The lovely Tom Mead popped in yesterday to sign copies of his books

Really looking forward to this next Thursday!

A joy as always to visit my wonderful agent Lorella Belli Agency Ltd and to sign a stack of books!

Have you read THE TOKYO ZODIAC MURDERS by the great Soji Shimada? If not, you really should. Fortunately there is a splendid new edition with two ringing endorsements on the cover: one from Anthony Horowitz, and one from yours truly.

Wonderful book signing event at Forbidden Planet London for #DeathComesAtChristmas yesterday, thanks to genre fiction's mightiest power couple, Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane! Lovely to see Tina Baker, and to meet @thevoiceofruss, Fiona Cummins and Helen S Fields!

Signing #Spector books yesterday at Waterstones Canterbury 📚 and Waterstones Tunbridge Wells! They make ideal #christmasgifts...

Beautiful, blustery Eastbourne earlier today (don't worry, The Hat survived)! Many #Spector books signed at Waterstones Eastbourne, plus a sighting of #PoorGirls by my friend Clare Whitfield!

Still time to grab a ticket for my cosy crime evening with Tom Mead at Simply Books, Bramhall, Stockport this Thursday (7th November) at 7pm. Do come along - it would be great to see you :-) lu.ma/kateandtom

Guess what arrived! And, on an unrelated note, guess what's published next week, and nearly sold out its first print run! That's right: THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK, issued by Crippen & Landru Publishers and introduced by Martin Edwards! Pre-order your copy now, while stocks last...

Heads up for locked-room mystery fans: the next issue of my author newsletter features an all-new, exclusive interview with Paul Halter, modern master of the genre. If you haven't signed up yet, now's the time--you can do so via my website.

I'm so sorry to hear that Phil Rickman has died. We never met in person, but we exchanged a few emails. Most people will know Phil because of Midwinter of the Spirit, but he wrote so many other wonderful novels. I would recommend any of them.

More pics from last weekend's travels, taking in Waterstones Hastings and Waterstones Lewes, plus beaches, fish & chips, and lots of signed books!

Have you ever been to Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath? If not, you should! It's a wonderful shop and the staff made me so welcome, it was a real pleasure. I look forward to going back soon. Oh, and I signed copies of all three #Spector books too... #christmasgifts...

Many thanks to Simply Books for hosting my evening talking about #cosycrime with Tom Mead A criminally good time was had by all :-)

#Heck is back, but will it be for #justice or #revenge Why not check ROGUE out for yourself and see? Tom Mead did ... #cops #killers #CrimeFiction #Mystery #suspense amazon.co.uk/Rogue-Detectiv…

Lovely day signing #Spector books at Waterstones Oxford AND Blackwell's, seeing the sights... plus a pic of a cool cat I met ;)

You won't believe how thrilled I am by the lovely @tommeadauthor words on #therevengepact So glad The Jazz Queens are his favourite new detective Duo & I'm one of his fave authors. #crimefiction #newbookrelease #scottishbookstagrammer #scottishbooks Sophia Allistone Lorella Belli Agency Ltd HQ Stories

Out now: THE INDIAN ROPE TRICK (AND OTHER VIOLENT ENTERTAINMENTS) from Crippen & Landru Publishers--get your copy today!

Coming up on Sunday with Steven Rainey from 11.00 - children and artificial intelligence, Gladiator II, Suspect Device with Kabosh & Tom Mead's Cabaret Macabre. Plus a look at the Sunday papers with Amanda Ferguson and Mark Devenport 📻🎧

Come one, come all… Sheffield on NOVEMBER 28TH come along to Waterstones from about 6pm and get a book signed by Marie O'Regan Tom Mead @thevoiceofruss and yours truly. #DeathComesatChristmas is THE perfect gift for the #crimefiction lover in your life!