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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Excited to share that ‘A Murder of Detectives’ will be published in the UK by Zaffre in April ‘27. Welcome to Combe Wyndham!

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A Murder of Detectives may be a village murder mystery, but it’s deffo not cosy. Sooooo glad I can finally shout about the fact my new book will be out next year with Bonnier in the UK, in the US with Harper Collins, and others elsewhere! Hugely excited for people to visit Combe Wyndham!

Article from Publishers Marketplace announcing recent deal for US rights for A Murder of Detectives

Tourist information leaflet for Combe Wyndham, north Devon, with a map of key locations from the book

A postcard from the fictional Combe Wyndham in north Devon, showing the famous church, cliffs, cliff railway, and harbour

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Fancy having your pitch reviewed by Stephanie Glencross & Maddalena Cavacuiti of David Higham Associates? Buy a ticket for #BayTales26 and register for Making Waves, our fab free fringe event! Email your pitch to reception@davidhigham.co.uk before 20 Feb. Info here: baytales.com/event/making...

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I’m back because I finished this book, got my edits back, and am knee deep in those. I love this one.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Saw Weezer last night in the centre of my grim little northern hometown, a week after Deftones played the same venue, where I saw Korn last year, with Limp Bizkit and playing the year before, among others! 15 yr old me would never believe The Piece Hall would become the best music venue in the UK!

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Right. Staring at blank pages in Word again. Six months to fill them all, hopefully with decent words. The imposter syndrome is strong, but I have a brew and a double Snickers. Let’s go!

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I wouldn’t be a published writer without @newwritingnorth.bsky.social and I also wouldn’t be a published writer without @mariwriter.bsky.social so this is just grand… 👇

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New Writing North @newwritingnorth.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

“New Writing North literally changed my life. They opened doors for me when I was struggling to find an agent and publisher for my debut novel. I wouldn’t be the writer I am today without their help” Mari Hannah

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EREIAMJH @ere-i-am-jh.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A friend told me to write letters to the people I hate, and then burn them. But what should I do with the letters?

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SHADOW OF MADNESS out now! @dvbishop.com · 23/06/2025

So very close now!

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Just watched Deep Cover on Prime. Absolutely loved it. Orland Bloom is hilarious. I love how unseriously some actors take themselves when they hit middle age and do fun stuff.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Okay! Here's the new MP letter template to push back on the trans-exclusionary Code the EHRC are trying to bring in. I'm timing this letter to bolster the @transsolidarity.bsky.social Mass Lobby Day (next Wednesday), creating a swell of protest before, during & after. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Template MP letter: 3 asks re the EHRC Code consultation

Letter for MPs. Find your MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP I also recommend that you copy your letter to the Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Philippson, via the Women and...

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Columbo and Midsomer Murders are two of the longest running police shows.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Spoiler: it was my second child putting her shoes on after only five requests.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Where I come from ‘Moor’ has two syllables. My wife is constantly berating me for saying this around the kids, despite: A) her not being local, and B) us all living… where I came from.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Legit worried I’m still too fat for the impending apocalypse.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

The weird irony being, of course, that all the European countries their ancestors came from that *do* have kings… have more freedom right now.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

That feeling when you work out a plot point and suddenly the whole book falls into place. That.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

And this is why I’m torn on the unelected House of Lords. On one hand - unelected, life peers goes against my beliefs. On the other, they’re far less swayed by the politics of the day, and party games. They do sometimes tend to guard against populism pretty well.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

You all know how I feel about a 60s/70s thriller mass market paperback cover… Enjoy 👇

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Wait I haven’t read all the PD James books, which one is the new series based on? 😄

A screenshot from Safari showing the description for the new Dalgliesh series inexplicably starring Kevin Bacon as a former FBI agent

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Writers need to stand with narrators in pushing back on this bollocks.

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Sean Hannam @seanhannam.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Huge thanks to @dlmarshall.bsky.social for kindly sending me his John Tyler thriller trilogy. I’ve just read Anthrax Island, and really enjoyed it - murderous goings-on at a scientific research centre on an island in the Scottish Highlands that has a sinister history linked to biological warfare.☠️

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Good to see, but the ongoing decline in writing incomes is surely the biggest factor in driving out 'working class' writers. As with other creative industries.

