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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Page proofs have arrived for The Writing Game, the sixth DI Garibaldi novel, out 4 February 2027. #CrimeFiction

Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Seven years ago someone filmed me playing Elizabethan Bowls at Barnes Bowling Club and quietly uploaded it to YouTube. I only discovered it recently. Here's what the game looks like - and a delivery of mine that makes me smile every time I watch it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPdy...

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Elizabethan Bowling Barnes - George v Bernard

YouTube video by Lucas Papanicola

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I had great fun talking to the Off the Shelf podcast about DI Garibaldi, how I came to write crime fiction, the Bloody Barnes Crime Writing Festival, biscuits, and my favourite independent bookshop. Listen here - shorturl.at/8lNCR

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One unavoidable consequence of alphabetical order is the neighbours you keep... @richardosman1.bsky.social #crimefiction

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Garibaldi turned up on the Only Connect wall last night. My detective finally makes it onto his favourite quiz show... #DIGaribaldi #OnlyConnect #TakesTheBiscuit

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I went back and reread the entire Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter. What did I discover? Quite a lot about Morse – and rather more about my own crime writing than I expected. Inspector Morse Revisited: bernardokeeffe.com/inspector-mo... #crimefiction #inspectormorse @thecwa.bsky.social

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Inspector Morse Revisited

On re-reading Inspector Morse I don’t often re-read books. This may be because when I was an English teacher re-reading books pretty much came with the territory, and the pain of …

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

How teaching turned me to crime. Why I started writing crime fiction - bernardokeeffe.com/turning-to-c...

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The Carousel of Time is now available as an audiobook - shorturl.at/elsSD And with its release, all five DI Garibaldi mysteries are now available in audio. Browse the complete audiobook series here: shorturl.at/ypBJ1 #Audiobook #CrimeFiction #DetectiveFiction

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Looking for a good summer read? The latest DI Garibaldi mystery, The Carousel of Time. "A cleverly constructed story. Thoroughly enjoyable." — Daily Mail "Perfect comfort reading." — The Times #summerreading #crimefiction

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Delighted that The Carousel of Time (DI Garibaldi #5) features in the latest Crime Writers’ Association Readers’ News. You can read it here: shorturl.at/N9kpZ @thecwa.bsky.social

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

What goes around comes around... Why do carousels keep turning up in our stories? From Joni Mitchell to Hitchcock to Mad Men, a few thoughts on the painted ponies that go up and down - bernardokeeffe.com/round-and-ro...

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Round and Round: Why We Can’t Resist a Carousel

There’s something about them. The painted horses bobbing up and down. The wild organ music. The smiling children holding onto the pole with one hand and waving with the other as they go round and r…

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The return of DI Garibaldi, the only detective in crime fiction with a #QPR season ticket. The Carousel of Time out on 19th Feb - shorturl.at/izQ4y #CrimeFiction

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

What goes around comes around... Always a thrill when what started as an idea in your head ends up as a book in your hands. The Carousel of Time — the fifth DI Garibaldi novel — out on 19th February

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Barnes, 'a leafy suburb of west London, is an unlikely hotbed of crime' 'O'Keeffe does not hold back on skewering the pretensions of a social set' 'A cleverly constructed story. Thoroughly enjoyable' Delighted to see this review of the new DI Garibaldi novel in the @dailymail.co.uk

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Delighted to be part of Bloody Barnes, a brand new crime writing festival at the OSO Theatre on the Green in Barnes. Three days of murder, mystery and mayhem - 6-8 February 2026. Tickets are on sale now: www.osoarts.org.uk #BloodyBarnes #Crime

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Coming next February. Grab an early bargain with this pre-order offer from @waterstones.bsky.social This week only! shorturl.at/Eierr #crime #mystery #crimefiction

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Think you've heard all there is to hear about #TheBeatles? Read this book by @ianleslie.bsky.social and think again. Best thing I've read this year.

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Any #QPR fans dream of this place at night? DI Garibaldi, the detective in my series of crime novels, does. He also dreams he's the #QPR manager. Maybe someone should give him a call... @qpr.co.uk

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

From teaching Shakespeare to plotting murders in Barnes - my journey from English teacher to crime writer - bernardokeeffe.com/turning-to-c... #crimefiction #detective #Barnes ‪ @ianrankin1.bsky.social @muswellpress.bsky.social

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

"‘A thrilling incursion into suburban low life… will stay with the reader long after turning the last page.’ – Daily Mail. The audiobook of The Masked Band is out now! shorturl.at/Phm29 #CrimeFiction #AudiobookRelease

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

'He remembered the line from Larkin - 'man hands on misery to man'. That's what he'd done - handed on the misery of being a QPR season ticket-holder to his son. And he didn't regret it one bit.' DI Garibaldi. Possibly the only #QPR - supporting cop in crime fiction.

