Russ Thomas
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Author of the DS Adam Tyler books
#firewatching
#nighthawking
#coldreckoning
#sleepingdogs
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Hi new Bluesky peeps. š Iām Russ. I mostly read and write and sometimes sell books. This is my latest, out now in paperback. Thanks for following! X
about 1 year ago
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Paul Kane
about 19 hours ago
Fantastic evening @waterstonessheffield with
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
- signed and sold lots of books and drinkies afterwards š
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Weāre doing this again later on today! @waterstonessheffield 6-8, with
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
&
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
signing copies of
#DeathComesatChristmasš
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Paul Kane
2 days ago
See everyone tomorrow!! Weāre at @waterstonessheffield 6-8, with
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
&
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
signing copies of
#DeathComesatChristmasš
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Paul Kane
4 days ago
Weāre at @waterstonessheffield on Thursday 6-8, with
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
&
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
signing copies of
#DeathComesatChristmas
- see you there! š
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8 days ago
Come see
@marieoregan.bsky.social
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
and myself for a signing at @waterstonessheffield a week today! Details below⦠Thanks to Russ for the graphic š
www.waterstones.com/events/late-...
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Join us on Thu 27th Nov for a lovely Christmassy evening of mince pies, present wrapping, and murder. Waterstones Sheffield Orchard Square (6-8pm)
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Itās some kind of Halloween special⦠maybe⦠I dunno. But Sleeping Dogs is just 99p on Kindle
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
But hurry! I have no idea how long this lasts š
about 1 month ago
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Sarah Hilary
about 2 months ago
It's cover reveal day for The Drowning Place! Huge thanks to Dan Mogford who designed the gorgeous cover, and the whole team at @harvill who have been magnificent. 1 of 2
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Too soon for theĀ C-word? Okay, I know, itās waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you donāt want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; weāre too busyā¦
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Too soon for theĀ C-word?
Okay, I know, itās waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you donāt want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; weāre too busy tripping over bodies in the snow, worrying at the dark shapes at the window, and investigating the odd sounds coming from the attic⦠Yes, itās publication day and I am thrilled to announce that Death Comes at Christmas ā the festive crime and mystery anthology I contributed to ā is out today in…
http://russthomasauthor.com/2025/10/21/too-soon-for-the-c-word/
about 1 month ago
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The Day of the Roaring ā A conversation with NinaĀ Bhadreshwar Every so often, interviewing an author feels less like work and more like being invited into someone's creative living room. That's how I felt when I got the opportunity to sit down in front of an audience and quiz Nina Bhadreshwarā¦
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The Day of the Roaring ā A conversation with NinaĀ Bhadreshwar
Every so often, interviewing an author feels less like work and more like being invited into someone's creative living room. That's how I felt when I got the opportunity to sit down in front of an audience and quiz Nina Bhadreshwar about her debut novel The Day of the Roaring at Waterstones last week. Beforehand, I'd been curious (maybe a little apprehensive) about how the conversation would flow ā her book deals with some very weighty themes, after all, and I worried it might not lend itself to the easiest of anecdotes.
http://russthomasauthor.com/2025/09/22/the-day-of-the-roaring-a-conversation-with-nina-bhadreshwar/
2 months ago
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Bertās Books
10 months ago
Good morning. We are open. šāļø
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Ann Cleeves
10 months ago
A little reminder that
@baytales.bsky.social
will be in
@ourwhitleybay.bsky.social
on March 1st. The friendly festival for everyone who loves crime, mystery and the seaside. Check out the brilliant range of authors here:
baytales.com
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Bay Tales | Making a Splash with Fiction
https://baytales.com
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If you havenāt been to
@baytales.bsky.social
before then this should be your year. Just 3 weeks to go! Itās such a great event in a beautiful location. Highly recommend!
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sarahblackburn
10 months ago
Huddersfield Literature Festival (HuddLit Fest 2025) - there are some events live on their website. The festival runs from 08 May to 18 May 2025. Russ Thomas and A A Dhand are appearing on Thursday 15 May 2025. xxššš
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
@huddlitfest.bsky.social
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Paul Kane
10 months ago
SW news for January: Hellraisers; Servants;
#DeathComesatChristmas
;
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
as Guest Writer; French
#TwiceCursed
; Witch Craft; short stories; Robin of Sherwood; PL Kane; Escape from New Yorkā¦
www.shadow-writer.co.uk/news.html
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Back at the CoalĀ Face Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My journey to becoming a published author started, very simply, with a love for books. My mum would take me to the library every Saturday and I would borrow as many books as I was allowed. Somehow though, I always managed to run out of readingā¦
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Back at the CoalĀ Face
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My journey to becoming a published author started, very simply, with a love for books. My mum would take me to the library every Saturday and I would borrow as many books as I was allowed. Somehow though, I always managed to run out of reading material before the next week came around. So it probably wasn't a surpise to anyone when I began my bookselling career with a Saturday job working for a specialist transport and military bookshop in London.
http://russthomasauthor.com/2025/01/17/back-at-the-coal-face/
11 months ago
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Ellie Thomas
11 months ago
This week on the reading blog, I have two fantastic detective stories with gay MCs, from
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
and D.V. Bishop. Not to be missed!!
elliethomasromance.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/r...
