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Rob D. Smith
@robdsmith.bsky.social
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Writer of crime, horror, and dark speculative fiction. Editor at Rock and a Hard Place Press. Author of pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly. Find more about me at https://robdsmith.carrd.co/
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Rob D. Smith @robdsmith.bsky.social · Apr 1
My latest story "Mama" is out today in this anthology In Too Deep. I've loved this song the moment I heard it on the Magnum P.I. episode Death & Taxes. Love for you all to read it.
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New from Down & Out Books: In Too Deep: Crime Stories Inspired by the Songs of Genesis edited by Adam Meyer — Down & Out Books
Publication Date: March 31, 2025. Trade Paperback (ISBN: 978-1-64396-389-1) and eBook Formats. Published by Down & Out Books.
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We’re gonna do the boot-scootin’ boogie here at That Noise at 2 AM, where we’re talking to @loriraderday.bsky.social about community, country music, and her latest novel WRECK YOUR HEART.
#50: Five for Them, One for Me, with Lori Rader-Day
Lori's latest, WRECK YOUR HEART, is out today.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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For @frank212.bsky.social 💖💖💖
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Donate to Help Frank Reardon Recover From His Back Injury, organized by Brian Keene
Frank Reardon recently suffered a debilitating back injury, the pain of wh… Brian Keene needs your support for Help Frank Reardon Recover From His Back Injury
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January 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN: In this gritty collection of crime stories, Derringer Award-winning author @cwblackwell.bsky.social mourns an America lost to the shadows, exploring a broken economic system that has given rise to rampant inequality, violence, and darkness. Available now: bit.ly/4runwWU
January 4, 2026 at 1:13 PM
robdsmith.bsky.social
I'm a lucky person to have such thoughtful friends.
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Congrats Jeff
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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First recommendation of 2026.
Here’s a book I liked. You might like it too. #BookSky
#ThursdayRecs
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
robdsmith.bsky.social
Write it off on taxes? 😏
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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My year-end newsletter is here. scottvondoviak.substack.com/p/best-of-2025
Best of 2025
My year in crime fiction
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December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
robdsmith.bsky.social
That's awesome Libby!! Love your P.I. fiction
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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libbycudmore.bsky.social
More good news: WE'RE GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER! Two more Wade & Jacks books -- the sequel to NEGATIVE GIRL & a collection of the short stories -- are forthcoming from @ruadanbooks.bsky.social!

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Author Libby Cudmore Joins Ruadán Books with Wade & Jacks Series! - Ruadán Books
Boston, MA — December 19, 2025 Ruadán Books is delighted to announce that it has signed a nice deal with author Libby Cudmore, via Jim McCarthy of Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC, for a novel and a shor...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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NEXT YEAR FROM RHP PRESS; "A Woman's Guide to True Crime," a searing story collection from the amazing @marythor.bsky.social. You don't want to miss this one.
December 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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New "best books of the year" picks from The Wall Street Journal's Tom Nolan, Sarah Weinman and Sarah Lyall of The New York Times, and CrimeReads. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/find...
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Whitey's Elephant
Fiction by Paul Ryan O'Connor
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December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Conjunction junction, what's your function?
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Congratulations to @alisongaylin.bsky.social, @blacktopkid.bsky.social, @meganabbott.bsky.social, @louberney.bsky.social, @patrick-hoffman.bsky.social, @dwyermurphy.bsky.social, @laynefargo.bsky.social, @lauralippman.bsky.social…

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The Best Books of 2025: Crime Fiction, Mysteries, and Thrillers
As we approach the end of the year, it’s time to celebrate the best crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers of 2025. The works below feature quite a few old favorites at the top of their game,…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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@todgoldberg.bsky.social talks with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social
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#49: Five for Them, One for Me, with Tod Goldberg
Tod's latest, ONLY WAY OUT, is available now.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I just realized I left one of the big reissues out. I'll have to add it in later

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Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster: 9780553387643 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From award-winning novelist Paul Auster comes the graphic adaptation of his deeply beloved series, The New York Trilogy, a postmodern take on detective and noir fiction. In 1994, Paul Auster's City o...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Over at my crime comics newsletter, I've created a two part guide to all of the crime comics released in 2025 (I do this by hand, so I may have missed a couple)

Part 1: buttondown.com/crimecomics/...

Part 2: buttondown.com/crimecomics/...
2025 Crime Comics Roundup: A Big Ass List of 2025 Crime Comics (part 1 A-K)
Part one (of two) of 2025 crime comics releases
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December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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@jamesdfhannah.bsky.social wrote a story with his whole ass
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ST3.12 | "Santa Daddy" — Rock and a Hard Place Press
It's the annual tech-bro holiday party, and Slater is hired to play "Naughty Santa." But they have no idea how naughty Slater can be . . .
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December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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MY GOD PEOPLE BREAK OUT THE ALARM EMOJIS

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When One Man Dies, the very first Jackson Donne novel, is just fifty cents for your e-reader. #BlackFriday #BlackFriyay

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When One Man Dies
<div><b>“A terrific novel, a unique and artful blend of the PI and the Police Procedural in a plot as nicely tangled and sexually violent as a cat fight.” —James Crumley, Dashiell Hammett Award–winnin
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November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
robdsmith.bsky.social
Sadly I never knew this man's name but he was ever present in my young pop culture youth.
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Danny Seagren, ‘Electric Company’ Star and the First Live-Action Spider-Man, Dies at 81
Jim Henson trained him to be a puppeteer, and he also worked on ‘Sesame Street’ and appeared as Big Bird on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.’
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
robdsmith.bsky.social
Hmmmm. Unbreakable and Split for me. Glass didn't work as well as those two. Sixth Sense is awesome. I liked Trap. Felt different than some of his other work
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!

Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.

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November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The 5 star reviews for On Fire and Under Water keep rolling in. This one from Alan Warren, who recently interviewed @ce-mckenna.bsky.social, @kendallbrunson.bsky.social, and myself for House of Mystery Radio.
Check out the full review in the comments.
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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A recent interview. www.readporchlight.com/interview-da...
Interview: David Joy
Interviewed by WES HUTCHESON for Porchlight   I first met David Joy at the Tremont Writers’ Conference, where his honesty about writing—and about life in general—stood out right away. He spoke about...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM