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Jamie Dibs

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Thrillers, sci-fi, and fantasy novelist; recovering journalist. jamiedibs.com

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Petergeist Clines @peterclines.com · 13/10/2026
HEY YOU ON THE INTERNET We're only three weeks away from the paperback release of GOD'S JUNK DRAWER. You could preorder it now anywhere fine paperbacks are sold. It's got a lot of dinosaurs and astrophysics, so you might even be able to write it off on your taxes as a research expense.
The cover for GOD'S JUNK DRAWER by Peter Clines, showing a dinosaur skeleton in a black void, along with a space suit helmet, a human skull, a bionic arm, and a stone-tipped spear.
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Wrote a thing about writing, dreaming. gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/let-me-swing
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Let me swing
“At this stage in my career as an author, my main dream is to keep having a career.”
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I've been quiet here. Life stuff. But I've also been busy. New author website! A new novel out! More in the pipeline! Curious? Visit jamiedibs.com. Hope you're good.
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JAMIE DIBS - JAMIE DIBS
Jamie Dibs is author of thrillers, science fiction, and fantasy novels and stories. Discover his books and learn what inspires his writing.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Sawasdee krap, I am Jaidee. I am a janitor at the zoo. Did you know there is a zoo on Koh Samui? I thought I could be like Khun Chittilai, who handles the tigers for the shows. If I had that job, I bet Nongmook would want me to hold her hand. www.amazon.com/Bloody-Parad...
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Bloody Paradise: A tropical noir
Bloody Paradise: A tropical noir - Kindle edition by Dibs, Jamie. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bloody Paradise: A tropical noir.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
It’s Gordon Wood, you stupid cunts. I’m an entrepreneur, see? Yeah, like Bill fucking Gates. You laugh, but that’s a bloke with initiative. Course I don’t come from that pedigree, not doing computers and such. Nah, I connect the dots, make things happen. www.amazon.com/Bloody-Parad...
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Hi, Mazy here. Thanks...not gonna lie, I get complimented a lot. But you say it nicely. With Gordon I could just be myself. I knew he was a criminal but he was funny and smart. Until it started going wrong. And he hit me. And I stayed. It's BLOODY PARADISE. www.amazon.com/Bloody-Parad...
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Readers made it abundantly clear they want books by humans, not machines. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/o...
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Opinion | A Horror Novel Got Canceled. What’s Coming Next Is a Bigger Nightmare.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Yo, whassup? Call me Trav. What am I doing here? Man, what kind of question is that? Who doesn’t want to be hanging out on Koh Samui? It’s like paradise. Oh, you mean, why am I here with a broken hand and a bag full of cash? Yeah, it's not what you’d call a vacation. www.amazon.com/Bloody-Parad...
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
New cover! open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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New cover!
BLOODY PARADISE rebooted with a little professional help.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
He applied two of the band-aids tenderly, all the while looking at the curve of her foot, which connected to her ankle, which ran down that shapely calf, to the bend in her knee. From there her thighs lay slightly apart like a gathering whisper. open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Fumbling in the dark
Throwing cold water on any amorousness was a reminder of the two of them, here, like this. BLOODY PARADISE 17
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Insatiable AI’s new fad: Silicon Valley CEOs crave teenage blood. open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Insatiable
AI’s new fad: Silicon Valley CEOs crave teenage blood.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“The kids get it. They’re not trying to be nostalgic for something they never experienced. They’re trying to escape what they experience every day.”https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/20/us/typewriter-repair-seattle-bremerton.html?unlocked_article_code=1.208.i3Iy.VFqode13Es9j&smid=bs-share
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How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib... Mazy’s Amazing Thai Mojitos. Ingredients: Sang Som rum, the local hooch (80 proof); local sugar cane juice, mint and limes; sparkling water (just enough to dilute the sweetness and to give it some fizz); crushed ice optional. #booksky
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Diamonds and Knives
She knew the Ketamine was inside the coconuts. BLOODY PARADISE 14
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
At the far end of the hamlet, looming over the palm trees, stood a grey peaked roof shaped like a giant trapezoid. It was a villa, the villa, and anyone on its balcony commanded a view of the road and most of the village, like a castle lording over the fief. open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Man and dog
“Sometimes, doc, a guy’s gonna want to throw a punch.” BLOODY PARADISE 3
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
And so my tropical noir begins... #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Guava Juice
Ambulance, immigration: what questions would they ask him? BLOODY PARADISE 1
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Greenland is now a US colony. Mark Casey is sent to work corporate security. There's a body. New short story: Frozen Ground #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Frozen Ground
A short speculative story by Jamie Dibs.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
New short story drops Tuesday. #booksky
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Maggie said, “I’ll trust a sturdy piece of wood over a gun any night.” open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Wrackers
A short story.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
New short story drops in ~24 hours...
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Jaidee always wanted to be a zookeeper. And he works at a zoo…as a janitor. When a farang makes Jaidee a dangerous offer, the money is one thing…but his girlfriend, Mazy…Jaidee's never seen a woman like that. It’s enough to drive a man a little crazy. BLOODY PARADISE begins September! #booksky
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Lieutenant Win doesn’t mind being transferred to Samui – it’s quieter than Bangkok and he can eat Mrs Pheung’s spicy noodle soup. But something going on in one of the luxury villas. Some farangs are there. And they’re making friends with the local bad guys. Maybe Koh Samui isn’t so quiet after all…
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
DIRTBAGS is a modern classic of Southern gothic and noir. RHP is proud to present the brand new edition of @erykpruitt.bsky.social’s debut novel, DIRTBAGS. Order your copy today: bit.ly/44wCbWX
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Trav shows up on the Thai resort island of Samui with a broken hand and a backpack full of cash. He thinks he's just gonna lie low. BLOODY PARADISE, coming this September to my Substack! jamiedibs.substack.com #booksky
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The question is why did I go on to write two more books about Penny Lee? #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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DREADFUL PENNY: Fin! (Not fin!)
My next serialization begins September 2025, but Penny will be back.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Viktor turned the wheel hard, the rear of the car fishtailing toward her like a fist. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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The ancient song
She crouched beside him. “Killing you would do me no good.” DREADFUL PENNY Ep. 47
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
She lost track of how many times she fired. He would never come back from whatever hell she’d sent him. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Wild card
The missing piece: how Viktor had known exactly where to find her. DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 46
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Frank Kidd speaks with me about his western, MEDICINE WOMAN...how he researched the book...writing good ol' fashioned westerns...how he's approaching his career as a novelist. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Ep. 7, Frank Kidd
Frank Kidd, author of MEDICINE WOMAN, talks about writing westerns.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
When I went to Mexico City, I spent a whole evening at "lucha libre" pro wresting. I loved it! I think it's great, when you realize it's entertainment. The problem is that the American public has lost the thread and think it's the way the country should be governed.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
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Second chances
His tie was akimbo, his glasses knocked to a strange angle, his hair disheveled, but he was on top, using his weight and his span to choke the life out of her. DREADFUL PENNY Ep. 45
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A.C. Harper (he/him) @harperac.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
That’s intense writing 🔥 curious to see where this scene goes!
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
His tie was akimbo, his glasses knocked to a strange angle, his hair disheveled, but he was on top, using his weight and his span to choke the life out of her. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Second chances
His tie was akimbo, his glasses knocked to a strange angle, his hair disheveled, but he was on top, using his weight and his span to choke the life out of her. DREADFUL PENNY Ep. 45
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
When they came for her, they came politely. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Dreadful Penny
He squinted at her. “Your face is very bad. What is such big deal about this girl?” DREADFUL PENNY Ep. 44
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The replacement of everything with generative AI is NOT inevitable, but it sure is if you all shrug and say "Well, it's inevitable" like your brain was washed in bad predictive SF for decades.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
“They really did something on your face. You’re finally ugly.” He smiled. “Is more honest.” #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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The gift of a Glock
“You are wrong. The attack in Dubai was not just about you." DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 43
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
“Pathetic,” Charles said as they picked her up. She wanted to enter the living quarters on her own steam but felt utterly defeated. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Blast from the past
The idea that her father might be alive was no unalloyed blessing. DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 42
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
She was within striking range, and the forward weight in the blade begged her to stab. This was it. This was what she had come for. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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The cobra watches
It was a scratch, but her knife was incapable of anything dainty. DREADFUL PENNY Ep. 41
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The eyes behind the big square glasses revealed the soul of a praying mantis. “There are ways to determine trust.” #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Invitation to kill
The size of the knife, six inches of broad black blade, as dark and wide as her eyes, made her look so small. DREADFUL PENNY Ep. 40
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
You can now download ePUBs of my novels that have been serialized on my Substack. That’s four books, with a fifth coming soon. ePUBs are for paid subscribers, but each ongoing serialization remains free. If you like thrillers, you’ll love Dark & Stormy. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Downloads at Dark & Stormy
You can now get ePUBs of my books!
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
“Chester, where are our manners?” Charles exclaimed. “My dear, please accept our condolences for the loss of your sister.” “Yes,” Chester said, “that was a terrible business.” #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Two dandies
The clipped accents, stuffy suits and overwrought manners didn’t fool her. These two were killers. DREADFUL PENNY Ep. 39
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
“I apologize for the unpleasantness,” said the taller man with the cane. “But we’d rather you didn’t run away.” #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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A walk on the heath
“Let’s don’t brawl in the mud." DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 38
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
&💥@💩 ! The occasional curse word is funny or vicious, but upon repetition, just shows a complete lack of control over the language, and therefore of thought. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Four-letter friends
Learning to be good at the bad words.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Every step had been toward a path of some kind of absolution, a cobblestoned alleyway back to the footloose life of parties and no attachments she had thought was her gift. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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The billionaire’s lair
He could not be separated from the enormity of what had taken place, and nor, therefore, could she. DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 37
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
“I’ve always been attracted to bone marrow,” L’Orancourt said, greedily spooning a blob of the stuff. “Something vital, the essence of life, on one’s tongue.” #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Boeuf and blood
Presented on her palm, the glistening flesh was appalling, and too big to fit a human mouth. DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 36
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
“Would you like to leave your coat here?” “No, I’ll keep it on.” It was part of a new wardrobe she had acquired yesterday, but she was more interested in quick exits than in coveting a new possession. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Martini rouge
“Don’t eat too much,” she teased him, “or you’ll spoil your dessert.” DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 35
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
People complained about loneliness, but wasn’t being alone the ultimate freedom? If there hadn’t been any sister, no Vivian Tang squeezing her chubby haunches into a wedding dress, then there would have been no loss, no family for Viktor to murder. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Martini rouge
“Don’t eat too much,” she teased him, “or you’ll spoil your dessert.” DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 35
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
She had to talk herself through it. In the midst of his grunts she turned her head and smiled. “That’s so good, baby, keep going.” #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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The slaughterhouse
L’Orancourt gestured for her to join the squiggling mass of limbs on the floor. DREADFUL PENNY, Ep. 34
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
It's such a relief not having to worry about that woke hive mind anymore.
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Jamie Dibs @jamiedibs.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
See, I am writing about sex scenes in books, but the politics of sex are such that to talk about writing scenes demands an exploration of talking about the world outside of the story. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/jamiedib...
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Writing sex
The difference between writing a sex scene and a fight scene is psychological.
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