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Elspeth Latimer – Dr Crime Writer @elspethlatimer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I had a fantastic time chatting to Sam, of My Cosy Book Nook! Wonderful questions, which really made me think about my writing! And I’m so thrilled he enjoyed The Lost Detective! 🤩

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 13/05/2026

🔔Don't miss the deadline! 🌍The Bath Novel Award 2026 is for unagented emerging authors worldwide ⏱️Deadline: 31st May 🏆Prize: £5,000 👩‍⚖️Judge: Amanda Harris of Maven Literary 📤Submit: <5k words opening & one-page synopsis of adult or YA novel manuscripts bathnovelaward.co.uk/the-bath-nov...

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The Bath Novel Award £5,000 international writing prize

Established in 2013 in the UNESCO city of Bath, the Bath Novel Award is a prestigious and highly-respected international prize for novels by emerging authors.

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Elspeth Latimer – Dr Crime Writer @elspethlatimer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Gorgeous flowers from my wonderful children & their lovely partners, congratulating me on my longlisting for @thecwa.bsky.social ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger! #CWADaggers #supportnetwork #debutauthor #detective #murdermystery

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Elspeth Latimer – Dr Crime Writer @elspethlatimer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Looking for a murder mystery set in Norfolk? Check out ‘The Lost Detective’! Longlisted for @thecwa.bsky.social ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger. Shortlisted for @bathnovelaward.co.uk #CWADaggers #detective #mystery #pageturner #bookclubreads

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The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk · 17/04/2026

🗡️🎉THE LOST DETECTIVE by @elspethlatimer.bsky.social is up for the CWA ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger 2026! An earlier draft of this standout crime debut shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2023 and you can read more about Elspeth's path-to-publication at: bathnovelaward.co.uk/debut-novel-...

The CWA Daggers Longlist: The Lost Detective by Elspeth Latimer

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Elspeth Latimer – Dr Crime Writer @elspethlatimer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Absolutely thrilled and honoured that The Lost Detective has been longlisted!!! Huge thanks to the judges and team @thecwa.bsky.social and to my publisher Story Machine!!!

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Elspeth Latimer – Dr Crime Writer @elspethlatimer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Huge thanks to Sam @mycosybooknook.bsky.social for your brilliant and thoughtful and sensitive review of The Lost Detective!!! (And thank you for persevering, in spite of not liking the cover 😁)

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Sam (My Cosy Book Nook) @mycosybooknook.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Thank you to @zooloosbt.bsky.social for including me on the #blogtour for The Lost Detective by @elspethlatimer.bsky.social. Even though I'm not a fan of the front cover, the pages behind it are good enough for me to award a maximum ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. mycosybooknook.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/b...

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Blog tour: The Lost Detective by Elspeth Latimer

Here’s a book that you – literally – shouldn’t judge by its cover I saw a post on social media this morning that included photographs of the covers of three crime fiction no…

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Matthew Craig (Reader Dad) @readerdad.co.uk · 24/02/2026

Thanks for the kind words. I loved the book (and Dan!) and am looking forward to seeing where you take it next. Best of luck with the book - it deserves a massive readership!

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Elspeth Latimer – Dr Crime Writer @elspethlatimer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

So grateful to @readerdad.co.uk for hosting my guest blog about my life-long and seemingly incurable love affair with detectives! Hope you enjoy reading it!

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Elspeth Latimer – Dr Crime Writer @elspethlatimer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Huge thanks @readerdad.co.uk for such a fantastic review of my novel, I loved reading all your insights on the story and the characters, great to see Jay and her dad getting a mention too, and I am so delighted that you enjoyed The Lost Detective!

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