Huge congratulations to Julie Anderson and @hobeckbooks.bsky.social Festival Days, third book in the brilliant Clapham Trilogy, is out today and it's a cracker!

“The Sorrow and the Pity,” a four-hour documentary from 1969 about Nazi-occupied France, chronicles the way that many ordinary citizens simply lived their lives as if nothing had changed—and the film is more relevant than ever, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.

By far my favourite crime novelist …set in Occupied Paris featuring his reluctant yet pragmatic flic Eddie. What ethical dilemmas will he face?

The Art of Occupation comes out three weeks today. The story begins in this square, dominated by a statue of Joan of Arc. Eddie attends a silent protest that is met by a heavy-handed response and he's forced to run to avoid arrest by his own police. www.orionbooks.co.uk/.../the-art....

The first review is in for The Art of Occupation on Netgalley and it's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Day made! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

The Art of Occupation, fourth in the Eddie Giral series, has just landed on Netgalley. You know what that means – get those review requests in now! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... #TheArtofOccupation #NetGalley

The Art of Occupation gets its first top 5 spot... in Painting.

Time for coffee, I'd say.

The Jeu de Paume is where the Nazis stored a lot of the art they stole. In The Art of Occupation, Eddie tries to gain entry to track down some missing artworks. Here, he'll meet one person he admires, and another he fears. The Art of Occupation – out 14 May. www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/chris...

The first human tower collective in Wales is launching, bringing a centuries-old Catalan tradition to the South Wales Valleys

Watching Cabaret for the nth time. The biergarten scene is still one of the most chilling moments in film. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Eddie Giral is back!

Eight weeks today!!! The Art of Occupation, fourth in the Eddie Giral series, comes out in ebook, hardback and audiobook eight weeks today. Pre-order here: www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/chris...

This morning's walk.

Lovely tranquil way to start the day. Morning everyone.

My first event of 2026 and it's at a lovely community library run by volunteers. If you're anywhere near Rhoose on Friday 20th February at 7pm, please come along and say hello. I'll be talking about Eddie Giral and the Occupation series – there will be wine and nibbles! Tickets from Rhoose Library.

I've been reliably informed that today is International Croissant Day. Oh well, if I must...

Cover reveal! FESTIVAL DAYS by JULIE ANDERSON - the final instalment in the CLAPHAM TRILOGY. The mood is festive, but there's darkness around the corner. UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G6XH6Y1Y US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6XH6Y1Y Hobeck: www.hobeck.net/product-page... @juliewriter.bsky.social #coverreveal

Wait a minute! There's a new @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social book coming out!?

Cover reveal!!! Here's the cover of the next book in the Occupation series. Out in hardback and ebook on 14 May. I hope you enjoy Eddie's latest contretemps in Occupied Paris! Probably best to rush over to the following link now to get those preorders in... www.hachette.co.uk/titles/chris...

After PLR day, just one more example of how wonderful libraries are. Take a look at this lovely display of my Eddie Giral books in Rhoose Community Library for my event there next month. Thank you to the brilliant volunteer librarians.

Happy PLR day! Huge thank you to everyone who has borrowed my books in their local public library, and to all the wonderful libraries and librarians who work so hard. Every time a reader borrows a book from a library, the author gets a few pence and a lovely warm glow – and they all add up!

One of the most exciting but nerve-racking moments is when you see the cover for your next book for the first time. And the one for the next Eddie Giral book is a stunner!!!😍📚 A lovely early Christmas present! All will be revealed in the new year...

Only 23 days until CARNIVAL OF LIES comes out in paperback from @panmacmillan.bsky.social! Below is a recent review from Australia's Canberra Weekly...

Very happy to have taken part in this year's @historia-hwa.bsky.social Christmas Book feature with a couple of recommendations for Christmas reading. I've chosen two scorchers by @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and @gjwilliams92.bsky.social which I think you'll love. historiamag.com/xmas-reading...

This weekend I'll be at the fabulous Newcastle Noir for some criminally good fun. Check out the programme at newcastlenoir.co.uk I'm thrilled to be on the When They Sound the Last All Clear panel with the brilliant Julie Anderson, Christina Koning, Mary Jane Riley and @valpennyauthor.bsky.social

The Hanging Man Investigation is out now. Atkins and Palmer book 2, available in paperback and ebook. And if you've read the Locked Trilogy, or Unlocked, you might even see a familiar face or two. mybook.to/HangingManInv

7-1!!! 7 bloody 1!!!

