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Dagger winning crime & thrillers, Murder Squad founder. Writing as Margaret Murphy, M.K. Murphy, A.D. Garrett & Ashley Dyer. Agent: Felicity Blunt & Rosie Pierce at Curtis Brown Books.

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Congratulations to winner of Murder Squad's 25th Anniversary Short Story competition, Karen Lynn Haberman, for her story, The Octopus's Dilemma!

Read it here: murdersquad.co.uk/competition/...

22.05.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Octopus’s Dilemma – Murder Squad

Congratulations to winner of Murder Squad's 25th Anniversary Short Story competition, Karen Lynn Haberman, for her story, The Octopus's Dilemma!

Read it here: murdersquad.co.uk/competition/...

#writingcompetiton #shortfiction #crimefiction #writinglife

22.05.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thursday, 5th June -- your personal invitation to Meet the Murder Squad. Are you brave enough?

www.ticketsource.co.uk/calderdaleli...

#lovelibraries #crimereadingmonth @thecwa.bsky.social

26.04.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Best of luck with this!

14.04.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
25th Anniversary Short Story Competition – Murder Squad

Congratulations to the seven authors who made the longlist in Murder Squad's 25th anniversary short story competition! Good luck on the next round!
More info at murdersquad.co.uk/competition
#storycompetition #writing #MurderSquad #writingcommunity

14.04.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’Final call! ENDS 15th Feb!πŸ“’
BUDDING WRITERS!
Short story comp to celebrate 25 years of Murder Squad!
πŸ“– Open to new writers aged 18+
πŸ•΅οΈ Original stories up to 1500 words
πŸ”š 15/02/25
For submission details visit murdersquad.co.uk/competition/

@thecwa.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social

03.02.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Murder Squad’s 25th Anniversary Celebration at Stockport Masonic Guildhall Tickets are now available for Murder Squad’s 25th Anniversary Celebration at Stockport Masonic Guildhall, Stockport on Wed 21 May 2025. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

One for the diary! May 21st, all of Murder Squad Authors at Stockport Guild Hall as guests of the wonderul folks @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!

www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo...

@thecwa.bsky.social @curtisbrownbooks.bsky.social

03.02.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bay Tales | Making a Splash with Fiction

A little reminder that @baytales.bsky.social will be in @ourwhitleybay.bsky.social on March 1st. The friendly festival for everyone who loves crime, mystery and the seaside. Check out the brilliant range of authors here: baytales.com

22.01.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Discoveries like these provide little rays of hope in our severely polluted world.

09.12.2024 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ BUDDING WRITERS!
Murder Squad's short story competition to celebrate our 25th year is open now!
πŸ“– New writers aged 18+
πŸ•΅οΈ Original stories up to 1500 words
πŸ”š 15/02/25
For details visit murdersquad.co.uk/competition/

#writingcompetition @hqstories.bsky.social @thecwa.bsky.social

06.12.2024 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£It's back! BLOOD DEBT is on KMD! πŸ“Œ
πŸ—½ 99c in the US.
Average rating🌟🌟🌟🌟 (and a half! πŸ˜€)
Get the deal: www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1DZDYJW/

#kindlebooks #kindlemonthlydeal #BloodDebt #turnerreturn #thrillerbooks #crimewritersassociation #crimefictionbooks #crimefictionauthor

02.12.2024 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2025, Murder Squad celebrates its 25th year and we're running a short story competition appropriately themed β€˜Anniversary’. Open NOW at
murdersquad.co.uk/competition/
Please share, bookish folk! πŸ™

@joffebooks.bsky.social #secretscribblers
#shortstories #WritingCommunity #writing
@The_CWA

25.11.2024 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, thanks so much!

19.11.2024 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello, people of #Bluesky in the US. If you enjoy thrillers, you might want to check out a #KMD for the first of my Detective Rick Turner series, Dead Man Walking.
Get it for 99c: www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4WXJHK9/
Here's a wee taster of the story . . .

18.11.2024 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted with The Times (London) verdict on Blood Debt: 'Brisk action and punchy dialogue brings everything to a rolling boil.'
Out now: amzn.to/3WI5ELg

18.11.2024 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0