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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 15/11/2025

I have spent some time updating bethreadscrime.com. I have improved the tags, browsing by tags and added in a Standout Read highlight on reviews of my favourite books, as I'm not a fan of ratings systems! If you don't want to miss any of my reviews/events coverage then subs are much appreciated ☺️

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 17/09/2025

Woah! I absolutely did not expect to have been nominated for the Heart of Gold longlist in the UK Book Blogger Awards. Thank you to whoever nominated me, you legend 💖 Voting is now open here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 23/07/2025

Also been busy having the best time at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Expect a blog post about that soon ☺️ @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 23/07/2025

Apologies for the lack of updates on here! Spent a month touring Europe in our van then came back and added a new member to our family! Please meet Cheddar

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 19/06/2025

Calling all crime fiction fans! I’ve just voted in the @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Theakston Crime Novel of the Year awards, have you? Get your vote in before the end of June and you could win a Weekend Break package to the festival worth £1200! 🗳️ Vote now here: bit.ly/VOTETOP25

The shortlist poster for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. Books shortlisted include The Cracked Mirror, The Mercy Chair, The Last Word, Hunted, Deadly Animals and All the Colours of the Dark.

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 06/06/2025

We had to say goodbye to my absolute best mate of 12 years at the start of this week. Love and miss you Brambles ❤️

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 30/05/2025

The LEGO Sherlock Holmes book nook has arrived 😍

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 15/05/2025

Fave childhood photo? Either running away from my auntie's wedding as she made me wear a dress. Or rocking the Acorn Electron.

Child running away in a frilly 90s wedding guest dress

Child playing Fun School 4 on the Acorn Electron

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 14/05/2025

Who is heading to the Theakston Crime Writing Festival this year? It's my local in Harrogate. Let me know if you're there to say hello and please feel free to invite me to parties! 🤣 Side note: Shall I bring Daisy 🐶 to the beer tent at some point?

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 09/05/2025

Thanks so much @holly.bsky.social for sending me over a copy of 59 Minutes from your Bluesky competition! Out on the 25th September 2025. Looking forward to reading! ♥️⏳

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 09/05/2025

Been camping with no signal! I finished The Perfect Divorce ready for a book tour spot on the 11th, Julie Chan is Dead, I'm about halfway through The Revenge Plot and also read more of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls #booksky

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 03/05/2025

During our morning dog walk we came across lots of people enjoying a Laurel and Hardy performance in the park, donned in fez's and leis and dancing along. So cute! Turns out there's a fan conference in town www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 20/04/2025

Happy Easter everyone! Here is a throwback to 3 years ago when I won this amazing Easter package from Chuck Palahniuk ❤️🐣🐰

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 20/04/2025

Happy Easter everyone! Here is a throwback to 3 years ago when I won this amazing Easter package from Chuck Palahniuk ❤️🐣🐰

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 17/04/2025

I was SO excited when I found out @viperbooks.bsky.social would be sending me a proof of @janicehallett.bsky.social's The Killer Question. I was even happier when I saw the postie deliver this box 👀 Had to take it to a brewery 😂 Thank you Viper!

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 05/04/2025

Camping and my current read! ☀️ Stopped off on the way for cheese and can't wait to make a board up later!

I Make My Own Fun book, a golden retriever and a campervan in the sun

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 29/03/2025

Then we finished with a browse around Waterstones before getting the train home! An absolutely lovely day, thanks so much to Beth at Yorkshire Reads and Alison at Penguin for organising 🩷

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 29/03/2025

Afterwards we headed to Juno Books, a really cute bookshop in Sheffield where I picked up 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 and 𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘺𝘦

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 29/03/2025

Had the best day with the Yorkshire Reads group in Sheffield today, where we were joined by the wonderful @tessgerritsen.bsky.social and @alisonbarrow.bsky.social for lunch! It was fascinating hearing Tess talk about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴, the second in the Martini Club series, which published this week

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 27/03/2025

Happy Publication Day to Heidi Perks, @chrisbridgeswriter.bsky.social, @lucynichol.bsky.social and @tessgerritsen.bsky.social! Check out my reviews below: 🦉 Sick to Death: bethreadscrime.com/2025/03/22/s... 🍸 When Sally Killed Harry: bethreadscrime.com/2025/03/26/w...

Book stack showing the new books publishing today, 27th March

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 20/03/2025

She has just taken a Bowness to Ambleside boat trip!

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 20/03/2025

If anyone is near Braithwaite then definitely check out the Royal Oak. Great food and the best doggie dinners we have ever seen!

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 20/03/2025

It's SO nice to be back out with Brambles and Daisy again and in the sunshine.

