sandramangan.bsky.social
@sandramangan.bsky.social
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Writer, editor & reviewer based in Wirral; sub editor W42st; reviewer @CrimeFictionLover; proud Toffee Girl
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Do you love the Dept. Q series on @netflix.com ? Would you like to go to the source and read the book it's based on?
We're giving away Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen today only on our FB page. Be in it to win it!
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Now we head to the Peak District in Northern England where a twisted killer is burying his victims alive...
Creepy Crawly by @andrewlowe.bsky.social reviewed. A must-read book for anyone who loves dark police procedurals.
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Review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
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But The Surrey Stalker is dead?
So it seems there's a copycat killer in London and DCI Miller has work to do in The Putney Bridge Killer by Biba Pearce. New review today:
crimefictionlover.com/2025/05/the-...
Review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
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Here's one lots of crime fiction lovers have been waiting for: Nightshade by @michaelconnelly.bsky.social reviewed
crimefictionlover.com/2025/05/nigh...
A new setting, a new main character, a different pace but a book you've just got to read!
Review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
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Merseyside murders need solving and DCI De Silva is the woman for the job
crimefictionlover.com/2025/04/blac...
Our review of Sean Watkin's debut, by resident Scouser @sandramangan.bsky.social
#Liverpool
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This is the smiling face of a tired but happy author. I was asked last night whether I had ‘expected’ all this (and this was before the #Nibbies news) and the answer is a big fat NO, but of course I had secretly dreamed and hoped. Life really can turn on a sixpence. #booksky
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Calling all #CrimeFiction fans! Don't miss this brilliant opportunity to hear @neillancaster66.bsky.social in action. Join us on 25th March, when Neil will be discussing his ace new book WHEN SHADOWS FALL - in conversation with @tonykentwrites.bsky.social!💙📚

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😮 Hunted has been been shortlisted for Crime & Thriller novel of the year at the British Book Awards! I’m in shock!
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SOMEONE JUST KILLED MICK JAGGER!!!
Oh wait, the victim is in a Mick Jagger mask.
It's a case for DI Jim Garibaldi, as the enigmatic detective works a case in Barnes, South London.
crimefictionlover.com/2025/03/the-...
Review by @sandramangan.bsky.social ⚡️📚💙
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Our latest book review: Sweat by Emma Healey
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The creator of Elizabeth is Missing returns with a psychological thriller set in the world of gyms and personal trainers. Work it! 💪
review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
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BREAKING: A jury has found three men guilty of murdering Julio Ramirez and two guilty of murdering John Umberger in a chilling drugging and robbery scheme targeting Hell’s Kitchen nightclub patrons. #W42ST w42st.com/post/verdict...
Guilty Verdicts For Murders of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger
A jury found three men guilty of the murder of Julio Ramirez and two men guilty of the murder of John Umberger this afternoon.
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A rural setting. An old gold mine. A beautiful river in New South Wales. It's the perfect setting for murder in Chris Hammer's latest! 🇦🇺
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Read our review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
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Here's a thriller that will get you in a twist... Dandy Smith's The Wrong Daughter is out now as a paperback.
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/the-...
Set in Somerset it's a psychological thriller. Review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
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Lunch is for wim...
🥪Nah, lunch is time to munch. 🥤 Grab a sandwich and a drink, the digest the latest crime novels reviewed on our site:
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#CrimeFiction
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Here's a debut that ponders big issues such as who deserves to live, and who deserves to die...
An Ethical Guide to Murder by Jenny Morris
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Thea's strange new power leads her to intervene in a death, and soon she's a killer herself...
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Another new crime novel for you 💥
The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan is out tomorrow!
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/the-...
You know, it's the quiet ones you've got to watch. Who would want to kill an old fella in a decrepit old bookshop?
Well that's what's vexing George Cross.
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Usually I love the pieces I work on for
@creativeboom.bsky.social - I really enjoy talking to artists about what they do. However, this news piece was written with great concern - particularly for independent creatives in all fields.
Not to burden your Thursday morning, but this is essential reading: Big worries for creatives in the UK government's AI plan 👀 https://buff.ly/4fZav0n
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With the paperback release of Dandy Smith's novel The Wrong Daughter today, we talk to the Somerset-based writer about this thriller and her approach.
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/inte...
It's an inspiring story for any author, and she's going from strength to strength.
@bonnierbooks.bsky.social
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These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.

These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.

You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...