Crooked Lane Books
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
An independent publisher of mystery, suspense, and crime fiction based in NYC.
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We're excited to announce that ✨THE MEMORY COLLECTORS✨ by Dete Meserve was nominated in the Best Science Fiction of 2025 category for the She Reads Awards!
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November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We're excited to announce that ✨THE MEMORY COLLECTORS✨ by Dete Meserve was nominated in the Best Science Fiction of 2025 category for the She Reads Awards!
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https://loom.ly/urLyjNY
"Propulsive [...] a great peek into the lives of book influencers." Thanks to Bookreporter for this review of 📖THE DEADLY BOOK CLUB☠️ by @lynliaobutler.bsky.social, which is available now wherever you get books!
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November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Propulsive [...] a great peek into the lives of book influencers." Thanks to Bookreporter for this review of 📖THE DEADLY BOOK CLUB☠️ by @lynliaobutler.bsky.social, which is available now wherever you get books!
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https://loom.ly/ElMtmlw
"This complex gripping plot has many twists and turns, lots of suspense, and a few surprises." Thanks to Military Press for this review and Q&A with @margmizu.bsky.social, author of 😵DYING CRY😵! This snowy thriller is out now/
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November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"This complex gripping plot has many twists and turns, lots of suspense, and a few surprises." Thanks to Military Press for this review and Q&A with @margmizu.bsky.social, author of 😵DYING CRY😵! This snowy thriller is out now/
https://loom.ly/6-9Srg0
https://loom.ly/6-9Srg0
"Fans of Joanne Fluke, Vivian Chien, and Mia P. Manansala will delight in this mystery-plus-food concoction." Thanks to First Clue Reviews for this review of 🫖THE BUSH TEA MURDER🔪 by Ashley-Ruth Bernier, coming out APRIL 21, 2026!
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November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"Fans of Joanne Fluke, Vivian Chien, and Mia P. Manansala will delight in this mystery-plus-food concoction." Thanks to First Clue Reviews for this review of 🫖THE BUSH TEA MURDER🔪 by Ashley-Ruth Bernier, coming out APRIL 21, 2026!
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https://loom.ly/DWxZEDg
Saffron Everleigh has set sail on her first research expedition, but it's disrupted by accusations of murder when one of her fellow scientists is murdered in @authorkkhavari.bsky.social's 🐍A BOTANIST'S GUIDE TO TRADITION AND TREACHERY🪻.
Coming 6/9/2026!
Coming 6/9/2026!
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Saffron Everleigh has set sail on her first research expedition, but it's disrupted by accusations of murder when one of her fellow scientists is murdered in @authorkkhavari.bsky.social's 🐍A BOTANIST'S GUIDE TO TRADITION AND TREACHERY🪻.
Coming 6/9/2026!
Coming 6/9/2026!
📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with a signing at Wheatberry Books on DECEMBER 6, 12PM, in Chillicothe, OH. We hope to see you there!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with a signing at Wheatberry Books on DECEMBER 6, 12PM, in Chillicothe, OH. We hope to see you there!
https://loom.ly/lSjfo6Q
https://loom.ly/lSjfo6Q
"The duo of the Queen and Joan is magic." Thanks to Red Carpet Crash for this review of 👑THE QUEEN WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD👑 by S. J. Bennett!
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November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"The duo of the Queen and Joan is magic." Thanks to Red Carpet Crash for this review of 👑THE QUEEN WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD👑 by S. J. Bennett!
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https://loom.ly/zyx0ysA
Thanks to @booksofmyheart.net for this review of 😵DYING CRY😵 by @margmizu.bsky.social! This snowy thriller is available now wherever you get books.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thanks to @booksofmyheart.net for this review of 😵DYING CRY😵 by @margmizu.bsky.social! This snowy thriller is available now wherever you get books.
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https://loom.ly/RDvrRVg
📣Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for a book signing at Bookmarx Bookstore on DECEMBER 4, 6PM, in Steubenville, OH!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for a book signing at Bookmarx Bookstore on DECEMBER 4, 6PM, in Steubenville, OH!
