Hobeck Books
@hobeckbooks.bsky.social
Trad Values, Indie Spirit. Family-run independent publisher of thrillers, crime, and suspense. Publishers: Adrian Hobart and Rebecca Collins.
Ohhh exciting - new book news. We had Colin Bostock-Smith on our podcast a while back - worth a listen!
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November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Ohhh exciting - new book news. We had Colin Bostock-Smith on our podcast a while back - worth a listen!
shows.acast.com/the-hobcast-... #podcast #cosycrime #cozymysetry
shows.acast.com/the-hobcast-... #podcast #cosycrime #cozymysetry
No time to read? Why not take a listen instead:
www.amazon.co.uk/AUDIBLE-Year...
#audiobook #thriller #audio #crimefiction
www.amazon.co.uk/AUDIBLE-Year...
#audiobook #thriller #audio #crimefiction
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
No time to read? Why not take a listen instead:
www.amazon.co.uk/AUDIBLE-Year...
#audiobook #thriller #audio #crimefiction
www.amazon.co.uk/AUDIBLE-Year...
#audiobook #thriller #audio #crimefiction
Thank you to the Amazon reviewer who reviewed the Henshaw Six! We are big fans of short stories at Hobeck Towers. If you think 'I don't like short stories', why not give this a go? Make our day and raise money for books for schools.
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Henshaw-Six-... #WritingCommunity
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Henshaw-Six-... #WritingCommunity
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Thank you to the Amazon reviewer who reviewed the Henshaw Six! We are big fans of short stories at Hobeck Towers. If you think 'I don't like short stories', why not give this a go? Make our day and raise money for books for schools.
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Henshaw-Six-... #WritingCommunity
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Henshaw-Six-... #WritingCommunity
Introducing... Hobeck Recommended Reading! The Hobeck Team will recommend and review books they read and love and this will update weekly. If you are a member of the HART team, feel free to take part - send a photo and review (100 words) and we'll publish:
www.hobeck.net/recommended
www.hobeck.net/recommended
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Introducing... Hobeck Recommended Reading! The Hobeck Team will recommend and review books they read and love and this will update weekly. If you are a member of the HART team, feel free to take part - send a photo and review (100 words) and we'll publish:
www.hobeck.net/recommended
www.hobeck.net/recommended
Our most recent autumn book has been causing bangs and flashes everywhere - this series just gets better and better, as the reviewers say - see for yourself @briancrime.bsky.social #review
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Our most recent autumn book has been causing bangs and flashes everywhere - this series just gets better and better, as the reviewers say - see for yourself @briancrime.bsky.social #review
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
Is IKEA heaven or hell? It depends on whether you take your book with you or not. Newsletter sent! www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Is IKEA heaven or hell? It depends on whether you take your book with you or not. Newsletter sent! www.hobeck.net #subscribe #newsletter
More than any other form of 'marketing', more copies of Maureen Myant's books sell through word of mouth. The review comments to The Fallen might give as hint as to why... @maureenmyant.bsky.social
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FKB45QC5
Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKB45QC5
#crimeseries
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FKB45QC5
Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKB45QC5
#crimeseries
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
More than any other form of 'marketing', more copies of Maureen Myant's books sell through word of mouth. The review comments to The Fallen might give as hint as to why... @maureenmyant.bsky.social
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FKB45QC5
Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKB45QC5
#crimeseries
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FKB45QC5
Amazon US:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKB45QC5
#crimeseries
We have had a busy autumn and we aren't shy in telling you this - we've published some cracking books! Look at the reviews of this one THE GREEN FEATHERS!
Amazon UK: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
@davidjarvis.bsky.social #review
Amazon UK: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
@davidjarvis.bsky.social #review
November 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We have had a busy autumn and we aren't shy in telling you this - we've published some cracking books! Look at the reviews of this one THE GREEN FEATHERS!
Amazon UK: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
@davidjarvis.bsky.social #review
Amazon UK: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRXQLN1J
@davidjarvis.bsky.social #review
Fancy a cosy, twisty, thought-provoking crime with a peppering of dark humour? Then READ THE BAD WOMEN today!
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
#review #crimeseries #crimefiction #darkhumour #SundayMorning @jennieensor.bsky.social
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
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November 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Fancy a cosy, twisty, thought-provoking crime with a peppering of dark humour? Then READ THE BAD WOMEN today!
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
#review #crimeseries #crimefiction #darkhumour #SundayMorning @jennieensor.bsky.social
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
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THE HIDDEN EYE by Malcolm Hollingdrake, the latest in a fabulous, gritty crime series set in Merseyside. Here's what the reviewers say...
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
#reviews #crimefiction #crimeseries
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#reviews #crimefiction #crimeseries
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
THE HIDDEN EYE by Malcolm Hollingdrake, the latest in a fabulous, gritty crime series set in Merseyside. Here's what the reviewers say...
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
#reviews #crimefiction #crimeseries
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
#reviews #crimefiction #crimeseries
Our second book of the autumn, The Bad Women, was very well reviewed. Hard to classify exactly but so apt for the times we live in.
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
@jennieensor.bsky.social #review
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
@jennieensor.bsky.social #review
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our second book of the autumn, The Bad Women, was very well reviewed. Hard to classify exactly but so apt for the times we live in.
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
@jennieensor.bsky.social #review
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7LR3S1
@jennieensor.bsky.social #review
It's time to look back at some of the great reviews our autumn books have had. Starting with... THE HIDDEN EYE @MHollingdrake
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
#review #crimefiction
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
#review #crimefiction
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's time to look back at some of the great reviews our autumn books have had. Starting with... THE HIDDEN EYE @MHollingdrake
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
#review #crimefiction
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFQMRMMP
#review #crimefiction
Great review, thanks, Pete. Sorry I didn't repost yesterday. This is spot on!
'Even when boundaries are being pushed, with the aim of creating a cracking thriller, the reader can have confidence that the events described will be possible, no matter how unlikely they may appear.' #review
'Even when boundaries are being pushed, with the aim of creating a cracking thriller, the reader can have confidence that the events described will be possible, no matter how unlikely they may appear.' #review
Its day two of the @hobeckbooks.bsky.social blog tour and publishing day for #FatalShot book 6 in Brian Price's #MelCotton series. It's another breathtaking police thriller in a series that never shortchanges the reader
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November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Great review, thanks, Pete. Sorry I didn't repost yesterday. This is spot on!
'Even when boundaries are being pushed, with the aim of creating a cracking thriller, the reader can have confidence that the events described will be possible, no matter how unlikely they may appear.' #review
'Even when boundaries are being pushed, with the aim of creating a cracking thriller, the reader can have confidence that the events described will be possible, no matter how unlikely they may appear.' #review
Congratulations @briancrime.bsky.social Brian Price on the publication of FATAL SHOT today! One of my favourite covers ever, this one! It's a gripping story - if you haven't discovered the Fatal books yet...
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
#crimefiction
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
#crimefiction
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Congratulations @briancrime.bsky.social Brian Price on the publication of FATAL SHOT today! One of my favourite covers ever, this one! It's a gripping story - if you haven't discovered the Fatal books yet...
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
#crimefiction
UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
US: amazon.com/dp/B0FQFJRG2Z
#crimefiction
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November 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Still only 99p/99cents to celebrate FATAL SHOT publishing tomorrow!
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095XJX3NR
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November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Still only 99p/99cents to celebrate FATAL SHOT publishing tomorrow!
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We have two 99p/99cents book deals at the mo.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We have two 99p/99cents book deals at the mo.
'A detective with flair and crumb filled pockets.'⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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November 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Do you like these? We don't. Would you still have these in the house eleven months late? We would. Newsletter sent! www.hobeck.net #subscribe
November 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Do you like these? We don't. Would you still have these in the house eleven months late? We would. Newsletter sent! www.hobeck.net #subscribe
The January Henshaw Press Short Story Competition is now open!! Check out the website for details - get creative, people! www.henshawpress.co.uk #writingcommunity #shortstory #amwriting #writing #stories #writingcompetition
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The January Henshaw Press Short Story Competition is now open!! Check out the website for details - get creative, people! www.henshawpress.co.uk #writingcommunity #shortstory #amwriting #writing #stories #writingcompetition
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November 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Happy Hallowe'en!! Curl up with a hot chocolate and a beautifully written book of spooky short stories!
Wayland Babes by JUDI DAYKIN author of the Northfolk Murder series, Joffe Books.
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CDMBS1F
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09CDMBS1F
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Wayland Babes by JUDI DAYKIN author of the Northfolk Murder series, Joffe Books.
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CDMBS1F
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09CDMBS1F
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October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Happy Hallowe'en!! Curl up with a hot chocolate and a beautifully written book of spooky short stories!
Wayland Babes by JUDI DAYKIN author of the Northfolk Murder series, Joffe Books.
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CDMBS1F
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09CDMBS1F
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Wayland Babes by JUDI DAYKIN author of the Northfolk Murder series, Joffe Books.
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09CDMBS1F
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09CDMBS1F
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Shortlisted for a CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2022.
Finalist for the Ngaio Marsh Awards Best First Novel 2022.
Longlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize 2021 and shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021.
www.amazon.co.uk/Waking-Tiger... #historicalcrimefiction
Finalist for the Ngaio Marsh Awards Best First Novel 2022.
Longlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize 2021 and shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021.
www.amazon.co.uk/Waking-Tiger... #historicalcrimefiction
October 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Shortlisted for a CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2022.
Finalist for the Ngaio Marsh Awards Best First Novel 2022.
Longlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize 2021 and shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021.
www.amazon.co.uk/Waking-Tiger... #historicalcrimefiction
Finalist for the Ngaio Marsh Awards Best First Novel 2022.
Longlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize 2021 and shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021.
www.amazon.co.uk/Waking-Tiger... #historicalcrimefiction
We are currently reading the next in this series! Ooooh!
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09LMNT5K3
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09LMNT5K3
'A wonderful, witty, colourful, debut ‘Whodunnit’, with a gripping modern twist set in the dark shadows of a Suffolk town.' EMMA FREUD #crimefiction #suffolk
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09LMNT5K3
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09LMNT5K3
'A wonderful, witty, colourful, debut ‘Whodunnit’, with a gripping modern twist set in the dark shadows of a Suffolk town.' EMMA FREUD #crimefiction #suffolk
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We are currently reading the next in this series! Ooooh!
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09LMNT5K3
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09LMNT5K3
'A wonderful, witty, colourful, debut ‘Whodunnit’, with a gripping modern twist set in the dark shadows of a Suffolk town.' EMMA FREUD #crimefiction #suffolk
Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09LMNT5K3
Amazon US: www.amazon.com/dp/B09LMNT5K3
'A wonderful, witty, colourful, debut ‘Whodunnit’, with a gripping modern twist set in the dark shadows of a Suffolk town.' EMMA FREUD #crimefiction #suffolk