D.C. Salmon
@dcsalmonbooks.com
D.C. Salmon | Author of high-octane adventure thrillers that blend real-life historical mysteries with non-stop action.
An Irish Mystery is out now! Book 2, An American Treasure, is coming soon.
#booksky #thriller #historicalfiction
An Irish Mystery is out now! Book 2, An American Treasure, is coming soon.
#booksky #thriller #historicalfiction
Pinned
And then it was the end — at least to 2025.
A year of lessons, setbacks, progress, and quiet wins.
Looking back — and ahead — in today’s blog.
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
A year of lessons, setbacks, progress, and quiet wins.
Looking back — and ahead — in today’s blog.
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
Tuesday Vibe: Strong coffee, 61% through a great J.F. Penn thriller, and plotting a few more twists for Cedric Newman. 🕵️♂️
Stone of Fire is hitting all the right notes for an adventure fan. What’s on your current reading list? 📖
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Thriller #ANewmanAdventure
Stone of Fire is hitting all the right notes for an adventure fan. What’s on your current reading list? 📖
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Thriller #ANewmanAdventure
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Tuesday Vibe: Strong coffee, 61% through a great J.F. Penn thriller, and plotting a few more twists for Cedric Newman. 🕵️♂️
Stone of Fire is hitting all the right notes for an adventure fan. What’s on your current reading list? 📖
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Thriller #ANewmanAdventure
Stone of Fire is hitting all the right notes for an adventure fan. What’s on your current reading list? 📖
#BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Thriller #ANewmanAdventure
An Irish Mystery is back on Kindle Unlimited 📚
If you’ve had it on your list but hadn’t picked it up yet, you can now read it free with KU.
Hope you enjoy the journey.
If you’ve had it on your list but hadn’t picked it up yet, you can now read it free with KU.
Hope you enjoy the journey.
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
An Irish Mystery is back on Kindle Unlimited 📚
If you’ve had it on your list but hadn’t picked it up yet, you can now read it free with KU.
Hope you enjoy the journey.
If you’ve had it on your list but hadn’t picked it up yet, you can now read it free with KU.
Hope you enjoy the journey.
Big news! My blog has a brand new home: swimmingupstream.co.uk 🚀
Today’s post covers everything from football finances to a major decision I’ve had to make. Join me as I navigate the highs and lows of the author journey in 2026.
Read it here: www.swimmingupstream.co.uk/2026/01/foot...
Today’s post covers everything from football finances to a major decision I’ve had to make. Join me as I navigate the highs and lows of the author journey in 2026.
Read it here: www.swimmingupstream.co.uk/2026/01/foot...
swimmingupstream.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Big news! My blog has a brand new home: swimmingupstream.co.uk 🚀
Today’s post covers everything from football finances to a major decision I’ve had to make. Join me as I navigate the highs and lows of the author journey in 2026.
Read it here: www.swimmingupstream.co.uk/2026/01/foot...
Today’s post covers everything from football finances to a major decision I’ve had to make. Join me as I navigate the highs and lows of the author journey in 2026.
Read it here: www.swimmingupstream.co.uk/2026/01/foot...
Day off today.
Football later — Posh v Bolton — and a reminder that even when you step away, the work doesn’t stop.
Book 2 is already well underway. Onwards.
Football later — Posh v Bolton — and a reminder that even when you step away, the work doesn’t stop.
Book 2 is already well underway. Onwards.
January 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Day off today.
Football later — Posh v Bolton — and a reminder that even when you step away, the work doesn’t stop.
Book 2 is already well underway. Onwards.
Football later — Posh v Bolton — and a reminder that even when you step away, the work doesn’t stop.
Book 2 is already well underway. Onwards.
Next up: An American Treasure. 🗺️ A lost Civil War cache, the deep woods of Virginia, and a rival who believes the gold is rightfully his. The race is on, and the stakes have never been more personal for Cedric Newman and his team.
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Next up: An American Treasure. 🗺️ A lost Civil War cache, the deep woods of Virginia, and a rival who believes the gold is rightfully his. The race is on, and the stakes have never been more personal for Cedric Newman and his team.
Woke up to a 4-star review for An Irish Mystery! ⭐️ So rewarding to see readers connecting with Hans Fischer’s journey. Nothing beats a fast-paced thriller to start the New Year. Thanks to Ladnamal for the kind words!
