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Joseph Knox

3 months

Hello again. My new book, Imposter Syndrome, is coming in July from @TransworldBooks . There’s a short reading below, as well as a link to me reading the first chapter in full on YouTube. Captions are available to combat my Stoke brogue. I hope this finds you well 🙏

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

24 days

Unbelievable! True Crime Story takes best translated novel at the 77th Mystery Writers of Japan awards 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵

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@whydunit

27 days

Mystery Writers of Japan （MWJ）announced the winners of the 77th Mystery Writers of Japan Awards. Translated Novel Category's winner is below, "True Crime Story" by Joseph Knox (tr. Makiko Ikeda, publisher:Shinchosha / Doubleday, language:English) Congratulations! This award

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

1 month

Day one recording for the audiobook of Imposter Syndrome, which I’m afraid I’m reading myself...

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

It’s really happening. Imposter Syndrome - July 11th, 2024.

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Been a while since there was a new book with my name on it — excited to see these!

Alison Barrow

@alisonbarrow

2 months

He's back. 💚 Ok, hold on to your 🕶️ because this cracking novel from the astonishing dark mind of @josephknox__ is coming in July and proofs just landed here at @TransworldBooks Towers. I have a bunch to mail and have my 🖊️ ready... let me know if we can send you one?

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

1 month

Agh! Thank you Adam!

Adam Simcox

@adamsimcox

1 month

Imposter Syndrome by @josephknox__ is what all great crime noir should be - sexy, scuzzy, tricksy and compulsive. Absolutely essential stuff, out in July, it'll rejuvenate your jaded crime eyes.

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Any amazing crime writers interested in this? It’s just hard for me to type while I’m holding two guns against my head at the same time…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

16 days

You might not want to hear this — but I’ve just finished recording the audiobook of Imposter Syndrome…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Had a great chat with @SteveGone58 of @punk_magazine — ending a series, falling into True Crime Story, how Imposter Syndrome came about, and way too much detail on what I’ve been listening to lately x

Punk Noir Press

@punk_magazine

2 months

A Punk Noir Interview with Joseph Knox

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

9 days

Ok, then, let’s do this — *Imposter Syndrome* 🇬🇧 July 11th 🇺🇸 December 11th

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Joseph Knox

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2 months

#NewProfilePic

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

1 month

Day two down. Ugh, yeah, listen — the audio might not be available until 2025…

Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

1 month

Day two recording the audiobook of Imposter Syndrome — my performance yesterday put us profoundly behind schedule, so I’ll be reading the rest as fast as possible…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

23 days

@mwjsince1947 Many thanks 🙏

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

27 days

Just seeing this! So glad you liked it, Louise - Thank you for reading 🙏

Louise Beech/Louise Swanson

@LouiseWriter

29 days

Dizzyingly fast paced and sharply written, I consumed this on two very long train journeys! Thank you @alisonbarrow for sending me it, and thank you @josephknox__ for writing it. COMING JULY! #ImposterSyndrome

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

1 month

Day two recording the audiobook of Imposter Syndrome — my performance yesterday put us profoundly behind schedule, so I’ll be reading the rest as fast as possible…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

3 months

I’ll be signing/personalising all pre-orders made through my local indie. Just message - I’m gonna throw in a page or two of early drafts with each one, covered in red ink, for a behind the scenes look at my, erm, ‘process’…

Contact. Picture Book, Bookshop, Leek.

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minxlaura123

@minxlaura123

3 months

@josephknox__ @TransworldBooks @GreeneandHeaton Oooo i need this!! Can I pre order yet???

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Love my readers so much — Surjit, if I could only put you on the payroll…

Surjit Reads And Recommends

@surjitparekh615

2 months

From the author of True Crime Story. When you’re living a lie, you find it’s best to avoid close attachments… @josephknox__ @DoubledayUK @TransworldBooks @alison_is_reading Presents #ImposterSyndrome Out 11th July 2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Yes! Finally leaving the house and very excited about it. News as I have it but definitely Manchester/some northern spots, def London, hopefully more…

Liz

@redliz

2 months

@josephknox__ Joseph.... Will you be doing any signings for the new book x

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Spent a very enjoyable morning with Truth Truth Lie from @inkstainsclaire . Flows so smoothly between characters, secrets, lies, complicated loyalties and hints of betrayal, that I can’t wait to see where it’s all going…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Privileged to be a part of @MCRCityofLit ’s visit to @unesco #cityofliterature Granada — where I’ll be speaking tonight. Brought the weather with me yesterday but the Alahambra seems to have shaken it off…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

I'll be in Granada this weekend with @MCRCityofLit - trying to explain how crime fiction works in Manchester. Does anyone know the Spanish for 'raining sideways'?

Manchester City of Literature

@MCRCityofLit

2 months

🇪🇸 We're visiting @ciudad_granada this weekend for #FLG24 🇪🇸 We will share presentations, speeches and roundtables on Manchester literature throughout Granada Book Fair, celebrating ten years of Granada as a @UNESCO #CityofLiterature . Full programme:

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Ripley on speed - July 24!

Simon Bewick

@SimonBewick

2 months

Finished Imposter Syndrome by @josephknox__ this weekend. If you were one of those that found the new Ripley too slow then this is for you. And if you didn't find the new Ripley too slow, this is still one for you. A stonker of a book coming in July from @TransworldBooks

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

24 days

@whydunit Is this true?!

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

3 months

Joseph Knox reads chapter one of new novel *Imposter Syndrome*

Poxy Knoxy reads the opening chapter of his follow-up to True Crime Story, Imposter Syndrome. Available July 2024.

www.youtube.com

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

23 days

Nice thread from @Helen_Fields , discussing voice in fiction, jumping off from her first impressions on Imposter Syndrome. (I’ve warned her it gets worse…)

Helen S Fields

@Helen_Fields

23 days

I started @josephknox__ 's new book last night #ImposterSyndrome . Within 3 pages I knew I'd finish the book. I don't always, & I'm brutal about not caring if I don't finish. It got me thinking about how writers need to focus on voice. We talk a lot about characters being likable

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

💚💚💚

Manchester City of Literature

@MCRCityofLit

2 months

The Granada Book Fair @ferialibrogr brings together booksellers, publishers, writers and readers alike. This year, the 42nd edition of the book fair in @ciudad_granada , features 81 booths that line the streets, and 4 pop up outdoor event spaces. 19-28th April #FLG24 #FLG42

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Joseph Knox

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2 months

Couldn’t agree more 🕶️

Tokyo Sexwhale

@tokyosexwhale

2 months

What’s the opposite of ‘imposter syndrome’? Liz Truss has that.

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

A great writer, across music and novels. Rob was the first person to read my early (super bad) version of sirens, and couldn’t have been kinder or more helpful. Manchester folk, do yourself a favour x

Robert Williams

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2 months

Trying the unlikely tactic of telling people when I'm playing. Here goes. Looking forward to being one of the acts(?) opening for @vinnypeculiar and band at the Manchester date in May.

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

@whydunit @qin_sun77023 @blacklionking73 @danyakukafka @AnnCleeves Unbelievable! Thank you for letting me know 🔥🔥🔥

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

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💚💚💚

Trevor Wood

@TrevorWoodWrite

17 days

Extremely lucky to get my paws on Impostor Syndrome by the insanely talented @josephknox__ one of the most original writers around. It flies out of the traps with a mesmering Ripley-esque protagonist whose story will have you turning pages deep into the night @alisonbarrow

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

He can’t keep getting away with this…

Abir Mukherjee

@radiomukhers

2 months

Did you know it's virtually impossible to get pain-killers in the jungle? It's because parrots eat-em all. To avoid more of these, order my book #HUNTED now. (It's better than the jokes.)

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

16 days

If you’d like to read this crazy thing early, then you know what to do x

Simon Bewick

@SimonBewick

17 days

#Competition time! Thanks to @TransworldBooks & @josephknox__ I've 3 SIGNED copies of Imposter Syndrome to give away a month before the 11th July pub day. Read my review, like/ retweet/ follow so I can DM winners 1st June. Liked #ripley ? You'll LOVE this…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

24 days

@whydunit Thank you so much for letting me know! I’m delighted!

