Emmeline Duncan
@emmelineduncan.bsky.social
Author of the Ground Rules Mystery Series and Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop. Fan of coffee, hiking, dogs.
Meanwhile, this cat has been attacking my ankles (full on WWE-caliber moves) whenever I try to walk in my kitchen.
December 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Meanwhile, this cat has been attacking my ankles (full on WWE-caliber moves) whenever I try to walk in my kitchen.
Not my cat, but this kitty had a lot of opinions about the lack of cat treats on my front porch.
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Not my cat, but this kitty had a lot of opinions about the lack of cat treats on my front porch.
Let me know if you decide to come, and we can plan some fun cozy shenanigans.
Also, I designed the interactive mystery (with a crime scene) for attendees to solve at this year's festival, and it brought me joy.
I think Waylon was the first to solve it. ;)
Also, I designed the interactive mystery (with a crime scene) for attendees to solve at this year's festival, and it brought me joy.
I think Waylon was the first to solve it. ;)
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Let me know if you decide to come, and we can plan some fun cozy shenanigans.
Also, I designed the interactive mystery (with a crime scene) for attendees to solve at this year's festival, and it brought me joy.
I think Waylon was the first to solve it. ;)
Also, I designed the interactive mystery (with a crime scene) for attendees to solve at this year's festival, and it brought me joy.
I think Waylon was the first to solve it. ;)
In Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding, the second Halloween Bookshop Mystery, I introduced a kitten. (I also introduced a kitten in Double Shot Death, the second Ground Rules Mystery, so this is clearly a theme.)
My cat, Matilda, was not the inspiration for either, since she just came home this year.
My cat, Matilda, was not the inspiration for either, since she just came home this year.
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
In Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding, the second Halloween Bookshop Mystery, I introduced a kitten. (I also introduced a kitten in Double Shot Death, the second Ground Rules Mystery, so this is clearly a theme.)
My cat, Matilda, was not the inspiration for either, since she just came home this year.
My cat, Matilda, was not the inspiration for either, since she just came home this year.
Waylon also has a series of shelfies. ;)
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Waylon also has a series of shelfies. ;)
Waylon is the inspiration for Jack in the Halloween Bookshop Mystery Series. Waylon is mostly Great Pyrenees (with some Anatolian Shepherd), and he loves visiting bookshops — probably because the dog-friendly shops have treats!
#12DaysofCozies
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December 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Waylon is the inspiration for Jack in the Halloween Bookshop Mystery Series. Waylon is mostly Great Pyrenees (with some Anatolian Shepherd), and he loves visiting bookshops — probably because the dog-friendly shops have treats!
#12DaysofCozies
#12DaysofCozies
My visits to the Ole Latte coffee cart gave me my initial inspiration! I also like that food cart pods are small communities within a larger city, which is a fun space for a cozy.
Photo: Waylon (my dog) and me with Todd at Ole Latte on the day Fresh Brewed Murder was published.
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Photo: Waylon (my dog) and me with Todd at Ole Latte on the day Fresh Brewed Murder was published.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My visits to the Ole Latte coffee cart gave me my initial inspiration! I also like that food cart pods are small communities within a larger city, which is a fun space for a cozy.
Photo: Waylon (my dog) and me with Todd at Ole Latte on the day Fresh Brewed Murder was published.
#12DaysofCozies
Photo: Waylon (my dog) and me with Todd at Ole Latte on the day Fresh Brewed Murder was published.
#12DaysofCozies
There are two books currently out in the Halloween Bookshop Mystery Series, with book 3 (Hysteria at the Historical Society) coming out next year! The cover will give you a clue as to when it's set.
#12DaysofCozies
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December 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
There are two books currently out in the Halloween Bookshop Mystery Series, with book 3 (Hysteria at the Historical Society) coming out next year! The cover will give you a clue as to when it's set.
#12DaysofCozies
#12DaysofCozies
If you need signed copies of Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop or Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding, the Well-Read Moose has this many:
October 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If you need signed copies of Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop or Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding, the Well-Read Moose has this many:
Come join @elliealexander.bsky.social, @tinaconnolly.bsky.social, and me at @powells.bsky.social this Thursday!
September 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Come join @elliealexander.bsky.social, @tinaconnolly.bsky.social, and me at @powells.bsky.social this Thursday!
Cover reveal! Fresh Brewed Murder is coming out in Arabic from Sumo Publishing House.
August 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Cover reveal! Fresh Brewed Murder is coming out in Arabic from Sumo Publishing House.
It's launch day for Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding (out today from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social!)
July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's launch day for Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding (out today from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social!)
I needed a break after a tough week, so it was clearly hiking slash beach time.
July 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I needed a break after a tough week, so it was clearly hiking slash beach time.
Trivia time: who recognizes this bridge? It’s used prominently in an 80s movie.
July 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trivia time: who recognizes this bridge? It’s used prominently in an 80s movie.
Caught in the act!
The cat just ran off with the dog’s Gumby toy.
The cat just ran off with the dog’s Gumby toy.
June 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Caught in the act!
The cat just ran off with the dog’s Gumby toy.
The cat just ran off with the dog’s Gumby toy.
“Needs books about dogs.”
June 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“Needs books about dogs.”
Uh oh. There’s a trap on the kitchen floor.
May 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Uh oh. There’s a trap on the kitchen floor.
Then we took a very windy beach walk.
May 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Then we took a very windy beach walk.
My assistant helped me sign books at @beachbooks37.bsky.social in Seaside, Oregon!
May 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My assistant helped me sign books at @beachbooks37.bsky.social in Seaside, Oregon!
Both Fatal Brouhaha (out next week!) and Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding are part of @barnesandnoble.com’s pre-order sale. Use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off between April 23-25.
April 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Both Fatal Brouhaha (out next week!) and Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding are part of @barnesandnoble.com’s pre-order sale. Use the code PREORDER25 for 25% off between April 23-25.
The surprise package on my porch turned out to be ARCs!
April 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The surprise package on my porch turned out to be ARCs!
Sugarpine Drive-In was amazing as always.
March 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Sugarpine Drive-In was amazing as always.
Come join me at the Gorge Book Festival this weekend! Tonight, attendees can solve a mystery with Tamara Berry (aka Lucy Gilmore), @tinaconnolly.bsky.social, and me!
March 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Come join me at the Gorge Book Festival this weekend! Tonight, attendees can solve a mystery with Tamara Berry (aka Lucy Gilmore), @tinaconnolly.bsky.social, and me!
Waylon says he will ten or twenty blocks out of his way to hear that he is a good dog.
He’ll walk even farther if treats are involved.
He’ll walk even farther if treats are involved.
February 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Waylon says he will ten or twenty blocks out of his way to hear that he is a good dog.
He’ll walk even farther if treats are involved.
He’ll walk even farther if treats are involved.
The main flaw of @lululemonus.bsky.social’s dance studio pants:
February 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The main flaw of @lululemonus.bsky.social’s dance studio pants: