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Book Quote Wednesday BQW
A noble wife writes (in the Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder)
"A century past, they say a servant girl hanged herself, perhaps from the shame that now falls close to me. How harshly men treat women, and how fierce is my husband’s anger. I must confess for the first time how truly frightened I am."
#books #murder #murdermystery #womensleuths #Victorian #queer #indiebooks
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The elements read better widdershins
grumpy older sapphics
brutal railway murder
prophecy of vengeance
TRUST NO-ONE
Victorian spooky
rival medium
disgraced nobles
Gilbert & Sullivan
snarky dock-lass,
#books #TheCrookedMedium #Victorian #terror #indieauthor #queer #sapphic #womensleuths
s the Crooked Medium's Guide to Terror #Gothic?
women protagonists facing male violence, darkness, set in past, hidden secrets murders and identities, fear...
Strong reasons why people are using the term - but it's also warm funny and engaging...
#books #bookstodon #reading #Victorian #queer #womensleuths #indieauthor
Some thoughts!
Preorder and buy links here
stephencox.co.uk/buy-terror/
In my last newsletter, I shared 4 of my favorite retired female amateur sleuths from the 1900s. Today, I’m sharing 3 of my favorites from the 21st century (so far!)
If you have another favorite, let me know. Because my TBR pile isn’t nearly big enough! 🤣
#AmateurSleuths #WomenSleuths #CozyMystery #BestFemaleSleuths
Cover reveal! The Crooked Medium's Guide to Terror
London 1882.True terror is a murderer you can’t stop.
A carpenter murdered, a family threatened. Flamboyant spiritualist Mrs Ashton and sapphic partner Braddie seek justice – and face a reckoning from beyond the grave.
Preorder now
Don't these two books play well together?
#books #reading #writing #indieauthor #murder #Victorian #sapphic #cover #human #NoAI #AIIsTheft# AIIsFraud #womensleuths #LGBT #warm indiebooks
#ScribesAndMakers 31
did I accomplish the thing
Crooked Medium's Guide to Terror final text, I have printed and eBooks lined up (and available as ARCS), final last minute text problem patched.
signed contract for a small press novella based on my first SFF professional sale for publication in same timetable
Need more reviewers - ideally they have seen book one! Cover reveal coming...
#books #writing #reading #victorian #noToAI #womensleuths #sapphic #LGBT
"B" is for Burglar: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
"How do you solve an attempted murder when the victim has lost a good part of his memory?"
Sale: $11.99 to $1.99
by Sue Grafton
Rating: 4.3/5 (9,625 Reviews)
#mystery #thriller #suspense #womensleuths #books #kindle #crime #detective #series #booksky
"B" is for Burglar: A Kinsey M...
Writing news - my last read of The Crooked Medium's Guide to Terror, and 'finis'. Published Sept 14th worldwide.
It is absolutely as good as the first three books of mine (others say)
#amwriting #queer #sapphic #LGBT #Victorian #Booksky #books #murder #mystery #crime #CWA #indieauthor #womensleuths #warm #indiebooks
"D" is for Deadbeat: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
"Kinsey Millhone is an entirely fresh and original character"
Sale: $24 to $1.99
by Sue Grafton
Rating: 4.3/5 (6,466 Reviews)
#kindle #ebook #mystery #thriller #suspense #womensleuths #privateinvestigator #books #booksky #series #detective #crime
"D" is for Deadbeat: A Kinsey ...
Beyond Her Reach (Bree Taggert Book 10)
"Someone is being played. And it’s murder"
Sale: $6.99 to $2.99
by Melinda Leigh
Rating: 4.6/5 (18,217 Reviews)
#booksky #books #kindle #kindlebooks #mystery #thriller #crimefiction #psychological #suspense #policeprocedural #womensleuths #romanticsuspense
Beyond Her Reach (Bree Taggert...
The Silent Ones:(Chrissy Livingstone Family Crime Drama Stories
"An abandoned child. A missing couple. A village full of secrets"
Sale: $3.99 to FREE
by Linda Coles
Rating: 4.2/5 (1,995 Reviews)
#mystery #thriller #womensleuths #crime #suspense #booksky #books #irishfiction #reading #pageturner
The Silent Ones:(Chrissy Livin...
Monday - New Crooked Medium novel to copyeditor
Cover brief to the designer
Price of the first book as eBook down to 99p 99c
Out Sept. Plenty of time to read #1
Going for second coffee
#books #read #murder #booksbooksbooks #historical #victorian #queer #womensleuths #amwritinf #indieauthor
stephencox.co.uk/books/upcoming
The Ex Who Wouldn't Die
"When Amanda's lying, cheating, scam-artist husband, Charley, saves her life in a near-fatal motorcycle accident"
Sale: $0.99 to FREE
by Sally Berneathy
Rating: 4.4/5 (1,246 Reviews)
#cozy #mystery #ghost #paranormal #thriller #books #booksky #womensleuths #humor
The Ex Who Wouldn't Die (Charl...
The Advocate's Oath (The Advocate Series)
"Sabre is thrust into a chilling mystery when her frightened young neighbor hints at a murder plot within her own home"
Sale: $5.99 to FREE
by Teresa Burrell
Rating: 4.6/5 (994 Reviews)
#Mystery #Thriller #Legal #WomenSleuths #BookSky #Free
The Advocate's Oath: Legal Sus...
D for Daisy (The Blind Sleuth)
"Once she determines who has murdered her husband, she's content to wait until just the right moment to attempt to pounce"
Sale: $0.99 to FREE
by Nick Aaron
Rating: 4.3/5 (1,288 Reviews)
#Mystery #WWII #WomenSleuths #Blind #Thriller #Historical #Crime #BookSky
D for Daisy (The Blind Sleuth ...
Rescuing Reeve: A Twisty Suspense Novel (Cassidy Kincaid Book 1)
"A young widow. A deadly search. When the tables are turned, who will survive?"
Sale: $0.99 to FREE
by Amy Waeschle
Rating: 4.3/5 (1,734 Reviews)
#Thriller #Mystery #Suspense #Detective #WomenSleuths #Surfing #CostaRica #BookSky
Rescuing Reeve: A Twisty Suspe...
The Worried Man: A Murder Mystery With A Female Detective (Q.C. Davis Mystery)
"A new beginning. A terrible ending. Unearthing the facts may prove fatal…"
Sale: $7.99 to FREE
by Lisa M. Lilly
Rating: 4.2/5 (567 Reviews)
#Mystery #Detective #Crime #Chicago #WomenSleuths #BookSky #Free
The Worried Man: A Murder Myst...
Killing it in Paris Claire Baskerville Mysteries
"Determined to free the girl, Claire pushes through French red tape, double-dealing bureaucrats and a killer"
Sale: $6.99 to FREE
by Susan Kiernan-Lewis
Rating: 4.4/5 (1,412 Reviews)
#Mystery #Detective #Cozy #Books #Paris #WomenSleuths #BookSky
Killing it in Paris (The Clair...
YOU DID THIS (Claire Wolfe Thrillers Book 1)
"Is Claire’s sister truly dead—or is she playing one final lethal game?"
Sale: $3.99 to FREE
by Jamie Millen
Rating: 4.4/5 (5,940 Reviews)
#Thriller #Crime #Mystery #Psychological #WomenSleuths #BookSky #Free
YOU DID THIS (Claire Wolfe Thr...
The King's Ransom: A Novel (The Recovery Agent Series)
"I need you to help me get the two-hundred-pound capstone off the well and to secure the rope when I rappel down"
Sale: $2.99 to $2.99
by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4.5/5 (4,092 Reviews)
#Heist #Thriller #Crime #Adventure #WomenSleuths #BookSky
The King's Ransom: A Novel (Th...
Sharp Objects: A Novel
"Sometimes I think illness sits inside every woman, waiting for the right moment to bloom"
Sale: $18 to $1.99
by Gillian Flynn
Rating: 4.2/5 (71,266 Reviews)
#Suspense #Thriller #Psychological #Mystery #Books #WomenSleuths #BookSky
Sharp Objects: A Novel
Murder Takes a Vacation
“Whenever something goes wrong, I tell myself that I can’t be the first person this has happened to, which means there are solutions”
Sale: $14.99 to $1.99
by Laura Lippman
Rating: 4.2/5 (2,617 Reviews)
#Mystery #CozyMystery #Crime #SummerReading #WomenSleuths #BookSky
Murder Takes a Vacation: A Riv...
Quiet The Dead
"Promise believes the universe always has a plan & sometimes that plan may include messages from the dearly, or not so dearly, departed"
Sale: $0.99 to FREE
by Morgan James
Rating: 4.4/5 (1,235 Reviews)
#Mystery #Thriller #WomenSleuths #Southern #Psychic #Cozy #BookSky
Quiet The Dead: A Promise McNe...
Masquerade in London (The Samantha and Wyatt Mysteries Book 1)
"On the run, a world away from all she's ever known"
Sale: $6.99 to FREE
by Emily L Finch
Rating: 4.5/5 (2,549 Reviews)
#HistoricalMystery #Victorian #Mystery #Romance #WomenSleuths #BookSky
Masquerade in London (The Sama...
Exposed: A Rosato & DiNunzio Novel
"SOMETIMES LOYALTY CAN BE LETHAL"
Sale: $14.39 to $1.99
by Lisa Scottoline
Rating: 4.5/5 (3,251 Reviews)
#LegalThriller #Mystery #Suspense #Crime #WomenSleuths #LisaScottoline #BookClub #Thriller #MustRead #BookSky
Exposed: A Rosato & DiNunzio N...
The Invisible Woman: A Thriller
"An undercover FBI agent investigates a family with suspected ties to organized crime—by posing as their live-in nanny"
Sale: $30 to $4.99
by James Patterson, Susan DiLallo
Rating: 4.3/5 (4,223 Reviews)
#thriller #mystery #FBI #nanny #crime #WomenSleuths #BookSky
The Invisible Woman: A Thrille...
We Are All Guilty Here: Psychological Thriller Where Secrets Lead to Deadly Consequences (A North Falls)
"Everybody has secrets — but who would kill for them"
Sale: $14.97 to $1.99
by Karin Slaughter
Rating: 4.5/5 (24,722 Reviews)
#Thriller #Mystery #Crime #Suspense #WomenSleuths #BookSky
We Are All Guilty Here: Psycho...
The King's Ransom: A Novel (The Recovery Agent Series)
"Gabriela knows what she must do: Travel around the world with Rafer to find the missing works of art"
Sale: $30 to $2.99
by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4.5/5 (3,867 Reviews)
#Heist #Thriller #Crime #Adventure #WomenSleuths #Books #BookSky
The King's Ransom: A Novel (Th...
Vanish: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
"People see what they expect to see It never occurs to them that terrible things can look pretty"
Sale: $9.99 to $1.99
by Tess Gerritsen
Rating: 4.6/5 (10,485 Reviews)
#Thriller #Mystery #Crime #Suspense #WomenSleuths #Books #BookSky
Vanish: A Rizzoli & Isles Nove...
📚 Stolen in Death by: J. D. Robb
A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s husband, Roarke who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy ...
https://bookblabla.com/book/stolen-in-death
#books #reading #libraries #fiction #mysterydetective #thrillers #crimefiction #womensleuths
#SelfPromoSaturday! My spooky sapphic Victorian #mystery sees two dodgy con artists trying to stop an MP murdering his wife.
"...a gripping mystery with fraudulent medium, immersive locations and sense of time and a twist we never expected."
"absolute perfection"
#indieauthor #WomenSleuths #murdermysteryReaders #amreading #booksky
Carless me bringing copies of The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder, for signing at #WordFantasy2025 (not at big signing session). Stop me and buy one for all your sapphic spiritualist skullduggery.
Or it can be delivered signed to your home, or via eBook. Details on my website.
#fantasy #sapphic #murder #mystery #womensleuths #British #books #SFFbookclub
My local London bookshop
@allgoodbookshop.co.uk
has sold 35 copies of The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder - crikey!! They sell my signed copies. It's also in the Quaker Book Centre, Euston Rd, London.
Check out this "astonishing feat" "absolute perfection" "fun read" of a novel
#books #bookshop #crime #mystery #SFF #womensleuths #sapphic
As September draws to a close, the Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder is getting love! It's the spooky sapphic twisty surprising read you need as the days draw in.
#books #booksbooksbooks #bookstodon #writing #Victorian #murder #mystery #crime #spooky #womensleuths #reading
Publication Day The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder
“It's deliciously twisty, with women who won't be told, a young bride in peril, and the delicate art of a con.”
“A book I've been looking for all my life. Queer found family all wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery. Absolute perfection.”
“a brilliant, gripping story. .. if you're looking for a great new book to read, I encourage you to check it out.”
#bookstodon #books #reading #historical #sapphic #spooky #womensleuths
Hi Masto, for a brief period you can download my book The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder as an ePub here. It's Bookfunnel so sound, and should work on many platforms. Please boost!
Victorian England and an older sapphic couple, running a spiritualist scam, try to prevent a murder.
https://BookHip.com/CNCQTCB for download
https://stephencox.co.uk/books/upcoming/
#books #booksofmastodon #reading #bookstadon #TheCrookedMedium #Historical #Murder #Mystery #Spooky #Paranormal #WomenSleuths #LGBT+ #sapphic
#WordWeavers 19. Could you imagine a story in the same world where your MC is the antagonist?
Already have. Mrs Ashton and Braddie started out as the antagonists in a short story - at least, close alt-versions.
They interested me more than the protagonists. after another false start, The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder was born.
I have another story in which the narrator believes they are the bad guys.
#Victorian #spooky #Murder #amwriting #WomenSleuths #writingcommunity #books #booksky
Two weeks before #TheCrookedMedium... I write about how C19th tech leaves plenty of room for the gifted amateur.
Yuckiest fact.
Smell/taste stomach contents etc / feed to rats - tests for poisons + sedatives. Eww.
Full post
https://stephencox.co.uk/the-sleuth-the-scientist-and-the-victorian-criminal/
#Victorian #Mystery #Historical #spooky
#sapphic #books #bookstodon #WomenSleuths
“The Paris Police Laboratory”, Ferdinand Gueldry, via artvee. (1887)
Not sending this to the newspaper.
SIL pitching as pitch
"A highly readable Victorian mystery melodrama with a big heart, Sarah Waters meets Richard Osman."
https://stephencox.co.uk/books/upcoming/
#History #HistoricalMurderMystery #WomenSleuths #spooky #Victorian #Murder #booksky #amreading #reading# books #preorder #covers #NoAi
The fantastic cover of The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder! Preorders open!
I have a deep dive on getting this cover on website - in thread.
#bookstodon #mystery #spooky #sapphic #Victorian #murder #womensleuths #indieauthor #books #reading #amreading #amwriting #writingcommunity
As of this morning there are only 6 coupons left for Wilde Accusation on Smashwords.
https://www.smashwords.com/book/view/1761057
Get your free ebook today!
#FreeBook, #CozyMystery, #WomenSleuths, #ParanormalCozyMystery, #Paranormal, #Shifter, #Witch, #Ghost
The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder
Advance copies available - DM's open
#Victorian Two older women, secret lovers living off their spiritualist scam; a beautiful young Lady lost in grief; and a Member of Parliament concealing a hideous crime. Can the lovers stop a murder?
"If you, like me, love a crook with a heart of gold, then these queer old birds are sure to capture your heart."
#MurderMystery #historical #spooky #sapphic #LGBTQ #WomenSleuths #paranormal #books #bookstodon
My spooky Victorian mystery THE CROOKED MEDIUM'S GUIDE TO MURDER is published 1st September.
eARCs will shortly be available
1) for bookbloggers, podcasts, etc
2) for subscribers to my free newsletter (no spam)
#HistoricalMurderMystery #womensleuths #sapphic #LGBTQ #paranormal #books #bookstodon #SFF
I want to get The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder out there, and I'm looking at stuff like Amazon keywords. I'm also looking at non-Amazon alternatives to everything.
#spooky #sapphic #LGBTQ #Victorian #MurderMystery #womensleuths #paranormal
There seems a debate what the boundaries of cosy/cozy are. This is probably cosy adjacent
"Abbie Bradford is at a crossroads."
Getting to Know You… Guest Post, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: The Everest Enigma (Abbie Bradford Mystery #1) by Jeannette de Beauvoir - #Mystery, #WomenSleuths,
Brotherhood in Death (In Death Series) by J. D. Robb (EPUB)
Author: Goodreads best books collection 2016
File Type: EPUB
Download at https://sci-books.com/brotherhood-in-death-in-death-series-bde35b734e/
#WomenSleuths, #Goodreadsbestbookscollection2016|J.D.Robb
Brotherhood in Death (In Death Series) by J. D. Robb (EPUB)
Author: Goodreads best books collection 2016
File Type: EPUB
Download at https://sci-books.com/brotherhood-in-death-in-death-series-bde35b734e/
#WomenSleuths