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BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP<br />

A member of <strong>Penguin</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (USA) Inc.• A Pearson Company<br />

<strong>DECEMBER</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />

BERKLEY BERKLEY SENSATION PRIME CRIME JOVE BOULEVARD ACE


#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER TOM CLANCY<br />

RETURNS WITH AN ELECTRIFYING WORK OF FICTION<br />

THAT CUTS FRIGHTENINGLY CLOSE TO REALITY…<br />

For Jack Ryan, Jr., and his comrades at the covert organization known as<br />

The Campus, the fight against America’s enemies is never over. But the danger<br />

has just hit home in a way they never expected…Chinese cyberwarfare experts<br />

have launched a devastating attack on American infrastructure. It’s a new<br />

combat arena, but it’s every bit as deadly as any that has gone before.<br />

Threat Vector<br />

Tom Clancy with<br />

Mark Greaney<br />

978-0-425-26230-6 • $8.99/$9.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100899826230<br />

RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 608<br />

SPINE: 1 7/32” CARTON: 24<br />

CATEGORY: Novel<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Maryland<br />

BACKGROUND: Putnam hardcover<br />

978-0-399-16045-5 (12/12)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Locked On<br />

978-0-425-24860-7 (12/12)<br />

“Clancy still reigns.” —Washington Post<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏ National consumer advertising campaign<br />

❏❏ Airport lightbox display advertising<br />

❏❏ Online advertising<br />

❏❏ Online promotion<br />

❏❏ 18-copy solid floor display with special riser<br />

978-0-425-27185-8 @ $161.82/$179.82 Can.<br />

❏❏ 18-copy mixed floor display with special riser (includes 9 copies<br />

each of Threat Vector and Locked On)<br />

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<br />

978-0-425-27233-6 @ $161.82/$179.82 Can.<br />

TOM<br />

CLANCY<br />

ALSO AVAILABLE<br />

with MARK GREANEY<br />

Locked On 978-0-425-24860-7 @ $8.99/$9.99 Can. LOCKED<br />

ON<br />

A <strong>DECEMBER</strong> <strong>2013</strong> BERKLEY PREMIERE RELEASE, STRICT ON-SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3. <strong>2013</strong>


Jack Ryan series<br />

❏❏THREAT VECTOR<br />

978-0-425-26230-6<br />

❏❏LOCKED ON<br />

978-0-425-24860-7<br />

❏❏AGAINST ALL ENEMIES<br />

978-0-425-24606-1<br />

❏❏DEAD OR ALIVE<br />

978-0-425-26353-2<br />

❏❏THE TEETH OF THE TIGER<br />

978-0-425-19740-0<br />

❏❏RED RABBIT<br />

978-0-425-19118-7<br />

TOM CLANCY CHECKLIST<br />

❏❏THE BEAR AND THE DRAGON<br />

978-0-425-18096-9<br />

❏❏RAINBOW SIX<br />

978-0-425-17034-2<br />

❏❏EXECUTIVE ORDERS<br />

978-0-425-15863-0<br />

❏❏DEBT OF HONOR<br />

978-0-425-14758-0<br />

❏❏WITHOUT REMORSE<br />

978-0-425-14332-2<br />

❏❏THE SUM OF ALL FEARS<br />

978-0-425-13354-5<br />

3<br />

❏❏CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER<br />

978-0-425-12212-9<br />

❏❏THE CARDINAL OF THE KREMLIN<br />

978-0-425-26939-8<br />

❏❏PATRIOT GAMES<br />

978-0-425-26940-4<br />

❏<br />

❏ THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER<br />

978-0-425-24033-5


Kinsey and Me<br />

Stories<br />

Sue Grafton<br />

978-0-425-26779-0 • $9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100999926779<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Fiction<br />

AUTHOR HOMES:<br />

Montecito, CA, and<br />

Louisville, KY<br />

BERKLEY<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Putnam hardcover<br />

978-0-399-16383-8 (1/13)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK (in a different<br />

series): V is for Vengeance<br />

978-0-425-25056-3 (11/12)<br />

“Nine crisply plotted [Kinsey] Millhone tales...<br />

and surprising insights into the woman behind<br />

the bestsellers.” —Publishers Weekly<br />

“Terrific.” —USA Today<br />

Introduced in 1982, Kinsey Millhone has become an icon of detective fiction,<br />

and her creator is at the top of her form. In Kinsey and Me, #1 New York Times<br />

bestselling author Sue Grafton shares nine stories featuring Kinsey Millhone, as<br />

well as thirteen autobiographical stories about Sue’s alter-ego, Kit Blue.<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏National consumer advertising campaign<br />

❏❏Online advertising<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏A collection of Kinsey Millhone tales from the #1 New York Times<br />

bestselling author<br />

❏❏Features material previously published in magazines and anthologies, along with<br />

new material<br />

❏❏Grafton has received praise from People, The New York Times Book Review,<br />

Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among others<br />

❏❏Grafton’s new Putnam hardcover, W is for Witness, is on sale 9/10/13<br />

❏❏Premium edition<br />

❏❏Author websites: suegrafton.com; facebook.com/suegrafton<br />

ALSO AVAILABLE<br />

V is for Vengeance 978-0-425-25056-3 @ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

