HarperCollins Media Bites September 2020

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I Catch Killers GARY J U B E L I N

Here I am: tall and broad, shaved head, had my nose broken three times fighting. Black suit, white shirt, the big city homicide detective. I’ve led investigations into serial killings, child abductions, organised crime hits and domestic murders. But beneath the suit, I’ve got an Om symbol in the shape of a Buddha tattooed on my right bicep. It balances the tattoo on my left ribs: Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. That’s how I choose to live my life. As a cop, I got paid to catch killers and I learned what doing it can cost you. It cost me marriages and friendships. It cost me my reputation. They tell you not to let a case get personal, but I think it has to. Each one has taken a piece out of me and added a piece, until there’s only pieces. I catch killers – it’s what I do. It’s who I am.

Gary Jubelin was one of Australia’s most celebrated homicide detectives, leading investigations into the disappearance of William Tyrrell, the serial killing of three Aboriginal children in Bowraville and the brutal gangland murder of Terry Falconer. During his 34-year career, former Detective Chief Inspector Jubelin also ran the crime scene following the Lindt Cafe siege, investigated the death of Caroline Byrne and recovered the body of Matthew Leveson. In 2020, Jubelin was found guilty of illicitly recording conversations during the Tyrrell investigation. This is his story.

Released: 20/08/20 TPB | 352pp AU $34.99 NZ $36.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong SAMANTHA B LOOM , CAME RON B LOOM & BR AD L E Y TR E VOR GR E I V E The heart-warming Australian story Penguin Bloom – the miraculous tale of a baby magpie that helped save a young mother and her family – is a homegrown and international bestseller. Sam’s personal message at the end of the book has resonated powerfully with readers – where, pulling no punches, she writes about what it is really like to face life in a wheelchair. In Sam Bloom , Sam tells her own story for the first time – how a shy but determined Australian girl became a nurse and travelled across Africa. How she fell in love with a like-minded free spirit, raised three boys and built a life together on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. And then, in a single horrific moment, how everything changed. Sam’s journey back from the edge of death and the depths of despair is so much more than an account of overcoming adversity. Sam’s captivating true story - written by close friend New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive, and featuring extraordinary photographs taken by Sam’s husband, Cameron Bloom - is humbling, heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure.

Released: 02/09/20 NSH | 240pp AU $32.99 NZ $34.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

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