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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 39m

Can confirm I do agree 🎃🎭

P.S. Look at @scholiast.bsky.social's embosser stamp 👀 (or whatever it's called?)

Kath @scholiast.bsky.social · 57m

Done and dusted! Great read, I’ve been on the edge of my seat all day (especially at work, when I •couldn’t• read!!) - but this was brilliant. The cosy and the crime balanced just right!

Already can’t wait for the next… 😩😅

You should read it too! @gbralph.com agrees 😁

Title page of the book “Fright on stage right” approved with my Ex Libris

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 42m

I'll allow it 😂

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 43m

Isn't it back to front? 🤔 I can't help thinking that (if only for a moment!) every time I see a paperback book cover design with the back cover copy up first, then the spine, before finally the front cover 😅

P.S. You can see it in action for yourself if you grab a copy 😘 gbralph.com/fright-on-st...

Paperback book back cover copy, spine, and front cover design for Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph.

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 15h

Yaaay! That was much faster than you thought it was going to be, wasn't it??

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Kath @scholiast.bsky.social · 15h

FINALLY!!! 😍🥳
Can’t wait to start reading! ❤️

@gbralph.com

Paperback of “Fright on stage right” by GB Ralph held in my hand

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 22h

What's that on the ✨NEW✨ book table? 👀

The wonderful team at Bruce McKenzie Booksellers have placed The Milverton Mysteries in such excellent company as The Bookshop Detectives, @charitynorman.bsky.social, @dvbishop.com, and many more!

🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎 #Mystery #NewZealand #YeahNoir

Bookshop display table featuring new books

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 2d

Hawke's Bay Readers & Writers Festival: The Most Famous Authors You've Never Heard Of

Events | Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers

www.hbreadersandwriters.co.nz

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 2d

This weekend! I'm joining an indie author panel at the Hawke's Bay Readers & Writers Festival where Catherine Robertson will be asking Kate O'Keeffe, James Russell, and G. B. Ralph (me!) what it takes to be a successful indie author. I'd love to see you there!

🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎

On this weekend. Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Festival. 10-12 October. The most famous authors you've never heard of. 2pm Sun 12 Oct 2025. Toitoi Assembly Ballroom. Catherine Robertson asks Kate O’Keeffe, James Russell, and G.B. Ralph what is takes to be a successful indie author. Book cover images by listed authors.

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 2d

Another full house! Palmy Drag Fest was more fabulous than ever 💃 Amazing work by everyone involved!

1. Sporty and Scary
2. The Spice Girls with our Deputy Mayor
3. The finale 🎉

P.S. No drag performers were harmed in the making of this production 💀

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 4d

Fabulous day at the Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair hosted by the wonderful Miss Terri ✨ So good catching up with readers and hearing their excitement for Fright on Stage Right just in time for tonight's drag extravaganza 💃🎉💅 See you there! #DragQueen #LGBTQ #PalmyProud

Selfie with author, drag queen, and book

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 5d

We're all set up and ready to go! Catch us at the Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair from 10am until 2pm today 🏳️‍🌈✨ #LGBTQ #PalmyProud

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 5d

Brilliant! So good to see 😍

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D. V. Bishop's CARNIVAL OF LIES out now @dvbishop.com · 5d

My historical thriller CITY OF VENGEANCE reaches a wee milestone: 1200 reviews and ratings. Knowing readers are still discovering Cesare Aldo cheers me up on a dreich day!

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 5d

12 days?! Wow that's quite the wait 😬 At least it'll arrive before Halloween 🎃

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 6d

Fantastic, I hope it arrives soon! 📬

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 6d

If you or a friend or a book club or your favourite librarian have been holding out to nab print copies, now is your time 🙌 [2/2]

Fright on Stage Right

It’s opening night at the theatre and Addison Harper has front-row seats with Sergeant Jake Murphy. This might just be his perfect date. The variety show promises spooky Halloween fun, ghoulish dra…

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 6d

Behold my book throne 👑

The result is less "impressive regal seat of power" and more "big red Thinking Chair of Blue's Clues"… Oh, well! The paperbacks haveth arrived and that's what counts [1/2]

🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎 #Books #NewBooks #Mystery

Stack of paperback copies of Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph arranged in the shape of a throne.

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 7d

I'll be sharing a stall with my friend and fellow author who is often away with the fae – literally, she writes fantasy romance. I am, of course, talking about A. J. Lancaster. We'd love to see you there!

Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair 2025

What’s this? We’re back at the Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair, joining over 50 other stalls featuring LGBTQ+ creators, products, and services. I’ll be there selling books (including my la…

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 7d

What's this? We're back at the Palmy Drag Fest Rainbow Fair! I’ll be there selling books (including my latest!), signing books, and chatting with readers, alongside 50+ stalls featuring LGBTQ+ creators, products, and services. 🌈📚🇳🇿💙📚🌎

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to our October Challenge! Your task this month is to read a book featuring a witch. If you need help finding one, take a look at our theme page. cozymystery.com/themes/paran...

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 7d

The drama! The controversy! That's drag, honey 💅

Fright on Stage Right has been a big hit with readers with lots of lovely, enthusiastic, positive feedback! However, it didn't go down quite so well with a couple of readers and that is totally OK too. [1/3]

Week one reception to Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph. Book review sites average ratings: Amazon 4.2 out of 5 stars, Goodreads 4.09 out of 5 stars, The StoryGraph 4.19 out of 5 stars. Review text excerpts: “Magical”, “Cosy little read”, “It's always fun to spend time with the citizens of Milverton”, “The mystery kept me guessing”, “the sexual innuendo can be a bit over the top”, “Am half way through. As fab as the others!”, “Another super Milverton mystery”.

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 7d

If you've already read and enjoyed Fright on Stage Right, I'd love if you popped a star rating – or a text review for extra bonus points! – up on your book review platform of choice. It all helps new readers discover books they might enjoy! [3/3]

Fright on Stage Right

It’s opening night at the theatre and Addison Harper has front-row seats with Sergeant Jake Murphy. This might just be his perfect date. The variety show promises spooky Halloween fun, ghoulish dra…

gbralph.com

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 7d

'Those who seek to please everybody please nobody', right? RIGHT? I shall hold on to that, anyway 😅 I hope this spread of ratings mean we're more pleased than not, and that those who didn't vibe with this book will find something more to their taste for their next read! [2/3]

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 7d

The drama! The controversy! That's drag, honey 💅

Fright on Stage Right has been a big hit with readers with lots of lovely, enthusiastic, positive feedback! However, it didn't go down quite so well with a couple of readers and that is totally OK too. [1/3]

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 8d

Ahh yes, a situation I am very familiar with 😅 Thank you! If none can make it then hopefully I'll meet some ✨new readers✨

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