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Heat 2 M I CHA E L MANN &MEG GARD I N E R

Michael Mann, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat and Miami Vice , teams up with Edgar Award winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann’s first crime novel – an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat – an all new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film. Described by Michael Mann as both a prequel and sequel to the renowned, critically acclaimed film of the same name, Heat 2 covers the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna ( Oscar winner Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley ( Oscar winner Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), and Nate ( Oscar winner Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations, and attention to detail as the epic film. This new story leads up to the events of the film and then moves beyond it, featuring new characters on both sides of the law, new high line heists, and breathtakingly cinematic action sequences. Ranging from the streets of L.A. to the inner sancta of rival Taiwanese crime syndicates in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money-laundering operation just over the border in Mexico, Heat 2 illuminates the dangerous workings of international crime organizations and the agents who pursue them as it provides a full-blooded portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds. Operatic in scope, Heat 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic – a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. Released: 07/09/22 TPB | 480pp meggardiner.com

AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins

Wartime at Beltchley Park MOL LY GR E E N Her code breaking will save lives. But will it save the man she loves …

September 1939. London is in blackout, war has been declared, but Dulcie Treadwell can think only of her heartbreak over American broadcaster Glenn Reeves, who didn’t say goodbye before leaving for Berlin. Posted to Bletchley Park, Dulcie must concentrate on helping the war effort by cracking the German Enigma codes. The hours are long and the conditions tough, with little recognition from above. Until she breaks her first code … Dulcie finally settles into something she was born to do. But just as she’s proving her worth, a shocking betrayal leads to Dulcie’s brutal dismissal. Is it too late for Dulcie to prove her innocence and keep helping to save innocent lives? The new sweeping WW2 historical series from Molly Green, set at top secret Bletchley Park … Released: 07/09/22 TPB | 448pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: Avon mollygreenauthor.com

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