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@nickguthrie.co.uk Oct 8, 2026, 4:31 PM

Innocence, Part One (Nick's Briefs, number 1): the first in a brand new series of micro-mysteries.
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#FlashFiction #NicksBriefs #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

@emilymedwards.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 10:20 AM

Coffee has arrived and my characters are cooperating - yippee

#Writing #writers #mysteryfiction #coffee

@emilymedwards.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 11:03 AM

I am sitting at my computer embraced by Rhia Bryant’s latest exploit. Once more life is turned upside down with characters old and new, all trapped in that web of deceit.
But, has Rhia met her match?

#Writing #writers #reading #books #mysteryfiction

@dwfinch.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 11:22 PM

Where's the Rest of the Body?, the chilling 2nd vol in the Joel Franklin Mystery series.

A grisly find in a frozen field leads a young Joel Franklin to battle man, ghost, and elements in a fight for survival, truth, and justice.

Amazon:
www.amazon.ca/dp/1790457939

#canadianauthors #mysteryfiction

Paperback edition of Where's the Rest of the Body?, the second book in the Joel Franklin Mystery series, by Ron Finch. The tagline is: The dead can't rest in pieces. Trees weighted with snow loom over a snowy field.

I heard a yell. It was hard to be sure I’d heard anything over the roar of the wind because, when the wind changed its speed, the pitch of its howl changed as well. If you had a good imagination, you would think it was talking to you. When I tried to move, I could tell the other end of the rope was fixed somewhere. That meant Cst. Herman was stuck. Had he fallen? Was he injured? Those were the first two questions that went through my mind.
I started to shorten the rope. I couldn’t reel it in because it was fixed at the other end, but I could pull myself toward that point. I followed the rope for a minute and then suddenly heard another yell. I was a lot closer to Cst. Herman now, and I could make out the word “Help!” That was definitely Peter, and he was nearby.
I came to a stop and then I moved ahead very slowly. I couldn’t see a thing, but I heard Peter holler for help again and realized he must only be a few feet away. I pulled on the rope and he pulled back. I knew he was trapped somehow, and I didn’t want to end up the same way, so I crouched low to the ground and inched my way ahead. I thought I could hear a splashing noise.
I hollered at Cst. Herman and it seemed his reply came from about five feet away.
“Stop!” he shouted. “You’re at the edge of the pond. Don’t come any closer. Just pull me out.”
We had forgotten about the pond. On our second trip from the front to the back of the farm we’d had to skirt the edge of it. It had been hard to see because of the all the snow, but Roger Conrad had told us about it. He’d said the milder patch of weather before the recent heavy snows had left the ice very thin in the middle. So we’d known the pond was there, but the blizzard had caused us to panic a bit. We’d remembered the group of trees but forgot about the pond.
“Hold on!” I shouted.
I braced my feet as well as I could in the snow and pulled on the rope. As Peter got closer to me, I could hear the crack of ice and splashing of water...

@nickguthrie.co.uk Oct 2, 2026, 4:24 PM

Demonstrating my slick video skills - a sneak preview of the Nick's Briefs series of ultra-short crime stories.
#mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction #bloopers
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@nickguthrie.co.uk Oct 1, 2026, 2:08 PM

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

two copies of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

@nickguthrie.co.uk Oct 1, 2026, 10:14 AM

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)

@anthempress.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM

Coming soon! Explores how para texts in detective fiction impact the construction of meaning. See here ➡️ tinyurl.com/ksuwd8ty #AnthemPress #comingsoon #ZiLingYan #DetectiveFiction #GoldenAgeDetectiveFiction #GoldenAgeMystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #NUTW

@tljenson.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 1:20 PM

www.ebay.com/itm/27841999... If you haven't read. The Maigret books, I envy you. I wish I could still go back and read them again. They're a real treat. Highly recommended.
#InspectorMaigret #Simenon #Maigret #RareBooks #VintageBooks #BookCollector #MysteryFiction #DetectiveNovel

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 28, 2026, 4:30 PM

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.

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 25, 2026, 11:04 AM

Up on the Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine blog: me on the two kinds of crime fiction writer
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#mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

@susannaauthor.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 1:01 AM

[2/2] questions everyone else avoids—Drowning in Deception is waiting.

Tag a friend who would investigate before breakfast. 👇

#CozyMysteryReaders #FloridaMystery #RetiredSleuth #BookClubPick #MysteryFiction #WomenOfMystery

@veronicaleigh.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 8:36 PM

Special thanks to @imjustseanna.bsky.social for making this graphic to help me promote my upcoming historical crime novel, "Eye For An Eye!" #ladysheriffseries #historicalfiction #mysteryfiction #crimefiction #christianfiction #booksky #writesky

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 23, 2026, 5:41 PM

It’s a Book! Well, nearly… The first DI Bolam novel.
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#AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

@tljenson.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 8:36 AM

www.ebay.com/itm/27840116... #InspectorMaigret #Simenon #Maigret #RareBooks #VintageBooks #BookCollector #MysteryFiction #DetectiveNovel #PoliceProcedural #Omnibus

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 23, 2026, 6:40 AM

Sharing What Should Never be Shared…
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#AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 21, 2026, 7:13 AM

Writing and Publishing News: publications and appearances
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#AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

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

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 19, 2026, 8:22 AM

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

@nickguthrie.co.uk Sep 18, 2026, 10:18 AM

Do You Write Short Fiction? A market guide for writers.
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#AmWriting #mystery #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #ShortFiction