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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · 24d

A wonderful time @agathafestival.bsky.social talking about Bundle Brent & a very misty Dartmoor! The perfect way to celebrate my birthday. Thank you for having me at the best festival there is!

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Tom Mead @tommeadauthor.bsky.social · 26d

Sharing another photo from @victoriadowd.bsky.social 's book launch in honour of Victoria's birthday! Also pictured, the wonderful Louise Hare and Phil Lecomber.

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you ☺️

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · 28d

What a fabulous review. Thank you

Sam Tyler @reelsamtyler.bsky.social · 29d

@victoriadowd.bsky.social's 'Death in the Aviary' is a modern crime story written with the Golden Age in mind.

Out now

Read my SFBook.com review: sfbook.com/death-in-the...

Thank you @daturabooks.bsky.social @caramalines.bsky.social

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Sep 13

Fantastic to see this from such a brilliant reviewer!

The Puzzle Doctor @puzzledoctor.bsky.social · Sep 12

Out now from friend-of-the-blog @victoria_dowd - featuring a sleuth who appreciates the finest things in detective fiction... #BookSky #ClassicCrime @victoriadowd.bsky.social
classicmystery.blog/2025/09/12/d...

Death In The Aviary (2025) by Victoria Dowd

1928, New Year’s Eve, Dartmoor. Ravenswick Abbey, the family seat of the Ravenswick family. A gathering for family and faithful servants is arranged in the upstairs room of the bed-bound Lord Raven…

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Sep 9

It’s publication day!!! Words that never get dull. Thank you to @daturabooks.bsky.social for making Death in the Aviary such a beautiful book & giving it so much love. It’s available today!! www.waterstones.com/book/death-i...

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you to the wonderful @philippaeast.bsky.social for this!

Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · Aug 16

Yay, @victoriadowd.bsky.social! This is a brilliant book (I was privileged to read an early copy), and you should all go and buy it!
It’s a fiendishly-clever classic murder-mystery, out next month and available to preorder now.
#DeathInTheAviary

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1...

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Coming soon from an author you follow
Death in the Aviary: The Charlotte Blood Chronicles
Paperback: £945
Other formats: Kindle Edition, Audible Audiobooks
Release date: 9 September 2025
Death in the Aviary: The Charlotte...
by Victoria Dowd
New Year’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops. In the darkness, a single shot is fired. When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — the heir to the Ravenswick fortune — is dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All...
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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you so much! That’s very kind.

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jul 26

One of the best! New venue is marvellous.

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jul 26

Fabulous recording of the Daggers. I was very honoured to present one. What a spectacular evening.

paulcrimetime.bsky.social @paulcrimetime.bsky.social · Jul 22

CTFM Special @thecwa.bsky.social Daggers Awards Night Crime readers
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Sam Tyler @reelsamtyler.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell 9 Oct

Stars Like Us by Stephen K Stanford 4 Nov. Comes with a SFBook.com quote!

Death in the Aviary by @victoriadowd.bsky.social 9 Sept

Thank you @solarisbooks.bsky.social @daturabooks.bsky.social @jessgofton.bsky.social 2/2

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jul 21

Great to see the book out there. Hope you enjoy it.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · Jul 11

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Jul 11

This photo of the moon from a couple of nights ago is a giving real "stay off the moors" energy

It's a nearly full moon peeking out from behind dark trees and lacy clouds

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jul 11

I love this!!

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thrilled to be included in @barnesandnoble.com pre order sale! You can get your discounted copy of Death in the Aviary here 👇🏻but only for 2 days!

Datura Books @daturabooks.bsky.social · Jul 8

The @barnesandnoble 25% off sale is back again!

Whatever strikes your fancy, use the code PREORDER25 on any format of our titles and get 25% off! And if you are a premium member, an additional 10% off...

We want to know: what are you securing in this season's B&N sale?
#daturabooks #barnesandnoble

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · Jul 3

So happy to make another donation to @readeasynnt.bsky.social from our charity anthology #UnBound. A collection of 11 brilliantly-innovative short stories from D20 Authors, including prize-winning tale #Catacomb by @victoriadowd.bsky.social 🤗
Grab your copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/UnBound-fant...

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From amateur sleuths to mathematical geniuses, heatwaves to catacombs, school days to parenthood and everything in between, this second anthology from the D20 Authors showcases 11 fresh new short stories for you to enjoy.

