Shameless plug - who needs Black Friday when the ebook for The Missing Hour has been already been slashed to 99p? tinyurl.com/4tfy4hzb

Latest high brow conversations with kids… Me: I wouldn’t swap you for anything. 6yo: Not even Kevin De Bruyne? Me: No. 6yo: How about a Hamburger? Me: Still no. If nothing else it lets him know where he stands in a six year old’s pecking order… #convoswithkids

Psst, Seven Days is less than a cheeseburger at Maccy D’s - pass it on. amzn.eu/d/cBI6lxr

The Missing Hour by Robert Rutherford a 5* high stakes adrenaline fuelled thriller, fast paced pulling no punches, one of the years reading highlights, my review @robertrutherford.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social

Toon Toon, Black & White Army! Family pilgrimage to St James’ Park! (We won’t talk about today’s result though….)

A thousand thankyou’s to everyone who grabbed a copy of #TheMissingHour over the weekend. This is how all Monday’s should begin in future please! Still only 99p - just saying… #bookstoread #book #BookRecommendations

Current sat at #2 in one of the Amazon categories - if any of you beautiful people haven’t read The Missing Hour yet and fancy a bargain the e-book is down to 99p but only for a few more days. G’wan, you know you want to help me get a lovely orange bestseller tag… amzn.eu/d/fkVNQvX

Mostly pinching other people’s pics as I only took a few, but yet another fabulous #TheakstonsCrime in the bag, my tenth in total. A weekend packed with conversations, catch ups, copious drinks and more belly laughs than I can count. Only 368 days and counting next year.

99p for a book I’ve literally shed blood for (long story - ask me at an event and I’ll show you the pics if you’re not squeamish) - limited time only though. You snooze, you lose. Amazon - tinyurl.com/5h7uknk4 Kobo - tinyurl.com/4n2ndt7y

Excited to head west for an evening of crime fiction tomorrow! Tickets available below 👇👇👇

All book post is exciting, but some just bring even bigger smiles. Huge thanks to @littlebrown.bsky.social for this weekends entertainment in the form of an early peek at the next offering from @mwcraven.bsky.social #bookpost #crimefiction #TheFinalVow

Massively delayed post @capitalcrime.bsky.social pics - what a weekend! Fab festival, brilliant books and amazing authors. @davidhheadley.bsky.social @lizziecurle.bsky.social and the team deserve a lie down and a medal! Roll on 2026!

Excited to dive into @capitalcrime.bsky.social purchases from @bethlewis.bsky.social and Conn Iggulden - which first? Eenie, meenie, minie, mo….

LOVE this image. No matter how crazy life gets, or how busy your day has been, never skimp on stories. #books #kidseducation #BedtimeStories

🎶Happy German Pub to to me 🎶 Excited to see Seven Days hitting the shelves in Germany as of today courtesy of the lovely folks at Baste Lübbe. #book #bookstoread #crimefiction

Back in Edinburgh and sorting out the post - includes a few books 🤔 @robertrutherford.bsky.social @brianmcgilloway.bsky.social @essiefox.bsky.social @engerthomas.bsky.social @katieallenauthor.bsky.social @michaelconnelly.bsky.social @jdkirk.bsky.social & inevitably old Biggles!

Bank holiday weekend price drop on #TheMissingHour on Kobo in the UK - mere 99p for a year’s work! 💥 #BooksWorthReading #BookTwitter #Bargain kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/th…

#TheMissingHour is less than half price in #Australia & #NewZealand this weekend. Thank you to all you lovely folk out there have bought enough already to make my weekend! Sitting pretty at #1 in the fiction charts! 🥳 🇦🇺/ 🇳🇿 - tinyurl.com/33kt9kxh #bookstoread

My April reads - what a month! 😍 🎧 Famous Last Words by @gillianmauthor.bsky.social 📖 Every Move You Make by @callytaylor.bsky.social 📱The Missing Hour by @robertrutherford.bsky.social 🎧 The Family Remains by @lisajewell.bsky.social Have you read any of these? What did you think? #BookSky

Three days to go and approaching 300 shares across all platforms so that’ll be three runners up prizes of a random book of mine if we make it. If we manage 400, I might even double up and offer an extra named character. You know what to do 👇👇👇

Roll on Tuesday! Guaranteed waaaay better entertainment than staying in to watch Corrie - still a few tickets left if you’re at a loose end around Manchester 👇👇👇

If there’s a more melancholy canine out there, I’ve yet to meet them. The cause you ask? A whole five seconds of not being the centre of attention.

Competition time! To be in with a chance of being a character in my next book, just like, share & follow. For every 100 shares I’ll give away a signed copy of one of my books (this part is UK only) as consolation prizes. Open till 23:59 May 9th! #readers #giveaway #competition

To further entice you along to any of the events next week, anyone who I sign a book for can enter a draw that I’ll be running until 23:59 Friday 9th May to be a named character in my next book. Get a ticket & get along to be in with a chance 👇👇👇 @trumanbooks.bsky.social @urmstonbooks.bsky.social

Just one week to go until we welcome @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social and @robertrutherford.bsky.social to Urmston! Sure to be a great event, tickets available at urmstonbooks.co.uk/vaseem-khan-... with the cost it redeemable against a book. Hope to see you there!

Only two weeks till I hit the road and head west - hope to see some friendly faces there! Tickets available from Urmston Books below 👇

The true miracle of Easter Wordle 1,401 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

So close to getting a bestseller flag! 🙏🏻

Whilst we're closed over the next couple of days, here's a little reminder that there's a lot going on over the next few weeks and tickets are available! Info & tickets - urmstonbooks.co.uk/events @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @robertrutherford.bsky.social @marnieriches.bsky.social

It’s all been about the new book lately, but meanwhile, this little rascal is down to just 99p if you get your skates on. #shamelessplug #sevendays tinyurl.com/bd9shfsx @hodderfiction.bsky.social

Roll on May - looking forward to a trip to Leeds to visit the fab @trumanbooks.bsky.social ! 👇👇

Two days and counting till The Missing Hour is on the shelves. Sack off your Thursday night telly and come and spend the evening with me and @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social instead. Few tickets left below from @forumbooks.bsky.social 👇👇👇

7yo was almost in tears last night because he’s heard someone at school say that the F-word is bad and is upset that we won’t tell him what it is or what it rhymes with. Inclined to just make a new one up and see in what context he uses it in. Suggestions welcome below…

Only four days till I’m chatting with @wstonesdurham book club on Saturday - free event and open to anyone. Starts at 10 and I’ll be making myself comfy afterwards from 11-2 with coffee and sharpie in hand to sign anything you put in front of me - books, cheques, confessions…

Today’s post, expertly opened by my glamorous assistant! Roll on April 10th - few tickets still left for the launch event at The Bound (tinyurl.com/2wvp3wbh) #bookstoread Forum - tinyurl.com/38e7rc5f Waterstones - tinyurl.com/faw68yn3 Amazon - tinyurl.com/4tfy4hzb x.com/rutherfordbook…

If I’d known my room number when I checked in, I’d have introduced myself as Rutherford, Robert Rutherford 😜

Heading home from London with some rather fine company for the journey - Death At The White Hart by @chrischibnall.bsky.social out this week. If the opening chapter is anything to go by, I’m in for a heck of a ride!

Two weeks tomorrow till publication - hope to see a load of you northern based folk at @forumbooks.bsky.social in Whitley Bay on April 10th where I’ll be interviewed by the one and only @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social - tickets available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/whi...

Favourite reaction to The Missing Hour I’ve seen so far! 👇👇👇

Very much looking forward to heading over to the North West in May to chat with the one and only @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social about our latest books. Tickets available via tinyurl.com/3cn7fy25

#TheMissingHour spotted in the wilds of Carlisle alongside some other mighty fine looking books!

T-minus five weeks and counting. Excitement levels starting to build! #TheMissingHour out on April 10th! amzn.eu/d/2qKm8wW

Six days and counting till Whose Crime Is It Anyway hits Whitley Bay for #BayTales Last few tickets available if you fancy joining us and help create a bestseller* in under sixty minutes with audience help. app.lineupnow.com/event/whose-... *laughter guaranteed but coherence of plot not so much.

47 days and counting till publication for #TheMissingHour and the lovely folk at @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off pre-orders placed before midnight on Monday using code PREORDER25 #WPreorder waterstones.com/book/the-missi…

To feature in the top ten round up from a blogger I respect as much as Andy has made my day! In amongst some pretty lofty company on there too!

Exactly the kind of thing my mam would do as well! 😂

Early Christmas pressie from HQ - early peek at next years book from Amit Dhand - this is gonna be one of THE books of the year, no doubt about it! @hqstories.bsky.social

Some good news for authors, hopefully. www.thebookseller.com/news/publish...

Always an honour to get a mention from someone who reads as many books as Andy!