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Sarah Ward

@sarahwardcrime.bsky.social

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Crime writer and storyteller. Also Rhiannon Ward. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hello all - reviving my account and looking forward to chatting all things #wales #crimefiction #books #churches #cats and #knitting Here’s Sonny.

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Sarah Hilary @sarahhilary.bsky.social · 4h

Exciting to see The Drowning Place in the @waterstones.bsky.social preorder promotion which runs until midnight on Friday 17 October.

Preorder here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-dro...

#newbook #crimefiction #preorderpromo #thedrowningplace

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Sam Holland @samhollandbooks.bsky.social · 21h

It's #giveaway time!
This month on my #newsletter, I’m going to be giving away two signed copies of Broken House! The newsletter will go out on Thursday - publication day! - so sign up now to be in with a chance to #win.
Simply go to www.samhollandbooks.com/newsletter
Good luck!

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Simon McCleave @simonmccleave.bsky.social · 2d

➡️ Exciting news! The first book in my new Frank Marshal series is FREE for a limited time. If you'd like a copy of Marshal of Snowdonia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, here's the link: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DXN9WZGG

#crimefiction #snowdonia

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · 2d

Good luck!

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you!

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 14d

We've got a range of fantastic authors taking part in Winter Haunts 2025 - here's just some of the writers who'll be joining us online for the event! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #writing #writers #ghoststory #ghoststories #gothic #gothicfiction

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you!

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · 20d

That’s good to hear.

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you ❤️

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you x

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · 20d

My new Mallory book is out next week. Set in a girls school near Tregaron, West Wales, it weaves in themes of dark academia, all-female societies and characters from the Mabinogion.

The Death Lesson is available from indie bookshops, Waterstones and Amazon.

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The Puzzle Doctor @puzzledoctor.bsky.social · Aug 8

No review till I get back on Monday (and even then there'll be a bit of a wait with at least ten reviews to write) but here are my thoughts on Death Rites, the first in this series from @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social
classicmystery.blog/2024/11/17/d...

Death Rites (2024) by Sarah Ward

Jericho, New England. Carla James has joined the archaeology department of Jericho University, emigrating from England to try and rebuild her life following the death of her husband. She wasn’t exp…

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Aug 11

Fantastic review ❤️

The Puzzle Doctor @puzzledoctor.bsky.social · Aug 11

Out now from @canelobooks.bsky.social - Quiet Bones by @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social

classicmystery.blog/2025/08/11/q...

Quiet Bones (2025) by Sarah Ward

The body of a newborn baby is found in the woodland outside Jericho, New England, wrapped in a swan’s wing. Due to the similarities to a Viking rite, archaeology professor Carla James is brought in…

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thank you so much for the lovely review. I really appreciate it!

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks! See you soon.

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 17

Are you there? I’ll be there for a day tomorrow!

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 17

That would be great!

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 17

En route to Harrogate for the festival. I’ll be around tomorrow day and evening and leaving Saturday as I have a bookshop event in Grantham. If you’re at the festival, it’d be lovely to see you and say hello.

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 13

Watching it now!

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank you!

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thanks for coming along!

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 9

She was a wonderful writer

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Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · Jul 8

If you're Aberystwyth on Thursday evening I'll be in conversation with wonderful @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social , talking about our new books "The Magus of Sicily" and "Quiet Bones". Hope to see you there!

www.waterstones.com/events/phili...

Philip Gwynne Jones and Sarah Ward's New Titles!! | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Philip Gwynne Jones and Sarah Ward's New Titles!! today.

www.waterstones.com

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Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 8

Sent you a DM. Huge congratulations on the deal x

Sarah Ward @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social · Jul 6

Looks good. Adding to my list.