January 8, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Woke up to a 4-star review for An Irish Mystery! ⭐️ So rewarding to see readers connecting with Hans Fischer’s journey. Nothing beats a fast-paced thriller to start the New Year. Thanks to Ladnamal for the kind words!
New Blog Alert!
Snow, Sales, and a Surprise Interview. Kicking off 2026 with a look back at the winter sales and an exciting interview I didn't see coming.
Read the full update on Swimming Upstream:
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
Snow, Sales, and a Surprise Interview. Kicking off 2026 with a look back at the winter sales and an exciting interview I didn't see coming.
Read the full update on Swimming Upstream:
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
🎇 Happy New Year: Snow, Sales, and a Surprise Interview! / Swimming Upstream (Blog) | D.C. Salmon
Welcome to my first blog post of the year! In fact, this is the very first thing I’ve written in 2026. The first week has been incredibly encouraging. While I’m trying to break the habit of checking m...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
New Blog Alert!
Snow, Sales, and a Surprise Interview. Kicking off 2026 with a look back at the winter sales and an exciting interview I didn't see coming.
Read the full update on Swimming Upstream:
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
Snow, Sales, and a Surprise Interview. Kicking off 2026 with a look back at the winter sales and an exciting interview I didn't see coming.
Read the full update on Swimming Upstream:
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
Last day of my Christmas break today.
Back to work and some kind of normality tomorrow.
We’ve got everyone over for a proper, hearty Sunday dinner — good food, good company, and a quiet reset before the week begins.
Back to work and some kind of normality tomorrow.
We’ve got everyone over for a proper, hearty Sunday dinner — good food, good company, and a quiet reset before the week begins.
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Last day of my Christmas break today.
Back to work and some kind of normality tomorrow.
We’ve got everyone over for a proper, hearty Sunday dinner — good food, good company, and a quiet reset before the week begins.
Back to work and some kind of normality tomorrow.
We’ve got everyone over for a proper, hearty Sunday dinner — good food, good company, and a quiet reset before the week begins.
Final day of the Smashwords sale.
Indie authors, great books, 25%–100% off — including An Irish Mystery.
Last chance to grab a bargain.
smashwords.com/sale
follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks
Indie authors, great books, 25%–100% off — including An Irish Mystery.
Last chance to grab a bargain.
smashwords.com/sale
follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks
January 1, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Final day of the Smashwords sale.
Indie authors, great books, 25%–100% off — including An Irish Mystery.
Last chance to grab a bargain.
smashwords.com/sale
follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks
Indie authors, great books, 25%–100% off — including An Irish Mystery.
Last chance to grab a bargain.
smashwords.com/sale
follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks
Final day of the BookFunnel promo.
105 free books from indie authors — including An Irish Mystery.
Free downloads end today:
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105 free books from indie authors — including An Irish Mystery.
Free downloads end today:
books.bookfunnel.com/thecountdown...
Free Tickets to Mystery & Adventure!
Searching for your next favorite story?
Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Final day of the BookFunnel promo.
105 free books from indie authors — including An Irish Mystery.
Free downloads end today:
books.bookfunnel.com/thecountdown...
105 free books from indie authors — including An Irish Mystery.
Free downloads end today:
books.bookfunnel.com/thecountdown...
And then it was the end — at least to 2025.
A year of lessons, setbacks, progress, and quiet wins.
Looking back — and ahead — in today’s blog.
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
A year of lessons, setbacks, progress, and quiet wins.
Looking back — and ahead — in today’s blog.
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
December 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
And then it was the end — at least to 2025.
A year of lessons, setbacks, progress, and quiet wins.
Looking back — and ahead — in today’s blog.
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
A year of lessons, setbacks, progress, and quiet wins.
Looking back — and ahead — in today’s blog.
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
Been quiet over Christmas — I’ve been pretty ill, but slowly on the mend.
An Irish Mystery is still FREE on Smashwords until the end of the month if you fancy a read.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up while I was offline.
👉 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#FreeBook #IndieAuthor
An Irish Mystery is still FREE on Smashwords until the end of the month if you fancy a read.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up while I was offline.
