For anyone with links to Cheshire, note the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2026 is now open for entries until 31 January
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Tonight the Cheshire Prize for Literature anthology "Kaleidoscope" was launched. I was first up to give a short reading and loved hearing other winners, from wise 10 year olds to brilliant poets and storytellers. Thanks to great hosting from the University of Chester.

Death in the Dales, a wonderful festival at Sedbergh Book Town. Privileged to discuss psychological thrillers with M.W. Craven and Caroline England moderated by David Beckler Hugely enjoyable, and brilliant to then sign all available copies of Sharp Scratch for new readers.

So thrilled to see Sharp Scratch on display in Punk: the Art of Rebellion exhibition @Manchester Central Library. As @louderthanwar.bsky.social said, Lorraine Quick "may well be literature's first post-punk crime-solver".
On show till the end 2025.

Just 3 days left until the paperback release of ##IsolationWard on Thursday.
Pre-order here tinyurl.com/48etnzp5

Happy surprise at Chester Uni's event for the Cheshire Prize for Literature. Lovely awards for poetry & fiction, and lastly scriptwriting, which I'd entered. Unsurprised I didn't win. But I am runner-up! Very happy - my script gets into the published anthology plus a huge boost to my scriptwriting.

Here's a little trailer about the brief but intense time that inspired #IsolationWard.
@allisonandbusby.bsky.social

Huge thanks to Cheshire and Chester Libraries for their brilliant support for #IsolationWard. It's this month's 'hidden gem' 💎

The say after publication of #IsolationWard, it's good to take a moment and remember this is my 6th novel. It's been an amazing experience that's taken me to extraordinary places - geographical and imaginary. And now time to ponder - what next?

After an anxious start #IsolationWard has settled at an average 4 🌟 on #NetGalley as publication day looms on Thursday. Huge thanks to all you #bookbloggers and reviewers out there 🙏

'Hope' by GFWatts, a painting for our times.
A blindfolded girl representing humanity sits on the globe, taking comfort from the last string of her broken lyre. Never abandon hope.
Said to have drawn @BarackObama to enter politics - may it continue to inspire.
#inspiregreatness

"A must-read for all lovers of darkly disturbing psychological crime."
- Essie Fox
@essiefox.bsky.social

Still time to get an advance read of Isolation Ward until publication on 17 April.
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Just heard - in the run-up to Isolation Ward's publication Sharp Scratch, the first in the series, is on offer for 99p

Five candidates. One job. A killer prepared to murder their way to the top.

Get your copy here: amzn.to/41tBqxo #ad

I have a long-term project to write about Tudor food, thanks to some lessons from Ivan Day. So this beautiful kitchen at Plas Mawr, Conwy, was so exciting! 🔥 The whole house is a historical gem 💎

Isolation Ward is now available to review on #NetGalley

Follow the link to request now: netgalley.co.uk/publisher/titl…

'Absolutely gripping. Isolation Ward is easily one of the best new thrillers I've read this year.' @tommeadauthor.bsky.social

Excited to post this #CoverReveal today! Just 6 weeks until the follow up to #SharpScratch is released.
Lorraine Quick is sent to a northern asylum where dangerous memories and desires erupt in murder. Allison & Busby Books