Australians! (especially those not up-to-date with Morton Farrier!) Amazon have discounted the Kindle version of The Hop-Picker Murders down to the bargain price of $1.49 - 87% off! This offer runs to the end of April. Spread the word! getbook.at/HopPickerEbook

Any bird watchers out there have any idea what this little chap could be? He visited my veg garden this morning and I’ve never seen anything like it before. Google suggests a Leucistic Goldfinch but they lack the dark collar this little chap had. Thanks! (This is Kent, England FYI)

Among lots of other fantastic articles and advice, the May edition of Family Tree magazine also includes a lovely review of The Hop-Picker Murders! '...as gripping and fascinating as the previous stories...as ever, unputdownable.' www.family-tree.co.uk/store/back-i...

Delighted to say that The Hop-Picker Murders (Morton #11) is out NOW in paperback! Click the link below for purchase options. Already available in hardback and on Kindle. Sorry for the delay in the audiobook version! The recording is now completed and going through final checks. geni.us/IBtAmGf

How does genetic genealogy solve crimes + how is it used in crime fiction? Join @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social for an online talk exploring investigative genetic genealogy and how it shapes the Venator Cold Case series. 📅 23 Feb 2026 | 19:30–20:30 | Online Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

How does genetic genealogy solve crimes + how is it used in crime fiction? Join @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social for an online talk exploring investigative genetic genealogy and how it shapes the Venator Cold Case series. 📅 23 Feb 2026 | 19:30–20:30 | Online Book portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

I’ve just updated my IGG talk, which covers the real aspects of investigative genetic genealogy, a bit about Venator, plus a fictional case study. If your society would like to hear it, get in touch! More info here: www.nathandylangoodwin.com/speaking-eng...

Review of The Hop-Picker Murders by Nathan Dylan Goodwin gobuythebook.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/t... @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social

Maybe @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social could write the book? #Genealogy

Happy New Year, you guys! It's time for our 2025 Year in Review, and a look ahead to 2026 -- what records are going online next?! www.reclaimtherecords.org/about/year-i...

My reading year! Never enough time…

Finished The Hop Picker Murders yesterday, fantastic read. I love that parts of the plot are real. Now left wanting to know what happens to Morton next!

Happy Christmas to all my wonderful readers! Hope you’re having a lovely Christmas. I’m stuffed! Thank you for all your support this year. ☺️

What a great read, thank you! Morton solves the genealogical puzzle once more.

I couldn’t wait and bought the hardback version. I read it in three days, and what a rollercoaster of a plot it was! Absolutely top class sleuthing from Morton. 🥰

Thanks to everyone who has purchased The Hop-Picker Murders. It's currently riding in the top ten of the Historical Mysteries, Private Investigator and Historical Thriller charts. Thank you! Hope you are enjoying Morton's latest adventure! ☺️

The Hop-Picker Murders (Morton #11) is out now in all ebook formats and hardback! Audio and paperback scheduled for spring 2026. Enjoy the read! getbook.at/HopPickerEbook

I've justed posted a video on Patreon with info on my next writing project! The video involved standing in the rain and wind at the Port of Dover 😆. www.patreon.com/posts/new-pr...

What a cracking great read! I’ve just finished reading @nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social’s latest novel. I was absolutely hooked from beginning to end. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

@nathandylangoodwin.bsky.social The Hop Pickers was my perfect companion for my Melbourne to Hong Kong to today... Loved the story and happy to buy on Curios but used the Kindle app. Well done.... I'm flying back on Wednesday will the next book be out my then

YOU GUYS! IT'S FINALLY ONLINE! IT'S TOTALLY FREE! IT'S THE NEW YORK STATE DEATH INDEX, 1880-2017! www.newyorkdeathindex.com

My website has had a revamp - what do you think? www.nathandylangoodwin.com

Charting at Number 4 we have... A book that will stop you paying any attention to chores, work, pets or family... Apologies in advance... Here's The Hop-Picker Murders. (Links in comments) I've been told many times how my books can do this... It's usually a compliment tinged with mock-rebuke 😊

Legacy Webinars is having their massive Black Friday sale! You can get a full year of unlimited access to my 3 webinars—plus over 2,500 other genealogy classes—for 50% off. That's just $24.98 for the entire year. The sale ends Nov 30th. Check it out here: legacyfamilytree.com/checkout/?ad...

Morton Farrier is back! The Hop-Picker Murders now available in 2 places before release on 20 December. Hardback (early access): The Great British Bookshop Ebook (early access): Curios or my website – readable on Kindle, Kobo, iPad, phone… anything. Or pre-order now everywhere! (Links in comments)

Eagerly awaiting my hardback proofs of the next installment of The Forensic Genealogist that are being delivered today. Then, you'll need to make sure you're on my website newsletter mailing list to know how to get your hands on one! 😉

13 Nov 1916 – The Battle of the Ancre OTD, British troops fought through mud, rain and bitter cold in the final major battle of the Somme. It’s the same brutal landscape where characters trudge in The Orange Lilies, leaving echoes Morton Farrier will uncover a century later. www.curios.com/c/WPY5R3

I'm getting fed up with these AI emails (at least 5 per day) so, before blocking and junking I'm setting them up with each other. 😆

My latest newsletter has gone out (at long last!) Details of the new Morton Farrier book are contained with its ramblings! nathandylangoodwin.com/so/eaPe_vxGP...

Can’t wait to get started on this book. It was Vita Sackville-West’s only detective novel and has never been published inside the UK.

Just got back from a nice trip to Portugal… now on with the final final edits of Morton #11! Expect a newsletter with the title, cover, blurb and release date this weekend!

My Sterling Affair webinar is now available in Spanish! familytreewebinars.com/webinar/dond...

Just received these WW1 medals (eBay purchase) which belonged to my 4th cousin, Frederick Henry Dengate. For some reason he never wore them.

I will soon be revealing the title, cover, blurb and release date for Morton #11! Make sure you are signed up to my newsletter at www.nathandylangoodwin.com as that is where I will share the news first!

nother day, another chart topper! 🥇 This time it's The Chester Creek Murders - Venator Cold Case Series Book 1... 😁 Also number 32 (and climbing) in the entire Kindle store chart! getbook.at/ChesterCreek...

Enjoyed listening to episode 8 of The Forgotten Dead, which talks about some of the barriers to using investigative genetic genealogy in the UK (totally navigable, in my opinion!) and mentions the pilot study currently being conducted by Scotland Yard. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Absolutely delighted to be #1 in the Historical U.K. Biographies Chart at Amazon.com. How lovely...🤗 80 years from the end of the Second World War. 20 years since the book's first release in hardback. These people's stories are now being rediscovered by a new generation. getbook.at/HastingsAtWa...

So....I snuck something out. 🤭 My 1st book. 'Hastings at War 1939-1945' is filled with accounts of life in the town during the WW2, supported by hundreds of references to records, personal testimonies and images. 20th anniversary-'Hastings at War' 80th anniversary-WW2 end getbook.at/HastingsAtWa...

Morton teaches you techniques and skills while you just enjoy reading... "When you hit a brick wall, step sideways - siblings and neighbours can reveal the truth your ancestor tried to hide." The America Ground. Currently just 99p/c in Kindle UK and US - ending Friday! mybook.to/TheAmericaGr...

If you'd like to hear my* absolutely amazing French-speaking skills, you can now watch my behind the scenes look at The Sterling Affair in French! familytreewebinars.com/webinar/ou-l... *Not actually my absolutely amazing French-speaking skills, but at an AI translation that sounds like me! 🤣

Love this pic of my grandad and his pet owl! 🦉

Amazing 40th anniversary production of Les Miserables. 🥰

No major changes for my 23&Me ancestry report. Still mainly European with my 2x great grandmother’s Asian ancestry in the mix.

I have been asked lots, "PLEASE make your audiobooks available on other sites!" The Asylum and Hiding The Past are available EVERYWHERE... Click the link for global and local retailers. Let anyone know who you heard say they can't get it because now they can! Enjoy... 😊 mybook.to/HidingthePas...

#OnThisDay... 2 October 1976, #Secrets Arrive by Post Jack’s ordinary life in #Massachusetts was shattered by a letter, posted from #California, carrying long-lost family truths. Decades later, #MortonFarrier, would finally uncover what really happened... www.nathandylangoodwin.com/the-missing-...

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my Legacy webinar last month. ☺️ If you missed it, it’s in the Legacy library along with my two other talks!

I dedicated The Orange Lilies to the memory of fallen relations, this month in the #FirstWorldWar Lance Corporal James Dengate - Royal Sussex Regiment, 1897 - 14 September 1917, Karachi Private James Ernest Dengate - Royal Sussex Regiment, 1889 - 21 September 1918, Cambrai mybook.to/TheOrangeLil...

Just had a very interesting tour of the Metropolitan Police Museum, which included the toilet door from Rillington Place, the bath from the Brides in the Bath murder and various other artefacts which have helped shape police procedures over the years. Worth a visit if you’re in the area!

75,000 words on Morton 11! 🥳

Another day another archive!