Cath Staincliffe
@cathstaincliffe.bsky.social
Crime writer – novels, radio, TV, to-do lists. Reading junkie. Likes hill-walks, mum dancing, pootling in the garden. She/her. Latest book Fire on the Fells.
Pinned
FIRE ON THE FELLS
(Detectives Donovan and Young Book 2)
Out now 99p! Summer can be murder, out on the sun-scorched Yorkshire Fells. Leo and Shan must solve the case before it all goes up in smoke. tinyurl.com/4cbf4e6m
(Detectives Donovan and Young Book 2)
Out now 99p! Summer can be murder, out on the sun-scorched Yorkshire Fells. Leo and Shan must solve the case before it all goes up in smoke. tinyurl.com/4cbf4e6m
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
It’s the colour 🤗
February 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
It’s the colour 🤗
Nice surprise today! Thanks to everyone who downloaded it.
February 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Nice surprise today! Thanks to everyone who downloaded it.
My Tim. So proud of him. Oxford Rd train station.
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
My Tim. So proud of him. Oxford Rd train station.
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FREE BOOK! Today only. THE FELLS (Detectives Donovan & Young Book 1) A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Our duo fight to unearth the truth, navigating a labyrinth of secrets and lies.
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM
FREE BOOK! Today only. THE FELLS (Detectives Donovan & Young Book 1) A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Our duo fight to unearth the truth, navigating a labyrinth of secrets and lies.
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
FREE BOOK! Today only. THE FELLS (Detectives Donovan & Young Book 1) A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Our duo fight to unearth the truth, navigating a labyrinth of secrets and lies.
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM
FREE BOOK! Today only. THE FELLS (Detectives Donovan & Young Book 1) A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Our duo fight to unearth the truth, navigating a labyrinth of secrets and lies.
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
📚 Grab your copy tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
'Concise, stylish, scholarly. This book doesn’t follow the drumbeat of any particular theory of history and is all the better for it' - Scotsman review of my book 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales'. Book due Feb 26th. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
These Isles by Brian Groom review: 'concise, stylish and scholarly'
Written in a coolly dispassionate tone, this book doesn’t follow the drumbeat of any particular theory of history and is all the better for it, writes David Robinson
www.scotsman.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
'Concise, stylish, scholarly. This book doesn’t follow the drumbeat of any particular theory of history and is all the better for it' - Scotsman review of my book 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales'. Book due Feb 26th. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
This book. Blew me away.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This book. Blew me away.
Lovely stroll on Shipley Glen today.
February 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Lovely stroll on Shipley Glen today.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Just used the pastry brush to paint some chairs. How's your day going?
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Just used the pastry brush to paint some chairs. How's your day going?
Just got my PLR statement through. Massive thanks to libraries, readers and PLR UK If you've not joined a library think about it, it's a brilliant way to read books (and more) for free and every loan helps an author. Happy reading!
January 19, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Just got my PLR statement through. Massive thanks to libraries, readers and PLR UK If you've not joined a library think about it, it's a brilliant way to read books (and more) for free and every loan helps an author. Happy reading!
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
BBC News - Newcastle National Writing Centre to get £1m funding boost - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Newcastle National Writing Centre to get £1m funding boost
The grant should allow for the Newcastle building housing the centre to be bought.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM
BBC News - Newcastle National Writing Centre to get £1m funding boost - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New book recommendations for the New Year! Enjoy. cathstaincliffe.co.uk/category/blog/
January 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
New book recommendations for the New Year! Enjoy. cathstaincliffe.co.uk/category/blog/
New book recommendations for the New Year! Enjoy. cathstaincliffe.co.uk/category/blog/
January 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
New book recommendations for the New Year! Enjoy. cathstaincliffe.co.uk/category/blog/
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
January 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Frost forest on our window.
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Frost forest on our window.
Thank you!!
Both great reads too 👌🏼
THE FELLS, the first Leo Donovan and Shan Young mystery, is a #KindleDeal now! A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
December 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you!!
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
THE FELLS, the first Leo Donovan and Shan Young mystery, is a #KindleDeal now! A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
THE FELLS, the first Leo Donovan and Shan Young mystery, is a #KindleDeal now! A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
Thank you Sue!
Fab series!
THE FELLS, the first Leo Donovan and Shan Young mystery, is a #KindleDeal now! A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Thank you Sue!
THE FELLS, the first Leo Donovan and Shan Young mystery, is a #KindleDeal now! A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
THE FELLS, the first Leo Donovan and Shan Young mystery, is a #KindleDeal now! A missing woman. A cold case. A dark secret, buried deep beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
And FIRE ON THE FELLS is 99p too!
UK 99p tinyurl.com/2fxedrvn
US 99c tinyurl.com/ynhsmret
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
We see what you did there, Pluribus.
December 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We see what you did there, Pluribus.
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
Ok, since this has come up four times in the last three days:
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ok, since this has come up four times in the last three days:
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
Reposted by Cath Staincliffe
Sending love to everyone who finds the Christmas period an uphill climb. There are a hundred very valid and totally understandable reasons for this. Whether you reach out for help, or hunker down in your cave, good luck. We’ll get through this.
December 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Sending love to everyone who finds the Christmas period an uphill climb. There are a hundred very valid and totally understandable reasons for this. Whether you reach out for help, or hunker down in your cave, good luck. We’ll get through this.
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I’m so thrilled that Christmas at the French Repair Shop is reviewed in People’s Friend magazine! (My books are never normally in the magazines).
December 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’m so thrilled that Christmas at the French Repair Shop is reviewed in People’s Friend magazine! (My books are never normally in the magazines).