New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From HarperCollins 06 Oct-Dec
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New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From HarperCollins OCT-DEC 06

Virginia Andrews Seeds of Yesterday Pbk published December 2006 by HarperCollins at £6.99 ISBN: 0007240309

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Harry Bingham The Lieutenant’s Lover Pbk published October 2006 by HarperCollins at £6.99 ISBN: 0007205511


This is a sweeping epic of adventure and enduring love, from the revolutionary upheaval in Russia to the chaos of post-War Berlin. Misha is an aristocratic young officer in the army when the Russian revolution sweeps away all his certainties. Tonya is a nurse from an impoverished family in St. Petersburg. They should have been bitter enemies; and yet they fall passionately in love. It cannot last, and Misha must flee the country as Tonya faces arrest and possibly death. Thirty years later, Misha has survived the War and seeks to rebuild his life in the destroyed city of Berlin. Drawn into spying for the British, he learns of a talented female agent from the Soviet quarter. Can it be his lost love? And how will they find each other, as the divide deepens between East and West? Intensely dramatic, epic in scope, this is a glorious novel of courage, action and ultimately undying hope.

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Giles Blunt The Fields of Grief Pbk published November 2006 by HarperCollins at £6.99 ISBN: 000715139X


This is a terrifying psychological thriller in which a spate of suicides could just be the work of a serial killer; featuring homicide detectives Cardinal and Delorme from the award-winning "Forty Words for Sorrow". Photographer Catherine Cardinal's fatal fall from a high building one moonlit night is ruled an act of suicide. She has a history of depression, a note is found and her psychiatrist is not surprised. But her husband, John Cardinal, won't accept this conclusion. Driven by grief and guilt, he launches his own investigation, helped by his reluctant colleagues. And when vicious notes appear, taunting him for his loss, his theory that she was murdered suddenly seems to be credible. Cardinal revisits his past, searching for a possible suspect among his previous arrests. Someone with a grudge, a person twisted enough to target his innocent wife in revenge. But could he be looking in the wrong place? The mystery deepens when he uncovers a spate of tragic suicides, leading him to investigate a startling new possibility - one so shocking, it has never been suspected...

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Sam Bourne The Righteous Men Pbk published October 2006 by HarperCollins at £6.99 ISBN: 0007203306


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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Dale Brown End Game Pbk published December 2006 by HarperCollins at £6.99 ISBN: 0007182538


This is the eighth in the series of high-tech thrillers centred on Dreamland - a top-secret USAF weapons research centre - from the acclaimed author of "Act of War" and "Plan of Attack". While the Dreamland team is perfecting their latest weapon, code-named 'End game', an electromagnetic bomb that can knock out any electric device for miles, an Islamic terrorist cell is conducting covert attacks in the Arabian Sea. Targeting Indian ships and oil facilities, the terrorists seem to be escaping into thin air. India suspects that their long-time enemy Pakistan is behind the attacks and tensions between the two nuclear powers reaches breaking point. Meanwhile, China is patrolling the sea, eager to flex the muscle of its new fleet of warships, and is drawn into the mix when one of its ships is mysteriously attacked. All-out war between the three countries appears imminent unless the Dreamland team can find out who is really behind the attacks. And their new End Game weapon may be the only hope of avoiding catastrophe.

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Cerasini M & Alfonsi A Pink Panther Gets Lucky Pbk published October 2006 by HarperCollins US at £5.99 ISBN: 0060793295


Move over Jessica Fletcher, excuse us Monsieur Poirot, take note Ms. Braun: "The Pink Panther" is back and better than ever! With 160 licensees world-wide, the first movie starring Steve Martin and Beonce Knowles already released and a sequel to follow in 2007, fans will be more than ready for our wonderful new series of original mystery novels starring Inspector Jacque Clouseau! When the legendary Hot Pink diamond mysteriously vanishes during a magic show at the popular MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, along with the famous starlet who was last seen wearing it upon her ample bosom, authorities immediately summon Chief Inspector Jaques Clouseau, the world renowned investigator from the Paris Police Bureau, to the scene of the crime. With the aid of an American private eye and bounty hunter "Junkyard" Bob Convoy, the French detective who bumbled his way to fame in the widely celebrated Pink Panther case is determined to track down the bauble and the bosom it was last cleaving to. Oddsmakers predict he'll solve the case, or go bust trying to! So look out evil-doers: Clouseau is in Sin City. (And look out Nevada Highway Patrol, because some fool has given him the keys to an SUV!)

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Marc Cerasini The Pink Panther’s Just Desserts Pbk published December 2006 by HarperCollins at £5.99 ISBN: 0060793317

Who is killing the great pastry chefs of France? Inspector Clouseau is assigned to a high-profile "pastry case" and he could not be happier, considering his love of croissants.


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Agatha Christie Three Act Tragedy. Facsimile Published November 2006 by HarperCollins at £10.00 ISBN: 0007234414

This is a facsimile first edition hardback of the Poirot books, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and to celebrate his new-found success on television.
Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died. But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison - just as Poirot had predicted. Even more troubling for the great detective, there was absolutely no motive!
To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his 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 - 15 novels and one short story collection. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats of 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 Big Four. Facsimile Published November 2006 by HarperCollins at £10.00 ISBN: 0007234511

This is a facsimile first edition hardback of the Poirot books, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and to celebrate his new-found success on television.
Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about 'Number Four'.
To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his 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 - 15 novels and one short story collection. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats of 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 Murder in the Mews. Facsimile Published November 2006 by HarperCollins at £10.00 ISBN: 0007234481

This is a facsimile first edition hardback of the Poirot books, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and to celebrate his new-found success on television.
How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secret military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the 'eternal triangle' of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases - Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes - each a miniature classic of characterisation, incident and suspense.
To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his 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 - 15 novels and one short story collection. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats of 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 Hercule Poirot’s Christmas. Facsmile Published November 2006 by HarperCollins at £10.00 ISBN: 0007234503

A facsimile first edition hardback of the wartime Poirot book, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and commemorate the tradition of a 'Christie for Christmas'.
It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man! To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting and format of the first edition from the Christie family's own archive, this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory.

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Michael Crichton Prey Pbk published December 2006 by HarperCollins at £6.99 ISBN: 0007229739

Daily Express
‘A giant of a writer.’
Here comes the most shockingly believable thriller of the 21st century, which masterfully combines the elements of a heart-pounding thriller with cutting-edge technology.
Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant, inside, eight people are trapped – because outside, waiting for them, looking for them day and night, is a swarm of micro-particles that they themselves created.
A micro-robotic organism one tenth of a billionth of an inch in size. Not scared? Well, it’s not alone. There’s millions of them. All flesh-eaters. All extremely intelligent, reproducing, evolving. They mimic the appearance of any living creature, then kill it, then become it. They group together, in swarms.
And the swarms hunt. The swarm is getting bigger, more powerful, more archly intelligent by the hour, and they must find a way to stop it before it gets inside the Corporation to hunt down the people that created it. Prey.

The new novel from the bestselling author of Jurassic Park. A terrifying page-turner in classic Crichton tradition, masterfully combining the elements of a heart-pounding thriller with cutting-edge technology. Deep in the Nevada desert, the Xymos Corporation has built a state-of-the-art fabrication plant, surrounded by nothing but cactus and coyotes for miles and miles. Inside, eight people are trapped - - because outside, waiting for them, looking for them, is a predatory swarm of micro-particles that they themselves created. The swarm is getting bigger and more powerful by the hour, and they must find a way to stop it before it gets inside -- unless it's already too late... Once again, Michael Crichton combines up-to-the-minute science with relentless pacing to create an electrifying techno- thriller.

Michael Crichton is the author of The Andromeda Strain, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, The Terminal Man, The Lost World, Airframe and Timeline. His twelve novels have all been bestsellers in the USA and in the UK, and have been translated into thirty languages. He is the winner of an Edgar Award (1980; The Great Train Robbery) as well as an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writer's Guild of America Award for the television series ER.

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Kara Lawrence Unmasked: The Gonzales Family Killer Pbk published November 2006 by HarperCollins Aus at £12.99 ISBN: 0732279038


Late on a chilly July night, residents of a quiet Sydney suburb were roused by Sef Gonzales, the son of their new neighbours, yelling that someone had murdered his family. The brutal triple slaying inside 6 Collins Street shocked even the police. The twenty-year-old orphaned son Sef quickly became the prime suspect, and after an eleven-month investigation he was arrested and eventually sentenced to three terms of life imprisonment. Kara Lawrence is a crime reporter for Sydney's "Daily Telegraph" and is one of the few journalists to have interviewed Sef Gonzales. Working with sources close to the investigation and trial, she uncovers the true extent of the case's twists and turns. And through exclusive access to key members of Sef's extended family, she probes the Gonzales' history to ask: what would lead a young man from a wealthy and apparently stable home to commit the unspeakable crime of slaughtering his own family? Is Sef Gonzales mad, or genuinely evil?

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