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Ben Sanders
Nicole Hurley-Moore
Sue Lawrence
Colin Dray
John Cann with Jimmy Thomson
FEBRUARY 2018
new books
ALLEN & UNWIN
THE STAKES
Ben Sanders
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760630867 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION |
The dazzling new stand-alone thriller from the bestselling author
of American Blood and Marshall's Law
Rip-offs are a dangerous game, but NYPD robbery detective
Miles Keller thinks he's found a good strategy: rip off rich New
York criminals and then retire early, before word's out about his
true identity. New town, new name, no worries. Retirement can't
come soon enough, though. The NYPD is investigating him for the
shooting of a hitman named Jack Deen.
Miles is ready to go to ground, but then Nina Stone, fellow heist
professional and estranged wife of an LA crime boss, reappears
in his life. Her husband wants her back, and he's dispatched his
go-to gun thug to play repo man. Complicating matters is the fact
that the gun thug in question is Bobby Deen, cousin of the dead
Jack Deen—and Bobby wants vengeance.
The stakes couldn't be higher, but Nina has an offer that could be
lucrative. Maybe Miles can stick around a while longer and get the
big payoff he's been waiting for? But luck has a way of running
out and soon Miles is in way over his head.
Effortlessly cool, suspenseful as hell and pure reading pleasure,
The Stakes confirms Ben Sanders as one of our finest proponents
of crime fiction.
Ben Sanders is the author of American Blood and Marshall's Law,
as well as New Zealand bestsellers The Fallen, By Any Means and
Only the Dead. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
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ALLEN & UNWIN
THE LAST TRAIN
Sue Lawrence
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760630867 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION |
A brilliant historical mystery, meticulously researched and densely
plotted, with plenty of twists and turns
1879. A violent storm batters the newly-built iron rail bridge
across the River Tay, close to the city of Dundee. Ann Craig is
waiting for her husband, the owner of the largest local mill, to
return home. From her window, Ann sees a strange and terrible
sight as the bridge collapses, and the lights of the train in which
he is travelling plough down into the freezing river waters.
As Ann manages the grief and expectations of family and friends,
amid a town mourning its loved ones, doubt is cast on whether
Robert was on that train after all. If not, where is he, and who is
the mysterious woman who is first to be washed ashore?
2015. Fiona Craig wakes to find that her partner Pete, an
Australian restaurateur, has cleared the couple's bank account
before abandoning his car at the local airport and disappearing.
When the police discover his car is stolen, Fiona conducts her
own investigation into Pete's background, slowly uncovering
dark secrets and strange parallels with the events of 1879. This
spellbinding historical mystery based on a true disaster will grip
you right to the end of its stunning climax.
Sue Lawrence is a food writer, journalist and past winner of BBC's
Masterchef.
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WHITE GUM CREEK
ALLEN & UNWIN
Nicole Hurley-Moore
ARENA
9781760631109 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION |
A warm, romantic and uplifting rural tale about two people
haunted by their pasts
Nick Langtree has lived reclusively on his farm, Winters Hill, ever
since the tragic death of his wife. On the occasional trip into
nearby White Gum Creek he keeps to himself and that's the way
he likes it. And though over the years the townsfolk have tried
to reach out to Nick, he's pushed them all away. Whenever Nick
comes into Gumnut Bakery, Natasha Duroz tries to engage him
in conversation when she serves him. There's something about
him that intrigues Tash, but she's not sure if it's because she feels
sorry for him or there's something more.
Encouraged by Tash, Nick gradually begins to re-engage with
the outside world. Then, suddenly some minor vandalism on his
farm escalates. Is someone out to hurt Nick or have his years
of solitude been playing tricks on his mind? This classic rural
romance novel is about overcoming heartache through the power
of friendship and love.
Nicole Hurley-Moore is the author of McKellan's Run, Hartley's
Grange and Country Roads. She lives in the Central Highlands of
Victoria.
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SIGN
ALLEN & UNWIN
Colin Dray
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760294731 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION |
A compelling and perceptive novel about silence,
family and the back roads of Australia
An extraordinary novel told from the perspective
of ten-year-old Sam, who is recovering from
an operation that leaves him unable to speak.
