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Welcome to Oldcastle Books, Verve Books and our range of Imprints!

OLDCASTLE BOOKS

Oldcastle Books is both the company and an imprint in its own right, with a wide-ranging and eclectic mix of titles from popular cultural guides to great literary fiction.

A Study in Failure by Simon Matthews
Riots and Rebels by Nick Rennison
Princes Amongst Men by Garth Cartwright
Into the Badlands by John L Williams
War Without Mercy by Gordon Kerr
Shifting Sands by Gordon Kerr

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VERVE BOOKS

VERVE Books is a dynamic independent UK publisher offering a wide range of compelling, diverse and original commercial fiction with a fresh and vital feel.

All Her Beautiful Deaths by A. Rushby
The Rayburn Affair by Laurie Petrou
Short War by Lily Meyer
The Man by Laura Sims
Queerphoria by Jenna Gordon
Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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KAMERA BOOKS AND CREATIVE ESSENTIALS

Kamera Books titles are for anyone interested in cinema and popular culture and are complemented by Creative Essentials titles, accessible, comprehensive and affordable how-to guides on a range of film subjects, written by experts in their field.

The Art of Writing Animation by Alizée Musson
David Lynch by Colin Odell
Race and Entertainment by Thandi Lubimbi
From Creation to Pitch by Yvonne Grace
Connecticut by David Thomson
Writing and Selling Thriller Screenplays by Lucy V. Hay

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POCKET ESSENTIALS

Pocket Essentials is our niche list providing accessible pocket guides to interesting areas of history, film, literature and philosophy.

Agatha Christie by Mark Campbell
A Short History of Disease by Seán Martin
Historical Noir by Barry Forshaw
A Short History of India by Gordon Kerr
American Noir by Barry Forshaw
St George by Giles Morgan

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CRIME AND MYSTERY CLUB

The Crime & Mystery Club is our home for popular and engaging crime fiction

Barking Mad by Leigh Russell
Barking Up the Right Tree by Leigh Russell
Give The Devil His Due by Sulari Gentill
A Dangerous Language by Sulari Gentill
All the Tears in China by Sulari Gentill
Gentlemen Formerly Dressed by Sulari Gentill

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HIGH STAKES PUBLISHING

High Stakes Publishing is our specialist gambling imprint for the UK

Jersey Jockeys and Guernsey Gallopers by Graham Sharpe
Mastering Exchange Betting by Pete Nordsted
Monte Carlo or Bust by Joseph Buchdahl
Squares and Sharps, Suckers and Sharks by Joseph Buchdahl
How to Find a Black Cat in a Coal Cellar by Joseph Buchdahl
The Golden Guinea by Michael Nevin

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