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Gotta love the sound of contributor copies coming through the letterbox! #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

two copies of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 8h

Confirmed details for the launch of The Custodian: 6pm, 12th November, at Waterstones in Dumfries. Refreshments, chat, good company - and Debbie's brownies! If you can get to Dumfries for the launch it'd be great to see you. #BookLaunch #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction

Book launch for The Custodian (details in post)

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 28/09/2026

That feeling when, out of the blue, you get a flash of insight that not only lays the foundation for your current novel, but leads into storylines later in the series. That. #amwriting #crimefiction #mystery #mysteryfiction

Poster for The Custodian on a wall at the beach.

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 23/09/2026

It’s a Book! Well, nearly… The first DI Bolam novel. drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/215620541/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 23/09/2026

Sharing What Should Never be Shared… drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/215620541/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Writing and Publishing News: publications and appearances drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/215620541/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 20/09/2026

Not AI: there are many reasons to make a stand against the increasing pressure to use AI in every aspect of life. drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/215620541/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction #notAI

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 19/09/2026

In Stirling for a day of Bloody Scotland.

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 19/09/2026

Nick's Briefs: a teaser for a brand new series of micro-mysteries, coming soon. drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/215620541/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 18/09/2026

Do You Write Short Fiction? A market guide for writers. drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/215620541/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 17/09/2026

Here's the latest of my irregular newsletters, writing news, Nick's Briefs, and… erm… some text messages from my wife… drnickguthrie.substack.com/p/its-a-book #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction #CrimeNovels

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 16/09/2026

Are you a crime fiction reviewer? Book 1 in my DI Bolam series, The Custodian, is now up at NetGalley, free to reviewers. www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #NetGalley #BookReviews #CrimeReviews #MysteryReviews #BookRecommendations #CrimeThriller #CrimeThrillerBooks

wraparound book cover for Nick Guthrie's The Custodian

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 11/09/2026

New: the September issue of the Dead East newsletter is now available, a free monthly email covering new releases, extracts, events, news and other information from across the crime genre. deadeast.substack.com/p/dead-east-... #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #publishing #PublishingNews

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 07/09/2026

A quick report on the Harrogate Crime Festival, plus events coming soon: drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/211162529/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #TheWritingLife #CrimeFestivals

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Here's a round-up of my latest non-fiction writing, including interviews with Trevor Wood, Ruth Dugdall and Tony White: drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/211162529/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #TheWritingLife #AuthorInterviews #interviews #BookReviews #CrimeReviews #reviews

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 31/08/2026

Did I really do this? Publish my internet search history in my latest newsletter...? drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/211162529/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #TheWritingLife

Oops - show my search history...? Really?

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 28/08/2026

Should writers set their stories in real places or fictional? Or perhaps more to the point, do we ever really set our work in real places? drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/211162529/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #TheWritingLife

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 27/08/2026

A big hello to new followers! Things have been picking up momentum for me and my crime-writing across my various social media platforms, so a quick thank you, and here's a little info about what I have to offer: nickguthrie.co.uk/newfollowers/ #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction

For new followers, plus a cheeky peek at my book cover

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 26/08/2026

Here's a round-up of my latest writing and publishing news: drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/211162529/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #TheWritingLife

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 24/08/2026

How I got to know the protagonist of the DI Bolam series - and even his name: drnickguthrie.substack.com/i/211162529/... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #TheWritingLife

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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 12/08/2026

Our Kickstarter launches Sept. 15, and we recruited a killer lineup of authors to write new stories for us. The first to agree was HUGH HOWEY, author of WOOL, SHIFT, & DUST, the basis of the Apple+ series SILO. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/kickstarter/...

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Coming soon: LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 18/08/2026

Delivered the second DI Bolam novel. Started work on book three in the series. And an unrelated short story. #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction #CrimeNovels

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 18/08/2026

The latest of my irregular newsletters, exploring fictional settings, writing news, and… erm… my internet search history… drnickguthrie.substack.com/p/settings-f... #AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction #CrimeNovels

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 17/08/2026

I’m so close to delivering the second DI Bolam novel to my publisher… Just a few more tweaks. #amwriting #amfinishingwriting #nearly

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 13/08/2026

Dead East interview: Trevor Wood, author of the DCI Jack Parker series. deadeast.substack.com/i/207898023/... “The Inside Man is my book of the year” — Nick Guthrie, author of The Custodian #AuthorInterview #crimefiction #mystery #crimeficton #interviews #newcastle @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social

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Dead East: August 2026

News and features from the Anglian Crime Authors Collective.

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 12/08/2026

New: the August issue of the Dead East newsletter is now available, a free monthly email covering new releases, extracts, events, news and other information from across the crime genre. deadeast.substack.com/p/dead-east-... #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #publishing #PublishingNews

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 07/08/2026

I'll be at my first Bloody Scotland on Saturday 19th September - looking forward to it! #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #writers #publishing @bloodyscotland.bsky.social

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 04/08/2026

Ooh, look: the fabulous bookshop.org has a Nick Guthrie page where you can pre-order The Custodian, among other things, while supporting indie bookshops. uk.bookshop.org/lists/nick-g... #amwriting #mystery #crimefiction #MysteryFiction #PoliceProcedural #PreOrders #publishing #NewCrime #Suffolk

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 29/07/2026

Look what came out while I was away last week. Guilty Secrets, the latest Crime Writers' Association mystery anthology, edited by Martin Edwards and including a story from me. #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction @thecwa.bsky.social amzn.eu/d/0hEPsl9W uk.bookshop.org/p/books/guil...

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 21/07/2026

Very unusually for me, I wrote a complete piece of #flashfiction in my head as I drifted off to sleep last night, but was too tired to write it down... And when I woke up this morning I was able to remember it and write it on my phone. nickguthrie.co.uk/mailinglist.... #mystery #CrimeFiction

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Nick Guthrie : TEST PAGE

Sign up to the mailing list of British crime fiction author Nick Guthrie for occasional news, and behind-the-scenes access to the DI Bolam series as we gear up for launch.

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 13/07/2026

Thrilled to have sold another story to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine! #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #CrimeStory

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Crime and thriller writers assemble! You can join us from home - or anywhere else you like - with our online writing day on the 12th September, MAKE CRIME PAY! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimeauthors #crimewriters #thrillers #thriller #thrillerauthors #thrillerwriters

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Make Crime Pay 2026

Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 24/06/2026

A note about the importance of pre-orders, and more. open.substack.com/pub/drnickgu... #amwriting #mystery #crimefiction #MysteryFiction #PoliceProcedural #PreOrders #publishing #NewCrime

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 17/06/2026

"For me now, that’s how novels get written, by writing every day." Tony White interviewed about his new crime novel, Phantom at the Feast. deadeast.substack.com/i/198524218/... #mystery #crimeficton #mysteryfiction #London #interviews #booktok #crimestory #AuthorInterview

Author Tony White and the cover of Phantom at the Feast

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 15/06/2026

New: the June issue of the Dead East newsletter is now available, a free monthly email covering new releases, extracts, events, news and other information from across the crime genre. deadeast.substack.com/p/dead-east-... #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #publishing #PublishingNews

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Dead East: June 2026

News and features from the Anglian Crime Authors Collective.

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 11/06/2026

Have you seen these people? Watch out for them on Saturday 13th June at the Great Dunmow Bookfest. Approach with caution: they have been known to sell books. #dunmowbookfest #essexbookfestival #dunmow #essexbooktown

Come and meet the authors, Great Dunmow, 13th June

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 20/05/2026

And it's there! A new story up at Cold Caller - this time a WW2 mystery. And you can read it for free, so what's stopping you? #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #WW2 #WWII #blitz #London #FreeReads coldcallermag.substack.com/p/in-the-ruins

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In the Ruins

Fiction by Nick Guthrie

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Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk · 18/05/2026

New story up at Cold Caller on Wednesday - this time a WW2 mystery. Great magazine, so I'm very pleased. #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #WW2 #WWII #blitz #London

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