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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 3h

According to Human Right's Watch 'Saudi authorities had executed at least 241 people in 2025 as of August 5, with 22 executions in the previous week alone'.
Make a joke out of that.

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 3h

So wonderful to be reminded that the America I grew to love - stroppy, real, decent - is still there.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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NPR @npr.org · 4h

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s. n.pr/474wJvJ

Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s.

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Jo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 7h

The Four Deadly Seasons

The newest from @davidhewson.com
A thrilling Venetian mystery that ends in a crescendo of intrigue.

Music, myth & murder!

Free standard shipping today from @bookshop.org

#Vivaldi
#Casanova
#VeniceBooks
#venice

Jo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 14d

A centuries-old score. A city built on secrets. A melody that kills…..

@davidhewson.com brings back the reclusive archivist, Arnold Clover, in his thrilling Venetian mystery series.

A marvelous, musical mystery!
I loved it.

Available on @bookshop.org
#VeniceBooks #Venice #Vivaldi

The Four Deadly Seasons

Check out The Four Deadly Seasons - A centuries-old score. A city built on secrets. A melody that kills.When a celebrated music impresario is found dead in Venice-his...

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 10h

The books are on the way to Italy now

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 11h

Also it really isn’t fun trying to talk with someone pointing their phone at you

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 11h

15th in uk too

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 11h

Current national mood

a man in a tutu is dancing in front of a group of people with the words `` happy dance '' written below him .

ALT: a man in a tutu is dancing in front of a group of people with the words `` happy dance '' written below him .

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 11h

Can’t help but wonder why they didn’t do any of this during the 14 years they were in power 🤔

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 12h

The reviews are coming in for The Four Deadly Seasons, out a week today and still only 99p on Amazon
Liked this one 'The plot is complex and full of twists and turns. It has the quality of an Eric Ambler thriller and echoes of classic spy films as memorable as 'Casablanca' and 'The Maltese Falcon'.

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 13h

Final draft of the fourth Arnold Clover is now complete. It will now be allowed to macerate for a while before turning into the final, final draft and delivery, probably during Venice Noir.

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 16h

We discussed this and we don’t think online can possibly do it justice.

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Fourteen years of useless and semi corrupt Conservative government damaged communities more than any immigration.

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Sorry. We’re in person only. Trying to digitise something as complex and rich as this simply won’t work.

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Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · 1d

Coming to Venice Noir? You can book tickets now! You don’t actually *have* to as all events are free…but if you put your name down it’s really useful for us in managing capacity and the like!

David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Planning to come to Venice Noir in November? Well, it's time yo put down your name for free tickets to the events you'd like to attend. I explain a bit more here...
davidhewson.com/free-tickets...

Free tickets to Venice Noir now available

Venice Noir 2025 goes live six weeks on Friday… and now you can reserve your free places for the weekend. You’ll find all our events, in English and Italian, listed on our Eventbrite pa…

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Yum

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Going to be a busy weekend!

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Hope you got the message you can book Don’t Looking Now and Casanova. They don’t actually clash.

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Hope you got the earlier correction about timings for the Don't Look Now and Casanova panels. They don't clash. You can register for both. Timings correct now on Eventbrite.

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Please note there was a timing error in the initial Venice Noir booking page, now corrected. The Don’t Look Now and Casanova sessions don’t clash. First is at 1530 and Casanova is at 1630. So you can book both!

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Many thanks to Shotsmag and Mike Ripley for a mention of Venice Noir in the latest. Looking forward to seeing Mike in Venice next month.
www.shotsmag.co.uk/feature_view...

Ripster Revivals #18

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Wanted in Rome @wantedinrome.bsky.social · 2d

The Baths of Caracalla will open to visitors for tours by night on nine dates this autumn.

Rome opens Baths of Caracalla for tours by night

Visit Baths of Caracalla by the light of the moon. Rome's majestic Baths of Caracalla will open to visitors for night tours on nine dates between 12 October and 2 November, the city announced on Monda...

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David Gilman @davidgilman.bsky.social · 1d

An excellent opportunity to enjoy the pleasures of La Serenissima and the insight and intrigue of splendid crime writing. And there's a bonus of seeing the casino in the Hotel Monaco where Casanova gambled, a room that is seldom open to the public. And it's all free. A real gift.

David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Planning to come to Venice Noir in November? Well, it's time yo put down your name for free tickets to the events you'd like to attend. I explain a bit more here...
davidhewson.com/free-tickets...

Free tickets to Venice Noir now available

Venice Noir 2025 goes live six weeks on Friday… and now you can reserve your free places for the weekend. You’ll find all our events, in English and Italian, listed on our Eventbrite pa…

davidhewson.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

If you can't see how this will end, then you're not paying attention (not least to what's going on on the other side of the Atlantic).

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 1d

Planning to come to Venice Noir in November? Well, it's time yo put down your name for free tickets to the events you'd like to attend. I explain a bit more here...
davidhewson.com/free-tickets...

Free tickets to Venice Noir now available

Venice Noir 2025 goes live six weeks on Friday… and now you can reserve your free places for the weekend. You’ll find all our events, in English and Italian, listed on our Eventbrite pa…

davidhewson.com

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