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Recent Reads: Sleeping Dogs and City of Vengeance
By this stage on the reading blog, youāre probably aware that I love reading romantic suspense! So I have a variation on that theme this week. I have two excellent detective stories on the blog, onā¦
https://elliethomasromance.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/recent-reads-sleeping-dogs-and-city-of-vengeance/
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Hull Libraries
11 months ago
Thank you everyone who came along to, or joined us online for
@hullnoir.bsky.social
last night Good to see a packed room to welcome our hugely entertaining guest
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
Details of next month's event coming soon...
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I had such a lovely time in Hull. Thanks for giving me such a warm welcome xx
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11 months ago
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Hull Libraries
11 months ago
One week today, we'll be back with the first
@hullnoir.bsky.social
of 2025 with
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
Join us in-person at Hull Central Library or online wherever in the world you are!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir-...
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Overcoming Writerās Block: 6 ProvenĀ Strategies Writing is hard, there's no two ways about it. One day you decide, 'Hey, I think I'm going to write a novel,' and off you go, perhaps with a detailed plan of attack, perhaps just winging it. Either way, there comes a point (Well, one if you'reā¦
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Overcoming Writerās Block: 6 ProvenĀ Strategies
Writing is hard, there's no two ways about it. One day you decide, 'Hey, I think I'm going to write a novel,' and off you go, perhaps with a detailed plan of attack, perhaps just winging it. Either way, there comes a point (Well, one if you're extremely lucky but probably more like, several!) when you inexplicably grind to a halt.
http://russthomasauthor.com/2025/01/08/overcoming-writers-block-6-proven-strategies/
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Really looking forward to this. Canāt believe itās next week! See you soon, Hull x
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Peter Fleming
11 months ago
Timely blog post for once as the author
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
will be at
@hullnoir.bsky.social
next week chatting about
#SleepingDogs
book 4 in his DS Adam Tyler series published by Simon & Schuster. A cold case that sees Tyler in a coma
peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2025/01/07/s...
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Sleeping Dogs by Russ Thomas #SleepingDogs #RussThomas
An anonymous letter blows a cold case wide open, putting Tylerās life in danger
https://peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2025/01/07/sleeping-dogs-by-russ-thomas-sleepingdogs-russthomas/
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Gabino Iglesias
11 months ago
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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The Crime Writers' Association
11 months ago
Unpublished authors, enter the Emerging Author Dagger! Your crime novel opening plus a synopsis (3,000 words max). The deadline is 28 February 2025, 6.00pm. You could win £500! Details at:
https://buff.ly/40cQGxW
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Andy Wormald
11 months ago
These were my top 10 crime/thrillers reads of the year, featuring
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
@robertrutherford.bsky.social
@tonykentwrites.bsky.social
@adamhamdy.bsky.social
@roxiekey.bsky.social
@imranmahmood777.bsky.social
@radiomukhers.bsky.social
@timsullivanauthor.bsky.social
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2024 ā Top 10 Crime & Thriller Reads
I say this every year, but it really has been another amazing year reading, I am very selective on what books I say yes to or will pick up and read, so that I know when I am reading a book that I aā¦
https://amwbooksreviews.wordpress.com/2024/12/30/2024-top-10-crime-thriller-reads/
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Hull Noir
12 months ago
Here's a peek at our first 2025 events... we're delighted to be welcoming
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
,
@annamazz.bsky.social
and Howard Linskey š
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Tom Mead
12 months ago
Huge thanks to
@paulkane.bsky.social
,
@marieoregan.bsky.social
and
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
for your lovely company and conversation. You are all great. Lovely to meet
@local-sea-wytch.bsky.social
and
@manvsbaby.bsky.social
too, hopefully we'll get the opportunity to chat again soon.
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Paul Kane
12 months ago
What a lovely evening of signing books at @waterstonessheffield - thanks to all the staff and the wonderful
@marieoregan.bsky.social
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
- there are some signed
#DeathComesatChristmas
plus Tomās and Russā books in the store if you missed it! 1/4
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āTwas 27 nights before Christmas and
@marieoregan.bsky.social
@PaulKane.bsky.social
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
and I will be appearing
@waterstones.bsky.social
#Sheffield
for a sparkly evening where you can buy the perfect present for the
#CrimeFiction
lover in your life
#DeathComesAtChristmas
about 1 year ago
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Do we think Tonyās fallen on hard times? He seems to have sold off all his books.