👉 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#FreeBook #IndieAuthor
An Irish Mystery
After seven years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Hans Fischer is a man with nothing left to lose. He joins a global hunt for the lost Irish Crown Jewels, solving a century-old mystery that ha...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Been quiet over Christmas — I’ve been pretty ill, but slowly on the mend.
An Irish Mystery is still FREE on Smashwords until the end of the month if you fancy a read.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up while I was offline.
👉 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#FreeBook #IndieAuthor
An Irish Mystery is still FREE on Smashwords until the end of the month if you fancy a read.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up while I was offline.
👉 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
#FreeBook #IndieAuthor
An Irish Mystery reached 150 new readers in December.
For an indie author, that matters more than charts.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up.
For an indie author, that matters more than charts.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up.
December 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
An Irish Mystery reached 150 new readers in December.
For an indie author, that matters more than charts.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up.
For an indie author, that matters more than charts.
Thanks to everyone who picked it up.
📖 Free on Smashwords
My book An Irish Mystery is currently FREE.
History, mystery, and a missing treasure.
🔗 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
My book An Irish Mystery is currently FREE.
History, mystery, and a missing treasure.
🔗 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
December 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
📖 Free on Smashwords
My book An Irish Mystery is currently FREE.
History, mystery, and a missing treasure.
🔗 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
My book An Irish Mystery is currently FREE.
History, mystery, and a missing treasure.
🔗 www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
While An Irish Mystery is finding its readers, I’m already deep into Book 2.
An American Treasure
Same sense of adventure
Free Excerpt, Sign up here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/about-the-au...
An American Treasure
Same sense of adventure
Free Excerpt, Sign up here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/about-the-au...
The Newman Chronicle! / Contact / About the Author | D.C. Salmon
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December 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
While An Irish Mystery is finding its readers, I’m already deep into Book 2.
An American Treasure
Same sense of adventure
Free Excerpt, Sign up here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/about-the-au...
An American Treasure
Same sense of adventure
Free Excerpt, Sign up here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/about-the-au...
Today’s blog dives into one of Ireland’s most misunderstood mysteries.
The so-called “Irish Crown Jewels” weren’t what people think — and their disappearance says a lot about history, power, and myth.
Do you enjoy real history feeding into fiction?
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
The so-called “Irish Crown Jewels” weren’t what people think — and their disappearance says a lot about history, power, and myth.
Do you enjoy real history feeding into fiction?
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
👑 The Crown Jewels That Weren't: Why Ireland Has a Mystery, Not a Monarchy / Swimming Upstream (Blog) | D.C. Salmon
Discover the true story behind the Irish Crown Jewels—ceremonial insignia stolen in 1907. Learn what they were and the real-life theories that inspired D.C. Salmon's new historical mystery.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today’s blog dives into one of Ireland’s most misunderstood mysteries.
The so-called “Irish Crown Jewels” weren’t what people think — and their disappearance says a lot about history, power, and myth.
Do you enjoy real history feeding into fiction?
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
The so-called “Irish Crown Jewels” weren’t what people think — and their disappearance says a lot about history, power, and myth.
Do you enjoy real history feeding into fiction?
www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
I set myself a target of 100 downloads for December.
We reached it on the 15th.
Thank you to everyone who’s picked up An Irish Mystery so far — whether free or paid. Onwards.
We reached it on the 15th.
Thank you to everyone who’s picked up An Irish Mystery so far — whether free or paid. Onwards.
December 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I set myself a target of 100 downloads for December.
We reached it on the 15th.
Thank you to everyone who’s picked up An Irish Mystery so far — whether free or paid. Onwards.
We reached it on the 15th.
Thank you to everyone who’s picked up An Irish Mystery so far — whether free or paid. Onwards.
I wrote last week’s blog after a book club visit and an honest look at my KDP numbers.
It’s not a complaint post — just a real snapshot of what publishing looks like when you’re still finding your feet
If that kind of transparency helps anyone else, it’s here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
It’s not a complaint post — just a real snapshot of what publishing looks like when you’re still finding your feet
If that kind of transparency helps anyone else, it’s here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
☕ Weekly Update: Book Club Bliss and the KDP Payment Reality / Swimming Upstream (Blog) | D.C. Salmon
KDP Payment Warning: Indie authors must budget for this 90-day ad delay. Plus, BookFunnel strategy and why the Book & Pudding Club review is the best win.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I wrote last week’s blog after a book club visit and an honest look at my KDP numbers.