Meet the resentful young man navigating his high school reunion; the amateur dramatics group baffled by a suspicious death in their midst; the theoretical physicist dreaming of exquisite discoveries; and the isolated archivist fighting to preserve her unravelling sanity…

Compiled by best-selling author Philippa East and covering everything from cosy crime to uplit, historical fiction to the paranormal, this second multi-genre collection from the D20 authors has a tale for everyone. Contributors to UnBound have been longlisted, shortlisted and winners of a variety of literary awards, including the People's Book Prize, the HWA Debut Crown Award, The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize, and the CWA New Blood Award.

With this fantastic second anthology, the D20 Authors are delighted to be raising funds for the adult literacy charity Read Easy (CC 1151288), which provides free, one-to-one reading coaching programmes for adults, with the vision that every adult who wants to read, can.

Contributors
Ellen Alpsten
Penny Batchelor
Tom Benjamin
Andreina Cordani
Victoria Dowd
Philippa East
Tim Ewins
Paula Greenlees
Anna Jefferson
Sarah Moorhead
Cat Walker

Immerse yourself in brilliant short fiction from some of the best authors publishing today, support Read Easy, and treat yourself to some great entertainment by grabbing your copy of this superb collection.

Screen shot of the “thank you for your donation” page from read easy

Screenshot from Skyehouse international film and writing festival announcing catacomb as the winning short story.

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jun 27

It’s getting closer… But you can pre order now!!

Datura Books @daturabooks.bsky.social · Jun 27

A ‘locked lift’ mystery for Golden Age crime fans... Death in the Aviary by award-winning author Victoria Dowd is out September 5th 2025! Preorder your copy via the Datura website (link in bio) or your favourite large book retailer! 🐦‍⬛🤔📚

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Agatha Christie Festival @agathafestival.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congratulations to Festival friend @victoriadowd.bsky.social on this stunning looking book. We cannot wait to read it!

Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jun 13

Look what arrived today! This is my first time seeing Death in the Aviary in the flesh! And wow!! It’s fabulous. Thank you Datura.

Available to pre order www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/791218...

daturabooks.com/product/deat...

www.waterstones.com/book/death-i...

#books #deathintheaviary

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thank you so much.

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jun 13

Look what arrived today! This is my first time seeing Death in the Aviary in the flesh! And wow!! It’s fabulous. Thank you Datura.

Available to pre order www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/791218...

daturabooks.com/product/deat...

www.waterstones.com/book/death-i...

#books #deathintheaviary

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Jun 3

Very excited to be doing this!

Agatha Christie Festival @agathafestival.bsky.social · May 27

This event truly looks a 'Bundle of Fun'!
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Secret of Chimneys, bestselling Devon-based author, the always fabulous @victoriadowd.bsky.social will give an entertaining talk on Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | A Bundle of Fun

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of *The Secret of Chimneys*, bestselling Devon-based author, Victoria Dowd, will give an entertaining talk on Bundle Brent. Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’...

www.iacf-uk.org

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · May 30

Really looking forward to this!

Agatha Christie Festival @agathafestival.bsky.social · May 27

This event truly looks a 'Bundle of Fun'!
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Secret of Chimneys, bestselling Devon-based author, the always fabulous @victoriadowd.bsky.social will give an entertaining talk on Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | A Bundle of Fun

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of *The Secret of Chimneys*, bestselling Devon-based author, Victoria Dowd, will give an entertaining talk on Bundle Brent. Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’...

www.iacf-uk.org

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Agatha Christie Festival @agathafestival.bsky.social · Apr 23

Agatha Christie Festival 2025: Introducing the Speakers!

We are thrilled to welcome back Kemper Donovan to host a live episode of the All About Agatha podcast about the real-life murders in Agatha Christie's fiction.

This event is almost sold out so don't miss out!
www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

International Agatha Christie Festival | True Crime Queen: The Real-life Murders in Agatha Christie’s Fiction

Most Christie fans are aware of a small number of high-profile criminal cases that Christie ripped from the headlines for a few of her most celebrated works (e.g. *Murder on the Orient Express*, *The ...

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Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social · Apr 23

Very excited to see Death in the Aviary in the @barnesandnoble.com pre order sale. Here’s the link to claim 25% off www.barnesandnoble.com/w/death-in-t...

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Agatha Christie Festival @agathafestival.bsky.social · Apr 13

Great piece on ITV News last night about the statue unveiling and the Spring Gathering.
www.itv.com/watch/news/a...

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