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

23 days

Can’t wait for this — more events tba!

J. E. Books

@JEBooksHull

24 days

The wonderful @hullnoir is delivering again - what a great line-up for these FREE events in Hull, get the dates in your diary- and I will be there too selling signed books at @hull_libraries xxx

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

@Anna_Mazz After falling for this a few times myself and having to take the girls out for dinner, I’m starting to think there *was* no tiger. It’s all just a sick game.

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

3 months

Love it.

Will Dean

@willrdean

3 months

Would you like to have YOUR name printed in the hardback edition of The Chamber? 🤿 You can join the crew here:

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Joseph Knox

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2 months

@AKTurnerauthor Thanks Ali! Good to see you - thanks again for all the cigs…

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

Always cheers up a dreary day x

Stereogum

@stereogum

2 months

Todd Terje released his contagiously silly dance opus 'It's Album Time' 10 years ago today

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Joseph Knox

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3 months

@minxlaura123 @TransworldBooks @GreeneandHeaton I’ll try and finagle my way into signing some of theirs too. Thank you, Laura!

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Joseph Knox

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2 months

@SimonBewick @radiomukhers I read Trouble Boys while I was writing it! Now there’s a book…

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Joseph Knox

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2 months

@pawswithprose @alisonbarrow I don't know about mind blowing - there's no mixed media etc in this, it's straight prose (which I realise now is much harder!) - but I definitely prefer it x

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Joseph Knox

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2 months

@surjitparekh615 @DoubledayUK @TransworldBooks @alisonbarrow Wow, Surjit! I need to write a hell of a lot faster! Thank you so much for reading, for your kind words, and for your support as always. I knew it was hitting netgalley at some point soon, but this is a pleasant surprise going into the weekend 🙏 I hope you have a good’n!x

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@surjitparekh615 @ajaychow @jackleavers @AAChaudhuri @AwaisKhanAuthor @maxlutherauthor @CaraHunterBooks @paperclipgirl @JoCallaghanKat @TransworldBooks @DoubledayUK @alisonbarrow 😂 Love you Surjit (and no one *has* to read this book!)

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Joseph Knox

@josephknox__

2 months

@SimonBewick I had no idea this was out there! No one outside @TransworldBooks has read yet, inc friends and family. Can’t tell you how much I love to see it. I hope the rest holds up, but thank you for reading, either way, Simon x

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Joseph Knox

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23 days

Thank you! Hope you manage a snooze at work, Jen…

Jen Lucas ✍🐈📖🦩📚

@JenMedBkReviews

23 days

So, work is gah/meh & my reading focus is shot, but I had to stay up to find out how this book ended - Impostor Syndrome by @josephknox__ Who cares I have to be up in 3 hrs? Pacy, addictive & packed with intrigue I needed to finish it! All the 🌟 I can 💤 at work later 🤣😂

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Joseph Knox

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1 month

@madblack65 @LouiseWriter @alisonbarrow @NetGalley Re-reading it myself atm for the audiobook — warning: it’s kind of crazy 😂

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2 months

@SoManyBooks6 Can’t keep a bad man down x

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2 months

@benlyle1 That’s a DM from right here today. Many such cases, I’m sure.

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24 days

@suigan3 I’m THRILLED!

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Joseph Knox

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3 months

@thereadingpara @TransworldBooks @GreeneandHeaton Thanks Jules! I’m hoping to see proofs soon - there’ll be one with your name on it. Hope you’re well x

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2 months

@nadinematheson $25 per script?

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@MikeyboyWriter @TransworldBooks @GreeneandHeaton Thanks Mikey! I’ll do my best.

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@adamsimcox @alisonbarrow 💚💚💚

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2 months

@MortonAlasdair Had a lot of messages from Scotland - I’m coming no matter what!

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2 months

@Lizzy11268 @TransworldBooks What a nice post to see first thing! Thank you for reading, Liz! It’s been too long — I hope you’re well xxx

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@elizabethfazal Thanks! I owe the whole book to her - never would have got to the end without Idie x

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@laurenrea1984 @surjitparekh615 I laughed at this — That’s what it felt like to write!