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 20/03/2025

It's camping season again! I'm reading @jenniegauthor.bsky.social's The List of Suspicious Things for a buddy read – which is so nostalgic and Yorkshire and has me highlighting things like corned beef hash! Also reading @chrisbridgeswriter.bsky.social's debut Sick to Death – that second half 👀

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 13/03/2025

The Tandem Collective Super Sleuths' wrap-up of Case File 2 from our Thrills & Chills book club is now on YouTube! We read John Marrs' You Killed Me First and everyone LOVED it 🔥 Watch here: youtu.be/53eBgDB0iFo?... (Spot the @mysteriousbookshop.com 🖤)

TV screen showing the linked YouTube video

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 12/03/2025

Thank you @pushkinpress.com for sending me across a copy of Callum McSorley's Squeaky Clean, and the follow up Paperboy, which publishes tomorrow! This sounds like such a great series – looking forward to giving them a go!

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 10/03/2025

I have been tweaking the design of my website a lot. If you enjoy my reviews and events coverage then please do subscribe so you don't miss any updates ☺️ bethreadscrime.com

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 05/03/2025

Had a fantastic evening seeing Belinda Bauer talk about The Impossible Thing. Thanks to Criminally Good Books in York for hosting. I even took Daisy to her first author event, read more here: bethreadscrime.com/2025/03/05/b... @transworldbooks.bsky.social

Belinda in conversation with bookseller Cat

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 01/03/2025

The final event of the day was a great chat between @callytaylor.bsky.social and Mark Billingham. I'm halfway through an ARC of It's Always the Husband currently and it's SO good! And with that it's #BayTales25 over. Thank you for an amazing event @baytales.bsky.social ♥️

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 01/03/2025

Lunch break at The Lough Ran. I LOVE that @baytales.bsky.social has put in the programme a local map, offers and a feature on authors drinks of choice and where to get them in Whitley Bay. It's so important to support local businesses. Well done #BayTales25 🙌🙌

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 01/03/2025

Third panel of day had us all in tears laughing 🤣 Great stuff from @stephmcgovern.bsky.social, @sarahhilary.bsky.social, Tracy Whitwell and Ellery Lloyd @baytales.bsky.social #BayTales25

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 01/03/2025

Then we started the day with Tim interviewing William and Ann #BayTales25 @baytales.bsky.social

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 01/03/2025

What a morning view 😍 A lovely start to #BayTales25 with a welcome from @anncleeves.bsky.social letting us know what was where ☺️ @baytales.bsky.social

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 28/02/2025

We decided to make a day of it and stay over in a dog friendly hotel too ☺️

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 28/02/2025

Yesterday I headed over to Criminally Good Books in York where Louise Swanson was working to celebrate the paperback release of Lights Out. Did you know CGB is dog friendly? ♥️

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 26/02/2025

Casefile 2 for Tandem Collective's Thrills & Chills Book Club is You Killed Me First by John Marrs! DCI Daisy is on the case and ready to kick off tomorrow. I had the bandana from when she joined us on a CSI puzzle day around town a couple of years back 😅🔍

Golden retriever in a pawlice bandana that says DCI Daisy

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 25/02/2025

Happy publication week to @claremackwrites.bsky.social's Other People's Houses! My signed pre-order arrived a little early 🎉 Did you know you can order any of Clare's books signed from: uk.claremackintosh.com/clare-mackin...

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 24/02/2025

Our older Labrador is really suffering with his arthritis so we're making sure he's living his best life and enjoying our time. Dog friendly hotel time!

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 23/02/2025

Starting a buddy read of The Lamb tomorrow! 🍖

The Lamb book with Daisy, my golden retriever

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 18/02/2025

Shitty comment left on a guide I put out for one of our games 12 years ago. Don't miss having to deal with this anymore! This is absolutely why I will never leave a negative review. Spread positivity, share things you love, don't leave things like this for developers/authors/creatives.

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 14/02/2025

A big thank you to HarperFiction for sending me across this proof of @janecasey.bsky.social's The Secret Room. Out on the 24th April 2025. Love a good locked-room mystery! 🗝️

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 14/02/2025

My copy of @dorothykoomson.bsky.social's Give Him to Me including this beautiful handmade book bag has arrived from Coles Books! Looking forward to reading this one and congratulations on publication 😊

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 14/02/2025

That Valentine's 3 years ago when Chuck Palahniuk sent me this package 🖤

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 13/02/2025

Happy Publication Day to Ande Pliego's debut You Are Fatally Invited and @carahunterbooks.bsky.social's Making a Killing! I was lucky enough to receive proofs of both, so here are my reviews: You Are Fatally Invited: bethreadscrime.com/2025/02/04/y.... With thanks to @transworldbooks.bsky.social

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 12/02/2025

Cuckoo, the debut by @callieuntitled.bsky.social, is out on the 13th March. But did you know you can grab the ebook now from Kobo/Kindle etc? I'm looking forward to reading this soon, with thanks to @rachelmayquin.bsky.social for the proof ☺️

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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · 06/02/2025

Thanks @vintagebooks.bsky.social for the copy of We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown! Out 20th Feb. Set in Doncaster, it follows three childhood bezzies with an indestructible friendship – until a long-festering secret threatens to rip them apart...

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