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Ann Aptaker
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Lambda and Goldie Award winning author of crime and mystery novels and short stories.
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Reviewed: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gold For The Dead by @annaptaker.bsky.social. Go to review:

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January 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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"I’m tempted to tell her that Lily Vardanian had a different opinion of me last night, but decide to keep that lovely memory to myself.”

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December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“If Abbey’s arrival is a surprise, her entrance is downright memorable. She slides past me in the doorway with the smoothness of silk sliding along a leg.”

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December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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“Inside, a woman who really knows how to wear a light blue pullover sweater, slender brown skirt, and a wide leather black belt that moves around her body as if carving fine sculpture.”

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December 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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🏳️‍🌈📚 She steals for art, kills for survival, and loves like it’s the last sin left.
🔪🥃 Cantor Gold doesn’t spark—she burns. Step into her world of noir, danger & desire.
Available everywhere great queer books are sold!

#SapphicSky #NoirFiction #QueerNoir #LGBTQFiction #CrimeFiction #QueerLit
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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In case you were wondering...
#CrimeFiction #Heist #Mystery #QueerFiction #DapperDyke #FemmeFatales #1950s #NYC @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Cuddle up with an outlaw.
Gold For The Dead, from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #QueerFiction #Noir #NYC #1950s #FemmeFatales #AwardWinningAuthor
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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That dapper criminal Cantor Gold is back! GOLD FOR THE DEAD is now available everywhere from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social. Get it in print, ebook, and audiobook from all the usual bookselling places. #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #FemmeFatales #QueerFiction #NYC #1950s #Gangsters #DarkAlleys #NeonLights
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Cantor Gold is on her way. Soon. Very soon. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
October 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Today only! MURDER AND GOLD is @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Wednesday Book Drop! Just $3.99 for the ebook! Today, Octo. 8th only! bywaterbooks.com/product/murd...
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Celebrate that dapper #outlaw Cantor Gold's next adventure, GOLD FOR THE DEAD from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social, on October 15, 7pm, at @bgsqd.bsky.social. Book signing and zesty conversation with best-selling author Felice Cohen. #CrimeFiction #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s #LesbianOutlaw #ArtThief
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Sexy, dapper outlaw Cantor Gold is back in print, ebook, and audiobook! Releasing 10/14 from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Gangsters. Femme fatales. Good friends & bad bets. Cantor Gold's next sizzling adventure releases October 14th from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Pre-order you print, ebook or audiobook today from your favorite bookseller! #Crimefiction #Noir #QueerNoir #LGBTQ+ #NewYorkCity #1950s
September 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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CRIME INK: ICONIC releases today! A sizzling anthology of crime fiction featuring award-winning LGBTQ+ crime fiction authors. Thrilled that my story, "Heartbreak Alley," is included in this powerful collection. Available in print & ebook. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #QueerVoices
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Pre-Order sizzlin' #crimfiction, #mystery and #suspense from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social and @marinerbooks.bsky.social!
July 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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In a world of smoky back rooms, corrupt power plays, and women who love dangerously, loyalty can kill—and desire might just save you. GOLD FOR THE DEAD, Cantor Gold's latest #criminal #adventure. COMING OCTOBER 14TH—PREORDER your #PRINT or #EBOOK today!
#Noir #CrimeFiction #Queer #NYC #Midcentury
July 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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#Pride Month may be over, but our Pride never ends, and neither does our #creativity. Pre-order CRIME INK: ICONIC, an #anthology of #mystery and #crime #fiction #stories inspired by #Queer icons, releasing September 2nd from #BywaterBooks. www.bywaterbooks.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Celebrate Pride with a great read, and save 25% off ALL books at the @bywaterbooks.bsky.social /Amble Press Pride sale! Just use code PRIDE2025 at checkout to get the discount. If you love award-winning #mystery fiction, click here: bywaterbooks.com?s=ann+aptake...
June 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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The folks @marinerbooks.bsky.social, an imprint of @harpercollins.bsky.social, created this great graphic for this year's Best American Mystery and Suspense anthology, releasing in October. Thrilled that my story, NEON WOMEN, was selected for this year's edition! #crimefiction #mystery #suspense
May 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Crime fiction is drama, passion, stories of life and death, justice or the lack of it. And in these stories, crime fiction is gloriously Queer!
Crime Ink: Iconic — Where Queer Icons Meet Killer Stories
Preorder: bywaterbooks.com/product/crim... or bit.ly/4cH27CL
#CrimeInkIconic #QueerCrimeFiction
April 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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I'm posting this photo I took when in #Paris last year because it's a happy memory, and these days we all need happy memories. #CafeLeSarahBernhardt
April 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Today's the final day of the Crime Writers auction! ALL proceeds go to the Transgender Law Center to help in their fight to protect Trans rights. Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid.
In the spirit of that dapper outlaw, Cantor Gold, place your bids today!
April 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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It's Trans Visibility Day! Perfect day to bid on an item in the #CrimeWriters for #Trans #Rights auction! Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid. ALL proceeds go to the @TransgenderLawCenter. Trans rights are Human Rights!
March 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Support #Trans #Rights and get cool stuff, too! The #Crime #Writers #auction to support the #TransGenderLawCenter starts tomorrow, March 26th at 9am! Autographed #books! #GiftCertificates! #GoodieBags for #foodies! And other cool stuff. Check it out at: 32auctions.com/writers4transrights
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM