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William Shaw
@william1shaw.bsky.social
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Writes books. Lives in Glenbeigh, co Kerry. Mostly. williamshaw.com
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caroline-too.bsky.social
Really enjoyed reading #RedShore by @william1shaw.bsky.social a hint on the cover that this might be the start of a great new series
My only concern is that being a DS in a William Shaw book is not a great career move, they don’t seem to get promoted! 🤣
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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adammacqueen.bsky.social
This Sunday: top tips from two hardened criminals (or at least those who create them). @william1shaw.bsky.social and I discuss how we both hopped the fence from fact to fiction at the Hastings Book Festival. Come along if you can!

www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/a-wal...
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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chemicaldetective.bsky.social
Oh, my @william1shaw.bsky.social - this is so good! Loving Eden and Finn #RedShore

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Audible cover of Red Shore by William Shaw
August 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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adammacqueen.bsky.social
Am going to be appearing as the home team at the Hastings Book Festival with the brilliant @william1shaw.bsky.social (Brighton) on 21st Sept to talk all things criminal. Might reveal some clues to what Tommy Wildeblood is going to get up to next. Come along!
www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/a-wal...
A walk on the wild side: how we got into a life of crime write | Hastings Book Fest
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August 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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louiseadler1.bsky.social
@jennaprice.bsky.social well said!
July 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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sarahmclayton.bsky.social
Catching up on reviews and this is a corker of a read! 5🌟 www.instagram.com/p/DMFwuUno7H... @william1shaw.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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quickbookreviews.bsky.social
Blinking heck! I loved #RedShore by @william1shaw.bsky.social SO much and I review it on the podcast today. You can listen to it here: podfollow.com/quick-book-r...
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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quickbookreviews.bsky.social
Finished The Red Shore by @william1shaw.bsky.social and can confirm it’s an absolute stunner. 10/10. Gold star. You need this book in your life. Gracie is exhausted from the excitement. #booksky #readsky 🦋📘
June 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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loopyk.bsky.social
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The Red Shore by @william1shaw.bsky.social
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A well paced, atmospheric police procedural, with plenty of twists and suspense to keep the reader hooked. ⛵
See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz
Thanks to Hemlock Press, @harpercollins.bsky.social UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for
(1/2)
June 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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loopyk.bsky.social
Tonight's book choice is The Red Shore by @william1shaw.bsky.social
Thanks to #HemlockPress @harpercollins.bsky.social UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
#AmReading
#TheRedShore
#WilliamShaw
#HemlockPress
#HarperCollinsUK
#Netgalley
#BookSky 💙📚
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#Books
June 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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ravencrime.bsky.social
New book day today!
#amreading #TheRedShore
@william1shaw.bsky.social

#Booksky 💙📚
June 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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thebooktrail.bsky.social
Love it when an author makes his book's title match his name ;)

The Red Shore
William Shaw

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The Red Shore - The Book Trail
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Red Shore Destination/location: Teignmouth, Devon  Author/guide: William Shaw Departure Time: 2025
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June 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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devonbookclub.bsky.social
Delighted to share this from @william1shaw.bsky.social Looks great.
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
william1shaw.bsky.social
Thursday 15th May 8pm I'll be talking to the excellent Catherine Kirwan about her book The Seventh Body at Grilse Gallery in #Killorglin #Kerry and selling books by provided by our local indie. Join us bit.ly/catherinekirwan

#booklovers
Poster shows details in post plus book cover ticket price of €5 and quote from Liz Nugent: "I bloody loved it"
May 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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heatherjfitt.bsky.social
The @beyondbookfest grand finale!

@ruthwarewriter.bsky.social and @ellygriffiths.bsky.social interviews by @william1shaw.bsky.social 🤩

#beyondthebookfestival
May 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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karlou72.bsky.social
A brilliantly entertaining discussion with @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social talking to @william1shaw.bsky.social at #BeyondTheBookFestival in Brighton.
William Shaw sitting to the left of Ruth Ware and Elly Griffiths on a small stage
May 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
william1shaw.bsky.social
Proofs. That magical moment when the stuff that came out of your fingertips is transformed into something solid. #books
Me grinning like a buffoon holding up a printed proof of my new book The Red Shore.
January 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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sarahhilary.bsky.social
Tickets are on sale for St Hilda’s Crime Fiction Weekend 2025 with Guest of Honour @valmcdermid.bsky.social & a host of spectacular speakers, in Oxford and online.

Tickets: www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-...

@annamazz.bsky.social @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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January 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
william1shaw.bsky.social
I'll be talking to the brilliant Fíona Scarlett about her new #book May All Your Skies Be Blue on Feb 26 at the beautiful Grilse Gallery in Killorglin, Kerry. Have little faith in this as a way of selling tickets but prove me wrong Bluesky. bit.ly/fionascarlett
Advert for author Fíona Scarlett's appearance at Grilse Gallery. Shows the cover of her book May All Your Skies Be Blue
January 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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atticusfinch-105.bsky.social
I have read and reviewed Salt Lane by William Shaw
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

@william1shaw.bsky.social @quercusbooks.bsky.social

#CrimeThriller #thrillerbooks #thriller
Paul's review of Salt Lane (DS Alexandra Cupidi #1)
4/5: Salt Lane is the first book in the Detective Sergent Alexander Cupidi series. This book helps to prove William Shaw is an excellent author and storyteller. As a police thriller it is excellent an...
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December 26, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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atticusfinch-105.bsky.social
I have read and reviewed Grave's End by William Shaw and is a great read
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

@quercusbooks.bsky.social @william1shaw.bsky.social
#CrimeThriller #thriller #thrillers #thrillerbooks
Paul's review of Grave's End (DS Alexandra Cupidi #3)
4/5: Grave’s End is the third book in the detective Alex Cupidi series. This series gets better with every new book and the bleakness of Dungeness, and the marshy flat lands become more real to the re...
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December 26, 2024 at 2:33 PM
william1shaw.bsky.social
Pointless things in the modern world. Posts that include the phrase: "Credit goes to the owner"
December 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM
william1shaw.bsky.social
To celebrate her 70th, my mum drove her elderly camper van across North Africa to Syria. Hope things work out for that amazing country
December 9, 2024 at 1:36 PM
william1shaw.bsky.social
Very nice thoughtful piece about books about writing by @karlwhitney.ie in The Examiner
Pic on newspaper text: "There's a balance to be achieved between inherited structures and instinctive improvisation. For some, there's a spiritual aspect to writing or a sense of personal expression that goes beyond practical questions of the craft. I've noticed a tendency towards vibes in writing books lately - a vagueness that feels writerly in a literary way without really saying anything sig-nificant. The language is poetic and the atmosphere is dreamily seductive, rather than sternly practi-cal. While reading them at least, these books make you feel like a writer and I wouldn't denigrate that. (You need to imagine yourself as a writer before you can actually do it.)
November 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM