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James Swallow @jmswallow.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The weather may be hot 🔥, but my reading is cold ❄️ (Cold War, that is); thanks to @mirandajewess.bsky.social at @viperbooks.bsky.social & Rowland White at @michaeljbooks.bsky.social for ARCs of William Cook's gripping debut #TheFifteenthMan & Simon Conway's ace new page-turner #TheBritishAgent!

Advanced Reading Copies of The Fifteenth Man by William Cook & The British Agent by Simon Conway.

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Some very intriguing #bookmail today - THE FIFTEENTH MAN, the debut spy novel from veteran journalist William Cook. Can’t wait to dig into to this one. Thank you to @mirandajewess.bsky.social and @viperbooks.bsky.social for sending it over!

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

What a night! 😎 Thank you @viperbooks.bsky.social for a stunning Spring ‘26 showcase, featuring C. E. Hulse,‬⁩ Tracy Maton @catrionaward.bsky.social ‬⁩& @tariqashkanani.bsky.social ‬⁩hosted by the amazing @mirandajewess.bsky.social ‬⁩😱 so many fabulous titles for the new year!

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

#TheKillerQuestion, the latest Sunday Times bestseller from the queen of tricksy crime @janicehallett.bsky.social, is a Waterstones Best Crime & Thriller Book of 2025 🎉 Battling pub quiz teams take centre stage in this twisty, mixed-media whodunnit 🍻✏️🩸 www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...

A promotional graphic from Waterstones with text reading 'the best books of 2025: crime & thrillers' next to a few book covers, including Janice Hallett's The Killer Question.

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

@janicehallett.bsky.social picks her top five murder mysteries for the iPaper, including @guymorpuss.bsky.social's #ATrialInThreeActs for being 'both shocking and satisfying'. This legal thriller follows a murder trial after an actress is beheaded live on stage... ⚖️

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The five best murder mysteries of all time, according to Janice Hallett

The bestselling author of contemporary crime fiction picks the books that have inspired, entertained and intrigued her the most

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🚨 25% OFF UPCOMING BOOKS 🚨 Waterstones are offering 25% off pre-orders of 📚 #VivianDiesAgain by C.E. Hulse 📚 #NowhereBurning by @catrionaward.bsky.social 📚 #TheHollowBoys by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Valid until 23.59 Friday 17th October with code OCTOBER25! www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

Three book covers on a pink background: “Vivian Dies Again” by C.E. Hulse, “Nowhere Burning” by Catriona Ward and a placeholder cover for “The Hollow Boys” by Tariq Ashkanani. Underneath the covers is text reading “25% off on upcoming books — 14–17 October | Online only”.

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

'A deliciously dark, macabre story that thriller and murder mystery fans will instantly devour – pun intended' A delectable review for Danielle Valentine's #TheDeadHusbandCookbook, out this week! 🍽️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/4apv7bbz

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

📕 Lunchtime reading 📕 Have a taste of the Danielle Valentine's delicious new thriller #TheDeadHusbandCookbook with this extract, on our website now! We're plating up this Thursday...! 🍽️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/DeadHusbandCookbookExtract

On a red, bubbling background, the cover of The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine appears in the middle.

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We hope you're hungry... 🍽️ Request Danielle Valentine's deliciously gripping thriller #TheDeadHusbandCookbook on NetGalley now to discover the secret ingredient... tinyurl.com/DeadHusbandNetgalley

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

GOLD STRIKE!! Happy publication day to @bethlewis.bsky.social and her fantastic Radio 2 Book Club pick #TheRush. This is a truly special book 💛💛💛

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Viper Books @viperbooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The Rush is a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick ✨💰 Listen to Beth Lewis's interview with Sara Cox to find out more about this gripping historical fiction set during the Klondike gold rush, out today! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bethlewis.bsky.social

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The Radio 2 Book Club - 'The Rush' by Beth Lewis - BBC Sounds

Sara welcomes author Beth Lewis to the pod to discuss her new novel, and the gold rush.

