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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 8h

Perfidia and Bob in One Battle After Another

Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 15h

I deeply appreciated the chance to write a gnarly little mystery set on Capri, complete with a dead fashion mogul, a shipwreck, and an annoying little dog! #amwriting #mystery

DoSomeDamage @dosomedamage.bsky.social · 17h

The Man Who Hated Dogs
New fiction by @nkolakowski.bsky.social
in Cold Caller Magazine

coldcallermag.substack.com/p/the-man-wh...

The Man Who Hated Dogs

Fiction by Nick Kolakowski

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 2d

Jake Halligan just can't stay out of trouble. Coming soon from RHP and @nkolakowski.bsky.social: RIGHTEOUS TRASH. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/46dBfHR

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 3d

That’s fair! I think I was watching it with too much fidelity to the source novels.

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 3d

Jake Halligan just can't stay out of trouble. Coming soon from RHP and @nkolakowski.bsky.social: RIGHTEOUS TRASH. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/46dBfHR

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 3d

I respect this opinion immensely but I'm coming at it from the opposite perspective of Mark Wahlberg being dead-last on my list of Parkers. Like, 'behind Statham' last. He wasn't well-served by Black's script, which gives Parker a past (?!), has him show demonstrable fear (!!!), etc.

Jedidiah Ayres @maybejed.bsky.social · 7d

PLAY DIRTY hot take - Mark Wahlberg: not a bad Parker

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 6d

Weird! Looks OK to me on iOS…

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 6d

Marky Mark coming for Scudder next.

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 7d

a man in a suit and sunglasses is holding a bunch of money in his hand .

ALT: a man in a suit and sunglasses is holding a bunch of money in his hand .

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 7d

The @strandbookstore.bsky.social is out of signed copies of WHERE THE BONES LIE! I did spot one unsigned copy in the Mystery section for anyone who wants to shop local (or order online local)…

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 7d

For @crimereads.bsky.social I have a lengthy piece on the one and only Shane Black, who may qualify as our last noir director (and whose new movie is out today!).

crimereads.com/nice-guys-wi...

Nice Guys with Lethal Weapons: The Influential Style of Shane Black, Our Last Noir Director

When Shane Black writes a movie, he loves to include certain elements: a pair of mismatched buddies who grow close while dodging bullets, near-constant quips, a labyrinthine crime plot climaxing in…

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The Onion @theonion.com · 8d

Stress-Free Eric Adams Spends Day Bribing Pigeons In Central Park

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 8d

I don't highlight Kickstarter projects often, but this one from Richie Narvaez and crew looks *very* cool if you're into detectives and speculative fiction!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

The Speculative Detective Agency

A Curious Collection of Mysterious Cases

www.kickstarter.com

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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 12d

What does it mean to you to be a Southerner?
Someone asked me that today in an interview

To me being a Southerner is the center of my identity as a black man, as a human , as a writer.
This place of blood and toil, of pain and passion, of joy and agony. Of hatred and hope
This place that -

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 15d

I am intrigued.

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GSMC Book Review Podcast @gsmcbookreview.bsky.social · 15d

Step into Hollywood’s shadows with @nkolakowski.bsky.social as he talks about his noir mystery Where the Bones Lie on the GSMC Book Review Podcast. Watch here: youtu.be/gdUvx9VZVEE
#GSMCPodcastNetwork #AuthorInterview #NickKolakowski

Where the Bones Lie by Nick Kolakowski | GSMC Book Review Podcast

YouTube video by GSMC Podcast Network

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 16d

The trick with an idealized bookstore haul is you have to hit at least three completely different sections in one go.

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 16d

Very cool!!

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 23d

Because this is a shill thread, there's the Penguin Random House link to all your favorite formats: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777465...

Where the Bones Lie by Nick Kolakowski: 9781915523495 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

“A road trip into California’s gleaming, seething underbelly. Movie stars, mobsters, wildfires – buckle up and hold on for a heady ride.” – Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · 23d

Happy six-month anniversary to WHERE THE BONES LIE, my fiery little California #mystery novel. It's still finding readers and I'm crossing fingers to get the sequel approved so if you're looking for a book, ah, I'd love it if you'd give it a read...

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Sep 7

I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!

A screenshot of Mad Men of Don Draper yelling. The subtitle has been edited to read, “that’s why I write books!”

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · Sep 7

Coming soon from RHP and @nkolakowski.bsky.social: RIGHTEOUS TRASH. The Jake Halligan saga continues. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/46dBfHR #bouchercon2025

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · Sep 5

Coming soon from RHP and @nkolakowski.bsky.social: RIGHTEOUS TRASH. The Jake Halligan saga continues. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/46dBfHR #bouchercon2025

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · Sep 3

Here’s the #kindle link… other formats coming soon!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPMKQDFM

Righteous Trash

Amazon.com: Righteous Trash eBook : Kolakowski, Nick: Books

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Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social · Sep 3

I admit, it was hard to end the BOISE LONGPIG trilogy with a suitable bang, but I think we pulled it off with RIGHTEOUS TRASH, dropping Oct from @rhppress.bsky.social ! #coverreveal and preorders in 🧵

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