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The Old Mill at Killin is open for the season and fully restocked with my books 📚❤️

📗 I've received some lovely and flattering news this morning about my latest book TUULA: A True Crime Tragedy Waterstones has just placed the biggest single advance order I've ever had for one of my books You can preorder your copy direct from Waterstones here 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/tuula-a...

🏏 Actual footage of me practicing catching at cricket nets last night

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🥶 2 days later, and I'm still thawing out after braving Storm Dave on the terraces of Arbroath FC with the boys. The result helped though. (the photo was taken during the 30 seconds it stopped raining)

"Very well researched & gripping from beginning to end Another fascinating & well researched book from Mark, this time delving into Bristol's darkest moments Mark thoroughly deserves 2 be considered one of the UK's top writers in the field" -MH ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Support your local bookshop. Order @ bookshop.org

🔍 If you know anything about my investigative technique, you'll understand how I'd undertake the hunt 🥚

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📕 BRISTOL: BULLETS, BLADES AND BARRICADES 📕 Grab yourself a copy for the perfect Easter Bank Holiday read - available in paperback & ebook BRISTOL: Bullets, Blades and Barricades is available now from all good bookshops & online retailers. Ebook version also available, links in the comments below

Trump's little self-congratulatory tweet from yesterday. How many things can one idiot get wrong in one message (apart from his usual overuse of exclamation marks and capital letters)? Still, nice of you, Mr Diaper Don, to take of the credit. The only space Trump knows is the one between his ears.

🐰 Happy Easter to all my followers everywhere and to all the lovely bookshops that support me. I'm egg-tremely grateful! Have a chocolate filled day . . . 🥚

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I don’t usually do this… but I just opened a free trial on my page 😏 If you’ve ever been curious, now’s your chance to see everything for free Don’t wait too long.. www.fanvue.com/adrianmitche... #Gay #LGBT #JoinNow #Secret

✍️ As the launch of TUULA: A True Crime Tragedy nears I thought I'd share one of Tuula's diary entries from 60 years ago this Easter weekend Tuula had spent the holiday weekend helping her grandparents clean & decorate the kitchen. I thought this snippet perfectly summed up her quirky sense of humour

This Easter marks the 110th anniversary of the Easter Risings in Ireland, a protest against British rule. The Irish writer and poet W.B. Yeats wrote about his mixed emotions on seeing the violent events escalate so quickly in his poem Easter, 1916. "Oh when may it suffice?"

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📚 So, it was an exciting day yesterday. I picked up a physical proof of TUULA: A True Crime Tragedy from my publisher. The first time I've seen my new book 'in the flesh.' I am thrilled & proud with the end results. TUULA: A True Crime Tragedy is published by Tippermuir Books on 21 May

🔍 Why do female readers love crime fiction and true crime so much? 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This might explain why the majority of my audiences at live events are female. I have a few theories of my own too...

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📚 LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT EASTER WEEKEND READ? 🔍 Then why not download my ERASED ebook collection -available now for instant download on Amazon. ERASED is a series of mysterious real-life missing persons stories from around the world ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Here's a highbrow literary exercise to keep your brain functioning. alifeinbooks.co.uk/category/six... #BooksForBrains

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Pretty much how my performance reviews used to go when I worked for somebody else 😂

It's exactly 5️⃣0️⃣ days until TUULA: A True Crime Tragedy is released. The countdown really begins now.... See today's Facebook post for the full story

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This cartoon, from before the Iran war, now seems mild. What's next to distract from his failures?

✍️ I've had two pieces published in the latest edition of the Taymouth Estate magazine, all about some of the castle's famous guests and how their visits played a part in shaping the world we live in today 📰

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The world definitely needs Amelie right now. And she's back in cinemas to celebrate the 25th anniversary :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=555A...

✍️ As it's a Monday, I'll go all inspirational and social media influencer-like.

It was a tad windy yesterday 🌬️ 🍃

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✍️When you're feeling the pressure . . .

🔍 I delved deep in my quest to find Tuula's killer. I can't wait to share those findings with you when TUULA: A True Crime Tragedy is released on 21/5 🫆 My endeavours included a conversation with the FBI about the importance of negative evidence - when nothing says something. Intrigued, you will be

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⏰ Don't forget folks, the clocks go forward one hour tonight. The bad news is that we lose an hour's sleep. The good news is - we'll be one hour closer to the release of TUULA: A True Crime Tragedy! 🫆🔍📚 🗓️ 54 days to go (less one hour)

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📕NEED A WEEKEND READ - TRY THE RIVER RUNS RED📕 True stories of murder, mystery, and justice among Highland Perthshire's rural working classes. This expanded, extended, and updated new edition contains extra stories, bonus information & crucial updates ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ EBOOK - www.amazon.co.uk/River-Runs-R...

I never thought of that 😂

📚 Actual picture of my desk. Just ever so slightly snowed under at the moment! ✍️

⚖️ A big thank you to everyone who came to my Trial By Jury event at Blairgowrie Library tonight. Great fun! 🔍

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Okay, today's things that annoy me are: 1. "In great detail" seems to have become "granular detail". 2. The "Far North" seems to have become the "High North", and 3. This sign..

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A light dusting of snow fell on Ben Lawers last night 🏔️

Another of the pictures I snapped while in Jersey last week. The Lamplighter looking resplendent in the early spring sunshine

👠 It's always a joy to discover a word you've never heard before, especially when it's such a delightful and evocative one. Heeltaps I imagine evolved from people jumping up hurriedly to dance without finishing their drinks. 🍸 There was once a pub in London called The Heeltap