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- Reposted by Viper BooksIn which I open the official blogger box for #TheKillerQuestion 🍻 and get so distracted by a packet of Scampi Fries that I almost forget to switch the camera off 🤦♀️ The Killer Question is available to pre-order now and is out on September 4 from @viperbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksOo! The DeadHusbandCookbook by Danielle Valentine coming from @viperbooks.bsky.social in August looks a belter! Many thanks for a surprise copy 📚💙 viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-dea...
- Reposted by Viper BooksThis book by @bethlewis.bsky.social is incredible and packaged most beautifully. The gold foil is hard to see, and this picture doesn’t do it justice! Published by @viperbooks.bsky.social in June - order your copy now!
- Reposted by Viper BooksReview: @janicehallett.bsky.social's The Killer Question is a brilliantly twisty, cosy crime told through clever mixed media. Quizzes, charming pubs and classic Hallett twists – this is her best yet! Thank you so much to @viperbooks.bsky.social for the ARC 🍺 bethreadscrime.com/2025/05/03/t...
- Reposted by Viper BooksI’ll have a pint. Of coffee. ☕️ Perfect mug for an iced oat latte 😋 I’ll be reading The Killer Question by @janicehallett.bsky.social this weekend. 🙋🏻♀️ Almost the weekend everyone - what are your plans? ☀️ 💙📚 @viperbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #CrimeBooks
- Reposted by Viper BooksThank you, @charlottegreenwood.bsky.social and @viperbooks.bsky.social for my advance copy of #ZöeRankin's #TheVanishingPlace. Deeply atmospheric & full of intrigue. A treacherous trip through the murky jungle-bush, where you can never quite see what might be hiding in the shade..
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For fans of Jane Harper and Garry Disher, The Vanishing Place follows Effie when she’s forced to return to New Zealand as a girl is found in her home town, looking just like her. I absolutely adored it. Coming October from @viperbooks.bsky.social #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookstagram - Reposted by Viper BooksOnly 9 days until #TheExaminer paperback 🎓🦂 Check out these gorgeous bookmarks & stickers going out to bookshops 🤩 The talent and creativity at @viperbooks.bsky.social is off the scale 🙏 Hope you all enjoy this fun-packed thrill ride through the university course from Hell 🕵️♀️🔎
- An afternoon with Janice Hallett and Barbara Nadel in conversation with Tom Mead 🎟️ Come along to Finchley Church End library this Sunday 4th May to hear @janicehallett.bsky.social discuss her latest twisty mystery #TheExaminer 🦂 barnet-libraries.played.co/venues/63aff...
- Reposted by Viper BooksAnd I’ve finished! #TheKillerQuestion by @janicehallett.bsky.social is yet another brilliantly-fun frolic in the world of cosy crime, with everything fans of Hallett’s devilishly-clever books will adore. Top marks! And thank you to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @mirandajewess.bsky.social
- SO EXCITED to receive an advance, read a copy of @janicehallett.bsky.social’s latest book, #TheKillerQuestion. Thank you so much to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @mirandajewess.bsky.social! 🍺🎯🍺 Out September 2025, and available to pre-order here: viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-kil...
- Reposted by Viper BooksToday has been EPIC 👀 Signing countless thousands of #TheExaminer exclusive indie paperback 🎓🦂 Eight hours, two pens, tea, crisps and - eventually - a LOT of full boxes 😅 Thanks to everyone at Hachette Distribution who looked after us all day 🙏 @viperbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksBloody brilliant. The queen of the gasp-inducing thriller killer strikes again. You'll be dying to find out who won. 🩸 @janicehallett.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social
- School's out. Murder's in. And #TheDeadFriendProject is out in paperback today 🍷 Get your hands on Joanna Wallace's gripping and hilarious thriller now: tinyurl.com/TheDeadFrien...
- Reposted by Viper Books💫Publication Day💫 Happy Paperback Publication Day to #TheDeadFriendProject by #JoannaWallace I loved You’d Look Better As A Ghost so can’t wait to read this. www.instagram.com/p/DI0Ygx-ggj... @viperbooks.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #bookblogger #books
- Reposted by Viper BooksSO EXCITED to receive an advance, read a copy of @janicehallett.bsky.social’s latest book, #TheKillerQuestion. Thank you so much to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @mirandajewess.bsky.social! 🍺🎯🍺 Out September 2025, and available to pre-order here: viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-kil...
