‘A car reviewing powerhouse’ Will Dron, Digital Driving Editor, The Times

‘There’s Clarkson, May and Hammond . . . and then there’s Mat Watson.’ Rob Gill, Motors Editor, Sun

Mat Watson knows everything there is to know about cars.

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In his 25-year career as a motor journalist, Watson has driven and tested every vehicle under the sun – from engineering marvels such as the Bugatti Chiron and Ferrari F40, to the grand-touring stalwarts of highways and motorways the world over – Audis, Volvos, Fords, Fiats, Citroens, Mercedes and Teslas – to absolute crapheaps which should never have made it out of the factory gates?

Now in his long-awaited first book, Auto Biography, Mat presents his own 100% completely correct and highly opinionated guide to the world of cars.

From Aston Martin to Kia, BMW to Porsche, he offers up discerning and pithy takes on all the major car manufacturers, telling stories and sharing industry information that has never before been heard.

Watson also looks to answer all manner of hot button topics and debates in the automotive world, including:

• What really makes a good car, and what makes a bad one?

• What is the best gadget he’s ever seen on a car?

• What’s better, electric or petrol?

• Which car brand has the best insignia?

• What’s the best car to buy for your mum?

Featuring his signature unserious yet highly informed style, Auto Biography is the highly entertaining guide to cars from the world’s favourite car journalist.
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‘A must read’ Yianni Charalambous, entrepreneur and car enthusiast

‘The ultimate handbook for petrolheads everywhere’ Mike Brewer, presenter of Wheeler Dealers

‘DAZZLIING AND UTTERLY ADDICTIVE’ CLARE LESLIE HALL
‘A MASTERCLASS IN SUSPENSE’ JOANNA WALLACE
‘TWISTY AND TANTALISING!’ SAM HOLLAND
‘SUBLIMELY TWISTY … UNMISSABLE’ HEATHER CRITCHLOW

It will be a day to remember…

It is 3pm on Monday. Emily Smith is summoned to her daughter’s school, an elite hothouse where pupils work under exacting standards of grades and behaviour. She is reassured that Olivia isn’t in trouble, but the news is even worse – her child is missing.

A minibus carrying the swim team never arrived back from a gala. The police don’t know where it has gone and the school’s ‘no phones’ policy means none of the kids has a device. They have vanished.

As time ticks by and fear becomes unbearable, the real danger may not be the kidnapper but someone much closer to home…

**Don’t miss Jo Furniss’ unique locked-room thriller set on a gridlocked motorway – DEAD MILE IS AVAILABLE NOW!**

PRAISE FOR JO FURNISS:
‘I LOVED IT’ T.M. LOGAN
‘INVENTIVE, GRIPPING’ HARRIET TYCE
‘SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING’ JACK JORDAN

For all classic car enthusiasts and everyone who loves the nostalgia and romance of these beautiful machines. Discover all you need to know about 100 iconic vehicles in this highly-giftable hardback filled with stunning photography of world-famous cars.

Cars are a barometer of society, from film buffs to music fans to fashionistas or art students, many of the best-known classics are easy to associate with the ‘scene’ they became part of: Minis on the King’s Road driven by chic 1960s models, the VW Microbus transporting hippies to San Francisco, Porsche 911 Turbos painted Guards Red to match the braces worn by the 1980s City boys.

Organized era by era, starting with the early pioneers, then through the war years to the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, Nigel covers the concepts behind the car’s creation, its styling and engineering, its place in society and the reasons it came to be so loved, celebrity owners, famous movie or TV appearances and notable innovations. And, crucially what it’s like to drive. All key specifications are detailed for car buffs. Pre-war models like the Austin 7, Bugatti Type 35 and the Bentley ‘Blower’ are covered alongside the most recent classics like the McLaren F1, Nissan Skyline R33, Ferrari F50, Mazda MX-5, and the cute Renault Twingo – all from the 1990s. There will be a special section covering the truly great names in greater depth -histories of Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, Cadillac, Porsche, and Jaguar.

