Cherringham: A Lesson in Murder

A CRIME FOR EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR:

CHERRINGHAM CONTINUES…

CHERRINGHAM:

A COSY CRIME SERIES

by MATTHEW COSTELLO &

NEIL RICHARDS

Published monthly from 9^th March 2015

by Bastei Entertainment, price £1.49 per eBook

“Comparisons with Midsomer Murders are inevitable, but Cherringham comes out on top when it comes to originality and – probably most crucially – the avoidance of irritating stereotypes” Killing Time Crime

“An unlikely pairing but a good one… the mystery itself was well drawn and intriguing.” Liz Loves Books

“The perfect partnership…I’m looking forward to reading the next one”

Shaz’s Book Blog

“A winning charm” Crime Thriller Fella

“A quick engaging read” The Bookbag

Nothing ever happens in the small Cotswold village of Cherringham, making it the perfect place to retire to – or so ex-NYPD Detective Jack Brennan thought. But before long, local web designer and single mother Sarah Edwards had convinced him to help her investigate a suspicious suicide. Since then, he and Sarah have solved mysterious deaths, unlikely accidents and perplexing robberies. “Peace and quiet” never really suited Jack anyway…

Cherringham is an ongoing “cosy crime” eBook series, that launched in December 2013 and features unlikely sleuthing duo Sarah and Jack. Released in monthly episodes, it is written by award-winning game and TV writers UK-based Neil Richards and US-based Matthew Costello in a transatlantic collaboration – which mirrors that of Jack and Sarah. The new series, released from March, launches with A Lesson in Murder, in which the two are asked to investigate the violent death of a popular teacher at Cherringham Girls School.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Co-authors Neil Richards and Matthew Costello are known for their script work on major computer games. The Cherringham crime series is their first fictional transatlantic collaboration. Matthew has written and designed dozens of bestselling games including the critically acclaimed The 7th Guest, Doom 3, Rage and Pirates of the Caribbean. He is also the author of a number of successful novels, including Vacation (2011) and Beneath Still Waters (1989), which was made into a movie. Neil has worked as a producer and writer in TV and film, creating scripts for BBC, Disney, and Channel 4, and earning numerous Bafta nominations along the way. He’s also written script and story for over 20 video games including The Da Vinci Code and Starship Titanic, co-written with Douglas Adams, and consults around the world on digital storytelling. Neil and Matthew are both available for interview.

The Cherringham series is published monthly from 9^th March by Bastei Entertainment, price £1.49 per eBook. For further information, interview requests or review copies, please contact Sophie Goodfellow at ed public relations on 07719 007146 or email sophie@edpr.co.uk

The return of Cotton FBI!

A new time; a new hero; a new mission; Cotton FBI is a modern digital cult-series for a new generation of readers

COTTON FBI

Published by Bastei Entertainment in bi-monthly instalments

February - July 2014

£1.49 per episode

Cotton FBI is an exciting new eBook series reinventing the hugely popular Jerry Cotton novels, first published in 1954, with over one billion copies sold in Germany alone. The series provides a new way for readers to access and enjoy great crime fiction and will be released in bi-monthly instalments in the coming months.

As with the new James Bond books, the Cotton FBI series re-imagines the stories of a much-loved crime-fighting hero; Jerry Cotton, the world famous fictional detective, is reborn in an eBook series created specifically for the digital reader. Packed full of suspense and drama, Cotton FBI is set in the dark underbelly of New York and tells the story of one man’s mission to fight crime at any cost.

In episode one, The Beginning, a woman is brutally murdered and Jeremiah Cotton, a young cop with the NYPD, is determined to find the culprit. He suspects that the woman is the victim of a serial killer, but no one believes him and he is taken off the case. As Cotton embarks on an unauthorised investigation he encounters a secret division of the FBI, the ‘G-Team’, and the hotter the case gets the more his own fate - and that of his entire nation – hangs in the balance.

The series contains a total of 13 episodes which are on average 100 pages long and can be read as standalone stories. Episodes can be purchased from Amazon, the iBookstore, the Google Play Store, Kobo and NOOK.

About Bastei Entertainment

Founded in 1953 and based in Cologne, Bastei Lübbe is one of Germany’s leading trade publishers. Home of bestselling authors David Baldacci, Dan Brown, Jeff Kinney, Ken Follett, Lesley Pearse and many more, it publishes more than 700 titles a year. In June 2010, Bastei Lübbe started its own digital department: Bastei Entertainment with the aim of encouraging new innovative product development and the creation of a global digital entertainment experience which covers everything from eBooks to apps and digitally enhanced products. With an in-house development team, unique multimedia content is continuously created with recent examples including multiple-language Vatican thriller, Apocalypsis which has been downloaded as an app more than 1,000,000 times in China alone.

For further information OR proof copies please contact Emma Draude or Sophie Goodfellow at ed public relations on 020 8299 4541 or email emma@edpr.co.uk or sophie@edpr.co.uk

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