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Adrian Weckler @adrianweckler.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

If you like award-shortlisted dystopian sci-fi or AI characters in present-day crime thrillers, come listen to me talk to two of the best (@IanTheGreen.Baky.social and @JoCallaghanKat.bsky.social)on Wednesday at 6pm as part of this year’s Int’l Literary Fest Dublin #ifld25

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I'm doing a PILE of fun stuff @ilfdublin.bsky.social in Dublin next week Monday 1500 FANTASY WORLD BUILDING WORKSHOP Tuesday 1700 D&D LIVE Wednesday 1500 SPECULATIVE FICTION WORKSHOP Wednesday 1800 writing at the cutting edge of science- with @jocallaghankat.bsky.social ilfdublin.com?s=Ian+green

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Shazzie @readeratwork.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Just the one pick this month, and it's a very good one for those who love their police procedurals! My thoughts are here: readeratworkblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/s... @jocallaghankat.bsky.social 📚🪐

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Thank you for this amazing review! ‘I ADORE this series! Jo Callaghan is truly one of the finest crime authors we have, she's created an original and unique detective duo in Kat Frank and AIDE Lock.’ 😍

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

If you want to hear more about Human Remains then listen to this excellent podcast 👇

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SomethingAboutBooks23 @shonaholmes23.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

📚JO CALLAGHAN BLOGATHON📚 5⭐️It’s time for the third book in the series & the final stop on the #blogathon & wow, #HumanRemains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social @simonschusteruk.bsky.social definitely didn’t disappoint - this series gets better & better!😍 Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/mw62awnd #BookSky

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Lynda’s Book Reviews @lyndasbookreviews.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

📗📗BOOK REVIEW 📗📗 Compulsive Readers Blogathon Human Remains By Jo Callaghan Full review ➡️ t.ly/CN_fW “The author has invented one of the best crime duos around today” #Giveaway on my Instagram/X/Facebook @simonschusteruk.bsky.social @jocallaghankat.bsky.social @tracyfenton.bsky.social

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The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Happy publication day @jocallaghankat.bsky.social ‘Human Remains’ can be picked up NOW! www.instagram.com/reel/DIbTNXJ...

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

It’s my absolute pleasure today to share my review of Human Remains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social out from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 24th April lindasbookbag.com/2025/04/23/h...

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Bookshortie @bookshortie.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I’ve just finished reading #humanremains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social and it was amazing. I consumed this book within a few hours. It’s easily one of my favourite books of the year. @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #bookblogger #books

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SomethingAboutBooks23 @shonaholmes23.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

🚨 #GIVEAWAY 🚨 Who wants to win a copy of the much anticipated #HumanRemains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social To enter: ⭐️Follow me ⭐️Like ⭐️Retweet 🤞Good Luck! UK only, ends 24/4. Enter here & on Insta (🔗in bio) & X/Twitter for more chances! #bookgiveaway #booksky📚💙 #Giveaways

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Quick Book Reviews Podcast @quickbookreviews.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Very exciting to have my idea about #TheArchers included in @jocallaghankat.bsky.social book #HumanRemains which is published this week! You can hear the full interview here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

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Quick Book Reviews Podcast @quickbookreviews.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Today you can hear my interview with @jocallaghankat.bsky.social as we chat (spoiler free) all about her new book #HumanRemains which will be published this week. Jo also recommends 3 books, but what were they? #booksky Link to listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

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Jen Lucas (Jen Med’s Book Reviews) @jenlucas.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

A huge thank you to @simonschusteruk.bsky.social & @jocallaghankat.bsky.social for this totally amazing #bookpost - a signed copy of Human Remains, book 3 in the Kat & Lock series. Out Apr 24th, this one is totally 🫣😱 www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Remain... #books #booksky

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The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

New review on the Gram. #HumanRemains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social is out 24th April. Huge thanks to the publisher Simon & Schuster UK, Jo and #thelikelysuspects for my early copies 👀

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In My Good Books Podcast @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

You can read my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Human Remains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social over on Instagram or in the Alt text below. This is a very special one for me as I’m mentioned in the acknowledgments section - definitely a bucket list moment! www.instagram.com/susiesbookre...

