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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 6m

📖 BOOK EVENT 📖

@dougjohnstone.bsky.social will be appearing Aye Write with Adam Oyebanji on SUNDAY 9th November, 6pm, chatting about #TheTranscendentTide with the AMAZING Ann Landmann🐙

BOOK NOW!
https://bit.ly/3WspBEk
##SFF #Glasgow #Scotland #Events #BookSky

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1h

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@liljawriter.bsky.social introduces Daniel, one of the main characters in her addictive Icelandic crime series.
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Publishing next week #BlackAsDeath, cancel ALL plans for publication weekend because you WILL be obsessed!

❄️ https://bit.ly/4kKvI0u
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🇮🇸 t L Garcia
##BookSky #CrimeFiction

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 2h

🎥💀 A final reckoning…

💀 Atmospheric, dark & chilling, #BlackAsDeath is the twisty finale to the Áróra Investigation #Series from @liljawriter.bsky.social, t L Garcia

As Áróra & her friends search for answers that may lead them to places even darker than death… 23/10

📖 https://bit.ly/4kKvI0u

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 3h

Queen of speculative thrillers @evesmithauthor.bsky.social joins Nicola Cornick at Wantage Literary Festival this month to discuss #TheCure, a gripping tale of a scientist who discovers a cure for aging, only for it to fall into the wrong hands.

Don’t miss it!
Book now: https://bit.ly/4h18ZwX

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 3h

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##TheBetrayalOfThomasTrue the unforgettable #Historical #Thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, @ajwestauthor.bsky.social was spotted at @waterstones.bsky.social

If you haven't picked up your copy of this devastatingly beautiful thriller yet, what are you waiting for?!
##BlueSky #Books

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you so much, Peter, for being a part of the cover reveal! I can't wait for you to read it! x

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Peter Fleming @easthullpete.bsky.social · 1d

Time for a #CoverReveal. Coming 15 January #IntoTheDark book 2 in @orjankarlsson.bsky.social series set in the far North of Norway. I enjoyed the first so I am looking forward to it. Translated by Ian Giles and published by @orendabooks.bsky.social
Into the Dark: geni.us/E0Lxit

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 8h

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 10h

💜 Out NOW in #USA & #Canada!

#TheBetrayalOfThomasTrue by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social is out NOW in #Paperback!

✨ Stunning new paperback look
🕯️ Secrets, love, and betrayal
📖 Unforgettable characters

💜 bit.ly/4n5GdwO

#HistoricalFiction #BookSky#GothicFiction

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much, Russel, for reading The Winter Job, and loving it! Definitely a helluva ride! x

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Russel D McLean/R.D. McLean @russeldmclean.bsky.social · 1d

An absolutely brilliant book. So put on the playlist, open the book, and enjoy, folks -- it's one helluva ride!

Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

🎶 #TheWinterJob: The Playlist 🚗

Buckle up for Antti Tuomainen’s wild Finnish road trip a hilarious & nail-biting #Thriller about a dad, a piano & a snowbound mission gone sideways❄️

🇫🇮 t David Hackston

🎵 What’s your ultimate #RoadTrip song?
🚗 @ Tag your partner in crime!

❄️ bit.ly/46q4TLE

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much! It is SO WILD! Think Fargo in Finland!! x

Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much, Karen, so thrilled that you loved The Howling! It is so perfect for this season! Needs to be on EVERYONE'S TBRs! x

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much, Sue, for being a part of the cover reveal! x

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Publishing January 2026... In a dying world, it asks the most urgent question of all: what if there's still time?

#TheHope the searing finale to Paul Hardisty's critically acclaimed #ClimateEmergency trilogy, an absolute MUST-READ!

