ORION FICTION MARCH

Robert Crais The First Rule

When they picked that house to rob and that man to kill, they had no idea of the consequences... Ten years ago, LA cop Frank Meyer put an end to his mercenary days at the encouragement of his boss and friend Joe Pike. Now a group of armed men break into his home and gun him and his family down. It’s a vicious, cold and professional job. But they have made one catastrophic mistake – Joe Pike. Because Pike is determined to eliminate everyone involved in the attack. And it doesn’t matter that the criminals are more well-organised than he ever imagined. They are going down anyway. Robert Crais is the author of the bestselling Cole & Pike novels and a former TV scriptwriter. He lives in LA with his family. www.robertcrais.com

Fiction Cased/Trade Paperback (export only) March £12.99/£12.99 320pp 234 x 153mm 978 0 7528 9872 8/978 0 7528 9873 5 Markets: World XUSAC USA: Putnam; Translation: Aaron Priest; Serial: Orion

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Peter Straub A Dark Matter

A powerful, twisted and dark new novel from one of the giants of the genre... Years after a secret campus gathering ends in bloodshed, one man attempts to understand what happened by writing a book. As old friends confront the darkness of the past, they find themselves face to face with the evil triggered so many years earlier. This is an electric, chilling, and unpredictable novel that will satisfy Peter Straub’s many ardent fans and win him legions more. Peter Straub is the recipient of several Bram Stoker Awards and has twice been the winner of the International Horror Guild Award. He lives in New York with his family. www.peterstraub.net

Fiction Cased/Trade Paperback (export only) March £14.99/£12.99 352pp 234 x 153mm 978 0 7528 9182 8/978 0 7528 9183 5 Markets: World XUSAC USA: Doubleday; Translation: Ralph Vicinanza Serial: Orion