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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's publication day for @thecwa.bsky.social new anthology of short stories 'Guilty Secrets'. Excited to see The Follies in print alongside so many other wonderful crime tales edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's almost publication day for @thecwa.bsky.social new anthology 'Guilty Secrets' Excited to see The Follies in print - here is a map of one of its inspirations, the seriously sinister Hawkstone Follies in Shropshire. Available here: www.amazon.co.uk/Guilty-Secre...

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My short story The Follies is published by Flame Tree next Tuesday 21/7 in the @thecwa.bsky.social anthology 'Guilty Secrets'. Am hugely privileged to be in print alongside many top crime writers from around the world, not least our editor @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social

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The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Don't miss it! On Tuesday, 14 July at 8.00am BST, author Martine Bailey talks about 'The Follies' on the Myth and Fiction podcast! #FlameTreePress #MartineBailey buff.ly/uBtQ3bt

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Thrilled to have my short story The Follies featured on 'The Mind's Eye', the Flame Tree Publishing Myth & Fiction podcast. It's read brilliantly by Nathan Chatelier & I talk about it's inspiration - the Hawkstone Follies, Freud's 'The Uncanny', the folly of war & more. lnk.bio/flametreepod...

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Flame Tree Myth and Fiction Podcast Lnk.Bio · link in bio

Flame Tree Myth and Fiction Podcast Lnk.Bio · link in bio - Profile and social media links for Flame Tree Myth and Fiction Podcast

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Skint Chester @skintchester.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

THE Chester Winter Watch parade takes to the city centre streets on Thursday, December 4, at 7pm. www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2565821...

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

For anyone with links to Cheshire, note the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2026 is now open for entries until 31 January Cheshire Prize | University of Chester share.google/TFHKhwXtTF5c...

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Tonight the Cheshire Prize for Literature anthology "Kaleidoscope" was launched. I was first up to give a short reading and loved hearing other winners, from wise 10 year olds to brilliant poets and storytellers. Thanks to great hosting from the University of Chester.

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Death in the Dales, a wonderful festival at Sedbergh Book Town. Privileged to discuss psychological thrillers with M.W. Craven and Caroline England moderated by David Beckler Hugely enjoyable, and brilliant to then sign all available copies of Sharp Scratch for new readers.

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

So thrilled to see Sharp Scratch on display in Punk: the Art of Rebellion exhibition @Manchester Central Library. As @louderthanwar.bsky.social said, Lorraine Quick "may well be literature's first post-punk crime-solver". On show till the end 2025.

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SHADOW OF MADNESS out now! @dvbishop.com · 03/11/2025

This was a great speech, very happy others get to read it now!

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I love New Zealand writing and recommend The Mires by Tina Makereti - so reminiscent of my time living in Whakatane.

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New Writing North @newwritingnorth.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We are thrilled to be working with Johnson & Alcock Literary Agency on the Great Northern Read Award, for unpublished writers of commercial, genre and book club fiction 📚 Applications will open in Nov 2025 as part of the #NorthernWritersAwards. Find out more: newwritingnorth.com/johnson-alco...

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Johnson & Alcock to deliver new award as part of the Northern Writers' Awards - New Writing North

Literary agency Johnson & Alcock will support a new award – the Great Northern Read Award – for debut writers...

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Just 3 days left until the paperback release of ##IsolationWard on Thursday. Pre-order here tinyurl.com/48etnzp5

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The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Alison Layland buff.ly/cBQX0bo with ‘After The Clearances’!

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Happy surprise at Chester Uni's event for the Cheshire Prize for Literature. Lovely awards for poetry & fiction, and lastly scriptwriting, which I'd entered. Unsurprised I didn't win. But I am runner-up! Very happy - my script gets into the published anthology plus a huge boost to my scriptwriting.

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TRE - Talk Radio Europe @tre.radio · 03/05/2025

In the 1st hour of the #TREBookshow, with Hannah Murray from 20.00CET - bestseller lists from @AmazonUK and #TheSundayTimes, @franquinn.bsky.social , @martinebailey.bsky.social, and Fran McKendrick #TuneIn on tre.radio or TRE Radio App

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

'Hope' by GFWatts, a painting for our times. A blindfolded girl representing humanity sits on the globe, taking comfort from the last string of her broken lyre. Never abandon hope. Said to have drawn @BarackObama to enter politics - may it continue to inspire. #inspiregreatness

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Here's a little trailer about the brief but intense time that inspired #IsolationWard. @allisonandbusby.bsky.social

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Huge thanks to Cheshire and Chester Libraries for their brilliant support for #IsolationWard. It's this month's 'hidden gem' 💎

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

The say after publication of #IsolationWard, it's good to take a moment and remember this is my 6th novel. It's been an amazing experience that's taken me to extraordinary places - geographical and imaginary. And now time to ponder - what next?

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Thanks, Alison. Hope you're having a wonderful time!

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Tripfiction is a site that matches books to locations - I've often used it to find inspiration for holiday reading. Today I'm delighted to see my article on Yorkshire, location of Isolation Ward, taking in Hebden Bridge, Menston Asylum, the empty moors, and more.

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Talking Location With Martine Bailey - YORKSHIRE - TripFiction

#TalkingLocationWith… Martine Bailey, author of Isolation Ward, set in YORKSHIRE I knew right from the beginning that the setting for my latest book,

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The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Martine Bailey @MartineBailey with ‘Isolation Ward’! #mystery #crime writer #booksky

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

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Talking Location With Martine Bailey - YORKSHIRE - TripFiction

#TalkingLocationWith… Martine Bailey, author of Isolation Ward, set in YORKSHIRE I knew right from the beginning that the setting for my latest book,

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The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Announcing the longlist for the 2025 Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher! Congratulations, publishers, and good luck in the next round! #CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

After an anxious start #IsolationWard has settled at an average 4 🌟 on #NetGalley as publication day looms on Thursday. Huge thanks to all you #bookbloggers and reviewers out there 🙏

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Beautiful. And what a stunning representation of Byron's personality x

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

"A must-read for all lovers of darkly disturbing psychological crime." - Essie Fox @essiefox.bsky.social Still time to get an advance read of Isolation Ward until publication on 17 April. netgalley.co.uk/publisher/ti...

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Just heard - in the run-up to Isolation Ward's publication Sharp Scratch, the first in the series, is on offer for 99p Five candidates. One job. A killer prepared to murder their way to the top. Get your copy here: amzn.to/41tBqxo #ad

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I have a long-term project to write about Tudor food, thanks to some lessons from Ivan Day. So this beautiful kitchen at Plas Mawr, Conwy, was so exciting! 🔥 The whole house is a historical gem 💎

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Isolation Ward is now available to review on #NetGalley Follow the link to request now: netgalley.co.uk/publisher/titl… 'Absolutely gripping. Isolation Ward is easily one of the best new thrillers I've read this year.' @tommeadauthor.bsky.social

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Excited to post this #CoverReveal today! Just 6 weeks until the follow up to #SharpScratch is released. Lorraine Quick is sent to a northern asylum where dangerous memories and desires erupt in murder. Allison & Busby Books

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Wonderful book selection from my agent @charlotteseymour.bsky.social and spy Sharp Scratch in there!

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Martine Bailey Writer @martinebailey.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Excited to see the cover reveal of this exciting dystopian novel by Alison Layland.

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