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Gavin / G. B. Ralph
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📚 Author 🕵️‍♂️ Cosy mysteries 👬 Romcoms
👨‍🏫 Gay librarian approved 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)
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Looks like it was a writing music kind of year 🎵

#SpotifyWrapped #WritingCommunity 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎🌈✒️
56960 minutes (39 days) listened. Your top album: Glass Onion soundtrack. Top five artists all creating soundtrack music. Top five genres were Dance Pop, Soundtrack, Electronics, Orchestral, Indie.
December 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Festive refresh for the author website header 🎄 gbralph.com
G. B. Ralph author website showing header text with festive elf hat.
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Hi, my name is Gavin 👋 I'm an author of cosy mysteries and romantic comedies, publishing under my initials, G. B. Ralph.

My writing features:
😅 chaotic yet lovable characters getting themselves into all sorts of trouble,
🕵️‍♂️ an astonishing amount of crime, and
😘 handsome men falling for each other.
Selfie of author G. B. Ralph alongside the Murder on Milverton Square book cover design and the start of a speech bubble. Green garden in the background. Badge that reads "Hello my name is G. B. Ralph" with a New Zealand flag and rainbow pride flag underneath. Speech bubble that reads "I'm an author of cosy mysteries and romantic comedies. My writing features chaotic yet lovable characters getting themselves into all sorts of trouble, an astonishing amount of crime, and handsome men falling for each other. Book cover images of Poison at Penshaw Hall, Death in Douglas Glade, and Fright on Stage Right. Green garden in the background.
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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"OK, give us a goofy grin while slowly lowering your books… Yes! Perfect, just like that."

Those weren't my instructions but that's what we ended up with! I had fun filming around the Palmerston North City Library though was clearly starting to lose the plot by the time we wrapped.
Video screenshot of author G. B. Ralph sitting and speaking to the camera with the library in the background. Subtitle reads "It's basically murder, but everyone has a nice time." Video screenshot of author G. B. Ralph sitting and typing on his laptop with the library in the background. Subtitle reads "I think just being in the library is inspiring, being surrounded by books" Video screenshot of author G. B. Ralph sitting and speaking to the camera with the library in the background. Subtitle reads "And so, I just chucked a dead body at their feet and then they've definitely got—" Video screenshot of author G. B. Ralph walking upstairs at the library. Subtitle reads "One of the last free spaces. There's no expectation that you have to buy anything."
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Another wonderful review, this time by Craig Sisterson writing for the Fall 2025 edition of the US-based Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine, featuring words like "intriguing" and "charming"!

Full review: gbralph.com/2025/11/20/c...

#CozyMystery #Mystery #BookReview 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎🌈✒️
Review of Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph. Speech bubbles with selected excerpts.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Then it was time for Riley Chance to update us on what's been happening with the local audiobook production hub and Sean Monaghan to launch the latest Versions anthology alongside so many of the contributors! A huge thanks to all the readers and authors who joined us for the day 😊
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November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Local Readers and Authors Day at the library was a hit and I had a great time chairing the first event of the day. Our Romance Panel featured A.J. Lancaster, Carole Brungar, and Sean Monaghan who told us all about their latest releases, tropes, how they get the words down on the page, and much more!
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November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Not long until our meet-cute at the library 😍 i.e. romance panel, 2:30pm tomorrow (Fri 15 Nov), HEA guaranteed x
Selfie with a Local Readers and Authors Day poster
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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The despicably clever and talented co-author of The Bookshop Detectives, Louise Ward, has said such wonderful and generous things about The Milverton Mysteries 😮

#Mystery #Books #BookReview 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎
The Milverton Mysteries by G. B. Ralph. Book cover images and review blurb from Louise Ward, co-author of The Bookshop Detectives: "The Milverton Mysteries are a breath of sweet, fresh air: funny, cosy, full of atmosphere and heart. You’ll fall in love with Addison."
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Today's writing involved:
🤴 a passenger prince,
🚛 heavy machinery, and
😮 a white-knuckle affair.

🚧 WIP: Killer on the Kelvin Explorer
📈 Book status: First draft (2%)

#CozyMystery #Mystery #WritingCommunity
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Killer on the Kelvin Explorer by G. B. Ralph. Book cover design and blurb.
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want

Fright on Stage Right 🎃🎭💀
Excerpt from Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph. Chapter 1. It was all for show. Nobody would be getting slaughtered tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Love is in the air 🥰 I'll be chairing the romance panel at the Local Readers and Authors Day next weekend, chatting with A.J. Lancaster, Carole Brungar, and Sean Monaghan about their brand new romance novels.

