@annaptaker.bsky.social
Lambda and Goldie Award winning author of crime and mystery novels and short stories.
Reviewed: 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gold For The Dead by @annaptaker.bsky.social. Go to review:
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14.01.2026 20:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thanks for the mention! ❤️
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"I’m tempted to tell her that Lily Vardanian had a different opinion of me last night, but decide to keep that lovely memory to myself.”
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“If Abbey’s arrival is a surprise, her entrance is downright memorable. She slides past me in the doorway with the smoothness of silk sliding along a leg.”
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“Inside, a woman who really knows how to wear a light blue pullover sweater, slender brown skirt, and a wide leather black belt that moves around her body as if carving fine sculpture.”
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🏳️🌈📚 She steals for art, kills for survival, and loves like it’s the last sin left.
🔪🥃 Cantor Gold doesn’t spark—she burns. Step into her world of noir, danger & desire.
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Cuddle up with an outlaw.
Gold For The Dead, from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
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That dapper criminal Cantor Gold is back! GOLD FOR THE DEAD is now available everywhere from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social. Get it in print, ebook, and audiobook from all the usual bookselling places. #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #FemmeFatales #QueerFiction #NYC #1950s #Gangsters #DarkAlleys #NeonLights
14.10.2025 14:07 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Cantor Gold is on her way. Soon. Very soon. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
12.10.2025 21:29 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today only! MURDER AND GOLD is @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Wednesday Book Drop! Just $3.99 for the ebook! Today, Octo. 8th only! bywaterbooks.com/product/murd...
08.10.2025 11:46 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Celebrate that dapper #outlaw Cantor Gold's next adventure, GOLD FOR THE DEAD from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social, on October 15, 7pm, at @bgsqd.bsky.social. Book signing and zesty conversation with best-selling author Felice Cohen. #CrimeFiction #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s #LesbianOutlaw #ArtThief
30.09.2025 15:45 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Sexy, dapper outlaw Cantor Gold is back in print, ebook, and audiobook! Releasing 10/14 from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
Thanks for including Gold For The Dead!
29.09.2025 16:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
22.09.2025 16:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gangsters. Femme fatales. Good friends & bad bets. Cantor Gold's next sizzling adventure releases October 14th from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Pre-order you print, ebook or audiobook today from your favorite bookseller! #Crimefiction #Noir #QueerNoir #LGBTQ+ #NewYorkCity #1950s
09.09.2025 19:45 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
CRIME INK: ICONIC releases today! A sizzling anthology of crime fiction featuring award-winning LGBTQ+ crime fiction authors. Thrilled that my story, "Heartbreak Alley," is included in this powerful collection. Available in print & ebook. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #QueerVoices
02.09.2025 14:31 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Pre-Order sizzlin' #crimfiction, #mystery and #suspense from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social and @marinerbooks.bsky.social!
30.07.2025 16:14 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In a world of smoky back rooms, corrupt power plays, and women who love dangerously, loyalty can kill—and desire might just save you. GOLD FOR THE DEAD, Cantor Gold's latest #criminal #adventure. COMING OCTOBER 14TH—PREORDER your #PRINT or #EBOOK today!
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#Pride Month may be over, but our Pride never ends, and neither does our #creativity. Pre-order CRIME INK: ICONIC, an #anthology of #mystery and #crime #fiction #stories inspired by #Queer icons, releasing September 2nd from #BywaterBooks. www.bywaterbooks.com
03.07.2025 13:03 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Celebrate Pride with a great read, and save 25% off ALL books at the @bywaterbooks.bsky.social /Amble Press Pride sale! Just use code PRIDE2025 at checkout to get the discount. If you love award-winning #mystery fiction, click here: bywaterbooks.com?s=ann+aptake...
11.06.2025 14:33 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you! Enjoy!
31.05.2025 13:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The folks @marinerbooks.bsky.social, an imprint of @harpercollins.bsky.social, created this great graphic for this year's Best American Mystery and Suspense anthology, releasing in October. Thrilled that my story, NEON WOMEN, was selected for this year's edition! #crimefiction #mystery #suspense
15.05.2025 14:58 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Crime fiction is drama, passion, stories of life and death, justice or the lack of it. And in these stories, crime fiction is gloriously Queer!
Crime Ink: Iconic — Where Queer Icons Meet Killer Stories
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I'm posting this photo I took when in #Paris last year because it's a happy memory, and these days we all need happy memories. #CafeLeSarahBernhardt
17.04.2025 15:43 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Today's the final day of the Crime Writers auction! ALL proceeds go to the Transgender Law Center to help in their fight to protect Trans rights. Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid.
In the spirit of that dapper outlaw, Cantor Gold, place your bids today!
It's Trans Visibility Day! Perfect day to bid on an item in the #CrimeWriters for #Trans #Rights auction! Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid. ALL proceeds go to the @TransgenderLawCenter. Trans rights are Human Rights!
31.03.2025 16:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Support #Trans #Rights and get cool stuff, too! The #Crime #Writers #auction to support the #TransGenderLawCenter starts tomorrow, March 26th at 9am! Autographed #books! #GiftCertificates! #GoodieBags for #foodies! And other cool stuff. Check it out at: 32auctions.com/writers4transrights
25.03.2025 18:47 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Who better than #Crime #Writers know about #justice or the lack of it? #Crimewriters4TransRights are standing up for justice with an auction of over 140 items, all proceeds to the Transgender Law Center. Bidding starts 3/26. Check it out! #TransLawCenter #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TLCAuction
20.03.2025 17:00 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
