GENERAL FICTION
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Alyssa Maxwell Murder At Wakehurst Kensington Publishing, 31st August, hb, £21, 9781496720740 In the autumnal chill of Newport, Rhode Island, at the close of the 19th century, journalist Emma Cross discovers an instance of cold-blooded murder in the grounds of a mansion.
Nicola May Working It Out Lightning Books, 9th September, pb, £7.99, 9781785632952 Ruby Matthews has a plan: 12 jobs in 12 months until she finds the one of her dreams. Reissue from Ferry Land and Cockle- berry Bay author Nicola May.
Nicola May Let Love Win Lightning Books, 16th September, pb, £7.99, 9781785632969 Sequel to Working it Out. Ruby is back and never expected to be starting over but after a shocking bereavement she begins to question if she will ever be happy again.
Nikki May Wahala Doubleday, 6th January, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780857527783 Sensational début novel from bright new voice: a mixed-race “Sex and the City” with a killer edge.
Tracy May Your Truth and My Lies Book Guild, 28th January, pb, £8.99, 9781913913892 Covering themes of death and OCD, the story explores the lives of two 16-year-old girls as they try to keep their heads above water in a society that tests them.
Alexander McCall Smith The Pavilion in the Clouds Polygon, 5th August, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781846975899 Beautifully evocative story, set mostly in 1930s Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Tom McCarthy The Making of Incarnation Jonathan Cape, 16th September, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781787333291 The most ambitious and exciting book to date by the author of the bestsell- ing C.
Una McCormack Firefly—Carnival Titan Books, 12th October, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781789095098
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The sixth original novel tying into the critically acclaimed and much- missed Firefly series by Joss Whedon.
Gavin McCrea The Sisters Mao Scribe UK, 9th September, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781912854394 From author of Desmond Elliott Prize-shortlisted Mrs Engels comes a remark- able historical novel praised as “sumptuous, winning” by Sebastian Barry and “magnificent” by Donal Ryan.
Holly McCulloch The Mix-up Corgi, 5th August, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780552177269 Poignant romcom about how the wrong man could turn out to be the right choice. Ideal summer reading pick-me-up.
Karen Salyer McElmurray Wanting Radiance Te University Press of Kentucky, 2nd November, pb, £15, 9781949669336 Mythical journey uncovers family secrets and forgot- ten truths, transforming a familiar story of love and betrayal to reveal the binding power of magic and memory.
Bernice McFadden Sugar Vintage Classics, 5th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784877316 Memorable story of friend- ship and forgiveness in a small town in the Ameri- can South. A classic of commercial fiction waiting to be rediscovered.
Ruth McIver I Shot the Devil Tinder Press, 19th August, hb, £18.99, 9781472266019 Five went into the woods but two never came back. Début novel of murder and childhood lost from an electrifying new talent. “An incredible thriller”— Adrian McKinty.
Laura Jean McKay The Animals in That Country Scribe UK, 12th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913348854 Innovative apocalyp- tic novel about a flu pandemic that allows people to understand the language of animals, chosen as a Sunday Times Book of the Year, returns in paperback.
Danielle McLaughlin The Art of Falling Hodder & Stoughton, 16th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473613690 Lyrical novel about family and relationships from
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Robin McLean Pity the Beast And Other Stories, 2nd November, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781913505141 Mind-melting feminist Western pinning a tale of sexual violence and vengeance to a canvas stretching back to prehis- tory, sideways into legend, and off into a lonesome future.
Shann McPherson The Long Way Home HarperCollins, 19th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008471354 For fans of When We Believed in Mermaids and This is Not How It Ends comes a compelling and emotional story of a mother grappling with grief, secrets and betrayal.
Coco Mellors Cleopatra and Frankenstein Fourth Estate, 20th Janu- ary, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780008421762 Heartbreaking début from an exceptional new Brit- ish voice about growing up and growing apart, the choices we make, and the joy, regret and surprises that come from them.
Eduardo Mendoza City of Wonders MacLehose Press, 6th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529410082 Mendoza’s classic novel about the birth of Barce- lona as a world city, embodied in the rise of the ambitious and unscru- pulous Onofre Bouvila.
Paul Merton (ed) Funny Ha, Ha Anthos, 9th December, pb, eb, £15, 9781800249684 Special edition of the funniest stories ever writ- ten, selected and intro- duced by comedian and broadcaster.
Lina Meruane Nervous System Atlantic Books, 6th January, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786499493
the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award winner.
Electric novel from cele- brated author of Seeing Red.
