Helen · @hlseward
1084 followers · 27 posts · Server mstdn.social

At the beginning of the school year and while I am yet to drown in marking, managed to read a whole book this weekend that one of my new Year 9s proffered into my hands last week - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino - which I gather loads of people already know about, but had completely passed me by. Gripping, really interestingly structured, and a fantastic crime thriller. I'm so happy I'll be able to discuss it with that student next week!

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Assoc for Scottish Literature · @scotlit
1103 followers · 1039 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Author Liam McIlvanney explores why is thriving

“I think the fact that Scotland has such a rich tradition of dark, macabre storytelling – back to the Gothic fiction of James Hogg and Robert Louis Stevenson and even further back to the ballads – gives crime writers a deep well of inspiration to draw on […] that Calvinist preoccupation with good and evil, with the cloven hoof beneath the spotless robe, has to be a significant factor.”

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pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifes

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Susanna Shore, Author · @SusannaShore
59 followers · 812 posts · Server wandering.shop

The main character of the mystery I'm currently writing just thought "That stymied me," partly because she's stymied, but mostly because I have no idea how the crime I've pantsed actually went down. 😆

(Happens every time, but the characters seldom voice it.)

#amwriting #crimefiction

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The mammies are returning from the school run in shorts & I’m in my writing room in my best woollens insisting it’s Autumn.

Today’s research is post-opera shenanigans in Gilded Age New York dinner clubs. I’m blasting Don Giovanni (which appears in the novel) while Agatha dances over the keyboard.

#crimefiction #historicalfiction

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Nick Walker · @DrNicky
365 followers · 116 posts · Server zirk.us

Final page of Chapter 5 of the Weird Luck webcomic!

Weird Luck will be going on hiatus for a few months while we finish work on Chapter 6. In the meantime, watch for the upcoming Chapter 6 cover reveal, featuring Charles & Arok!

weirdluck.net/comic/1-5-13-the

#webcomic #webcomics #weirdluck #weird #scifi #fantasy #urbanfantasy #crimefiction #intrigue #comics #graphicnovel

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Susanna Shore, Author · @SusannaShore
57 followers · 792 posts · Server wandering.shop

Just a reminder, that The Perfect Hoax, Reed Files 2 is available on NetGalley for those who like to review crime fiction. The book is published on September 17.

netgalley.com/catalog/book/299

#bookreviewer #crimefiction

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James McCrone · @JMcCrone
34 followers · 188 posts · Server mastodon.scot

A second referendum looms. Only a few know the truth about the first, and they must keep it secret. At any cost.
“Deft prose and sharp characters make this a must-read political thriller.” — Richie Narvaez, author of Hipster Death Rattle
amazon.co.uk/Bastard-Verdict-J

#indyref2 #bastardverdict #thriller #crimefiction

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Nick Walker · @DrNicky
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Susanna Shore, Author · @SusannaShore
57 followers · 786 posts · Server wandering.shop

My copies of The Perfect Hoax arrived. Looking good. 😊

The book comes out on September 17, and you can read more about it on my webpage
www.susannashore.com/perfecthoax.html

#crimefiction #preorder #books

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Patti Aliventi · @PattiNH
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Angie · @StrangerSights
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Check out my review of Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby. What a gorgeous book this is!

strangersights.com/razorblade-

#botm #crimefiction #sacosby #flatironbooks

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Susanna Shore, Author · @SusannaShore
55 followers · 769 posts · Server wandering.shop

The Perfect Hoax has its first NetGalley review. It's really difficult to make reviewers excited about second books in a series, but this one called it "a strong sequel ". 😊

If you want to download your review copy, you can find it here:
netgalley.com/catalog/book/299

#bookreview #crimefiction

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Risingshadow · @RisingshadowNet
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Nick Walker · @DrNicky
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kc · @kcfromaustcrime
273 followers · 1110 posts · Server aus.social

There are times when I kick myself for being so far behind with my reading list - The Wife and The Widow by Christian White is a case in point:

If you've not read THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW yet then you're in for an absolute treat - but stay away from too many spoiler's and see if you can pick the twist before it slaps you over the head like it did this reader.

austcrimefiction.org/review/wi





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kc · @kcfromaustcrime
273 followers · 1110 posts · Server aus.social

My review of The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer has just been published at:

austcrimefiction.org/review/sa

"... it's not a particularly bad outing, it's just not a standout, grab you by the throat, this is great stuff outing. And it's definitely going to be better if you can hear Mortimer's voice when Gary's on page. "




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Angie · @StrangerSights
145 followers · 369 posts · Server social.horrorhub.club

Check out my review of Tiffany McDaniel's incomparable On the Savage Side available now from Knopf!

strangersights.com/on-the-sava

#crimefiction

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kc · @kcfromaustcrime
273 followers · 1105 posts · Server aus.social

Extremely cozy, fairytale based mystery novel reviewed

austcrimefiction.org/book/mirr

Murder, Mystery & Magic... Who has silenced the magic mirror?

Ella Charming is a suspended Fairy Godmother trying to keep her head down in the frozen kingdom of Wyld Enchantment Woods where magic is strictly forbidden.





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#yeahnoir #crimefiction #mttbr #books #bookstodon

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avldigital.de · @avldigital
272 followers · 331 posts · Server openbiblio.social

for the "Intersectional Crime Fiction: Investigating the ", which will take place at the Northeast Modern Languages Association ( )
convention in Boston on March 7-10, 2024.

🗓️Deadline for Abstracts: September 30, 2023

📌Further Information:
avldigital.de/de/vernetzen/det @litstudies

#cfp #panel #genre #nemla #northeastmla #fidavlnews #gender #queer #race #crimefiction #poetics #intersectionality

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quick-fire questions with Val Penny of Hunter’s Blood | | @ValeriePenny

Joining me today to answer my quick-fire questions about her latest novel, Hunter's Blood is author Val Penny. Hunter's Blood is the fourth in her Edinburgh set detective series featuring DI Hunter Wilson. I have to say, I love the covers of this series which really showcase beautiful Edinburgh. Over to Val. Tell me THREE things about your…

portobellobookblog.com/2023/08

#crimefiction #edinburgh #author #threetwoone

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