🌎 bit.ly/48mRk0m

#BookSky

Sue Thomas @brownflopsy.bsky.social · 4d

I am thrilled to be taking part in the #CoverReveal for #TheHope by Paul Hardisty - part three of his must-read climate emergency series. Coming from @orendabooks.bsky.social 29th January 2026.
Available to preorder now geni.us/g264BA
I cannot wait! 💙📚

The Hope - Paul E. Hardisty

Pre-order your copy now:

geni.us

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Sue Thomas @brownflopsy.bsky.social · 4d

I am thrilled to be taking part in the #CoverReveal for #TheHope by Paul Hardisty - part three of his must-read climate emergency series. Coming from @orendabooks.bsky.social 29th January 2026.
Available to preorder now geni.us/g264BA
I cannot wait! 💙📚

The Hope - Paul E. Hardisty

Pre-order your copy now:

geni.us

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much for sharing!! This series is SO brilliant! So thrilled that you love it! x

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Angry Algonquin 😸 📚 🧊 🍸 @angryalgonquin.bsky.social · 4d

Having read the first two books of this absorbing (and frightening) trilogy, I cannot WAIT for "The Hope" by Paul E. Hardisty. My very first blog tour review was for @orendabooks.bsky.social. It's book one in the series, "The Forcing". www.angryalgonquin.com/the-forcing-...

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Our fabulous @liljawriter.bsky.social and Antti Tuomainen are coming to Aye Write on Sunday 9th November – 12.45pm – chatting to Neil McKay!

They'll be discussing #BlackAsDeath & #TheWinterJob

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!
bit.ly/3KCm7wu

#Glasgow #Scotland #CrimeFiction

The Winter Job and Black as Death: Antti Tuomainen and Lilja Sigurdardottir with Neil McKay - Glasgow Life

Aye Write 2025 presents The Winter Job and Black as Death: Antti Tuomainen and Lilja Sigurdardottir with Neil McKay

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

This is what we love to read!
A new fan of the DI Ben Kitto series has been secured!

'I will have to backtrack and read the first seven Isles of Scilly books when time allows, but I will definitely read any books that continue the series.'

#DeadmansPool

Schatje's Shelves @dcyakabuski.bsky.social · 4d

I've discovered a wonderful crime series! See my review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes from @orendabooks.bsky.social: schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes (New Release)

4 Stars Though this is my first book by this author, I’ve learned that this is actually the eighth book in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries. ...

schatjesshelves.blogspot.com

Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

'The book is a page turner. With the discovery of the body at the beginning, my interest was captured and it never waned thereafter. I was concerned for Mai’s fate as soon as she was introduced, but suspense ramped up when the case takes a personal turn for Ben...'

#DeadmansPool

Schatje's Shelves @dcyakabuski.bsky.social · 4d

I've discovered a wonderful crime series! See my review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes from @orendabooks.bsky.social: schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes (New Release)

4 Stars Though this is my first book by this author, I’ve learned that this is actually the eighth book in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries. ...

schatjesshelves.blogspot.com

Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

Grab your detective hat, we're on a case!

'The book has the reader playing detective along with Ben and his team. Because we are given Mai’s perspective, we know a bit about the perpetrator [...] and the type of place where she is being held captive...'

#DeadmansPool

Schatje's Shelves @dcyakabuski.bsky.social · 4d

I've discovered a wonderful crime series! See my review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes from @orendabooks.bsky.social: schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes (New Release)

4 Stars Though this is my first book by this author, I’ve learned that this is actually the eighth book in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries. ...

schatjesshelves.blogspot.com

Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

'There are also brief interludes from the point of view of Mai, a sixteen-year-old Vietnamese girl who has been held captive by a man for six years. She has recently given birth to a son Lao whom the man has taken away. I found her sections a harrowing read...'

#DeadmansPool

Schatje's Shelves @dcyakabuski.bsky.social · 4d

I've discovered a wonderful crime series! See my review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes from @orendabooks.bsky.social: schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Review of DEADMAN'S POOL by Kate Rhodes (New Release)

4 Stars Though this is my first book by this author, I’ve learned that this is actually the eighth book in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries. ...

schatjesshelves.blogspot.com

Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

🎶 #TheWinterJob: The Playlist 🚗

Buckle up for Antti Tuomainen’s wild Finnish road trip a hilarious & nail-biting #Thriller about a dad, a piano & a snowbound mission gone sideways❄️

🇫🇮 t David Hackston

🎵 What’s your ultimate #RoadTrip song?
🚗 @ Tag your partner in crime!

❄️ bit.ly/46q4TLE

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 1d

🇳🇿 The Inspiration 🔍

R.W.R. McDonald spills the tea on his heartwarming, hilarious & unhinged mystery #TheNancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace!

Nancy Drew had NOTHING on this trio… 🔍✨

Out this November!
📚 bit.ly/4mHDbiE

#BookSky#MysteryBooks #Books

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