U is for Undertow 978-0-425-23811-0 @ $7.99/$9.99 Can.<br />

T is for Trespass 978-0-425-22484-7 @ $7.99/$9.99 Can.<br />

S is for Silence 978-0-425-21269-1 @ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

R is for Ricochet 978-0-425-20386-6 @ $7.99/$9.99 Can.<br />

4<br />

STRICT ON-SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Invasive Species<br />

Joseph Wallace<br />

978-0-425-26949-7 • $9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100999926949<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 496<br />

SPINE: 63/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Thriller<br />

BERKLEY<br />

AUTHOR HOME:<br />

Pleasantville, NY<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

All species evolve to survive...<br />

One has evolved to conquer.<br />

“[An] unsettling, mind-bending apocalyptic novel.”<br />

—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of<br />

Pictures of You<br />

“If Wells’s Martians scared you, or the Body Snatchers, or the<br />

Alien films, you might want to read this one under the bed.<br />

Brilliant.”<br />

—Jack McDevitt, Nebula-winning author of Starhawk<br />

A newly evolved predator has swarmed out of the African jungle, devouring<br />

everything in its path. Humanity’s only hope lies with a small band of scientists,<br />

doctors, and adventurers who must find a weapon to battle this new killing<br />

force before it eradicates the world.<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Early online buzz-building campaign<br />

❏❏Print advertising<br />

❏❏Online advertising<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏A thriller in the vein of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook<br />

❏❏Wallace’s novel Diamond Ruby was selected for the May 2010 IndieNext List<br />

❏❏Premium edition<br />

❏❏Author websites: josephwallace.com; twitter.com/joe_wallace<br />

5<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3,<strong>2013</strong>


Robert B. Parker’s Ironhorse<br />

A Novel<br />

Robert Knott<br />

978-0-425-26770-7 • $9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100999926770<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 432<br />

SPINE: 7/8” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Novel<br />

AUTHOR HOME:<br />

Los Angeles, CA<br />

BERKLEY<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Putnam hardcover<br />

978-0-399-15911-7 (1/13)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK (in series; by<br />

Robert B. Parker):<br />

Blue Eyed Devil<br />

978-0-425-24145-5 (5/11)<br />

The New York Times bestselling series<br />

continues—and “Robert B. Parker’s legion of<br />

fans will be thrilled.”*<br />

“Hits with the intensity of an eight-gauge shotgun blast.”<br />

—Tulsa World<br />

“Parker fans are going to love it!”<br />

—*Ed Harris, director and star of Appaloosa<br />

Newly appointed as Territorial Marshalls, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are<br />

escorting Mexican prisoners to the border. But when the governor of Texas and<br />

his family join the trip—and a man with a vendetta resurfaces—Cole and Hitch<br />

will find themselves on a very dangerous ride...<br />

“Knott stepped into huge shoes...and delivers.”<br />

—BookReporter.com<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Print advertising<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏Previous titles in the New York Times bestselling series include Blue Eyed Devil<br />

(5/11), Brimstone (5/10), Appaloosa (1/10), and Resolution (5/09)<br />

❏❏Knott wrote and co-produced the award-winning film adaptation of Parker’s<br />

Appaloosa starring Ed Harris<br />

❏❏Silent Night, a new Robert B. Parker novel in a different series, is on sale<br />

10/22/13<br />

❏❏Premium edition<br />

6<br />

STRICT ON-SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Patriot Games<br />

A Jack Ryan Novel<br />

Tom Clancy<br />

978-0-425-26940-4 • $9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100999926940<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 832<br />

SPINE: 1 43/64” CARTON: 24<br />

CATEGORY: Novel<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Maryland<br />

BERKLEY<br />

BACKGROUND: Reissue<br />

PREVIOUS REISSUE:<br />

The Cardinal of the Kremlin<br />

978-0-425-26939-8 (11/13)<br />

The #1 New York Times bestseller—with a new<br />

package just in time for the new movie<br />

Jack Ryan.<br />

“A novel that crackles!” —New York Times<br />

“A bang-up climax.” —Washington Times<br />

Jack Ryan has just foiled an assassination attempt on Britain’s royal family—and<br />

put his own in mortal danger…<br />

“A high pitch of excitement.” —Wall Street Journal<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Promote in conjunction with the release of the feature film Jack Ryan, in<br />

theaters 12/25/13<br />

❏❏National print advertising<br />

❏❏Online advertising<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏Paramount will release the new movie Jack Ryan, starring Chris Pine and Kevin<br />

Costner this Christmas<br />

❏❏This is the third book in the New York Times bestselling Jack Ryan series<br />

❏❏Premium edition<br />

❏❏Author websites: tomclancy.com; facebook.com/tomclancyauthor<br />

7<br />

ALSO AVAILABLE<br />

The Hunt for Red October<br />

978-0-425-24033-5<br />

$9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

The Cardinal of the Kremlin<br />

978-0-425-26939-8<br />

$9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

STRICT ON-SALE NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2013</strong>


Criminal Enterprise<br />

A Stevens and Windermere Novel<br />

Owen Laukkanen<br />

978-0-425-26470-6 • $9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100999926470<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 512<br />

SPINE: 1 1/32” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Novel<br />

AUTHOR HOME:<br />

Toronto, Canada<br />

BERKLEY<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Putnam hardcover<br />

978-0-399-15790-5 (4/13)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

The Professionals<br />

978-0-425-25049-5 (10/12)<br />

From the highly acclaimed, “brilliant”* author<br />

of The Professionals.<br />

FBI Special Agent Carla Windermere and Minnesota state investigator Kirk<br />

Stevens reunite when a picture-perfect family man goes on a bank-robbing<br />

spree—driven by a new lust for violence...<br />

“Laukkanen is slam-bang brilliant.” —*John Sandford<br />

“A terrific new voice.” —John Lescroart<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Online media<br />

❏❏Social media outreach and online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏Features the same characters from The Professionals (10/12)<br />

❏❏The Professionals was nominated for the <strong>2013</strong> Barry Award for Best First Novel<br />

❏❏Premium edition<br />

❏❏Author websites: owenlaukkanen.com; facebook.com/theowenlaukkanen;<br />

twitter.com/owenlaukkanen<br />

ALSO AVAILABLE<br />

The Professionals 978-0-425-25049-5 @ $9.99/$10.99 Can.<br />

8<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Smugglers’ Gold<br />

A Gideon Ryder Novel<br />

Lyle Brandt<br />

978-0-425-26794-3 • $6.99/$7.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100699826794<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 272<br />

SPINE: 11/16” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Western<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Indiana<br />

BERKLEY<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

The Lawman: White Lightning<br />

978-0-425-25910-8 (4/13)<br />

The author of the Lawman and Gun novels<br />

unleashes a thrilling new series.<br />

When fired, disgraced ex-Deputy U.S. Marshal Gideon Ryder finds himself<br />

recruited to a new enterprise: the United States Secret Service. First, he is<br />

assigned to investigate a dangerous smuggling ring. Working under cover,<br />

Ryder must infiltrate the ring—a gang of outlaws more deadly and dangerous<br />

than the Secret Service could have imagined…<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The first a new series from the author of the Lawman and Gun series<br />

❏❏The Lawman: Avenging Angels (10/10) was a finalist for the 2011 Spur Award<br />

❏❏For fans of Peter Brandvold, Ralph Compton, and Ed Gorman<br />

9<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Full Throttle<br />

A Fast Track Novel<br />

Erin McCarthy<br />

978-0-425-26174-3 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526174<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY:<br />

Contemporary Romance<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Cleveland, OH<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Jacked Up<br />

978-0-425-25080-8 (6/12)<br />

BERKLEY SENSATION<br />

The national bestselling Fast Track series is “the<br />

sexiest series I’ve ever read” (Carly Phillips).<br />

At thirty-two, race car driver Shawn Hamby doesn’t need to prove anything to<br />

anyone. And she definitely doesn’t need a man bossing her around. But after a<br />

silly girls’ night at a fetish club, Shawn thinks Rhett Ford may be the one who<br />

can give her the wild ride she’s been looking for...<br />

“Erin McCarthy delivers a fun, sexy read.” —Fresh Fiction<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Online advertising<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The seventh book in the national bestselling, sexy Fast Track series, following<br />

Jacked Up (6/12)<br />

❏❏McCarthy is a USA Today bestselling author<br />

❏❏For fans of Rachel Gibson, Susan Mallery, and Jill Shalvis<br />

❏❏Author websites: erinmccarthy.net; facebook.com/erinmccarthybooks;<br />

twitter.com/authorerin<br />

10<br />

ALSO AVAILABLE<br />

Jacked Up<br />

978-0-425-25080-8<br />

$7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Slow Ride<br />

978-0-425-24396-1<br />

$7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

The Chase<br />

978-0-425-24014-4<br />

$7.99/$9.99 Can.<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Sweet Restraint<br />

Beth Kery<br />

978-0-425-26652-6 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526652<br />

RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 320<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY:<br />

Contemporary Romance<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Chicago, IL<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Heat trade paperback<br />

978-0-425-22769-5 (7/09)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

Release<br />

978-0-425-26341-9 (4/13)<br />

BERKLEY SENSATION<br />

A “gripping”* romance from the New York<br />

Times bestselling author, now in mass market.<br />

“A scorching romance.” —Night Owl Reviews<br />

“Erotic, emotionally gripping.” —*Wild on Books<br />

Murder draws a handsome special agent back into the grips of his former<br />

lover—a woman exposing them both to sensual dangers beyond their control.<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏Kery’s scorching read available for the first time in mass market with a hot<br />

new package<br />

❏❏Kery’s Because You Are Mine was a New York Times bestseller as a serial<br />

e-book (7/12–9/12) and as a print book (11/12)<br />

❏❏Kery won the All About Romance Reader Poll for Best Erotica<br />

❏❏Author websites: bethkery.com; facebook.com/beth.kery;<br />

twitter.com/bethkery<br />

11<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Foolish Games<br />

An Out of Bounds Novel<br />

Tracy Solheim<br />

978-0-425-26664-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526664<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Contemporary Romance<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Atlanta, GA<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Game On<br />

978-0-425-26663-2 (5/13)<br />

It’s a Hail Mary play for the<br />

heart in this feisty sequel to<br />

Game On.<br />

A steamy one-night stand with a football<br />

player leaves Julianne Marchione a<br />

single mother. But when she tracks<br />

down her son’s father, she might just<br />

find the love of her life...<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

BERKLEY SENSATION<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The second book in the sexy football<br />

series following Game On (5/13)<br />

❏❏For fans of Rachel Gibson, Jaci Burton,<br />

and Susan Elizabeth Phillips<br />

❏❏Author websites: tracysolheim.com;<br />

facebook.com/tracysolheimbooks;<br />

twitter.com/tracyksolheim<br />

12<br />

The Heart of<br />

a Duke<br />

Victoria Morgan<br />

978-0-425-26483-6 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526483<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 336<br />

SPINE: 27/32 CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Historical Romance<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Massachusetts<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: For the Love of a Soldier<br />

978-0-425-26423-2 (3/13)<br />

The author of For the Love of<br />

a Soldier returns with a tale of<br />

deception and desire.<br />

Lady Julia Chandler is shocked to<br />

discover that the man she is betrothed<br />

to, the Duke of Bedford, is actually an<br />

impostor—the Duke’s twin brother.<br />

Praise for Victoria Morgan:<br />

“Charming characters and depth<br />

of emotion.” —Romantic Times<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏New from the author of For the Love of<br />

a Soldier (3/13)<br />

❏❏For fans of Madeline Hunter, Loretta<br />

Chase, and Julia Quinn<br />

❏❏Author website: victoriamorgan.com<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Barely Bewitched<br />

A Southern Witch Novel<br />

Kimberly Frost<br />

978-0-425-26756-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526756<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 320<br />

SPINE: 13/16” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Paranormal Romance<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Bellaire, TX<br />

BACKGROUND: Berkley trade paperback<br />

978-0-425-22961-3 (9/09)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Would-Be Witch<br />

978-0-425-26755-4 (9/13)<br />

“Filled with humor, sass, and<br />

sizzle!” —Romance Reader<br />

Connection<br />

Tammy Jo Trask’s misfiring power<br />

attracts the unwelcome attention of the<br />

World Association of Magic—along<br />

with a world of trouble.<br />

Praise for Kimberly Frost:<br />

BERKLEY SENSATION<br />

“Frost can tell a tale like no<br />

other.” —Fang-tastic Books<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The mass market edition of the second<br />

book in the Southern Witch series<br />

❏❏For readers of Jeaniene Frost, Ilona<br />

Andrews, and Yasmine Galenorn<br />

❏❏Author websites: frostfiction.com;<br />

twitter.com/frostfiction<br />

13<br />

Princess of the Sword<br />

A Novel of the Nine Kingdoms<br />

Lynn Kurland<br />

978-0-425-25450-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799525450<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 336<br />

SPINE: 27/32” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Fantasy Romance<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Pacific Northwest<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Berkley Sensation trade paperback<br />

978-0-425-22568-4 (1/09)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: The Mage’s Daughter<br />

978-0-425-25483-7 (12/12)<br />

Now in mass market—<br />

the conclusion to the first<br />

Nine Kingdoms trilogy<br />

from the New York Times<br />

bestselling author.<br />

The first Nine Kingdoms trilogy<br />

explodes with the fiercest battle yet as<br />

the fate of a kingdom lies with a man<br />

and a woman bound by love, magic, and<br />

a legendary—but perilous—sword.<br />

Praise for the series:<br />

“Triumphant.” —Booklist<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The third book in the Nine Kingdoms<br />

series—now in a mass market edition<br />

❏❏Kurland is a New York Times<br />

bestselling author<br />

❏❏Dreamspinner (Berkley Sensation trade;<br />

1/13) is the newest novel in the series<br />

❏❏Author website: lynnkurland.com<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Merry Market Murder<br />

A Farmers’ Market Mystery<br />

Paige Shelton<br />

978-0-425-25235-2 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799525235<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME:<br />

Salt Lake City, Utah<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: A Killer Maize<br />

978-0-425-25174-4 (12/12)<br />

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME<br />

Not all the vendors are feeling the holiday<br />

spirit in the latest national bestselling Farmers’<br />

Market mystery.<br />

“[A] series full of homegrown goodness.” —The Mystery Reader<br />

When a Christmas tree farmer is murdered, jam and preserve maker Becca<br />

Robins leaves no clue unturned—including the mysterious ornaments that<br />

begin to show up in her stall, as she pursues a sinister Scrooge…<br />

“Shelton’s writing is a joy to read.” —The Season<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Print advertising in mystery publications<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The fifth book in the national bestselling series, following A Killer Maize (12/12)<br />

❏❏The first book, Farm Fresh Murder (4/10), hit the New York Times extended<br />

bestseller list<br />

❏❏Includes delicious recipes<br />

❏❏Author websites: paigeshelton.com; twitter.com/authorpaige<br />

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ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Dying on the Vine<br />

Aaron Elkins<br />

978-0-425-25547-6 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799525547<br />

RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Sequim, WA<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Berkley Prime Crime hardcover<br />

978-0-425-24788-4 (12/12)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

Skull Duggery<br />

978-0-425-23602-4 (8/10)<br />

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME<br />

“Much about wine, Florence, forensics, and evil.<br />

Great bouquet.”* The first time in paperback!<br />

“Another delicious blend of forensic science and a to-die-for<br />

setting.” —*Booklist (starred review)<br />

“A tasty treat.” —Mystery Scene<br />

When the remains of a Tuscan vineyard owner and his wife are discovered, the<br />

Italian police believe it’s a murder–suicide. “Skeleton Detective” Gideon Oliver<br />

disagrees. And when another relative meets an untimely end, it becomes bonechillingly<br />

clear that the killer is far from finished.<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The seventh book in the exciting Gideon Oliver mystery series<br />

