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OLDCASTLE BOOKS

International Rights Catalogue 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NO EXIT PRESS (Fiction) p. 2 POCKET ESSENTIALS (Non-fiction) p. 8

OLDCASTLE BOOKS (Non-fiction) p. 9 HIGHSTAKES (Non-fiction) p. 10 KAMERA BOOKS (Non-fiction) p. 11 CREATIVE ESSENTIALS (Non-fiction) p. 11 PULP THE CLASSICS (Fiction – art work) p. 12

For more information about our titles please contact Clare Quinlivan (CQ) Rights Department CQoldcastle@gmail.com /01582 766348

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BESTSELLING CRIME FICTION SERIES by LEIGH RUSSELL

Nearly ONE MILLION copies sold Number one on Amazon Kindle and iTunes, plus numerous category #1 spots ‘One of the most impressively dependable purveyors of the English police procedural’ - Times CWA New Blood Dagger Shortlist & Dagger in the Library longlist The People’s Book Prize longlist Top Euro Read Eurocrime, Top 20 WH Smith’s, Top 10 Miami Examiner, Lovereading Great Female

Sleuth

‘a rare talent’ – DAILY MAIL, ‘unmissable’ – LEE CHILD, ‘taut and compelling’ – PETER JAMES

Material: final copies; Average word count: 90,000; Author location: London, England. Rights: World. Sold to: HarperCollins US (US: Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Fatal Act, Cold Sacrifice, Race to Death, Blood Axe). Arnoldo Mondadori (Italian: Cut Short, Dead End). Basteii Lubbe (German: Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End). City Editions (French: Cut Short). Kalkedon Yayinlari (Turkish: Death Bed, Dead End, Stop Dead, Road Closed). WF Howes (Large Print: Cut Short, Dead End, Road Closed, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Fatal Act, Cold Sacrifice, Race To Death). Audible (Audio: Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Cold Sacrifice).

THE DI IAN PETERSON SERIES

1. COLD SACRIFICE 2. RACE TO DEATH 3. BLOOD AXE

THE DI GERALDINE STEEL SERIES

1. CUT SHORT 2. ROAD CLOSED 3. DEAD END 4. DEATH BED 5. STOP DEAD 6. FATAL ACT 7. KILLER PLAN 8. MURDER RING 9. Published 2017

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THE HARBOUR MASTER by Daniel Pembrey

- The first in a series featuring maverick Dutch cop Henk van der Pol - The Harbour Master delivers for Amsterdam what fans of Scandinavian fiction have come to love: a fascinating light shone on the dark side of a famously liberal society, combining vivid characterisation with ice-cold suspense. - For fans of Michael Connelly’s Bosch or John Harvey’s Charlie Resnick and Scandi and Euro Crime. - First published online as three individual ebook novellas - Second book in series, NIGHT MARKET, also available

Henk van der Pol is a 30 year term policeman, just a few months off retirement. When he finds a woman’s body in Amsterdam Harbour, his detective instincts take over, even though it’s not his jurisdiction. Warned off investigating the case, Henk soon realises he can trust nobody, as his search for the killer leads to the involvement of senior police officers, government corruption in the highest places, Hungarian people traffickers, and a deadly threat to his own family. . .

4.5* Amazon rating ‘Pembrey tells a cracking tale with verve and style’ - Susan Hill, Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Material: manuscript; Word count: The Harbour Master - 76, 600; Night Market - 77,000 Author location: London, England. Rights: World excl. audio.

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HILLSTATION by Robin Mukherjee - A story of true love, coincidence, causality and sacrifice. A love-poem to a glorious, intriguing and sometimes frustrating culture still alive in the far corners of a great continent, but slowly fading to the onslaught of the technological age. - For fans of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Slumdog Millionaire, and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - Rights to sequel also available

‘Pol and I would often sneak up to the pastures after work. We had long agreed that leaving home was the only way to find ultimate happiness if, indeed, it was ultimate happiness that we sought. I thought an aeroplane would do the trick. We could see their silver beads circling the sky above us, a trail of pale feathers thinning in the blue air behind them. And though we knew there was an airstrip somewhere on the plains below, we also knew we could never afford the bus down there never mind the fare to England. . .’

Dreaming of escape from his remote village in the Himalayan foothills, Rabindra entreats the gods to send him an English bride. When a saucy English dance troupe arrives on the run from a Bombay crime boss, Rabindra believes that his prayers have been answered. Except that they have no interest in marrying anyone. As the village begins to unravel in the presence of these scandalous foreigners, surprising secrets emerge from the depths of its past. Material: manuscript; Word count: 89,000; Author location: Winchester, England. Rights: World.

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LARRY AND THE DOG PEOPLE by J Paul Henderson - Author’s debut novel Last Bus to Coffeeville longlisted for International Dublin Literary Award and selected for World Book Night 2016 - For fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Hundred Year Old Man Larry MacCabe is a man who walks along the hard shoulder of life with an empty gas can in his hand. He’s a retired academic, a widower and, until a chance meeting with Laura, the administrator of a care home he’s no longer allowed to visit, without friends. At her suggestion he adopts a Bassett Hound and joins her and her eclectic mix of friends at Georgetown’s Volta Park one Saturday. As the Dog People prepare for the annual Blessing of the Animals service on the Feast Day of St Francis, Larry puts the finishing touches to his paper on the Desert Land Act of 1877 and arranges for Wayne Trout, a challenged young man he’s met and befriended in the park, to house-sit while he delivers his paper in Jerusalem. Neither the service nor his visit to Israel go to plan, and on his return Larry is charged with conspiring to blow up a church and complicity in the deaths of four people. All that stands between him and conviction is a personal injury lawyer called Osmo McNulty – things for Larry aren’t looking good. Material: manuscript; Word count: 91,000; Author location: Yorkshire, England. Rights: World. Also available:

Last Bus to Coffeeville. Material: final copies; Word count: 163,000. Rights: World. Sold to Diogenes (German), PWN (Polish), Audible (Audio). The Last of the Bowmans. Material: final copies; Word count: 90,000.

Rights: World. Sold to Diogenes (German), Audible (Audio). noexit.co.uk/jpaulhenderson

AND IS THERE HONEY STILL FOR TEA? by Peter Murphy (The Ben Schoeder series)

- Legal thriller set in the 1960s from UK Crown Court Judge 1965. The British Establishment is reeling after a series of defections and acts of treachery by high-ranking Intelligence Officers. When Francis Hollander, an American academic, accuses Sir James Digby QC, a Baronet and a leader of the Bar, of being a Soviet spy, Digby retains Ben Schroeder and his head of Chambers to represent him. At first, it seems to be a simple case of libel, but as evidence starts to emerge of Digby’s association with the Cambridge Spies, and as MI6 becomes involved, Ben can no longer be sure that he can save Digby from prosecution and ruin. To obtain vital evidence, Ben will have to put his career at risk. But will it be enough?

Material: final copies; Word count: 126,000; Author Location: Cambridge, England. Rights: World. Also available in The Ben Schroeder series: 1. A Higher Duty. Material: final copies; Rights: World. Sold to Audible (Audio). 2. A Matter for the Jury. Material: final copies; Rights: World. 4. The Heirs of Owain Glyndŵr (publishing August 2016). Material: manuscript; Rights: World. 5. Calling Down the Storm (publishing June 2017). Material: synopsis; Rights: World Also by Peter Murphy – Political thrillers set in the US: 1. Removal. Material: final copies; Rights: World. Sold to Skyhorse (US), Audible (Audio) 2. Test of Resolve. Material: final copies; Rights: World. noexit.co.uk/petermurphy

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KILLING EVA by Alex Blackmore (The Eva Scott series)

- A gripping conspiracy thriller from a new female voice - Eva Scott is the strong female protagonist that the crime fiction genre has been missing - Inspired by the logical approach of Henning Mankell’s heroes, combined with the action of a Harlan Coben thriller and the conspiracy undertones of a Robert Ludlam plot

Witnessing a dramatic death at London’s Waterloo Station triggers a series of events that shatter Eva Scott’s world. Dying words uttered on the station concourse awaken a history she had thought long buried. But the past is about to be resurrected, in all its brutal reality. Soon, Eva's life is out of her hands. A genetic key is keeping her alive – but foreshadowing her death. People she loved and lost materialize and then disappear, testing the limits of her sanity. Inextricably linked to her survival, and the lives of many others, is the potential takedown of an economic power. 'An exciting, fast-moving conspiracy thriller in the classic Hitchcock mould’ – EMLYN REES Material: final copies; Word count: 90,000; Author location: North London, England. Rights: World. Sold to Harlequin US (MMP D2C), Audible (audio). Also available: Lethal Profit (The first Eva Scott thriller). Rights: World. Sold to Harlequin US (MMP D2C),

Audible (audio). noexit.co.uk/alexblackmore

BLIND ARROWS by Anthony J. Quinn

- Debut novel, DISAPPEARED, a Times Book of the Year 2014 - Compelling historical mystery set during the War of Independence. - Also bestselling author of the Celcius Daly series (Head of Zeus) Dublin 1919. A city at war with itself, a cauldron of soldiers, spies, rebels and political intrigue. The mysterious and seductive Lily Merrin, secretary at Dublin Castle, is on a mission but whose side is she on and what is compelling her to consider the ultimate sacrifice? Charismatic Irish revolutionary leader, Michael Collins burns with a vision for his country, but others are plotting his downfall. And now Martin Kant, an English journalist, enters the arena. A serial killer is at large and Lily is in mortal peril. Kant must employ every sinew of his declining resources if he is to rescue not only Lily, but his own soul.

‘Anthony J Quinn is a star in the making’ – DAILY MAIL Material: final copies; Word count: 60,000 words; Author location: County Tyrone, Ireland. Rights: World English Language.

Also available: The Blood Dimmed Tide. Rights: World English Language Maude Gonne (Book 3 – to be published in 2017). Rights: World English Language.

noexit.co.uk/anthonyjquinn

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WHITE AS SNOW by Jon Michelet Translated by Don Bartlett

- Represented by Aschehoug Agency - Published by Oktober (Norwegian), Matcom (Bulgarian), Bogklubben Spændende Bøger (Danish),

Presses Universitaires de Caen (French), Rowohlt (German), Sirmio (Spanish) - ‘One of the best Norwegian crime novels ever written’ – Aftenposten - Author won the Riverton Prize (Best crime fiction) in 1980 and 2001

Ex-lawyer and ex-cop Vilhelm Thygesen has served time after killing a neo-Nazi. After a drink-fuelled night, he wakes up to find stains of blood on his bed and a dead man, undoubtedly murdered, in his bathroom. Thygesen has no recollection or idea as to what might have happened, and realises he has to act fast if he is to avoid suspicion. In his search for the murderer, he meets Linda Leirgulen, gets in touch with Oslo’s underworld and drug circles, and gets to know narcotic substances a little too well. Material: Synopsis/Norwegian edition. Publishing in 2017/18. Author location: Larkollen, Norway. Rights: World English Language (US available)

THE FROZEN WOMAN by Jon Michelet Translated by Don Bartlett

- Represented by Aschehoug Agency - Published by Oktober (Norwegian), Signature (Dutch), PUC (French) - Winner of The Riverton Prize for best crime novel (Norwegian equivalent of the Gold Dagger)

