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A publisher devoted to producing, uncovering, and revitalizing good books.

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Eric Ravilious, was an official war artist in #WW2, one who was killed on Active Service in 1942. In memory of all who fought. #armisticeday
Vase of Poppies under a Tree by Eric Ravilious.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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This week’s #MurderEveryMonday celebrates crime fiction featuring a man or woman in the title - a nod to the genre’s enduring fascination with character and identity.
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Vintage style cover to The Man With The Dark Beard by Annie Haynes with a figure in the dark, looking over his shoulder at the shadow of someone approaching.
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Criminally good guest blog post from Nick Halliwell! 🙏🥰

An Enterprising Science Officer
Nick Halliwell
Published on: 6th November 2025
#FridayVibes #vintagecrimefiction
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Six-cover design of E & M A Radford reprints by Dean Street Press.
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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"The sensational murder that took place on the 8.33 motor-bus that runs from Esting to Raybourne"
#MurderEveryMonday #crimefiction #coverart with a bus.
#booksky
Not sure what #MurderEveryMonday is? Here's the link: crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.com/2023/02/05/m...
Cover of Murder en Route by Brian Flynn featuring a skull and an omnibus with dipped headlights driving in front of it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 Autumn evenings call for cosy reading with a touch of mystery and plenty of pre-war charm. Best enjoyed with a blanket, a cup of tea, and perhaps a flicking candle… 🕯️📚 #Halloween2025
Carved pumpkin design of dancing witch, lit from within by candlelight.
October 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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🎃 Spine-Tingling Reads for #Halloween👻
If the evening calls for flickering candles, a storm outside, and something a little eerie to curl up with, here are a few favourites from DSP:
Cold Evil
The Condamine Case
The Case of the Hanging Rope
The Dower House Mystery
#classiccrime
Cover of Cold Evil by Brian Flynn. Cover of The Condamine Case by Moray Dalton. Cover of The Dower House Mystery by Patricia Wentworth. Cover of The Case of the Hanging Rope by Christopher Bush.
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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📚 #BOOKGIVEAWAY!
Win an advance paperback copy of Let's Choose Executors by Sara Woods from our new set of Antony Maitland mysteries.
To enter:
1) Follow @deanstpress.bsky.social
and
2) Comment, telling us why you’d love to read it!
Ends Sunday 9th Nov. Winner announced here.
Good luck! ✨
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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📚 This week’s free Kindle! #FreeTillFriday

The Red Lacquer Case by Patricia Wentworth
#classiccrimefiction #murdermystery
🇺🇸 US link: bit.ly/4oy8PQg
🇬🇧 UK link: bit.ly/4oEj59N
Vintage style cover of The Red Lacquer Case by Patricia Wentworth with stylish lady wearing a hat, admiring herself in a three-way mirror.
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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For #murdereverymonday with real people, we give you Richard Whittington. It’s curtains in more ways than one. crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverym...
Cover of Who Killed Dick Whittington? by E & M A Radford features a painting of a ginger cat's head with a jigsaw puzzle grid over the top... with a piece missing.
October 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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In today's Bookseller Magazine 😊
#sarawoods #december #neweditions
screenshot from today's edition of the Bookseller Magazine featuring the cover of This Little Measure by Sara Woods.
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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❤ Happy Heavenly Birthday to the wonderful Molly Clavering #BOTD 🎂❤

A writer whose words still shimmer with warmth, wit, humour, and the keen eye for character that made her work so beloved.
#republished #FurrowedMiddlebrow
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Black and white photo of Molly Clavering with a gentle smile on her face. Cover of Touch Not the Nettle by Molly Clavering with a painting of a river winding down from Scottish hills. Cover of Susan Settles Down with a painting of wooded vales and hills in the background.
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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📚 This week’s free Kindle! #FreeTillFriday
Odd Man Out: James Mason, A Biography by Sheridan Morley
Discover the life and legacy of one of Britain’s most distinguished actors.
#JamesMason #SheridanMorley #Booksky #Hollywood #Actor #ActorsLife
🇺🇸 US link: bit.ly/3Wftdtl

