What a great 'Create a murder mystery' session I had, part of Louth Zero Degrees. What did we dream up? A murder in a Loch centred on a salmon farming business bought up by a banker. Was the murder victim targeted or was this a case of mistaken identity? Thank you all for your ideas and ingenuity!

Plot a murder mystery! Join me in an interactive session to build the core of a thriller plot, and see how a murder mystery is created. Come along with your ideas! Saturday 4 October, 1 - 2pm Conoco Rooms, at #Louth #Library There are lots of other events happening www.facebook.com/events/17229...

I'm so proud, today is publication day for Die Leiche im Nebel. This is the third book in my DCI Craig Gillard series to be translated into German. It's out now as #audiobook and #ebook If you know the series in English, this is The Body in the Mist. bit.ly/4miVvOl

This weekend is No Limits Festival, Normanby Hall #Lincolnshire This is a FREE family-friendly weekend celebrating the creative arts, with authors, illustrators, poets, musicians and so much more! www.normanbyhall.co.uk/events/no-li...

A reminder that applications close for this opportunity on 15 September, so make sure you get an application in over the weekend. www.librariesconnected.org.uk/opportunitie...

Just in case you missed it, I was interviewed by Samantha Brownley at the UK Crime Book Club recently. We had a great chat, with some good questions being sent in by readers. Thank you to everyone who listed in, and here's a chance to catch it again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mh...

"The Dark Edge... is a brilliant work, ably-plotted, full of revelations, well-paced and written with skill, conviction, and some wit..." I'm so proud to receive this review in The Critic from Jeremy Black. This is the third book in my Jan Talantire series. thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-...

Come along to Boyes store, Mercer Row, Louth on Wednesday 28 May. I'll be there 11am - 1pm to have a chat and sign books. See you tomorrow! #Louth #lincolnshire #booksigning

National Writers Conference 2025 Saturday 31st May, 10am-4pm, University of Birmingham. Join Writing West Midlands at the National Writers Conference this May- an unmissable day of industry guidance and networking for writers at all stages. #NWC25 🧵

I'm in Boyes Store, Mercer Row, Louth on Wednesday 28 May. Come along between 11am - 1pm to say hello and have a book signed. As well as my latest novel, The Dark Edge, some of my other titles will be available too. I hope to see you there! #booksigning #lincolnshire

The Dark Edge is now out as #audiobook, narrated by Mandy Weston. This is the third book in my DI Jan Talantire series. Have a listen... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVOc...

I'm going to be in Boyes, Mercer Row, Louth, Lincolnshire on Wednesday 28 May. Come along to have a book signed or just to say hello. I'll be there between 11am - 1pm. Hope to see you there! #Louth #lincolnshire #booksigning #crimefiction #paperbacks #Connectlincs

The Dark Edge is out today! This is the third in my DI Jan Talantire series. Someone has fallen to their death from one of the highest cliffs in Devon. At the scene, a small knot of people have gathered. Could one of them have been involved in her death? The audiobook out is on 8 May.

The 3rd in my DI Jan Talantire series is published on Thurs in #ebook and #paperback. The #audiobook is out on 8 May. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review ‘This book was impossible to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review ‘Wonderfully written characters... plenty of twists and turns that kept me reading late into the night’

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

www.instagram.com/p/DHvOuY9qk-... The Society of Authors is demanding that Meta is held to account by the UK government following allegations in the U.S. that authors’ works have been used without permission or remuneration to train its AI model.

Oh wow, thank you so much for including two of my books on your shelf. 📚

Are you a Netgalley member? If so, ARCs of The Dark Edge are now available. www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

Written a short story, poetry or a script? Here's a competition with prizes and a chance of publication. Go for it! www.hammondhouse.org.uk/2025-literar...

Something to be proud of!

Here it is, the cover for my next #book to be published, The Dark Edge. The #paperback and #ebook is out on 24 April and the #audiobook on 8 May. #devon #cornwall #crimefiction

UPDATE Sadly, due to illness, I am not able to be part of the LITFEST25. Do go along, there are many events taking place. I'm sorry not to be able to join you, Nick.

I'm delighted to be leading a workshop about writing a thriller on Saturday 22 February. I'll be talking about plots, twists and emotions; all crucial to keep readers turning the pages. It's part of HH Lit FEST25 There are just a few places left. Book here www.hammondhouse.org.uk/litfest25-ev...

Congratulations to New Writing North for the funding for the Newcastle Writers’ Centre. A really exciting prospect for writers, aspiring writers and readers. newwritingnorth.com/capital-works/

CREATIVE RESOLUTIONS: An Open Space Un-Conference Fri 24 Jan 1pm - 5pm Hull Central Library Age: 16+ yrs Where creativity meets collaboration! This is not your typical conference – it's an open space where the agenda is set by the participants. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-r...

I'm delighted to be part of the Hammond House Lit FEST 25. This #literary #festival is on from 8 - 26 Feb in North East #Lincolnshire. #Grimsby I'll be running 2 writing workshops. Come and join me talking about the bones of a thriller - plots, crimes and characters! Find out more - bit.ly/40p081G

Happy new year to all Bluesky friends. Wishing you a happy, safe, 📚 book-filled 2025. 📚

Wishing you all a very happy, calm, book-filled Christmas and New Year. 📒📓📖📚 #amwriting #CrimeFiction #thrillers #paperbacks #ebooks #audiobooks #pageturners #dcigillard #DITalantire #series #standalone #bookshops #readers #libraries

⭐️Calling GHOSTWRITERS!⭐️ If you’re a UK ghostwriter of any kind (but especially for celebrity fiction), please do complete the @societyofauthors.bsky.social survey (closes 20th Jan). Please repost & share round your networks. forms.office.com/pages/respon... This survey builds on… 1/

The #audiobook of The Last Ride is out today! This is the second novel in the DI Jan Talantire series, narrated by Mandy Weston. It is also published as #ebook and #paperback. A crash in Bodmin Moor appears to be a tragic accident, but what has happened to the missing victim? @wfhowes.bsky.social

Phew! I'm delighted to have finished the first draft of my (next but one) #thriller in a record straight 77 days. That's more than 1000 words written every day. I'm lucky, I've never had writer's block, but this was more a flood of inspiration, dictated straight from my imagination onto the page.

The Government has today pledged to ensure 75% of 5-year-olds in England start school "ready to learn". Public libraries have a crucial role to play here, as highlighted in our briefing from last year www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/use-lib...

Thank you to Lincolnshire Libraries for including my novel, The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle, in their 'Currently reading' article in Lincolnshire County Council's winter-spring edition of County News. #Lincolnshire #countynews #libraries #paperback #audiobook

Struggling to find the right Christmas gift for the crime fiction fans in your life? 🎁 Look no further than our mystery book bundles! Available for collection from our Offices in Harrogate or by post (UK only). Head to the HIF Shop to purchase yours today! 👇 bit.ly/HIFShop23

The joys of books. A stunning display in an independent bookshop. It's just a shame I couldn't read most as they were written in Catalan! #books #bookshops #author #reading

Thank you for including two of my books on your shelf!

Readers already balk at book prices. They want books cheap (99p, anyone?😬) The median income of a professional author income is £7,000 a year. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a... It’s *essential* the public understand the true value of writers and books. They aren’t cheap “merch”. 3/3

if you have access to a local library … USE ITS RESOURCES! visit! check out books, even if you end up returning them unread. sign up for programming! request new books! libraries are some of the best community spots around and it’s so easy to support them & help them continue to get funding!

DI Jan Talantire is back! This is the second in the series, out now as ebook and paperback. The audiobook will be out on 12 December - not long to wait. A midsummer's night. A high speed crash. But what happened to the missing victim? #crimefiction #Cornwall #Devon #DIJanTalantire #amwriting