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Neil Broadfoot @nlbro.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

And then, somehow, there were ten. The hardest book I’ve ever had to write. Started it as a son, ended it as an orphan. Hope you all enjoy it… amzn.eu/d/f3Y6Ta6

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Behold, gratuitous Ford Capri content as the sun’s out, and it’s time for her to wake up.

An ‘85 Ford Capri in shades of worn maroon and rust, with her bonnet open. Gold stripes mean she’s a boss, and a subtle Cosworth badge on the chin spoiler warn against trying owt.

Original 70s Ford Capri door interior in various shades of ‘grandma’s rotary phone’, with custom door winders made of skateboard wheels.

The rusting bonnet of a proud old Euro muscle car, a Ford Capri with aluminium Mustang bonnet pins and BMW 3 series headlights

Custom centre console in a Ford Capri, in shades of ‘Norovirus’

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Andy Wormald @amwbooks.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Continuing my weekly series featuring books from my collection that need to be read & deserve to be shouted about, they are all fantastic reads, hunt them down, The John Tyler series of thrillers by D L Marshal #BooksYouNeedToRead @dlmarshall.bsky.social

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Robert Rutherford @robertrutherford.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Only two weeks till I hit the road and head west - hope to see some friendly faces there! Tickets available from Urmston Books below 👇

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Jewell @jewellislate.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Just spent a very happy morning with Anthrax Island after seeing this. Whoever said "turbo-charged Alistair Maclean" is exactly right. :)

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Leakey’s is excellent, I visited when up there researching what became my debut novel, and scored Agatha Christie and Len Deighton first editions, and an amazing Bond US library edition, among others! Hence that book name-checks Leakey’s!

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paulcrimetime.bsky.social @paulcrimetime.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I spoke to James Bond writer Raymond Benson at the end of 2024 for a book I'm writing on spy fiction. As Ian Fleming Publications have announced his new, he first, Felix Leiter novel later this year I thought it might be good to share this chat. Out on Crime Time FM tomorrow.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Sat in the garden to remind myself that irrespective of what arseholes do, birdsong continues.

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 03/04/2025

I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

- The Pocket Map of This Heathen Land I designed for the most recent album (words and sights by Tom Templar)...

Old faded and folded map. Sights mentioned include a 'Tour of the Tors', 'Visit Ryhope Wood', and 'Descend into history at Pallinghurst Barrow Visitor's Centre'

Pocket Map of This Heathen Land, a partial map of the UK with various folkloric sites included.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

📣 Important announcement for those that don’t have a Bookseller account! 🎉

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A great way to fight back against AI taking away work from creatives is to buy art by actual humans. (Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form). www.worldofmoose.com

worldofmoose.com

Website of artist, cartoonist & tweeter Moose Allain

Welcome to the website of artist, cartoonist and prolific tweeter Moose Allain. Please fell free to have a poke about.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Sometimes I’m a writer and remember I’ve done some really fun stuff. Then I commute, stare at spreadsheets all day, and feel like I just occasionally cosplay as a writer. I’m convinced writing not being a viable method of paying bills for most people is the main contributor to imposter syndrome.

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SHADOW OF MADNESS out now! @dvbishop.com · 25/03/2025

Self-care for writers is this week's newsletter, revealing why jealousy is cancer of the soul: dvbishop.substack.com/p/self-care-...

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Joel Meadows @joelmeadows.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Hit our target now on our unique Holmes prose novella campaign based on our award winning GNs but people still have two days left to support it as it ends in two days Wed 7am GMT www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri... @destinationvenus.bsky.social @urbanbarbarian.bsky.social @sherlockholmesmag.co.uk

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Sherlock Holmes: Down and Out in London

Holmes has become homeless, but one case could get him back on his feet again.

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Joel Meadows @joelmeadows.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Our Sherlock Holmes prose novella based on our award winning GNs has six days to go and still needs a little bit of a boost to hit its target “A darn good yarn” @realgdt.bsky.social , Oscar winning director www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

kickstarter.com

Sherlock Holmes: Down and Out in London

Holmes has become homeless, but one case could get him back on his feet again.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

90% of the reason I don’t come on here much is I hate the ELO song so much, and it gets forced into my head every time I hit the app icon.

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

#TheTroubledDeep🤿 is just days away now - and we're getting ready to hit the road! More bits and pieces to be confirmed/added, but here's the state of play - thanks so much to all involved. Can't wait to see you all out there! Ticket details here! linktr.ee/rpevents

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Daniel Marshall @dlmarshall.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Excellent new year gift to yourself 👇

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