Ex-cop and ex-private investigator Vilhelm Thygesen makes a living buying and selling stamps, and takes occasional assignments as a lawyer. True to form, reality catches up with him, and he gets involved in a crime when he finds a dead woman in his garden. The discovery initiates a series of brutal events involving a particularly vicious motorcycle group in the woods in the east of Norway. Material: Synopsis, Norwegian edition. Publishing in 2017/18. Rights: World English Language (US available)

aschehougagency.no/Authors/Oktober/Michelet-Jon

THE BORDER by Andrée Michaud

- Winner of the 2014 Governor General’s Award for French-language fiction - Author also won the 2001 Governor General’s Award for Le Ravissement and the Prix Ringuet in

2007 for Mirror Lake - First published in Quebecois French by Québec-Amérique - Tense, atmospheric crime novel for fans of Broadchurch

Summer ’67. The sun shines brightly over Boundary Pond, a lake on the French-Canadian border where holiday makers enjoy their summers, happy and carefree. Zaza Mulligan and Sissy Morgan play with hula hoops in the hot sand, children run along the beach and the hours tick away to the sound of the radio and the smell of barbecues. Life seems idylic. That’s until the old traps of Peter Landry, a duck hunter whose memory had become that of legend, resurface, and Zaza disappears, and the skies begin to cloud over. . . Material: French edition, Translation expected Summer 2016. Author location: Canada. Rights: UK & Commonwealth excl. Canada (Audio available)

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THE RIVALS OF DRACULA edited by Nick Rennison - 15 short stories from the Golden Age of gothic literature - Bram Stoker’s iconic Dracula No 31 in Guardian’s 100 Best Novels - Estimated 217 films feature Dracula in a major role Bram Stoker’s Dracula, still the most famous of all vampire stories, was first published in 1897. But the bloodsucking Count was not the only member of the undead to bare his fangs in the literature of the period. Late Victorian and Edwardian fiction is full of vampires and this anthology of scary stories introduces modern readers to fifteen of them.

The Rivals of Dracula is a collection of classic tales to chill the blood and tingle the spine and includes works from authors Alice & Claude Askew, EF Benson, Mary Cholmondeley, F Marion Crawford, Ulric Daubeny, Augustus Hare, Julian Hawthorne, E and H Heron, MR James, Vernon Lee, Richard Marsh, Hume Nisbet, Frank Norris, Phil Robinson and HB Marriott Watson. 'These 15 sanguinary spinetinglers . . . deliver delicious chills' - Independent Material: final copies; 96,000; Author Location: Stockport, England. Rights: World.

THE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES edited by Nick Rennison Sherlock Holmes is the most famous fictional detective ever created. The supremely rational sleuth and his dependable companion, Dr Watson, will forever be associated with the gaslit and smog-filled streets of late nineteenth and early twentieth century London. Yet Holmes and Watson were not the only ones solving mysterious crimes and foiling the plans of villainous masterminds in Victorian and Edwardian England. The years between 1890 and 1914 were a golden age for English magazines and most of them published crime and detective fiction. The startling success of the Holmes stories that appeared in The Strand magazine spawned countless imitators. This volume highlights some of those 'Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'.

Material: final copies; Word Count: 110,000; Author Location: Stockport, England Rights: World.

SUPERNATURAL SHERLOCKS edited by Nick Rennison - An anthology of short stories from the period 1890-1914 in which the central character is a

detective who investigates the supernatural - Most of the stories appeared first in the popular magazines that proliferated in the UK in the late

nineteenth century and early twentieth century - Includes works by both well-known and lesser-known authors

Material: synopsis; Word Count: 90,000. Publishing 2017/18. Rights: World. noexit.co.uk/nickrennison

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More SHORT HISTORIES available (for full list visit pocketessentials.com)

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST by Gordon Kerr - Highly topical area of interest in the media and with the general public - Accessible introduction to a very complex cultural history - From Ancient beginnings through to modern radicalism, including Islamic State A Short History of the Middle East makes sense of the shifting sands of Middle Eastern History, beginning with the early cultures of the area and moving on to the Roman and Persian Empires; the growth of Christianity; the rise of Islam; the invasions from the east; Genghis Khan’s Mongol hordes; the Ottoman Turks and the rise of radicalism in the modern world symbolized by the Islamic State.

