Shanah tovah! Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the civil year, (September 22-25, 2025) according to the teachings of Judaism, and is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve,as well as the initiation of humanity's role in God's world. #Judiasim #roshhashanah

Enter our Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win a copy of @charlestodauthor.bsky.social's festive new installment of the Ian Rutledge series, out next mont! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Happy Birthday Stephen King! A talented author who speaks to the darkness in us all. #StephenKing #Horror #Mystery #Thriller en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen...

Happy Birthday Agatha Christie! The maven of mystery and a favorite of ours. During WWI there was an influx of Belgian's from the German invasion. The only good thing to come from that was it inspired Hercule Poirot! #agathachristie #mystery #herculepoirot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_...

Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s. march in Washington DC in 1963. This was when he gave the I Have a Dream Speech, 62 years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_o...

Today in WWI, The Battle of Tannenberg, 23 and 30 August 1914. In battle encirclement and destruction of the Russian Second Army. Russian losses can reach 120,219, including 5,522 killed, 12,326 wounded and 75,435 missing. 26,936 #WWI #Germany #Rusia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

SALE The Cliff's Edge [Large Print) Book #13 in the Bess Crawford Series) By Charles Todd $10.09 Save $25.91! List Price $36.00. Thrift Books has sales on many of the Bess Crawford series! Some may enjoy this Large Print Version! Bess Crawford #14 coming soon! www.thriftbooks.com/series/bess-...

"Blood on the Bayou: Case Closed" the official anthology for the 2025 World Mystery Convention, Bouchercon, published by Down & Out Books. A collection of short stories by Charles Todd featuring Bess Crawford and various authors. mailchi.mp/downandoutbo...

Today in WWI- Battle of Mons, (August 23, 1914) engagement between the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the German army at Mons, Belgium, during the Battle of the Frontiers in the opening weeks of World War I. @7000 casualties. #WWI #UK en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

Today, Richard III dies at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. This ended the War of the Roses and Henry Tudor became King of England. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...

Happy Birthday Georgette Heyer an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction. Her career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ailing brother into the novel The Black Moth. #GeorgetteHeyer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georget...

Happy Birthday Sir Walter Scott born August 15, 1771, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1st Baronet, a Scottish novelist, poet, and historian. his works remain classics ,and left a permanent impression of Chivalry on my young mind. #Ivanho #WalterScott en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_...

Happy Birthday Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock August 13, 1899 #AlfredHichcock ! A true master of our minds! @ahitchcockmm #suspense #flim #screenwriter #Filmmaker #Mystery en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_...

Today is Book Lovers Day and is celebrated on 9 August every year. This is an unofficial holiday observed to encourage bibliophiles to celebrate reading and literature. Pick up a book to read. #books #bookworm #bibliophiles #reading

Today in WWI, The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918. Casualties; UK: 22,202 IG 24,232. 45,000 Killed or wounded, 29,873 captured. #WWI #UK #IanRutledge en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

Today is International Cat Day! We love our cats and hope you do as well! #InternationalCatDay2025 #CatWelfare en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...

A New Review from Crime Fiction Lover for Bat Out of Hell short story anthology! #Crimefiction #Shortstory crimefictionlover.com/2025/08/firs...

A great review of a Bat out of Hell mystery anthology! www.youtube.com/shorts/kPGYy...

Today August 7th is The Purple Heart Day, and is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States whom, after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed. #USA #PurpleHeart en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_....

Charles Todd has an audiobook deal available on Chirp! The Cliff's Edge. Catch up now, the next Bess Crawford Manuscript was turned into the publisher today! Was $27.99 Now only $6.99 www.chirpbooks.com/checkout/use...

Happy Birthday to The United States Coast Guard, founded on August 4, 1790. August 4, 2025, will mark the 235th anniversary of its establishment. it was created by Alexander Hamilton to enforce tariff laws and protect the young nation's coastline. #USCG en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

Today in WWI, Brittain declares war on Imperial Germany August 4, 1914. when the Germans Germany treated Belgian neutrality as a worthless "scrap of paper" as part of a massive attack on France, invaded northern France through Belgium. #WWI #uk en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British....

Happy Birthday to Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park, known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, #pdjames #dalgliesh pdjames.co.uk

Today in WWI, Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) 31,The battle took from July to November 1917, for control of the ridges of Ypres in West Flanders. 300,000 British casualties and 400,000 German, estimated. #WWI #Passchendaele en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

Today in WWI, On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophiewho's assassination is widely considered the event that triggered the outbreak of World War I. #WWI #ArchdukeFerdinand en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassi....

Happy Birthday Beatrix Potter illustrator and author of many children’s books including Peter Cotton Tail and many more. We visited her house in the Lake District. #BeatrixPotter #childrensstorys #UK en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix...

A Kirkus review of A Christmas witness: “A lovingly evoked postwar idyll that could just as well have been titled A Christmas Miracle.” #IanRutledge #AChristmasWitness #kirkus #mysteries #hisrtoricalfiction Review to be published August 2, 2025 www.kirkusreviews.com

Happy Birthday Raymond Chandler July 23rd 1888! American-British novelist and screenwriter He is a founder of the hardboiled school of detective fiction, with other Black Mask writers. The protagonist of his novels, #SamSpade #RaymondChandler en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond...

PW: Review of A Christmas Witness: “Todd’s latest whodunit featuring Scotland Yarder Ian Rutledge (after A Game of Fear) finds the long-running series in top form.” “Rutledge shows no sign he’s running out of steam." #AChristmasWitness #IanRutledge #mystery www.publishersweekly.com/9781613166895

Today is release day for the Mystery Anthology MEATLOAF, Bat Out of Hell. Get yours today at your local indepentand booseller or other fine locations. #mystery #anthology #meatloaf

Today in WWI, The Second Battle of the Marne 18 July 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front. The attack failed Total Allied Casualties: 133,051. FR 95,165 UK 16,552 US 12,000 Italy 9,334. #WWI #UK en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_...

Today in 1690 the Battle of the Boyne securing the ascendancy of Anglo-Protestantism in the rule of Ireland. William of Orange and Queen Mary won this decisive battle that ended the Jacobite uprising. Today it plays a defining role in Ireland. #UK #history #ireland en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

Exciting news!! Blood on the Bayou: Case Closed the Bouchercon 2025 Anthology is available for pre-order! A Charles Todd short story with Bess Crawford is in this anthology. #BessCrawford #Shortstory downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/bo...

Happy Brithday @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, rarely do you meet a wonderful person who never boasts about how much he knows and a great an author. He is all of those plus more. We hope he has a wonderful day and a year ahead filled with Success and Joy! #MartinEdwards #mystery #england

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men (mankind) are created equal.” #4thofJuly #independance

“We suggest you grab a copy before it's gone, gone, gone!” —Crime Fiction Lover #Mystery #Shortstories

Today in WWI The Kerensky offensive the July offensive, from 1 July to 19 1917. Russian casualties 38,722–58,329 casualties, including 6,905 killed;[4] sources state 125,000–200,000 casualties, Central Powers, 82,000 casualties, including 37,000 captured. #WWI en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerensk...

Today in WWI Battle of the Somme. 57,470 casualties suffered by the British, 19,240 killed the first day, were the worst in the history of the British. British losses 420,000, French losses 440,000. A total of 6.5 miles was gained along the front. #WWI #UK en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

Charles Todd has an audiobook deal available on Chirp! Proof of Guilt: While following a trail of clues to solve a murder, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge is led to the producer of a sought-after wine… #IanRutledge #Mystery #HistoricalFiction www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/p...

Pre Order Now For July 15th Release

More good news today!! So excited to share that Men’s Journal has covered BAT OUT OF HELL and the new Jack Reacher story within. Release on July 15, 2025, Available for pre order now! Article Link: www.mensjournal.com/entertainmen...

Today is the summer solstice, a very special day especially at Stonehenge among others.

Today is June 19th or Juneteenth. “We are not free until everybody is free” Fannie Lou Hamer

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Today on Friday, June 6, 1944 is the 81st anniversary of the culmination of Operation Overlord and the invasion to free Western Europe and ultimately the end of WWI. It was the largest amphibious assault in history. #dday #normandy #WWII en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...

Today in WW The Battle of Jutland the last fleet battle with no aircraft carriers. British Navy: 6,094 killed German Navy: 2,551 killed. A total of 62,300 tons sunk en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_....

Happy Birthday Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. #espionage #jamesbond #NavalInteliligence en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Fle...

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Today, May 22, 1859 was Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle’s Birthday #ConanDoyle.! The beloved creator of #sherlockholmes. We have fond memories of loving his stories and the various adaptations. #SherlockHolmes #doyle #england #shortstories

Today is the Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote! It was a hard-won right--use it! Charles Todd #Vote #History #BessCrawford #19thammendment #WomensVote #SuffrageMonth