as the first mutilated body is washed up on the banks of the Thames, the very foundations of Victorian society will be rocked to their core . . .
Dr Anthony Pollard is a senior academic at Glasgow University, where he is the director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology at the Archaeological Research Department. He has carried out pioneering work on battlefields in Zululand and North Africa, and as a forensic archaeologist has worked with police forces throughout Britain. He has written numerous papers and articles on archaeology and military history. He was the copresenter of two series of BBC2's Two Men in a Trench. The Minutes of the Lazarus Club is his first novel.
Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780718154035 Price £12.99 Format 235 x 153 mm hb Extent 448pp Territory 1BEKZ US Rights PFD Translation Rights PFD Film Rights PFD Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Circle of the Dead Ingrid Black
A dark, inventive crime novel blending the slick thriller with Dublin noir
It takes a lot to spook exFBI agent Saxon, but with a serial killer on the loose in Dublin, this is going to be a Halloween night unlike any other . . . The beaten body of wealthy businessman Daniel Erskine has been discovered – literally frozen – in the basement of his home. And across town the house of his friend Oliver Niland has been burned to the ground – with Oliver inside it. As special adviser to the Dublin murder squad, Saxon teams up once again with Chief Superintendent Grace Fitzgerald to track down a killer who has his own inventive night of horror planned. But why has he eliminated Daniel and his surviving associates, who are now running scared? What is the significance of the group known as the Second Circle? And who is the enigmatic Dr M. Nott whom no one has seen but who links them all?
Ingrid Black is a journalist and lives in Dublin. This is her fourth novel, following The Dead, The Dark Eye and The Judas Heart. 'Black invades Val McDermid territory and comes out a winner' Publishers Weekly 'Atmosphere, pace and tension superbly controlled' Sunday Times
Pub Date November 2008 ISBN 9780141025315 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 512pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights The Marsh Agency Translation Rights The Marsh Agency Film Rights The Marsh Agency Serial Rights Penguin UK
© Pacemaker Press International
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Death Wore White Jim Kelly
Introducing a police duo as memorable as Morse and Lewis, and as perfectly mismatched as Hunt and Tyler from Life on Mars
In the middle of a heavy snowstorm, eight cars stand on a lonely Norfolk coast road, as night draws in. A fallen tree stops them from going forward, the snowbound road prevents them going back. Two hours later no car has moved – but one driver has met a violent end. Except no one has had the opportunity to commit the murder, and there are no incriminating footprints in the snow. For Detective Inspector Peter Shaw and Detective Sergeant George Valentine it is an extremely puzzling case – made all the more disturbing by the corpse washed up on the beach only hours earlier. A man who appears to have died from a human bite on his arm . . .
Jim Kelly is the author of The Fire Baby, The Moon Tunnel, The Coldest Blood, The Skeleton Man and The Water Clock, which was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Award. He was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library in 2006 for the series 'which gives greatest enjoyment to crime readers'. He lives in Ely. 'Kelly is fast gaining a reputation for his literate, atmospheric novels' Daily Mail 'A rare combination of poetic writing and a gripping plot' Sunday Telegraph
Pub Date December 2015 ISBN 9780718149505 Price £12.99 Format 234 x 153 mm hb Extent 464pp Territory 1BCEKZ US Rights St Martin's Press Translation Rights Faith Evans Film Rights Faith Evans Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Fallen Angel Kevin Lewis
A gripping, fast-paced thriller, for fans of Martina Cole and Lynda La Plante
DI Stacey Collins has seen the darker side of humanity all too often. A single mum and former child from the grim Blenheim estate, she knows only too well what terrors the world can hold. But even her jaded eyes have never witnessed a crime of such unspeakable horror. A body, broken and lifeless, is found in the gloom of a London church. Kidnapped and horrifically murdered, young Daniel Wright never knew his tormentor. And it is only the beginning. Soon Collins finds herself both haunted by the demons of her past and battling in the name of innocence itself. Some angels never find their path to heaven . . .
Kevin Lewis is thirtytwo. He is married with two children and lives in Surrey. 'Fans of Martina Cole will love this impressive offering from a potential King of Crime' Heat 'Harrowing, chilling . . . with passages of heartbreaking frankness. By the end, your heart is overwhelmed' Daily Telegraph
Pub Date August 2008 ISBN 9780141030104 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 384pp Territory 1W US Rights Barbara Levy Literary Agency Translation Rights Barbara Levy Literary Agency Film Rights Barbara Levy Literary Agency Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
The Secret Friend Chris Mooney
'Chris Mooney is a wonderful writer' Michael Connelly
When Harvard student Emma Hale disappears, her father – one of Boston's most powerful men – believes she has been kidnapped. Months pass and the trail goes cold but then her body is found floating in Boston Harbour . . . A year later, Judith Chen, another student, disappears. Like Emma, she is soon found in the river. Dead. CSI Darby McCormick is assigned to the case and uncovers a key piece of overlooked evidence, one that brings her into contact with Malcolm Fletcher . . . a former profiler with strange black eyes who is now on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Is Fletcher working for Emma's father? And what connects the two dead girls? Fletcher, it seems, not only knows the answers but also the identity of the killer. When a third student goes missing, Darby is led into a dangerous game of catandmouse with the former profiler and stumbles across deadly secrets that need to stay buried . . . for ever.
Chris Mooney is the author of four previous thrillers. Remembering Sarah was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel, and his most recent bestseller, The Missing, was the first to feature CSI Darby McCormick. He lives in Boston with his wife and son. 'A scary breakneck ride' Tess Gerritsen
Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780141030876 Price £6.99 Format A format pb Extent 448pp Territory 1BKZ US Rights Atria Translation Rights William Morris Agency (UK) Film Rights William Morris Agency (UK) Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Who Gets Fluffy? Judith Summers
A couple's divorce gets ugly over custody of their adored dog, Fluffy
For four years investment analyst Anna has been married to wouldbe novelist Mark Curtis. One Christmas Day the Curtises realize they have drifted apart and decide to end their marriage. But when Mark claims sole custody of Fluffy, their adored dog, Anna is outraged. Just as the fur begins to fly in court, a longheld secret is outed and a surprise witness is produced: whose dog is Fluffy, and how did Anna acquire him?
Judith Summers is the author of four novels, a prizewinning history of Soho and two biographies. A freelance journalist, she has also written widely on the eighteenth century and the history of London, where she lives with her son.
Pub Date November 2008 ISBN 9780141036274 Price £6.99 Format 198 x 129 mm hb Extent 288pp Territory 1BCKZ US Rights Gillon Aitken Associates Translation Rights Gillon Aitken Associates Film Rights Gillon Aitken Associates Serial Rights Penguin UK
© Diana Miller
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Compulsion Jonathan Kellerman
The chilling new thriller from the New York Times No.1 bestselling author
A young woman who disappeared into the inky black night . . . A retired schoolteacher stabbed to death in broad daylight . . . Two women butchered in a smalltown beauty parlour . . . Three baffling murder cases, linked only by a perplexing lack of motive . . . Until LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware are called to the scene of a bizarre 'crime'. A stolen car has been anonymously returned to its owner, undamaged and unblemished – except for a tiny, solitary bloodstain. This minuscule clue is enough to set the pair on a hunt for a multiple killer. However this killer proves to be a fleeting shapeshifter, defying identification – and to unmask him, Alex and Milo will have to confront the true face of murderous compulsion . . .
Jonathan Kellerman is the international bestselling thriller writer best known for his series featuring psychologist Alex Delaware. He has won many awards for his novels, including the prestigious Edgar. He lives in Los Angeles. www.jonathankellerman.com 'Jonathan Kellerman has shaped the psychological mystery novel into an art form' Los Angeles Times
Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780718148256 Price £14.99 Format 234 x 153 mm hb Extent 352pp Territory 1BKZ US Rights Ballantine Translation Rights Barney Karpfinger Film Rights Barney Karpfinger Serial Rights Penguin UK
Michael Joseph
Fiction
Warrior of Rome I: Fire in the East Harry Sidebottom
A story of empire, of heroes, of treachery, of courage and, most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfare
AD 255 – the Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged throughout the territories and along every border. Yet the most lethal threat lurks far to the east in Persia, where the massing forces of the Sassanid Empire loom with fiery menace. The farflung and isolated citadel of Arête faces out across the wasteland, awaiting the inevitable invasion. One man is sent to marshall the defences of this lonely city, one man to shore up the crumbling walls of a once indomitable symbol of Roman power – a man whose name itself means war, a man called Ballista. Alone, Ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the Imperium. In the bestselling tradition of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden comes a blockbusting voice in historical adventure fiction.
Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall and lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford – where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.
Pub Date July 2008 ISBN 9780718153298 Price £12.99 Format 234 x 153 mm hb Extent 432pp Territory 1BEKZ US Rights United Agents Translation Rights Penguin UK Film Rights United Agents Serial Rights Penguin UK