EDWARD CAREY’S TRANSATLANTIC IREMONGERS

Edward Carey’s FOULSHAM, the second book in his popular Iremonger Trilogy, was published in paperback yesterday in the UK by Hot Key Books and will be published for the first time in the US next Tuesday, 7 July, by Overlook Press.

Overlook published Clod’s previous adventure, HEAP HOUSE, in July 2014, and the book was a roaring success stateside, with The New York Times pronouncing it Notable Book of 2014 and Book Review Editor’s choice, calling it ‘spectacularly weird’. HEAP HOUSE was selected in Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of 2014 and chosen by Kirkus as one of the Best Teen Books of 2014. Kirkus Reviews called it ‘a gothic tale in turns witty, sweet, thoughtful and thrilling — but always off-kilter — and penned with gorgeous, loopy prose.’

In the UK, HEAP HOUSE was recommended on the Book Trust Christmas Gifts for Children List 2013 and described as ‘astonishing and inventive’ by The Sunday Times who also listed it as one of the Best Children’s Books of 2013. Edward’s FOULSHAM continues to uphold the Iremonger’s darkly thrilling reputation, with Kirkus calling it ‘a story wondrous fine, full of terrors and marvels.’

Foulsham, London's great filth repository, is bursting at the seams. In the Iremonger family offices, Grandfather Umbitt Iremonger broods: in his misery and fury at the people of London, he has found a way of making everyday objects assume human shape, and turning real people into objects. Abandoned in the depths of the Heaps, Lucy Pennant has been rescued by a terrifying creature more animal than human, Binadit Iremonger. Lucy is desperate and determined to find Clod. But unbeknownst to her, Clod has become a golden sovereign and is 'lost’. He is being passed as currency from hand to hand all around Foulsham, and yet everywhere people are searching for him, desperate to get hold of this dangerous Iremonger, who, it is believed, has the power to bring the mighty Umbitt down.

The dramatic final instalment of the trilogy, LUNGDON, will be simultaneously published by Overlook in the US, Hot Key in the UK and HarperCollins Canada in November 2015. The Iremongers have already made their appearance in France, Italy, China, Russia and Brazilian, Bulgarian, Czech and Japanese rights are also sold.

Edward Carey is a novelist, visual artist and playwright. His debut novel OBSERVATORY MANSIONS is sold in 14 countries and was described by John Fowles as 'proving the potential brilliance of the novel form'. Artwork by this prodigiously talented author features in all his books. See more on his website here. 

Praise for Edward Carey

‘Edward Carey is a writer whose books confound and amaze me. …He’s brilliant and precocious and spectacularly imaginative.’ – Katharine Weber, The Readerville Journal

‘The inventions of Edward Carey are constantly astonishing…’ – Livres Hebdo

‘There’s no denying Carey’s ingenuity. His is a voice both fresh and familiar: a writer who will continue to impress himself on our landscape.’ – Review of Contemporary Fiction

MY MOTHER’S SECRET BY SHEILA O’FLANAGAN PUBLISHED IN HARDBACK BY HEADLINE TODAY

Sheila O’Flanagan’s MY MOTHER’S SECRET is published in hardback by Headline today – her 21st novel with them, and 24th book – the others being volumes of short stories.

MY MOTHER’S SECRET unveils long-buried secrets that threaten to unravel relationships between family members. On the day of their parent’s surprise wedding anniversary party, Steffie and her brother and sister realize they may not know everything about their family. MY MOTHER’S SECRET is an engaging, warm and thought-provoking new novel about a secret that can’t be kept under wraps any longer.

Sheila, an ex-bond dealer and financial journalist whose novels have all been immediate No. 1 Irish bestsellers. Her books have been described as ‘necessary to women as chocolate, and just as addictive!’ Her last three novels have sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in their British editions. She was the recipient of the prestigious Irish Tatler Literary Woman of the Year award in 2003. When each publication, she breaks her record of weeks at No. 1.

