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John Sutherland Author

@johnsutherland.bsky.social

Retired Copper. Husband. Dad. Believer in Hope. Writes a bit too. 'The Castle' from Orion Fiction is out in April 2025. Contact: lwilliams@greeneheaton.co.uk Website: www.johnsutherlandauthor.co.uk

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Thrilled to have @simonmccleave.bsky.social and @johnsutherland.bsky.social at our next author event at West Barnes Library on Mon 27th Oct at 7.30pm.
Book at library or www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/murder-in-...
ยฃ2 cash entry on the night.

24.09.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Words & Whisky - a night with John Sutherland & Mari Hannah A night with British crime authors Mari Hannah & John Sutherland discussing all things crime!ย John is also bringing along โ€œthe castleโ€ whisky to sample. The links between this and his book will be...

New event, part of Scottish Book Week! Words and whisky with @johnsutherland.bsky.social Venue: Ink & Quill independent bookshop, Montrose. Weโ€™d love for you to join us: tickets here: inkandquill.co.uk/products/wor...

07.09.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Watching the Detectives: Alex Gray, Neil Lancaster, John Sutherland, - 456811 - Bloody Scotland Police detectives form the bedrock of the crime novel. Meet four of the best.In Acts of Malice, the latest in [โ€ฆ]

Putting together a few questions for my event @bloodyscotland.bsky.social a week on Saturday. Anything you'd like to hear fromAlex Gray, @neillancaster66.bsky.social, @johnsutherland.bsky.social Graeme Macrae Burnett? bloodyscotland.com/event/watchi...

02.09.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s incredibly kind of you Sam - thank you so much for reading!

25.07.2025 06:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy reading!

25.07.2025 06:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s incredibly kind of you Tony - thank you!

21.07.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Castle: The heart-racing new thriller with an incredible ending from Sunday Times bestseller John Sutherland eBook : Sutherland, John: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store The Castle: The heart-racing new thriller with an incredible ending from Sunday Times bestseller John Sutherland eBook : Sutherland, John: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Just finished The Castle by @johnsutherland.bsky.social.

What a cracking read - and set in my neck of the woods!

Have tried Tomintoul whisky, must try Ballindalloch now.

(Interesting to compare police negotiating with what I remember from HMPS. Lots of similarities, but a few key differences.)

21.07.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Booking now open for this fantastic event on Sat 20 Sept featuring @emmaflint.bsky.social @johnsutherland.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @stephmcgovern.bsky.social @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social @mjarlidge.bsky.social & @chrisewan.bsky.social ๐Ÿคฉ

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03.07.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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New review on my Instagram page
@johnsutherland.bsky.social

16.06.2025 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank @wstonesdundee for hosting an event for me, @neillancaster66.bsky.social, @johnsutherland.bsky.social tonight. It was lovely to meet you and the readers who came along. Hope to see you again soon.

07.05.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A free, fun event @wstonesdundee on Wed, May 7th @ 6pm with @neillancaster66.bsky.social @johnsutherland.bsky.social - weโ€™ll be talking about our new books, displayed here. To book, call/visit the store or email: dundee@waterstones.com. Do come along! ๐Ÿ“š #dundee #dundeeevents #waterstonesdundee

05.05.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m here tomorrow evening with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social talking about our new books, an event supported by Montrose bookshop, Ink and Quill. Canโ€™t wait!

05.05.2025 07:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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THE CASTLE by John Sutherland is out today with @orionbooks.bsky.social

"THE CASTLE is a thriller written by one who knows. It's authentic, atmospheric, beautifully plotted with characters you want to succeed." - Mari Hannah
@johnsutherland.bsky.social
www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/john-...

24.04.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Castle by John Sutherland I am a very happy reader. The Castle by John Sutherland was one of my most anticipated books of 2025 as I love this series focused on Met Police hostage negotiators Alex Lewis and Pip Williams. I aโ€ฆ

Today on the blog I am sharing my thoughts on The Castle, the brand new thriller from John Sutherland.

@johnsutherland.bsky.social
@orionbooks.bsky.social

#bookthreads #books #bookstagram #booksky #bookreview #thecastle #thriller

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23.04.2025 05:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Puffin would very much like to pour you a drink and tell you a story...
#TheCastle
#TheBottleAndTheBook
#Ballindalloch
geni.us/TheCastle

22.04.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Next weekโ€ฆ
#TheCastle

15.04.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jumping ahead to an event in May with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social. Weโ€™ll be in conversation about our new titles and chatting about what we did before we became writers of crime fiction. Supported by Ink & Quill Montrose. Donโ€™t miss it! bit.ly/3RLoPzY

11.04.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not just a book, but a bottle tooโ€ฆ
#TheCastle

11.04.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Having been the lucky winner of an advance copyโ€ฆ. โ€œUnputdownable! I picked it up a 9am this morning and put it down at 4:40pm. Fantastic, pacey engaging plot with characters to love and loathe. I adored it!โ€

02.04.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThrillingโ€ (Kate London)
โ€œOutstandingโ€ (Mari Hannah)
โ€œEverything you want in a thriller: great characters, a fabulous setting, heart-stopping jeopardy, twist after twistโ€ (CJ Wray)
โ€œCharacters that sing off the pageโ€ (GD Wright)
โ€œFabulousโ€ (Graham Bartlett)
โ€œA triumphโ€ (Neil Lancaster)

27.03.2025 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ๐—ฝ๐—บ? If so, come & join me & @neillamcaster66.bsky.social in conversation with @johnsutherland.bsky.social at Waterstones Covent Garden.

www.waterstones.com/events/neil-...

Itโ€™s going to be an incredible evening

14.03.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#WorldBookDay2025

06.03.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

03.03.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Woo fourth panel! @annamazz.bsky.social @johnsutherland.bsky.social Emma Kavanagh, @mariwriter.bsky.social, @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social at @baytales.bsky.social #BayTales25

01.03.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image of John Sutherland, author.

Image of John Sutherland, author.

Watch our latest #PFFridayExchange with @johnsutherland.bsky.social, former police commander and author of 'Blue: A Memoir'.

John spoke about why he became a police officer, the big policing issues of today and what he learned as a hostage negotiator โžก๏ธ youtu.be/TM8IUyps_b4?...

26.02.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Currently reading thisโ€ฆ
By the brilliant @gdwrightwrites.bsky.social
Damn, itโ€™s good
#IntoTheFire

26.02.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This week I will mostly be in a little studio, recording the audio version of #TheCastle
Coming from @orionbooks.bsky.social on 24th April and available to preorder via the following link:
geni.us/TheCastle

24.02.2025 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Front cover of the book 'Blue: A Memoir' showing a fallen toy police officer.

Front cover of the book 'Blue: A Memoir' showing a fallen toy police officer.

Want to win a signed copy of the best selling book 'Blue: A Memoir - Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces'? Sign up to our next #PFFridayExchange with @johnsutherland.bsky.social (happening this week) and you'll be entered into a free draw! โคต๏ธ

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19.02.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming this April:

"Thrilling" (Kate London)
"Beautifully plotted" (Mari Hannah)
"Everything you want in a thriller: heart-stopping jeopardy, twist after twist" (CJ Wray)
"Characters that sing off the page" (GD Wright)
"A triumph" (Neil Lancaster)

#TheCastle

18.02.2025 18:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I couldnโ€™t put it downโ€ฆ
Bravo @mariwriter.bsky.social
A crime writer at the top of her game
#HerSistersKiller

10.02.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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