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Russ Thomas
@thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
Author of the DS Adam Tyler books #firewatching #nighthawking #coldreckoning #sleepingdogs
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Hi new Bluesky peeps. 👋 I’m Russ. I mostly read and write and sometimes sell books. This is my latest, out now in paperback. Thanks for following! X
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Fantastic evening @waterstonessheffield with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social @tommeadauthor.bsky.social - signed and sold lots of books and drinkies afterwards 😀
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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We’re doing this again later on today! @waterstonessheffield 6-8, with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social & @tommeadauthor.bsky.social signing copies of #DeathComesatChristmas🎄
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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See everyone tomorrow!! We’re at @waterstonessheffield 6-8, with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social & @tommeadauthor.bsky.social signing copies of #DeathComesatChristmas🎄
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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We’re at @waterstonessheffield on Thursday 6-8, with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social & @tommeadauthor.bsky.social signing copies of #DeathComesatChristmas - see you there! 🎄
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Come see @marieoregan.bsky.social @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social @tommeadauthor.bsky.social and myself for a signing at @waterstonessheffield a week today! Details below… Thanks to Russ for the graphic 🎄

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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Join us on Thu 27th Nov for a lovely Christmassy evening of mince pies, present wrapping, and murder.

Waterstones Sheffield Orchard Square (6-8pm)
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It’s some kind of Halloween special… maybe… I dunno.

But Sleeping Dogs is just 99p on Kindle www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
But hurry! I have no idea how long this lasts 😆
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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It's cover reveal day for The Drowning Place! Huge thanks to Dan Mogford who designed the gorgeous cover, and the whole team at @harvill who have been magnificent.

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October 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Too soon for the C-word?

Okay, I know, it’s waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you don’t want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; we’re too busy…
Too soon for the C-word?
Okay, I know, it’s waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you don’t want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; we’re too busy tripping over bodies in the snow, worrying at the dark shapes at the window, and investigating the odd sounds coming from the attic… Yes, it’s publication day and I am thrilled to announce that Death Comes at Christmas — the festive crime and mystery anthology I contributed to — is out today in…
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October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Day of the Roaring – A conversation with Nina Bhadreshwar

Every so often, interviewing an author feels less like work and more like being invited into someone's creative living room. That's how I felt when I got the opportunity to sit down in front of an audience and quiz Nina Bhadreshwar…
The Day of the Roaring – A conversation with Nina Bhadreshwar
Every so often, interviewing an author feels less like work and more like being invited into someone's creative living room. That's how I felt when I got the opportunity to sit down in front of an audience and quiz Nina Bhadreshwar about her debut novel The Day of the Roaring at Waterstones last week. Beforehand, I'd been curious (maybe a little apprehensive) about how the conversation would flow — her book deals with some very weighty themes, after all, and I worried it might not lend itself to the easiest of anecdotes.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
February 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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A little reminder that @baytales.bsky.social will be in @ourwhitleybay.bsky.social on March 1st. The friendly festival for everyone who loves crime, mystery and the seaside. Check out the brilliant range of authors here: baytales.com
Bay Tales | Making a Splash with Fiction
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January 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If you haven’t been to @baytales.bsky.social before then this should be your year. Just 3 weeks to go! It’s such a great event in a beautiful location. Highly recommend!
📢 Diary Date 📢 Super excited for the Viper panel on 1 March at 11am 😱 @guymorpuss.bsky.social @tariqashkanani.bsky.social @oskarjensen.bsky.social and I are in the firm hands of @emmaflint.bsky.social 🕵️ It's gonna be a BIG @baytales.bsky.social BLAST! Details below 👇
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February 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Huddersfield Literature Festival (HuddLit Fest 2025) - there are some events live on their website. The festival runs from 08 May to 18 May 2025. Russ Thomas and A A Dhand are appearing on Thursday 15 May 2025. xx📘💙📚 @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social @huddlitfest.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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SW news for January: Hellraisers; Servants; #DeathComesatChristmas; @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social as Guest Writer; French #TwiceCursed ; Witch Craft; short stories; Robin of Sherwood; PL Kane; Escape from New York…

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January 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Back at the Coal Face

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My journey to becoming a published author started, very simply, with a love for books. My mum would take me to the library every Saturday and I would borrow as many books as I was allowed. Somehow though, I always managed to run out of reading…
Back at the Coal Face
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My journey to becoming a published author started, very simply, with a love for books. My mum would take me to the library every Saturday and I would borrow as many books as I was allowed. Somehow though, I always managed to run out of reading material before the next week came around. So it probably wasn't a surpise to anyone when I began my bookselling career with a Saturday job working for a specialist transport and military bookshop in London.
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January 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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This week on the reading blog, I have two fantastic detective stories with gay MCs, from @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social and D.V. Bishop. Not to be missed!!

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Recent Reads: Sleeping Dogs and City of Vengeance
By this stage on the reading blog, you’re probably aware that I love reading romantic suspense! So I have a variation on that theme this week. I have two excellent detective stories on the blog, on…
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January 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Thank you everyone who came along to, or joined us online for @hullnoir.bsky.social last night Good to see a packed room to welcome our hugely entertaining guest @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
Details of next month's event coming soon...
January 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I had such a lovely time in Hull. Thanks for giving me such a warm welcome xx
And we're off for 2025! We're thrilled to see a full room to welcome @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social to the city 📚
January 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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One week today, we'll be back with the first @hullnoir.bsky.social of 2025 with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
Join us in-person at Hull Central Library or online wherever in the world you are!
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January 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Overcoming Writer’s Block: 6 Proven Strategies

Writing is hard, there's no two ways about it. One day you decide, 'Hey, I think I'm going to write a novel,' and off you go, perhaps with a detailed plan of attack, perhaps just winging it. Either way, there comes a point (Well, one if you're…
Overcoming Writer’s Block: 6 Proven Strategies
Writing is hard, there's no two ways about it. One day you decide, 'Hey, I think I'm going to write a novel,' and off you go, perhaps with a detailed plan of attack, perhaps just winging it. Either way, there comes a point (Well, one if you're extremely lucky but probably more like, several!) when you inexplicably grind to a halt.
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January 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Really looking forward to this. Can’t believe it’s next week! See you soon, Hull x
Next Wednesday 7pm @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social is at @hullnoir.bsky.social
It's free to attend in person - book here - eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir-...
and there is a free livestream too - book here - eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir-...
January 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Timely blog post for once as the author @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social will be at @hullnoir.bsky.social next week chatting about #SleepingDogs book 4 in his DS Adam Tyler series published by Simon & Schuster. A cold case that sees Tyler in a coma

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Sleeping Dogs by Russ Thomas #SleepingDogs #RussThomas
An anonymous letter blows a cold case wide open, putting Tyler’s life in danger
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January 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
January 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Unpublished authors, enter the Emerging Author Dagger! Your crime novel opening plus a synopsis (3,000 words max). The deadline is 28 February 2025, 6.00pm. You could win £500! Details at: https://buff.ly/40cQGxW
December 30, 2024 at 10:05 AM