Emma O’Driscoll
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Emma O’Driscoll
@eodwrites.bsky.social
Aspiring crime writer and golden age detective fiction fan. Published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, CWA Margery Allingham award finalist in 2024 and 2025.
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On the subject of Melvyn Bragg, I think of this Private Eye cartoon more frequently than I care to admit, when I’m struggling to raise the energy for a lecture or graduate supervision
September 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#Brussels ☀️🇧🇪
September 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Just saw @mattgreencomedy.com at the Edinburgh Fringe - best thing I’ve seen so far! Check it out if you can!
August 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Channelling my inner Miss Lemon this week - my to-do list WILL get done 💪
May 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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the fundamental disconnect between the manosphere and reality is that they are incapable of understanding that this is - according to every woman I’ve ever met - the sexiest thing a man has ever done
eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same
May 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Made the longlist!
The CWA is proud to announce the longlist for the 2025 Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition! Congratulations, authors, and best of luck in the next round!
April 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Luckily my mortgage provider and electricity and gas supplier both accept “excitement at the new publishing venture from the former Unbound team” instead of money, so I’m fine.
March 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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March 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Will the detective investigating your murder be sad?
October 7, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Finally caught up on BBC’s Towards Zero. Angelica Houston and Matthew Rhys were excellent but the pace of the first two episodes was far too slow, and they crammed the investigation into the final hour 🤨 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC One - Towards Zero
Murder strikes at a coastal estate, where a volatile mix of guests have gathered.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Recently I found out I’d won 🥈 in a short story competition; I couldn’t make it to the award ceremony but maybe that was a good thing as now I have a recording of one of my literary heroes, Simon Brett, reading my story at the ceremony! #SimonBrett #shortstory #detectionclub
March 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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March 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Spoilt for choice with cosy crime radio adaptations right now - this is apparently starting tomorrow 🤩
March 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Just pre-ordered this in hardback - as a huge fan of Cluedo and murder-mystery party games it might just be my dream novel! 🤩
A trailer for my next novel - a mystery with plenty of clues and puzzles. And of course a Cluefinder 😀https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Ax9gOG6bU
Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards Cover Reveal
YouTube video by Head of Zeus
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March 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Definitely going to have a go at this over the weekend 🤩
How do I entertain myself? By attempting elderly crosswords, it seems. This 'Crime and Detection'-themed trivia crossword appeared in The Times in December 1938 and very Golden Age-y.
February 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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'Good crime novels set up multiple layers of intrigue and a range of questions that demand answers' 🕵️‍♂️

Bestselling crime novelist and chair of @thecwa.bsky.social , @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social shares his tips on how to set clues in your crime novel:
How to set clues in your crime novel
Award-winning crime novelist Vaseem Khan shares his advice on leaving a compelling trail of clues for your reader to follow, from foreshadowing to red herrings.
www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My first short mystery story is being published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine today! Thanks to @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social for encouraging me to submit it!
February 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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A new Charles Paris on Radio 4 next week! 🥳
BBC Sounds - A Charles Paris Mystery - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of A Charles Paris Mystery on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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from the notebooks of Raymond Chandler - possible titles he jotted down
January 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My favourite John Prescott memory is when he read the shipping forecast for Comic Relief: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 21, 2024 at 7:47 AM
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good for him! work-life balance is so important
November 18, 2024 at 2:58 AM