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Dean Jobb 🇨🇦 True Crime Writer
@deanjobb.bsky.social
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Strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime.

A Gentleman and a Thief • The Case of the Murderous Dr Cream • Empire of Deception (Algonquin Books/HarperCollins Canada)
Website: www.deanjobb.com
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y935u82h
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Decked out for Christmas in historic Lunenburg #novascotia.
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Blue Mind Gallery in scenic Bear River, #novascotia has signed copies of my #truecrime and #history books in stock - just in time for #christmas
'A master of narrative nonfiction' - David Grann
Check out this great store - and check my website for details on all my books: www.deanjobb.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Delighted to see a 'For fans of' shout-out for my #truecrime book The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream (@algonquinbooks.bsky.social & @harpercollinsca.bsky.social) in the NYT Book Review's 100 Notable Books of 2025
Congrats to Kate Summerscale for making the list!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Before Jack the Ripper, the world's deadliest serial killer was Canadian doctor Thomas Neill Cream
'Excellent storytelling' – NYT Book Review
'An enthralling real-life thriller' – Publishers Weekly
Winner, CrimeCon CLUE Award for #truecrime Book of the Year
Details: www.deanjobb.com/the-murderou...
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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For the #truecrime fan on your #Christmas list - the rollicking tale of Jazz Age #Chicago con man Leo Koretz, his audacious Panama oil scam & his escape to a new life in #novascotia
A Canadian bestseller from @algonquinbooks.bsky.social & @harpercollinsca.bsky.social
Details: www.deanjobb.com/empire
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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For the #truecrime fan on your #Christmas list:
A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue (@algonquinbooks.bsky.social & @harpercollinsca.bsky.social)
A NY Times Editors' Choice & Canadian bestseller
Details: www.deanjobb.com/gentleman-th...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Starbucks test-markets the name of its latest coffee blend in New Minas, #novascotia.
#signs #coffee #starbucks
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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A beautiful autumn afternoon for a walk along the marshland dykes in Wolfville, #novascotia
#seaside #autumn #landscape #nature #photography
October 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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A beautiful autumn day for a stroll on Avonport Beach in Nova Scotia - great views, strange rock formations and an eagle standing guard.
#beach #seaside #autumn #novascotia
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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A @nytimes.com report of the discovery of a life jacket from the Lusitania, five years after the liner was torpedoed off Ireland, on the other side of the Atlantic.
@exlarson.bsky.social #history #oddities #war
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Even without AI, some news headlines write themselves.
From the New York Herald, July 3, 1920
#press #newspaper #headline
October 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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There's only one way Whovians can read this headline ...

From the New York Evening World, July 28, 1920
#DoctorWho #Whovians #press #headlines
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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From devious letter bombs and well-honed axes to the vitriol of poison-pen letters, recent true crime books turn a spotlight on three weapons in the criminal’s arsenal.
Check out the reviews in my latest #truecrime column for @elleryqueenmm.bsky.social
elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/the-crime-sc...
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Check out Mad Hatter Books & Wine Bar in Annapolis Royal #novascotia. Lunch on the #seaside patio, historic sites & great #truecrime books on the shelves. Who could ask for more on a sunny #autumn day?
For more on my books: www.deanjobb.com
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October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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A memorial at Fort Anne in Annapolis Royal #novascotia recalls the Acadian men, women & children deported to America's 13 colonies in 1755.
For more on the horrors of the expulsion and #Acadian resilience, check out my book The Acadian Saga (@nimbuspub.bsky.social) :
www.deanjobb.com/the-acadian-...
September 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Thanks to everyone who joined me on Sunday at the Merritt Gibson Library in Canning #NovaScotia to explore #nonfiction storytelling and how to make fact read like fiction - without making anything up. And thanks to Lis and Basma for making this happen!
Library link: www.facebook.com/CanningLibra...
September 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Thanks to Andra and the folks at LaHave River Books for their support of my #truecrime books. Check it out on your next visit to #novascotia's South Shore - you'll never find another bookstore with such a great seaside location!
Details of my books: www.deanjobb.com
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September 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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A perfect end-of-summer afternoon for a walk on Risser's Beach in Petite Rivière, Lunenburg County, #NovaScotia.
#beach #seaside #travel #nature
September 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Delighted to meet Hannah Willmott and the staff of the Bermuda Bookstore in Hamilton on my recent visit. Thanks for stocking A Gentleman and a Thief and my other #truecrime books, published by @algonquinbooks.bsky.social
Store website: www.bookstore.bm
For more on my books: www.deanjobb.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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St. George, #Bermuda was a #CivilWar base for Confederate ships that ran the Union Navy's blockade of Southern ports, delivering munitions & supplies.
Displays at the local museum explore the town's wartime boom, Bermuda's Rebel leanings & the struggle to preserve British neutrality
#history #travel
September 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Memorial tablets inside St. Peter's Church in St. George, Bermuda, which dates to the 1620s, have stories to tell. One praises George Forbes, who died in 1778, as 'An agreeable companion, ever assiduous in furthering good humour" and 'Friendly to Mankind.'
#travel #churches #history #Bermuda
September 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Bermuda as seen through the eyes of artists - a selection of works on display at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art in Hamilton. The ocean view painting is by Winslow Homer.
Details: masterworksbermuda.org
#bermuda #art #travel #landscapes
September 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Making Fact Read Like Fiction: Exploring the Craft of Creative Nonfiction
Join me at the Merritt Gibson Library in Canning, #NovaScotia on Sept. 21 for a FREE #writing workshop
Check the poster for details.
More on my books: www.deanjobb.com
Library website: www.thecanninglibrary.ca?fbclid=IwY2x...
September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Bermuda flora - plus a little fauna.
#flowers #bermuda #art #travel #photography
September 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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The Hamilton waterfront, the Botanical Gardens and other views of Bermuda.
#travel #photography #bermuda
September 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM