Philip Gray
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Author of THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS (2025) and TWO STORM WOOD, A Times Book of the Year (2022), and other stuff. Pub: Harvill (Penguin Random Hs). Rep: Nicola Barr
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'Nine Locks' for 99p... but only for another 29 minutes.
April 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
'Nine Locks' for 99p... but only for another 29 minutes.
April 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #47
Municipal officers resented the federal police the way provincial cities resented the capital, and for much the same reasons.
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Municipal officers resented the federal police the way provincial cities resented the capital, and for much the same reasons.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #47
Municipal officers resented the federal police the way provincial cities resented the capital, and for much the same reasons.
#thehousewithninelocks
Municipal officers resented the federal police the way provincial cities resented the capital, and for much the same reasons.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #46
"It's supposed to be a hunting lodge, but I don't think there was much hunting. Mostly parties."
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"It's supposed to be a hunting lodge, but I don't think there was much hunting. Mostly parties."
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February 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #46
"It's supposed to be a hunting lodge, but I don't think there was much hunting. Mostly parties."
#thehousewithninelocks
"It's supposed to be a hunting lodge, but I don't think there was much hunting. Mostly parties."
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #45
The windows were hidden behind heavy wooden shutters. Warehouses towered over the far bank.
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The windows were hidden behind heavy wooden shutters. Warehouses towered over the far bank.
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February 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #45
The windows were hidden behind heavy wooden shutters. Warehouses towered over the far bank.
#thehousewithninelocks
The windows were hidden behind heavy wooden shutters. Warehouses towered over the far bank.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #44
Toussaint put the note in his pocket and hurried to the lecture room where the new recruits were waiting.
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Toussaint put the note in his pocket and hurried to the lecture room where the new recruits were waiting.
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February 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #44
Toussaint put the note in his pocket and hurried to the lecture room where the new recruits were waiting.
#thehousewithninelocks
Toussaint put the note in his pocket and hurried to the lecture room where the new recruits were waiting.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #43
At Eine they had white beer, served with slices of lemon, followed by strawberries with sugar and whipped cream, paying for it all with counterfeit francs.
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At Eine they had white beer, served with slices of lemon, followed by strawberries with sugar and whipped cream, paying for it all with counterfeit francs.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #43
At Eine they had white beer, served with slices of lemon, followed by strawberries with sugar and whipped cream, paying for it all with counterfeit francs.
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At Eine they had white beer, served with slices of lemon, followed by strawberries with sugar and whipped cream, paying for it all with counterfeit francs.
#thehousewithninelocks
My hat is off to this bookshop in St Ives. First reported window spot for #TheHousewithNineLocks.
January 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My hat is off to this bookshop in St Ives. First reported window spot for #TheHousewithNineLocks.
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #42
The Devil's House had once been occupied by an aristocrat called Gérard Vilain. He had earned the nickname Gérard the Devil because, according to legend, all five of his wives had died in mysterious circumstances.
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The Devil's House had once been occupied by an aristocrat called Gérard Vilain. He had earned the nickname Gérard the Devil because, according to legend, all five of his wives had died in mysterious circumstances.
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January 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #42
The Devil's House had once been occupied by an aristocrat called Gérard Vilain. He had earned the nickname Gérard the Devil because, according to legend, all five of his wives had died in mysterious circumstances.
#thehousewithninelocks
The Devil's House had once been occupied by an aristocrat called Gérard Vilain. He had earned the nickname Gérard the Devil because, according to legend, all five of his wives had died in mysterious circumstances.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #41
In the summer they would ride up and down the riverfronts or mingle with the tourists on the Graslei.
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In the summer they would ride up and down the riverfronts or mingle with the tourists on the Graslei.
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January 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #41
In the summer they would ride up and down the riverfronts or mingle with the tourists on the Graslei.
#thehousewithninelocks
In the summer they would ride up and down the riverfronts or mingle with the tourists on the Graslei.
#thehousewithninelocks
THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS is out today.
Hardbacks available from Waterstones, Goldsboro and all good bookshops. Ebook & audio editions (read by the peerless Anna Wilson-Jones) are available all over the place.
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Hardbacks available from Waterstones, Goldsboro and all good bookshops. Ebook & audio editions (read by the peerless Anna Wilson-Jones) are available all over the place.
If your magnificent BlueSky followers are into books, then please re-post so they'll know!
January 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS is out today.
Hardbacks available from Waterstones, Goldsboro and all good bookshops. Ebook & audio editions (read by the peerless Anna Wilson-Jones) are available all over the place.
If your magnificent BlueSky followers are into books, then please re-post so they'll know!
Hardbacks available from Waterstones, Goldsboro and all good bookshops. Ebook & audio editions (read by the peerless Anna Wilson-Jones) are available all over the place.
If your magnificent BlueSky followers are into books, then please re-post so they'll know!
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #40
By the end of the summer, she had passed the end of the ship canal in Dampoort.
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By the end of the summer, she had passed the end of the ship canal in Dampoort.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #40
By the end of the summer, she had passed the end of the ship canal in Dampoort.
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By the end of the summer, she had passed the end of the ship canal in Dampoort.
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49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #39
A pale blue Vespa, it was not as fast as the Lambretta, but it got her to St Bavo's on time.
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A pale blue Vespa, it was not as fast as the Lambretta, but it got her to St Bavo's on time.
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January 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #39
A pale blue Vespa, it was not as fast as the Lambretta, but it got her to St Bavo's on time.
#thehousewithninelocks
A pale blue Vespa, it was not as fast as the Lambretta, but it got her to St Bavo's on time.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #38
On the last Thursday in August, they rode east to Dendermonde. and watched the famous procession of giants
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On the last Thursday in August, they rode east to Dendermonde. and watched the famous procession of giants
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January 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #38
On the last Thursday in August, they rode east to Dendermonde. and watched the famous procession of giants
#thehousewithninelocks
On the last Thursday in August, they rode east to Dendermonde. and watched the famous procession of giants
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49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #37
She knew there was an old castle near Laarne. People said they used to burn witches there, but she had never been.
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She knew there was an old castle near Laarne. People said they used to burn witches there, but she had never been.
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January 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #37
She knew there was an old castle near Laarne. People said they used to burn witches there, but she had never been.
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She knew there was an old castle near Laarne. People said they used to burn witches there, but she had never been.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #36
For most of her partners, one dance is never enough, but the countess is in demand and once dance is all they get.
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For most of her partners, one dance is never enough, but the countess is in demand and once dance is all they get.
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January 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #36
For most of her partners, one dance is never enough, but the countess is in demand and once dance is all they get.
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For most of her partners, one dance is never enough, but the countess is in demand and once dance is all they get.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #35
Only one thing was different: sitting on top of the cash, where she could not fail to see it, was a small bronze wolf.
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Only one thing was different: sitting on top of the cash, where she could not fail to see it, was a small bronze wolf.
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January 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #35
Only one thing was different: sitting on top of the cash, where she could not fail to see it, was a small bronze wolf.
#thehousewithninelocks
Only one thing was different: sitting on top of the cash, where she could not fail to see it, was a small bronze wolf.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #34
Ambitious people wanted to live in big houses and drive expensive cars. All she had ever wanted was to belong, to take part.
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Ambitious people wanted to live in big houses and drive expensive cars. All she had ever wanted was to belong, to take part.
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January 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #34
Ambitious people wanted to live in big houses and drive expensive cars. All she had ever wanted was to belong, to take part.
#thehousewithninelocks
Ambitious people wanted to live in big houses and drive expensive cars. All she had ever wanted was to belong, to take part.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #33
On the night before the Feast of the Assumption, Conradt van Ranst attended a vigil mass at St Bavo's Cathedral.
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On the night before the Feast of the Assumption, Conradt van Ranst attended a vigil mass at St Bavo's Cathedral.
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December 29, 2024 at 8:12 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #33
On the night before the Feast of the Assumption, Conradt van Ranst attended a vigil mass at St Bavo's Cathedral.
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On the night before the Feast of the Assumption, Conradt van Ranst attended a vigil mass at St Bavo's Cathedral.
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49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #32
As they approached the Korenmarkt, a smell like burnt sugar reached their nostrils.
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As they approached the Korenmarkt, a smell like burnt sugar reached their nostrils.
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December 24, 2024 at 12:02 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #32
As they approached the Korenmarkt, a smell like burnt sugar reached their nostrils.
#thehousewithninelocks
As they approached the Korenmarkt, a smell like burnt sugar reached their nostrils.
#thehousewithninelocks
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #31
At the carnival Saskia ate waffles and ice cream.
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At the carnival Saskia ate waffles and ice cream.
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December 21, 2024 at 2:36 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #31
At the carnival Saskia ate waffles and ice cream.
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At the carnival Saskia ate waffles and ice cream.
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49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #30
The craft that turned paper into gold was more magical, more mysterious, when it was practised illicitly.
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The craft that turned paper into gold was more magical, more mysterious, when it was practised illicitly.
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December 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #30
The craft that turned paper into gold was more magical, more mysterious, when it was practised illicitly.
#thehousewithninelocks
The craft that turned paper into gold was more magical, more mysterious, when it was practised illicitly.
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49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #29
Adelais had never set foot inside the opera house, but she had seen pictures in magazines.
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Adelais had never set foot inside the opera house, but she had seen pictures in magazines.
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December 15, 2024 at 9:53 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #29
Adelais had never set foot inside the opera house, but she had seen pictures in magazines.
#thehousewithninelocks
Adelais had never set foot inside the opera house, but she had seen pictures in magazines.
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49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #28
"What about rich Belgians? Where do they hide their money?"
"Don't you know? That's what Luxembourg's for."
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"What about rich Belgians? Where do they hide their money?"
"Don't you know? That's what Luxembourg's for."
#thehousewithninelocks
December 13, 2024 at 3:16 PM
49 pictures behind THE HOUSE WITH NINE LOCKS - #28
"What about rich Belgians? Where do they hide their money?"
"Don't you know? That's what Luxembourg's for."
#thehousewithninelocks
"What about rich Belgians? Where do they hide their money?"
"Don't you know? That's what Luxembourg's for."
#thehousewithninelocks