Jaguar paw sculpture, made of human bone with turquoise-inlaid claws; Peru, 700-400 BC.

My new book, THE ART OF A LIE, is out in the UK next week! It's a tale of murder, trickery, love, betrayal & Georgian London's first 'iced cream' parlour. I can't wait for you to meet Hannah & William, my two favourite characters of any of my books 💚🍍🍦 PRE-ORDER LINK BELOW...

Sukimamori is a one-eyed purple monster who scares kids away from the gap between the platform and the train in various stations around Japan.

The Sunrise today from Stonehenge!

Greatest song EVER!!!

2025 is 51% complete.

― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals

Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with The Salt Path: the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. It became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. Chloe Hadjimatheou Read: bit.ly/3GtJXsy

Angels climbing the stairway to Heaven on the West front of Bath Abbey in Somerset, England, circa 1521

Just finished my final work piece before the madness of publication and book tour descends next week. A reminder of my tour dates, most of which still have a few tickets left...

To celebrate Jurassic World: Rebirth in cinemas NOW, we're giving you the chance to WIN* an epic merch bundle! To enter, just repost and tag the friend you'd bring on a trip to Ile Saint-Hubert... 🐾🦕 Experience the epic return of the dinosaurs in jaw-dropping #RealD3D with

July floral palette, to shift your brain away from fight or flight. Pause for a moment if anxiety is lurking, research shows my photo will help 🌿

Beach reads for the summer!!! Stylist Magazine asked 33 authors for their recommendations, including me. I went for THE RUSH by Beth Lewis and WHITE CITY by Dominic Nolan stylist.co.uk/books/best-bea…

THE ART OF A LIE is out on Thursday!!! It's a Radio 2 Bookclub pick, the Times called it 'clever', Literary Review called it 'sophisticated', the Spectator called it 'beguiling'! Also it is SO PRETTY & unlike my other books, it's positively svelte! Go on, you know you want to...

Well that was fun 🤩 Sunday Brunch simonrimmer Deadline - out in all good bookshops now and on offer in Asda and at Amazon: amazon.co.uk/Deadline-debut…

If you're an unagented writer with a manuscript that is gothic tinged or a literary mystery (especially with Daphne du Maurier undertones), we're looking thru pitches later this week

This is Oatie. He’s making sure you’re doing alright. There’s a lot going on right now so if you’d like a hug or maybe a snuggle he’s available. 12/10 (IG: blueoatie)

If you're in Essex next week and fancy coming to see me and Shari Lapena 🇺🇦 chat about our latest books at the brilliant Waterstones Chelmsford, we'd love to see you there 📚 🍷 In Conversation Shari Lapena & Fiona Cummins | Events at Waterstones Bookshops share.google/Qz8RxRnhe04Ymp…