HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON

Nicholas Clee selects the highlights from publishers’ fiction lists, including several James Pattersons as well as a post-Rebus tale from Ian Rankin and the adventures of Katie Price’s glamorous heroine, AngelAutumn highlights

FICTION

Binchy, Maeve Heart and Soul Orion October, £18.99, 9780752873367 Dramas in the lives of a cardiac specialist, a Polish expatriate and a priest.

Connelly, Michael The Brass Verdict Orion October, £18.99, 9780752875835 The new case for Harry Bosch involves Mickey Haller, from Connelly’s The Lincoln Lawyer.

Cornwell, Bernard Azincourt HarperCollins October, £18.99, 9780007271214 The story of a single battle, on St Crispin’s Day, 1415.

Cornwell, Patricia Scarpetta 16 Little, Brown October, £18.99, 9780316733144 Kay Scarpetta hopes for a change of pace in Charleston, South Carolina — but of course trouble finds her.

Cussler, Clive and Cussler, Dirk Arctic Drift Michael Joseph November, £18.99, 9780718154592 Further derring-do for Dirk Pitt.

Fallon, Jane Got You Back Michael Joseph August, pbk trade, £6.99, 9780141034409 How to deal with a man who cheats on you.

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Francis, Dick and Francis, Felix Silks Michael Joseph September, £18.99, 9780718154578 There is a murderer in the racing world, and Geoffrey Mason, barrister and amateur jockey, may be the next victim.

Gregory, Philippa The Other Queen HarperCollins August, £18.99, 9780007190348 The story of Mary, Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick.

Iggulden, Conn Bones on the Hills HarperCollins September, £18.99, 9780007201785 The third novel in the Conqueror series about Genghis Khan.

James, P D The Private Patient Faber & Faber September, £18.99, 9780571242443 Dalgliesh investigates when an investigative journalist is murdered at a Dorset clinic.

King, Stephen Just After Sunset Hodder & Stoughton November, £18.99, 9780340977163 A new collection of dark tales.

le Carréé, John A Most Wanted Man Hodder & Stoughton October, £18.99, 9780340977064 In Hamburg, a young Russian with a mysterious past, a civil rights lawyer, and a banker become pawns in the war on terror.

McNab, Andy Flashback Bantam Press November, £18.99, 9780593055618 Someone wants to kill Nick Stone. Stone is going to find out who.

Patterson, James Cross Country Century November, £18.99, 9781846052569 The 14th Alex Cross mystery.

Pearse, Lesley Gypsy Michael Joseph July, £16.99, 9780718152833 Four English expats join the Gold Rush.

Picoult, Jodi Songs of the Humpback Whale Hodder & Stoughton September, £16.99, 9780340897287 A reissue of her first novel, about a fractured family.

Price, Katie Angel Uncovered Century July, £12.99, 9781846052408 Angel is a top glamour model, and is married to a top footballer: she has everything. But the marriage comes under strain when Cal moves to AC Milan.

Rankin, Ian Doors Open Orion September, £18.99, 9780752890708 Rebus has had his last case, so this is a standalone novel: a heist thriller about a plot to rob the National Gallery of Scotland.

Reichs, Kathy Devil Bones William Heinemann August, £18.99, 9780434014651 The new Temperance Brennan mystery.

Smith, Alexander McCall The Comfort of Saturdays Little, Brown October, £17.99, 9781408700655 Isabel Dalhousie investigates the case of a doctor when she suspects that his career has been unjustly ruined.

MASS MARKET FICTION

Ahern, Cecelia Thanks For The Memories Harper October, £6.99, 9780007233694 After a blood transfusion, Joyce Conway has memories and abilities she never possessed before. Then she meets the donor.

Binchy, Maeve This Year It Will Be Different Orion Paperbacks September, £7.99, 9780752893761 A new collection of short stories.

Cornwell, Patricia The Front Sphere Paperback December, £6.99, 9780751539653 Massachusetts State Investigator Win Garano seeks the truth behind the 40-year-old murder of a British woman.

Cox, Josephine Songbird Harper September, £6.99, 9780007221158 Madeleine Delaney, a talented singer, has had to live as a recluse since witnessing a terrifying crime.

Ryan, Chris Firefight Century September, £18.99, 9781846053290 Tom Jackson, who lost his family in a terrorist attack, gets a shot at revenge when he is sent on a mission into Afghanistan.

Deaver, Jeffery The Sleeping Doll Hodder & Stoughton July, £6.99, 9780340833865 The creator of Lincoln Rhyme starts a new series, starring FBI agent Kathryn Dance, here trying to outwit a cult leader.

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Follett, Ken World Without End Pan Macmillan October, £8.99, 9780330490702 The sequel to his hugely popular The Pillars of the Earth.

Gerritsen, Tess The Bone Garden Bantam Books September, £6.99, 9780553818352 In the present day, a woman unearths a skull in her garden. In 1830s Boston, a serial killer is at work.

Grisham, John The Appeal Arrow November, £7.99, 9780099481768 A chemical company will use every trick to overturn a prosecution for dumping toxic waste.

Harris, Robert The Ghost Arrow July, £7.99, 9780099527497 A ghost writer finds himself in danger when he is appointed to

work on the memoirs of a former Prime Minister accused of war crimes.

King, Stephen Duma Key Hodder & Stoughton September, £7.99, 9780340978030 Edgar Freemantle settles in the Florida Keys to pursue his talent for painting, and discovers that he has a disturbing gift.

Kinsella, Sophie Remember Me? Black Swan December, £7.99, 9780552772761 Lexi wakes up in hospital with no memory of the last few years — during which time she seems to have been transformed from an ugly duckling into a swan.

Koomson, Dorothy Goodnight, Beautiful Sphere Paperback August, £6.99, 9780751539813 Nova Kumalisi is bringing up the boy she had thought she was carrying as a surrogate mother. Now he is seriously ill.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON

Patterson, James

The Quickie Headline Books July, £7.99, 9780755335725 Lauren Stillwell, a New York cop, seeks revenge on her philandering husband, and lands herself in terrifying trouble.

Patterson, James

Double Cross Headline Books September, £7.99, 9780755330331 An exhibitionist killer is haunting

Washington; and a man Alex Cross put behind bars is looking

for his chance of revenge.

Picoult, Jodi Second Glance Hodder & Stoughton

August, £7.99, 9780340897263 Spooky things start happening to

Ross Wakeman, a ghost hunter with a tragic past.

Rankin, Ian

Exit Music

Orion Paperbacks August, £7.99, 9780752893518 The last case for Inspector John Rebus.

Sansom, C J Revelation Pan Macmillan November, £6.99, 9780330447102 As Henry VIII woos Catherine Parr, Matthew Shardlake is hunting a serial killer in London.

Steel, Danielle

Amazing Grace Corgi November, £6.99, 9780552154734 Lives are transformed among the survivors of an earthquake in San Francisco.

Trollope, Joanna Friday Nights Black Swan December, £7.99, 9780552774123 Six disparate women who meet regularly on Friday nights face tests of their friendship.

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