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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Apr 11

An image showing an event for a book titled Death On Ice, at Common Press Bookshop in London on 12 June.

JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Mar 27

/reappears briefly -

I'll be at @capitalcrime.bsky.social in London at 11.40am on 13 June, doing an event about chilly crimes in cold climes. Come heckle me about Finn/show me your #DeathOnIce photos in person/throw walruses onto the stage. #capitalcrime25

www.capitalcrime.org/tickets

/disappears

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Mar 20

Well. What an intensely miserable honour, to be content-scraped like lichen off a rock.

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old fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · Mar 13

family favorite peaches, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1911

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Mar 10

Last night in People Are Great, Actually:

Spouse runs a pub in Ireland, & a non-Irish man was introduced to the idea of a 'pub quiz'. FASCINATION ENSUED.

"Where do you get questions?"
"We write them!"
"What do you mean? You think, 'I know this, I wonder who else does??'"

He's quizzing next week.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Mar 6

In other breaking news, magnolias are in full bloom around here.

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Mar 6

Because my readers are Fantastic & Understand Priorities, I now have a flood of #DeathOnIce images with pets. Big pets small pets cat babies dog babies. OUTSTANDING WORK.

If you have a copy & an animal, please continue this holy trend. (If no animal? Borrow animal!)

#CatSky #BookSky #CatsofBlueSky

An extremely beautiful tabby cat looks at the camera while lying beside a copy of Death On Ice by R.O. Thorp published by Faber.

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Mar 2

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"With a twisting plot which quickly runs into deep trouble, some entertaining personality clashes, and lots of dark secrets popping up through the frigid air, Death on Ice is overflowing with cool, contemporary vibes... Don’t miss the boat!"

Death on Ice by R OThorp: packed full of chills, thrills, shocks and sharks – book review –

Welcome aboard the Dauphin, a state-of-the-art ship on its way to the Arctic with a passenger list that includes scientists on a marine research voyage... and a mixed bunch of wealthy passengers looki...

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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · Feb 25

im deadly serious here this is a 14th century illustration of a horse dying and going to hell

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Feb 22

Me in @irishexaminer.bsky.social on sophomore syndrome and cosy crime!

"The level that you have to write at to make sure that you are entertaining and also baffling people who know and love all of these stories back to front is considerable."

www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Author interview: A pivot to ‘cosy crime’ requires a high level of literary craftsmanship

The worlds that I’m creating with the detective novels and with 'Learwife' are different. They’re going to do very different things for you

www.irishexaminer.com

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · Feb 20

Bookshop.org seems to have a 15% off code: LOVEBOOKSELLERS.

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Feb 19

On how I wrote a book in 27 days to entertain a friend on maternity leave and ended up working with @faberbooks.bsky.social's incredible Crime team: A Blanchard Twins Tale

Writing.ie Online Writing Magazine @writing.ie · Feb 17

'It turns out that, as in most things, my teenage self was wrong. Writing does not require bleeding from anything to be joyous, or entertaining, or good'

R.O. Thorp on how writing what you love, out of love, can lead on to great things 💙📚

www.writing.ie/interviews/r...
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Cover of book - Death on Ice by R. O. Thorp

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Feb 14

I talked to the deeply lovely @swordsandsapphics.bsky.social about writing a novel in 27 days, the difference between writing literary and crime fiction, and why queer representation is so important in your nan's fave cosy murder mystery novels.

Have a read here: tinyurl.com/ROThorpSSP

Death on Ice: An Interview with R.O. Thorp

Happy Valentine's Day! If you'd like a dash of murder mystery with your romance today, we have just the guest for you. R.O. Thorp tells us all about her new series with scientists and sleuths, the Bla...

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MJ Porter @mjporterauthor.bsky.social · Feb 14

I'm excited to share my review for Death on Ice by RO Thorp #mystery #cosymystery #newrelease #DeathOnIce

I’m excited to share my review for Death on Ice by RO Thorp #mystery #cosymystery #newrelease

Here's the blurb A scientist nobody liked has been murdered on the Arctic ice . . Meet the Blanchard twins:Rose is practical, sharp, and protective. Specialty: manta rays.Finn is too sweet and kind for his own good. Specialty: sharks. Rose and Finn are looking for sharks on the sea bed. When they return to the Dauphin they make a terrible discovery: their colleague has been murdered on the ice –with a harpoon that should never have been there.

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Janet Emson @janetemson.bsky.social · Feb 13

Over on my blog I’ve a Q&A with R O Thorp. Her new book Death on Ice is out today from @faberbooks.bsky.social fromfirstpagetolast.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/r...

