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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One of the best parts of researching the Cambridge Mysteries is uncovering gems like this. The dog from Cambridge's Pussycat Boutique reportedly wandered into a rival shop and peed all over the trouser display. Sometimes history is stranger than fiction.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Another milestone. I've just finished the line edits for Book 2 of the Cambridge Mysteries, and it's finally back with my publisher. This one is set in Cambridge in 1978, as the country edges into the Winter of Discontent. DCI Jonathan Rievaulx is joined by the newly promoted DS Emily Carter.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In Cambridge 1977, tradition still shaped everyday life. The law was beginning to change, but attitudes took longer. It's the world Emily Carter steps into in The Orchid Mystery, where solving a murder means navigating not only secrets but the expectations placed on a young woman detective.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Such a beautiful, still morning on the Loch. It's good to be back in Scotland.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Cambridge, 1977. Women were a relatively new presence in parts of the University. Some colleges remained male-only. Hence, DC Emily Carter's role in The Orchid Mystery investigating murder in a changing world. #TheOrchidMystery #CambridgeMysteries #HistoricalMystery #CrimeFiction #Cambridge

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Cambridge, 1977. Ceremony, tradition, old power… and secrets in the shadows. The Orchid Mystery is available now in paperback and ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Camel, and other online booksellers. You can also ask your local bookshop or library to order it.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Apparently, I overdid the fog element in The Orchid Mystery...

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Apparently, I overdid the fog element in The Orchid Mystery...

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

People who read mysteries are essentially volunteering to be lied to for 300 pages, then getting oddly offended when the detective solves it before they do... oh, but don't we enjoy it! #mysteryreader #crimefiction #amreading #murdermystery #booklover

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

A murdered academic. An orchid carefully placed. Cambridge 1977, where nothing is ever quite as it seems...

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

3/3 – they write an essay-length email promising exposure, success, possibly world domination. And, tucked away somewhere, the small matter of a fee. Honestly, if they put half as much effort into reading the book as they do into the pitch, we might be getting somewhere!

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

2/3 At this point, I can practically hear rustle of the Scammers R Us crib sheet. The tells are wonderfully consistent: – sent from a Gmail address – they explain my own book to me (helpful) – they repeat my bio (in case I’ve forgotten who I am)

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

1/3 I get about 4–5 emails a day now, all trying to part me from my money in one inventive way or another. And they almost always begin the same way: “I came across your book recently, and one thing stood out immediately…”

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

My book is set in 1977 Cambridge. In that year,The Sex Pistols were banned from performing at Cambridge’s Corn Exchange! A reflection of the university's dominance over the town and highlighting friction between punk culture and local authorities

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Book overview Cambridge, 1977 is a city built on the bones of history, its courtyards hushed and its truths half-buried. When a respected professor is found dead in the gardens of St. Michael's College with an orchid placed beside him with unsettling care, DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DS Emily Carter..

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

...in a world where power is inherited and secrecy is sacrosanct, discovering the truth may demand a price far greater than either is prepared to pay.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

... it seems, is only the beginning. As the summer term draws to a close and loyalties shift like shadows across weathered stone, Rievaulx and Carter find themselves caught within a tangle of bitter rivalries, whispered betrayals, and truths buried deep beneath centuries of silence. But ...

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

...are called into a world where tradition hides corruption and intellect masks ambition. As they peel back the layers of college life, murmurs of a secret group, The Fellowship, begin to surface. A powerful network of academics, its influence stretches far beyond the college gates. The murder...

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A murder in Cambridge. 1977. A rare orchid beside the body. And a university full of secrets. The Orchid Mystery by Nancy L. Mangan. #TheOrchidMystery #CambridgeMystery #CrimeFiction #MurderMystery #DetectiveFiction #Cambridge #MysteryBooks #CrimeReads #NewMystery #DebutNovel #IndieBookshops

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

A lot of these posts asking authors to “share your book cover, blurb, and links” are not about helping you promote your work.They are fishing for authors to target with paid services. If someone really wanted to promote your book, they would simply share it. Be careful who you give your details to.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Today I became a published author. Slightly terrifying, mildly exciting. The Orchid Mystery is officially out today. #TheOrchidMystery #DebutAuthor #PublicationDay #CrimeFiction #MysteryBooks #BritishCrime #Bookstagram #AmReading #NewBook

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

So, there are ARCs who downloaded a copy of my novel to review it before publication, who are scammers of various types. Where do these people get off? I thought 25 people were reviewing my book. It turns out it's probably fewer than 5. Gutted.

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Debut author desperately seeking reviews. The Orchid Mystery arrives 10 March. 1970s Cambridge. A rare orchid. One inconvenient murder. If you'd like to read and review, the link is below. forms.gle/BTtXQoRTTArB... Cheers! #TheOrchidMystery #DebutAuthor #CrimeFiction #BookReviewers

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Cambridge Coffee and Crime @nancymwriter.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

ARC readers wanted! My debut mystery The Orchid Mystery (out 10 March) — Cambridge 1977, rare orchid, murdered professor. Free EPUB/PDF for honest reviews. Sign up: forms.gle/yNWafPc9AhV2... Thank you!

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Thank you for your interest in an advance review copy of my debut mystery, The Orchid Mystery, publishing 10 March 2026. Set in Cambridge, 1977, the novel follows DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DC Emily Ca...

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