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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 1d

I'd forgotten all about this series. VERY shrewd move getting the inimitable @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social to do the intro: A guaranteed wallet-opener right there! 😂

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Cath Staincliffe @cathstaincliffe.bsky.social · 7d

Great to get my author copies of Then There Were More, Short Stories from @thecwa.bsky.social edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social I'm looking forward to reading the other stories in this vintage* collection. tinyurl.com/5yeaw2n5

*vintage, me, who'd have thought!

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Isle of Wight Literary Festival @iowlf.bsky.social · 13d

@gbpoliceadvisor.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social

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Steve Beresford @lostinmilbury.bsky.social · 17d

AS IF BY MAGIC, edited by Martin Edwards
Another wonderful British Library Crime Classics anthology - this time all Locked Room & Howdunit mysteries.
Some great short stories in here, especially a fun one about butlers by Geoffrey Bush.
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Book: As If By Magic: Locked Room Mysteries and Other Miraculous Crimes. Edited by Martin Edwards.
Cover shows an illustration from a classic travel poster of the seafront at Skegness.

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · 28d

Much appreciated!

UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · 29d

a new @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social went live on Kobo a few hours ago, really looking forward to reading it. It must be a great tribute to his writing that apparently he make it all REAL - at least according to the search categories at kobo 😀 #Mystery #booksky #Reading #Kobo

cover of the ebook of "Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife" by Martin Edwards, along with its rankings in Kobo's search categories, as follows:

#138 in Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Holidays, Christmas
#56797 in Mystery & Suspense
#153907 in Fiction & Literature

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Paula Simoes @paulasimoes.bsky.social · 29d

Happy publication day to @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social for Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife
Classic crime, puzzles, cluefinder, this book was so good!
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#BookSky 💙📚

#BookReview Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards (out 11 September)

Six strangers with connections to the world of crime are invited to Midwinter, a village in Yorkshire, by the Midwinter Trust, to play a mystery game during the Christmas days. The reader (us!) is …

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

This really was a lovely project. Glad you enjoyed it.

Steve Beresford @lostinmilbury.bsky.social · Sep 10

Re-read THE STARLINGS & OTHER STORIES - a beautiful anthology from the Murder Squad, edited by Ann Cleeves.
Some great mystery/crime stories, all based on atmospheric b&w photos from David Wilson.
Great stuff!
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Book - The Starlings & Other Stories. Editor: Ann Cleeves.
Cover text: 12 stories inspired by David Wilson photographs. A Murder Squad & Accomplices Anthology.
Cover pic shows a black and white photo of hundreds of starlings swooping over a field.

Back cover of the book The Starlings & Other Stories.
Pic shows a black and white photo of hundreds of starlings swooping over a field.
Text is a list of authors and their stories: Cath Staincliffe, Mary Sharratt, Chris Simms, Jim Kelly, Ann Cleeves, Valerie Laws, Margaret Murphy, Toby Forward, Martin Edwards, Helen Edwards, Kate Ellis, Christine Poulson.
Twelve pictures, twelve tales of crime and mystery... inspired by the atmospheric and evocative Pembrokeshire collection of photographer David Wilson.

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · Sep 10

Locked room mysteries, confounding puzzles, crimes that happen as if by magic... award-winning crime writer @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social brings together a casebook of mystifying crime fiction, from the Golden Age of Crime.

Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/as-...

As if by Magic: Locked Room Mysteries and other Miraculous Crimes Edited by Martin Edwards

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Dr Ben Sayle (100/100) @bensayle.bsky.social · Aug 31

t's a fun feature. @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social 's Rachel Savernake series include those too, IIRC.

The passage also reminds me of an article I read on Poe & Borges as both detective and cosmic fiction authors. How their affection for logic puzzles spoke to their views on the universe & Divine.

Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · Aug 31

The Moai Island Puzzle dedicates a page to a traditional Challenge to the Reader informing you that you have all the clues needed to solve the case before reading the solution. I like the grandiosity of the closing statement to this passage: "Please bring order to this cosmos with your own hands."

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Sep 1

My latest newsletter has just been published: substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Life of Crime

Martin Edwards's newsletter about crime reading, writing, and watching - from the President of the Detection Club

substack.com

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Crime Fiction Lover @crimefictionlover.bsky.social · Aug 29

Clown Town by Mick Herron and six other books feature in our news column this week, with titles by SDW Hamilton, Cat Miller, @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social KJ Whittle, Lou Berney and Katy Farber
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#crimefiction #MYSTERY #thriller

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Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social · Aug 17

Keeping it light and very engaging today with this set of short stories. Something very satisfying about the short mystery. Guess quickly because it’s over in a flash. Excellent intro by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social that prompted me to make a list of mysteries new to me to look out for.

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The Puzzle Doctor @puzzledoctor.bsky.social · Aug 12

Finally back in print thanks to @britishlibrary.bsky.social Crime Classics, with an intro from @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social - the stone cold classic The Judas Window
#BookSky #lockedroom #crimeclassic
classicmystery.blog/2025/08/12/t...

The Judas Window (1938) by Carter Dickson

Avory Hume had told his daughter that he was pleased with her engagement to James Answell, but when Answell is summoned to a meeting with Hume in his study, the man’s attitude seems to have changed…

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
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A fun, immersive cosy mystery within a mystery. Get your sleuthing caps on, and try to solve them. 🔎🗡️
See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz
Thanks to @headofzeus.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for
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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 8

Very much looking forward to the launch of Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife at Serenity Books on 11 September. If you're tempted to come along, here is the info about the event: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 5

Probably!

agatiefan.bsky.social @agatiefan.bsky.social · Aug 5

Speaking of things that are 99p on Kindle, should I be suspicious of the very much non-British Library versions of ECR Lorac novels that Amazon is trying to punt to me on a daily basis?

Screenshot of ECR Lorac novels from Amazon

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UncleRobin @unclerobin.bsky.social · Aug 2

I'd be happy to pay SIGNIFICANTLY more than 99p (maybe even a whole pound) for a new book in the series😉

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Coffin Trail, once shortlisted for the Theakston Prize for best crime novel of the year, was relaunched on Thursday and the Kindle edition is now available on Amazon UK for 99p, which I'd like to think is a bargain!
www.amazon.co.uk/absolutely-g...

THE COFFIN TRAIL an absolutely gripping British crime mystery full of twists (Lake District Cold Case Mysteries Book 1) eBook : Edwards, Martin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Literary Loves - Caroline Malcolm-Boulton @literaryloves.bsky.social · Jul 24

@martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social, master of #crimefiction, bridges Golden Age classics with modern mysteries. President of the Detection Club and editor for @britishlibrary Crime Classics, he revives forgotten literary voices, blending tradition with fresh themes.
shorturl.at/Twg1w

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Jul 14

www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/2531329...

Ilkley book fair set to take place later this month

THE annual PBFA Ilkley book fair will be held at the King's Hall and Winter Garden on Friday, July 25 from noon to 6pm and Saturday, July 25 from…

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

My June newsletter has just been published: martinedwardsbooks.substack.com/p/the-life-o...

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Jun 24

Great to chat with you, Gary😀 A wonderful day.

GPWigglesworth @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social · Jun 21

Made my debut at ‘Bodies from the Library’ today! Interviewing the marvellous @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social about the last 5 years of the @blpublishing.bsky.social Crime Classic series! It was jolly - a good crowd 😁. If you love Golden Age Crime you should be here.

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · Jun 3

The sun has got his hat on… but it’s only to disguise his identity. Early stock in the office of the June Crime Classic ‘Cyanide in the Sun: And Other Stories of Summertime Crime’ edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social with a special introduction. Out 10/06!

The cover of ‘Cyanide in the Sun’ edited by Martin Edwards (image is St Ives)

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Cath Staincliffe @cathstaincliffe.bsky.social · May 28

This Saturday! Celebrate 25 years of criminally good writing from Murder Squad with @anncleeves.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social @kateellisauthor.bsky.social
@murphynovels.bsky.social Chris Simms and me. Online with Liverpool Book Club. 6pm. It's free!! Book now! liverpoolbookclub.co.uk

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Gaynor Madoc Leonard @madocleonard1.bsky.social · May 22

I've just finished Scandalize My Name by Fiona Sinclair, a crime novel set in the mid-1950s. Sadly, the author died quite young and only published 5 novels. I really enjoyed this story. Thanks to @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social for leading me to it!

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