Material: final copies; Word count: 50,000; Author Location: Dorset, England. Rights: World.

A SHORT HISTORY OF INDIA by Gordon Kerr

The world's largest democracy and second-most populous country, 21st century India is a dynamic nation with a thrusting economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one flag. Its history is a unique story of ancient empires and civilizations, some dating back to humankind's earliest history. A Short History of India traces the fascinating path from the India of ancient empires and powerful kingdoms to the flourishing, vibrant nation that it is today. Material: synopsis; Word count: 50,000 ; Author Location: Dorset, England. Rights: World. pocketessentials.com/gordonkerr

A SHORT HISTORY OF DISEASE by Sean Martin

- Comprehensive guide to the history of diseases - Highly topical in wake of Ebola epidemic - Sean Martin’s books have sold of 80,000 copies worldwide. Since the outbreak of Ebola in 2014, there has been a surge of public interest in disease as our vulnerability to epidemics has become increasingly apparent. In this Pocket Essential guide Sean Martin explores the history of diseases and their impact upon modern society, from ancient times to the modern day. Case studies include the Black Death, Spanish Flu, Small Pox, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer and Ebola. This is an easy-to-read introduction to a fascinating area of social history, full of insightful anecdotes and interesting, often surprising, facts.

Material: final copies; Word count: 90,000. Author Location: Edinburgh, Scotland. Rights: World. pocketessentials.com/seanmartin

Material: final copies; Word count approx. 50,000. Rights: World. Sold to: Betrant Editora LDA (Portuguese, SH of Africa) Kalkedon Yayinlari (Turkish, SH of Europe) Paidos (Spanish, SH of First World War)

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AMERICAN NOIR by Barry Forshaw - A definitive road map to the contemporary US crime field from the UK’s leading expert on crime fiction - Considers all major American crime writers - Follows Nordic Noir, Euro Noir and Brit Noir After the success of earlier entries in his ‘Noir’ series -- Nordic Noir, Brit Noir and Euro Noir – Barry Forshaw now tackles the largest and, some might argue, most impressive body of crime fiction from a single country, the United States, to produce the perfect reader's guide to modern American crime fiction. The word ‘Noir’ is used in its loosest sense: every major living American writer is considered (including such non-crime writers as Stephen King, who stray into the genre), often through a concentration on one or two key books, and exciting new talents are highlighted for the reader. Barry Forshaw’s knowledge of – and acquaintance with – most of the best writers grants valuable insights into this massively popular field. But the crime genre is as much about films and TV as it is about books, and American Noir is as much a celebration of the former as the latter. US television crime drama in particular is enjoying a new golden age, and all of the important series are covered here, as well as the most important recent films in the field. ‘Highly accessible guide to a popular genre’ – Daily Express Rights: World. Material: blurb; World count: TBC; Author location: London, England.

Also available: BRIT NOIR by Barry Forshaw Material: final copies; Word count: 74,000 Rights: World. Euro Noir. Material: final copies; Word count: 66,000. Rights: World. Nordic Noir. Material: final copies; Word count: 50,000. Rights: World.

pocketessentials.com/barryforshaw

SOUTH by Merlin Coverley - From author of the bestselling Psychogeography and Art of Wandering - First book to explore all things southern – historical, cultural, topographical and literary – in a single volume How has the idea of the South come to exert such a powerful hold over our imagination? From the beaches of Southern Europe to the Great White South of the Antarctic; from South America to the South Pacific, South explores this most diverse and captivating of regions. The South has long since cast its spell on writers and artists, from Goethe and Poe, to Gauguin, Lawrence and Kerouac; while landscapes of ice and snow, sand and sea, have lured explorers southwards for centuries, often with fatal consequences.