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Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with an author talk and signing at Schiappa Branch Library on DECEMBER 3, 6PM. We hope to see you there!
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with an author talk and signing at Schiappa Branch Library on DECEMBER 3, 6PM. We hope to see you there!
https://loom.ly/-P60yWc
https://loom.ly/-P60yWc
🥳Congratulations to Maria Kelson for winning multiple awards for 🌲NOT THE KILLING KIND☠️ including the 2025 International Latino Book Award Gold Medal in Mystery and Women Writing the West 2025 WILLA Literary Award in Mystery/Thriller!
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🥳Congratulations to Maria Kelson for winning multiple awards for 🌲NOT THE KILLING KIND☠️ including the 2025 International Latino Book Award Gold Medal in Mystery and Women Writing the West 2025 WILLA Literary Award in Mystery/Thriller!
Thanks to Haddam-Killingworth Now for this spotlight on Katie Tietjen and her parents! You can pick up her latest book 🪑MURDER IN MINIATURE🪑wherever you get your books.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thanks to Haddam-Killingworth Now for this spotlight on Katie Tietjen and her parents! You can pick up her latest book 🪑MURDER IN MINIATURE🪑wherever you get your books.
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https://loom.ly/MdPZUrU
🥳Happy #pubday to @thomasdannauthor.bsky.social's 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔎!
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#mysterybooks #southernfiction #tbrlist #bookbirthday #southernnoir
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🥳Happy #pubday to @thomasdannauthor.bsky.social's 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔎!
#mysterybooks #southernfiction #tbrlist #bookbirthday #southernnoir
#mysterybooks #southernfiction #tbrlist #bookbirthday #southernnoir
We're excited to announce that ✨THE MEMORY COLLECTORS✨ by Dete Meserve is a Readers' Favorite Science Fiction nominee in the Goodreads Choice Awards! If you loved the book, don't forget to vote by NOVEMBER 23.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We're excited to announce that ✨THE MEMORY COLLECTORS✨ by Dete Meserve is a Readers' Favorite Science Fiction nominee in the Goodreads Choice Awards! If you loved the book, don't forget to vote by NOVEMBER 23.
https://loom.ly/wBv5YCQ
https://loom.ly/wBv5YCQ
📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🚲MURDER MADE HER WICKED🚲 with Elizabeth Hobbs and author Karen E. Olson tomorrow at 6:30PM! Thanks to RJ Julia for hosting this event, and don't forget to register below.
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https://loom.ly/txAld2k
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🚲MURDER MADE HER WICKED🚲 with Elizabeth Hobbs and author Karen E. Olson tomorrow at 6:30PM! Thanks to RJ Julia for hosting this event, and don't forget to register below.
https://loom.ly/txAld2k
https://loom.ly/txAld2k
Celebrate the release of Thomas Dann's Southern noir 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 tomorrow, 6PM, at Novel in Memphis, TN! Don't forget to RSVP below, and we hope to see you there.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Celebrate the release of Thomas Dann's Southern noir 🔍MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS🔍 tomorrow, 6PM, at Novel in Memphis, TN! Don't forget to RSVP below, and we hope to see you there.
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https://loom.ly/q2q6N9g
📣Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for a book signing at Bookmarx Bookstore on DECEMBER 4, 6PM, in Steubenville, OH!
https://loom.ly/_o-5x9Q
https://loom.ly/_o-5x9Q
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Meet Robin Yocum, author of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 for a book signing at Bookmarx Bookstore on DECEMBER 4, 6PM, in Steubenville, OH!
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📣Mark your calendar! Catch @silashouse.bsky.social, author of 🤠DEAD MAN BLUES🤠 at the 2025 Books by the Banks festival on NOVEMBER 15, 10AM in Cincinnati, OH. Find more info through the link below, and we hope to see you there!
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November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Catch @silashouse.bsky.social, author of 🤠DEAD MAN BLUES🤠 at the 2025 Books by the Banks festival on NOVEMBER 15, 10AM in Cincinnati, OH. Find more info through the link below, and we hope to see you there!
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https://loom.ly/hUHbG5s
📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🚲MURDER MADE HER WICKED🚲 with Elizabeth Hobbs and author Karen E. Olson on NOVEMBER 18 at 6:30PM! Thanks to RJ Julia for hosting this event, and don't forget to register below.
https://loom.ly/txAld2k
https://loom.ly/txAld2k
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Celebrate the release of 🚲MURDER MADE HER WICKED🚲 with Elizabeth Hobbs and author Karen E. Olson on NOVEMBER 18 at 6:30PM! Thanks to RJ Julia for hosting this event, and don't forget to register below.
https://loom.ly/txAld2k
https://loom.ly/txAld2k
Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with an author talk and signing at Schiappa Branch Library on DECEMBER 3, 6PM. We hope to see you there!
https://loom.ly/-P60yWc
https://loom.ly/-P60yWc
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Celebrate the release of 🔪THE LAST HITMAN🔪 by Robin Yocum with an author talk and signing at Schiappa Branch Library on DECEMBER 3, 6PM. We hope to see you there!
https://loom.ly/-P60yWc
https://loom.ly/-P60yWc
Confused about where to start with @margmizu.bsky.social? Check out this recommendation and publication order list of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Books here, including her latest installment 🏔️DYING CRY🏔️!
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November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Confused about where to start with @margmizu.bsky.social? Check out this recommendation and publication order list of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Books here, including her latest installment 🏔️DYING CRY🏔️!
https://loom.ly/5gWZ4uU
https://loom.ly/5gWZ4uU
"If you love Christmas and light cozies, this is the book/series for you!" Thanks to Aunt Agatha's for this review of🎄A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CRIME🎄 by Jacqueline Frost! Check out the full review below.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"If you love Christmas and light cozies, this is the book/series for you!" Thanks to Aunt Agatha's for this review of🎄A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CRIME🎄 by Jacqueline Frost! Check out the full review below.
https://loom.ly/moDW-wI
https://loom.ly/moDW-wI
We're excited to announce that ✨THE MEMORY COLLECTORS✨ by Dete Meserve is a Readers' Favorite Science Fiction nominee in the Goodreads Choice Awards! Voting for this round closes on NOVEMBER 23.
https://loom.ly/wBv5YCQ
https://loom.ly/wBv5YCQ
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We're excited to announce that ✨THE MEMORY COLLECTORS✨ by Dete Meserve is a Readers' Favorite Science Fiction nominee in the Goodreads Choice Awards! Voting for this round closes on NOVEMBER 23.
https://loom.ly/wBv5YCQ
https://loom.ly/wBv5YCQ
#Coverreveal time! 🤩We're excited to share with you the cover for 💎WOULD I LIE TO YOU🏘️ by @nicoleblades.bsky.social. This thrilling mystery will be hitting shelves April 21, 2026.
Preorder now➡️ https://loom.ly/VlmA1PY and then request on Netgalley.
Preorder now➡️ https://loom.ly/VlmA1PY and then request on Netgalley.
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Coverreveal time! 🤩We're excited to share with you the cover for 💎WOULD I LIE TO YOU🏘️ by @nicoleblades.bsky.social. This thrilling mystery will be hitting shelves April 21, 2026.
Preorder now➡️ https://loom.ly/VlmA1PY and then request on Netgalley.
Preorder now➡️ https://loom.ly/VlmA1PY and then request on Netgalley.
Thanks to Bookreporter for giving 😵DYING CRY😵 by @margmizu.bsky.social in this newsletter! The latest installment in the Timber Creek K-9 mystery series is out now.
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https://loom.ly/e5WfpCY
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thanks to Bookreporter for giving 😵DYING CRY😵 by @margmizu.bsky.social in this newsletter! The latest installment in the Timber Creek K-9 mystery series is out now.
https://loom.ly/e5WfpCY
https://loom.ly/e5WfpCY