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Includes three short, sharp shockers:
Consenting Adults
Private investigator Edward Rooney is hired to find a missing young woman… and uncovers a shocking secret.
Guardian Angel
Laura loves reading the Missed Connections messages in her local paper. Until one of the messages is aimed at her…
Kissing Games
Two schoolboys dare each other to spend a night in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, unaware that one of the former inmates is back – and that she likes young boys…
Plus, special bonus story:
Wish You Dead
What’s the worst thing you can do when your heart’s been broken? Find out in this tribute to The Monkey’s Paw.
Squid Game the Challenge is so much better than I expected. I’m on episode 8 and am so invested. I don’t want it to end! No spoilers here but the way they’ve translated these games into reality and made it just as gripping as the original drama is hugely impressive. #squidgame #netflixseries
More Christmas crime! Got this rather special gift in the post today, as modelled here by Sherlock. The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by the fabulous Alexandra Benedict @a.k.benedict. I think this is going to go very nicely with a mince pie and a glass of sherry.
Had a wonderful (Christmas) time at @itsthebookparty last night. Met loads of lovely readers and posed for lots of selfies but failed to take more than a couple of pictures myself, inc one with @susijholliday whose The Party Season is out now and is a brilliant Christmas crime cracker. Thank you to the organisers and to everyone who came last night. PS I got married in this room so it was lovely to go back.
Apologies if you ordered a Magpies collector’s set but Peggy doesn’t want me to send them.
(Don’t worry. They’ll be on their way very soon!)
First in an occasional series about books that have influenced and inspired me: A Simple Plan by Scott Smith.
Three men find a suitcase full of money hidden inside a plane that has crashed deep in the woods. Their plan: wait and see if anyone comes looking for it before dividing it up. And don’t tell anyone…
It’s a masterpiece. The characters make mistake after mistake. Trust crumbles. Greed triumphs. And everything goes horribly wrong.
Smith is a genius storyteller who has only written one other novel, The Ruins, which is just as gripping as this one but not quite as classy. A Simple Plan was also made into a film with Bill Paxton which is good but the book is better.
A hugely entertaining read and a masterclass for aspiring thriller writers.
Career highlights come in many forms and this might be the least expected yet. This is the Hatchards Christmas tree at St Pancras. And if you look really closely - see pic 2 - you might spot The Magpies among the books! (I’ve added an arrow to make it easier.) Huge thanks to fabulous fellow author @bethmorrey for the spot and the pictures.
Happy birthday to me! Thoroughly spoiled as always, and very much enjoying spending an evening away from the puppy! I think I’m going to love being 38.
Happy Halloween! Did you know that if you say Mark Edwards three times one of my books will magically appear on your Kindle*!
*you also have to go to Amazon and click ‘purchase’
Peggy has found the perfect spot to enjoy the autumn sunshine (and hide from the dog). She’s also practising her best vampire cat pose. Hopefully she’ll make an appearance at my live Halloween reading party tomorrow night!
I absolutely loved this movie, #talktome, which was added to Netflix UK today. Great, original #horrormovies are so rare but if you don’t count the sublime Pearl as horror (which I don’t) this is hands down the best film in its genre since last year’s Barbarian. Excellent concept, perfect pacing, some laughs and genuine scares. And it all made sense! Highly recommended to anyone looking for a top quality chiller this #halloween.
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