Well, every life is full of challenges, right?
In KNAVE OF DIAMONDS, it's our heroine pulled in two directions....
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BEEKEEPER is traveling all over--including to Sussex, not far from the house of Russell & Holmes.
Thanks, Kiki!
#russellandholmes #sherlockholmes #maryrussell #beekeepersapprentice #historicalfiction
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Oh, Holmes, surely you know by now you're going to be interrupted?
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What—ICE is deceiving us?
What else can one expect, with shameless lies and obfuscations in every corner of the regime from the top down?
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#whatcanIdo #standup #throwthebumsout

"Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance."
Thank you for being a part of my network.
Source: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#whatcanIdo #standup #throwthebumsout

Storyknife is a women’s writing retreat in Homer, Alaska, run by my good friend, Dana Stabenow. Writers get their own private cabin, all meals, and place to work—plus, the community of dinner in the main house each evening. Apply here: storyknife.org/how-to-apply/
#writingretreat #womenwriters

Knave of Diamonds: making friends all over.
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KNAVE in the wild! (aka: reader photos of KNAVE OF DIAMONDS) In this case, entertaining an intent young lady. I look forward to receiving her judgment!
Thank you, Lizanne!
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So, now you've met Uncle Jake, what do you think about this trio?
Should Russell, Holmes, & Russell be a team in the future?
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(Thanks, Mercedes C. Fuller, for the art.)
#knaveofdiamonds #russellandholmes
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Over on Facebook’s The Beekeeper’s Apprentices, I draw names for a monthly book-club chat. Sara P’s mostly-zooming book club was a fabulous group—thank you for welcoming me, ladies!
You can join the Beekeeper’s Apprentices here: www.facebook.com/groups/83918...
#bookclub #RaquelLaing #authorevent

(My blushes...) What about you? What are your expectations (or desires) for a Sherlock Holmes story?
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"Military emissions are closely tied to military spending."
What does it mean to have one single department of the US govt contributing more to global heating than a lot of entire countries do?
#whatcanIdo #wreckingtheplanet
Source: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We all need to be prophets in the land, speaking truth to the powerful on the behalf of those with no voice at all.
#whatcanIdo #standup #sayitaloud #throwthebumsout

Driving up to the BP Mystery conference, I just HAD to combine feeding two hungry grand-kids with RESEARCH, right? Because a scene in Raquel Laing 2 takes place here, & I needed to check on how high the seawall is along Ocean Beach.
(Inspector Raquel Laing returns in Sept 2026.)
#WhatImWriting

KNAVE in the wild! Here's a photo from Australia, the US (!) edition of KNAVE OF DIAMONDS and swag. Thanks, Jen B!
(And—thanks, Mercedes C. Fuller, for those exclusive pre-order bonus cards)
#knaveofdiamonds #russellandholmes #newbook #unboxing @ballantinebooks @randomhouse @bookshopsantacruz

Do you have a relative you've just lost track of, like Mary Russell's Uncle Jake? Even in these days of social media and the Googles, people do...disappear from view.
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(Art by Mercedes C. Fuller)
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Knave in the wild: Wendy showing off her book in a pretty setting.
Thanks, everyone, for posting!
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Getting a box from my foreign publishers is like seeing an old friend in a drastic new haircut. KNAVE OF DIAMONDS, wearing its UK face.
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Because the MAGA regime sees solar and wind power as “woke” (ie, Democratic), & because 45 hated seeing wind turbines from his Irish golf course, they’re cutting the incentives…which will drive electricity prices up. Way up. Often in Red states.
#whatcanIdo #savedemocracy #throwthebumsout

“This is the most dangerous river valley in the United States.” The Weather Service issued three warnings, but the meteorologist in charge of “warning coordination” had recently taken an unplanned early retirement amid cuts pushed by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
#whatcanIdo

The MAGA regime thinks farmers can manage without immigrant workers, by using automation, Medicaid recipients, & kids.
MAGA people have obviously never picked a head of lettuce.
Much less ten hours of lettuce heads.
Source: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#whatcanIdo #savedemocracy

Need a jaunty summer read?
Head to Ireland and see if you can find the Crown Jewels....
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So, when you relax at home, don't you remove your jacket and tie?
Sherlock Holmes, en déshabillé before the fire....
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(Art by Mercedes C. Fuller)
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Knave in the Wild! My UK publishers offered pre-sales with book plates in them— thanks, Pat S. for showing it off!
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Planning to stretch out and read this weekend?
KNAVE OF DIAMONDS is making a lot of friends--thanks, all, for the photos!
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Today's writing studio, as I work on the second Raquel Laing novel (September 2026).
(Actually, it's a bit too calm a place for the part of the story I'm in....)
#writinglife #mysterywriter

I'm enjoying reader reactions to KNAVE OF DIAMONDS. Thanks for posting your reviews!
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You and I may not be billionaires or in Congress, but we too have power. Ours roots lie in the ground, and these are our tools.
Nicholas Kristof on how to push back: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...

#whatcanIdo #followthemoney #democracy #thisisnotnormal #throwthebumsout

Is it too hard to find all those “criminal illegals”?
Well, let’s scoop up some farmworkers, dishwashers, and day laborers.
What, some are American citizens?
If they’re brown, they count too.
And if only white folk vote, we don’t have to worry about the midterms.
Time to throw out the bums.

Thanks for posting your KNAVE OF DIAMONDS reviews!
(I hope you agree with this reader's sentiments ?)
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