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Mary Picken

@bethsy.bsky.social

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Book blogger at Liveanddeadly.net. Book fairy @bethsy everywhere.

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The stage is set for the first session of @CapitalCrime2026. Great panel so should be a fab discussion!

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Hope Rises by David Baldacci @panmacmillan @laurasherlock21 liveanddeadly.net/?p=17105

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Happy Publication Day! This book should fly off the shelves. Carnival of Lies by D.V. Bishop @dvbishop.com liveanddeadly.net/2025/06/26/c...

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Splendid #bookpost. It’s only the new Helen Grace! Into The Fire by @mjarlidge. Huge thanks to #OrionCrime, and @laurasherlock21.bsky.social

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Beautiful and surprise Easter Basket present arrived today. I’m thrilled and delighted x

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Loving my new #LGHomeInsiders AI washing machine. Quiet and efficient it saves me money while doing a great job on my clothes, even my cashmere jumpers! @theinsiders.bsky.social

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Thrilled with this fantastic #bookpost from #Orion #TheNeighboursSecret by Sharon Bolton

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Finally! #HiddenBooksGame

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

The Dancer is atmospheric, emotional, horrifying and utterly compelling. The Dancer by Óskar Guðmundsson trs Quentin Bates @corylusbooks.bsky.social @graskeggur.bsky.social liveanddeadly.net/2024/01/02/t...

White cover with red lettering spelling out the title, The Dancer. Blood spatters across the top

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

With fabulous characters, deadly secrets and some neat twists, Murder at Holly House is everything you could hope for when choosing a book gift for Christmas. Murder at Holly House by Denzil Meyrick @Lochlomonden @TransworldBooks @CottonFinn buff.ly/46iIL2O

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Dark, deadly and sharp, these stories may have different styles and approaches, but there is more to bind them together than keep them apart. Hot Blood, Cold Blood: Tartan Noir meets Kolkata Crime, edited by Abir Mukherjee buff.ly/46kbtRa

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Mary Picken @bethsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Still coming down from my Bloody Scotland high

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