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An Australian-Canadian (Canadian-Australian?) writing crime fiction on the beach. With lots of swearing.

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The Nick Harding case files. Books 1 through 5. Book 6 next August.

A former Australian Federal Police officer, working on financial crimes, finds the crime on the streets a bit dirtier than what he dealt with in the office.

Average 4.3/5 stars on Amazon

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If you're watching a Scandinavian murder show, watch out for the guy with the shaved head and the beard, he did it, unless he has a scarf, then he's the detective.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 AM
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How about starting the new year on a bright note with a sneak peek at the new Muppet Show special, which is arriving on ABC and Disney+ on Feb 4.
www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/watc...
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
What the actual fuck?

Get Jack Smith back to The Hague to deal with this war criminal...
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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January 3, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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Finished the first two acts of the first draft of the so far untitled book 6 of the Nick Harding series.

Now to map out how to get to the end with:
- no new clues
- no new (relevant) characters

Catch up with the first five books (with eBook and paperback links): tonymcfadden.net/wp/the-nick-...
The Nick Harding Case Files
Nick Harding built a career with the Financial Crimes Unit of the Australian Federal Police. He became adept at ferreting out the source of illicit money and finding those who were doing the launde…
tonymcfadden.net
January 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Gonna keep throwing this up for the next couple of days. If you're sitting around doing nothing, share this. Or scroll around and click on some stories. They are really close, and this bonus would really give my friend some breathing room to start 2026.
Easiest mutual aid request: My best friend has been a longterm freelancer for this publication, filling in for a designer on leave. They are really close to hitting their annual goal (like 60K page views)- and if they get it, they get a bonus. She could really use the bonus. Please click around.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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The Emmy award winning quote right here! 😂 #DoctorWho
December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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WATCH NOW: The full deposition of former Special Counsel Jack Smith released by the House Judiciary Committee
🚨 FULL JACK SMITH VIDEO DEPOSITION ON TRUMP CRIMES
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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December 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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The truth on truth social...
December 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Good riddance 2025. There was, personally, more bad than good this past 13 months.

2026 is on notice.
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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DEMS WIN BIG IN IOWA: Democrat Renee Hardman wins IA State Senate SD-16 with 71.5%, a 27-point Dem overperformance from 2024. Harris won the district by 16. Hardman's victory blocks a GOP supermajority and makes history as the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
My daughter got Monopoly Go as a gift, and what a fucked-up, stupid game that I can not get enough of.

Brilliant adaptation of the online game that is a horrible adaptation of a terrible board game.

The mind reels.
December 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY to MrsJM and Me!!
December 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I've seen an uptick in Large Print sales. Thanks!

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I'll be printing my latest two #CrimeFiction as Large Print, available in February.

If you're a Large Print reader (or if you have someone you'd like to buy LP books for), you can find them at: www.thriftbooks.com/browse/?b.se...
Browse | New & Used Books from ThriftBooks
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December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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As 2026 approaches I want you to make a resolution that this is the year you'll let go of the fear of failure and do the thing.

It might be no good.
It might get rejected.
It might not make a splash.

Do it anyway.
It might be amazing.
December 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Easiest mutual aid request: My best friend has been a longterm freelancer for this publication, filling in for a designer on leave. They are really close to hitting their annual goal (like 60K page views)- and if they get it, they get a bonus. She could really use the bonus. Please click around.
Pittsburgh Business Times
The Pittsburgh Business Times features local business news about Pittsburgh. We also provide tools to help businesses grow, network and hire.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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He Kept Me Sane This Year
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
He Kept Me Sane This Year
And that wasn’t easy.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Okay...

"Guns Up", the first two Acts, are pretty standard mob-guy stuff. 6/10

Christina Ricci's third Act, 14/10. No notes.

Worth putting up with the first hour to watch her last 30 minutes.
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Trying to catch up on action movies I missed this year and this one was an extremely pleasant surprise! This is the type of stuff Kevin James needs to be making more of. He's much better beating the shit out of people than being a buffoon. And man Christina Ricci's still the best.
December 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
They turned out okay.
December 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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My favorite new-to-me movies I watched this year 🖤

I had planned to list 12, but that ended up just being new movies I liked, so I cut it to 8 so I'd have to make tough choices.

(If you bash any of these in the replies, you'll have toothaches for New Year's, go make your own post to whine)
December 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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PLAYDATE is not a good movie, but it is proof of concept that Alan Ritchson’s agent needs to find some Blockers/21 Jump Street/Neighbors-level, hot dummy scripts.
December 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM