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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The Ben Bracken thrillers have got a new digital look - and, for the first time, you can get all 5 together in one digital edition! Hope you like them! Link below if you’re feeling bravely vigilante this lunchtime! 👍👊 #benbracken #vigilante #thrillerbooks 🔗 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GN54XF1J

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Huge thanks to @NorfolkMagazine and @CatherineLarner, for this very wonderful piece - very grateful and more than a bit flabbergasted. To write about Nelson’s county is a joy!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Friday night is confession night - where Trevor Wood and I blow the lid off crime-writing, the publishing world, and all things in between. Join us at Sutton Library, Ellesmere Port, for an evening with a lot of laughs and few surprises.. Tickets below! Join us! 🎟️ buff.ly/3EBpWPl

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

For Christmas, my godfather Uncle Rich got me this awesome ‘book rest and refreshment stand combo unit’ - so tonight it’s a little Guinness and the brilliant SON by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger, courtesy of mighty Orenda Books! Cheers all!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

So excited about this - in just two days I'll be heading back to a city I adore and Waterstones Sheffield, to chat with the brilliant @russthomas about The Troubled Deep🤿 ! We are both proud #SheffieldHallam alumni - any students, we'd love to talk books/publishing! 🎟️ buff.ly/4jvoPRs

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Book fans in Liverpool, we've got your Monday night sorted! Tomorrow night, the 27th, I'll be at Waterstones Liverpool chatting up a storm with the genius Stu Turton - and the last time i shared the stage with Stu, I nearly laughed myself into an accident. Tix here! buff.ly/429mOEi

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Calling all book fans in the north west and beyond! Tonight I'm in Romiley, near Stockport chatting with wonderful Chris McDonald at super Serenity Booksellers! There's a handful of tickets left - come and join us! Always a wonderful crowd and atmosphere! 6.30pm start! buff.ly/3PKp9xY

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#TheTroubledDeep🤿 tour is well underway now, with the Norfolk leg complete! And we've added a new date! A free event on 1st Feb at wonderful Waterstones Durham! Next up is a quick 1-2 of Serenity Romiley and Waterstones Newcastle - some tix still available here! 🎟️ buff.ly/429mOEi

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Heading off on a tour of Norfolk bookshops today, but look at this lovely fella saying goodbye from a garden on the walk to station! Could have stayed there all day!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I adored @roxiekey.bsky.social's #TheDeadlySpark (I need the sequel and I need it NOW!) so imagine the delight when these lovely words arrived. Thanks so much Roxie! #TheTroubledDeep🤿 is out in 8 days - preorder now here! 📚 buff.ly/4a49eEb

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

One of the most generous writers out there is @cmacwritescrime, and he's proven it again with his thoughts on #TheTroubledDeep🤿 . Chris selflessly champions so many voices in the crime world, and is now at 'national treasure' status. Thank you man! 📚 buff.ly/4a49eEb

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

#TheTroubledDeep🤿 is just days away now - and we're getting ready to hit the road! More bits and pieces to be confirmed/added, but here's the state of play - thanks so much to all involved. Can't wait to see you all out there! Ticket details here! linktr.ee/rpevents

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

My lovely mum got me a ‘blind date book’ from a second hand bookshop, and I hit a bit of a jackpot with a David Baldacci! What a lovely idea this is!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone. Feel very thankful, and grateful. 🙏

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Very excited to be going back to my home bookshop with #TheTroubledDeep🤿! 18th January, 11am-2pm, I’ll be signing and nattering away at Forget-Me-Not Toys and Books in Culcheth! Come and join us!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

#TheTroubledDeep is out a month today! How on earth has that happened? Can't wait for readers to meet Cam and Nala, and see what horrors are lurking... Preorder links here - thanks for everything! linktr.ee/thetroubledd...

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It’s deadline day for our Scribblers Christmas Anthology! Here’s a host of our talented soon-to-be published authors putting on the finishing touches before we go to print! Couldn’t be prouder of them - what amazing imaginations!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I had the real pleasure of meeting @LJShepherdwords at #ChilternKills this year, and doubly lucky when she agreed to take a look at #TheTroubledDeep🤿!Thanks so much for the kind words Laura! Extremely grateful, so glad you liked it! Preorders open here: buff.ly/3VyBQiD

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Sorry to anyone I had to steal a photo from, but #NewcastleNoir was simply brilliant yet again. Thank you to everyone, old friends and new - happiness meter fully stocked once more. If you’ve never been, please make it a priority! So friendly, positive and downright wonderful.

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Well, this is something that’s never happened to me before - sneaking into The Literary Review! Very appreciative and grateful! #TheTroubledDeep🤿 is out 16th Jan from mighty @BloomsburyRaven - which you can grab here: linktr.ee/thetroubleddeep literaryreview.co.uk/december-202...

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Some wonderful #TheTroubledDeep🤿 words have landed from the super Louisa Scarr (@samhollandbooks.bsky.social), whose own novels constantly have me thrilled. Thanks Louisa! See you Saturday! Out 16th January 2025 - preorder NOW! 🛒amzn.eu/d/eHMy8LS 🧊tinyurl.com/mtcp2eed 📚tinyurl.com/tj6tmtyr

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Oh my flipping word, it’s out there. On 16th January, #TheTroubledDeep🤿 is out - and we are celebrating the launch in style at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social with none other than the mighty @mwcraven.bsky.social! Stunned - thank you all for making this happen! Tickets: tinyurl.com/TTDlaunch

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Really don’t think my heart will survive this one - twenty minutes in and my nerves are scrambled egg!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Very excited to be busting out of the clink and heading to Ellesmere Port Library on 7th Feb 25, with my good mate @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social! Grab your tickets below, and thanks so much to CWAC libraries for the opportunity- and for the greatest poster ever! www.ticketsource.co.uk/cwaclibrarie...

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Pretty perfect start to the morning! A pre-spar fuel up with an ace new book - #TheCountdownKiller by the brill @samhollandbooks.bsky.social ! And what a flipping opening! Already hook, line and sinkered!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I’m pretty much incapable of smiling any broader about this one- thank you so much @janicehallett.bsky.social! Janice’s books are a constant source of inspiration and enjoyment, so this is a ‘mind-blown’ moment! #TheTroubledDeep🤿 surfaces 16/1/25 - preorder NOW! 📚https://tinyurl.com/tj6tmtyr

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Cam Killick 2 is DONE! It’s the messiest of first drafts, proper word soup, but it’s down - just in time for the weekend! Cheers everyone! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

When someone you have long admired (and whose opinion you really value) reads your new book, there's always an element of nerves. That's what happened with the truly wonderful Anne Cater - who champions authors and books relentlessly. Thank you so much Anne - for everything! #TheTroubledDeep🤿

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A special whirlwind visit to London to see the icon @raymondbenson.bsky.social and bump into chums old and new! Also managed to squeeze in a visit to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social which was just incredible!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

For any of my new Bluesky chums near Manchester, I'm so lucky to be working with Manchester Libraries to bring the best in crime fiction to Central Library! This month sees SL McManus, Teresa Solana (all the way from Barcelona!) and Nick Triplow hit the Crime Central Stage! 🎟️www.crime-central.co.uk!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Some more wonderful words have arrived for #TheTroubledDeep🤿 from the mighty pen of @robertrutherford.bsky.social - thank you so much Rob! Rob has supported this book since i first told him about the idea a few years back - and I couldn’t be more grateful for his backing. Thank you brother!👊🙏

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

LOVING the book chat over here - in that spirit, finished @annamazz.bsky.social’s new cracker #NotesOnADrowning at 1am. A thoroughly gripping blitz through the seediest corridors of power, it’s got pace and style to burn - and is bursting with great lines. High tension, high stakes - a real winner!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Right everyone, forget that baloney-circus ‘boxing’ last night. Chris Billam-Smith is a complete gent, a total warrior, and an incredibly exciting fighter to watch - and he’s seeking to become unified world champion tonight. This is not a YouTube gimmick, THIS is real boxing. Come on, The Gentleman!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Right, that’s the last time one of the kids gets to borrow my fountain pen. 😂

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Some wonderful words for #TheTroubledDeep🤿 have been drifting in. I'm so grateful! Thank you so much @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social - glad to hear you got your breath back! Out 16th January 2025 - preorder NOW! 🛒https://amzn.eu/d/eHMy8LS 🧊https://tinyurl.com/mtcp2eed 📚https://tinyurl.com/tj6tmtyr

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

Just the most wonderful day on the river yesterday, mooching about, getting in trouble, seeing what beasties were lurking. Soul fully refreshed! Happy half term everyone!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Oh WOW. Absolutely delighted to receive this! Bank on it folks: #SevenDays is going to explode next year, blasting @robertrutherford.bsky.social into the literary stratosphere. A thunderous, star-making novel of the highest order. Thank you so much Phoebe Morgan and Hodder Books.

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Always feel very lucky to get sent a proof, but when it's a @michaelconnelly.bsky.social, the luck feels like a big ol' jackpot. Thanks very much indeed Ellen Turner and Orion Books! #ResurrectionWalk is coming 7th November!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

Another super night at #CrimeCentral hits the record books- incredible guests in @chemicaldetective.bsky.social, @nlbro.bsky.social and #LucaVeste made for a pretty outrageous discussion at times! to see what's coming up for Manchester's premier crime fiction club, check out www.crime-central.co.uk!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

Back from a superb soul-bolstering trip to Betws-y-coed, where we took on the elements and the dogs had doggy ice cream. The British Isles really does have so so much to offer. PS I had pulled over to take that snap, road safety fans.

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Deadline DONE! I think a little liquid reward is in order - cheers all!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

#CrimeCentral returns!! 28th September, Manchester Central Library with Manchester Libraries, we've got a cracker for you! @nlbro.bsky.social, @chemicaldetective.bsky.social and #LucaVeste are our guests, so hold on to your hats! PAY WHAT YOU CAN TIX: crime-central.co.uk SEE YOU THERE!

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Rob Parker @robparkerauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

What a flippin' book - dear me @michaelconnelly.bsky.social, every time I think a ceiling of greatness has been hit, you go and drive a rocket through it. #ADarknessMoreThanNight

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