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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · 5d

Yay!
And thanks for the heads up about the @marthawells.com story

Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · 16d

There's a new Pentecost & Parker short story available on my website! Ten minutes; 40 suspects; one corpse face-up on the 2 train. Lillian Pentecost puts Will to the test to solve a killing on the Seventh Avenue Express. Sign up for my newsletter to get the code.

Pentecost and Parker Shorts — Stephen Spotswood

New short fiction featuring our heroes from the Pentecost & Parker mysteries

www.stephenspotswood.com

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Jul 8

DEAD IN THE FRAME is included in People's list of mystery novels with unexpected young/old protagonist pairings. They file everything under "Boomers and Gen Z form unlikely partnerships" and Boomers are still babies in the world of Pentecost & Parker, but I'll take it.

8 Thrilling Mystery Novels with Unexpected Pairings — Including a New Sherlock Holmes Story (Exclusive)

Boomers and Gen Z-ers forge unlikely partnerships in these eight recent mystery novels that explore conflict and cooperation across generations.

people.com

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onemorepagebooks.bsky.social @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social · Jun 24

Tomorrow night at 7pm (6/25), join us for BE GAY, DO CRIME. We will be hosting a panel of four fabulous mystery authors to discuss queer representation in their books.

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Jun 24

Where is this hero when we need him?
"Piragua. Piragua. New block of ice, piragua"

a man in a baseball cap stands behind a cart filled with bottles of soda

ALT: a man in a baseball cap stands behind a cart filled with bottles of soda

media.tenor.com

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onemorepagebooks.bsky.social @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social · Jun 20

Hear from four different local authors who feature queer protagonists in their mystery/crime novels: @cheaddc.bsky.social, Katharine Schellman, @playwrightsteve.bsky.social, and Alex Travis.

RSVP today!

www.onemorepagebooks.com

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Jun 1

But not all crime. Because Pride was a riot #happypride #stockuponbricks

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onemorepagebooks.bsky.social @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social · Apr 29

Only one more week until the release of A POISONOUS SILENCE, the thrilling sequel to @jadamswrites.bsky.social's A DEADLY ENDEAVOR. Join us next Tuesday May 6th at 7pm to hear Jenny talk about her new book with fellow mystery writer, @playwrightsteve.bsky.social.

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Mar 29

Hello Baltimore friends--Come join me at Charm City Books on Thursday, April 11, 6pm for a Murder Mystery Party! Ask questions, get books signed, and then stick around to solve a mystery crafted just for you by Charm City's staff.

www.charmcitybooks.com/events/23789...

Framed! Murder Mystery Party w/ Stephen Spotswood

www.charmcitybooks.com

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Mar 28

Love crime fiction? Want to support trans rights? Check out this auction supporting the Transgender Law Center. Among the very cool items up for bid are a signed set of all 5 of my books courtesy of One More Page Books & More
Bidding ends April 1, 11:45pm EDT

Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025

Silent auction 'Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Mar 22

Somehow I made it on a very short list that incudes Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Also Sara Gran's Claire DeWitt series, which I love and want more of please.

Classic Private-Eye Detective Novels: A Starter Pack

Our crime columnist recommends books starring hard-boiled investigators who are ready to travel down the meanest streets to root out the darkest truths.

www.nytimes.com

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Mar 15

Happy Ides to all who observe

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thursday 2-27, 6pm at the Mysterious Bookshop in NYC. Tell your friends, enemies, and everyone in between

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 20

I very much hope so. There’s no date for a sixth book at the moment. But in the meantime I’ll be adding the occasional P&P short story to my website

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 19

Join me and the folks at @poisonedpen.bsky.social tomorrow evening for a virtual chat about murder, mystery, and probably the weather because it's not 19 degrees in Scottsdale, the lucky bastards calendar.time.ly/9plshfqx/pos...

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 15

Attention NYC Pentecost and Parker fans!

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 14

Hey NYC friends! I’ll have a free evening in the city in a couple weeks. I’d like to catch a show when I’m there. Any theatre you recommend?

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 11

Both are historical mysteries with queer protagonists. Katharine Schellman's Nightingale is 1920s NYC. Lev's series is 1950s S.F.

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 11

That is a great question! Once I'm past the flurry of book release obligations, I'll have to put together an extensive list. At the top would have to be Lev Rosen's Evander Mills series, which starts w/ Lavender House. And I just finished Last Call at the Nightingale, which def makes the list

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 10

These commercials. When your marketing team has access to shitty AI and good cocaine

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 9

Hey, look at that! DEAD IN THE FRAME is featured in today's New York Times.
"A new Pentecost and Parker novel has arrived! A frabjous day in the world of crime fiction."
frab·jous
/ˈfrabjəs/
adjective: humorous
delightful; joyous.

I'll take it.

4 Gripping New Detective Novels (Gift Article)

Our critic on the month’s most notable releases.

www.nytimes.com

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 7

Hello NYC! I'll be in town at the end of the month celebrating the release of the latest Pentecost & Parker novel, DEAD IN THE FRAME. Jane Pek (author of the Claudia Lin series) and I will be chatting mystery, murder, and writing queer NYC mysteries 80 years removed. Come on out and say hello!

A notice for a signing and conversation at The Mysterious Bookshop, Thursday, Feb 27, 6PM

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks so much!
My audiobook narrator Kirsten Potter is just superb.
And I'm glad you care about Val. If things go as plotted, we'll be seeing him again.

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 7

In the meantime, I'll be working on some Pentecost & Parker short stories I'll be making available for free online. The first is up now
www.stephenspotswood.com/pentecost-an...

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Stephen Spotswood @playwrightsteve.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thank you so so much!!!
I'd tell you not to be so inpatient but I'd be a hypocrite.
Book six is planned and plotted but not contracted. The joys of publishing. Which means there will be a longer gap between novels than usual. Hopefully not terribly long, though.

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