The Book of Secrets, winner of the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of 2025, is 99p on kindle for a limited time. Sorcery, mystery, sisterhood. Based on a real poisoning case from 17th century Rome. www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Secrets...

House of Splinters is Apple's audio book of the week, only £4.99 until 2 November 2025

How I feel everytime I write a happy ending.

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social “expertly captures the essence of a classic gothic haunted house tale. I was suitably spooked!” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/hous...

Thanks to @spookypurcell.bsky.social for an excellent talk about her new novel #TheHouseOfSplinters last Thursday. It's a prequel to her most popular novel #TheSilentCompanions. Both are great reads if you like atmospheric, beautifully written Gothic Mysteries. We have #SignedCopies too.

I don't want to exaggerate but the standees for the House of Splinters tour feel like the highlight of my career 😄

Happy publication day to House of Splinters and @spookypurcell.bsky.social! A brand new spine-tingling haunted house story from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions. The doors to the House of Splinters are open at last… dare you enter?

Happy House of Splinters day from Buffy!

Readers are starting to receive their Waterstones special editions of House of Splinters and they look glorious!

Today's book. Book no 147. The Whispering Muse by @spookypurcell.bsky.social @alisonhennessey.bsky.social @bloomsburyraven.bsky.social #SpookyReads #SpookySeason

The Anthropic settlement list is up. Authors, check here to see if your books are included: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

Side by side! My prequel to The Silent Companions is out next week and finished copies just arrived! Guinea pig picture to follow when Buffy wakes up from her nap.

Dude even I am not going to pay £6.65 for a Pumpkin Spice Latte, that is insanity. I could buy a paperback book for less.

Just finished this gorgeousness - #houseofsplinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social. Thanks to Raven Books @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social for the proof copy. An excellent sequel to #thesilentcompanions, definitely one to add to your TBR. Highly recommended.

Winter Haunts marks the peak of spooky season with a massive day of ghost stories and Gothic fiction, with a stellar line-up joining us on the day! And it's all happening online, so you can join us from anywhere... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau...

From the world of The Silent Companions comes Laura Purcell’s most chilling tale yet. Pre-order your signed Waterstones exclusive edition today: https://bit.ly/4jroIpE @spookypurcell.bsky.social

There’s no better way to kick off spooky season than with Laura Purcell’s #TheSilentCompanions. Available for 99p today with the Kindle Daily Deal. 👻 🕯️

The House of Splinters is just as good as The Silent Companions. If you love beautifully written, haunting mysteries, come and hear @spookypurcell.bsky.social in conversation with JJA Harwood at the store on Thursday 9th October. www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev... #GothicMysteries

The spine-tingling return to the world of The Silent Companions from the Queen of the Ghost Story. Just one month until Laura Purcell's House of Splinters haunts your shelves… @spookypurcell.bsky.social

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

If you want to read The Silent Companions before House of Splinters comes out, today is your chance to get it on a Kindle daily deal for 99p!

Festa publishing knocking it out of the park as always! German edition 💙

If like me you are a fan of the bleak and the ambiguous, I recommend going to see Bring Her Back. Andy and Piper are in my heart now.

The Shape of Darkness is on a Kindle Monthly Deal for £2.09! tinyurl.com/5a2y4buc

If you were thinking of pre-ordering House of Splinters, this is a great time! Waterstones are offering 25% off with the code SUMMER25 until 23.59 Thursday 31st July 2025. www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...

I've finished a first draft! I'll be happy until I actually read it back!

Ah, at that part of the writing process again, asking, 'Is this brilliant or deeply unhinged?' Maybe both? Probably both.

No doubt my agent and editor will be like 'wtf Laura' when they read it, but I'm having so much fun writing this first draft.

This is a fantastic read I loved loved loved it.

Frankenstein trailer 😍

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't praise Laura's writing highly enough, I'm always recommending her books to everyone that enjoys a gothic ghost story that has a realistic explanation behind the supernatural goings on! Pub Oct 2025 🖤 @spookypurcell.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 💙📚 #historicalfiction

Rewatching all the Final Destination movies before I see 6 and I suddenly understand why I'm both so Goth/Emo and so anxious.

The Bulgarian Whispering Muse is also exquisite!

Just when I think my German editions can't get any more beautiful, this happens.

They're waiting for you... Look at the stunning proofs for Laura Purcell's House of Splinters! 😍 From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions, the book that reignited the horror genre, comes a spine-tingling new novel.

My proof copy came! I took it out into the woods, like you're supposed to do with scary stuff.

Thank you @spookypurcell.bsky.social and @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social for today’s gorgeous book post - really looking forward to reading this! #houseofsplinters

OUT NOW!🩸 A dazzling, treacherous, historical mystery, immaculately researched and brimming with peril, as Lord Byron turns detective to clear his name… Pick up @essiefox.bsky.social's #Dangerous TODAY! 📕 geni.us/gIKYY4 📲 geni.us/hTSC #crimefiction

We're so excited to introduce the gorgeous cover for HOUSE OF SPLINTERS by @spookypurcell.bsky.social! Now available to pre-order, the signed @waterstones.bsky.social exclusive edition, with stunning sprayed edges ✨ The companions will return, 9 October 2025. They're waiting for you 👥🕯️

Cover reveal and special edition ahoy! www.waterstones.com/book/house-o...

Out in paperback today! www.waterstones.com/book/moonsto...

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Finally seeing Death of a Unicorn today! ☠️🦄

Silent Companions following me even on holiday (Southwold, Suffolk)

Poser

The idea that tech companies would use material they know is stolen to train their slop machines is bad enough. That our own government would even consider carving out a special exception in the law to let them get away with it is baffling.

I'm writing a (free, infrequent) newsletter now in my quest for less social media. If you'd like to subscribe, here is the link. spookypurcell.substack.com

We can also stop using Meta and Meta owned apps. A big step I know but losing users is language they understand.

Happy Haymitch day to all who celebrate, especially me.

When I know from the planning stage that a character must die, I feel compelled to make them the nicest character on God's green earth.