Originally formed as a bicycle company in 1885, Triumph produced its first motorcycle in 1902, which was simply a bicycle fitted with a Belgian Minerva engine. From there, the company, in various iterations, went on to build some of the most iconic motorcycles of all time.

Written by respected Triumph expert Ian Falloon, the third edition of The Complete Book of Classic and Modern Triumph Motorcycles: 1937 to Todaycovers all the major and minor models, including:

• The legendary 1937 Speed Twin
• Era-defining motorcycles such as the Thunderbird, Tiger, Trophy, and Bonneville
• Modern machines such as the Speed Triple, Thruxton, Tiger adventure bikes, Speed 400, and Rocket III
• Non-production models and factory racing and speed-record-setting motorcycles that have become integral parts of Triumph’s stellar reputation

Detailed technical specifications are included alongside compelling photography, much of it sourced from Triumph’s archives. Sidebars offer Triumph cultural snapshots like The Wild One film, actor James Dean, land-speed record setters, Steve McQueen’s racers, and competition stories.

This is the book no Triumph fan should be without!

‘And it’s Go, Go, Go . . . A captivating history of a seemingly impossible journey and one of the most challenging endurance trials in the history of motoring . . . Skillful researcher and fine storyteller, St Clair’s narrative is full of surprises . . . Fabulous . . . she hopes to follow Prince Borghese on his heroic journey and – if you share my absorbed interest in her adventurous narrative you may want to emulate her. See you there?’ Miranda Seymour, Literary Review

10 June 1907, Peking. Five cars set off in a desperate race across two continents on the verge of revolution.

An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float them across rivers. Petrol is almost impossible to find, there are barely any roads, armed bandits and wolves lurk in the forests. Updates on their progress, sent by telegram, are eagerly devoured by millions in one of the first ever global news stories. Their destination: Paris.

More than its many adventures, the Peking-to-Paris provided the impetus for profound change. The world of 1907 is poised between the old and the new: communist regimes will replace imperial ones in China and Russia; the telegraph is transforming modern communication and the car will soon displace the horse. In this book bestselling author Kassia St Clair traces the fascinating stories of two interlocking races – setting the derring-do (and sometimes cheating) of one of the world’s first car races against the backdrop of a larger geopolitical and technological rush to the future, as the rivalry grows between countries and empires, building up to the cataclysmic event that changed everything – the First World War.

The Race to the Future is the incredible true story of the quest against the odds that shaped the world we live in today.

‘I LOVED IT’ T. M. LOGAN
‘SPELLBINDINGLY ORIGINAL AND UTTERLY COMPELLING’ JACK JORDAN
‘AN INVENTIVE, GRIPPING TAKE ON A LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY’ HARRIET TYCE

Friday afternoon, and the traffic is bloody murder.

Sergeant Belinda ‘Billy’ Kidd is driving home from the airport, jet-lagged and ready to resign from a career that has left her traumatised. Menopause has robbed her confidence too – now she’s a traffic cop who’s afraid to drive. When brake lights haemorrhage up the motorway, the cars grind to a halt. Moments later she finds a dead driver in a black sedan.

He has a metal skewer in his neck. But how? The killer can’t have left the scene without being spotted by the dozens of witnesses – so he must still be there, among them. If the traffic jam stays put, they’re all in danger; if the traffic clears, she’ll lose her suspect. The clock is ticking, but she doesn’t know how fast.

‘A WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE … TIGHTLY-PLOTTED AND INTRICATE’ HEATHER CRITCHLOW
‘AN INGENIOUS, HIGH-OCTANE PAGE-TURNER’ KATE SLIMANTS
‘SMART, WITTY AND BRILLIANTLY ORIGINAL’ WILLIAM SHAW

**Loved DEAD MILE? Don’t miss Jo Furniss’ next unmissable thriller, GUILT TRIP, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW**

Porsche’s 911 is the quintessential sports car-focused, purposeful, race-proven, and exciting. Since its prototype debut in 1963, the 911 has defied expectations while never losing its form or its giant-slaying heart.  
 
In Porsche 911 60 Years, best-selling Porsche author Randy Leffingwell delves into the stories of sixty 911s-one from each year from 1964 to 2024. The 911’s entire history–engineering, design, development,  racing, and culture-is revealed one fantastic car at a time. This unique approach to the 911’s legacy includes such icons as:
 

• 1964 901 Cabriolet prototype
• Bruce Jennings 1967 911 S
• 1971 911 S Safari
• Louise Piech 1975 930 Turbo
• Le Mans-winning 1980 935 K3
• 1987 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
• 1991 964 Carrera RS
• 1997 Ruf Turbo R
• 1998 996 GT1 Le Mans winner
• 2006 50th Anniversary Porsche Club of America 911 coupe
• 2010 911 Sport Classic
• 2018 Turbo S Exclusive
• 2023 Dakar
• And many more

 
Porsche 911 60 Years is also  the story of the people behind the cars: Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, who co-designed the 911’s timeless shape and his successors, Anatole Lapine, Harm Laggaaij, and Michael Mauer;  Peter W. Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911 from the cutting-room floor and the Porsche leaders who carried on, most notably Wendelin Wiedeking; engineering geniuses such as Dr. Helmuth Bott, Hans Mezger, and Valentin Schaeffer; and stylists and modelers Gerhard Schroeder, Heinrich Klie, Peter Reisinger, Anthony Hatter, and Grant Larson.

Each profiled car is accompanied by historic photography from Porsche’s own archive, and beautiful, contemporary photography features throughout. Porsche 911 60 Years  is an essential volume for any Porsche owner or fan’s collection.

THE BOOK COVERED ON SEASON SIX OF DRIVE TO SURVIVE ON NETFLIX

Includes a BRAND NEW chapter with Guenther’s review of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

‘Gripping to read. Funny, real, exciting. It’s a brilliant book.’ – Chris Evans

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‘People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that’s nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes…’

Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing’s biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions for his show-stealing appearances on Netflix’s hugely popular fly on the wall series, Drive to Survive.

In Surviving to Drive, the Haas team principal takes readers inside his Formula 1 team for the entirety of the 2022 season, giving an unobstructed view of what really takes place behind the scenes. Through this unique lens, Guenther takes us on the thrilling rollercoaster of life at the heart of high stakes motor racing.

Packed full of twists and turns, from hiring and firing drivers, balancing books, pre-season preparations, the design, launch and testing of a car – and of course, the race calendar itself – this is the first time that an F1 team has allowed an acting team principal to tell the full story of a whole season.

Uncompromising and searingly honest, told in Steiner’s inimitable style, this is a fascinating and hugely entertaining account of the realities of running a Formula 1 team.

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‘Fearless and candid… A gleeful guide to a bonkers sport from a loveable rogue insider.’ – The Times

‘Very colourful. Like having a conversation with Steiner.’ – Radio 4, Today

Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, April 2023

‘And it’s Go, Go, Go . . . A captivating history of a seemingly impossible journey and one of the most challenging endurance trials in the history of motoring . . . Skillful researcher and fine storyteller, St Clair’s narrative is full of surprises . . . Fabulous . . . she hopes to follow Prince Borghese on his heroic journey and – if you share my absorbed interest in her adventurous narrative you may want to emulate her. See you there?’ Miranda Seymour, Literary Review

10 June 1907, Peking. Five cars set off in a desperate race across two continents on the verge of revolution.

An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float them across rivers. Petrol is almost impossible to find, there are barely any roads, armed bandits and wolves lurk in the forests. Updates on their progress, sent by telegram, are eagerly devoured by millions in one of the first ever global news stories. Their destination: Paris.

More than its many adventures, the Peking-to-Paris provided the impetus for profound change. The world of 1907 is poised between the old and the new: communist regimes will replace imperial ones in China and Russia; the telegraph is transforming modern communication and the car will soon displace the horse. In this book bestselling author Kassia St Clair traces the fascinating stories of two interlocking races – setting the derring-do (and sometimes cheating) of one of the world’s first car races against the backdrop of a larger geopolitical and technological rush to the future, as the rivalry grows between countries and empires, building up to the cataclysmic event that changed everything – the First World War.

The Race to the Future is the incredible true story of the quest against the odds that shaped the world we live in today.