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Had a great time talking to Robert Elms on BBC Radio London this morning about #QPR, country music, Barnes, and the latest DI Garibaldi novel, 'The Masked Band'. You can listen to it here (starts at 33. 46) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Robert Elms - Bernard O'Keeffe and 'Hiding Mengele' - BBC Sounds

Author Bernard O'Keeffe talks about his latest murder mystery 'The Masked Band'.

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Thanks to the brilliant #BarnesBookshop and @muswellpress.bsky.social for a great launch last night for #TheMaskedband - and thanks to all who came along.

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The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Bernard O'Keeffe @BernardOKeeffe1 with ‘The Masked Band’!

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Inspector Morse Revisited. What I learned from re-reading Colin Dexter's Morse series bernardokeeffe.com/inspector-mo... #crime #books #amreading #amwriting @thecwa.bsky.social

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

‪ First a winner of the @theguardian.com Prize Crossword and now, as I discovered today, a winner of #TheObserver Everyman! How do I feel? Like a confused venom hooter(4,3,4) #crossword #cryptic

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

MInd-blowing offer in Waitrose...

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Coming soon - the new DI Garibaldi. Out on February 20 and available now for pre-order. See here for details - bernardokeeffe.com

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Rory O'Keeffe @roryokok.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

This new QPR fan was born 19th November. I named him Stanley and we haven’t lost since. (Obviously posting this has jinxed tonight's match but it's good that he learns)

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Delighted to see that 'Every Trick in the Book' has been chosen by @dailymail.co.uk as one of the Best Books to Give This Christmas!

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United Agents @unitedagents.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Double the Thrills This Christmas! 🎄 We’re excited to share that both Every Trick in the Book by Bernard O’Keeffe and Other Paths to Glory by Anthony Price have been featured in the Daily Mail’s Christmas round-up of the best novels to give this Christmas in the Classic Crime category! 🔍📚

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Dive into the best novels to give this Christmas

Our critics have picked their favourite books of the year and reviewed them all for you in our Christmas Fiction round up.

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

"Townes Van Zandt is the best damn songwriter in the whole world, and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." (Steve Earle) “I’ve met Bob Dylan’s bodyguards, and if Steve Earle thinks he can stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table, he’s sadly mistaken." (Townes Van Zandt)

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Yeah. 'QPR's tragicomic energy' just about sums it up. Think Celar's penalty miss. Think the goal celebration music starting up by mistake. Think 12,000 not knowing whether to laugh or cry... Nice report from @tahahashim.bsky.social #qpr

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

How teaching turned me to crime. Why I started writing crime fiction bernardokeeffe.com/turning-to-c... - and why @ianrankin1.bsky.social says 'all readers are detectives' #crime #books #bookssky

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Please, if you are able, support Indy publishers. As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting. It would be grand if you could look at. @galleybeggars.bsky.social @influxpress.bsky.social @littletollerbooks.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social & many more

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Here's a show reel of new crime books from Muswell Press. Delighted to be amongst them vimeo.com/1015300489?s... #crime #crimefiction #books

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Crime Reel. Muswell Press

New and forthcoming criminally good crime from Muswell Press

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

DI Garibaldi, the detective in my crime novels, is a non-driving, Larkin-quoting Irish-Italian QPR supporter who lives in Barnes. He's also a fan of country and americana. Here's a playlist of some of his favourite songs - open.spotify.com/playlist/3nG...

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DI Garibaldi's Playlist (2)

Playlist · bernardok1 · 100 items · 3 saves

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

This is great. My gateway to Barbara Pym and many others. The podcast that gave new life to an old reader.

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

This is brilliant. Politics. Literature. Cosy Crime. Friends (the sitcom). It's got them all. Witty, playful, clever and very entertaining - @jonathancoe.bsky.social at the top of his game.

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

'He remembered the line from Larkin - 'man hands on misery to man'. That's what he had done - handed on the misery of being a QPR season ticket-holder to his son.' From the first novel in the series featuring DI Garibaldi. Possibly the only cop in crime fiction with a #QPR season ticket

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Bernard O'Keeffe @bernok1.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hung this on the Wish Tree at the Yoko Ono exhibition earlier this year. Seemed to do the trick - what should I try this time round? #qpr

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