Great time chatting to some lovely people at Pyle Library as part of Awen Libraries Crime Month. You meet the nicest of people in libraries! Thank you to Carol and all the staff for making me feel so welcome. Love this brilliant display!

Looking forward to chatting about crime fiction, Occupied Paris and modern-day Catalonia at Pyle Library tomorrow at 2.30pm as part of the Awen Libraries Crime Month. awenboxoffice.com/whats-on/cri...

Really looking forward to this event at Waterstones in Hereford ☺️

Just under 5 hours to go to get those bids in for @childreninread.bsky.social 2025. www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...

'Wales may be small and enchanting - a land of castles, dragons, and sea-laced horizons - but its true magic lies in its mindset. Here, the future is not an abstract hope but a legal promise.' ✍️ Dr Luci Attala

Word of advice to any book marketers emailing me. If you're going to offer to market my book professionally, it might be an idea to get the right bloody book. You know, one that I actually wrote.

Second event coming soon is the fabulous and friendly Newcastle Noir on 5-6 December. I'll be on a panel on Friday 5th with @juliewriter.bsky.social Christina Koning and Mary Jane Riley, chaired by @valpennyauthor.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing you there! newcastlenoir.co.uk

Just posted another couple of events on my website. First up is a Christmas Authors Evening Event at Waterstone's Hereford on Wednesday 3 December, from 6 to 8pm. I'll be there with @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and Tiffany Murray as well as a mince pie or two. www.chrislloydauthor.com/events

Just five days left to get your bids in for @childreninread.bsky.social 2025. Lots of fabulous books by some wonderful authors, many signed and dedicated, and all for a great cause. Please keep those bids coming in. www.jumblebee.co.uk/childreninre....

As part of the great collaboration between Awen Libraries and Crime Cymru throughout November, I'll be talking about Eddie and Occupied Paris, Elisenda and Catalonia, and crime writing in general at Pyle Library on Monday 17 November at 2.30pm. Tickets are free. awenboxoffice.com/.../crime-mo...

My brilliant wife Liz Lloyd launches her new jewellery collection and website today. Please take a look at her beautiful jewellery. She is so talented and has worked so hard to create these stunning pieces and build her site. I am so incredibly proud of her achievements. lizlloydjewellery.co.uk

Just under two weeks left to get your bids in for @childreninread.bsky.social 2025. Signed and dedicated paperbacks of the first three Eddie Giral books are up for auction. www.jumblebee.co.uk/childreninre...

Happiest of publication days to my friend @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social. The Hunters Club is out today, and it's brilliant!!! 🎉🥂📚 Join us in Aberystwyth this evening for the launch.

I get to interview the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social not once but twice about the cracking new book in the Oxford Mysteries series – The Hunters Club! Coleford Library, Monday 20 October at 4.30pm. Info and tickets: gloslibraries.uk/.../coleford....

Not long to go until the brilliant new book in @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social Oxford Mysteries series – The Hunters Club – is launched... and it's a cracker! Join Alis and me at her launch in Aberystwyth on Thursday Tickets: www.waterstones.com/.../alis-haw...

I am SO looking forward to appearing at Neath Arts Festival with some other lovely Crime Cymru authors. It's going to be a lot of fun!

Thrilled to be taking part in Neath Arts Festival! I'll be on a crime writers panel next Sunday with fellow Crime Cymru authors @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social Morgan Greene and @gjwilliams92.bsky.social discussing all things crime fiction. More info here: www.neathartsfestival.cymru#sun4

In Carmarthen next Saturday? Enjoy crime fiction? Then come along to Carmarthen Library at 2pm to enjoy a panel with Crime Cymru authors @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social @gbwilliams.bsky.social and me. Tickets are free on the Carmarthenshire Libraries website.

Beautiful sunset.

Absolutely thrilled to be interviewing my good friend @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social two weeks today at Aberystwyth Library, organised by the brilliant Waterstones Aberystwyth. Alis will be talking about the new book in her Oxford Mysteries series – The Hunters Club - which you're going to love!

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Can't believe how parched the grass is on the clifftop, but the trees are still looking beautiful.