Congratulations to Hilary Taylor, whose taut, lyrical mystery set on the crumbling North Norfolk coast is shortlisted this morning for the The Society of Authors' Paul Torday Memorial Prize. To celebrate, we're offering it at half price. Details in next tweet eye-books.com/news/sea-defen…

Great to see Hilary Taylor signing copies of her novel Sea Defences, shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize, at the fine new Waterstones in Sudbury, Suffolk, Suffolk this afternoon

Thank you for being such a wonderful panel, showcasing all the reasons #crimefiction is the #No1 #bestseller Rachel Lynch Kate Griffin J K Nottingham - crime writer Jamie West Herts Libraries St Albans Library

Such a wonderful evening at Royston library with fabulous authors Heather Critchlow and Rachel Wolf Author/Rachael Blok with Candy Denman our fabulous chair and BOW BOOKS supporting us. Brilliant questions and a super audience! 💥💥🔪🔪⭐️⭐️

I am so thrilled to be on the longlist for the Glass Bell. And look at this fabulous company! ♥️♥️♥️

Lovely event at Royston Library last night with Rachel Lynch Candy Denman and Heather Critchlow for Herts Libraries Crime month. I couldn’t loved libraries more 📚

Big thanks to Heather Critchlow Rachel Wolf Author/Rachael Blok and Rachel Lynch for taking part in the fabulous panel at Royston Library last night. Thank you as well to all the team there who made it possible. It was a great evening

After years of digital publication, I was disproportionately excited to see one of my books on an actual shelf in an actual bookshop for the first time - and even better, alongside my sister Steph Merritt/S J Parris is not here! The kind folks at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath let me sign it 🙏 Wildfire Books

Massive thanks to everyone who came to our first Telling Tales event at Chorley Theatre 🎭 We had a blast! 🙌 to our readers Carys Bray, James Walton, Jodie Robins Ransomed Hearts and Nicola Hindley. Tickets on sale for our next event on August 29th with dkfields

Feeling a bit emotional about Harrogate Festivals. Last year I turned up with a few early copies of my (non-crime) first book with Boldwood Books to give to blogger friends. It was due out a few weeks later. Now I'm five books in and that first one has sold over 300k copies.

This is going to be brilliant!

On my way to #TheakstonsCrime Harrogate Festivals. All journeys start with coffee at Brighton station 😊

I'm off to #TheakstonsCrime this afternoon, after I've deloused, fumigated my pyjama bottoms & had a bi-annual strim. I have 10 outfits hanging up, waiting to be whittled to a shortlist of 5. If you see me in the tent, I have had my jabs & promise not to bite! #HelloFreshers

And the journey to Harrogate Festivals begins!! Very much looking forward to seeing a whole lot of book-world friends at The Old Swan Hotel and uber-excited to be on the #LetterOfTheLaw panel tomorrow afternoon with Imran Mahmood, @harriet_tyce, Kia Abdullah and - inexplicably; I still

Picked up my proofs of #FiveFatalFlaws. Come and find me at #TheakstonsCrime at the Old Swan in Harrogate if you’re a reviewer 😎💜🧡

This humidity is playing havoc with my hair, but I'm still excited to be at Harrogate Festivals #TheakstonsCrime

Found this book next to my sons bed. Is he trying to tell me something?