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I chat to professional streamer and inspiration for DI Donahue in The Case of The Fatal Flaw (Bow Street Society Mystery 7) Matt RPD in my new YouTube video: youtu.be/xnFO0Z9c-WI?...

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Pierre: or, The Ambiguities" (pictured) by Herman Melville was published in 1852.

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ARTFUL FOXES AND BUTTER CHURNS: The Slang and Phrases of C19th Theatres & Music Halls Read the blog: www.bowstreetsociety.com/artful-foxes...

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It's mere MINUTES before I chat with Lee Benson on The Listen with Lee Show at 12pm (GM) Listen live: www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/player/black...

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is actually a Bow Street Society one! Between 12pm - 1pm (GMT) today (Sun, 2nd Mar.) I'll be on The Listen with Lee Show on Black Country Radio Xtra, but this is the second time I'll be appearing. The first was way back in October 2023!

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My 5* review of "Bad Blood: A Logan Bishop Thriller" by Luke Deckard @lukedeckard.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Buy the book: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D69CBWK...

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a C19th photograph of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). It was photographed by Disdéri of Paris.

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To mark the release of my new book The Case of The Fatal Flaw my good friend and fellow writer @richard-a-boxshall.bsky.social interviewed me for his podcast, The Diary of a Wannabe Writer. Watch the interview: youtu.be/PXiGY70urzg?... Buy the book: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWLYLJJ7

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OUT NOW: The Case of The Fatal Flaw (Bow Street Society Mystery 7) is now available to buy in eBook & paperback from Amazon. You can also read it for free via Kindle Unlimited. BUY: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWLYLJJ7

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Edna Purviance (see colorised photo) who was Charlie Chaplin's leading lady in over 20 films, was born Olga Edna Purviance on 21st October 1895 in Paradise, Nevada, USA.

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I'm back on The Listen with Lee show this Sunday 2nd March between 12pm - 1pm GMT. Give it a listen on the day: www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/player/black... OR via on demand within 7 days after: www.blackcountryradio.co.uk/player/black...

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "El Cafe de Montmartre" (pictured) was painted by Santiago Rusiñol Prats in 1890.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Life on the Mississippi" (pictured) by Mark Twain was first published in 1883.

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Be sure to have your voice heard in the government's Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence before midnight (GMT) TONIGHT (25th Feb): ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta... #PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is another interesting piece of C19th slang. Railways. Meaning: The red stockings worn by a woman, derived from the red signal on the railway.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Actor William Powell (see colourised photo) who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "The Thin Man" (1934) was born on 29th July 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a photograph of the anatomy room at Edinburgh University taken in circa 1898. The seated man is possibly Professor William Rutherford, who taught Arthur Conan Doyle when he attended the university in the early 1880s.

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Recorded a little something yesterday with T.G. Campbell (@bowstreetsociety.bsky.social) for my podcast due out on Friday, to tie in with the release of her new book… #WritingCommunity

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Are you coming to these book events? Reserve your signed copies of Bow Street Society books for: The Darkside of Brighton: tinyurl.com/abaeymks Fiction, Fans and Ballgowns: tinyurl.com/yc2e2n8k Book Lovers in Birmingham: tinyurl.com/tjvpchv Authors at the Armouries: tinyurl.com/2ehu9uyf

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Old Stagecoach" (pictured) was painted by Eastman Johnson in 1871.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Star of silent movies in the early decades of the C20th, Priscilla Dean (pictured) was born on 25th November 1896 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day “The Mysterious Key and What It Opened” (pictured) by Louisa May Alcott was first published in 1867.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is another C19th slang term. Grave-digger. Meaning: Strong drink.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day When you're so dull you bore even yourself... Today's fact is an example of C19th trick photography in which the same man is shown in two different poses.

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⭐️⭐️REDUCED TICKET PRICE ⭐️⭐️ Have you all heard about 🌘THE DARKSIDE OF BRIGHTON 🌒 at The Old Ship Hotel in Brighton on Saturday 8th March? It brings together a fantastic assortment of crime writers from around the UK (including me! 😎) Buy tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/donna...

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My 5* review of THE MIDNIGHT MAN by Julie Anderson @juliewriter.bsky.social : www.goodreads.com/review/show/... Buy the book: www.amazon.co.uk/Midnight-Man...

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Woman on a Hill" (pictured) was painted by artist Eastman Johnson between 1875 - 1880.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Actor Edward G. Robinson (pictured) who starred in "Little Caesar" (1931) and many others was born Emanuel Goldenberg on 12th December 1893 in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania (now Romania).

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My OGBradVickers @evansabba.bsky.social mug arrived today! It's now taken pride of place at the front of my mug collection 😍

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a word commonly used by tailors in the C19th. Operation. Meaning: Patch, especially in relation to the rear of trousers.

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FOR ONE WEEK ONLY (starting now) you can get 50% off tickets to Book Lovers in Birmingham using code BLIB50. You'll have the chance to meet the authors, buy signed copies of their books and chat with other readers and like-minded people. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-lover...

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Reclining Couple Reading a Love Letter" (pictured) was painted by Eizan Kikugawa between 1804-1818.

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Are you a fan of the Bow Street Society? Have you read every Bow Street Society book you can lay your hands on but rarely leave reviews? I'd love it if you would pop onto Amazon / Goodreads / Storygraph and leave a review or star rating for the Bow Street Society books you've read. Thank you! 🥰

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a photograph of tourists visiting the Berchtesgaden salt mines in southeast Germany in April 1896. It was taken by Ney of Berchtesgaden.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Basil Rathbone (pictured, left), who played Sherlock Holmes on screen opposite Nigel Bruce as Dr Watson (pictured, right) in the late 1930s & 1940s, was born Philip St. John Basil Rathbone on 13th June 1892 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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💥CALLING ALL CRIME FICTION FANS! 💥 Have you heard about THE DARKSIDE OF BRIGHTON crime fiction festival? UK crime writers (me included) & readers will be at The Old Ship Hotel, Brighton on Sat. 8th March. Buy tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/donna... Help spread the word by sharing this post!

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "The Relic" (pictured) by Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz was first published in 1887.

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The Case of The Fatal Flaw (Bow Street Society Mystery 7) is now available to preorder from the Kindle Store. It will be released 28th February 2025 *paperback scheduled for release on the same day). PREORDER: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWLYLJJ7

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a piece of C19th slang commonly heard amongst thieves & criminals. Been to see Captain Bates? Meaning: A form of 'how d'ya do?,' this was asked of men who'd returned from jail. Captain Bates being a well-known prison governor.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Breakfast in the Garden" (pictured) was painted by Giuseppe De Nittis in circa 1883.

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The Dazzle of the Light by Georgina Clarke My 5* review: www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Arguably one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era, Gloria Swanson (pictured) was born on 27th March 1899 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day Today's fact is a colourised photograph of Miss M. Debrieux and her rather impressive hairstyle. The phootgraph was taken by William and Daniel Downey of London and Newcastle in the C19th.

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Bow Street Society Trivia of the Day "Cousin Phillis" by Elizabeth Gaskell was first published in The Cornhill Magazine in 1863. It would be Gaskell's last novella before her death two years later.

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