🇬🇧 UK link: bit.ly/4njQHJ1
Cover of Odd Man Out: James Mason, A Biography by Sheridan Morley with a photo of James Mason in evening dress.
October 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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This week’s murder mysteries prove that where there’s smoke… there’s usually murder. #MurderEveryMonday #BrianFlynn @puzzledoctor.bsky.social #petercheyney #booksky
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Cover to golden age murder mystery, Where There Was Smoke by Brian Flynn, with wide-eyed man gasping for air in a smokey atmosphere, and a burnt fragment of paper sporting an incomplete message. Cover to golden age murder mystery, Uneasy Terms by Peter Cheyney, with seductive lady smoking a cigarette in a long holder. Cover to golden age murder mystery, Sorry You've Been Troubled by Peter Cheyney, with seductive blonde lady smoking a cigarette in a long holder and wearing white gloves. Behind her is a man in evening dress, holding a gun. Cover to golden age murder mystery, Dark Hero by Peter Cheyney, with sophisticated lady wearing a low-cut dress and black gloves, standing beside a man in evening dress, with a cigarette hanging from his lips.
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.”
Happy Heavenly Birthday to PG Wodehouse #BOTD 1881
Black and white photo of author P G Wodehouse scratching his dog's head affectionately.
October 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Film of the day - Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Excellent black comedy directed by Robert Hamer and starring Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and Valerie Hobson. One of the very best.
5.05pm this afternoon #AlecGuinness
Title image for the film of Kind Hearts & Coronets.
October 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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This week's free Kindle 🥰
A Harp in Lowndes Square by Rachel Ferguson
#FreeTillFriday
US link: bit.ly/4eOzMf0
UK link: bit.ly/43j2S1l
Cover of A Harp in Lowndes Square by Rachel Ferguson with two children sitting at the top of a staircase, see through an open door.
October 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Crime fiction where danger lurks between the trees #MurderEveryMonday
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Cover of Death in the Forest by Moray dalton with a girl and collie dog, walking uneasily through the silver birch trees. Ten new edition covers by Sara Woods.
October 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Fin talks to the son of David Tomlinson who played the father, Mr Banks in Mary Poppins ...
The link to Woodbridge is a great story, so join Fin Brown at 8 this evening. It promises to be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
LISTEN:
- Online www.suffolksound.com @suffolksound.bsky.social
Fin from Suffolk Sound radio, Image from Mary Poppins with children and nanny covered in sooty marks on the stairs and Mr Banks looking startled.
October 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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“Cats are put on earth to remind us that not everything has a purpose.” Oscar Wilde
The Sleeping Cat by Lucien Freud
October 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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"The stranger-than-fiction life of Sir Basil Home Thomson (1861-1938) was packed so full of incident that one can understand why his work as a crime novelist has been rather overlooked." Sir Basil Thomson's Richarson Series by Martin Edwards
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Eight colourful covers of Sir Basil Thomson's golden age murder mysteries. New editions available at Dean Street Press.
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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This week's free Kindle
A House on the Rhine by Frances Faviell #freetillfriday
US🔗 bit.ly/4n18Rza
UK🔗 bit.ly/3KWDQPd
#furrowedmiddlebrow #booksky
Print of girl's face looking pensive as she clutches an envelope. There is a port with boats and a church behind her.
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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No city names here - our #MurderEveryMonday titles keep it regional, rural, or national. #crimefiction #coverart #Booksky
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Vintage style cover art for the Sussex Cuckoo by Brian Flynn with a red and yellow lino cut image of a bird and a torn letter. Vintage style cover of Murder on Paradise Island by Robin Forsythe with a black and white tropical island and sinister octopus beneath. Vintage style cover of The Orange Axe with a couple dancing in 1930's fancy dress.
October 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Who didn’t love Dr Jane Goodall? Nothing to do with this group, but we join the world in mourning the passing of this remarkable woman. #RIP 💔
(Photo from the Jane Goodall Institute UK)
Black and White photo of Dr Jane Goodall, aged 91, with her face resting on her hand.
October 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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✨We’re delighted to announce the next five novels in Sara Woods’ classic Antony Maitland mystery series, returning to print this December from Dean Street Press!✨
Sharply plotted, endlessly readable, and perfect for fans of Golden Age-style crime.
#christmascrimefiction #booksky
the next five novels in Sara Woods’ classic Antony Maitland mystery series, returning to print this December from Dean Street Press!
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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✨ A very happy 90th birthday to the practically perfect Julie Andrews! ✨
This iconic still from Mary Poppins (1964) captures Andrews alongside David Tomlinson, unforgettable as Mr Banks, and the Banks children at the heart of the story. The photo is one of many in the newly republished autobiography of David Tomlinson, Luckier Than Most.
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM