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Spy/SF author - Winner - McDermid Debut Award 2025 and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. A RELUCTANT SPY and SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social TV - Carnival Films Rep: @harryillingworth.bsky.social | https://www.davidgoodman.net/links/

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

Americans! Absolutely delighted to confirm that once again you're getting an absolute steal on A Reluctant Spy from @headlinebooks.bsky.social, which is a Kindle Monthly Deal for October - less than a dollar for the whole month!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXDDG4VW/

A promo image of my book with a 99 cent sticker on a Kindle.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 6h

Daynote - Wed 8 Oct
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Daynote - Wed 8 Oct

Woodland walks and book blethers.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 1d

I have this thought 6-8 times per day.

Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 1d

A thought I keep having: what if I just log off all social media and subscribe to a few paper magazines and newspapers instead

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 1d

Daynote - Tue 7 Oct
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Daynote - Tue 7 Oct

Pushing ahead with DRIFT.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 1d

All I ever wanted aged 12 was one of the cool headsets they used in BUGS.

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 2d

An absolutely cracking cover for Sunyi's next novel!

sunyi @handle.invalid · 2d

Happy Mid Autumn Festival! 🥮 I’m thrilled to share the cover of #TheGirlWithAThousandFaces, coming 5 May 2026 from @torbooks.bsky.social! ⭐⁣The Girl with a Thousand Faces is a Chinese-Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong.

Cover art by Lindsey Carr, Cover design by Shreya Gupta

A ghostly Chinese woman with dead white eyes stares out from a stylised black and green ocean, her face surrounded by billowing gold foam

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOOK EATERS

A haunting dark urban fantasy set in a historical Hong Kong, where ancient myths and local legends combine in a story of ghosts, grief and women who will not forgive.

Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past. After washing up on the shores of Hong Kong with no memory during World War II, she found a home in Kowloon Walled City, an infamous, ghost-infested slum full of lost and traumatised civilians. Since the war ended, Mercy has rebuilt her life and found work as a ghost-talker for the local triad, dealing with the angry and bitter spirits who haunt this place.

But the past she can’t remember won’t let her go. An unusually powerful ghost lurks in Kowloon’s waterways, drowning innocents and threatening the district. Unnervingly, it claims to know Mercy—and her forgotten childhood.

As Mercy is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with this malignant spirit, she begins to realise that the monster she fights within these walls may well be one of her own making.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 2d

Daynote - Mon 6 Oct
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Daynote - Mon 6 Oct

A slow start to the week.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 4d

Sixteen (!) signed paperbacks of A Reluctant Spy can now be found at Waterstones West End in Edinburgh. Thanks to Lyndsey for helping me find and sign them!

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you Nick!

Nick Swift @nickswiftwrites.bsky.social · 4d

I raced through A Reluctant Spy, @davegoodman.bsky.social ... a 'legendary' debut! 😉

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 5d

Huge thanks to @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social for having myself, @tariqashkanani.bsky.social and @marcorinaldi.bsky.social on for a chat about Bloody Scotland!

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2025 Bloody Scotland winners Tariq Ashkanani, Marco Rinaldi and David Goodman

YouTube video by Ukcrimebook Club

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Tariq Ashkanani @tariqashkanani.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to this chat tonight! Always fun doing live stuff, what time is the watershed again..?

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder that I’ll be live on @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social with these two handsome devils from 7pm tonight!

Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...

Tariq Ashkanani, Marco Rinaldi and me at Bloody Scotland

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In My Good Books Podcast @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social · 6d

There’s a new episode out today with author and podcast host @caileansteed.bsky.social

I loved chatting to Cailean about how authors juggle their creative work with other commitments 📚💙

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder that I’ll be live on @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social with these two handsome devils from 7pm tonight!

Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 6d

Daynote - Thu 2 Oct
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Daynote - Thu 2 Oct

Dotting the I's and crossing the T's.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

Daynote - Wed 1 Oct
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Daynote - Wed 1 Oct

Welcome to spooky season

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

Why not grab a copy of this multi-award-winning spy thriller to read before the sequel comes out next June?

If you're not a Kindle user, other platforms often price match.

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

Ain't that the truth.

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

The official community support answer is, I kid you not, 'after going to the next comment, scroll up a bit'. Yeah, sure, I'll do that 2,000-3,000 times over the course of a typical copyedit, very helpful, thanks.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

Who the hell decided that when you select 'Next change or comment' in Word it should be placed at the very bottom of the screen, often slightly off the screen, instead of in the centre?

In what world does that make any sense at all?

God I hate working in Word.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Richard!

Richard Strachan @richardstrachan.bsky.social · 7d

Delighted that The Unrecovered is Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month for October!

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 7d

In all the excitement of the past couple of weeks, I had *completely* missed that A Reluctant Spy is now available in paperback in the US! You should be able to order it from a range of US retailers - check my links page for more.

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My paperback cover against a dark background.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 8d

Really enjoyed this episode!

James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 8d

I'm on the Always Take Notes podcast, talking Pagans and scriptwriting. Enjoyed this one as lot as it's quite into the process end of things as well as covering how you actually make a living and balancing writing with childcare stuff.

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#222: James Alistair Henry, screenwriter and novelist

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 8d

And, of course, all the readers, bloggers, booksellers and Instagrammers who have taken this book to heart and talked about it. I wouldn’t have got here without you.

Now, I’ve got copyedits to crack on with, so you can read the sequel!

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 8d

And of course to the teams from Bloody Scotland, the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival and my fellow shortlisters, who I was so honoured to be alongside for this amazing summer.

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David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 8d

I do want to say thank you - to my publisher @headlinebooks.bsky.social and especially my editor Toby Jones, my amazing agent @harryillingworth.bsky.social and @dhhlitagency.bsky.social , my wife @musesings13.bsky.social and my many, many friends and family members who got me to this point.

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