Do you have any mystery/thriller tropes that you love or hate?

Four days since The Forgotten Corpse launched. Some honest thoughts on the nerves, the first review, and what I'm really hoping readers get out of a slow burn mystery 🕵️ link.chrishillsfarrow.com/four-days-la... #crimefiction #booksky

Day 2 of The Forgotten Corpse being out in the world. If you've started reading, I'd love your first impressions — no spoilers. And if you're enjoying it, a review on Amazon or Goodreads helps more than I can say. 👉 books2read.com/theforgottencorpse #CrimeFiction #IndieAuthor #booksky

LAUNCH DAY 🎉 The Forgotten Corpse is live — literary crime fiction set on the Costa Blanca. A skeleton. A cover-up. Three decades of buried truth. Ebook & paperback out now. 👉 books2read.com/theforgottencorpse #CrimeFiction #BookLaunch #booksky

"A community arguing itself apart." A reviewer nailed it. Murder Most Dramatic — a councillor dead before the am-dram society meeting. Paula Langford investigates. 🔗 books2read.com/murderdramatic #CosyMystery #CrimeFiction #IndieAuthor #booksky

Just published: a reader's guide to The Forgotten Corpse — what to expect, content notes, and reading tips. Out now. link.chrishillsfarrow.com/forgotten-corpse-guide #CrimeFiction #NewRelease #LiteraryCrime

This or that in crime fiction, what do you prefer? Isolated or urban setting? Unreliable narrator or multiple POV's? Slow burn or fast paced?

Early readers have spoken 👇 "Pulls you in from the very first page and refuses to let go." The Forgotten Corpse is out June 16th. books2read.com/theforgotten... #CrimeFiction #NewRelease #booksky

That warm email from a "Gmail" offering to transform your marketing? Delete it. I've written a guide to finding cover designers, editors & promo services actually worth hiring. 🔗 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/writer-team-... #IndieAuthor #SelfPublishing #WritingCommunity

Peter May's brooding atmosphere. Camilleri's sun-drenched moral complexity. Atkinson's past that refuses to stay buried. The Forgotten Corpse — out 16 June. #CrimeFiction #LiteraryCrime #booksky

Two weeks until The Forgotten Corpse lands. A storm. A skeleton. A 1991 secret that refused to stay buried on the Costa Blanca. Some books linger. Pre-order now — 16 June. books2read.com/theforgottencorpse #CrimeFiction #LiteraryThriller #NewRelease #booksky

Why do we love the village librarian solving murders more than a trained detective doing the same job? I've written about the reader psychology behind amateur sleuths link.chrishillsfarrow.com/amateur-sleu... #CosyMystery #AmySleuth #CrimeFiction #BookBlog #MysteryReaders

Love a cosy mystery with a dark twist? Or slow-burn crime fiction?🔍 New books coming from Chris Hills Farrow — murder, secrets & sun-soaked settings. Sign up for early announcements → mailchi.mp/45daf4a6aa25... #booksky #cosymystery #crimefiction #mysterybooks #newbooks

Meet David Darnell. Retired engineer. Practical. "I believe what the evidence says." What he finds beneath his pool terrace will change everything. Three weeks until The Forgotten Corpse. June 16. 🔗 books2read.com/theforgotten... #TheForgottenCorpse #CrimeFiction #Booksky

Excited to get my hands on the first advance copies of The Forgotten Corpse - released 16th June. #booktok #newrelease #slowburnthriller #costablanca #bookstagram

Slow-burn suspense isn't a slow book. It's everything happening below the waterline. New post on the craft of dread in literary crime fiction 👇 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/slow-burn-cr... #CrimeFiction #WritingCraft #LiteraryThriller

Cosy or dark mysteries? 🔎☕🖤 Cosy: *Thursday Murder Club*, *Still Life*, *No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency* Dark: *The Silent Patient*, *Sharp Objects*, *The Snowman* What’s your favourite kind of mystery read? #BookSky #MysteryBooks #CrimeFiction #CozyMystery #ThrillerBooks

"Bones don't climb into concrete on their own." A retired engineer. A buried skeleton. A town keeping dangerous secrets. The Forgotten Corpse — 16 June 2026. Pre-order: books2read.com/theforgotten... #TheForgottenCorpse #CrimeFiction #Booksky

Cosy mysteries vs literary crime — two genres, two completely different promises to the reader, and one very confused writer. New post on how (and why) I write both. 🔗 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/writing-crim... #CosyMystery #CrimeWriting #WritingLife #AmWriting

First five-star review for The Forgotten Corpse is in. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Thank you, Abduttayyeb Alotewala — this means everything. Five weeks to launch. 🗓️ Pre-order: link.chrishillsfarrow.com/forgotten-co... #CrimeFiction #NewRelease #TheForgottenCorpse #booksky

I planned it as a cosy. The story had other ideas. How a real Costa Blanca storm collapse became a darker novel than I ever intended 👇 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/writing-forg... #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity #CozyMystery

What are you reading right now? I've been reading Scammed by Seraphine Martin www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR1G4BSQ #booksky #thrillerbook #suspensenovel

Six weeks until The Forgotten Corpse. Here's what you need to know: It's literary crime fiction. No cosy comfort here. Just slow-burning dread and a mystery that spans decades. Pre-order link below: books2read.com/theforgotten... #booksky #thrillerreads #mysterythriller #slowburnsuspense

Moving from cosy mystery to dark crime thriller taught me more about writing than anything else I've done. What I learned, honestly, on the blog. 🔗 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/writing-less... #WritingTips #CrimeFiction #AuthorCraft #booksky

April's nearly done & the countdown to The Forgotten Corpse rolls on! 🕵️ Thanks to Orlan for a lovely review of Midnight In The Aravis. Pre-order now 👉 books2read.com/theforgottencorpse #CosyMystery #CrimeFiction #NewRelease

Pre-order now: The Forgotten Corpse 🌞☠️ A storm. A buried secret. A town that knows more than it's saying. Literary crime fiction set on Spain's Costa Blanca. Out 16 June 2026. 🔗 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/forgotten-co... #CrimeFiction #NewRelease #CostaBlanca #LiteraryCrime #booksky

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Sun, skulls, and the art of hiding something sinister beneath paradise. Behind the design of The Forgotten Corpse — why the cover had to feel warm AND wrong at the same time. 🔗 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/forgotten-co... #CrimeFiction #BookCover #CostaBlanca #IndieAuthor #booksky

Beauty can deceive. This Earth Day, even paradise has secrets… 📍 Peñón de Ifach The Forgotten Corpse explores the darkness that can hide in beautiful places. Coming June 16. #EarthDay #Thriller #IndieAuthor #booksky #BookTeaser #DarkFiction

What happens when the past refuses to stay buried? THE FORGOTTEN CORPSE — literary crime, Costa Blanca. June 16th. 🖤 books2read.com/b/theforgott... #CrimeFiction #LiteraryCrime #CostaBlanca #BookRelease

Red herrings aren't lies. They're misplaced truths. That's the whole philosophy behind Midnight in the Aravis. Every clue means something. Just... not what you think. 🔎 #midnightinthearavis #booksky #mysterybook

Why is it called a “red herring”? 🐟 Short answer: History got weird. Long answer: I wrote about it (no spoilers, just fun). link.chrishillsfarrow.com/red-herring-... #Writing #Storytelling #AmWriting #WritersOfBluesky #WritingTips

Have you got questions about The Forgotten Corpse? Ask away! Book launches June 16th. #booksky #booklaunch #theforgottencorpse #literarycrimefiction #slowburnthriller

Spring cleaning… but make it sinister 🌿🔪 Try: *Gone Girl* – Gillian Flynn *The Silent Patient* – Alex Michaelides *The Guest List* – Lucy Foley Secrets don’t stay buried for long. #BookSky #ThrillerReads #MysteryBooks #CrimeFiction #DarkReads #SpringReads

