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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Jay, I’ve only just seen this now, but thank you so so much! What a lovely thing to say about Freya. I’m so glad you enjoyed the book 🥳🤩

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Jay Rattray @msjayteer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Just finished The Dying Light by Daniel Aubrey. It had me absolutely gripped from start to finish. As for the MC, I don’t think any book character means more to me than Freya Sinclair. She is a gift to autistic women in Scotland, thank you @spacemandan13.bsky.social

The cover of The Dying Light by Daniel Aubrey

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TheBookTrail @thebooktrail.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

A visit to Orkney with a gripping crime drama? Yes please www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/... @spacemandan13.bsky.social @harpernorth.bsky.social #booktrailadvent

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

What’s better than getting a book for cheap??? Getting TWO BOOKS for cheap, of course!! 🥳🥳 Right now you can get the whole chuffing Orkney Mysteries series - Dark Island and The Dying Light - for under £3.50 on ebook!! What a bargain!! 🙌🤑📚 Lighthouse not included, sadly 💡 #BookSky💙📚

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Ah thank you so much, that really means a lot ☺️

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Ah thanks Susan. I think it’s just the UK and North America where it’s on offer at the minute. Not sure why the southern hemisphere has been left out sorry 😬🤷‍♂️

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Happy October everyone!!! 🥳🥳 The weather’s colder, the nights are drawing in, but if you want summer sun and 18-hours of daylight, you can for just 99p!! 😎 The Dying Light is on offer on kindle for the whole month!! 🙌 GO GET IT (please)!!!! 🌅⛴️💀 #BookSky💙📚 amzn.eu/d/9Ki9nUS

Image shows the cover of the ebook of The Dying Light on a kindle with a sticker showing it’s now available for 99p

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Hope you’re feeling better! 🤞

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Yay, Hazel! Hope you enjoy it! And hope you’re keeping well!! 🙌

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I didn't manage to pick up @spacemandan13.bsky.social new book in June but got a copy from the Orcadian bookshop this week! (Dan they said it's selling well) Sat in the sunshine in my garden and ready to dive in #Orkney #MurderMystery #BookSky

My jean clad legs sitting out in the sun in my garden. On them is Daniel Aubrey's new book 'The Dying Light' a mystery thriller set in Orkney.

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Wild Willow Magazine @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

For the last #FollowFriday of #DisabilityPrideMonth, check out some books from these disabled writers! 📚 “The Dying Light” by @spacemandan13.bsky.social 📚 “Bridges of Smoke” by @juliemarchbooks.bsky.social 📚 “PRAY FOR HIM” by @whosthistyler.bsky.social

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

You did a fantastic job, Dom! Yet again! I’m so excited to see what you do with Book 3 🤩

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Dom Forbes @domforbes.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I loved working on this cover design. #bookcoverdesign #crimethriller #orkneyislands

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Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Shortlisted for the Debut Prize just last year, @spacemandan13.bsky.social graduates to the longlist of the McIlvanney with his second novel The Dying Light - he's appearing with Trevor Wood and Sean Watkin on Fri 12th Sept: bloodyscotland.com/event/always...

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Thanks to @spacemandan13.bsky.social for coming along to Orkney Library & Archive last night to launch The Dying Light which is the follow up to last year's fabulous Dark Island. The book is available NOW if you live in #Orkney - available everywhere else very soon! 😀

Photographs from the launch of The Dying Light by Daniel Aubrey at Orkney Library and Archive

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Come join us in Stirling!!! 🙌🏰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚 Being at @BloodyScotland was a standout moment for me in an incredible debut year, I’m so excited to be going back and to be on a panel with the fantastic @TrevorWoodWrite and @seanwatkinauth. Tickets in the tweet below 👇

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Thank you! ☺️ I had a lot of fun writing this one - hope you enjoy it 🤞

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Thank you!!! I absolutely loved seeing Dark Island on your page. Hope you like this one too 🙌

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Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

This is not a drill! From tomorrow until our full programme launch on 12th June we will be announcing a string of Early Release events as we tease you with some of the fabulous lineup of authors we have in store for 2025...

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Thanks Mark! I’ll be in Orkney for the launch at the library on the 19th, and in The Orcadian bookshop on the Saturday if you fancy coming along 👍

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Thank you! Really hope you like this next one too 🤞

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SHADOW OF MADNESS out now! @dvbishop.com · 24/05/2025

Repeat after me, Nick: Intellectual property is still property. Theft is still theft. A business that can't succeed without theft? That's called a criminal enterprise. Also: get ****ed, you techbro quisling.

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

If you follow me on any other social media you’ll have seen this already, so sorry for the spam, but Freya’s back!!!! The Dying Light is out on June 19th. If you liked Dark Island, or you fancy the sound of a crime series set in Orkney, you can preorder here: amzn.eu/d/2QExfvg #Booksky💙📚

Cover of the upcoming book The Dying Light by Daniel Aubrey, follow up to Dark Island. The cover shows a setting sun dropping below the sea, seen from the rocky shoreline of Orkney

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

You know, when Ann brought Jimmy to Orkney I did think about doing this. And now I’ve got the title too… 🤔😁

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Easily my favourite mention of Dark Island yet on any social media. Well played @shetlandlibrary.bsky.social 👏🚌😁

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This is my favourite post yet about my book 🤣👏

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Shetland Library @shetlandlibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Our upgrade went OK we think... You'll find 3 new audio crime series on the Libby app, including: Dark Island - the Orkney Mysteries - 'Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer'. Tell us about it - it's hard enough to catch a bus in winter up here! @spacemandan13.bsky.social ...

Three book covers. Dark Island by Daniel Aubrey, Close to Home by Cara Hunter and The Losers Club by Yvonne Vincent

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Hi Patsy 👋😂 I’m not here much but I think there’s quite a good writing community on here if you follow the hashtag #BookSky💙📚

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Spanish and Catalan mostly. I did it while living in Girona in Catalonia. I also did a bit of French too, but only if they were desperate 😂

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

It really is! I used to be a translator and I love learning languages so this is a thrill for me 🤓

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Had some exciting book post this week - author copies of the French, Estonian, & Swedish versions of Dark Island. Thank you to all the translators who’ve worked on these. The French version, Les Îles Muettes, is out next week (May 7th) and the Swedish and Estonian versions are out now 🇫🇷🇸🇪🇪🇪 #BookSky📚💙

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🤴🏾 Kingsley Pearson 🍐 @kingsley-pearson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Daniel is both very generous and correct - you can pre-order FLAt 401 today www.klpearson.net/flat-401 (Cute pet pics welcome but not mandatory.)

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I was very excited to receive a proof copy of @kingsley.pearson.author’s debut, FLAT 401, out on July 3rd! Jay went to prison to hide what he really did. Now he’s out, rebuilding his life, but somebody won’t let him forget what happened in Flat 401… I loved this! Get your pre-orders in now 🙌🥳📚

Cover of Kingsley Pearson’s debut novel, Flat 401, with a blue cover and yellow writing, with a labradoodle in the background

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Thanks so much, Kingsley! I can’t wait for this 🥳🙌

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🤴🏾 Kingsley Pearson 🍐 @kingsley-pearson.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Congratulations @spacemandan13.bsky.social @katekemp.bsky.social on your places on this prestigious panel! Look forward to hearing you all in conversation @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

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Robin Scott Elliot @robinscottelliot.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Last event of a fabulous @hburghbookfest.bsky.social - @spacemandan13.bsky.social talking to @susiesbookreviews.bsky.social about Dark Island, his acclaimed debut. Capped a great w/end of author talks, workshops, panels for all ages. Huge thanks to all who came to talk, listen, question, & eat cake

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Looks decent this. Hope the dog comes too 🐶 Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele... #Orkney

Me pointing at a poster for my event tonight at Stromness Kirk in Orkney at 7.30pm. The poster has my author photo with me and my dog Dylan

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Helensburgh Book Festival @hburghbookfest.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

It’s only 3 weeks until the festival kicks off! Have you got your tickets yet? www.eventbrite.com/cc/helensbur...

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

TDL @ Burwick, AT, SC, GL present, 00:19, 07/07 If you’ve read Dark Island, then you’ll know about the notebooks. They feature in Book 2, where Freya will try to decipher their meaning. She’ll come here, to Burwick, at the very southern tip of South Ronaldsay. But she might regret what she finds… 👀

Burwick in Orkney, with a boat in the bay and creels on the shore

The jetty at Burwick ferry terminal stretching into empty water

Discarded tidal defence blocks at Burwick, at the southern tip of South Ronaldsay in Orkney

The graveyard at the ancient St Mary’s Kirk which stands at the head of the bay in Burwick

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Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

A week today, I’ll be back in Orkney!! 🥳🥳🥳 I absolutely cannot wait! While I’m there, I’ll be doing an event with the lovely folk from @orkneyarts.bsky.social at Stromness Kirk at 7.30pm, Tuesday March 11th. Hope to see you there 🙌 Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/orkney-arts-... #BookSky 💙📚

A red Labrador and black labradoodle sitting beside the water on a sunny evening in Stromness harbour with the small houses hugging the shoreline behind them, and Ward Hill across the sound in Hoy in the background

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