Philip Miller
@philipmiller.bsky.social
The Diary of Lies is out now. Poetry collection: Blame Yourself (Nine Pens). The Hollow Tree: A Wall Street Journal Best Mystery Book of 2024. The Goldenacre won a Shamus. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/E8G/a-shona-sandison-investigation/
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Philip Miller
@philipmiller.bsky.social
· Sep 13
Mysteries: Philip Miller’s ‘The Diary of Lies’
Plus Karin Smirnoff’s ”The Girl With Ice in Her Veins” and Walter Mosley’s “Gray Dawn.”
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Thanks to Tom Nolan @wsj.com for this review.
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
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‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
I received few reviews for my poetry collection, but this one left by a reader is reassuring…
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Blame Yourself
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November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I received few reviews for my poetry collection, but this one left by a reader is reassuring…
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Thanks to Crime Fiction Review for this review…
‘The outline of the plot may sound like a political conspiracy thriller, but in Miller’s hands it’s something quite different. He weaves in acutely drawn characters who are as memorable and original as Dickens’
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‘The outline of the plot may sound like a political conspiracy thriller, but in Miller’s hands it’s something quite different. He weaves in acutely drawn characters who are as memorable and original as Dickens’
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The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller – Crime Fiction Review
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November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thanks to Crime Fiction Review for this review…
‘The outline of the plot may sound like a political conspiracy thriller, but in Miller’s hands it’s something quite different. He weaves in acutely drawn characters who are as memorable and original as Dickens’
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‘The outline of the plot may sound like a political conspiracy thriller, but in Miller’s hands it’s something quite different. He weaves in acutely drawn characters who are as memorable and original as Dickens’
crimefictionreview.com/the-diary-of...
How lovely to have a review in the Philippines. Thanks to the Manila Bulletin…
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November 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
How lovely to have a review in the Philippines. Thanks to the Manila Bulletin…
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Ten years since my first novel was published… A story about a painting and the people it destroys.
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Ten years since my first novel was published… A story about a painting and the people it destroys.
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#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
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Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
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New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#WritingCommunity!
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct!
Submit free via Submittable 👇
nws.submittable.com/submit
Thanks to @heraldscotland.bsky.social for including The Diary of Lies in this list of books to read in Autumn…
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10 books to read this autumn, from autobiographies to hot new novels
From Darren McGarvey to Nicola Sturgeon and Jennifer Dawson, here's 10 essential books to read this autumn
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October 27, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Thanks to @heraldscotland.bsky.social for including The Diary of Lies in this list of books to read in Autumn…
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Very much enjoying Andrew Miller’s The Land in Winter. But I still am very moved and think a lot about Now We Will Be Entirely Free. The closing chapters are extraordinary, the tone and temper.
October 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Very much enjoying Andrew Miller’s The Land in Winter. But I still am very moved and think a lot about Now We Will Be Entirely Free. The closing chapters are extraordinary, the tone and temper.
‘Love Song’ from Blame Yourself.
October 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
‘Love Song’ from Blame Yourself.
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‘If "political paranoia" is getting to you, racing against it with Shona Sandison may bring a sense of relief and capability, as well as the satisfaction of a soundly constructed and resonant crime novel.’
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Scottish Noir, THE DIARY OF LIES by Philip Miller (3rd Shona Sandison Book)
Reviews of mystery books and crime fiction, classic to cutting edge, cozies to hard-boiled to espionage.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
‘If "political paranoia" is getting to you, racing against it with Shona Sandison may bring a sense of relief and capability, as well as the satisfaction of a soundly constructed and resonant crime novel.’
kingdombks.blogspot.com/2025/08/scot...
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Reposted by Philip Miller
Thanks to Tom Nolan @wsj.com for this review.
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Mysteries: Philip Miller’s ‘The Diary of Lies’
Plus Karin Smirnoff’s ”The Girl With Ice in Her Veins” and Walter Mosley’s “Gray Dawn.”
www.wsj.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Thanks to Tom Nolan @wsj.com for this review.
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Look at this talented (and photogenic) bunch! Presenting our 2025 authors, expertly photographed by @paulandrewreich.bsky.social once more.
September 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Look at this talented (and photogenic) bunch! Presenting our 2025 authors, expertly photographed by @paulandrewreich.bsky.social once more.
‘If "political paranoia" is getting to you, racing against it with Shona Sandison may bring a sense of relief and capability, as well as the satisfaction of a soundly constructed and resonant crime novel.’
kingdombks.blogspot.com/2025/08/scot...
kingdombks.blogspot.com/2025/08/scot...
Scottish Noir, THE DIARY OF LIES by Philip Miller (3rd Shona Sandison Book)
Reviews of mystery books and crime fiction, classic to cutting edge, cozies to hard-boiled to espionage.
kingdombks.blogspot.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
‘If "political paranoia" is getting to you, racing against it with Shona Sandison may bring a sense of relief and capability, as well as the satisfaction of a soundly constructed and resonant crime novel.’
kingdombks.blogspot.com/2025/08/scot...
kingdombks.blogspot.com/2025/08/scot...