Praise for Sheila O’Flanagan

‘Sheila O’Flanagan never, ever disappoints.’ – Nancy Barnes, Gobshites and Eeijts

‘One of the most popular women’s fiction writers, very much in the same vein as Maeve Binch, writing about families relationships and finding love.’ – Driffield Leader

‘O’Flanagan users her considerable skill as a writer to keep the reader absorbed throughout. Expect another huge success.’ – Irish News (Belfast)

ANN GRANGER’S DEAD IN THE WATER PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY 2 JULY BY HEADLINE

Ann Granger’s DEAD IN THE WATER will be published on Thursday 2 July by Headline.

DEAD IN THE WATER is the fourth book in the Campbell and Carter mystery series, set in the Cotswolds. As Christmas approaches during the wettest winter on record, the rivers burst their banks and the farmers' fields lie under several feet of water. A young girl's body is seen floating downstream and when it becomes stuck under the jetty at a reclusive writer's home, the author is alarmed to discover that he recognises the victim of a brutal murder

Ann Granger is the author of the internationally acclaimed Meredith and Markby and Fran Varady detective series. The first novel in her Victorian crime series, A RARE INTEREST IN CORPSES was published by Headline in 2006. 

Entering the top 5 of the German bestseller list with each novel, she has also contributed to several short story volumes, licensed internationally. Headline has published 29 of her crime novels.

She has worked in British embassies in France, Germany, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

Praise for Ann Granger

‘Ann Granger has shown she can sustain a series… it's worth investing.’ -- Rich Westwood, EuroCrime

‘You can always count on Ann Granger! …Those craving for some nice, English crime-entertainment will be served well.’ -- Kölner Express

‘One of the most reliable practitioners of the crime fiction genre.’ -- Good Book Guide

THE THRILL OF IT ALL by Joseph O’Connor published in paperback this Thursday

Joseph O’Connor’s THE THRILL OF IT ALL is published in paperback on 2 July by Vintage, with a vibrant new look for the cover.

THE THRILL OF IT ALL narrates the exciting yet heartbreaking life-cycle of a band, The Ships, from a first friendship between two students at Luton College in the early 1980s, to their rise on the global stage and beyond. The tale of four people trapped in the dysfunctional family of a band by the whirlpool of their addiction to music.

The novel was shortlisted for Eason Novel of the Year in the Irish Book Awards, and was nominated for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize. It was also a Radio 4 ‘Book at Bedtime’ staring Philip Glenister.

Joe’s novels have won many prizes including the American Library Association Award, the Irish Poet Award for Fiction, and the Prix Millepages. In 2012 Joe won the Irish PEN Award for outstanding achievement in literature.

THE THRILL OF IT ALL has been published in Holland by Ambo Anthos and Germany by Fischer, with rights also sold in France, Italy and Czech Republic.

Praise for THE THRILL OF IT ALL:

‘Paragraph after paragraph of brilliance.’ – Guardian

‘What makes this novel such a compulsive read is its extraordinary emotional intensity... an incredibly moving piece of work.' - Irish Sunday Independent

‘O'Connor brilliantly evokes the 1980s...and superbly evokes the struggles of a naive and yet determined band to survive on the road… Don't just buy the book: petition the publishers to release the soundtrack.' – Mail On Sunday Five Star Review

YOU ARE DEAD by Peter James shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards 2015

Peter James’ YOU ARE DEAD has been shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards 2015, in the category of the Dr. Lecter Award for Scariest Villain, the award for the fictional men and women who keep us awake at night. The winners will be announced at Harrogate on Friday 17 July.

The Dead Good Reader Awards are hosted by Dead Good, the home of killer crime books, drama and film. The winners are decided by public vote, so do click here to vote for Peter James!

The other shortlisted candidates are Chris Carter for AN EVIL MIND, Stieg Larsson for THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Elizabeth Heynes for INTO THE DARKEST CORNER, Lauren Beukes for THE SHINING GIRLS and Stephen King for THE STAND.

Peter James’ 11th Roy Grace novel, YOU ARE DEAD was published on 21 May 2015, and went straight to number one in the Bestseller chart. The paperback of his short story volume A TWIST OF THE KNIFE was published on 4 June. The Roy Grace novels are translated into more than three dozen languages.

Praise for Peter James:

'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business.' -- Karin Slaughter

'Exceptional, knock-your-socks-off.' -- Washington Post