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See our review of The Defence by Steve Cvanagh. The origin story of Eddie Flynn. A man for all seasons, con-man, lawyer, ex-alcoholic, friend to mob bosses and judges, fighter, loving father, means justify the ends type of guy. Here is where it all began. grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...

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Check out our review for The Defence by Steve Cavanagh. Con-man turned lawyer uses all his tricks against the Russian mob and dodgy feds to save his daughter. It's the Eddie Flynn origin story! ⚖️👮🏼😁 grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...

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In Lisvane on 8th June? At 11.30am? Then come along and listen to the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and me talking all things place and time in crime fiction as part of the Lisvane Literary Festival. Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lisvanebookf...

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Thank you @grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social for this incredible review of Banquet of Beggars. It doesn't get any better than praise like this from one of the very best reviewers around. I'm going to open a bottle of wine to celebrate!

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We have a review of Review Banquet of Beggars by stalwart Crime Cymru author Chris Lloyd Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖

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Ahead of Crime Cymru festival this weekend we review Death by Intent by Jacqueline Harrett As always great whodunnit mixed with a reflection of society as it is now .📚🚨👮🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/deat...

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Thoroughly recommend popping along and seeing Chris and Philip. Both wonderful raconteurs, and jolly nice chaps. Oh and they write great books too! 📚🤪👍

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Very happy paperback publication day to @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social Nathan's out in paperback in The Venetian Sanctuary.

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Would you believe @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social starts a week today. I'm on a couple of panels with some amazing writers. Sunday 27th at 11am sees me and the wonderful @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social discussing all things time and place in crime fiction. Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...

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Wow check out this lovely review by author Chris Westlake of my book Blood & Lies 🤩🎆 www.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Lies-N...

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Check out our latest review #TheWager by #DavidGrann Lord of the Flies meets Master and Commander grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...

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Check out our review of a modern classic that's shows what happens when a country falls into 2 politically opposed camps and what happens to the people involved in the front lines. 🇪🇸🪖😢 grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/for-...

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📚💙 #booksky 💙📚

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National Pet Day Fri 11th April. Meet the lads. Elwyn and Kenneth 😍

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That's me "done and dusted, kippers and custard" After 35 years I am now an ex-steelworker. New challenges to come 😁👍🏼

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Well that's the end of an era. And as Max Boyce says "I took my helmet home with me and filled it full of earth. Planted lil flowers in it and they grew for all they're worth. It's hanging in the greenhouse now, a living memory. Reminding me, they could have grown in vases over me" Duw it's hard

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Check out our review for another spy classic by Mick Herron. See the origin of Jackson Lamb and others in this belter. More back stabbing than Julius Caesar on a night out in Rome, more political intrigue than a Trump-Putin world domination meeting! grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...

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You die and enter The Cloud - a surveillance room where you can watch everyone and everything forever. Or you can make an Intervention, make one ripple in the course of history, in exchange for eternal life. Would you do it? What would you change? All links in my bio!

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Check out our review of a modern classic that's shows what happens when a country falls into 2 politically opposed camps and what happens to the people involved in the front lines. 🇪🇸🪖😢 grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/for-...

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Check out our latest review #TheWager by #DavidGrann Lord of the Flies meets Master and Commander grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...

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It’s Dydd Gŵyl Dewi, but that’s not the only reason to celebrate as this year’s Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival programme is now live! We have an amazing lineup of writers, and look forward to seeing you in Aberystwyth! gwylcrimecymrufestival.co.uk

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Ernest Hemingway. For Whom The Bell Tolls. I guess Hemingway knew what the USA was really like way back in 1940. Sadly they could not be educated and now fascists rule 😢

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Happy StDavid's to all my fellow Welsh people 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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America is an absolute disgrace at the moment 🇺🇦

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Please please could whichever broadcaster is doing the #sixnations rugby provide a commentary free but hear the crowd and referee audio options. The commentary is always dire 😳

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I'm thrilled to announce that Mosaic is now available as an #audiobook!🖤👂 Narrated and produced by Mary Phillips of Riveting Nation who did a wonderful job! Thank you, Mary!🙏 (Click link, then select Audiobook: mybook.to/hhDt) #Audiobooks #Audible #Booksky

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Power struggles, political intrigue, dictatorship v democracy. No it's not the USA today. It's Rome 2000 years ago! Check out our review...Claudius The God by Robert Graves grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/02/clau...

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Welcome to Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2025! Only ten weeks then we'll be back in Aberystwyth with lots of lovely book loving readers and writers. Tickets go on sale on March 1, 2025, because it's St David's Day and we are proud of being Welsh. Do drop in if you can.

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If it's not going to be The Gulf of Mexico then surely its got to be Gulfy McGulfface. *This may well be a niche reference for UK 😲

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These are the two quotes that appear right at the start of my novel "Blood & Lies." Given what is happening in the USA at the moment, I feel that they are even more pertinent than when I wrote it

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My view till 6am tomorrow 😟

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@inspectorchard.bsky.social Today sees the relaunch of the Kindle edition of Fatal Solution #bookclubs #historicfiction #crimefiction #Wales #reading #bookcommunity #bookobsessed #bookaddicts #bookbloggeruk #booknerd #readingaddict #crimereaders www.amazon.co.uk/Fatal-Soluti...

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About time for a repost of this 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚

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These good boys are Elwyn and Ken 😍🐶🐶

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Lovely chat with the brilliant Kate at @waterstones.bsky.social Cardiff. Signed copies of The Unwanted Dead and Paris Requiem in stock. Eddie's keeping some amazing company on The Best of Crime table!

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Thrilled to have my work featured here.🥰

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