LJ Shepherd
@ljshepherd.bsky.social
Author 🖋️ 📖
Debut novel: THE TRIALS OF LILA DALTON 👩🏻⚖️📟⚖️ 🎰🏛️
Debut novel: THE TRIALS OF LILA DALTON 👩🏻⚖️📟⚖️ 🎰🏛️
I listened to Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie on a long drive to North Wales this week. I wasn't particularly keen on this book when I read it as a teenager because there is next to no Poirot, HOWEVER, on a second reading, I noticed several incredible things... /1
October 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I listened to Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie on a long drive to North Wales this week. I wasn't particularly keen on this book when I read it as a teenager because there is next to no Poirot, HOWEVER, on a second reading, I noticed several incredible things... /1
I had the loveliest surprise yesterday when I found out that my debut, THE TRIALS OF LILA DALTON, was reviewed in Kirkus!! What a lovely surprise. They had this to say about it...
August 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I had the loveliest surprise yesterday when I found out that my debut, THE TRIALS OF LILA DALTON, was reviewed in Kirkus!! What a lovely surprise. They had this to say about it...
Wonderful chat on time and place in crime fiction by @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social and @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social today at Lisvane Book Festival
June 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wonderful chat on time and place in crime fiction by @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social and @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social today at Lisvane Book Festival
Out now on all platforms (Apple and Spotify links below):
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May 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Out now on all platforms (Apple and Spotify links below):
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open.spotify.com/episode/3uYA...
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To round off an incredible Saturday, an evening with Mark Billingham! @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
To round off an incredible Saturday, an evening with Mark Billingham! @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social
A hilarious panel with
@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @benaaronovitch.bsky.social and @radiomukhers.bsky.social
- will Aberystwyth change to Abirystwyth for the one day a year when Abir visits?
@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @benaaronovitch.bsky.social and @radiomukhers.bsky.social
- will Aberystwyth change to Abirystwyth for the one day a year when Abir visits?
April 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A hilarious panel with
@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @benaaronovitch.bsky.social and @radiomukhers.bsky.social
- will Aberystwyth change to Abirystwyth for the one day a year when Abir visits?
@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @benaaronovitch.bsky.social and @radiomukhers.bsky.social
- will Aberystwyth change to Abirystwyth for the one day a year when Abir visits?
Fabulous chair Ayo Onatade speaks to @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and Zoe Sharp about their protagonists
April 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Fabulous chair Ayo Onatade speaks to @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and Zoe Sharp about their protagonists
@pgjonesvenice.bsky.social @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social Morgan Greene @heidiamsinckwriter.bsky.social - A Foreign Field
April 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
@pgjonesvenice.bsky.social @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social Morgan Greene @heidiamsinckwriter.bsky.social - A Foreign Field
Hi all, if you can't make it to Aberystwyth for Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival, for just £2.50, you can get a recording of my chat with the fabulous Ayo Onatade and Nicola Williams to watch from Monday morning at your leisure: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
April 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Hi all, if you can't make it to Aberystwyth for Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival, for just £2.50, you can get a recording of my chat with the fabulous Ayo Onatade and Nicola Williams to watch from Monday morning at your leisure: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...
Can’t wait for Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival 🏴
1 week today I’ll be chatting to Nicola Williams and Ayo Onatade at the Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth
1 week today I’ll be chatting to Nicola Williams and Ayo Onatade at the Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth
April 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Can’t wait for Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival 🏴
1 week today I’ll be chatting to Nicola Williams and Ayo Onatade at the Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth
1 week today I’ll be chatting to Nicola Williams and Ayo Onatade at the Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth
Even more excitingly, I'm going to be on a panel with these amazing women talking all things legal thriller! #CrimeCymru
March 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Even more excitingly, I'm going to be on a panel with these amazing women talking all things legal thriller! #CrimeCymru
I'm so excited to be appearing at Crime Cymru Festival which is in Aberystwyth 25th-27th April 2025. Tickets are on sale NOW!
March 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I'm so excited to be appearing at Crime Cymru Festival which is in Aberystwyth 25th-27th April 2025. Tickets are on sale NOW!
Okay, so today I've moved onto Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. I'm going to stick with it, but I do wonder how it ever became a bestseller. Can anyone who loves this book shed some light?
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February 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Okay, so today I've moved onto Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. I'm going to stick with it, but I do wonder how it ever became a bestseller. Can anyone who loves this book shed some light?
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So exciting to visit Waterstones in Cardiff to see the paperback of The Trials of Lila Dalton in real life. Excuse the cheesiness but this is truly a dream! 🧀 💖
February 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
So exciting to visit Waterstones in Cardiff to see the paperback of The Trials of Lila Dalton in real life. Excuse the cheesiness but this is truly a dream! 🧀 💖
The Trials of Lila Dalton out in paperback on 13.02.25 - pre-order now!
January 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Trials of Lila Dalton out in paperback on 13.02.25 - pre-order now!
The paperback of The Trials of Lila Dalton is out on 13 February 2025!! #Unboxingvideo #unboxing #thetrialsofliladalton #coverreveal #beautifulbookcovers
January 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The paperback of The Trials of Lila Dalton is out on 13 February 2025!! #Unboxingvideo #unboxing #thetrialsofliladalton #coverreveal #beautifulbookcovers
The paperback of The Trials of Lila Dalton is being published on 13th February 2025 and I'm so excited to share the beautiful paperback cover! #coverreveal #paperback #booktwitter #thetrialsofliladalton
January 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The paperback of The Trials of Lila Dalton is being published on 13th February 2025 and I'm so excited to share the beautiful paperback cover! #coverreveal #paperback #booktwitter #thetrialsofliladalton
It’s difficult to believe, but I’m in the “New and Notable” section of this Barnes & Noble near Salem, Massachusetts. Massive thanks to Lorna Cook for spotting and sending me this amazing picture! What a dream come true ✨ #thetrialsofliladalton @sourcebooks.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It’s difficult to believe, but I’m in the “New and Notable” section of this Barnes & Noble near Salem, Massachusetts. Massive thanks to Lorna Cook for spotting and sending me this amazing picture! What a dream come true ✨ #thetrialsofliladalton @sourcebooks.bsky.social
#TheTraitors prediction for episode 7: Fozia wins the death match. However, rather than realising that a traitor is unlikely to put their position in jeopardy by volunteering themselves for the death match, Anna and Alexander start to wonder if one of the four of them is a Traitor. /1
January 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#TheTraitors prediction for episode 7: Fozia wins the death match. However, rather than realising that a traitor is unlikely to put their position in jeopardy by volunteering themselves for the death match, Anna and Alexander start to wonder if one of the four of them is a Traitor. /1
A page-turning police procedural with a groundhog-day-style time loop. An outcast detective, a mind-bending mystery, and a wonderful cast of supporting characters. This is a series I hope to see more of!
Book: @paulardoin.bsky.social, A Time for Murder
Book: @paulardoin.bsky.social, A Time for Murder
January 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A page-turning police procedural with a groundhog-day-style time loop. An outcast detective, a mind-bending mystery, and a wonderful cast of supporting characters. This is a series I hope to see more of!
Book: @paulardoin.bsky.social, A Time for Murder
Book: @paulardoin.bsky.social, A Time for Murder
No better way to spend a Saturday evening than immersed in my own fictional world and then reliving one which I loved as a child (Prydain). The Welshman was unimpressed with the bastardisation of his culture. The pronunciation of Fflewddur being a low point.
November 30, 2024 at 10:32 PM
No better way to spend a Saturday evening than immersed in my own fictional world and then reliving one which I loved as a child (Prydain). The Welshman was unimpressed with the bastardisation of his culture. The pronunciation of Fflewddur being a low point.
People on the internet suck
November 26, 2024 at 10:23 PM
People on the internet suck