This book follows in the footsteps of Cook, Scott, John Muir and others as they recount their journeys. From Europe in the seventeenth-century to the American Deep South in the nineteenth; from Borges’ Buenos Aires to the streets of South London today, this book assesses our understanding of the South. Material: manuscript; Word count: 77,000; Author Location: London, England Rights: World. Also available: Psychogeography. Rights: World. Sold to Open Books Co. (Korean), Pan Critica (Spanish). The Art of Wandering. Rights: World. Sold to Martins Editoria Livria (Portuguese). Occult London. Rights: World. London Writing. Rights: World. Utopia. Rights: World. pocketessentials.com/merlincoverley

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PSYCHEDELIC CELLULOID by Simon Matthews - Over 300 colour illustrations including many rare photographs and posters from the era The definitive guide to the decade when swinging London was the film capital of the world. Illustrated throughout with colour images of the period, Psychedelic Celluloid covers over 300 British and European films and TV shows from the Beatles via Bond spin offs to crazy personal folies de grandeur, Blow-Up and its imitators, concert movies, documentaries, stylish horror films and many more. Carefully researched and drawing on interviews with some of the survivors of the era, Psychedelic Celluloid provides a witty and detailed account of each major production listing its stars, directors, producers and music and showing how they were linked to the fashion and trends of the period.

Material: manuscript & sampler; Word Count: 65,000; Author Location: London, England. Rights: World. 32 pp sampler available online at: psychedeliccelluloid.uk/extract.pdf NON FICTION: HIGHSTAKES

SQUARES AND SHARPS: A HISTORY OF GAMBLING by Joseph Buchdahl People have been gambling, in one form or another, for as long as history itself. Why? Money, entertainment, escape and a desire to win are all traditional explanations. Arguably, however, these are secondary considerations to a higher order purpose: a craving for control. Gambling offers a means of gaining authority over the unknown, granting us a sense of control over uncertainty. Almost always that sense is illusionary – gambling, including betting and investing, is essentially random – yet for many it is nonetheless profoundly rewarding. This book attempts to explore the reasons why. The science of probability and uncertainty

Why gambling is often condemned

The difference between expectation and utility

The irrationality of human being

Evolutionary perspectives on gambling

Luck and skill

Market efficiency and the wisdom of crowds

Why winners take all

Cheating

Why the process matters more than the outcome Material: manuscript; Word count: 120,000; Author Location: Derbyshire, England. Rights: World. Also available: Fixed Odds Sports Betting Material: final copies; Word count: 70,000. Rights: World. How to Find a Black Cat in a Coal Cellar. Material: final copies; Word count: 200,000. Rights: World.

highstakespublishing.co.uk/joebuchdahl

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AN INTRODUCTION TO FILM by Alex Cox ‘Picasso said, “When critics get together, they talk about theory. When painters get together, they talk about turpentine.” As far as film and film studies are concerned, that has always been my experience. Critics, academics and theoreticians talk about theory. That is what they know. Artists talk about their processes in making art’ – Alex Cox Emerging filmmakers need to know the basics of their art form: the language of the camera, the different crew roles, the formats and the aspect ratios. They also need to know some bare-bones theory: what an auteur is, what montage is and what genres are. Words like these are our currency. But, even more urgently, young filmmakers need answers to their questions: what lens was used? how did they do that effect? who paid for that picture? how did they get it past the censor?

This book is for aspiring filmmakers, for students, and for people generally interested in film. It is my attempt to apply what I know to a beginning study of film. Material: final copies; Word count: 60,000; Author Location: Oregon, USA. Rights: World. Also available: 10,000 Ways to Die, The President and the Provocateur. Rights: World.

OTHER KAMERA BOOKS

Rights: World.

CREATIVE ESSENTIALS

Material: final copies; Rights: World. Sold to: Kalkedon Yayinlari (Turkish, Reading Screenplays, Writing a Screenplay, Writing Short Screenplays, Short Films: Writing the Screenplay, Short Films, Filming on a Micro-budget, The Art of Acting) Wydawnictwo Myslinski (Polish, Reading Screenplays)

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Pulp! The Classics:

Retro twists on much-loved classics with a dash of wry humour… Art work available.

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