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Well, that was very special. I’ve just been “in conversation” with @BenGoldsmith at a fundraising party for one of my favourite charities: @RainbowTrustCC - Ben was dazzlingly brilliant: fascinating, compelling, moving. And the charity’s the best.

Saw a woman I knew from when the kids were younger.
Her: Howz you? Heard you had a new hobby!
Me: Oh?
Her: Aren't you having a go at writing books? Oh, it's so hard, don't get your hopes up, very few people get published. I tried for years. So if I can't, you'll never manage. 😲

Honoured to have honoured the great Derek Griffiths with an honorary degree ⁦@uochester⁩ - he’s one of our most brilliant actors & entertainers ... & a complete delight too. Happy birthday Derek!

Another year, another trip into London & the glorious @GoldsboroBooks to sign their hardback stock of my latest novel

This year it’s #TheOdessaAssassin, the final book in the Odessa trilogy & the culmination of a life-changing writing partnership with the master himself…

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My Top Ten Fiction Third Quarter 2026 from 99 books read bookreviewsandmore.ca/2026/09/top-te… featuring: @DavidLGray_INFO, @JoeDMcClane, @bycolewinters, @epchapman1986, Susan Brinkmann @Weneed2talk1, @DeclanFinnBooks, @cedarlili, @PageZaplendam, @HaleWrites bonus books from Declan Finn, h Griffing from @TuscanyBayBooks and T.M. Gaouette. #Lists #BookReview #Top10

Next Friday - theatre event, don't miss this aspectsofcrime.com/murder-at-the-…
@TonyFisherLive @Paulodaburka @HaleWrites @LucaVeste @MarkBillingham @wurdsmyth #Pershore #CrimeFiction #crimeevent @CrimeTimeUK @bullingtonpress #No8ArtsCentre @The_CWA @CrimeReaders

1/2 A year ago I was invited to work with a brill team at the @britishlibrary (alongside others) to help curate the new AGATHA CHRISTIE: A WORLD OF MYSTERY exhibition. Last night we had the official opening and I was honoured to deliver the Guest Speaker address... CONT

Ma Lantern is back and in her own words!!

New Event Nov 6th aspectsofcrime.com/murder-at-the-…
@MarkEllis15 #PershoreNo8 @Paulodaburka @The_CWA @CrimeReaders #CrimeFiction @TonyFisherLive @wurdsmyth @HaleWrites #MurderAtTheAbbey #bookfest @Paulodaburka

@Paulodaburka @HistoriaHWA @rnmorris @RAPriceAuthor @jjulieanderson @MarkEllis15 @for_fi @BarryForshaw3 @HullNoir @janethynne @VaseemKhanUK @lilmissmorfett @MNGrenside @isberryauthor @radiomukhers @spybrary @OldcastleBooks Congrats Paul. Can't wait to chat to you about it in Pershore next month.😀

Event - 6th November, No.8 Arts Centre, Pershore.
Tickets: number8.org/event/murder-a…
@LucaVeste chats 2 Diamond Dagger Winner @MarkBillingham
@HaleWrites chats to @wurdsmyth @Paulodaburka @TonyFisherLive compere
@Chedgee @TomMeadAuthor @chrislloyd @JoCallaghanKat #pershore #crime

A #BookReveiw of Sleep No More by @HaleWrites The Shakespeare Murders Book 4 from @bullingtonpress. bookreviewsandmore.ca/2026/09/sleep-… Oliver remains at large, executing his plans. And seeing his revenge through to the bitter end. Detectives Toby Marlowe and Fred Williams are willing to do h him, including working with the press, and trusting Whomper yet again. And I cannot but wonder if we have yet to see the last of Oliver and his dastardly deeds? This is an excellent read I can easily recommend it and the whole series! bookreviewsandmore.ca/2026/09/sleep-…

Out today in UK - SPIES ON SCREEN
Buy here: bit.ly/4e9DlgV
@rnmorris @RAPriceAuthor @jjulieanderson @MarkEllis15 @for_fi @BarryForshaw3 @HaleWrites @HullNoir @janethynne @VaseemKhanUK @lilmissmorfett @MNGrenside @isberryauthor @radiomukhers @spybrary @OldcastleBooks

@HistoriaHWA @rnmorris @RAPriceAuthor @jjulieanderson @MarkEllis15 @for_fi @BarryForshaw3 @HaleWrites @HullNoir @janethynne @VaseemKhanUK @lilmissmorfett @MNGrenside @isberryauthor @radiomukhers @spybrary @OldcastleBooks Thank you

Event: 6th November, No 8 Arts Centre - MARK BILLINGHAM & LUCA VESTE
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#CRIME #PERSHORE #CRIMEFICTIONEVENT @AvonBooksUK @The_CWA @bullingtonpress @HaleWrites @aspectsofcrime Paul Burke #SPIESONSCREEN

THE PAPERBACK edition of UNHOLY ALLIANCE the third SAS Red Troop thriller, set in Northern Ireland, is NOW available. Inspired by real events which will shock you! #SAS #thrillerbooks #crimefiction @SharpeBooks @aspectsofcrime
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HM7FDZN8/

A review of Blood on the Tracks by @HaleWrites The Comeback Trail Book 2 from @bullingtonpress bookreviewsandmore.ca/2026/10/blood-… This story follows Jimmy Wayne and the Second Chance, was almost a has-been, he was up the charts and just sort of never converted. Then after accidentally he writes a song that could become a hit. In the first volume as the bodies pile up so do the great new songs. Soon Jimmy has some new songs, and the mysterious Mister John R. Deal, he is popping up all over the place, and appears to be trying to guide Jimmy and the band to even greater success. Add a strange adventure at a gold mind, and old friend, a Sheriff still after Jimmy, a thug kingpin from the UK and there are a lot of elements in this volume. This is another excellent read, it was fun, and dark, and darkly amusing. I can easily recommend the book and series. #BookReview

A #BookReview of Put Out The Light by @HaleWrites The Shakespeare Murders Book 3 from @bullingtonpress bookreviewsandmore.ca/2026/09/put-ou… This story is set in the 1970s Stratford-upon-Avon and is a police procedural. This story features elements from Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and th Hamlet and Macbeth. Felix is beginning to have doubts, regrets and real fear, but he is stuck between a rock and a hard case. This is an excellent read. I can easily recommend it and the whole series!

#prestoncrimefictionfestival Day 3 - in New Zealand There is a lot of “bush bashing” - something Vas found very amusing, I wonder why?! Vas you are so childish, tut tut 😂 who said it? Share, tag fest, answer correctly, 1st wins a prize, tag two friends, 3 prizes! #pcff #pcff26