R O Thorp – Q&A

Death on Ice by R O Thorp is published on 13 February 2025 by Faber. She kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Death on Ice. Death On Ice is a murder mystery in the class…

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CJ Colbourn @cjc13.bsky.social · Feb 12

Death on Ice by R. O. Thorp – a review BLOG TOUR

When Faber and Faber got in touch to invite me onto the blog tour for one of their new debut authors of course I said yes! Death on Ice by R. O. Thorp introduces us to the Blanchard twins, Rose and Finn. They are marine biologists who are on a…

Death on Ice by R. O. Thorp – a review BLOG TOUR

When Faber and Faber got in touch to invite me onto the blog tour for one of their new debut authors of course I said yes! Death on Ice by R. O. Thorp introduces us to the Blanchard twins, Rose and Finn. They are marine biologists who are on a luxury Artic cruise for work, alongside an assortment of passengers who are there to enjoy themselves.

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · Feb 13

🛳️'A brilliant modern cosy.' Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants
🛳️'How can something so damn cold be so damn cosy?' Oskar Jensen, author of Helle and Death

Death on Ice by R. O. Thorp is out now from all good bookshops 🛳️

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571386581-death-on-ice/

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Feb 13

To celebrate #DeathOnIce coming out today with @faberbooks.bsky.social, here's me doing a Q&A with the brilliant @janetemson.bsky.social about whether I plan my books (um), poetry, writing as joy, and ridiculous green teas.

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#BookSky #BookBirthday

R O Thorp – Q&A

Death on Ice by R O Thorp is published on 13 February 2025 by Faber. She kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Death on Ice. Death On Ice is a murder mystery in the class…

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Feb 13

#DeathOnIce IS OUT TODAY with @faberbooks.bsky.social!

Find it at all your fave bookshops:
Waterstones tinyurl.com/4s4keuuk
W.H. Smith tinyurl.com/387vhkzh
Foyles tinyurl.com/7zk4pzta
Blackwells tinyurl.com/3d64ukwk
Dubray tinyurl.com/4jw5aywn
Hatchards tinyurl.com/39mn9e5h

#BookSky #CatSky

A beautiful white cat with a pink nose sits atop a copy of Death On Ice by R.O. Thorp, a mystery novel with a luxury cruise ship cracking ice across its cover.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Feb 12

Why would you make your narrator unreliable. I trusted you and purchased this book and this is how you repay me

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Feb 12

TEN DAYS OF WALRUSES til publication of #DeathOnIce by
@faberbooks.bsky.social: DAY TEN! Out tomorrow!

THIS IS MY VERY FAVOURITE WALRUS IN ART. It's by German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel Schreber (1739-1810).

Thanks to all the lovely early readers of #DeathOnIce! MY WALRUS SMILES UPON YOU

The most jubilant walrus in all of art stares at the viewer, resplendent with tiny teeth, a feathery tail and what looks like near-human fins. It is coloured gold, for reasons that are unclear. The text underneath reads Phoca Jubata, which was a species description of the walrus before it was reclassified as Odobenus rosmarus.

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Joyce Chaplin @joycechaplin.bsky.social · Feb 10

“Pardon the pun, but Franklin seems to have seen the forest through the trees…”—I am so thrilled @sciam.bsky.social says my #FranklinStove book is one of its 10 most anticipated microhistories for 2025 (and a pun is pretty much always forgivable)

Scientific American’s 10 Most Anticipated ‘Microhistories’ Coming Out in 2025

Scientific American’s Brianne Kane can’t wait to check out these fascinating deep dives into ‘micro’ topics that reveal big insights about science and society

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WHO @who.int · Feb 11

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.

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JR RO Thorp @jrthorp.bsky.social · Feb 11

TEN DAYS OF WALRUSES til publication of #DeathOnIce by
@faberbooks.bsky.social: day nine!

Albrecht Dürer's walrus from 1521, held in the British Museum, is justly famous, partly because the walrus appears crazed with bloodlust.

Are the walruses in #DeathOnIce also crazed? PREORDER TO FIND OUT.

Albrecht Dürer's drawing of a walrus head from 1521, in which a walrus looks combative from a page. The text above its head reads: "Das dozig thyr van dem ich do das hawbt conterfett hab, ist gefange worden in der niderlendischen see und was XII ellen brawendisch mit für füssen" (The animal which I have drawn this picture of was captured in the Dutch Sea and was twelve cubits in size with four feet)