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Come one, come all⦠Sheffield on NOVEMBER 28TH come along to Waterstones from about 6pm and get a book signed by
@marieoregan.bsky.social
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
and yours truly.
#DeathComesatChristmas
is THE perfect gift for the
#crimefiction
lover in your life!
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Tom Mead
about 1 year ago
If you're in Sheffield on NOVEMBER 28TH come along to Waterstones--I'll be there from about 6pm with
@marieoregan.bsky.social
,
@paulkane.bsky.social
and
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
signing Death Comes at Christmas. They'll have some
#Spector
books too, so plenty of choice for
#christmasgifts
!
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Bay Tales
about 1 year ago
š We will give the ticket away to one person whoās started a convo (AKA sent us a DM here) once we hit 5,000 followers. š¤©š¤©š¤©
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Bay Tales
about 1 year ago
If youāve not got your ticket for
#baytales25
yet, the best seats at the best price are available via our website:
baytales.com/shop-2/
Do join us, itās going to be a lot of fun. š
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Anna Mazzola
about 1 year ago
A bunch of people I much admire have said some very generous things about my forthcoming Anna Sharpe thriller
#NotesOnADrowning
. Here are a few of the things. Request it now on NetGalley:
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
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Val McDermid
about 1 year ago
@profjosharp.bsky.social
I just joined Bluesky only to find thereās already a fake āvalmcdemid-01ā with my pic! So if anybodyās following them, feel free to abandon them for the real thing!
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John Crace
about 1 year ago
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
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Emily Liu
about 1 year ago
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Letās dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!
https://bsky.social/about/blog/05-31-2024-search
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Damian Barr
about 1 year ago
Good morning all you gorgeous new folk! Iāve added some more LGBTQIA+ writers to my Starter Pack and will continue updating between bursts of editing my new novel, itās called The Two Roberts. š š šļø š ā¤ļø
go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W
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Hi new Bluesky peeps. š Iām Russ. I mostly read and write and sometimes sell books. This is my latest, out now in paperback. Thanks for following! X
about 1 year ago
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Tina Baker
about 1 year ago
Come with me to @ForbiddenPlanet š©· Forget 7 swans a-swimming, we had 7 authors signing.
#DeathComesAtChristmas
#anthology
Ideal Xmas pressie! L @thevoiceofruss @TomMeadAuthor @PaulKaneShadow @Marie_O_Regan @Helen_Fields @FionaAnnCummins š©·šššš©·
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David H Headley
about 1 year ago
A call to all un-agented authors who have written a sweeping historical love story. My submissions are open, and I am waiting to read your book.
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David H Headley ā DHH Literary Agency
https://www.dhhliteraryagency.com/david-h-headley
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Tony Kent
about 1 year ago
Well done to
#TheakstonsCrime
for nabbing the peerless Mick Heron as next yearās Programming Chair! Iād congratulate Mick, too, but he doesnāt do social media, probably doesnāt have a phone & lives a little too far away for my voice to carry!
harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/slow-ho...
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Slow Horses creator Mick Herron to Chair Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2025
Slow Horses creator Mick Herron to Chair Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2025 Harrogate International Festivals has announced highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling thriller...
https://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/news/slow-horses-creator-mick-herron-to-chair-theakston-old-peculier-crime-writing-festival-2025/
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Nick Triplow
about 1 year ago
Reminder that I'll be talking to Cathi Unsworth at The Horse Hospital on MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER, discussing
#GETTINGCARTER
and
#THELASTDAYSOFJOHNNYNUNN
. Then taking the last train to Newcastle as we screen Mike Hodges 1971 classic. Drinks from 6.30pm. Details:
www.thehorsehospital.com/events/getti...
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GETTING CARTER and THE LAST DAYS OF JOHNNY NUNN ā The Horse Hospital
Nick Triplow and Cathi Unsworth in conversation to celebrate the life and work of Get Carter author, Ted Lewis , and the publication of noir thriller, The Last Days of Johnny Nunn + screen...
https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/gettingcarter
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A.A. Chaudhuri
about 1 year ago
This Saturday Iāll be appearing at
#MedwayLitFest
, chatting about my latest psychological thriller
#UnderHerRoof
. If youāre local or in the area this weekend, be great to see you! Tickets available here: š
medwayriverlit.co.uk/eventssummary
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Bay Tales
about 1 year ago
Hello from the Bay Tales team. Thatās
@vpeanuts.bsky.social
& Ann Cleeves (author of Vera, Shetland & The Long Call). Our next event is Sat, 1 March ā25 & we would love you to join us. Tickets available from our website.
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Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark š„
over 1 year ago
You can't beat a good detective series, and DS Adam Tyler is up there with the best of them. Sleeping Dogs is seriously good...
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
just keeps getting better. Keep them coming! āāāāā
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Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark š„
almost 2 years ago
Another fab endorsement for The Deadly Spark, this time from the brilliant
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
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