Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬 (@shotsblog) 's Twitter Profile
Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬

@shotsblog

CWA Red Herring award winning freelance crime fiction critic and commentator. I review, write, interview and blog on all things crime fiction related.

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Brash Books: Also brashbooks.bsky.social (@brashbooks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The best books by four highly-acclaimed female crime writers, in one action-packed, low-priced volume! BLANCHE ON THE LAM Barbara Neely DEATH IS FOREVER Maxine O'Callaghan GRAVEN IMAGES Jane Waterhouse THE JUAN DOE MURDERS Noreen Ayres HARDBOILED WOMEN: amazon.com/exec/obidos/as…

The best books by four highly-acclaimed female crime writers, in one action-packed, low-priced volume!
BLANCHE ON THE LAM Barbara Neely
DEATH IS FOREVER Maxine O'Callaghan
GRAVEN IMAGES Jane Waterhouse
THE JUAN DOE MURDERS Noreen Ayres
HARDBOILED WOMEN: amazon.com/exec/obidos/as…
Matt Nixson (@mattnixson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great fun as ever chatting to Mick Herron, with Jon Coates ahead of #TheakstonCrime Harrogate Festivals on #AI, Jackson Lamb and the highlights of this year's festival. Thanks Mick! express.co.uk/entertainment/…

Dr Sara Lodge (@learnonsense) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you in Dublin next week? ☘️ If you like books, detectives, history and/or *free wine* then please hurry to Hodges Figgis Wednesday 7 May at 6pm to wet the head of my Victorian female detective book, & hear me & the lovely Clare Clarke tell sleuth-truths. Pls retweet! 🙏

Are you in Dublin next week? ☘️ 

If you like books, detectives, history and/or *free wine* then please hurry to Hodges Figgis

Wednesday 7 May at 6pm

to wet the head of my Victorian female detective book, & hear me & the lovely Clare Clarke tell sleuth-truths.

Pls retweet! 🙏
Kaaron Warren (@kaaronwarren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here's the shortlist for the 2024 Shadows Awards. I'm on twice! Novel, for The Underhistory, and Long Fiction for The Emporium. The shortlist is a brilliant snapshot of Australian and NZ horror, worth a look! Thanks Meerkat Press Viper Books AHWA australasianhorror.com/australian-sha…

Raven Books (@bloomsburyraven) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thrilled to see #FindingSophie by Imran Mahmood longlisted for the #TheakstonsAwards 2025 at Harrogate Festivals 🎉 The longlist is now open to vote until Thursday 15th May, go ahead and vote here: bit.ly/4iBNzpe

Thrilled to see #FindingSophie by <a href="/imranmahmood777/">Imran Mahmood</a> longlisted for the #TheakstonsAwards 2025 at <a href="/HarrogateFest/">Harrogate Festivals</a> 🎉

The longlist is now open to vote until Thursday 15th May, go ahead and vote here: bit.ly/4iBNzpe
The Bookseller (@thebookseller) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The winner of Book of the Year: Crime & Thriller (supported by Daily Express) is Hunted by Abir Mukherjee (Penguin Books UK @harvillsecker) 📚 This was singled out by our judges as a “blockbuster story” #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards

The winner of Book of the Year: Crime &amp; Thriller (supported by <a href="/Daily_Express/">Daily Express</a>) is Hunted by <a href="/radiomukhers/">Abir Mukherjee</a> (<a href="/PenguinUKBooks/">Penguin Books UK</a> @harvillsecker) 📚

This was singled out by our judges as a “blockbuster story” #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
Bitter Lemon Press (@bitterlemonpub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💙🖤 NEWSLETTER ALERT 💙🖤 Catch up with all the latest news with our May newsletter. Find out about the fantastic Channel 4 TV adaptation of Gianrico Carofiglio's The Cold Summer, our first Croatian novel Red Water, and a chance to win a copy of Runaway Horses bit.ly/3Zq79hv

💙🖤 NEWSLETTER ALERT 💙🖤 Catch up with all the latest news with our May newsletter. Find out about the fantastic <a href="/Channel4/">Channel 4</a> TV adaptation of <a href="/GianricoCarof/">Gianrico Carofiglio</a>'s The Cold Summer, our first Croatian novel Red Water, and a chance to win a copy of Runaway Horses bit.ly/3Zq79hv
𝕃𝕚𝕝𝕛𝕒 Sigurðardóttir (@liljawriter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join me in #Iceland with the ADDICTIVE Áróra Investigation series… ALL of my chilling, atmospheric, Áróra Investigation series, trs Quentin Bates & L.Garcia is now on #SALE! amzn.to/3F9B4E0 #BookTwitter #CrimeFiction PRICE DROP!

Join me in #Iceland with the ADDICTIVE Áróra Investigation series…  ALL of my chilling, atmospheric,   Áróra Investigation series, trs <a href="/graskeggur/">Quentin Bates</a> &amp; L.Garcia is now on #SALE!
amzn.to/3F9B4E0 #BookTwitter #CrimeFiction PRICE DROP!
Agatha Christie (@agathachristie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💂 Capital Christie: Twelve London Mysteries is the latest UK short story collection published by HarperFiction. We are thoroughly enjoying exploring the stories starring Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne and Mr Quin. Discover now: bit.ly/CapitalChristie

💂 Capital Christie: Twelve London Mysteries is the latest UK short story collection published by <a href="/HarperFiction/">HarperFiction</a>. We are thoroughly enjoying exploring the stories starring Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne and Mr Quin. Discover now: bit.ly/CapitalChristie
The Crime Writers’ Association (@the_cwa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonight, 5 June at 6.00pm, join Sarah Ward in conversation with Alis Hawkins at Lydney Library! #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…

Tonight, 5 June at 6.00pm, join Sarah Ward in conversation with Alis Hawkins at Lydney Library! 
#pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency 

gloucestershire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…
The Crime Writers’ Association (@the_cwa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Celebrating 15 years of Slow Horses with a special signed anniversary edition! Congratulations to Diamond Dagger winner Mick Herron! hachette.co.uk/titles/mick-he…

Celebrating 15 years of Slow Horses with a special signed anniversary edition! Congratulations to Diamond Dagger winner Mick Herron! hachette.co.uk/titles/mick-he…
Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬 (@shotsblog) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over on the blog the shortlists for the #TheakstonCrime Novel & #McDermidDebut Novel have been announced. Congrats to all - wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2025/06/shortl… #TheakstonsAwards #TheakstonsCrime The Crime Writers’ Association The Crime Readers’ Association

The Crime Writers’ Association (@the_cwa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonight!!!!! Meet the Murder Squad at Halifax Central Library! Starting at 2pm. #pickupapageturner ticketsource.co.uk/calderdalelibr…

Tonight!!!!! Meet the Murder Squad at Halifax Central Library! Starting at 2pm. #pickupapageturner ticketsource.co.uk/calderdalelibr…
The Crime Writers’ Association (@the_cwa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On Tuesday, June 10, from 1-2pm, The Open University presents 'A Century of Crime Fiction From the Golden Age to the Europolar'. This online event is free. Book at the link. #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-century-of…

On Tuesday, June 10, from 1-2pm, The Open University presents 'A Century of Crime Fiction From the Golden Age to the Europolar'. This online event is free. Book at the link. #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency

eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-century-of…
David Henry Headley (@davidhheadley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The news is out. M.W. Craven is going to write James Bond books for children. MW Craven’s unique voice promises to breathe new life into Bond for a younger generation, drawing children into thrilling plots filled with courage, cleverness and laugh-out-loud moments. We hope this

JOFFE BOOKS (@joffebooks) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✍️ Calling all unagented crime writers of colour! Submissions are now open for the 2025 #JoffeBooksPrize! Win a 2-book deal, £1k, £25k Audible contract + more. Judges: Vaseem Khan Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬 Renita D'Silva Heloise Wood 📩 [email protected] 🔗 joffebooks.com/prize-2025

✍️ Calling all unagented crime writers of colour! Submissions are now open for the 2025 #JoffeBooksPrize!

Win a 2-book deal, £1k, £25k Audible contract + more.

Judges: <a href="/VaseemKhanUK/">Vaseem Khan</a> <a href="/Shotsblog/">Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬</a> <a href="/RenitaDSilva/">Renita D'Silva</a> <a href="/Saltounite/">Heloise Wood</a>

📩 prize@joffebooks.com

🔗 joffebooks.com/prize-2025
ChilternKills (@chilternkills) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Very sad news that Frederick Forsyth our ChilternKills patron, supporter, iconic author, local hero & all round great guy has died. RIP Freddie Forsyth.

Very sad news that Frederick Forsyth our <a href="/ChilternKills/">ChilternKills</a> patron, supporter, iconic author, local hero &amp; all round great guy has died. RIP Freddie Forsyth.