Wishing you all a very happy Christmas. This year I've seen my books regularly top the charts and achieve sales I never dreamed of – so a special thanks to every reader and reviewer – it's been a crazy journey and I'm glad to have you with me. Here's to 2026!

For 20 years the Holly family have been telling the viewers of their TV show that anyone can have the perfect Christmas. Now they've been asked to prove it... UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HL8QH9B USA: amazon.com/dp/B08HL8QH9B #ChristmasRomance #ChristmasBooks #KindleUnlimited

Good grief I've made it onto a list! www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Giveitawaynow www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYPHP8L...

Ticking away nicely

✨99p/c for one week only!✨ ✅'Ghostly' highwayman ✅Spooky old house ✅Quirky village setting ✅Sleepy Hollow vibes (Also on #KindleUnlimited and #Audible!) UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B...

It's the final countdown www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYQK2H8...

For 20 years the Holly family have been telling the viewers of their TV show that anyone can have the perfect Christmas. Now they've been asked to prove it... UK: amazon.co.uk/You-Make-Fee... USA: amazon.com/You-Make-Fee... #ChristmasBooks #ChristmasRomance #RomCom #KindleUnlimited

Happy Andrew's Day! With all 5 of my books in the Audible top 100 Private Investigator Mysteries. Watch out for the new one coming June '26...

DI Corstorphine book 4 - The Grave Song - delivered to Storm Publishing ahead of schedule! Here's me in cake form to celebrate.

Now just 99p or free with Kindle Unlimited! Is this quirky village hiding some dark secrets? UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW #CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit

Animal farm was prescient

Do I want to start my day with a blow by blow account of American presidential peccadilloes?

There was once a dog that didn't bark And it was afraid of magnets Grown up women The truth And hell

Welcome to Raven's Hollow... "Beneath the charm there was always a feeling that something sinister lurked amongst the shadows..." UK: amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... USA: amazon.com/gp/product/B... #CozyMystery #KindleUnlimited #Audible #CozyCrime #KindleBooks #whodunit #mysterybooks

Sole-searching

This has lit the fuse on an otherwise damp squid of a day (yes, I know it's squib but a damp squid is so much more appropriate). stormpublishing.co/storm-publis...

Who'll catch the murderer first? And who'll end up getting caught? geni.us/1239-al-aut-am #CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #MurderMystery #MysteryBooks #CrimeFiction

Who'll catch the murderer first? And who'll end up getting caught? geni.us/1239-al-aut-am #CozyMystery #CozyCrime #KindleUnlimited #MurderMystery #MysteryBooks #CrimeFiction

Woke up a best seller! Thank you all so much 😍 #crimefiction

99p (UK) for the #Halloween weekend! A group of children. Winter woods. Not everyone got home that night... ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ “suspense with a capital S” mybook.to/PoS24 #KindleUnlimited #books #kindledeals #suspense #thriller #murder?

Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money Maybe we're ragged and funny But we'll travel along singing a song Side by side #crimefiction

I'm absolutely delighted that Murder of Crows is climbing the charts and to see the reviews coming in. Thank you so much to all you wonderful readers! #CrimeFiction amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW6XB7K...

Listen, do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell? Closer Let me whisper in your ear Tell you words you want to hear I'm published today Ooh oo ooh oo ooo!

Book in the shops Thought you ought to know www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Crows...

“Science isn’t an exercise in cold-blooded rationality. Scientists are—and have always been—emotional, creative, intuitive, whole human beings, asking questions about a world that was never made to be catalogued and systematized.” Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds.

They're flying off the shelves

Publication day 30th October

Publication day 30th October

Death Used to come On dark, silent nights On black horses With muted hooves Now he arrives As a low-flying owl Hunting four lanes Of fast-moving traffic Or as a call About an old friend To say he'd died And Yesterdays was His proudest time Or a text To say she died in her sleep And the demons Won

It's coming... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW6XB7K...

Free with Prime www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW6XB7K...

Stone the crows!

I'm a hot new release! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW6XB7K...

Farage discovers (the financial power of) religion www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

Something to crow about – www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Crows...

Shall I compare thee to an Abba avatar? Itchy Fingers in Kirriemuir at The Garden Cafe event tickets from TicketSource share.google/WyziQSOqCMR8...

Sow hatred, fan the flames Monetarise division Normalise violence Politicise fear Reap the harvest

Hallo Halloween www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGWS9GL...

Just in time for Halloween www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Crows...

Today I'm mostly ANTIFA

People are raven about my latest book - read it here: #crimefiction www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

It's coming... www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Crows...

Drumming up interest for my latest NetGalley release www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

This is stealing.

Cheap as chips www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Loch-gr...

How to write a book: 1. Add words, one after the other (although not necessarily in that order). 2. Read them and understand them. 3. (Unintelligible noises optional at this point). 4. Look at the word count and shed a little tear. 5. Displacement activity (I have a clean house and tidy garden). 🖕1.

I've yet to see a convincing argument otherwise.

Last time I played with Itchy Fingers it was on TV for the Scottish millenniun Hogmanay special and yes, that was 25 years ago! Off we go again…

How are the #Goodreads reviews doing?