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paulcrimetime.bsky.social @paulcrimetime.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

New: #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Season 8 Episode 2 Janice Hallett & @mazevansauthor.bsky.social chat to Victoria Selman on CrimeTime FM @mirandajewess.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social @bookywookydooda.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2de9ca apple.co/3znb7b5

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Yay! 🎉 #TheExaminer is out in paperback and how pretty it is! 🤩 Thanks to @mirandajewess.bsky.social and the team at @viperbooks.bsky.social as well as all the wonderful bloggers, readers, reviewers, librarians and booksellers who have supported this twisty tale 🦂🎓 Thank you and happy sleuthing! 🕵️‍♀️🔎

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Ed Wood @edwoodagent.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Our new Substack is up, by me, on what's hot for crime and thriller. Writers querying in this area, you need to read this! Views from the amazing @mirandajewess.bsky.social of @viperbooks.bsky.social, Charlotte Brabbin of @harpercollins.bsky.social, and Emily Griffin of Century. #BookSky #amquerying

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The Blair Partnership @tbpagency.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Our second Substack is now live! Take a look here: thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/whats-hot-...

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

And I’ve finished! #TheKillerQuestion by @janicehallett.bsky.social is yet another brilliantly-fun frolic in the world of cosy crime, with everything fans of Hallett’s devilishly-clever books will adore. Top marks! And thank you to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @mirandajewess.bsky.social

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

SO EXCITED to receive an advance, read a copy of @janicehallett.bsky.social’s latest book, #TheKillerQuestion. Thank you so much to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @mirandajewess.bsky.social! 🍺🎯🍺 Out September 2025, and available to pre-order here: viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-kil...

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copy, with the blurb on the back reading:

pub quiz rules: £1 per person. Cash only. Teams of up to 6 adults. Mobile phones must be switched off. The winning team will take home the pot, minus £10. The quiz Master’s decision is final.
Cheats will be… Murdered.”

The book is dark red with gold edging. The tagline reads: the sudden-death round will be murder.

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Adam Simcox @adamsimcox.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Smuggled @janicehallett.bsky.social into my suitcase for Egypt, and she's nailed it once again. Gripping, whip-smart and compelling as ever, and made me snort-laugh at least once a page. Out in September, totally essential. @viperbooks.bsky.social @mirandajewess.bsky.social

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Ally Wilkes / AV Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Wolfing down THE DEAD HUSBAND COOKBOOK by Danielle Valentine in one sitting. Thanks so much @mirandajewess.bsky.social for the ARC!

A red book cover showing a woman's hand with black nail polish squeezing raw tomatoes until the juice comes out. The title is The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine, and I've styled the book on my red vinyl kitchen table with a huge knife and a bowl of tomato and bread soup.

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Adam Simcox @adamsimcox.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

There's no better post than @janicehallett.bsky.social book post. Thanks @mirandajewess.bsky.social

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Rachel Louise Driscoll @rachloudriscoll.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

#TheKillerQuestion by @janicehallett.bsky.social is a cocktail of fun & mystery that will keep readers turning the pages to the end. With twists a-plenty & an eclectic cast of characters, this is one pub quiz you won’t want to miss🍻 @mirandajewess.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social

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Sarah Lawton @sarahlawton.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Husband side eyeing this mornings reading material.

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

What if you suspected that a beloved celebrity chef was a murderer??? Proofs have landed for Danielle Valentine’s astonishing new thriller, #TheDeadHusbandCookbook! Buckle up, it’s like Delia Smith with a grudge… @viperbooks.bsky.social

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

New book! Started on the commute this morning and loving it already. All the Deadwood vibes! @bethlewis.bsky.social #TheRush Thanks to @mirandajewess.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social for the ARC 😘 💙📚

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Adam Simcox @adamsimcox.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Great to see ⁦‪@TariqAshkanani‬⁩ forthcoming banger getting well deserved love in The Guardian today, it's a must buy... @viperbooks.bsky.social @mirandajewess.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m... Crime and thrillers of the month

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Crime and thrillers of the month – review

A scientist’s chilling struggle for survival at the ends of the Earth, the search for a serial killer’s final victim, and murder on the mountains in DS Max Craigie’s latest case

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AJ West Author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Congratulations @guymorpuss.bsky.social on publication of his latest crime novel #ATrialInThreeActs, this is what I call a book launch location!

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

A wonderful book launch at Lincoln’s Inn for #ATrialInThreeActs by @guymorpuss.bsky.social Please note Guy’s dedication to me in Sumerian 🤯🤯🤯

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Wild excitement yesterday when The Child played Samuel Pepys and mimed burying her Parmesan.

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

This morning my toddler waved at a bin lorry and the men smiled and waved back and tooted the horn for him and I genuinely don’t think he’s ever been happier.

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Beautiful final copies of #TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social are in the @viperbooks.bsky.social lair! Such a stunning novel, so proud to be publishing this in April 💙💙💙

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Amanda Llwyd @amandallwyd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Unboxing some amazing #bookmail from @viperbooks.bsky.social @mirandajewess.bsky.social - A TRIAL IN THREE ACTS by @guymorpuss.bsky.social vm.tiktok.com/ZNd1CTAS4/

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Despite her excitement at the outset, The Child was only moderately enthusiastic about moules by the end.

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Reading For Leisure @debbiehartuk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 #ATrialinThreeActs from @guymorpuss.bsky.social and @viperbooks.bsky.social is a thrilling murder mystery combined with a legal thriller, with some historical fiction thrown in for good measure. Published 6/3/25 #booksky #bookblogger Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/39zetf56

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A Trial In Three Acts by Guy Morpuss

Hollywood star Leo Lusk is on trial for murdering his ex-wife. Charles Konig, the leading barrister in the country is engaged to defend hi...

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Mia - Book Blogger / Author @paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Just snorted at page 171 ‘letters to the editor’ @guymorpuss.bsky.social - I love Charles’ wit 😂 @viperbooks.bsky.social

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I wish Bluesky would add the alert function on accounts. How else am I supposed to keep track of the Viper authors, little scallywags that they are?

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

📢 Diary Date 📢 Super excited for the Viper panel on 1 March at 11am 😱 @guymorpuss.bsky.social @tariqashkanani.bsky.social @oskarjensen.bsky.social and I are in the firm hands of @emmaflint.bsky.social 🕵️ It's gonna be a BIG @baytales.bsky.social BLAST! Details below 👇 baytales.com/product/tick...

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Rediscovered one of my favourite childhood books and my love of drawing pirate maps.

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

It's been a while since I've been so utterly enthralled by a book, and I could NOT put this down. Three women navigate the Klondike gold rush in 1800s Canada in a powerful, moving, gritty story of sacrifice, loss, love and survival. @bethlewis.bsky.social #TheRush is PHENOMENAL. Out in June.

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

THANK YOU @viperbooks.bsky.social @mirandajewess.bsky.social MORE than lived up to expectations! I was mesmerised!! Kristin Hannah comps apt, but it also reminded me of Jane Urquhart's AWAY (one of my all-time favourites) and every great pioneer story EVER!

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Had my one day of holiday without the children today. Made the most of it by washing clothes, tidying, baking a cake with a carrot surplus and reading submissions. Turns out I've forgotten how to relax.🙃

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Beth Lewis @bethlewis.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

So overwhelmed by the love for #TheRush. Thanks so much Tariq!

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Tariq Ashkanani @tariqashkanani.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Finished reading this and reckon I’ve found my top book of 2025 already. Think Deadwood meets Red Dead Redemption with three fantastic female leads. Absolutely brilliant stuff from @bethlewis.bsky.social. Out June - do not miss it!

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

My life is now just putting Lego together while being project-managed by a seven-year-old.

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Made a terrifying #HarryPotter unicorn cake for The Child.

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I’ve been on the radio (BBC Wiltshire and BBC Gloucester) again and I’ve been talking books! I recommended Great Circle, Five Minds and Legends and Lattes - all excellent books. Books available in the shop and on our website Me yammering on available on BBC sounds

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Enjoying Bluesky, but rather bemused why it’s feeding me so much American football content.

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Miranda Jewess @mirandajewess.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Brandy butter is the devil’s pus. I will die on this hill.

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