It’s not a complaint post — just a real snapshot of what publishing looks like when you’re still finding your feet
If that kind of transparency helps anyone else, it’s here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
It’s not a complaint post — just a real snapshot of what publishing looks like when you’re still finding your feet
If that kind of transparency helps anyone else, it’s here: www.dcsalmonbooks.com/swimming-ups...
Be honest — do you leave reviews for books you enjoy…
or only the ones you didn’t? 😅
or only the ones you didn’t? 😅
December 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Be honest — do you leave reviews for books you enjoy…
or only the ones you didn’t? 😅
or only the ones you didn’t? 😅
I checked BookFunnel this morning and had to double-check the number.
79 readers have now claimed An Irish Mystery.
I honestly expected a handful. This has been a bit of a head-spin — in a good way.
79 readers have now claimed An Irish Mystery.
I honestly expected a handful. This has been a bit of a head-spin — in a good way.
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I checked BookFunnel this morning and had to double-check the number.
79 readers have now claimed An Irish Mystery.
I honestly expected a handful. This has been a bit of a head-spin — in a good way.
79 readers have now claimed An Irish Mystery.
I honestly expected a handful. This has been a bit of a head-spin — in a good way.
What pulls you into a historical adventure more?
• real history
• fast pacing
• treasure hunts
• flawed heroes
• real history
• fast pacing
• treasure hunts
• flawed heroes
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What pulls you into a historical adventure more?
• real history
• fast pacing
• treasure hunts
• flawed heroes
• real history
• fast pacing
• treasure hunts
• flawed heroes
This month so far:
63 BookFunnel downloads
6 Smashwords
6 Amazon sales
24 paperbacks to a book club
Nearly 100 readers.
For a book that started during lockdown, that’s not something I take for granted.
Who’s up for rounding it off?
63 BookFunnel downloads
6 Smashwords
6 Amazon sales
24 paperbacks to a book club
Nearly 100 readers.
For a book that started during lockdown, that’s not something I take for granted.
Who’s up for rounding it off?
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This month so far:
63 BookFunnel downloads
6 Smashwords
6 Amazon sales
24 paperbacks to a book club
Nearly 100 readers.
For a book that started during lockdown, that’s not something I take for granted.
Who’s up for rounding it off?
63 BookFunnel downloads
6 Smashwords
6 Amazon sales
24 paperbacks to a book club
Nearly 100 readers.
For a book that started during lockdown, that’s not something I take for granted.
Who’s up for rounding it off?
Good day all round.
More readers downloading An Irish Mystery — honestly never gets old seeing that.
Two wins already:
⚽ Posh take the Nene Derby 2–1
🏒 Son’s rink hockey team back in the W column, 7–3
Now come on Oilers… 🤞
More readers downloading An Irish Mystery — honestly never gets old seeing that.
Two wins already:
⚽ Posh take the Nene Derby 2–1
🏒 Son’s rink hockey team back in the W column, 7–3
Now come on Oilers… 🤞
December 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Good day all round.
More readers downloading An Irish Mystery — honestly never gets old seeing that.
Two wins already:
⚽ Posh take the Nene Derby 2–1
🏒 Son’s rink hockey team back in the W column, 7–3
Now come on Oilers… 🤞
More readers downloading An Irish Mystery — honestly never gets old seeing that.
Two wins already:
⚽ Posh take the Nene Derby 2–1
🏒 Son’s rink hockey team back in the W column, 7–3
Now come on Oilers… 🤞
Christmas Jumper Day at school today — even authors need a bit of sparkle while writing historical thrillers! 🎄✨
What’s everyone reading this Friday?
What’s everyone reading this Friday?
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Christmas Jumper Day at school today — even authors need a bit of sparkle while writing historical thrillers! 🎄✨
What’s everyone reading this Friday?
What’s everyone reading this Friday?
Small milestone but it means a lot — An Irish Mystery has its first 2 downloads on Smashwords ❤️
It’s free all month in the EOY Sale.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
It’s free all month in the EOY Sale.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Small milestone but it means a lot — An Irish Mystery has its first 2 downloads on Smashwords ❤️
It’s free all month in the EOY Sale.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
It’s free all month in the EOY Sale.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...