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Sue Thomas @brownflopsy.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @faberbooks.bsky.social for this festive surprise! #TheChristmasClue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social is out now, and it stars the real-life couple who invented Cluedo.
I adore Nicola's books, so I cannot wait to devour this little stand-alone tale! 💙📚

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Christmas Eve, 1943. Anthony and Elva Pratt arrive in a snowy English village to run a murder mystery game – and instead discover a real murder. Can they puzzle out this Christmas mystery before it's too late?

The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social is out now in hardback ✨

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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Jen Lucas (Jen Med’s Book Reviews) @jenlucas.bsky.social · 4d

New read time and am filling my weekend with The Christmas Clue by @nicolaupson.bsky.social . Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social

www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Cl...

#books #booksky #amreading #thechristmasclue

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 18d

Meet Anthony and Elva Pratt, the creators of #Cluedo and heroes of #TheChristmasClue, out now @faberbooks.bsky.social. What a very special couple!

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you!

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Sue Thomas @brownflopsy.bsky.social · 19d

Welcome to my review of #LondonRain by @nicolaupson.bsky.social
- the 6th instalment of the excellent #JosephineTeyMysteries

Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social

I am so enjoying revisiting this series via the voice talents of Sandra Duncan! 💙📚

brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2025/09/lond...

London Rain (Josephine Tey Mysteries Book Six) by Nicola Upson

London Rain (Josephine Tey Mysteries Book Six) by Nicola Upson. This edition published 2nd June 2015 by Faber & Faber. From the cover of ...

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Mandy Morton @mandymorton.bsky.social · 20d

Happy publication day to @nicolaupson.bsky.social for a cracking seasonal treat !

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 20d

'Magnificent... The characters are lovable and well written. And the story is perfect.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

Happy publication day to @nicolaupson.bsky.social! The Christmas Clue is out now in hardback 🎁

www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 20d

Happy publication day to @mandymorton.bsky.social! SIX TAILS AT MIDNIGHT out today @duckworthbooks.bsky.social - the perfect, spooky Christmas chiller.

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 23d

'A perfect Christmas crime story – atmospheric and chilling.' Elly Griffiths

A party game goes horribly wrong in this festive murder mystery from @nicolaupson.bsky.social, set in a snowed-in country house and starring the real-life couple who invented Cluedo. Out this Thursday in hardback ✨

A hardback, mocked-up packshot of The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson, seen standing at an angle on a red background.

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 23d

Only four days to wait!

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you! It'll be out on audio at around the same time, and the narrator is Keith Wickham.

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 24d

My target audience...

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 24d

It's shamelessly Christmassy. Dead of Winter with bells on. You'll definitely need a sherry and a mince pie.

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 28d

Fantastic day at the printer recently, signing the special Indie bookshops edition of #TheChristmasClue, out @faberbooks.bsky.social 25th September. Thanks to everyone who helped me put in a very respectable signing time of 2 hours 12 minutes!

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 28d

Nice work! Hope you're lucky.

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · Sep 14

Bracing but lovely!

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · Sep 13

You're safe to read Shot With Crimson. There'll be another one out next autumn @faberbooks.bsky.social She's not finished yet!! Glad they led you to Tey's books.

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · Sep 13

Come and say hello if you're in Chiswick today! @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social

Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · Sep 9

Looking forward to discussing real people in fiction at @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social on Saturday - tickets available here! www.ticketsource.co.uk/chiswickbook...

www.ticketsource.co.uk

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · Sep 13

Absolute legends: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps

Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · Sep 12

Delighted to introduce you to the beautiful shimmery gold edition of #TheChristmasClue. It's a limited run, specially for indie bookshops, so you'll have to be quick! Out @faberbooks.bsky.social on 25 September.

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Crime Fiction Lover @crimefictionlover.bsky.social · Sep 12

Yes! It's Friday! Time to discover some new crime novels by the likes of
@cathyace.bsky.social

@nicolaupson.bsky.social

John Banville, Rupa Mahadevan , Charly Fox and Colin Wade
crimefictionlover.com/2025/09/on-t...
#mystery #thrillerbooks #Novel #CrimeFiction

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · Sep 10

How many different kinds of lounging can one cat perfect? Don't tell her the radiators aren't on yet. #BetseyTrotwood

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · Sep 9

Looking forward to discussing real people in fiction at @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social on Saturday - tickets available here! www.ticketsource.co.uk/chiswickbook...

www.ticketsource.co.uk

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