Sam lives with his mother, sister Katie and Aunt OLIVER LOVING
Dettie, his father's sister, who helps to look after
them. His father is notably absent, and has been Stefan Merrill Block
for some time, but when their mother begins to
date again, Aunt Dettie reacts very badly. After ATLANTIC
an unexpected phone call, Aunt Dettie packs 9781786494399 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION |
Sam and Katie into the backseat of her car and
tells them that she's taking them to Perth to ‘This compelling, exquisitely written novel is
be reunited with their father. As Dettie drives suffused with a warm intelligence that evokes the
the children across Australia in the middle of a best of Tobias Wolfe, Jeffrey Eugenides and Michael
sweltering and dangerous bushfire season, her Chabon … Oliver Loving is a haunting, imaginative,
behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, and the and deeply poignant story.’ Steve Toltz
children begin to realise that there is something
very wrong. Hector Espina enters Bliss County School with a
rifle. The rounds he fires cut a swathe through
Voiceless, Sam can only watch helplessly as the the past and future of seventeen-year-old Oliver
family trip becomes a smoke-filled nightmare. Loving's family. For the next nine years, Oliver
is conscious but paralysed. But with the arrival
Colin Dray is a lecturer in literature at Campion of Professor McTeague from El Paso, and a
College of the Liberal Arts, Australia. Sign was revelation that Oliver's brain death may not be as
recently shortlisted for The Australian/Vogel’s complete as thought, a reckoning comes to Bliss
Literary Award. and to the Loving family.
Stefan Merrill Block is the award-winning author
of the international bestseller, The Story of
Forgetting. He lives in Brooklyn. 5
ALLEN & UNWIN
SHADOW MAN ROME'S SACRED FLAME LULLABY
Alan Drew Robert Fabbri Leila Slimani
CORVUS CORVUS FABER
9781786493316 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION | 9781782397052 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION | 9780571337538 | $27.99 | PB | FICTION |
'Wonderfully imagined and wonderfully Vespasian has been made Governor The baby is dead. When Myriam, a French-
written . . . everything a great thriller should of Africa. Nero, Rome's increasingly Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work
be . . .' Lee Child. unpredictable Emperor, orders him to after having children, she and her husband
1986. Detective Ben Wade has returned journey to a far-flung empire to free Roman look for the perfect caretaker for their two
to his California home town for a quieter citizens enslaved by a desert kingdom. young children. But as jealousy, resentment
life. Suddenly, this unassuming community Meanwhile, Nero's extravagance goes and suspicions increase, Myriam and Paul's
finds itself at the mercy of a serial killer. unchecked. All of Rome's elite fear for their idyllic tableau is shattered . . . The number-
Ben must decide how far he is willing to go, lives as his allies run amok. Can anyone stop one bestseller and winner of France's most
and how much he will risk, to rescue the the Emperor before Rome devours itself? prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt:
town from a long buried secret. A brilliant And if Nero is to be toppled, who will be a compulsive, riveting and bravely observed
novel of suspense; the story of a man, and the one to put his head in the lion's mouth? exploration of power, class, race, domesticity
a community, confronted with the heart of The penultimate novel in the incredible and motherhood.
human darkness. Vespasian series.
Leila Slimani is the author of The Ogre's
Alan Drew is the critically acclaimed Robert Fabbri is the bestselling author of Garden which won the Prix La Mamounia.
author of Gardens of Water. He lives near the Vespasian series. He lives in London and She lives in Paris.
Philadelphia. Berlin.
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ALLEN & UNWIN
THE WIFE THE EARLIE KING & THE HER BODY AND OTHER
Alafair Burke KID IN YELLOW PARTIES
Danny Denton Carmen Maria Machado
FABER
9780571328185 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION | GRANTA SERPENT'S TAIL
9781783783656 | $29.99 | PB | FICTION | 9781781259528 | $24.99 | HB | FICTION |
When Angela met Jason Powell, while
catering in the Hamptons, she assumed their Ireland is flooded, derelict. It never stops Longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award.
romance would be short-lived, but Jason, raining. The Kid in Yellow has stolen the Her Body and Other Parties demolishes
a brilliant economics professor, had other babba from the Earlie King. Why? Something the borders between magical realism and
plans. A stunning domestic thriller in which to do with the King's daughter, and a talking science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy
a woman must make the impossible choice statue, something godawful. And from every and fabulism. Startling narratives map the
between defending her husband and saving wall the King's Eye watches. And yet the city realities of women's lives and the violence
herself. This much-anticipated standalone is full of hearts—defiant—sprayed in yellow, visited on their bodies. A wife refuses
follow-up to the Edgar-nominated The Ex the mark of the Kid. It cannot end well. Can her husband's entreaties to remove the
asks how far a wife will go to protect the it? Follow the Kid, hear the tale. Roll up! mysterious ribbon from her neck. A woman
man she loves: Will she stand by his side, Roll up! A noir thriller, a lyric romance and a recounts her sexual encounters as a plague
even if he drags her down with him? dystopian saga in one fearless debut novel. spreads. A salesclerk makes a horrifying
discovery about prom dresses. Sexy and
Alafair Burke is the New York Times Danny Denton is a writer from Cork, Ireland. caustic, Her Body and Other Parties is
bestselling author of two series of crime brilliant, disturbing and exquisite.
novels.
Carmen Maria Machado is a fiction
writer, critic, and essayist. She is Artist in
Residence at the University of Pennsylvania. 7
ALLEN & UNWIN
THE BEAR AND THE THIS IS HOW IT ENDS DARK PINES
PAVING STONE Eva Dolan Will Dean
Toshiyuki Horie
BLOOMSBURY ONEWORLD
PUSHKIN 9781408886656 | $27.99 | PB | FICTION | 9781786072535 | $24.99 | PB | FICTION |
9781782274377 | $18.99 | PB | FICTION |
This is how it begins. With a near-empty A pair of eyeless hunters found murdered.
A Japanese man, far from home, travels building, the inhabitants forced out of their It’s week one of the Swedish elk hunt and
the countryside of Normandy with a friend— homes by property developers. With two the sound of gunfire is everywhere. When
talking about war, literature, and everything women: idealistic, impassioned blogger, Ella Tuva Moodyson investigates the story she
in between. As his ideas of his life become and seasoned campaigner, Molly. stumbles on a web of secrets that knit
more entangled with his personal writing, With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how Gavrik town together. Are the latest murders
the pangs of his past and his half-forgotten will it end? A gritty, urban standalone thriller connected to the Medusa killings twenty
memories overlap and threaten his peace. exploring the dark belly of gentrification. years ago? Is someone following her? Why
Winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, take the eyes? Tuva must face her demons
these dream-like tales are of loss, memory Eva Dolan is the acclaimed author of Tell No and venture deep into the woods to stop the
and a longing to belong. Tales and After You Die. killer and write the story. And then get the
hell out of Gavrik.
Toshiyuki Horie is a multi-award-winning
writer and professor at Waseda University. Will Dean is an English crime writer living in
rural Sweden.
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THE LAST SNAKE MAN
ALLEN & UNWIN
John Cann with Jimmy Thomson
The remarkable true-life story of an Aussie legend and a century
of snake shows
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760630515 | $32.99 | PB | BIOGRAPHY |
The story of a truly amazing Australian: Olympian, snake handler
and wildlife expert
Wildlife warrior, professor of snakes, entertainer, Olympian. John
Cann is a truly remarkable Australian. Written in John's engaging
and affable voice, The Last Snake Man tells the story of John and
his fascinating family, who entertained Australians for nearly a
century with their incredible snake shows.
Every Sunday for almost a century John Cann's family ran the
famous snake show in a pit at La Perouse—an area once alive with
tiger, brown and black snakes. After growing up with over 300
'pet' snakes in their backyard, John and his brother George took
over the snake show from their parents in 1965. By the time John
retired in 2010, he'd survived five venomous snake bites.
Many of those familiar with John and his shows wouldn't know
that he was also an Olympic athlete, a top state rugby league
player who played alongside some of the legends of the game,
a state champion boxer, an adventurer and a world authority on
turtles.
The Last Snake Man chronicles John's extraordinary life and
times. From wrangling snakes to chasing turtles, from remote
country towns to the impenetrable jungles of New Guinea, this is
the story of an amazing Australian and his never-ending search
for fascinating animals and adventure.
John Cann was awarded an OAM in 1992 in recognition of service
to the community, conservation and the environment.
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UNF*CK YOUR FINANCES
ALLEN & UNWIN
Melissa Browne
ALLEN & UNWIN
9781760633127 | $24.99 | HB | FINANCE |
The essential guide to becoming financially adult
Most of us would rather be caught naked than have our finances
open to view. Why are we so reluctant to engage properly
and effectively with something so fundamental? Mel Browne
challenges us to change our thinking and our bank balances for
the better. With clear, easy to follow advice, she tells you how to
set up savvy savings accounts, make the right investments and
discover why budgeting is a dirty word.
Learn to financially adult and become not just financially
unf*cked . . . but financially well.
Melissa Browne is an author and social entrepreneur. She writes a
column for the money section in The Sydney Morning Herald and
The Age and has made regular TV appearances.
10ALLEN & UNWIN
WHEN THEY TITLE
CALL YOU A DUNKIRK
TITLE RAVE
TITLE ON
TERRORIST
Subtitle A.D.Subtitle
Divine Matthew Collin
Subtitle
Author
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Read the book that inspired the epic film— The definitive story of rave culture today.
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Copy. this
Copy.is the story of Dunkirk and of the men Around
Copy. the world, rave culture set off an
who planned it (insofar as it was planned) explosion of creativity, generating countless
From the co-founders of the Black Lives
Author.movement comes a poetic memoir and of the men who carried it out. Divine
Author. new musical forms, from hip-hop and house
Author.
