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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

So thrilled to be shortlisted for the @capitalcrime1 Genre-Busting Book of the Year Fingerprint Award. I’m really proud of Little Red Death & it’s wonderful that such an oddball has been given a nod. It’s a public vote so please vote if you’ve got a spare second! www.capitalcrime.org/fingerprint-...

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Pre-order my next Christmas mystery, THE ADVENT OF DEATH, at Bookshop.org this weekend and get 20% off while supporting indie bookshops! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Love mysteries? My dear friend @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social's magical mind-bender LITTLE RED DEATH is up for a 'Genre-Busting' award! If you haven't read it, it's truly a treat, especially if you like witty meta. And if you have, well, voting's here... www.capitalcrime.org/fingerprint-...

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Fingerprint Awards | Explore Event Details — Capital Crime Festival

Discover the full schedule for Capital Crime Festival 2025 and plan your visit with highlights from renowned crime and thriller authors. Book your tickets today.

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

It’s publication day for THE CHRISTMAS CRACKER KILLER! Available in hardback now from Waterstones, Amazon, Asda, Tesco and independent bookshops, with the limited edition tartan spredge edition only available from indies. Watch out for what’s in your cracker this Christmas!

A book, The Christmas Cracker Killer by Alexandra Benedict, with a navy blue cover, red cracker symbols, and white and gold font, on a snowy background with splashes of blood

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crimebookgirl @crimebookgirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I've just finished this and can firmly say if you're looking for a smart, sharp, spooky read, this metafictional, multi-layered fairytale thriller full of heart by the marvellous @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social should be next on your TBR! Fab. U. Lous. #BookSky 📚💙

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Delighted to welcome @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @drjennymorris.bsky.social Kate Bradley & @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social to #whitleybay on Sat 29 Feb 2026 for #baytales26 Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Ever feel like one of your old relations is witchier than they let on? I have a drabble published by @horrortree.com just out... horrortree.com/trembling-wi...

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Trembling With Fear 7-20-25 - The Horror Tree

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James Goss @gossjam.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I live in Somerstown, a crazy diverse chunk of London between Euston and St Pancras. We've taken in refugees since the Huguenots. We've an annual festival where people eat Indian and Carribbean food while watching Irish dancing. Our local MP has his office here.... Keir Starmer. #islandofstrangers

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James Goss @gossjam.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Once you see Clickbait Thumbnail People as Bodysnatchers Sutherlanding, you can't unsee

Eerie woman mouth agape offering Clickbait tips about solar power

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

The new Pope wins a year’s supply of cosmetics from Anastasia Beverly Hills

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Days like this don’t come along often. I’ve been Longlisted for the #CWA_Daggers Dagger In The Library 🥹 Nominations are put forward by librarians around the UK 💕 As a child who escaped to the local library whenever I could, this means the world 🙏 Thank you ❤️

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Martin Montague @martinm-media.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Sunday morning, spent with strong coffee and a good book. Just finished this from @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social and loved it. It’s a real page-turner. Clever, witty, and gripping. (So, what next from my ever-expanding TBR pile?)

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Well that’s my cheeks pink! What a pleasure working with Jim @gnofhorror.com, a wonderfully supportive host. Oblig reminder @britfantasysoc.bsky.social members can vote it for Best Non-Fiction here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-.... Upcoming topics: influencer horror, William Castle, Junji Ito…

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The Unseen Library @theunseenlibrary.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I have also reviewed the cool murder mystery, Little Red Death by @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social. An entertaining and unique murder mystery, this was one of the more memorable books of 2025 and I had a great time reading it. unseenlibrary.com/2025/03/10/q...

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Quick Review – Little Red Death by A. K. Benedict

Publisher: Simon & Schuster (ebook – 13 February 2025) Series: Standalone Length: 383 pages My Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Amazon I had a wonderful time reading one of the more unique mur…

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

‘An absolute belter of a genre blending novel and I loved it.’ Thank you so much, Jen! X

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

My wonderful agent, @dianabeaumont.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social, sent me a perfect Little Red Death launch gift - goth roses and chocolate!

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Guntrip @cguntrip.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

@alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social I can't wait to get started on this! Pre-ordered and so excited it is here in time for half term...🤩

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

It was such fun spinning yarns with @tinybookcase.bsky.social! Each of us reads a story here to the prompt ‘Harbour.’ Mine is fairly horror - won’t spoil, but feel free to dm me if you want content warnings. xx

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Diana Beaumont @dianabeaumont.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It was wonderful to celebrate the launch of LITTLE RED DEATH by @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @goldsborobooks.bsky.social yesterday along with editor extraordinaire @katherinecrime.bsky.social and the great S&S team:

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Best launch day ever for Little Red Death! Thank you to @dianabeaumont.bsky.social, @katherinecrime.bsky.social, Team S&S, @goldsborobooks.bsky.social and everyone who came along - you’re all marvellous, I tell you!

A K Benedict with lilac hair, red lips and in a long, black and red dress, holds a glass of fizz and grins

hardback book of Little Red Death by A K Benedict, on a wooden floor, next to a pair of shoes featuring Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf

Crowd of cheery, cheersing people holding up their glasses at the book launch in book shop

A K Benedict and crowd smiling during her speech at the launch of Little Red Death at Goldsboro bookshop

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Yay! 🥳 Happy publication day to @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social for the gloriously Grimm #LittleRedDeath 🐺🩸 watch out for the deadly twists in this tale 😱 Out now!

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Happiest of publication days to the wonderful @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social! LITTLE RED DEATH is a mind-twister of a thriller, picturesque, tricksy and enchanting. Enter the woods of fiction... www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Red-D...

Square picture with gothic-styled woods illustrations around a circle of quotations, at the centre of which is the heading, 'AK Benedict, Little Red Death.'

Slogan: Once upon a time, someone was about to die.

Quotes:
'An exquisite puzzle of a crime thriller' - Janice Hallet
'Witty, sly and wickedly clever' - Kit Whitfield (yes, that's me)
'A serpentine novel' - Charlotte Bond
'Layer after layer of intrigue' - Andrea Mara
'Mind-bendingly clever' - Claire McGowan
'AK Benedict is a master of this darkest art' - Janice Hallett

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Lynda’s Book Reviews @lyndasbookreviews.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

📮📮BOOK POST📮📮 I am thrilled to have been sent a copy of #LittleRedDeath by @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social thank you so much #likelysuspects @simonschusteruk.bsky.social It’s available to buy now and I’ve heard great things about Looking forward to this

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Diana Beaumont @dianabeaumont.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Wonderful to see these amazing quotes for @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social - her new high concept thriller LITTLE RED DEATH is out on Thursday @katherinecrime.bsky.social from Simon & Schuster UK :

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Little Red Death is out in UK hardback tomorrow! Prepare to meet the Grimm Ripper… thanks to @andreamara.bsky.social, @janicehallett.bsky.social @kitwhitfield.bsky.social, @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social, and Claire McGowan for the lovely quotes x

Fabulous quotes from lovely authors on Little Red Death, all set in a circle in a dark fairytale, woodland style

Headline from the Independent newspaper of The best new crime and thriller books to read in February 2025, with a graphic of the book covers, including Little Red Death

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Here is a nice mushroom

A deadly Funeral Bell mushroom grows on icy snow speckled moss off the side of a log, its frozen orange cap flairs slightly at the edges like a bell

All photos by me

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Got my mittens on an advance copy of @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social’s LITTLE RED DEATH and oh my gosh it’s good. Twists in so many fascinating threads to make a story that enmeshes you like a magical net. You really should check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Red-D...

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

PS I aspire to be a divine hag gathering my logs. I’d cast dark hedgewitch spells on certain turmeric-tinted world leaders and their demented techbro friends.

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Jane Casey @janecasey.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I’m delighted to share this stunning sprayed edge edition of THE SECRET ROOM trade paperback, exclusive to all Irish retailers. Pre-order now to secure your copy: www.easons.com/the-secret-r...

An off-white book (The Secret Room by Jane Casey) with a key shape on the cover, with a turquoise edge to the pages, set on a.blue background.

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Why, oh why wasn’t the Claudeer a frequent topic of conversation for the contestants? The Claudeer could have been a confidante, a confessional. A Seer of a Claudeer #thetraitors

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Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The beautiful cover of my new novel THE ART OF A LIE 💚🍍🍦 Abir Mukherjee @radiomukhers.bsky.social: 'A breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl . . . This book has it all. Masterful' PREORDER here: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/laur... More info below & more exciting news to follow soon...

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Signed copies of the sprayed-edges edition of Little Red Death today - available from indie bookshops in the UK l. It’s ridiculously beautiful!

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 15/01/2025

I had Navigational Entanglements and In the Shadow of the Ship, eligible in Best Short Fiction

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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Reminder: BSFA votes close tomorrow! Consider, and maybe share? My horror essays are eligible for Long Non-Fiction Award, and you can read them free on the link: gnofhorror.com/whats-on-shu... If you wanted to nominate for Short Non-Fiction I'd recommend ... 1/2

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WHATS ON SHUDDER

The Heart and Soul of Horror Review Websites

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Gavin Bell @gavin-bell.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Excellent festive book post - Little Red Death by @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Made a stocking for my love and husband, @guyadams.bsky.social. Lovingly sequinned and stuffed by me!

A red Christmas stocking made from felt featuring a Christmas tree with decorations, teddy bear, soldier, drum, baubles and presents, all hand-embroidered and sequinned by me!

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Interview Room One @interviewroomone.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

You may have seen some of the Christmas Crime recommendations team member @derekifarrell.bsky.social has been making on our various social channels - find them all here! interviewroomone.com/our-christma...

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RR @rlrossi64.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I’m in danger of coming across as a bit of a fan girl, but I’ve just reread this again from @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social and it was even better second time round. Audible narration is particularly good. Treat yourselves 🎄

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

One of the great mysteries of The Box of Delights is why the Bishop of Tatchester is addressed as 'Your Grace', a form of address reserved for archbishops. I think the most logical explanation is that Tatchester was, at some distant time in the past (perhaps under Offa?) briefly a metropolitan see

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David O’Doherty @phlaimeaux.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The SANTA PLEASE STOP HERE signs really annoy me. Guys, he’s done the list, he’s packed the gear. This is a guy who lives and breathes logistics. Too late for this bullshit

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Alexandra Benedict @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Took passport photos on phone - they were turned down. Had them done at a passport machines - still turned down. They couldn’t distinguish me from the white background. ‘I’m pale!’ I pleaded. They turned up the contrast and now let me roam the world as a passport-wielding ghost.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The boys (icicles) are back in town (my eaves)

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