Alibis: easy to invent, hard to write well 🔍 New post on why a good alibi is one of mystery fiction's trickiest craft problems. link.chrishillsfarrow.com/alibi-writin... #MysteryWriting #CozyMystery #WritingTips

"Really, Mrs Langford? Not Again!" DI Merrick did NOT want Paula Langford anywhere near his crime scene. She solved it anyway. 🔍 Murder Most Dramatic, book two of the Paula Langford series, is exactly the cosy chaos you need. #CosyMystery #BookRecommendation #MurderMostDramatic #booksky

Balzac had coffee in excess ☕ Stephen King relies on consistency Murakami writes with structured routines Different styles, same truth: writing thrives on ritual. What’s your writing fuel? #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorlife #writinghabits #creativeroutine

Does social media actually work for authors? I've been experimenting, occasionally cringing, and paying close attention. New blog post — the honest version, no expert advice included. link.chrishillsfarrow.com/social-media... #WritingCommunity #CosyMystery

The police interviewed all 12 suspects, the butler, the gardener, and the eccentric aunt. Turns out the real killer was the author. It's always the author. 🔪 #AprilFools #BookSky #MysteryBooks #Bookish #AmReading

Your setting called. It wants a bigger role. 🏚️ Manor houses with grudges. Villages that close ranks. Places that remember everything and forgive nothing. How to turn your setting into a character. 🔗 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/big-role-set... #WritingTips #CosyMystery #AmWriting #FictionWriting

The flowers are blooming. The suspects are gathering. Spring has arrived. 🌸🔍 #CozyMystery #BookSky #MysteryBooks #SpringReads #CrimeFiction

Working on the edits for The Forgotten Corpse. Equal parts caffeine, chaos, and careful plotting. Where do you do your best reading? #AmWriting #MysteryWriter #theforgottencorpse

On one side of the tightrope: a body. On the other: a joke about scones. 🫖🔍 Balancing humour and suspense in cosy mysteries is one of the trickiest parts of the craft. link.chrishillsfarrow.com/humor-suspen... #CosyMystery #WritingCraft #MysteryWriting #AmWriting

New scene in progress for Paula Langford Book 3 She's treating a very tight-lipped Bride to tea and scones on the Brightcombe promenade. Paula's hoping hospitality will unlock a few secrets. The Bride's hoping it won't. One of them is going to be disappointed #CosyMystery #WritingLife #AmWriting

☘️ St Patrick's Day reads with a true Irish heart! 🍀 🔍 Cosy: County Cork Mysteries – Sheila Connolly 🗡️ Mystery: In the Woods – Tana French 🔪 Thriller: Ghosts of Belfast – Stuart Neville Happy St Patrick's Day! 📚 #StPatricksDay #IrishBooks #TanaFrench #CrimeFiction #booksky

Cosy mystery detectives ranked by a cosy mystery author 🧶☕ I've picked my favourites — and spotted what they all quietly have in common. Who's yours? 👇 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/mystery-dete... #CosyMystery #MysteryBooks #BookRecommendations #BookSky

They called it a Civil War burial. He knew concrete — and he knew a lie. 🏚️ A storm. A skeleton. A cover-up thirty years in the making. The Forgotten Corpse — coming soon. 📖 #TheForgottenCorpse #CrimeFiction #MysteryThrillers #BooksCommunity #AmReading #NewBooks #BookSky

New blog post: why side characters matter more than you think — and what they're actually doing in the background of every great story. 🔗 link.chrishillsfarrow.com/side-charact... #WritingCommunity #BookTwitter #Fiction #SideCharacters #WritingTips #Storytelling #CozyMystery #AmWriting

Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection at a promotional price at @smashwords.bsky.social from March 1 - March 7. Find my books and many more at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... #ebookweek26 #Smashwords

📚 Spring’s here — time for cozy spring reads! Sunshine, blooms & great books to enjoy on a patio or in the park 🌸📖 What’s on your spring reading list? 👇 #springreads #bookrecommendations