Denzil Meyrick A Toast to the Old Stones Polygon, 4th November, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781846975943 Entertaining standalone novella from the author of the DCI Daley series. A humourous and nostal- gic tale, this will appeal to fans of Para Handy.
Fern Michaels Hidden Zebra Books, 24th August, pb, £7.99, 9781420152326 When a brother-and- sister team uncover dangerous information hidden in an antique they have no one to turn to but themselves in the first instalment in a suspense- ful new series.
Fern Michaels Santa Cruise Kensington Publish- ing, 28th September, hb, £21, 9781496731197 Fun, friendship and romance are on board as four lifelong friends embark on a holiday singles cruise in a heart- warming novel.
Beth Miller Starstruck Farrago, 12th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788423755 When impersonator Sally Marshall is given the opportunity to trade places with mega-popstar Epiphanie how can she refuse? But is stardom all it’s cracked up to be? A laugh-out-loud novel.
Catherine Miller The Archers: Home Fires At Ambridge Simon & Schuster, 28th October, audiofile, eb, £14.40, 9781398500662 hb, £14.99, 9781471195525 It’s 1941 and the war rumbles on. Nowhere is immune to the effects of war, not even Ambridge. But in England’s favourite village something else is occupying the residents.
David Miller (ed) That Glimpse of Truth Anthos, 9th December, pb, eb, £15, 9781800249646 Special edition of the 100 finest short stories ever written, collected in one volume.
Robert Minhinnick (ed) Gorwelion Parthian Books, 1st November, pb, eb, £6, 9781913640552 Anthology of prose and poetry focusing on climate change. Will feature Welsh, Scottish, English and Indian writers.
Alison Moore The Retreat Salt, 15th November, pb, £9.99, 9781784632212 New from the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Lighthouse.
Brian Moore The Emperor of Ice-cream Turnpike Books, 25th August, pb, £10, 9781916254732 During World War II Gavin Burke joins the Air Raid Precautions unit in Belfast against the wishes of his family. His life changes when Belfast is devas- tated by air raids.
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Te Margellos World Republic of Letters Patrick Modiano, Mark Polizzotti 112: Invisible Ink Yale University Press, 23rd November, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780300261400 Modiano explores the boundaries of recollection in his 10th book published by Yale University Press.
Celeste Mohammed Pleasantview Jacaranda Books, 9th September, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781913090890 Written in a combination of English and Trinidad Creole, Pleasantview reveals the dark side of the Caribbean dream where poverty and patri- archy rule.
Antonio Munoz Molina, Peter Straus, Guillermo Bleichmar To Walk Alone in the Crowd Profile Books, 5th August, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781788161947 The sheer energy of the digital metropolis—superb fiction from a Spanish master at the peak of his powers.
Santa Montefiore Flappy Entertains Simon & Schuster, 30th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781398500365
Filled with humour and heart, for fans of The Temptation of Gracie, Flappy takes centre stage, more charismatic and competitive than ever.
Brian Moore The Feast of Lupercal Turnpike Books, 25th August, pb, £10, 9781916254749 A teacher seems destined for a life of loneliness until he meets Una but rejec- tion and scandal forces him to choose how he will live the rest of his life.
Brian Moore The Revolution Script Turnpike Books, 25th August, pb, £10, 9781916254756 Moore’s documentary novel of a terrorist event in Montreal in 1970 asks: who are these young revo- lutionaries and what do they believe?
Cristina Morales Easy Reading Jonathan Cape, 20th January, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781787332676 Daring novel about bodies, sex, politics and disability by prize-winning Spanish writer.
Lara Moreno, Katie Whittemore (tr) Wolfskin Structo Press, 24th Janu- ary, Book, eb, £8.99, 9780995632028 In this intimate and unflinching novel, two sisters are brought together to finally confront their tangled lives.
Sarah Morgan The Christmas Escape HQ, 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781848458444 Multigenerational novel that has it all—romance and female friendship against the beautiful backdrop of the Northern Lights.
Toni Morrison, Bernardine Evaristo Beloved Vintage Classics, 9th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781784876432 Toni Morrison Song of Solomon 56 Toni Morrison Sula 63
Brilliantly designed new editions of Morrison’s best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of her life and work.
John Mortimer Rumpole’s Return Penguin Classics, 4th November, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780241474440 “A fruity, foxy master- piece, defender of our wilting faith in mankind”— Sunday Times.
Hassouna Mosbahi, William Maynard Hutchins Solitaire
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