❏❏Elkins is an Edgar ® Award–winning author<br />

❏❏The series has received praise from The New York Times Book Review, Dallas<br />

Morning News, Boston Globe, and The Chicago Tribune, as well as Sue Grafton<br />

and Elizabeth Peters, among others<br />

❏❏Author websites: aaronelkins.com; twitter.com/acelkins<br />

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ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Murder, She Barked<br />

A Paws and Claws Mystery<br />

Krista Davis<br />

978-0-425-26255-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526255<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Dublin, VA<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK<br />

(in a different series):<br />

The Diva Frosts a Cupcake<br />

978-0-425-25813-2 (6/13)<br />

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME<br />

First in a new pet-themed mystery series from<br />

national bestselling author Krista Davis.<br />

“An excellent mystery author.” —MyShelf.com<br />

The Sugar Maple Inn of Wagtail, Virginia, is the country’s premiere vacation<br />

spot for pet owners who can’t bear to leave their furry friends behind. But this<br />

tourist town smells trouble when a killer goes on the prowl...<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Print advertising in mystery publications<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The first in a new series featuring a kitten, a dog, and their amateur-sleuth owner<br />

❏❏National bestselling author of the Agatha award–nominated Domestic Diva<br />

mysteries, including The Diva Frosts a Cupcake (6/13), The Diva Digs Up Dirt<br />

(6/12), and The Diva Haunts the House (9/11)<br />

❏❏Includes delicious recipes for pets and their owners<br />

❏❏Author websites: kristadavis.com, facebook.com/kristadavisauthor;<br />

twitter.com/kristadavis<br />

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ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Home for the Homicide<br />

A Do-It-Yourself Mystery<br />

Jennie Bentley<br />

978-0-425-26049-4 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526049<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Nashville, TN<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

Wall-to-Wall Dead<br />

978-0-425-25556-8 (9/12)<br />

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME<br />

The newest home renovation mystery from the<br />

national bestselling author.<br />

“Each novel in the series delights.” —Examiner.com<br />

Avery and her husband, Derek, are renovating a Maine home when they<br />

discover an old steamer trunk. Inside is a clue to a decades-old missing-persons<br />

case—and it soon becomes very clear that someone wants these secrets to stay<br />

that way...<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The newest book in the national bestselling Do-It-Yourself mystery series<br />

❏❏The last two books in the series, Wall to Wall Dead (9/12) and Flipped Out<br />

(10/11), hit the New York Times extended bestseller list<br />

❏❏Includes home renovation and design tips<br />

❏❏Author websites: jenniebentley.com; twitter.com/jenniebentley<br />

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ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


The Sayers Swindle<br />

A Book Collector Mystery<br />

Victoria Abbott<br />

978-0-425-25529-2 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799525529<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME:<br />

Ottawa, Canada<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

The Christie Curse<br />

978-0-425-25528-5 (3/13)<br />

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME<br />

A new mystery for book lovers from the author<br />

of The Christie Curse.<br />

“[A] lot for book lovers to enjoy...well-plotted.”<br />

—The Mystery Reader, on The Christie Curse<br />

When Jordan Bingham tries to locate a missing set of valuable Dorothy Sayers<br />

first-edition novels, she finds an elderly man ready to make a swap. But matters<br />

are gravely complicated when his entire family disappears—and a dead body<br />

shows up...<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The second in the series, following The Christie Curse (3/13)<br />

❏❏Each book in the series focuses on a famous writer from the Golden Age<br />

of mysteries<br />

❏❏For fans of Lorna Barrett’s Booktown series<br />

❏❏Author websites: victoria-abbott.com; twitter.com/abbottmysteries<br />

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ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


Buttoned Up<br />

A Button Box Mystery<br />

Kylie Logan<br />

978-0-425-26594-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526594<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Cleveland, OH<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Panic Button<br />

978-0-425-25183-6 (1/13)<br />

“A special and original new<br />

series for readers to enjoy.”<br />

—The Mystery Gazette<br />

When an eccentric artist is found dead<br />

in the arms of a button-encrusted statue,<br />

button expert Josie Giancola searches<br />

for a crafty killer.<br />

Praise for the Button<br />

Box mysteries:<br />

“A fascinating cozy.”<br />

—Genre Go Round Reviews<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The fourth book in the series following<br />

Panic Button (1/13) and<br />

Hot Button (6/12)<br />

❏❏Logan also writes the Chili Cookoff<br />

mysteries and The League of Literary<br />

Ladies books<br />

❏❏Includes antique button collecting tips<br />

❏❏For fans of Laura Childs<br />

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME<br />

19<br />

Found Guilty at Five<br />

A Lois Meade Mystery<br />

Ann Purser<br />

978-0-425-25240-6 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799525240<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 352<br />

SPINE: 57/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME: England<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Berkley Prime Crime hardcover<br />

978-0-425-25282-6 (12/12)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Foul Play at Four<br />