Matter
was awarded the Distinguished Service to dubstep and grime. But in a quarter-
and reflection on humanity. Leaders of
Medal for his actions during the evacuation century it has gone from the subculture to
the movement have been called terrorists,
of the British Expeditionary Force so writes the mainstream, and every year it seems
a threat to America. But in truth, they
with the authority of direct knowledge. This closer to reflecting our consumerist era.
are loving women whose life experiences
is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost Rave On crosses the globe to tell the story of
have led them to seek justice for those
nebulous beginnings to the astonishing where electronic music has come from and
victimised by the powerful. This meaningful,
triumph of its end. where it is going—and whether it will survive
empowering account of survival, strength,
its own success.
and resilience seeks to change the culture
A.D. Divine O.B.E. wrote the screenplay for
that declares innocent black life expendable.
the feature film Dunkirk (1958) and was the Matthew Collin is the author of Altered
likely inspiration for its central character. State. He lives in Britain.
Patrisse Khan-Cullors is an artist, organiser,
and freedom fighter from Los Angeles. Asha
Bandele is an award-winning poet and writer.
11ALLEN & UNWIN
WOMEN AND POWER MARXISM MORE THAN HAPPINESS
Mary Beard A graphic guide Buddhist and Stoic wisdom for a sceptical age
Rupert Woodfin Antonia Macaro
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The renowned classicist Mary Beard, is also
a committed and vocal feminist. With wry wit Karl Marx was one of the most influential Buddhism and Stoicism have a lot to offer
she shows how history has treated powerful thinkers of the late 19th century, inspiring modern readers seeking the good life, but
women. With examples ranging from Medusa revolutions and colossal political upheavals they're also radical systems that ask much
and Athena to Theresa May and Elizabeth that radically transformed the lives of of their followers. More than Happiness
Warren, Beard explores the cultural millions of people and the geopolitical delves into both philosophies, focusing on
underpinnings of misogyny, considering map of the world. But was he a 'Marxist' the elements that fit with our sceptical age,
the public voice of women, how we look himself? And how are his ideas still in play and those which have the potential to make
at women who exercise power, and how in today's society? Commemorating Marx's the biggest impact on how we live. It is an
powerful women resist being packaged into 200th birthday, Marxism explores the life, inspiring, critical and practical look at what
a male template. With personal reflections history, philosophy and politics of this most we can learn from ancient wisdom.
on her own experiences, Mary asks: If divisive of thinkers, and argues that Marxism
women aren't perceived to be fully within remains a powerful set of ideas even today. Antonia Macaro is an existential
the structures of power, isn't it power that psychotherapist and author of The Shrink
we need to redefine? Rupert Woodfin was a lecturer in philosophy and the Sage and Reason, Virtue and
and the author of Introducing Aristotle. Psychotherapy.
Mary Beard is a professor of classics at
Cambridge and the author of the bestselling
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SURVIVING
TITLE
EXECUTION LOST CONNECTIONS
TITLE CITIZEN
TITLE
SCIENCE
A miscarriage of justice
Subtitle
and the fight to end Johann
SubtitleHari Caren Cooper
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the Author
death penalty Author Author
Ian Woods BLOOMSBURY DUCKWORTH
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The true story of a death row inmate whose his problem was caused by a chemical discoveries? Think again. All around the
Author.
case could help kill capital punishment, imbalance
Author. in his brain. Upon investigation, world,
Author.from Britain to Australia, in fields
and his friendship with a journalist who he found that almost everything we are ranging from astronomy to zoology,
might just make this happen. Written with told about depression and anxiety is wrong. millions of everyday people are advancing
unparalleled first-hand knowledge, access Across the world, Hari discovered social science and conservation efforts. Working
and understanding of the case, it is a history scientists who were uncovering the real in conjunction with scientists, these
of execution, a moral examination of the causes that were mostly not in our brains, volunteers are following protocols, collecting
arguments against it, and a call to arms but in the way we live today. The Lost and reviewing data and sharing their
to end this most barbaric form of justice. Connections will lead us to a very different observations. The story of the social good
But first and foremost, it is the tale of the debate about depression and anxiety—one that can result from citizen science has
friendship between the reporter and the that shows how, together, we can end this largely been untold—until now.
man he believes to be wrongly convicted of epidemic.
murder. Caren Cooper is the director of partnerships
Johann Hari is the New York Times at SciStarter.com.
Ian Woods is a London-based Irish journalist bestselling author of Chasing the Scream.
who was Sky News' first Australian He lives in London.
correspondent. 13ALLEN & UNWIN
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Anu Partanen is a Finnish journalist living in
America.
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