Michael Ridpath
@michaelridpath.bsky.social
Author of the Magnus crime novels set in Iceland and thrillers mostly set in the 1930s.
https://linktr.ee/michaelridpath
https://linktr.ee/michaelridpath
Operation Berlin, the first in my new series of mystery novels set in Europe in the 1930s will be published in April 2026. A British first world war veteran and a young American woman dreaming of becoming a foreign correspondent solve crimes around the capitals of Europe. First up – Berlin.
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Operation Berlin, the first in my new series of mystery novels set in Europe in the 1930s will be published in April 2026. A British first world war veteran and a young American woman dreaming of becoming a foreign correspondent solve crimes around the capitals of Europe. First up – Berlin.
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I love this Icelandic word - we could do with something similar in UK English!
August 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I love this Icelandic word - we could do with something similar in UK English!
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Astonishing & beautiful erupted material at Eldborg crater. With thanks to @ellionthego.bsky.social for the pic inspo, & to fab author of the #FireAndIce series @michaelridpath.bsky.social for the inspiration to visit it! 🌋 #Stunday #WeekFforFire #AlphabetChallenge #MobilePhotography 📷
#Iceland #ECK
#Iceland #ECK
August 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Astonishing & beautiful erupted material at Eldborg crater. With thanks to @ellionthego.bsky.social for the pic inspo, & to fab author of the #FireAndIce series @michaelridpath.bsky.social for the inspiration to visit it! 🌋 #Stunday #WeekFforFire #AlphabetChallenge #MobilePhotography 📷
#Iceland #ECK
#Iceland #ECK
Ten writers by whom I’ve read more than five books:
1. Dick Francis
2. William Boyd
3. John Grisham
4. Graham Greene
5. Evelyn Waugh
6. Aline Templeton
7. Agatha Christie
8. Simon Brett
9. Robert Harris
10. Tom Harper
1. Dick Francis
2. William Boyd
3. John Grisham
4. Graham Greene
5. Evelyn Waugh
6. Aline Templeton
7. Agatha Christie
8. Simon Brett
9. Robert Harris
10. Tom Harper
July 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Ten writers by whom I’ve read more than five books:
1. Dick Francis
2. William Boyd
3. John Grisham
4. Graham Greene
5. Evelyn Waugh
6. Aline Templeton
7. Agatha Christie
8. Simon Brett
9. Robert Harris
10. Tom Harper
1. Dick Francis
2. William Boyd
3. John Grisham
4. Graham Greene
5. Evelyn Waugh
6. Aline Templeton
7. Agatha Christie
8. Simon Brett
9. Robert Harris
10. Tom Harper
Thought-provoking. Charlotte gives voice to what other writers think but don't say.
I wrote a blog post... as ever, it's a bit controversial. I would love to hear your thoughts!
www.charlotteduckworthstudio.com/blog/writing...
www.charlotteduckworthstudio.com/blog/writing...
Some honest thoughts about writing fiction as a career — charlotte duckworth studio
My dad wanted me to be a lawyer. Like many (most?) writers, I was academic. I did well at school, I was pretty quick at most subjects and I was very good at English and assimilating a lot of informati...
www.charlotteduckworthstudio.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Thought-provoking. Charlotte gives voice to what other writers think but don't say.
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Murder is everwhere at the BRILLIANT but sadly last ever 😢 CrimeFest in Bristol. Loved meeting @ovidiayu.bsky.social, @michaelridpath.bsky.social, Jeffrey Siger and Stan Trollip. Really fun panel. Thank you 🙏❤️🇩🇰 #CrimeFest25
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Murder is everwhere at the BRILLIANT but sadly last ever 😢 CrimeFest in Bristol. Loved meeting @ovidiayu.bsky.social, @michaelridpath.bsky.social, Jeffrey Siger and Stan Trollip. Really fun panel. Thank you 🙏❤️🇩🇰 #CrimeFest25
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When I use Google now I just automatically scroll past the AI summaries like they’re banner ads
This is really important. Do NOT use the AI summaries at the top of google searches. Ignore them. This is especially important if you don't have any prior knowledge about the topic, but also a good general rule.
Search sources, scrutinize them carefully and double-check with other sources.
Search sources, scrutinize them carefully and double-check with other sources.
Google’s AI Overviews will not only confirm that a gibberish idiom is a real saying, it will also tell you what it means and how it was derived -- often including reference links.
www.wired.com/story/google...
www.wired.com/story/google...
April 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
When I use Google now I just automatically scroll past the AI summaries like they’re banner ads
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And for those who're really keen, the second in the #Vintaine series, Blood on the Sand, will be out in May - and what a gorgeous cover! Thanks, @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social #histfic #medieval #calais #nevillescross #adventure #action #crime #mystery
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
And for those who're really keen, the second in the #Vintaine series, Blood on the Sand, will be out in May - and what a gorgeous cover! Thanks, @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social #histfic #medieval #calais #nevillescross #adventure #action #crime #mystery
I have just redesigned my website, www.michaelridpath.com
Websites are supposed to be slick and sleek these days, without too much text. But it seemed a shame to ditch so much content, so I've created a new page, Backstories, which has articles about my novels that I hope keen readers will enjoy.
Websites are supposed to be slick and sleek these days, without too much text. But it seemed a shame to ditch so much content, so I've created a new page, Backstories, which has articles about my novels that I hope keen readers will enjoy.
Michael Ridpath
Welcome to the official website of Michael Ridpath, author of crime novels and thrillers.
www.michaelridpath.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I have just redesigned my website, www.michaelridpath.com
Websites are supposed to be slick and sleek these days, without too much text. But it seemed a shame to ditch so much content, so I've created a new page, Backstories, which has articles about my novels that I hope keen readers will enjoy.
Websites are supposed to be slick and sleek these days, without too much text. But it seemed a shame to ditch so much content, so I've created a new page, Backstories, which has articles about my novels that I hope keen readers will enjoy.
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The Icelandic public broadcasting agency just issued a correction of a previous news item: The first lamb of the year was born in Skagafjörður on January 23rd, and NOT yesterday in Rangárvellir as previosly stated.
The accompanying photo is of the real first lamb born and its mother.
The accompanying photo is of the real first lamb born and its mother.
Hið raunverulega fyrsta lamb fæddist í Skagafirði - RÚV.is
Svo virðist sem fyrsta lamb ársins hafi fæðst 23. janúar á bænum Kleif í Skagafirði. Um viku fyrr en það sem fæddist á Rangárvöllum og fjallað var um í frétt fyrr í dag.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Icelandic public broadcasting agency just issued a correction of a previous news item: The first lamb of the year was born in Skagafjörður on January 23rd, and NOT yesterday in Rangárvellir as previosly stated.
The accompanying photo is of the real first lamb born and its mother.
The accompanying photo is of the real first lamb born and its mother.
"It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime but at night it is another thing." – Ernest Hemingway.
January 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime but at night it is another thing." – Ernest Hemingway.
Somebody reads them! Hurrah!
Received another interesting newsletter from @michaelridpath.bsky.social.
I'm not a great fan of newsletters on the whole and his is one of only two I genuinely look forward to receiving.
Well worth subscribing if you haven't already!
I'm not a great fan of newsletters on the whole and his is one of only two I genuinely look forward to receiving.
Well worth subscribing if you haven't already!
January 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Somebody reads them! Hurrah!
Listening to William Hurt reading The Sun Also Rises in the gym. Sublime! The miles fly by (all 2 1/2 of them)!
January 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Listening to William Hurt reading The Sun Also Rises in the gym. Sublime! The miles fly by (all 2 1/2 of them)!
Just finished Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd. Brilliant spy story! Clever, absorbing plot and a fascinating examination of the motivation and character of an accidental spy. Reminds me of Graham Greene, but better.
December 30, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Just finished Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd. Brilliant spy story! Clever, absorbing plot and a fascinating examination of the motivation and character of an accidental spy. Reminds me of Graham Greene, but better.
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'Snow in Islington' (2018) by Melissa Scott-Miller
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December 11, 2024 at 1:51 PM
'Snow in Islington' (2018) by Melissa Scott-Miller
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Cheesemongers of the UK! You can buy A Cheesemongers Tour direct from me. Signed 1st ed hardback copies, feel the benefit! DMs are open!
November 26, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Cheesemongers of the UK! You can buy A Cheesemongers Tour direct from me. Signed 1st ed hardback copies, feel the benefit! DMs are open!
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I love the language they use here: “If a hole opens, an eye of red glowing lava, we try to react and cool them down and close those eyes again.”
Kæla öll „hraunaugu“ og loka þeim - Vísir
Vinna við að kæla hraunið við varnargarðinn kringum Svartsengi og Bláa lónið hefur gengið mjög vel. Kælingin hefur staðið yfir frá því í gærkvöldi og mun halda áfram á meðan verið er að hækka varnarga...
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November 24, 2024 at 11:53 AM
I love the language they use here: “If a hole opens, an eye of red glowing lava, we try to react and cool them down and close those eyes again.”
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
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We went and said good morning to the volcano
November 22, 2024 at 9:22 AM
We went and said good morning to the volcano
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I have a very NSFW poem in the Ten Poets Charm the Pants... Not sure if that makes you more or less likely to buy it. Oh! And a completely work safe one in the Everyman Poems of London just visible above with umbrellas on the spine. I have now peaked. Thanks @sidekickbooks.bsky.social
Pop down to @dauntbooks.bsky.social for tales of mystery and mischief! #BooksAreMyBag
November 22, 2024 at 11:29 AM
I have a very NSFW poem in the Ten Poets Charm the Pants... Not sure if that makes you more or less likely to buy it. Oh! And a completely work safe one in the Everyman Poems of London just visible above with umbrellas on the spine. I have now peaked. Thanks @sidekickbooks.bsky.social
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🤬 I can’t believe I just had to go do this. No, Microsoft, you don’t have permission to scrape any of my data.
Here’s your friendly reminder to plow through the labyrinth of menus in Microsoft Word to turn off all “connected experiences”. That’s their euphemism for scraping every letter you write to train their AI.
Here’s how you do it. 🧵
Here’s how you do it. 🧵
November 18, 2024 at 5:31 PM
🤬 I can’t believe I just had to go do this. No, Microsoft, you don’t have permission to scrape any of my data.
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Mine is Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's latest. It is a cracker of a read.
November 14, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Mine is Yrsa Sigurðardóttir's latest. It is a cracker of a read.
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I needed this.😂 Happy Friday Eve, friends!
you ever seen a more relatable headline
November 14, 2024 at 1:59 PM
I needed this.😂 Happy Friday Eve, friends!
Just gave the plumber one of my books. He disappeared to the basement for an hour and then said he loved the first chapter. I felt flattered until I realised not only had I just given away one of my books, but I was also paying someone an hourly rate to read it! Still feel gratified, though.
September 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Just gave the plumber one of my books. He disappeared to the basement for an hour and then said he loved the first chapter. I felt flattered until I realised not only had I just given away one of my books, but I was also paying someone an hourly rate to read it! Still feel gratified, though.