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PAUL FINCH

@paulfinchauthor.bsky.social
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Best selling novelist, Sunday Times Top 10, specialising in thrillers, crime, horror and full-on historical action/adventure. paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com

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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 10h
More opportunities in the future, bud.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 10h
The wolves that hunted humans on Christmas Eve. The Yuletide host whose gloomy house is crammed with eerie toys. The presents you shouldn't open... the guests you shouldn't admit. TERROR TALES OF CHRISTMAS. Check out my blog for the TOC and excerpts: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2026/10/star...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 16h
Texas 1918, the height of the Spanish Flu catastrophe. An abandoned boy is visited by a demon who tells him seven terrifying tales. Exquisite blend of Hispanic myth and occult horror, with a literary subtext about ignorance and fundamentalism. Well written and Packed with full-on scares.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 21h
Only 13 episodes? Felt like there were a lot more than that given how often it was on.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: GALLERIES OF DARKNESS FOR OCTOBER #4 paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2019/10/gall...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
He stuck his ferrety face into hers and dangled a pair of handcuffs. ‘Get out the car.’ ‘Wait,’ Lucy replied. ‘Here’s my ID.’ Puzzled, he leaned even closer. And she ejected the aerosol’s contents into his face. He tottered backwards with a screech ... www.amazon.co.uk/Strangers-un...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A crusading journo travels to Antarctica, where a research team are facing a series of deadly ‘accidents’ ... Continent spanning techno-thriller, highly entertaining but plausible too, and scarily prophetic in its vision of a second Cold War. My review: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2017/05/maki...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
'As knights we have one role. Destroy the king's enemies.' The Thurstan Wildblood Series - THE DEVIL'S KNIGHT and THE DARK ARMY. www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Knigh...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: GALLERIES OF DARKNESS FOR OCTOBER #3 ... paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2019/10/gall...
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Galleries of Darkness, for October - Week 3
Okay, it’s now Week 3 of my OCTOBER GALLERIES OF DARKNESS, and judging from the responses I’m getting on Facebook and Twitter so far, ...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“That’s just a club, Gabby.” “Club, truncheon . . . that’s all the generation before us had. They didn’t even wear stab vests, and they still controlled tougher inner cities than we’ve got anywhere in Britain these days...” #CrimeFiction #ActionThriller www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Paul-...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
An LA single mom is raped repeatedly by a half-seen being, but a psychiatrist suspects it’s a painful delusion … Fictionalised account of true-life events that shocked America in the '70s. More like a case study than a horror novel, intelligent and soberly paced, and keeping many possibilities open.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: GALLERIES OF DARKNESS FOR OCTOBER: #2 paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2019/10/gall...
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Galleries of darkness, for October - Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of my OCTOBER GALLERIES OF DARKNESS. Yet again, I’ll be looking at 20 artists – painters, book illustrators, gam...
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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A captive king. A sacred prize. An unstoppable mercenary legion. It’s publication day for THE DARK ARMY by PW Finch (@paulfinchauthor.bsky.social)! 📚⚔️This edge-of-your-seat medieval adventure set during the Third Crusade is published by @canelobooks.bsky.social: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today is publication day for THE DARK ARMY. It's yet another all-action medieval adventure. All the details - how I developed the idea, where it came from etc - are on today's new blog. As are the reasons why I probably WON'T be writing in this genre again. paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A rejected misanthrope goes it alone in the Appalachian wilderness and slowly degenerates into a predatory beast ... Short but disturbing novel from the king of dark fables, and a far cry from the ‘subnormal mountain man’ horror some may expect. Sad, distressing, and profound.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Chuffed to bits to see my novel, The Lodge, make this Top 10 Crime Reads for Halloween list. crimefictionlover.com/2026/10/our-...
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Our top 10 crime reads for Halloween 2026 | Crime Fiction Lover
Camp and cosy? Gory horror-eque crime fiction? Halloween is the time of year we Crime Fiction Lovers like to get spooked. Check out these recommendations
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
‘Dear God!’ Martha blurted. ‘You millennial buffoons are unbelievable! Seriously . . . do you really live in a moral vacuum or is there simply nothing at all behind those blank goldfish expressions?’ www.amazon.co.uk/Lodge-Paul-F... #CrimeFiction #thriller #thrillerbooks #murder
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: GALLERIES OF DARKNESS FOR OCTOBER - #1 paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2019/10/gall...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Halloween dinner that descends into nightmare. Life and death in the suburbs as irrational fear becomes a national pandemic. The mortician with a talent for repairing the dead, and an urge to collect them. A bunch of short, sharp shockers delving deep into our everyday fears and phobias.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“When the Crew's top brass head-hunted me, they weren't looking for another thug. They wanted their own detective.” Heck pondered. “Detective to the underworld, eh? It's a novel idea.” www.amazon.co.uk/No-Quarter-D...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest - CHUNKY SNIPPETS FROM 'THE CHRISTMAS YOU DESERVE' paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2020/09/chri...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A ruthless exec flees the dying Earth in a stolen spaceship, but while his family lie in stasis, he must battle impending insanity. Classic short, sharp shocker of 60s New Wave sci-fi. Experimental, allegorical, and as prescient now as then. Full review: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2017/06/foll...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.amazon.co.uk/Season-Mist-...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: DARK-HEARTED TRIO FOR A DARKER TIME OF YEAR ... paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2022/09/dark...
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Dark-hearted trio for a darker time of year
I was hoping to be able to tell you more interesting stuff this week, particularly with regard to the Heck series and my next crime novel an...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Halloween thriller rather than an out-and-out horror, but no less horrific. An Isle of Man police procedural set on several of the darkest nights of the year, featuring some eye-poppingly elaborate murders and strong, identifiable characters. My full review: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You lose all your men in a terrible battle. When you come home, they put you in prison. When you get out, it’s the coldest Christmas in living memory. Not only that, you now face a fight for your very soul. SPARROWHAWK: A Victorian Ghost Story. www.amazon.co.uk/Sparrowhawk-...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The wolves that hunted humans on Christmas Eve. The Yuletide host whose gloomy old house is crammed with mysterious toys. The presents you shouldn't open ... the guests you shouldn't admit. TERROR TALES OF CHRISTMAS. Full details, TOC and juicy excerpts: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: DURING DARK DAYS IN THE AUTUMN OF THE YEAR ... paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2023/09/duri...
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During dark days in the autumn of the year
Today, I’m delighted to be able to show off the stonking cover for my next historical novel, BATTLE LORD , which is out in January, and whic...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When gangsters abduct a security boss’s family, to force him to assist with a heist, a drunken ex-cop sets out to foil them. Gritty slice of 1970s Noir, competently written and filled with painful scenes of alcoholism, though its moral ambiguity and tough, sleazy tone strike a grimly authentic note.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘Creeley was most well-known for a violent £7 million armed robbery at a security depot in Newark, during which he’d injected two employees with drain cleaner, one later dying and the other suffering permanent brain damage ...’ #CrimeFiction #ActionThriller #Hull www.amazon.co.uk/Kiss-Death-D...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is redemption through steel possible? Perhaps, depending on how evil the antagonists are, and maybe how merciful the protagonist. But what if he's not prepared to be merciful at all?
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: THE 20 BEST HAUNTED HOUSE NOVELS ... paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2023/10/haun...
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Haunted house horrors: a very cool Top 20
Welcome to October, everyone. The true beginning of what I suppose you could call the Haunting Season. Halloween is still a few weeks off, a...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A hitman is charged with protecting the unwitting heiress to a criminal empire, and a journey to redemption begins. Another dark parable from the master of the thoughtful crime thriller. Asks many ethical questions but entertains to the max. My review: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2017/07/were...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.amazon.co.uk/Beast-Field-...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Past blogposts that might be of interest ... PROMOTE YOUR BOOK WITH SOME SERIOUS ACTING TALENT paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2024/10/prom...
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Promote your book with some acting talent
Want to do something different to promote your next book? How about this? Select certain sections of text and condense them down to the raw ...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A doctor joins a drilling op on the Atlantic floor, but the prize below is a thing of terrifying power. Withstand the torrent of scientific detail, and there’s much to enjoy in this deep ocean sci-fi thriller. The environment is vividly captured, the atmosphere taut, the concept high they come.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“That’s just a club, Gabby.” “Club, truncheon . . . that’s all the generation before us had. They didn’t even wear stab vests, and they still controlled tougher inner cities than we’ve got anywhere in Britain these days...” #CrimeFiction #ActionThriller www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Paul-...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE NOVEL, ROGUE paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2024/10/unco...
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Uncompromising action, demented villains
Today is publication day for ROGUE , the eighth novel in the Mark Heckenburg series. I’m delighted but also aware that it must seem - certai...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Disparate characters investigate an urban legend and uncover a series of murders. Exceptionally well-written mystery from Tom Wood (writing as Ripley). A deep dive into the world of urban myths and troubled minds, with a constant sense of impending doom. Massively intriguing and packed with twists.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.amazon.co.uk/Season-Mist-...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yes, Neil's done the cover, as always. He's a monumental asset to this series.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Check this out, folks. Available for pre-order right now at telos.co.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: BEST HORROR MOVIES FEATURING THE DEVIL ... paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2025/09/when...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When a London hotel is captured by terrorists, it falls to a tired ex-squaddie to take them down. Completely authentic action and genuine jeopardy, the ensemble cast trapped in the maelstrom of gunfire and explosions. Credible and enthralling. My review: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2017/07/at-l...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Heck walks another tightrope through the world of violent crime. The word about ROGUE is spreading. #Wigan #Standish #ActionThriller #books #cops #BestSellers www.wigantoday.net/news/people/...
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Wigan author Paul Finch is returning to the genre that made him a best-seller
A Wigan author is returning to the formula that made him a Sunday Times bestseller.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I also seem to remember reading that the movie, Krampus, all set during a -20 blizzard in the Midwest, was filmed during a scorching July in Los Angeles, so yes, we're in good company.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pre-order a copy of THE DARK ARMY from uk.bookshop.org between 23-27 September and save 20% with the code: SEPT20 Every sale supports real independent bookshops across the UK!
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Past blogposts that might still be of interest: THE 10 MOST HORRIFIC BATTLEFIELDS EVER FOUGHT ACROSS paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2025/10/wall...
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Wallowing in the real-life hellscapes of war
In three days ’  time, my third historical novel, THE DEVIL ’ S KNIGHT , will be published by Canelo. I ’ m truly delighted about this, as i...
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Another episode in Wilson’s Adversary Cycle, Repairman Jack this time infiltrating the Dormentalist Temple, a NY-based cult hellbent on creating a worldwide catastrophe. Slickly written and hugely clever, and featuring the usual array of complex, high-stakes predicaments. Energised and enthralling.
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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You lose all your men in a terrible battle. When you come home, they put you in prison. When you get out, it’s the coldest Christmas in living memory. Not only that, you now face a fight for your very soul. SPARROWHAWK: A Victorian Ghost Story. www.amazon.co.uk/Sparrowhawk-...
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