- Reposted by Viper BooksMy new book is available to request on Netgalley! This is the scary bit, when the amazing book bloggers start to read 😱
- #TheRush by @bethlewis.bsky.social is now available to request on NetGalley 🪙 Out in June, this historical novel tells the story of three women battling for survival in the perilous, male dominated world of the Klondike Gold Rush. www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
- Reposted by Viper BooksI was SO excited when I found out @viperbooks.bsky.social would be sending me a proof of @janicehallett.bsky.social's The Killer Question. I was even happier when I saw the postie deliver this box 👀 Had to take it to a brewery 😂 Thank you Viper!
- Reposted by Viper BooksSmuggled @janicehallett.bsky.social into my suitcase for Egypt, and she's nailed it once again. Gripping, whip-smart and compelling as ever, and made me snort-laugh at least once a page. Out in September, totally essential. @viperbooks.bsky.social @mirandajewess.bsky.social
- #TheKillerQuestion is now on NetGalley! We'll be approving 10 requests to read and review every Thursday, so get your requests in now and you could be reading Janice Hallett's latest mystery in a sunny beer garden this Easter weekend 🍻 www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... @janicehallett.bsky.social
- #TheRush by @bethlewis.bsky.social is now available to request on NetGalley 🪙 Out in June, this historical novel tells the story of three women battling for survival in the perilous, male dominated world of the Klondike Gold Rush. www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
- Reposted by Viper BooksA great launch night for The Midnight King with @tariqashkanani.bsky.social from @viperbooks.bsky.social Buy your copy now!
- Reposted by Viper BooksLook what arrived today! A gorgeous proof of #TheKillerQuestion by @janicehallett.bsky.social. A pub quiz and a murder mystery rolled into one? Yes please! This is going straight to the top of my TBR pile. Thank you for the proof @mirandajewess.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social! Out Sept 2025!
- Reposted by Viper BooksWhat if you suspected that a beloved celebrity chef was a murderer??? Proofs have landed for Danielle Valentine’s astonishing new thriller, #TheDeadHusbandCookbook! Buckle up, it’s like Delia Smith with a grudge… @viperbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper Books#TheKillerQuestion by @janicehallett.bsky.social is a cocktail of fun & mystery that will keep readers turning the pages to the end. With twists a-plenty & an eclectic cast of characters, this is one pub quiz you won’t want to miss🍻 @mirandajewess.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social
- Husband. Father. Serial Killer. One of the most hotly anticipated thrillers of the year, #TheMidnightKing is out this Thursday 🔥 viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-mid... @tariqashkanani.bsky.social
- 'The Midnight King is psychological crime thriller at its best and its darkest'
- The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani @TariqAshkanani @ViperBooks @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Source: Review copyPublication: 10 April 2025 from ViperPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1805222279 My very grateful thanks to Viper for an advance copy for review This is not a confession.' Lucas Cole is a…
- 'Those twists…*chefs kiss*' A wonderful review of #TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social from @damppebbles.bsky.social Get your copy this Thursday!
- *NEW BLOG POST* My review of #TheMidnightKing by Tariq Ashkanani is live on #damppebbles! Hugely tense, highly unsettling, totally irresistible and all-consuming. Skilled storytelling. Check out my review... ➡️ buff.ly/CMC5M5Y @viperbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #skybrarians #bookish #booklovers
- 'This book is a work of fiction. It is not a confession.' Read the opening of #TheMidnightKing, a dark and twisty thriller from Tariq Ashkanani. Out this Thursday, it's a must-read for fans of Thomas Harris or Chris Whitaker. viperbooks.co.uk/2025/04/07/t... @tariqashkanani.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksGasp! 😱 Proofs for #TheKillerQuestion are truly stunning. This story, about a little pub quiz with big ripples, was huge fun to write and, I hope, just as funny, intriguing, mysterious and thought-provoking to read. Cheers @mirandajewess.bsky.social and @viperbooks.bsky.social 🍻 Happy sleuthing! 🕵️♀️🔎
- Check out this stunning new look for the paperback of Leonora Nattrass' historical mystery #TheBellsOfWestminster, out this September 👑 Not long now until you can lose yourself down the winding passages of Westminster Abbey...
- #TheMidnightKing by Tariq Ashkanani is an iPaper thriller of the month 💙 Out next week, this darkly clever thriller will leave you reeling from twist after twist 👀 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... @tariqashkanani.bsky.social
- Proofs of #TheKillerQuestion are in! 🍻 The latest mystery from five-time bestselling author Janice Hallett is out this September, featuring battling pub quiz teams and a grizzly murder... Can you answer the Killer Question? ✏️ viperbooks.co.uk/work/the-kil... @janicehallett.bsky.social
- A great review of #ATrialInThreeActs, Guy Morpuss' clever legal thriller, in Maxim Jakubowski’s Crime Time column ⚖️🩸 www.crimetime.co.uk/to-the-max-m... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper Books📚#BookReview📚 5⭐️One of my favourite books of last year, #TheWreckageOfUs by Dan Malakin, @viperbooks.bsky.social is now out in paperback - seriously this is THE tense, fast-paced thriller that you NEED to read,an absolute rollercoaster of a book!👀 Full Review 🔗 tinyurl.com/3nd6k9v7 #BookSky📚💙
- We are so excited to be publishing #TheVanishingPlace by Zoë Rankin this October 📚 Expect beautiful writing, pace and plot twists galore, plus a wonderfully cinematic setting 🏞️ www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
- Reposted by Viper BooksNew book! Started on the commute this morning and loving it already. All the Deadwood vibes! @bethlewis.bsky.social #TheRush Thanks to @mirandajewess.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social for the ARC 😘 💙📚
- What better way to celebrate Easter than with a good crime novel to sink your teeth into? 🐣🩸 Join Tariq Ashkanani, author of #TheMidnightKing, for an event with Serenity Booksellers 📍Wednesday 16th April, Stockport www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo... @tariqashkanani.bsky.social
- 'Splendid... both a tense courtroom drama and a classic locked-room mystery' #ATrialInThreeActs by Guy Morpuss is included in the Financial Times' roundup of new crime fiction ⚖️ www.ft.com/content/54cb... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksAuthor appreciation Who else is a Janice Hallett fan? @viperbooks.bsky.social @janicehallett.bsky.social #booksky
- Reposted by Viper BooksMy next read - The Midnight King by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social. Out 10th April from @viperbooks.bsky.social . It sounds just my cup of tea. Or coffee. www.amazon.co.uk/Midnight-Kin... #books #booksky #amreading #comingsoon #themidnightking
- 📢 Calling all horror fans 📢 Join bestselling author Catriona Ward for an evening celebrating women in horror, along with Neena Viel and V. Castro 🖤 🎫 Waterstones Covent Garden, 6pm 19th March waterstones.com/events/women... @catrionaward.bsky.social @vlatinalondon.bsky.social
- When a famous actress is beheaded live on stage, a tumultuous trial is sure to follow... #ATrialInThreeActs by Guy Morpuss is a delightfully clever legal mystery for fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett, out now ⚖️ viperbooks.co.uk/work/a-trial... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- What do courtroom dramas get wrong about the law? Read former barrister, Guy Morpuss KC's piece on the errors found in your favourite TV whodunnits, and how he avoided similar mistakes in his legal thriller #ATrialInThreeActs ⚖️ www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksHappiest of happy publication days 🥂 to the wonderful @guymorpuss.bsky.social for his brilliant new book #ATrialInThreeActs ⚖️ A strong contender for my book of the year - and I swear that’s the whole truth and nothing but the truth 🤩 Out now from @viperbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksOMG! This was a brilliant read and when I can put together a review with no spoilers I will! So dark and twisty, I absolutely loved it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @tariqashkanani.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social #TheMidnightKing 💙📚
- Reposted by Viper BooksIf you’re looking for a fun and fast-paced courtroom drama then I’ve got the perfect book for you! A Trial in Three Acts by @guymorpuss.bsky.social is a fantastic read, highly recommend. Thanks to @viperbooks.bsky.social for my gifted copy, it’s out now! 💙📚
- Janice Hallett will be at Books in the Park in Beckenham on Saturday 26th April, talking all things #TheExaminer 🦂 Get your tickets now 🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/books-in-the... @janicehallett.bsky.social @booksinthepark.bsky.social
- 'I will provide one further clue. Charles Konig KC solves the crime not by identifying the murderer, but by working out how the murder was carried out. Readers can do the same' @guymorpuss.bsky.social on #ATrialInThreeActs for Shots magazine ⚖️ wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2025/03/cour...
- #ATrialInThreeActs by Guy Morpuss is out today ⚖️ Nail-biting courtroom drama meets a Christie-esque twist in this mixed-media legal thriller 'A delicious mystery' Daily Mail 'Ingenious' The Times 'A future book of the year' Janice Hallett viperbooks.co.uk/work/a-trial... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksHappy Publication Day 🎉 A Trial In Three Acts by Guy Morpuss I absolutely loved this legal mystery. You can read my full review here: www.instagram.com/p/DG0uSfRNZU... Thanks again to @viperbooks.bsky.social for my copy. #booksky #publicationday @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksHappy publication day @guymorpuss.bsky.social! I love a courtroom drama and this one was especially brilliant with its theatrical connection. I gasped out loud at one point! Huge thanks to @mirandajewess.bsky.social and @viperbooks.bsky.social for letting me have an early look at this book.
- Reposted by Viper BooksHappy publication day to @guymorpuss.bsky.social and @viperbooks.bsky.social for the 5⭐️ #ATrialinThreeActs. This is a riveting murder mystery combined with a legal thriller, and some historical detail thrown in for good measure. Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/39zetf56
- Reposted by Viper BooksHappy publication day to @guymorpuss.bsky.social for A Trial in Three Acts. Read a Q&A here 👇🏻💙📚
- Read a Q&A with the author of A Trial in Three Acts, Guy Morpuss. He chats his return to the courtroom and his approach to writing a mixed-media thriller ⚖️ #ATrialInThreeActs is out tomorrow 'Ingenious' The Times viperbooks.co.uk/2025/03/05/a... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper Books📣 Diary Date! 📣 I’m thrilled to be speaking, live and in person, to the lovely @joykluver.bsky.social at the wonderful @booksinthepark.bsky.social in Beckenham on 26 April 😎 Pop along for 5-6pm and stop by afterwards to say hello! For tickets and details 👇 www.ticketsource.co.uk/books-in-the...
- Reposted by Viper BooksHappy Publication Day to @guymorpuss.bsky.social's A Trial in Three Acts! Thank you to @viperbooks.bsky.social for sending me over a proof of this. Much appreciated! Read my review here: bethreadscrime.com/2025/02/21/a...
- Reposted by Viper Books@atticalocke.bsky.social pays a rare visit to the UK! In Guide Me Home, we follow Texas Ranger Darren Matthews as he stands trial in front of a Grand Jury, and the realities of living in Trump’s America. 🗓️7pm, Wed 16 July 📍Central Library 🎟️ manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/attic...
- Read a Q&A with the author of A Trial in Three Acts, Guy Morpuss. He chats his return to the courtroom and his approach to writing a mixed-media thriller ⚖️ #ATrialInThreeActs is out tomorrow 'Ingenious' The Times viperbooks.co.uk/2025/03/05/a... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper BooksThe Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani #TheMidnightKing @tariqashkanani.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social #BookReview randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
- Reposted by Viper BooksLove @viperbooks.bsky.social and really looking forward to The Law in their Hands panel @baytales.bsky.social this morning 😁
- Reposted by Viper BooksA great second @baytales.bsky.social panel feat. @tariqashkanani.bsky.social, @janicehallett.bsky.social, @oskarjensen.bsky.social and @guymorpuss.bsky.social moderated by @emmaflint.bsky.social. @viperbooks.bsky.social #BayTales25
- Reposted by Viper BooksWhat a fabulous day it was at @baytales.bsky.social 🤩 Thank you so much to @emmaflint.bsky.social for moderating the @viperbooks.bsky.social panel, and @guymorpuss.bsky.social @tariqashkanani.bsky.social and @oskarjensen.bsky.social for being my entertaining panel mates… LOVE this festival! 🥰
- Read an extract from #ATrialInThreeActs by Guy Morpuss, out on Thursday 🩸 'Ingenious' The Times 'A delicious mystery' Daily Mail 'My verdict: all rise for a future book of the year' Janice Hallett viperbooks.co.uk/2025/03/04/a... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- 'A delicious mystery', #ATrialInThreeActs by Guy Morpuss is one of the Daily Mail's best new crime novels 📚 Get your copy of this clever legal thriller when it hits shelves next week. There's a killer in court, but are they in the dock? www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a... @guymorpuss.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper Books📣 Bargain Alert! 📣 The ebook of my latest novel #TheExaminer 🎓🦂 is available for a murderously cheap £1.99 on Amazon 💰 But this offer won’t last long so grab it while you can! Click here 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0CJ...
- 🩸 The Darkside of Brighton 2025 🩸 On 8th March, Viper author @tinabakerbooks.bsky.social will be at The Darkside of Brighton - Crime Fiction Festival! 📅 8th March 2025 📍 The Old Ship Hotel, Brighton 🕡 9:30 AM - 6 PM Buy your tickets here: tinyurl.com/3v5yaus9
- 🩸COVER REVEAL 🩸 From the author of #DelicateCondition, comes a deliciously rich thriller following a celebrity chef after the mysterious disappearance of her husband 20 years ago... #TheDeadHusbandCookbook by Danielle Valentine is out August 2025 🍽️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/TheDeadHusbandCookbook
- Reposted by Viper BooksLove this series, and Garry Disher deserves more recognition outside of Australia for his sublime writing 📚💙
- 'Are you scared yet? You ought to be' Read an extract from the first book in Garry Disher's Hal Challis series, #TheDragonMan 🐉 viperbooks.co.uk/2025/02/25/t...
- 'Are you scared yet? You ought to be' Read an extract from the first book in Garry Disher's Hal Challis series, #TheDragonMan 🐉 viperbooks.co.uk/2025/02/25/t...
- Reposted by Viper BooksUnboxing some amazing #bookmail from @viperbooks.bsky.social @mirandajewess.bsky.social - A TRIAL IN THREE ACTS by @guymorpuss.bsky.social vm.tiktok.com/ZNd1CTAS4/
- Reposted by Viper BooksBeautiful final copies of #TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social are in the @viperbooks.bsky.social lair! Such a stunning novel, so proud to be publishing this in April 💙💙💙
- Reposted by Viper Books#TheMidnightKing by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social was one of my most anticipated reads of 2025. I've just finished reading my Netgalley copy and now I can breathe again! Devastatingly dark, gritty and twisted, this is a truly exceptional, unmissable thriller! @viperbooks.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚
- Battling pub quiz teams and a grizzly murder, #TheKillerQuestion by Janice Hallett is coming this September 🩸 Pre-order your signed edition: waterstones.com/book/the-kil... @janicehallett.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper Books⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 #ATrialinThreeActs from @guymorpuss.bsky.social and @viperbooks.bsky.social is a thrilling murder mystery combined with a legal thriller, with some historical fiction thrown in for good measure. Published 6/3/25 #booksky #bookblogger Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/39zetf56
- Reposted by Viper BooksJust snorted at page 171 ‘letters to the editor’ @guymorpuss.bsky.social - I love Charles’ wit 😂 @viperbooks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Viper Books📚📮#BookPost📚📮 Look at how stunning this paperback cover of #TheWreckageOfUs by Dan Malakin is!😍 Absolutely loved this book when it was released last year, if you haven’t read it yet then add this to your TBR!📚 Huge thanks to @viperbooks.bsky.social for sending📖 #BookSky📚💙 #bookblogger
- Reposted by Viper BooksIf you're looking to start a new read this weekend & love a dark, gothic vibe, check out The Underhistory by @KaaronWarren, out now as a paperback.🖤 amzn.to/3COgl7w Via @viperbooks.bsky.social #Ad
- Reposted by Viper BooksA huge thanks to Drew at @viperbooks.bsky.social for this wonderful copy of The Tush by @bethlewis.bsky.social out in June. I hear this one is amazing!
- Reposted by Viper BooksThe Underhistory by @kaaronwarren.bsky.social has just come out as a paperback. We're putting our own early proof up for grabs. Enter to win here: www.facebook.com/CrimeFiction... @viperbooks.bsky.social Draw closes 8am Sunday morning.