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@NickQuantrill @alisonbarrow Mega! Hope you like it, Nick x

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@DavidHHeadley @Paulodaburka Uh huh

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2 months

@AKTurnerauthor Ah thank you - the cover’s all @misterogle , who also did TCS. And yes I’ll be there — maybe without a baby this time!

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@DavidHHeadley @OrendaBooks Finally!

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@Littlemissbook6 @alisonbarrow @Millsreid11 @DoubledayUK @TransworldBooks @ErickaWaller1 @NikkiOMay Nice haul — enjoy, Vik!

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@laurenrea1984 @surjitparekh615 (Thank you for reading!)

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@stevenkedie @ReadByKatherine Thank you both! Glad you liked it, Katherine. Hope I didn’t ruin uni for you…

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2 months

@galgani64 @SteveGone58 @punk_magazine Thank you! It’s been a while — I’m looking forward to getting back out there. I’ll be stopping by Deansgate again in July I hope, alongside a few other spots (tbc). This book’s my stab at a private eye novel, in a weird way. Bit of Ripley thrown in for good measure…

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Joseph Knox

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2 months

Also some writing advice, some recent/all time reads, and, for those who need to know, just exactly what I sing in the shower…

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3 months

@treborchew10 @TransworldBooks @GreeneandHeaton Good to be back - many thanks!

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@TrevorWoodWrite @alisonbarrow Yer bloody lovely, Trev x

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@NolanDom @Tom_Benn

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@willrdean Mine still might well be…

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@HullNoir Thank you Hull!

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@radiomukhers @SimonBewick You’re a beautiful man 🙏

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@lQTNREDVR0SPkTQ I love to see these — thank you!

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2 months

😂😂😂

Abir Mukherjee

@radiomukhers

2 months

TEN DAYS TO SELL THE REST! Because of the woman below, my mortgage repayments have gone through the roof. Help me pay it (and feed my kids) by ordering my new book here: #Hunted

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@stu_turton @alisonbarrow @TransworldBooks @DoubledayUK @LouisRaphael @GreeneandHeaton 💚💚💚

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@SimonBewick @radiomukhers You won’t regret it. In fact I think I’ll grab the audiobook myself for a second go through…

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@SoManyBooks6 Amazing!

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@LouiseWriter @alisonbarrow 🙏🙏🙏

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@EmptyBoots Every damn one.

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@surjitparekh615 @DoubledayUK @TransworldBooks @alisonbarrow There’s a proof with your name on it (and my scrawl on it) as soon as they land x

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@JohnBoyneBooks @sharilapena @DoubledayUK What a haul!

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@annecater @alisonbarrow @DoubledayUK Hope you like it, Anne - have a great weekend x

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@SimonBewick @TransworldBooks Love this — many thanks Mr Bewick x

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@radiomukhers 😘

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@robertcrais Thank you! It's my stab at what I've always wanted to do - a kind of private eye novel. Looking forward to my next fix of Cole and Pike. Coming this year?

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@MichaelHWood @HarperCollins @HarperCollinsUK @0neMoreChapter_ Congratulations - can’t wait to read.

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@oliharris808

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@jennieg_author @alisonbarrow Hope you enjoy it, Jennie!

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@NolanDom Luckily I found these throat soothers in Spain….

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@EloisaClegg I swear to God it’s better than what you read all that time ago! Wish I’d got there sooner — hope you like it, and that things are great, Eloisa x

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@LiteraryElf @alisonbarrow @DoubledayUK Hope you like it, Stef!

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@delyob

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@SteveGone58 Oh man

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@radiomukhers 😘

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@verndakin What did the plumber say to his wife?

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@radiomukhers Get it ordered!!!

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@LV_matthews @alisonbarrow @TransworldBooks Ha - don’t be so sure, Liv! Really hope you like it though! Exciting to see those sunglasses drift out into the world!

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@verndakin 'It's over, Flo' 😭

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@lawrenceosborne Still remember reading this in proof. Had a nice floppy cover, like an American pb. Seemed to just fall open every time I looked at it. I’ve read and loved mostly everything, but On Java Road took me right back there. This is great news. There’s ghosts x

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