GMBC ep23 - From Goblins to Game Masters: Navigating Political Intrigue with Katherine Addison's The Goblin Emperor #ttrpg #ttrpgpodcast #goblin #goblinemperor #katherineaddison #CourtIntrigue #fishoutofwater #hopepunk #airships #steampunk #Fantasy #Royalty #mystery #murdermystery #PoliticalIntrigue #FoundFamily #fantasybookseries https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc
#mystery — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mystery, aggregated by home.social.
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Fascinating. Still not translated, may never be but at least the pages will be put in the right order. Is it just a collection of greeting cards?
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/06/voynich-manuscript-research-pages-wrongly-bound
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Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground, released in 1997
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Point-and-click; Adventure
Mystery
detective, full motion videoFrom the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/santa-fe-mysteries-sacr…#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #detective #fullmotionvideo #win #mac #dos #mystery
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#BookTour: Dreidels and Dead Ends, by Nancy J. Cohen @dollycas #DreidelsDeadEnds #NancyJCohen #cozy #mystery #OrangeGrovePress #giveaway #GreatEscapesVirtualBookTours
Dreidels and Dead Ends (Bad Hair Day Mysteries) by Nancy J. Cohen About Dreidels and Dead Ends Dreidels and Dead Ends (Bad Hair Day Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 19th in Series Setting - Florida Publisher : Orange Grove Press Publication date : June 23, 2026 Print length : 246 pages Paperback…
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The Real-World Thrills Behind a New Mexico Treasure Hunt: Canyons, rocky slopes, lonely dirt roads, and distant horizons create the perfect environment for a story about a hidden treasure and the people who would do anything to find it." https://swarmchairtraveler.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-real-world-thrills-behind-new.html
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#PennedPossibilities 1149: Think of a choice your MC made. How did it lead to where and who they are now?
I've talked about Bolt's series of stupid decisions that led to her being involuntarily employed by the mob. A dozen years later, the story starts with her photographing something incredibly newsworthy. A "cub" reporter at the scene, with a broken camera, asks her if she'll sell her photographs. Even though he uses the day angel equivalent of calling her the n-word to get her attention when she ignores him in the crowd, she chooses to sell.
The entire novel is predicated on that yes. If we consider "now" the last chapters, the "how did it lead to where and who they are" is her dealing with the fallout of becoming a famous photographer, helping (and protecting) new friends she meets, juggling multiple identities, and knowing "interesting" people on both sides of the law who are interested in those on the "opposite" side, and having no choice but to become involved when she knows better.
For Bolt, it's a real mess…
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#cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
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“How to Avoid Murder and Other Jobs isn’t just a murder mystery—it’s a haunting, immersive experience that blends the supernatural with raw human emotion. This book grabbed me from the first page and refused to let go.”
“The depiction of the small-town environment is so vivid that I could almost sense the dust in the museum and feel the heat of the desert. The mystery itself is exceptionally well-crafted.”
https://storyoriginapp.com/collections/0dce6156-83d5-46bd-838f-3395ec4ededb
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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.10.05 — What haunts the narrative of your current work?
The first line of the story is the main character becoming conscious while in motion and continuing as if nothing happened. I hope it is haunting, and her acceptance of it eerie, even if neither her blackouts nor the story have anything supernatural about them.
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#WordWeavers 2026.10.05 — If your characters had to swap lives for a week, which pairing would create the most chaos?
Rainy Days and Spilling Mead could defo swap bodies. Actually, there's worse but that would be plot advancement by stupidity. This is apples to apples since both are controlling individuals (the antagonists) who understand governing others, and both can work miracles beyond the household ones of which most daemons are capable. There would be zero handicaps regarding learning each other's body.
Literally, not figuratively, the world might freeze over or burn up as a result of this swap, about which I will give no clues. Assuming somehow the pair solve the rapid-death problem, possible even in the context of the series, each person has a completely different philosophy about dealing with life's interruptions.
Though Boss Mead is technically the bad guy mobster, it's impossible to imagine him trying to eliminate Rainy Days to take over the whole enchilada. He's a chill spider in a web sort; he might play with the constabulary and records, while enjoying attending theatre events, throwing a state event, and confusing everybody by not acting like the Director of Home and the Nine Outer Worlds. He knows his one-week lease could end with him losing his security deposit if he's not respectful.
On the other hand, Rainy Days is a bit evil. She might take care of a few personal scores in a way only a syndicate don is capable of—with none the wiser—investigate her underlings in the constabulary and the bureaucracy with Boss Mead's mob minions to find failings or corruption, and possibly improve Boss Mead's network to force him do things she wants to happen but can't do through proper channels.
But wait.
There's one more thing!
Rainy Days gets to be male for a week? Rainy Days will gleefully take advantage of the equipment swap. Yes, she would want her swapped-out body to be on the receiving end.
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Maupiti Island, released in 1990
Released for: Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Thriller, Mystery
detective, crimeFrom the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/maupiti-island#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #detective #crime #atarist #dos #amiga #thriller #mystery
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Review: Ms. Renfield and the Perilous Petunias by Annika Martin
https://twimom227.com/2026/10/review-ms-renfield-and-the-perilous-petunias-by-annika-martin.html
#Mystery #RatingB #Reviews #UrbanFantasy #AnnikaMartin #ImmortalBossSeries #JenReview #selfpublished
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“White Trash Warlock” by David R. Slayton is book one of the Adam Binder series about a young man on the track of an evil warlock. #Fantasy #Mystery
Adam has “the Sight,” the ability to see into other realms and even visit them in spirit. The gift hasn’t been very beneficial to Adam. When Adam was in high school and had very little control over his abilities, his older brother had Adam committed to a mental hospital. When he comes of age, Adam goes in search of his father, who abandoned the family when Adam was still a small boy. Adam wants answers and also believes his father might be a malevolent warlock producing evilly charmed items. The search takes him to Denver and his estranged older brother, Bobby.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2024/review-white-trash-warlock-david-r-slayton/?ref=mastodon
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#BookTour: Charred, by G.P. Gottlieb @partnersincr1me #Charred #GPGottlieb #cozy #culinary #mystery #AnamcaraPress #excerpt #giveaway #PICT
CHARRED by G.P. Gottlieb October 5 - 30, 2026 Virtual Book Tour Synopsis: A WHIPPED & SIPPED MYSTERY Alene Baron is already juggling frustrated employees, closed schools, and a beggar who harasses customers outside her café. Then two dead bodies are discovered in the charred remains of buildings owned by the husband of her pastry…
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When I first saw this Dean Street Press release, I thought it was ABOUT a will, making it a fit for this week's #MurderEveryMonday
I was wrong but since the title is BY a Will, I'l take that as the figleaf of justification I need for my pun/wordplau addicted brain to clain the book does fit 😁 #Reading #Bookstodon #Mystery
@bookstodonhttps://crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverymonday-theme-list/
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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.10.04 — How isolated are your characters in your current WIP?
Of all my characters, only the devil-girl is self-aware enough to realize she is isolated in her head—as she would point out are all people—that it is impossible to more than simulate the existence of "other" that is not oneself, that she can't prove that she isn't the only one in the universe. This is one of the reasons, perhaps, she accepts loneliness so readily, and living and studying in solitude. Nevertheless, she chooses to fill the void with people, despite her complaining and grousing about never being left alone to read and to study and to practice her tricks. She feels the best of her is that part that responds to the needs of others, for which she has trained and educated herself so diligently. In it, in her isolation, she finds purpose—and though she'd not admit that to anyone—joy. It's why she's able to commit to doing things that help those she feels responsible for—even to the point that it kills her (she's nearly died several times). In her worldview, she's not convinced death will change anything; instead, it will be the last thing she learns.
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My family are weird. They’d individually wrapped each chocolate. I guess it adds to the mystery as in the words of Forest Gump “you never know what you’re gonna get”
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New K-lytics Report: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense 2026
See the most significant upward or downward trends.
Mystery, thriller, suspense, and crime novels captured a massive 31% market share!
Gain insights into sales development, book supply, the best-performing categories, high-selling covers, leading authors and publishers, trending keywords, optimal price points, effective titles, compelling book descriptions, and more.
https://k-lytics.com/dap/a/?a=16040&p=https%3A%2F%2Fk-lytics.com%2Fmts26fa
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D.B. Cooper: The Tie That Still Holds Secrets 55 Years Later
#DBCooper #Mystery #ColdCase #TrueCrime #Evergreen
https://eng.harbouchanews.com/2026/10/db-cooper-tie-that-still-holds-secrets.html
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🌌 ICYMI: About 85% of all matter across the #universe remains undetected by standard scientific instruments.
Operating nearly a mile (1.6 km) underground in #SouthDakota, #UCLA astrophysicist Alvine Kamaha and the LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration track rare particle interactions within seven tons of liquid #xenon to help confirm #darkmatter.
👉 https://seethis.tv/post/dark-matter-and-jelly-beans-searching-for-85-of-the-universes-matter
#astrophysics #atoms #blackandstem #gravity #light #mystery #nucleus #particlephysics #particles #physics #problemsolving #research #science #space #tech #technology #womeninstem #cosmos #tksst #video
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A new post, the last podcast episode for this year! Enjoy the opening of "The Murderer's Lament".
#scifi #spaceopera #mystery #podcast #preview #audio #writingcommunity
https://thomaswrightson.co.uk/2026/10/04/author-talks-2026-finale-the-murderers-lament-preview/ -
New audio reel has been added: https://retromaniacs.nl/audio-reel-archive/reel.php?slug=das-grosse-geheimniss
Enjoy this weird clip reel with theme music and sound effects. I have not been able to find any leads to anything. #mystery #music #audio
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"Winter's Orbit" is a #SciFi #Mystery #MMRomance by Everina Maxwell.
Prince Kiem enjoys the life of a royal, even if some of his more outrageous behavior doesn't please the emperor. When the ruler summons the Prince this time, it's not for another dressing down. It's to tell Kiem that he will be marrying Count Jainan, the recently widowed husband of Kiem's cousin Taam. The marriage is necessary to maintain the fragile alliance between the empire and the vassal planet Thea. Jainan has been raised to do his duty, and that means being a good husband to whichever partner the empire chooses for him, however difficult that may be. Neither of the men knows just how dangerous their new alliance will prove to be.
https://michaeljoseph.info/blog/2023/review-winters-orbit-everina-maxwell/?ref=mastodon
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#WordWeavers 2026.10.04 — What is your MC's most irrational fear? Where did it come from?
Those few characters with irrational fears are dealing with mental illness, and currently aren't the MC. However, though the MC is a day angel with feathered wings meant for flying, she feared flying up until age ten. Falling, actually. An uncle got sick and tired of it, and the therapist bills, and her getting beat up at school, and shoved her off a cliff. It is one of many mysteries to contemplate in the stories as to how Bolt survived, considering day angels are still entirely human with no instinct for flight yet violate physics… Anyway, when she figured out she could fly she immediately feared landing, but that was handled within the day.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@husseinalalak/117381449723794846
A television classic that inspired generations of mystery readers. 📚 Murder, She Wrote reminds us of the enduring appeal of good storytelling and unforgettable characters.
Who remembers watching Jessica Fletcher?
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He didn’t try puppy-dog eyes—to the best of his knowledge, Agent Rose was immune to every feminine instinct to fall in love with cuddly creatures. That’s why she kept a man-eater for a pet.
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#WordWeavers 2026.10.03 — Share a line from your WIP that foreshadows something important without giving it away.
In the prior paragraphs, Rainy Days has just discovered that Bolt's name is not "Tandem" as she thought, but "Good Eye." Yes, that's—count them—three (3) identities and it's complicated. To fully appreciate the tension below, pretend Rainy Days is their world's Queen Elizabeth I.
Rainy Days extended a fist for a bump and I bumped knuckles firmly in a womanly gesture. My knuckles felt like glass. They ought have clinked loudly. They ought have shattered as the commanding woman added, "I expect Good things. I'm keeping an Eye on you."
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https://www.fogolf.com/1407414/i-bought-a-66-mystery-golf-bag-in-costa-rica-found-a-hidden-gem-golf-golfclubs-ping-thrift/ I Bought a $66 Mystery Golf Bag in Costa Rica (Found a Hidden Gem!) #golf #golfclubs #ping #thrift ##golfclubs #bag #bought #Costa #Gem #Golf #GolfBag #GolfBags #GolfBagsVideos #GolfBagsVlog #GolfBagsYouTube #GolfClubThrifting #GolfEquipment #GolfEquipmentVideos #GolfEquipmentVlog #GolfEquipmentYouTube #hidden #MYSTERY #Ping #rica #Shorts #Thrift #VintageGolfClubs
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #Mystery #TheMentalist #PrettyLittleLiars 10 Mystery Shows That Prove Slow Burns Are Always Worth It http://dlvr.it/TVmM4j
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The Strunedge in Ashenmore
My eyes opened, my back was against a wooden wall. I looked down at the nasty tattered dress I wore. I began looking around as I then saw a boy approaching me. “Hello?” the boy asked, “Are you alright?” “I don’t know.” I said. But it didn’t sound like my voice, except—what was my voice like? I couldn’t remember anything. How did I get here? Who was this boy in front of me? “Who are you?” “I could ask you the same,” he said. The boy’s face was warm and friendly […]https://solaceem.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/the-strunedge-in-ashenmore/
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComics #Books #Thriller #Mystery The 10 Greatest Thriller Books That You Haven't Read http://dlvr.it/TVmG1H
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FARRAH WETHERS MYSTERIES: Can Farrah hold her life together as she begins a new massage therapy career when a wealthy client dies on her table? https://amzn.to/2NI4Dy9 #mystery #amateursleuth #crimefiction #authors #writers #fallvibes