Book 49 of the year: The Wrong Man by Chris McDonald. Great start to a gritty new Mancunian PI series. Loved Ethan and Amelia. Cracking book, highly recommended

Blimey these #TourdeFrance riders are a bit speedy

Were I an incredibly rich author I would simply live my life in a way that meant I did not have to send legal threats to Amnesty International.

I had a freakish amount of this sort of stuff on Bluesky yesterday. No coincidence it came in tandem with a rush of new readers for my blog. Getting shit from the people you don't write for is an inevitable byproduct of writing unapologetically for yourself and the other people you DO write for.

Offloaded a couple of huge bags of books to my friend’s little free library to make space. There is still no space, so these will have to live on the spare bed for now…

Drove back from Newcastle and the roads were weirdly clear. Can’t think why.

alas, no #LondonMarathon for me next year. Seen so many of these I'm wondering if anyone actually got a place!

Three books and a wedding I was at a wedding at the weekend and got chatting to the members of a book club. The topic turned to favourite books, and the dreaded “What’s the best book you’ve read recently?” Off the top of my head I went for: The Rush, by Beth Lewis. Three women’s lives in the gold…

June was a great month for books!

Watched the finale of s2 of The Pitt last night. Fantastic bit of telly, that

Love finding places to photograph in London espressococo.substack.com/p/london

Love finding places to photograph in London espressococo.substack.com/p/london

Vinted sellers appear to come in two flavours. 1. The item is in the post immediately 2. The item will get sent at the very last possible moment

It was the blog's birthday yesterday, which reminded me you may not have seen my annual books of the year feature - and a lot of those titles would be great for your summer holiday reading... #BookSky 📚💙 crimebookgirl.com/2026/01/02/f...

ONE WEEK TO THE IRON ROAD PAPERBACK ⚔️💥 Have you ordered your copy? Answer me! harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...

Fancy reading a bit of A NUMBERS GAME? Thanks to Civilian Reader you can! Then you can tell me how awful it is and we can mock RJ Dark together like grown ups.

Has a fantastic time at @capitalcrime.bsky.social this weekend, loads of great books for my TBR pile. Any catch your eye?

That would have been considerably more useful three days ago when I was actually *in* London, and less so now that I'm back home in Yorkshire.

Overworked cat requires competent butler. Must understand proportional representation, how to open a sardine cat without slicing their off fingers, and international relations. Previous applicants need not apply.

Has a fantastic time at @capitalcrime.bsky.social this weekend, loads of great books for my TBR pile. Any catch your eye?

Utterly fantastic time at @capitalcrime.bsky.social this weekend. Great panels, met some lovely people, had some great chats, bought and was gifted some great books. Same time next year?

Street name or warning sign?

Second day at @capitalcrime.bsky.social and more wondering how I’m going to get all these back to Yorkshire…

have you read any of the #TheakstonsCrime shortlist?

The shortlist for the #TheakstonsCrime crime novel of the year has been announced. In an unsurprising turn of events, I've read them all - here's what I thought of the selection! espressococo.com/2026/06/18/t... #TheakstonsCrime @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

Stay well, feel as positive as you can. Today we get 17:18:55 of daylight. Tomorrow we get 20s more than today. If you can, take a stroll, breathe some air, get some light on your face. #daylightbot

I’ve had the privilege of reading this already. Take it from me, you need this book.

Will Carver- Bad Influence "One of the most brilliantly versatile writers, turns his astute gaze & acerbic wit onto social media- you just know that you will be in for a glorious mindf*ck as usual…" @willcarver.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social ravencrimereads.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/w...

The shortlist for the #TheakstonsCrime crime novel of the year has been announced. In an unsurprising turn of events, I've read them all - here's what I thought of the selection! espressococo.com/2026/06/18/t... #TheakstonsCrime @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2026: The Shortlist #TheakstonsCrime #TheakstonsAwards The shortlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2026 has been announced. And I've read all of them! I'd already read 10 of the 18 books on the longlist, so it's no great…

In love with this

On @whatcathyreadnext.bsky.social #WWWWednesday - 17th June 2026 whatcathyreadnext.co.uk/2026/06/17/w...

Looks like it’s going to be toasty this weekend in London for @capitalcrime.bsky.social. Who’s going?

New Review - I started to look at the Clarke Award finalists and started with Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman it’s probably the most unpleasant reading experience I’ve had in years www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/6/...

The guy who was the best at painting British rain, has died. #RIP #DavidHockney

Off to Bristol for the weekend later. Three hour train journey each way, pondering how many books I might need

Does anyone actually read book reviews on blogs these days? Used to get some discussion about stuff that I posted, but recently it's been mostly tumbleweeds

Just finished listening to Dungeon Crawler Carl 3: The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook. I have some thoughts. espressococo.com/2026/06/10/t...

Just finished listening to Dungeon Crawler Carl 3: The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook. I have some thoughts. espressococo.com/2026/06/10/t...

The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #3) NEW ACHIEVEMENT! You have just finished the audiobook of The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook! Congratulations. That's fourteen hours of your life you're not getting back! Reward: You don't need to worry about how the Iron…

I’ll get a whiteboard. I’ll use it to track the projects I’m working on, keep it by my desk, keep it visible, keep on top of things. Spoiler: it is not January any more. What do you use to keep track of your projects? (please don’t say a whiteboard…)

Out now, Gunner by Alan Parks. Fantastic start to a new series. espressococo.com/2026/06/05/g... @baskervillejmp.bsky.social

Book 40 of the year: read in one sitting, utterly fab. The Blackbird Conspiracy by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Out in August.

Out now, Gunner by Alan Parks. Fantastic start to a new series. espressococo.com/2026/06/05/g... @baskervillejmp.bsky.social

Gunner, by Alan Parks March 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France. Keeping the pain in his leg at bay with the help of morphine, Gunner, a former detective, is hoping to lie low as the Luftwaffe begins bombing Glasgow. But when he…

Out today! Solitary Agents by @davegoodman.bsky.social is a fantastic follow-up to A Reluctant Spy. More spies! More action! espressococo.com/2026/03/23/s... @headlinebooks.bsky.social

The day is finally here - my second novel, SOLITARY AGENTS, is out now in hardback in the UK, and eBook and audio globally! It's a genuine delight and privilege to get to do this again, with my editor Toby Jones and the team from @headlinebooks.bsky.social

Book 40 of the year: read in one sitting, utterly fab. The Blackbird Conspiracy by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Out in August.

What do you mean the new Tariq Ashkanani and the new Alan Parks are both on NetGalley now??