978-0-425-25177-5 (12/12)<br />

“A working-class Miss<br />

Marple...the entire series<br />

[is] a treat.”<br />

—Richmond Times-Dispatch<br />

At her daughter’s wedding, Lois Meade<br />

grows curious about her youngest son’s<br />

date—especially when the mysterious<br />

young woman goes missing.<br />

Praise for the Lois<br />

Meade mysteries:<br />

“A must for British-cozy fans.”<br />

—Booklist<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏Published in conjunction with Purser’s<br />

simultaneous Berkley Prime Crime<br />

hardcover, Scandal at Six<br />

❏❏Purser is a national bestselling author<br />

who also writes the Ivy<br />

Beasley mysteries<br />

❏❏Author websites: annpurser.com;<br />

facebook.com/annpursercrimewriter<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


And Then You Dye<br />

A Needlecraft Mystery<br />

Monica Ferris<br />

978-0-425-25526-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799525526<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 320<br />

SPINE: 13/16” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Minneapolis, MN<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Berkley Prime Crime hardcover<br />

978-0-425-25281-9 (12/12)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Threadbare<br />

978-0-425-25543-8 (12/12)<br />

“Ferris continues to charm<br />

with her latest Needlecraft<br />

mystery.” —RT Book Reviews<br />

The USA Today bestselling series<br />

continues, with Betsy Devonshire<br />

stitching together the clues when a dyeworks<br />

owner is murdered...<br />

Praise for Monica Ferris:<br />

“Ferris has a talent for telling a<br />

story with just the right amount<br />

of suspense and humor.”<br />

—Fresh Fiction<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The fourteenth book in the USA Today<br />

bestselling series, following Threadbare<br />

(12/12) and Buttons and Bones (12/11)<br />

❏❏Includes a brand-new bonus story<br />

featuring the author as a character<br />

❏❏Includes a needlepoint pattern<br />

❏❏For readers of Laura Childs, Maggie<br />

Sefton, and Lorna Barrett<br />

❏❏Author website: monica-ferris.com<br />

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME<br />

20<br />

Cry in the Night<br />

Carolyn Hart<br />

978-0-425-26990-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07183100799526990<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 256<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Mystery<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Oklahoma City, OK<br />

BACKGROUND: InterMix, e-only<br />

978-1-101-59261-8 (9/12)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: What the Cat Saw<br />

978-0-425-25228-4 (10/13)<br />

“Hart’s work is both utterly<br />

reliable and utterly<br />

enjoyable.”<br />

—Charlaine Harris<br />

A woman returning an ancient<br />

manuscript to its owners in Mexico<br />

encounters treachery and murder in this<br />

tale from national bestselling author<br />

Carolyn Hart.<br />

Praise Carolyn Hart:<br />

“One of the most popular<br />

practitioners of the<br />

traditional mystery.”<br />

—The Cleveland Plain Dealer<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏A stand-alone mystery by national<br />

bestselling author Carolyn Hart,<br />

available for the first time in print,<br />

previously published as an InterMix<br />

e-book (9/12)<br />

❏❏Hart is also the author of the Death<br />

on Demand series, including Dead,<br />

White, and Blue (Berkley Prime Crime<br />

hardcover; 5/13)<br />

❏❏She has won multiple Agatha, Anthony,<br />

and Macavity awards<br />

❏❏Author websites: carolynhart.com;<br />

facebook.com/authorcarolynhart<br />

ON SALE <strong>DECEMBER</strong> 3, <strong>2013</strong>


The Chocolate<br />

Snowman Murders<br />

by Joanna Carl<br />

978-0-451-22610-5<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Hearald of Death<br />

by Kate Kingsbury<br />

978-0-425-25166-9<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

GET COZY FOR THE HOLIDAYS<br />

The Gingerbread<br />

Bump-off<br />

by Livia J. Washburn<br />

978-0-451-23591-6<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

The Twelve Clues<br />

of Christmas<br />

by Rhys Bowen<br />

978-0-425-25234-5<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Mysteries to unwrap this holiday season!<br />

Murder With All<br />

the Trimmings<br />

by Elaine Viets<br />

978-0-451-22548-1<br />

@ $6.99/$8.50 Can.<br />

Holiday Buzz<br />

by Cleo Coyle<br />

978-0-425-25535-3<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Deadly Patterns<br />

by Melissa Bourbon<br />

978-0-451-23824-5<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Let it Sew<br />

by Elizabeth Lynn Casey<br />

978-0-425-25171-3<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

AvAilAble Now!<br />

Murder, She Wrote:<br />

A Little Yuletide Murder<br />

by Jessica Fletcher &<br />

Donald Bain<br />

978-0-451-19475-6<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Mrs. Jeffries & the<br />

Mistletoe Mix-Up<br />

by Emily Brightwell<br />

978-0-425-25170-6<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Murder of a<br />

Stacked Librarian<br />

by Denise Swanson<br />

978-0-451-41650-6<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Read and Buried<br />

by Erika Chase<br />

978-0-425-25178-2<br />

@ $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Heart of Obsidian<br />

A Psy/Changeling Novel<br />

Nalini Singh<br />

978-0-425-26400-3 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07115200799526400<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 448<br />

SPINE: 1 1/8” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY:<br />

Paranormal Romance<br />

AUTHOR HOME: New Zealand<br />

JOVE<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Berkley Sensation hardcover<br />

978-0-425-26399-0 (6/13)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

Tangle of Need<br />

978-0-425-25109-6 (Berkley<br />

Sensation mass market; 12/12)<br />

A thrilling chapter in this New York Times<br />

bestselling series, now in paperback.<br />

“An amazing series.” —USA Today<br />

“A phenomenal storyteller.” —Night Owl Reviews<br />

A dangerous rebel with blood on his hands. A woman whose very existence has<br />

been erased. A love story so dark, it may shatter the world itself. A deadly price<br />

that must be paid.<br />

The day of reckoning is here.<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Extensive online advertising<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

❏❏18-copy solid floor display with special riser<br />

978-0-515-15471-9 @ $143.82/$161.82 Can.<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The newest reprint in the New York Times bestselling Psy/Changeling series<br />

following Tangle of Need (12/12)<br />

❏❏Features bonus deleted scenes<br />

❏❏The hardcover edition of Tangle of Need hit the New York Times bestseller list,<br />

and previous books in the author’s other series have made the list as well<br />

❏❏Author websites: nalinisingh.com; facebook.com/authornalinisingh;<br />

twitter.com/nalinisingh<br />

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ALSO AVAILABLE<br />

Tangle of Need<br />

978-0-425-25109-6<br />

$7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Kiss of Snow<br />

978-0-425-24489-0<br />

$7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

Play of Passion<br />

978-0-425-23779-3<br />

$7.99/$9.99 Can.<br />

STRICT ON-SALE NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2013</strong>


Longarm and the<br />

War Clouds<br />

Tabor Evans<br />

978-0-515-15380-4 • $6.99/$7.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07115200699815380<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 192<br />

SPINE: 31/64” CARTON: 96<br />

CATEGORY: Western<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

Longarm and the Lying Ladies<br />

978-0-515-15379-8 (11/13)<br />

JOVE<br />

Longarm and an Apache<br />

scout are swept up in a<br />

whirlwind of trouble…<br />

War Cloud, an old friend and scout,<br />

teams up with Longarm to retrieve an<br />

errant Army wife who has run off with<br />

an Apache.<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏ ❏#421<br />

in the USA Today<br />

bestselling series<br />

❏❏Jove’s most popular action<br />

Western series<br />

❏❏Saddling up since 1978<br />

23<br />

Slocum and the<br />

Three Fugitives<br />

Jake Logan<br />

978-0-515-15386-6 • $6.99/$7.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07115200699815386<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 192<br />

SPINE: 31/64” CARTON: 96<br />

CATEGORY: Western<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

Slocum and the Long Ride<br />

978-0-515-15385-9 (11/13)<br />

Three is the<br />

deadliest number...<br />

While running a saloon, Slocum must<br />

face off against a local rancher who has a<br />

mind to take over everything in town—<br />

and then bury his enemies under it…<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏ ❏#418<br />

in this all-action series<br />

❏❏Today’s longest-running action Western,<br />

roping and riding since 1975<br />

ON SALE NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2013</strong>


Louisiana Stalker<br />

J. R. Roberts<br />

978-0-515-15392-7 • $6.99/$7.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07115200699815392<br />

RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 192<br />

SPINE: 31/64” CARTON: 96<br />

CATEGORY: Western<br />

BACKGROUND: Original<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Death in the Desert<br />

978-0-515-15391-0 (11/13)<br />

JOVE<br />

Clint Adams faces a trio of<br />

deadly adversaries...<br />

Clint Adams has agreed to protect<br />

Capucine Devereaux from not one, but<br />

two stalkers—while keeping an eye out<br />

for the gunman stalking him...<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏ ❏#384<br />

in the action-packed series<br />

❏❏Over fifteen million Gunsmith books<br />

in print<br />

24<br />

The Sherbrooke Bride<br />

Catherine Coulter<br />

978-0-515-10766-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07115200799510766<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 416<br />

SPINE: 27/32” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Novel<br />

AUTHOR HOME: West Coast<br />

BACKGROUND: Reissue<br />

PREVIOUS REISSUE: The Penwyth Curse<br />

978-0-515-13436-0 (10/13)<br />

From the New York Times<br />

bestselling author who<br />

brought you The<br />

Penwyth Curse.<br />

Douglas Sherbrooke, Earl of Northcliffe,<br />

plans to wed Melissande Chambers to<br />

have an heir. But he ends up married to<br />

her sister Alexandra instead—who has<br />

loved him all her life...<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The reissue of the first novel in the Bride<br />

series, which includes The Hellion Bride<br />

and The Heiress Bride, from the New<br />

York Times bestselling author<br />

❏❏Author websites: catherinecoulter.com;<br />

facebook.com/catherinecoulterbooks;<br />

twitter.com/catherincoulter<br />

ON SALE NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2013</strong>


Andromeda’s Fall<br />

A Novel of the Legion of the Damned<br />

William C. Dietz<br />

978-0-425-26234-4 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07274200799926234<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 352<br />

SPINE: 57/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Science Fiction<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Seattle, WA<br />

BACKGROUND: Ace hardcover<br />

978-0-425-25625-1 (12/12)<br />

ACE<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

A Fighting Chance<br />

978-0-425-25612-1 (12/12)<br />

COVER ARTIST:<br />

Christian McGrath<br />

Now in mass market, the first book of a new<br />

trilogy in William C. Dietz’s bestselling Legion<br />

of the Damned series.<br />

“Impossible to put down.” —SciFiChick.com<br />

All her life, Lady Catherine has lived for the next party, the next lover, the<br />

next expensive toy. Until a bloodthirsty power grab by Empress Ophelia forces<br />