Banhus by Smote (the colossal live version) is my writing music at the moment. Also enjoying brilliant Blood Orange, Chartreuse, Wolf Alice, These New Puritans, Rival Consoles, Burial’s beautiful new one, 1973 Black Sabbath. And hoping Butch Kassidy release another song.
September 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Banhus by Smote (the colossal live version) is my writing music at the moment. Also enjoying brilliant Blood Orange, Chartreuse, Wolf Alice, These New Puritans, Rival Consoles, Burial’s beautiful new one, 1973 Black Sabbath. And hoping Butch Kassidy release another song.
Thank you to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social for having me along. What a great festival it is.
September 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Thank you to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social for having me along. What a great festival it is.
Thanks to Tom Nolan @wsj.com for this review.
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Mysteries: Philip Miller’s ‘The Diary of Lies’
Plus Karin Smirnoff’s ”The Girl With Ice in Her Veins” and Walter Mosley’s “Gray Dawn.”
www.wsj.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Thanks to Tom Nolan @wsj.com for this review.
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Symbolism aside, what makes "The Diary of Lies" so engrossing is the author's accomplished prose, which evokes a dark and dangerous world.’
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
On my way to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social which starts today…
September 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On my way to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social which starts today…
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‘Philip Miller has a lot on his mind. Over the course of three books, he’s built a view of post-Brexit, post-coronavirus Great Britain …that’s gotten darker and more apocalyptic each time. They’ve all been prescient, but his latest is the most full-throated warning yet.’ airmail.news/issues/2025-...
This Month's Best Mystery Books and TV Shows
We recommend "The Diary of Lies," by Philip Miller, and "Code of Silence," on Britbox.
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August 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
‘Philip Miller has a lot on his mind. Over the course of three books, he’s built a view of post-Brexit, post-coronavirus Great Britain …that’s gotten darker and more apocalyptic each time. They’ve all been prescient, but his latest is the most full-throated warning yet.’ airmail.news/issues/2025-...
Australia, also, being the only place my second book All The Galaxies is currently published. In it, Shona is a junior reporter in Glasgow and meets a mystic who will change her life…
September 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Australia, also, being the only place my second book All The Galaxies is currently published. In it, Shona is a junior reporter in Glasgow and meets a mystic who will change her life…
Thanks to @heraldscotland.bsky.social for this review.
‘It captures the sense of fatigue and powerlessness that pervades the country and underlines how much we need the decency and tenacity of the Shona Sandisons, who can still triumph against all the odds.’
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‘It captures the sense of fatigue and powerlessness that pervades the country and underlines how much we need the decency and tenacity of the Shona Sandisons, who can still triumph against all the odds.’
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Book review: The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller
Covid aside, the longest shadow the past is casting on Shona’s present is the result of the Brexit referendum. As the book opens, the UK…
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September 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thanks to @heraldscotland.bsky.social for this review.
‘It captures the sense of fatigue and powerlessness that pervades the country and underlines how much we need the decency and tenacity of the Shona Sandisons, who can still triumph against all the odds.’
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
‘It captures the sense of fatigue and powerlessness that pervades the country and underlines how much we need the decency and tenacity of the Shona Sandisons, who can still triumph against all the odds.’
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
Thank you to Thrilling Detective for this roundup on Shona Sandison…
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Shona Sandison
Created by Philip Miller “The man’s a fuckwit” — Shona on a colleague in The Goldenacre Is it all a just a lament for the “the way it used to be”? Or is it a brutal running obitua…
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September 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Thank you to Thrilling Detective for this roundup on Shona Sandison…
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Looking forward to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social next week…
September 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Looking forward to @bloodyscotland.bsky.social next week…
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A CHAOS OF LIGHT
New Writing Scotland 43
Ed. Kirstin Innes, Chris Powici & Niall O’Gallagher
“writing that unsettles and challenges, that questions assumptions…A rich, boisterous, tender, charming, angry, sorrowful, gleeful mix”
Available now from all good bookshops!
💙📚
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New Writing Scotland 43
Ed. Kirstin Innes, Chris Powici & Niall O’Gallagher
“writing that unsettles and challenges, that questions assumptions…A rich, boisterous, tender, charming, angry, sorrowful, gleeful mix”
Available now from all good bookshops!
💙📚
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New Writing Scotland 43
Edited by Kirstin Innes, Chris Powici & Niall O’Gallagher Published in: Paperback, 184 pages By: Association for Scottish Literature, Glasgow, August 2025 Price: £9.95 ISBN: 9781906841669 Cover image…
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August 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A CHAOS OF LIGHT
New Writing Scotland 43
Ed. Kirstin Innes, Chris Powici & Niall O’Gallagher
“writing that unsettles and challenges, that questions assumptions…A rich, boisterous, tender, charming, angry, sorrowful, gleeful mix”
Available now from all good bookshops!
💙📚
asls.org.uk/publications...
New Writing Scotland 43
Ed. Kirstin Innes, Chris Powici & Niall O’Gallagher
“writing that unsettles and challenges, that questions assumptions…A rich, boisterous, tender, charming, angry, sorrowful, gleeful mix”
Available now from all good bookshops!
💙📚
asls.org.uk/publications...