New Releases by Sarah Pinborough

An enticing contemporary retelling of the classic story of Sleeping Beauty. While the the handsome prince, the evil fairy, the beautiful girl and of course the spindle all appear, Sarah Pinborough’s charming and provocative spin on the story will captivate fans of the fairy tale all over again. The third of three brand-new retellings of classic fairy tales by Sarah Pinborough.

The classic Cinderella story is given a sexy contemporary makeover in this wicked fairy tale featuring all the heroes and villains that we know and love: the handsome prince, the fairy godmother, the wretched sisters, and the beautiful girl.

Saving the planet, watching over the Rift, preparing the human race for the twenty-first century... Torchwood has been keeping Cardiff safe since the late 1800s. Small teams of heroes, working 24/7, encountering and containing the alien, the bizarre and the inexplicable. But Torchwood do not always see the effects of their actions. What links the Rules and Regulations for replacing a Torchwood leader to the destruction of a supermarket? How does a witness to an alien''s reprisals against Torchwood become caught up in a night of terror in a university library? And why should Gwen and Ianto''s actions at a local publisher''s affect Torchwood more than a century earlier? For Torchwood, the past will always catch up with them. And sometimes the future will catch up with the past... Featuring sci-fi stories by writers for the hit Torchwood series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television, including James Moran and Joseph Lidster, plus Andrew Cartmel, Sarah Pinborough and David Llewellyn.

From the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes: Jack the Ripper is vanished, but Dr Thomas Bond is back - and this time the trial of murders leads straight to his front door. Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, is still recovering from the events of the previous year when Jack the Ripper haunted the streets of London - and a more malign enemy hid in his shadow. Bond and the others who worked on the gruesome case are still stalked by its legacies, both psychological and tangible. ''A compulsively readable story that starts as a conventional murder mystery and morphs, by degrees, into a horrifying supernatural thriller'' Guardian But now the bodies of children are being pulled from the Thames . . . and Bond is about to become inextricably linked with an uncanny, undying enemy. ''Few writers blend mystery and the supernatural as well as Sarah Pinborough. Quite, quite brilliant'' says John Connolly

Quando um príncipe mimado é enviado pelo seu pai para tentar desvendar os mistérios de um reino perdido, ninguém imagina os perigos que ele encontrará pela frente! Acompanhado da figura sóbria e sagaz do Caçador e de Petra, uma jovem valente que possui uma ligação muito forte com a floresta, o príncipe acaba encontrando um reino adormecido por uma estranha magia. Todos os seres vivos foram cercados pela densa mata e estão dormindo, em um sono pesado demais, que só poderia vir da magia. Mas que tipo de bruxaria assolaria uma cidade inteira e seus habitantes? E, principalmente, quem faria mal a uma jovem rainha tão boa e tão bela? A não ser, claro, que os olhos não percebam o que um coração cruel pode esconder...

On March 21st, 2013, I received a phone call from Holly Newstein telling me that her husband, Rick Hautala, had suffered a massive heart attack. That piece of information shocked me into a surreal sort of panic, so much so that at first I could not make the leap to the next thing she said...that he had died. It seemed impossible. Rick had been such a good friend, such a consistent and stable force in my life, that the idea of him being so suddenly removed from this world...I just couldn''t make sense of it. I have no doubt that readers will treasure this two-volume set. It is my hope that as you read, you will ruminate a little bit about the man for whom we all have come together within these pages. And I hope you''ll urge others to pick up their own copies of MISTER OCTOBER as well.

Cuidado com o que você deseja! Para fãs de Once Upon a Time e Grimm, a série Encantadas prova que contos de fadas são para adultos! Você se lembra da história da Cinderela, com sua linda fada madrinha, suas irmãs feias e um príncipe encantado? Então esqueça essa história, pois nesta releitura de Sarah Pinborough ninguém é o que parece. Em um reino próximo, a realeza anuncia um baile que encontrará uma noiva para o príncipe e parece que o desejo de Cinderela irá ganhar aliados peculiares para ser realizado. Contudo, não será fácil: ela não é a aposta de sua família para esse casamento real, e sua fada madrinha precisa de um favorzinho em troca de transformar essa pobre coitada em uma diva real. Enquanto isso, parece que Lilith não está muito contente com os últimos acontecimentos e, ao mesmo tempo em que seu reino parece sucumbir ao frio, ela resolve usar sua magia para satisfazer suas vontades. Feitiço é o segundo volume da trilogia iniciada com Veneno, um best-seller inglês clássico e moderno ao mesmo tempo em que recria as personagens mais famosas dos irmãos Grimm com personalidade forte, uma queda por aventuras e, eventualmente, uma sina por encrencas. Princesas, rainhas, reis, caçadores e criaturas da floresta: não acredite na inocência de nenhum deles! Palavra da editora: Nada é o que parece no segundo volume da saga encantadas! Em Feitiço, Cinderela, com seu desejo desmensurado de fazer parte da realeza, fará qualquer coisa para obter atenção do príncipe. Mas seria mesmo este um final feliz? – Mariana Rolier

