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Martine Bailey Writer
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Author of psychological crime novels SHARP SCRATCH and ISOLATION WARD. Historical mysteries AN APPETITE FOR VIOLETS, THE PENNY HEART, and THE ALMANACK. "Intelligent and engrossing" The Sunday Times Rep'd by @charlotteseymour.bsky.social
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Just 3 days left until the paperback release of ##IsolationWard on Thursday.
Pre-order here tinyurl.com/48etnzp5
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Alison Layland buff.ly/cBQX0bo with ‘After The Clearances’!
Happy surprise at Chester Uni's event for the Cheshire Prize for Literature. Lovely awards for poetry & fiction, and lastly scriptwriting, which I'd entered. Unsurprised I didn't win. But I am runner-up! Very happy - my script gets into the published anthology plus a huge boost to my scriptwriting.
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In the 1st hour of the #TREBookshow, with Hannah Murray from 20.00CET - bestseller lists from @AmazonUK and #TheSundayTimes, @franquinn.bsky.social , @martinebailey.bsky.social, and Fran McKendrick #TuneIn on https://tre.radio or TRE Radio App
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'Hope' by GFWatts, a painting for our times.
A blindfolded girl representing humanity sits on the globe, taking comfort from the last string of her broken lyre. Never abandon hope.
Said to have drawn @BarackObama to enter politics - may it continue to inspire.
#inspiregreatness
Here's a little trailer about the brief but intense time that inspired #IsolationWard.
@allisonandbusby.bsky.social
Huge thanks to Cheshire and Chester Libraries for their brilliant support for #IsolationWard. It's this month's 'hidden gem' 💎
The say after publication of #IsolationWard, it's good to take a moment and remember this is my 6th novel. It's been an amazing experience that's taken me to extraordinary places - geographical and imaginary. And now time to ponder - what next?
Thanks, Alison. Hope you're having a wonderful time!
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Tripfiction is a site that matches books to locations - I've often used it to find inspiration for holiday reading. Today I'm delighted to see my article on Yorkshire, location of Isolation Ward, taking in Hebden Bridge, Menston Asylum, the empty moors, and more.
Talking Location With Martine Bailey - YORKSHIRE - TripFiction
#TalkingLocationWith… Martine Bailey, author of Isolation Ward, set in YORKSHIRE I knew right from the beginning that the setting for my latest book,
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📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Martine Bailey @MartineBailey with ‘Isolation Ward’! #mystery #crime writer #booksky
Tripfiction is a site that matches books to locations - I've often used it to find inspiration for holiday reading. Today I'm delighted to see my article on Yorkshire, location of Isolation Ward, taking in Hebden Bridge, Menston Asylum, the empty moors, and more.
Talking Location With Martine Bailey - YORKSHIRE - TripFiction
#TalkingLocationWith… Martine Bailey, author of Isolation Ward, set in YORKSHIRE I knew right from the beginning that the setting for my latest book,
www.tripfiction.com
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Announcing the longlist for the 2025 Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher! Congratulations, publishers, and good luck in the next round! #CWA_Daggers
#Daggers_2025
After an anxious start #IsolationWard has settled at an average 4 🌟 on #NetGalley as publication day looms on Thursday. Huge thanks to all you #bookbloggers and reviewers out there 🙏
'Hope' by GFWatts, a painting for our times.
A blindfolded girl representing humanity sits on the globe, taking comfort from the last string of her broken lyre. Never abandon hope.
Said to have drawn @BarackObama to enter politics - may it continue to inspire.
#inspiregreatness
Beautiful. And what a stunning representation of Byron's personality x
"A must-read for all lovers of darkly disturbing psychological crime."
- Essie Fox
@essiefox.bsky.social

Still time to get an advance read of Isolation Ward until publication on 17 April.
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Just heard - in the run-up to Isolation Ward's publication Sharp Scratch, the first in the series, is on offer for 99p

Five candidates. One job. A killer prepared to murder their way to the top.

Get your copy here: amzn.to/41tBqxo #ad
I have a long-term project to write about Tudor food, thanks to some lessons from Ivan Day. So this beautiful kitchen at Plas Mawr, Conwy, was so exciting! 🔥 The whole house is a historical gem 💎
Isolation Ward is now available to review on #NetGalley

Follow the link to request now: netgalley.co.uk/publisher/titl…

'Absolutely gripping. Isolation Ward is easily one of the best new thrillers I've read this year.' @tommeadauthor.bsky.social
Excited to post this #CoverReveal today! Just 6 weeks until the follow up to #SharpScratch is released.
Lorraine Quick is sent to a northern asylum where dangerous memories and desires erupt in murder. Allison & Busby Books