DCS Kat Frank and her AI partner, Detective Lock, find themselves working on a new murder investigation when a dismembered body is found at a local fishing spot. Using Kat's unmatched detective skills and Lock's advanced data analysis they are able to quickly identify the victim. However, the discovery of another body nearby stirs up rumors about Kat's past case involving The Aston Strangler. Was the right man convicted, or is an innocent person behind bars?

I absolutely loved this book, and the series as a whole - it's one of the best I've ever read. If you're a fan of crime fiction then you will love it too as it's a great murder mystery, but it's really so much more than that, and I think this book would appeal to everyone. The inclusion of an AI detective provides a unique take on the police procedural novel and explores the realities of technology integrating with humanity in a way we don't yet truly understand. As Lock becomes more intelligent he begins to question who he is, and he even starts to think it's about time he had a body - but what will he have to do to get one?

Ultimately this book, and the whole series, explores what it means to be human. It tackles some really big themes around grief, parenting, identity, loneliness, prejudice, and trauma in a way that really makes you stop and think. The characters are what really make this book for me, each of them are relatable, flawed, and oh so real.

Human Remains is Book 3 in the series and it's honestly the best one yet! I really didn't know if it could live up to the ending of Book 2 but it genuinely surpasses it! While all of the books can be read as standalones I'd recommend reading them in order to get the best possible reading experience.

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

My HUGE thanks to @simonschusteruk.bsky.social Likely Suspects for a surprise, much desired, copy of Human Remains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social coming 24th April. I’m thrilled to have it www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Human-...

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The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Huge thanks to Simon & Schuster and The Likely Suspects for more #HumanRemains dropping through my letterbox today 😳 I will of course #payitforward with this copy so keep your eyes peeled on my book socials for a #giveaway soon. Human Remains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social is out 24th April.

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The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Finished the next @jocallaghankat.bsky.social Kat and Lock book – in a day. Which means you could easily read the first two in the series before ‘Human Remains’ is released on 24th April. Pre-order it now via my Linktree.

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Susie has been such a brilliant supporter and she read an early draft of this book for me and helped make it better so I am hugely grateful ❤️

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In My Good Books Podcast @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Today’s plan is to switch off and read and I’m diving straight into Human Remains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social 💙📚 What are you reading today?

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Sally Bromley @sallybromley.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

It's hard to follow a bestselling debut with a second novel which is even better but @jocallaghankat.bsky.social has managed it with 'Leave No Trace'. Same chrs, Kat, Lock & team, this time on a live case, a shocking murder & it looks like they've a serial murderer on their hands.#bookrecommendation

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Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Yesterday I learned there are actually two crime/thriller novels where people get killed at Nuneaton's Mount Judd. Not only that, but both were published within a month of each other...

Poster for UKCBC Live 3, Saturday 27th of September, Carriage Works, Leeds. Guests including: Jo Callaghan, Trevor Wood, Sarah Moorhead, Eve Smith, Claire Sheldon, Ben Bruce, BD Spargo, Liz Mistry, T.E. Scott, Wendy Jones. More to be announced... ...soon. (And then a blood splatter)

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Susan Shaw @feministgadfly.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Just finished this by the brilliant @jocallaghankat.bsky.social. Raises important ethical questions about AI, medical research, equity, and more! Looking forward to reading the next in the series!

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Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Gripped from the first chapter. LOVING THIS BOOK! 💗📚💙 @jocallaghankat.bsky.social

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KarenKisreading @karenkisreading.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

New book purchases - Gone with the Penguins by @hazelprior.bsky.social and Leave No Trace by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social #booksky

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The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Happy publication day @jocallaghankat.bsky.social Can’t believe #LeaveNoTrace is out now in paperback and Book Three is IMMINENT! Here’s my review from way way back… My views remain the same! www.instagram.com/reel/C5BxOrZ...

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Lynda’s Book Reviews @lyndasbookreviews.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

📗BOOK REVIEW 📗 Compulsive Readers Blogathon Leave no Trace By Jo Callaghan Full review ➡️ t.ly/C4Xph “Brilliantly written thriller, fast paced and with good twists and turns and the best bit there’s more to come.” @jocallaghankat.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social @tracyfenton.bsky.social

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SomethingAboutBooks23 @shonaholmes23.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

📚⭐️JO CALLAGHAN BLOGATHON⭐️📚 Time for the next stop on @jocallaghankat.bsky.social #Blogathon with @tracyfenton.bsky.social #CompulsiveReaders & @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 5⭐️#LeaveNoTrace sees the return of DCS Kat Frank & AIDE Lock, I couldn’t put it down! 🔗 tinyurl.com/28sz6223 #BookSky📚💙

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Bookshortie @bookshortie.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Finished #LeaveNoTrace by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social not long ago and it was a cracking read. Loved everything about it. @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #bookblogger #books

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Lauren @laurenbooks3.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

📮 𝔹𝕆𝕆𝕂 𝕄𝔸𝕀𝕃 📮 “Human Remains” Kat and Lock Series - Book 3. By Jo Callaghan. Genre: Crime Fiction. I feel have been looking forward to this one for AGES! Look out for my review on the 24th of April! @jocallaghankat.bsky.social @simonschusteruk.bsky.social @tracyfenton.bsky.social

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SomethingAboutBooks23 @shonaholmes23.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

📚📮#BookMail📚📮 LOOK AT THIS!!!👀A little bit excited to have this proof of #HumanRemains by @jocallaghankat.bsky.social arrive today!!!😍😍😍 Absolutely love this series, can’t wait to read this third title as part of the #CompulsiveReaders blogathon! Thank you @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 🥰

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Helensburgh Book Festival @hburghbookfest.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

If you love crime fiction you won’t want to miss our final panel on Sunday 30th March! @susiesbookreviews.bsky.social will be speaking to @jocallaghankat.bsky.social and @spacemandan13.bsky.social about their fantastic series 📚💙 Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-scen...

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

And despite the evidence of this post, I am capable of talking/writing reasonably coherently…🙄

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I be posting more about the events I am doing for book 3 in the Kat and Lock series, HUMAN REMAINS but I really looking forward to returning to lovely Worcester- tickets from the shop’s website - do join us if you can!

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paulcrimetime.bsky.social @paulcrimetime.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

New: Anna Sharpe @annamazz.bsky.social chats to Craig Sisterson NOTES ON A DROWNING Podfollow pod.fo/e/2a921d buzz bit.ly/3CHCnJ1 apple.co/3znb7b5 @jocallaghankat.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social @ellygriffiths.bsky.social

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Yay! Also came home to the latest novel by fellow Brummie Mike Gayle 👍

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I just returned home to this beautiful book that I was clever enough to pre order. It is out today and @paraicodonnell.bsky.social is one of my favourite writers so I am looking forward to this.

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Still can’t believe that Leave No Trace was recommended as a best thriller on the Today programme US by Kwame Alexander. So grateful 🙏

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

So many thrillers about AI on submission. And all of them doing the same thing - all-powerful AI is super dangerous. In real life it will be more like the 1980s film War Games.

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Rare sighting of the paperback of Leave No Trace (out Feb 27th) in some grand company 👍

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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Just finished this absolute banger of a novel by @stephmcgovern.bsky.social she has been such a massive supporter of crime writers I am so pleased that she has finally joined in and smashed it. Out July 3rd 👍

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Shamelessly sharing this because it might encourage one or two more of you to read the book. Borrow it from your local library or buy it from your local indie bookshop or, if you must, buy the ebook for just £3.99

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Why Don't Things Fall Up?: Seven fundamental science questions explored and explained eBook : Shaha, Alom: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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