June Book Competition 2016

Burning Angels, by Bear Grylls

Published by Hachette New Zealand RRP $34.99

Author of Mud, Sweat and Tears and star of Man Vs. Wild and The Island, Bear Grylls delivers a hair-raising, adrenaline-fuelled sequel to his Sunday Times bestselling novel, Ghost Flight. Will Jaeger is back!

A prehistoric corpse entombed within an Arctic glacier, crying tears of blood. A jungle island overrun by rabid primates – escapees from a research laboratory’s Hot Zone. A massive seaplane hidden beneath a mountain,packed with a Nazi cargo of mind-blowing evil. A penniless orphan kidnapped from an African slum, holding the key to the world’s survival.

Four terrifying journeys. One impossible path. Only one man to attempt it.

Will Jaeger. The Hunter. About

The Author: Bear Grylls has become known around the world as one of the most recognised faces of survival and outdoor adventure. Bear spent three years as a soldier in the British Special Forces. It was here that he perfected many of the skills that his fans all over the world enjoy. His TV show, Man Vs. Wild/Born Survivor, became one of the most watched programmes on the planet with an estimated audience of 1.2 billion. He is currently the youngest ever Chief Scout to the UK Scout Association and is an honorary Colonel to the Royal Marines Commandos. He has authored a number of books, including the Sunday Times bestseller, Ghost Flight, and the number one bestseller, Mud, Sweat & Tears.

Author Website: www.beargrylls.com

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The Plea, by Steve Cavanagh

Published by Hachette New Zealand, RRP $34.99

The stunning new literary thriller combining gripping action and ingenious plotting, The Plea is the brilliant new legal thriller from the author of The Defence – a must-read for fans of John Grisham and Michael Connelly. Fraud. Blackmail. Murder. It’s all in a day’s work for Eddie Flynn.

For years, major New York law firm Harland & Sinton has operated a massive global fraud. The FBI are on to them, but they need witnesses to secure their case. When a major client of the firm, David Child, is arrested for murder, the FBI ask con-artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn to secure Child as his client and force him to testify against the firm.

Eddie’s not a man to be forced into representing a guilty client, but the FBI have incriminating files on Eddie’s wife, Christine, and if Eddie won’t play ball, she’ll pay the price. When Eddie meets David Child he knows Child is innocent, despite the overwhelming evidence against him.

With the FBI putting pressure on him to secure the plea, Eddie must find a way to prove Child’s innocence while keeping his wife out of danger – not just from the FBI, but from the firm itself.

About The Author: Steve Cavanagh was born and raised in Belfast before leaving for Dublin at the age of eighteen to study Law. He currently practices civil rights law and has been involved in several high profile cases; in 2010 he represented a factory worker who suffered racial abuse in the workplace and won the largest award of damages for race discrimination in Northern Ireland legal history.

He holds a certificate in Advanced Advocacy and lectures on various legal subjects (but really he just likes to tell jokes). He is married with two young children.

Author Website: www.stevecavanaghbooks.com

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This Must Be the Place, by Maggie O’Farrell

Published by Hachette New Zealand, RRP $37.99

The dazzling new novel from award-winning author Maggie O’Farrell.

Meet Daniel Sullivan, a man with a complicated life.

A New Yorker living in the wilds of Ireland, he has children he never sees in California, a father he loathes in Brooklyn and a wife, Claudette, who is a reclusive ex-film star given to shooting at anyone who ventures up their driveway. He is also about to find out something about a woman he lost touch with twenty years ago, and this discovery will send him off-course, far away from wife and home.

Will his love for Claudette be enough to bring him back? This Must Be the Place crosses continents and time zones, giving voice to a diverse and complex cast of characters. At its heart, it is an extraordinary portrait of a marriage, the forces that hold it together and the pressures that drive it apart.

Maggie O’Farrell’s seventh novel is a dazzling, intimate epic about who we leave behind and who we become as we search for our place in the world.

About The Author: Maggie O’Farrell is the author of seven novels, After You’d Gone, My Lover’s Lover, The Distance Between Us, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, The Hand That First Held Mine, which won the 2010 Costa Novel Award, Instructions for a Heatwave, which was shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award, and This Must Be the Place. She lives in Edinburgh.

Author Website: www.maggieofarrell.com

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The 1000 Dot to Dot Book: Wonders of the World, by Thomas Pavitte

Published by Hachette New Zealand, RRP $24.99

Take a journey to the world’s most incredible sights with the latest of Thomas Pavitte’s amazing puzzle books!

Thomas Pavitte’s 1000 Dot to Dot books have delighted puzzlers and artists worldwide since the appearance of his first title in 2013.

More than one million copies later, in 2016 he will take you on a journey of discovery to some of the world’s most amazing places. Recreate the mysterious heads of Easter Island, discover the mysterious lost city of Macchu Picchu, and reveal the ancient monuments of Stonehenge.

Every location starts life as a baffling page of 1,000 dots, and only reveals itself as you work on the puzzle – an absorbing and relaxing process, perfect for recharging your mental batteries. You’ll create your own fabulous line art versions of these iconic places that you can easily remove or colour in – and who knows, perhaps you’ll be inspired to make the trip of a lifetime.

About The Author: When graphic designer Thomas Pavitte found himself between jobs, he started doodling to keep his creative juices flowing, experimenting with the dot-to-dot puzzles he remembered from his childhood. The result was a 6,239-dot reconstruction of the Mona Lisa, which then led to the 1000 Dot-to- Dot Book and its sequels. Constantly exploring new graphic ideas, Thomas lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Author Website: www.thomasmakesstuff.com

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