M.E. Proctor
@meproctor.bsky.social
Crime fiction writer. Declan Shaw PI series "Love You Till Tuesday", "Catch Me on a Blue Day". Novella "Bop City Swing". Stories "Family and Other Ailments". Shotgun Honey, Bristol Noir, Vautrin, Black Cat Weekly. Shamus and Derringer short story nominee.
@edridgley.bsky.social posted the first review of one of the stories in the new collection: "Icebound" - in "A Book to Live By" - books2read.com/u/mVEQk2
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
@edridgley.bsky.social posted the first review of one of the stories in the new collection: "Icebound" - in "A Book to Live By" - books2read.com/u/mVEQk2
This is for those among you who can't stand buying from Amazon. My publisher offers a bunch of options: books2read.com/u/mVEQk2
January 31, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This is for those among you who can't stand buying from Amazon. My publisher offers a bunch of options: books2read.com/u/mVEQk2
Behind the Curtain Eleven days to book release.... Head over to Substack to learn what it's all about.....https://meproctor.substack.com/p/behind-the-curtain
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Behind the Curtain Eleven days to book release.... Head over to Substack to learn what it's all about.....https://meproctor.substack.com/p/behind-the-curtain
Look what the mail just brought ... I think @rhppress.bsky.social is in good company ...
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Look what the mail just brought ... I think @rhppress.bsky.social is in good company ...
A great review of the LAXtras anthology (edited by Margot Kinberg), with a special mention for my story: Poolside ... have a look! fictionfanblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A great review of the LAXtras anthology (edited by Margot Kinberg), with a special mention for my story: Poolside ... have a look! fictionfanblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/r...
My copy has arrived "Poolside" is all about a search... "Before starting on this elusive quest for the perfect swimming pool, I only had a vague notion of how many houses clung to the hills like suicides having second thoughts." www.amazon.com/LAXtras-Los-...
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My copy has arrived "Poolside" is all about a search... "Before starting on this elusive quest for the perfect swimming pool, I only had a vague notion of how many houses clung to the hills like suicides having second thoughts." www.amazon.com/LAXtras-Los-...
Level Best Books is releasing this soon ... I have a story in it (thank you for editing @crimefictionwriter.bsky.social ). Classic cover!
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Level Best Books is releasing this soon ... I have a story in it (thank you for editing @crimefictionwriter.bsky.social ). Classic cover!
It's release day for the Coy Hall edited anthology "This World of Vile Wonders" - Historical horror ... I have one in there, 16th Century Ireland, want to have a peek? www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGZQGM2F
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's release day for the Coy Hall edited anthology "This World of Vile Wonders" - Historical horror ... I have one in there, 16th Century Ireland, want to have a peek? www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGZQGM2F
You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
This fantastic anthology is now out in Audiobook - Wow! www.audible.com/pd/B0FPMSKRC...
October 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This fantastic anthology is now out in Audiobook - Wow! www.audible.com/pd/B0FPMSKRC...
Friend @caseystegman.com made it in the anthology woith "Effie's Oasis". I'm in the Honor Roll with "A Redhead and a Green Car", that's two stories from the "Motel" anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social, published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ... Hello, lovelies, I think we did well!
September 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Friend @caseystegman.com made it in the anthology woith "Effie's Oasis". I'm in the Honor Roll with "A Redhead and a Green Car", that's two stories from the "Motel" anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social, published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ... Hello, lovelies, I think we did well!
The books are starting to be spotted in the wild ... sorry, I mean in "reader's hands", lol ... here's one who got a copy before me! (I love it when they send me pictures ...)
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
September 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The books are starting to be spotted in the wild ... sorry, I mean in "reader's hands", lol ... here's one who got a copy before me! (I love it when they send me pictures ...)
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
The new Declan Shaw PI book releases next week. I have a handful of copies of Declan #1 "Love You Till Tuesday", if you're in the US, hit me on messaging and I'll tell you how you can lay your little mitts on a signed copy....
September 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The new Declan Shaw PI book releases next week. I have a handful of copies of Declan #1 "Love You Till Tuesday", if you're in the US, hit me on messaging and I'll tell you how you can lay your little mitts on a signed copy....
I read one story a day because each needs to be enjoyed and mulled over, slowly ...https://a.co/d/eHnDHfU
September 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I read one story a day because each needs to be enjoyed and mulled over, slowly ...https://a.co/d/eHnDHfU
I wrote a little (500 words) origin story for the new Declan Shaw book, “Catch Me on a Blue Day” for Close to the Bone
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
August 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I wrote a little (500 words) origin story for the new Declan Shaw book, “Catch Me on a Blue Day” for Close to the Bone
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
(thanks Craig Douglas, CttB published 1 of my 1st crime stories years ago...) … here it is at the link:
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
I lean James Ellroy's way in my story for the Celluloid Crimes anthology, Chief Parker even has a cameo. It's 1951 L.A. and "Tom Keagan knew there were more kinds of crazy than there were varieties of apples" in "Garbo's Ghost". (note Greta isn't in it, except as a clue) amazon.com/Celluloid-Cr...
August 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I lean James Ellroy's way in my story for the Celluloid Crimes anthology, Chief Parker even has a cameo. It's 1951 L.A. and "Tom Keagan knew there were more kinds of crazy than there were varieties of apples" in "Garbo's Ghost". (note Greta isn't in it, except as a clue) amazon.com/Celluloid-Cr...
This is about to start...
July 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is about to start...
I feel like reminding all of you that this gritty piece of retro-noir is out in the world... www.amazon.com/Bop-City-Swi...
May 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I feel like reminding all of you that this gritty piece of retro-noir is out in the world... www.amazon.com/Bop-City-Swi...
There's a little something called an Anthony Award at Bouchercon this summer... ballots have been sent. So, hey, give thought to this one.
March 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There's a little something called an Anthony Award at Bouchercon this summer... ballots have been sent. So, hey, give thought to this one.
It's been 8 months already (8 is my lucky number!). Time to remind you of the first in the Declan Shaw P.I. series: "Love You Till Tuesday". The next installment, "Catch Me on a Blue Day" drops in the Fall - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
January 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's been 8 months already (8 is my lucky number!). Time to remind you of the first in the Declan Shaw P.I. series: "Love You Till Tuesday". The next installment, "Catch Me on a Blue Day" drops in the Fall - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
We all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you….
January 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We all have an emotional support dead famous guy and who he is says a lot about you….
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January 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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If you're a member of the Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS), please consider nominated the MOTEL anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social and published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social , for their first Derringers Anthology Award. It's IMO the best of the year!
January 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you're a member of the Short Mystery Fiction Society (SMFS), please consider nominated the MOTEL anthology edited by @barbarabyar.bsky.social and published by @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social , for their first Derringers Anthology Award. It's IMO the best of the year!
I got the best Christmas gift today from Best Thriller Books. My book, "Love You Till Tuesday" was chosen as one of the 3 best picks for the year.... made me happy, happy! I hope this link works, you can see the video: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Au5...
December 23, 2024 at 11:10 PM
I got the best Christmas gift today from Best Thriller Books. My book, "Love You Till Tuesday" was chosen as one of the 3 best picks for the year.... made me happy, happy! I hope this link works, you can see the video: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Au5...
It's that time of the year... Reminding you folks that this book is out there (and if you've read it, a little review is a writer's best gift!) - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...
December 22, 2024 at 7:21 PM
It's that time of the year... Reminding you folks that this book is out there (and if you've read it, a little review is a writer's best gift!) - www.amazon.com/Love-You-Til...