Cat to go on the run. Now she’s become Andromeda McKee, a woman with a<br />

mission: Bring down the Empress—or die trying.<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Promote in conjunction with simultaneous Ace hardcover Andromeda’s Choice<br />

❏❏Print ads in science fiction publications<br />

❏❏Social media outreach<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The first in a new military science fiction trilogy within the bestselling<br />

Legion of the Damed series, featuring a fierce female protagonist<br />

❏❏From the national bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels<br />

including A Fighting Chance (12/12), When Duty Calls (10/09), and<br />

When All Seems Lost (9/09)<br />

❏❏Perfect for fans of the Honor Harrington and Kris Longknife series<br />

❏❏Author websites: williamcdietz.com, twitter.com/wcdietz<br />

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ON SALE NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2013</strong>


Robert Asprin’s<br />

Myth-Quoted<br />

Jody Lynn Nye<br />

978-0-425-25708-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07274200799925708<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64 CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Fantasy<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Barrington, IL<br />

ACE<br />

BACKGROUND:<br />

Ace trade paperback<br />

978-0-425-25701-2 (12/12)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK:<br />

Myth-Fortunes<br />

978-1-937007-07-2 (12/11)<br />

COVER ARTIST: Walter Velez<br />

“An excellent, lighthearted fantasy series.”<br />

—Epic Illustrated<br />

Since it was founded, M.Y.T.H., Inc., has dealt with all manner of evil creatures.<br />

But not even expert magician Skeeve is prepared to face the most duplicitous<br />

monsters of all: politicians.<br />

Praise for Robert Asprin’s Myth series:<br />

“You’ll wear out your funny bone.” —The Washington Times<br />

MARKETING<br />

❏❏Print advertising in fantasy publications<br />

❏❏Online promotion<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The latest mass market reprint in the series, following Myth-Fortunes (12/11),<br />

Myth-Chief (2/09), and Myth-Gotten Gains (2/08)<br />

❏❏Nye co-authored seven Myth books with Asprin and is the author of Robert<br />

Asprin’s Dragons Run (Ace trade paperback; 10/13)<br />

❏❏Author websites: sff.net/people/jodynye; twitter.com/jodylynnnye<br />

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ON SALE NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2013</strong>


Frail<br />

Joan Frances Turner<br />

978-0-425-26209-2 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07274200799926209<br />

RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 352<br />

SPINE: 57/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Novel<br />

AUTHOR HOME: Northwest Indiana<br />

BACKGROUND: Ace Trade paperback<br />

978-1-937007-90-4 (11/12)<br />

PREVIOUS BOOK: Dust<br />

978-0-425-26208-5 (5/13)<br />

COVER ARTIST:<br />

Figures: ©Robert Pleck/SuperStock<br />

Branches: ©Sally Mundy/Trevillion<br />

ACE<br />

“Turner has done for zombies<br />

what Anne Rice did for<br />

vampires.” —Douglas Preston,<br />

#1 New York Times bestselling<br />

co-author of Two Graves<br />

Amy is the only purely human<br />

survivor—a frail—since a devastating<br />

plague changed both the human and<br />

zombie populations into monstrous<br />

predators. And unless she learns to<br />

trust someone, her secrets will cost her<br />

everything—including her humanity.<br />

“[Frail] will take you for a<br />

happily horrifying ride.”<br />

—Kirkus Reviews<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The sequel to Dust (5/13)<br />

❏❏The hardcover edition of Dust (9/10)<br />

was chosen by the UK Telegraph as<br />

one of the Best YA Books of 2010<br />

❏❏Dust was praised by such authors as<br />

Laurell K. Hamilton, Jeff Long, Ilona<br />

Andrews, and Amber Benson<br />

❏❏For fans of AMC’s The Walking Dead<br />

and the blockbuster book World War Z<br />

❏❏Author websites:<br />

joanfrancesturner.com;<br />

facebook.com/joanfrancest<br />

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Freedom’s Ransom<br />

A Freedom Novel<br />

Anne McCaffrey<br />

978-0-441-01020-2 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.<br />

UPC: 07274200799901020<br />

RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304<br />

SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48<br />

CATEGORY: Science Fiction<br />

BACKGROUND: Reissue<br />

PREVIOUS REISSUE: Freedom’s Challenge<br />

978-0-441-00625-0 (10/13)<br />

COVER ARTIST: Shane Rebenshied<br />

“The fourth entry in<br />

McCaffrey’s Freedom series<br />

will be relished by fans.”<br />

—Booklist<br />

Enslaved on the planet Botany by the<br />

alien Eosi to colonize it for their captors,<br />

Kris Bjornsen and her fellow humans<br />

liberated themselves and claimed the<br />

world as their home. Now, they must<br />

fight to keep it.<br />

“Touching and humorous.”<br />

—Publishers Weekly<br />

SALES POINTS<br />

❏❏The newly repackaged fourth novel<br />

in the series, following Freedom’s<br />

Challenge (10/13), Freedom’s Choice<br />

(7/13), and Freedom’s Landing (4/13)<br />

❏❏New York Times bestselling author<br />

McCaffrey also wrote the Dragonriders<br />

of Pern and Tower and Hive series<br />

❏❏Author website: pernhome.com/aim<br />

ON SALE NOVEMBER 26, <strong>2013</strong>


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