HarperCollins Media Bites June 2021

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We Were Not Men CAMPB E L L MAT T I NSON

‘A gut-punching, soul-restoring exploration of brotherhood and human bonds that bend but do not break. You’ll dive in at the deep end and you won’t want to stop swimming in Campbell Mattinson’s words.’ Trent Dalton Released: 02/06/21 TPB | 352pp We Were Not Men is a book about love. For nine-year-old twins Jon and Eden Hardacre, love is simple. Their mum, the creek that they swim in, each other – this is the love that they trust, love as clear and pure as sunlight, as honey, as water. But then there’s a terrible accident. And in its wake, they develop a desperation – a yearning – to outgrow tragedy. They grow up, compete with each other, fall in love with the same girl, and begin to realise that their lives – and who they love – demands something more. Something deeper. Richer. AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins campbellmattinson.com

We Were Not Men is a powerhouse novel about all the various faces that love shows us and how sometimes, distracted by life, ambition or attraction, we take it for granted until it’s too late – or almost too late. An astonishingly good, unforgettable novel about the difference between getting older and growing up. We Were Not Men heralds the arrival of a major new voice on the Australian literary scene.

The Inside Man JAME S PH E L PS Australia’s no. 1 true crime writer lets his imagination off the leash in this unputdownable action thriller for all fans of Matthew Reilly, Lee Child and David Baldacci. Riley Jax, convicted murderer. Once a promising engineer in the army, he lost everything in a single night when he killed a man – an act he cannot remember. It’s a devastating gap in an otherwise perfect memory. Now he’s facing a new life, one behind bars, where he has to learn a whole different set of rules and only the toughest survive. And as a series of deadly bombings rocks the outside world, the only man who might be able to find the truth behind the conspiracy ... is on the inside.

The Dying Diplomats Club MAT TH EW B E NNS A brand new mystery featuring Nick and La Contessa, the beloved characters from Matthew Benns’ smash-hit nationwide newspaper serial. What should have been a glittering New Year’s Eve at Kirribilli House takes a fatal turn. Can Nick and La Contessa unmask a murderer? And what has their intrepid beagle Baxter discovered in the Prime Minister’s bedroom?

Released: 02/06/21 TPB | 272pp AU $29.99 NZ $34.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 02/06/21 TPB | 336pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins

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