Para os fãs de Once Upon a Time e Grimm, Veneno é a prova de que contos de fadas são para adultos! Não existe “Felizes para sempre”! Você já pensou que uma rainha má tem seus motivos para agir como tal? E que princesas podem ser extremamente mimadas? E que príncipes não são encantados e reinos distantes também têm problemas reais? Então este livro é para você! Em Veneno, a autora Sarah Pinborough reconta a história de Branca de Neve de maneira sarcástica, madura e sem rodeios. Todos os personagens que nos cativaram por anos estão lá, mas seriam eles tão tolos quanto aparentam? Acompanhe a história de Branca de Neve e seu embate com a Rainha, sua madrasta. Você vai entender por que nem todos são só bons ou maus e que talvez o que seria “um final feliz” pode se tornar o pior dos pesadelos! Veneno é o primeiro livro da trilogia Encantadas, e já é um best-seller inglês. Sarah Pinborough coloca os contos de fadas de ponta-cabeça e narra histórias surpreendentes que a Disney jamais ousaria contar. Com um realismo cínico e cenas fortes, o leitor será levado a questionar, finalmente, quem são os mocinhos e quem são os vilões dos livros de fantasia!

From the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes. Delve into a gaslit London, where Jack the Ripper is making headlines, but another, much more dangerous, madman is on the loose. When a rotting torso is discovered in the vault of New Scotland Yard, it doesn''t take Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, long to realise that there is a second killer at work in the city where, only a few days before, Jack the Ripper brutally murdered two women in one night. This is the hand of a colder killer, one who lacks Jack''s emotion. And, as more headless and limbless torsos find their way into the Thames, Dr Bond becomes obsessed with finding the killer. As his investigations lead him into an unholy alliance, he starts to wonder: Is it a man who has brought mayhem to the streets of London, or a monster? ''A compulsively readable story that starts as a conventional murder mystery and morphs, by degrees, into a horrifying supernatural thriller'' Guardian

In a world steeped in darkness, a new breed of evil has fallen… London’s ruined economy has pushed everyone to the breaking point, and even the police rely on bribes and deals with criminals to survive. Detective Inspector Cass Jones struggles to keep integrity in the police force, but now, two gory cases will test his mettle. A gang hit goes wrong, leaving two schoolboys dead, and a serial killer calling himself the Man of Flies leaves a message on his victims saying “nothing is sacred.” Then Cass’ brother murders his own family before committing suicide. Cass doesn’t believe his gentle brother did it. Yet when evidence emerges suggesting someone killed all three of them, a prime suspect is found—Cass himself. Common links emerge in all three cases, but while Cass is finding more questions than answers, the Man of Flies continues to kill...

His nephew has been kidnapped and, as he works desperately to save Luke, Detective Inspector Cass Jones has been framed for murder. He''s on the run, being hunted by former colleagues, and is unwelcome wherever he goes ... until he gets help from a very unexpected figure from his past. Detectives Hask and Ramsey are on a different case - searching for the killer behind the lethal Strain II virus currently sweeping its way through London ... a search which throws up an unexpected clue that suggests Cass might be innocent of murder after all. But when they''re ordered not to investigate further, they realise the mystery behind the murder is far greater than they thought. Somehow it''s linked to Mr Bright, and to the Network which manipulates everyone from the shadows. A rift is growing between these rival factions as Strain II takes a firmer hold on the city, and as the Interventionists warn of a final battle which will bring them all together - or, once and for all, tear everything apart. Cass Jones is going up against The Bank and its sinister employees one last time. He needs every ally he can get, and this time he means to find answers - even if he has to uncover the true history of humanity to do it. And the more he learns, the more everything hinges on finding Luke ... Set in a future that''s close enough to touch, Sarah Pinborough''s series combines the streetwise grime of a George Pelecanos mystery with the near-future dystopian setting of Richard Morgan.

The body in the church hall is very definitely dead. It has been sliced open with surgical precision, its organs exposed, and its vocal cords are gone. It is as if they were never there or they''ve been dissolved... With the Welsh Amateur Operatic Contest getting under way, music is filling the churches and concert halls of Cardiff. The competition has attracted the finest Welsh talent to the city, but it has also drawn something else - there are stories of a metallic creature hiding in the shadows. Torchwood are on its tail, but it''s moving too fast for them to track it down. This new threat requires a new tactic - so Ianto Jones is joining a male voice choir... Featuring Captain Jack Harkness as played by John Barrowman, with Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones as played by Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd, in the hit sci-fi series created by Russell T Davies for BBC Television.

Not your average book of chillers... Twelve tales guaranteed to amuse, disturb and make you squirm. From body parts gone missing to body parts inexplicably arriving, from parasitic children to dead grammas, get ready for some wild stories from four very distinct and unique voices.