New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From HarperCollins 06 Jan-March

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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From HarperCollins JAN-MARCH 06

Carla Banks Forest of Souls Pbk published March 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0007192118

See Review by Cath Staincliffe author of the popular Sal Kilkenny mysteries and the series creator of TV Blue Murder
See Review by Ian Morson Author of Falconer books and short listed for 1999 Ellis Peters Historical Crime Dagger

A gripping psychological thriller, taking the reader from 21st century Britain to the darkest days of war-torn Eastern Europe A university researcher is brutally murdered while looking into long-hidden archives covering the war years in occupied Byelorussia. A journalist writing an article on war-time refugees from the Eastern Front, stumbles across what he thinks might be a war criminal in hiding. Faith Lange, a post-graduate student, is shocked by the death of her colleague Helen Kovaks and worried by Jake Denbigh, an investigative journalist showing an unhealthy interest in her beloved grandfather. True, Marek Lange refuses to discuss his role during the darkest days of the Nazi occupation, but he's frail and she's determined to protect him. A suspect is arrested for the murder of Kovaks, but are the police taking too simplistic a line? There is a link between Kovaks and another wartime survivor, Sophie Yevanoc, who escaped the horrors of a concentration camp with her unborn child -- now head of Faith's university department. And then there are the enigmatic notes left by Kovaks herself.The murder and its consequences take both on terrifying journeys: Jake to Minsk itself where the mass graves of the Kurapaty forest have their own tale to tell; and Faith into the secrets at the heart of her own family. A powerful and moving thriller in which past and present come together in a devastating denouement.

Carla Banks grew up in a scholarly family. Her father, an Eastern European cavalry officer, came to the UK as a wartime refugee where he met and married her half-Irish mother. He told his children stories of his childhood in a country that had been destroyed by the war. Carla Banks has been an academic for most of her working life and is fascinated by the power of language. She lives in the north of England and now writes full time.

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Alex Barclay Darkhouse Pbk published March 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0007195370

Alex Barclay EVERYTHING YOU NEVER EXPECTED From a broken childhood comes an unbreakable and deadly bond. In 1985 in a North Texas backwater, two teenage boys made a chilling pact that would unite them forever in a dark and twisted loyalty. Now one lies dead. And the man responsible is going to pay. When a routine investigation comes to a violent and tragic end, Detective Joe Lucchesi takes leave from the NYPD and moves with his wife and son to a quiet village on the south east coast of Ireland. They're happy. They're safe. And they're about to enter a nightmare more terrifying than the one they left behind. When a young girl goes missing and the village closes ranks, Detective Lucchesi sets out to find the truth and uncovers a sinister trail that leads from the other side of the Atlantic and cuts directly to the very heart of his family. His wife is lying. His son is lying. And a killer is lying in wait.

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Stephen Booth The Dead Place Pbk published January 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł6.99 ISBN: 0007172087

See Review by Cath Staincliffe author of the popular Sal Kilkenny mysteries and the series creator of TV Blue Murder
See Review by Martin Edwards - author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries

Soon there will be a killing. Close your eyes and breathe in the aroma. I can smell it right now, can't you? So powerful, so sweet. So irresistible. It's the scent of death.
The anonymous caller who taunts the Derbyshire Police with talk of an imminent killing could be just another hoaxer. The macabre descriptions of death and decomposition could be someone's sick fantasy. But after listening to the voice, so eerily calm and controlled as it invites the police to meet the 'flesh eater', Detective Diane Fry is certain she's dealing with a killer ! And it may already be too late to save the next victim.
DC Ben Cooper, meanwhile, is looking into Derbyshire's first case of body snatching. It is an investigation that will take him into the world of those whose lives revolve around the dead and their disposal, from funeral directors to crematorium staff and a professor whose speciality is the study of death.

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Sam Bourne The Righteous Men Published March 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł10.00 ISBN: 0007203284

A blisteringly high-concept serial killer thriller combined with a delicious religious conspiracy theory from a hot new British talent. A pimp is found dead in a rough New York neighbourhood. A far-right extremist is fatally shot at his remote log cabin outside Seattle. An eighteen-year-old computer hacker is murdered on his way home from working at a call centre in India. One thing unites these victims. All had, at some point in their largely wasted and grubby lives, performed an act of exceptional goodness. Someone is murdering good people. Why? For rookie journalist Will Monroe, in his first week on the crime beat for the "New York Times", the story is a gift, the launch pad for a glittering career. But then his wife Beth is kidnapped, and the riddle becomes personal. When he starts receiving cryptic messages from the kidnappers, who warn him not to involve the police, Will realizes he needs serious help. The rebellious ex-girlfriend he hasn't seen for five years might be the person Will least wants to see right now, but he knows that if anyone can break the kidnappers' code, it's her. And if TC can help save Beth then he has no alternative but to beg for her help. But as Will and TC piece together the clues, it becomes apparent that the kidnappers are motivated by a far higher calling than simple greed...

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Agatha Christie 1920s Omnibus Pbk published January 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł14.99 ISBN: 0007208626

A brand new Agatha Christie omnibus, bringing together all four stand-alone novels she wrote in the 1920s -
"The Secret Adversary", "The Man in the Brown Suit", "The Secret of Chimneys" and its sequel "The Seven Dials Mystery".
Agatha Christie's imaginative crime novels and thrillers made her a household name from the 1920s right through to her final books in the early 1970s. Best known as the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, her prolific output would bring her publisher William Collins at least one book every year. Twenty of her contemporary crime novels were to feature neither Poirot or Marple, instead a wide range of ingenious plots would be played out by a selection of amateur sleuths, professional detectives, young adventuresses or unwary bystanders caught up in unforeseen events.
This collection of five omnibuses gathers together the twenty stand-alone novels, presenting them chronologically and providing a fascinating window on a changing world though six decades of investigation. Presented in this way, recurring characters - including Superintendent Battle, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Colonel Johnny Race and Ariadne Oliver - rub shoulders with many who would appear only in one book, and the result is a selection of some of the finest mystery writing ever. Here is the answer to the question of what Agatha Christie might have been had she not invented Poirot or Marple - and the answer undoubtedly is still The Queen of Crime!

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Agatha Christie 1930s Omnibus. Pbk published February 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł14.99 ISBN: 0007208634

A brand new Agatha Christie omnibus, bringing together all four stand-alone novels she wrote in the 1930s -

"The Sittaford Mystery", "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?", "Murder is Easy" and her acknowledged masterpiece "And Then There Were None". Agatha Christie's imaginative crime novels and thrillers made her a household name from the 1920s right through to her final books in the early 1970s. Best known as the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, her prolific output would bring her publisher William Collins at least one book every year. Twenty of her contemporary crime novels were to feature neither Poirot or Marple, instead a wide range of ingenious plots would be played out by a selection of amateur sleuths, professional detectives, young adventuresses or unwary bystanders caught up in unforeseen events. This collection of five omnibuses gathers together the twenty stand-alone novels, presenting them chronologically and providing a fascinating window on a changing world through six decades of investigation. Presented in this way, recurring characters - including Superintendent Battle, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Colonel Johnny Race and Ariadne Oliver - rub shoulders with many who would appear only in one book, and the result is a selection of some of the finest mystery writing ever. Here is the answer to the question of what Agatha Christie might have been had she not invented Poirot or Marple - and the answer undoubtedly is still The Queen of Crime!

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Agatha Christie 1940s Omnibus Pbk published March 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł14.99 ISBN: 0007208642

This work is a brand new Agatha Christie omnibus, bringing together all four stand-alone novels she wrote in the 1940s - "N or M?", "Towards Zero", "Sparkling Cyanide" and "Crooked House". Agatha Christie's imaginative crime novels and thrillers made her a household name from the 1920s right through to her final books in the early 1970s. Best known as the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, her prolific output would bring publisher William Collins, at least one book every year. Twenty of her contemporary crime novels were to feature neither Poirot nor Marple, instead a wide range of ingenious plots would be played out by a selection of amateur sleuths, professional detectives, young adventuresses or unwary bystanders caught up in unforeseen events. This collection of five omnibuses gathers together the twenty stand-alone novels, presenting them chronologically and providing a fascinating window on a changing world through six decades of investigation. Presented in this way, recurring characters including, Superintendent Battle, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Colonel Johnny Race and Ariadne Oliver; rub shoulders with many who would appear only in one book, and the result is a selection of some of the finest mystery writing ever. The answer to the question of what Agatha Christie might have been had she not invented Poirot or Marple, undoubtedly is, she is still The Queen of Crime!

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Agatha Christie The 4.50 from Paddington (Facsimile) Published January 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł10.00 ISBN: 0007208545
See Review by Martin Edwards - author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries

A facsimile first edition hardback of the "Miss Marple" books, published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television. When "The Murder at the Vicarage" was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with "Miss Marple's Final Cases" published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, and to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form - 12 novels and two short story collections.
Reproducing the original typesetting and formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies, these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.

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Agatha Christie A Pocket Full of Rye (Facsimile) Published January 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł10.00 ISBN: 0007208529
See Review by Martin Edwards - author of the highly acclaimed Harry Devlin Mysteries

A facsimile first edition hardback of the "Miss Marple" books, published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television. When "The Murder at the Vicarage" was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with "Miss Marple's Final Cases" published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, and to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form - 12 novels and two short story collections.
Reproducing the original typesetting and formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies, these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.

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Agatha Christie At Bertram's Hotel (Facsimile) Published March 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł10.00 ISBN: 0007208588

A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books, are published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television. When "The Murder at the Vicarage" was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with Miss Marple's "Final Cases" published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, and to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a prime time television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form, that is the 12 novels and two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies; these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.

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Agatha Christie The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (Facsimile) Published March 2006 by HarperCollins at Ł10.00 ISBN: 0007208553

A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books, are published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television. When "The Murder at the Vicarage" was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with Miss Marple's "Final Cases" published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, and to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a prime time television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form, that is the 12 novels and two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies; these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.

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Roger Maynard Where’s Peter? Unravelling the Falconio Mystery Pbk published January 2006 by HarperCollins Aus at Ł12.99 ISBN: 0732281679

Uncovers the details of a crime case whose twists and turns have fascinated and startled millions. Interviews the key players and documents the most intriguing murder trial in the nations recent history. In this compelling exposÉ, Roger Maynard reveals the incredible background to one of Australia’s most intriguing murder cases.
It was a crime that tapped into our worst fears. Hiding in the dark in the lonely expanse of the Australian outback, stalked by a potential killer, a young woman crouched under a bush — battered, bruised and terrified — with her boyfriend missing, probably dead. Somehow managing to evade her attacker, Joanne Lees might have felt the worst of her ordeal was behind her. Instead, it had hardly begun.
The murder of British tourist Peter Falconio in the Northern Territory in mid-July 2001 at first seemed simply a callous act of unprovoked violence. But as the days and months progressed, other, more sinister stories began to emerge within the public and across the media. Was one of the victims in danger of becoming the accused?
For the last four years, veteran English journalist Roger Maynard has travelled throughout Australia and the United Kingdom uncovering evidence about this extraordinary case and addressing the key questions. Were there holes in Joanne’s story? Could there have been a motive for the killing? Had the police contaminated the evidence? Was it even possible Peter was still alive?

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