#Library #BookEvent #WritingCommunity 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙👀📚🌎🌈✒️
Local Readers and Authors Day poster featuring author photos and schedule information. Saturday 15 November 2025. Palmerston North Central Library. Free entry, all welcome. 2:30pm Romance panel with panellists Carole Brungar, A.J. Lancaster, Sean Monaghan, and facilitator G.B. Ralph. 3:40pm Mix and mingle with writers and readers, music from Laura Evans. 4:00pm Riley Chance's audiobook launch. 4:40pm Snacks, signings, minglings. 5:00pm – Versions Tuaono launch.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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💯 ratings for my latest on Goodreads, you guysss 😘
Goodreads listing for Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph with 100 ratings
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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It is time 💀
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November 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Bye, internet 👋 For the next 8 hours, anyway. I can't be having Celebrity Traitors UK spoilers until I've watched this evening (NZ time)
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November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I updated my website header for Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes season because it's plot relevant 🔥 gbralph.com
G. B. Ralph author website with fire, sparks, ash, and soot floating around the header text
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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A "charming cosy series" and "an intriguing Kiwi mystery laced with plenty of grin-inducing elements among the dark deeds" according to Craig Sisterson's review in this week's edition of The NZ Listener 🕵️

#Mystery #BookReview #YeahNoir 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎 🌈✒️
Selfie holding up the New Zealand Listener magazine in print A full page from the New Zealand Listener magazine showing three mystery novel reviews New Zealand Listener review of Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph. Far lighter in tone than Sigurdardottir’s latest, but equally page-turning, is Palmerston North author GB Ralph’s fourth in his charming cosy series set in fictional Milverton, Manawatū. Popular in the US, Ralph’s tales star Wellington city slicker and marketing man Addison Harper, who finds himself in Milverton dealing with a creaking house inherited from a relative, as well as an anxiety-inducing romantic entanglement with police Sergeant Jake Murphy. In this, Addison has made the move to Milverton more permanent, as he’s about to begin a new job promoting the town to tourists. Just before he starts, there’s a date night with Jake, front row at a local Halloween variety show packed with spooky fun, ghoulish drag queens and audience participation. Addison is dragged on stage with the mayor to judge the contestants, only to witness a very sudden, very unscripted death. À la The Brokenwood Mysteries, Ralph creates an intriguing Kiwi mystery laced with plenty of grin-inducing elements among the dark deeds; there’s a lovely tone and a fun group of characters to keep readers engaged. Looking forward to more in the series.
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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All set up for spooky snacks and drinks 💀🧀

Table setting and decorations harvested from our garden and presented by my partner. Attempted soft cheese carving and Fright on Stage Right by me. Cocktail recipe from the Savoy Cocktail Book.

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Spooky charcuterie board with cheese carved into a skull Table setting Fright on Stage Right paperback book by G. B. Ralph Corpse Reviver Number 2 cocktail recipe
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Murder on Milverton Square has been launched to the №2 spot in Amazon UK's Best Sellers in Gay Fiction chart and №698 in the ✨entire✨ store!

Huge thanks to everyone who helped spread the word during today's Kindle Daily Deal in the UK 😘

#Gay #Mystery #Books 🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎 🌈✒️
Amazon UK Best Sellers in Gay Fiction chart with Murder on Milverton Square by G. B. Ralph at number 2. Murder on Milverton Square by G. B. Ralph at number 698 in the Kindle Store in the UK.
October 31, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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The first Milverton Mystery is back in the Amazon charts in the UK thanks to readers snapping up the Kindle Daily Deal 🎉

Grab yourself a copy or let a friend know there's just over 6 hours left: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BHRK58DP/

🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎 #Mystery #Kindle #Books
Amazon UK Best Sellers in LGBTQ+ Mystery chart with Murder on Milverton Square by G. B. Ralph currently in fourth position Amazon UK Best Sellers in Gay Fiction chart with Murder on Milverton Square by G. B. Ralph currently in fifth position
October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Surprise 🎉 The first Milverton Mystery has been tapped for a Kindle Daily Deal in the UK! So, if you've been flirting with maybe visiting Milverton, today's your day. I'll see you there x www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BHRK58DP/

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Murder on Milverton Square by G. B. Ralph shown on Amazon UK at 99p.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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It's fennel-flavoured petrol made fancy 💅✨

P.S. Jump on my maiIing Iist for four spooky boozy recipes (printable PDFs!) ready for Halloween 🎃👻 gbralph.com/mailing-list/
Green Fairy cocktail recipe and excerpt from Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph.
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Following some rather unsubtle hinting, look what I unwrapped on my birthday last week 😱 The latest releases in two of my favourite series which never fail to deliver laughs and gasps. They are, of course, the fifth Thursday Murder Club and fourth Ernest Cunningham mysteries 🕵️ #Mystery #Books
G. B. Ralph selfie holding up two paperback books: The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman and Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson.
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Another terrifying tipple to try this spooky season from the pages of Fright on Stage Right 🧙‍♀️💜 Yesterday I sent out four Halloween-themed cocktails (with printable PDFs!) to the deliciously despicable folk on my author mailing list. You'll get access too if you join: gbralph.com/mailing-list/
Witch's Heart cocktail recipe and excerpt from Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph
October 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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What's that under this reader's Christmas tree? A stack of Milverton #Mysteries! This tree is one of many John puts up around the house every year, saying he embraces #Christmas early for the joy of it ✨🎄 And I say why not?!

📸 John Petras shared this photo with me, shared here with his permission.
A stack of Milverton Mysteries paperback books under a small decorated Christmas tree
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM