This week's newsletter is a blast from the past, a trip down memory lane, dripping in nostalgia - who is the ginger-haired smiley chap in this photo? Any guesses? Newsletter sent www.hobeck.net #newsletter

Keep those entries coming!

Watch out HART TEAM - advance copy coming your way! #advancecopy #advancereader #crimefiction #crimeseries

We have a new book coming - cover reveal and preorder BLOOD LOSS now by the very talented LIN LE VERSHA! UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GLRBK715 US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GLRBK715 Hobeck: www.hobeck.net/product-page... #preorder #crimefiction

We have signed a contract for a new HILLY BARMBY THIRLLER! We love Hilly's books - this will be our fourth one! Can't wait! I (the Beck) is editing it now. You're going to love this! Out later this spring. www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Hilly... @hillybillie.bsky.social

27 Church Street has a website! Thanks to the great-grandson of Lionel Stretton for creating this: 27churchstreet.com #kidderminster #indiepub #historicalfiction

If only I could add a slow cooker to this picture then I'd have got all the themes on the newsletter in one image. Newsletter sent! www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter #belts #slowcookers #rainbows

Good news! The Henshaw Press Short Story March competition is now open! Get writing, folks, get emailing me, people. Go forth and be creative! #writingcompetition www.henshawpress.co.uk

Thank you to everyone who entered the Henshaw Press Short Story competition in 2025. You have raised £364.25 to buy books for the pupils at Walton High School in Stafford! THANK YOU! @presshenshaw.bsky.social #writingcommunity

Congratulations to the winners! Your stories are now on the website. Everyone else, grab a coffee, take a break and take a read. We love these stories and they'll feature in due course in the next anthology #writingcommunity www.henshawpress.co.uk

We are announcing the winners of the December competition today! Check the Henshaw Press account for the news #writingcometition #shortstories

And the shortlist is live! Congratulations to our shortlisted writers - amazing work, all of you! We'll be announcing our final winning podium later in the week - keep those eyes peeled! 👀 #WriteSky #Writing

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

PRE-ORDER AND COVER REVEAL! The third book in the Clapham Trilogy - FESTIVAL DAYS by JULIE ANDERSON. UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G6XH6Y1Y US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6XH6Y1Y Hobeck: www.hobeck.net/product-page... @juliewriter.bsky.social #preorder #historicalfiction

It is Sunday and newsletter time - where are these horses racing to and why do they give me (the Beck) big nostalgia vibes? www.hobeck.net #newsletter

The cover reveal for the THIRD BOOK in the CLAPHAM TRILOGY is coming your way tomorrow but advance copies have just been sent to the HART team - look out in your inboxes, Team Hobeck! We hope you enjoy the next adventure for Ellie and Faye #hartteam #teamhobeck @juliewriter.bsky.social

Watch out HART team - ebook coming your way! @davidjarvis.bsky.social #advancecopy #advancereading #thriller #ebook #indiepub #series #thrillerseries #ebooks #kindle #amazonkindle #humour #internationalthriller

What did these ladies have in their sandwiches? Read the Sunday newsletter to find out www.hobeck.net #newsletter #subscribe

Publishing under HOBECK IMPACT - the debut novel by A. J. Hobart. It's not crime, but it's just as gripping! UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G86TGV8S US: amazon.com/dp/B0G86TGV8S #familysaga #kidderminster #preorder

It's Sunday and what do I do on a Sunday? Sent the newsletter. Why is it about cats falling from the sky? Well, isn't it obvious? www.hobeck.net #newsletter #sunday #subscribe

Sending a contract for the sixth book in a series. Who is it! That’s if I can get to the post office in the snow… Publishing in spring 2026! #indiepubb #snow

Not all cats like snow - newsletter sent! It's been a while, but we haven't had a Sunday in the last month of Sundays www.hobeck.net #newletter #subscribe

27 Church Street - available for pre-order! Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G86TGV8S Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G86TGV8S Hobeck: www.hobeck.net/product-page... #historicalfiction #familysaga #family #preorder #kidderminster

Adrian has written a book! Here's a taster and a cover reveal. We are publishing this under our new imprint HOBECK IMPACT. It's not crime, but it's just as gripping. UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G86TGV8S US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G86TGV8S #familysaga #kidderminster #preorder

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Thank you for buying our books in 2025 and here's to more sales in 2026. Support indie - EVERY SALE MATTERS! #NewYear2026 #indiepub

Pre-order now! Out on 14 April 2026 a BRAND NEW MIKE KINGDOM THRILLER! When a deadly enemy from her past appears alive and well, can Michaela ‘Mike’ Kingdom finally face up to her demons? UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G8KJ2W9S US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8KJ2W9S @davidjarvis.bsky.social #preorder

Newsletter sent! What do red cabbage, dead mice and Christmas have in common? They all get a mention in the Hobeck newsletter! www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter

Looking for the perfect Christmas thrill about the imperfect Christmas? Look no further! 'Beautifully written suspense novel with vivid characters and a very unusual twist. An easy five stars.'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ US: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ #thriller #christmas

We have just sent a slightly different read to the HART team! It is not a crime book, yet there are deaths. What is it? Check your inboxes TEAM HOBECK #hartteam #teamhobeck #advancereaders

Come on, people, get writing! You never know, you could win a prize to start 2026 off to a good start! #competition #writingcompetition #writingcommunity

Special K or châteauneuf du pape - what would you choose? Newsletter sent! www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter

I am thrilled to announce that we have signed a contract (and read the book, twice!) for the third in the Clapham Trilogy to be published in April 2026. It is now 1951 and the Festival of Britain is underway... but is it all joy and celebration? @juliewriter.bsky.social #indiepub

We have another perfect Christmas read - there is snow! BEST SERVED COLD by HILLY BARMBY UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CK4J2LV9 US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK4J2LV9 #christmas #snow #thriller #psychologicalthriller #mustread #december #book #ebook

'This is a real page-turner, one of those stories that twists and turns, so you’ve never quite sure what’s going on.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you love Lisa Jewell you will adore this festive thriller from MAUREEN MYANT www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ #christmas #thriller

Do you feel precious about your baked beans? One of us at Hobeck Towers does, the other likes to posh-'em up! Find out why in the Sunday newsletter www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter

We have your perfect winter festive read here! If you love psychological thrillers and Christmas, you'll adore this. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ

our days left on this amazing sale! Even if you haven't read the series from the start yet, why not give it a whirl for less than the price of an hour parking in Eccleshall! UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLH9GD4N US: amazon.com/dp/B0CLH9GD4N #99p #blackfriday #99cents #ebook #malta

Five days left on this amazing sale! Even if you haven't read the series from the start yet, why not give it a whirl for less than the price of a third of a coffee from Starbucks! UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLH9GD4N US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLH9GD4N #99p #blackfriday #99cents #ebook #malta

The Beck (me) really wants to eat some 'men's pocky' right now. What is that? I hear you cry. Well, the newsletter might help you to understand, not entirely though... www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter

It's almost December! We have the perfect Christmas read for you! You think you are the perfect family, with the perfect Christmas ahead of you... think again! UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ @maureenmyant.bsky.social #christmasbooks #december #festiveread

We have another week of 99p/99cents joy! It's dark, wet and Novemberish out there, so why not travel to Malta for 99p? Ok, we can't actually get you there but... UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLH9GD4N US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLH9GD4N @ajaberford.bsky.social #BlackFriday #malta #99p

Still only £1.99/$2.99 - for all these words!! What are you waiting for? Not long left before this returns to full price. www.amazon.co.uk/Inspector-Ge... @ajaberford.bsky.social #malta #crimeseries #bargain #blackfriday

PERFECT FOR CHRISTMAS! When perfect goes wrong... 'Captivating Christmas thriller.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ US: amazon.com/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ #christmasbook #christmasreading #december #kindle #KindleUnlimited

‘Maureen masterfully peels back the layers of this seemingly perfect family to reveal a web of secrets, lies, and unsettling danger.’ GILLIAN JACKSON UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ #christmasbook #christmasreading #december #kindle #KindleUnlimited

'I thought I knew everything about murders in the Med – not so – this series is a fantastic read!’ ROBERT DAWS, THE 'ROCK' CRIME SERIES UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMPS9TXC US: amazon.com/dp/B0CMPS9TXC BARGAIN BLACK FRIDAY PRICING! #malta #thriller #blackfriday #ebook @ajaberford.bsky.social

Looking for the perfect December thriller? Then we have it! WHAT LIES BENEATH by MAUREEN MYANT author of The Glasgow Crime Series. UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGZRDQHZ @maureenmyant.bsky.social #christmasbooks #chritmas #december #ebook #psychologicalthriller

If you haven't tried this series yet - what are you waiting for? For laugh-out-loud humour with a cosy twist and a peppering of Tarantino? OUT NOW: diamondbooks.co.uk/book/the-man... #cosycrime #cozymytery #humour #comedy #devon #crimeseries #crimefiction #book #ebook #kindle

'Can stand up against many accomplished best-sellers such as Gerald Seymour and Ken Follett.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMPS9TXC US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMPS9TXC BARGAIN BLACK FRIDAY PRICING! #malta #thriller #blackfriday #ebook @ajaberford.bsky.social

We are getting back into the podcasting rhythm... we hope it is worth the wait. Herewith our fantastic interview with psychological thriller writer, Jo Furniss, about Guilt Trip and the writing life: shows.acast.com/the-hobcast-... @jofurniss.bsky.social @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social #podcast

Sunday newsletter sent. Strawberries in November? Not real ones, of course www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter