R.N. Morris
@rnmorris.bsky.social
Writer of historical crime fiction and other things. Podcast scriptwriter on The Curious History of Your Home for Noiser. “Mesmerizing, repellent, bizarre, intelligent, dark, provocative… utterly fascinating…”
Booklist
Booklist
This, from @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social's The Bruegel Boy, perfectly encapsulates how I feel reading her book...
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This, from @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social's The Bruegel Boy, perfectly encapsulates how I feel reading her book...
It's fair to say Mr Duns has read a lot of spy novels... link to buy www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G34WMXKY/
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's fair to say Mr Duns has read a lot of spy novels... link to buy www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G34WMXKY/
I love it when writers I admire say nice things about my work!
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I love it when writers I admire say nice things about my work!
COVER STORY isn't out yet - another day to go, I believe. But just had this great response from writer and critic Jeremy Duns. Particularly bowled over by the comparison to Mick Herron!
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
COVER STORY isn't out yet - another day to go, I believe. But just had this great response from writer and critic Jeremy Duns. Particularly bowled over by the comparison to Mick Herron!
Not long to go before COVER STORY is out in the world! I’m very excited about this one and will be sharing the Saul Bass-inspired trailer tomorrow!
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Not long to go before COVER STORY is out in the world! I’m very excited about this one and will be sharing the Saul Bass-inspired trailer tomorrow!
I love a good book launch, especially when it's the launch of a new @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social novel. I can't wait to immerse myself in this beauty!
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I love a good book launch, especially when it's the launch of a new @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social novel. I can't wait to immerse myself in this beauty!
It's not every day you get an email from Stephen King. Or even a bot pretending to be Stephen King!
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It's not every day you get an email from Stephen King. Or even a bot pretending to be Stephen King!
Last chance to enter my guess the title competition. Draw will be made at midday. One copy of the paperback, 10 ebooks up for grabs. Drop your answers in the comments or DM me.
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Last chance to enter my guess the title competition. Draw will be made at midday. One copy of the paperback, 10 ebooks up for grabs. Drop your answers in the comments or DM me.
I've got a new book coming out soon but I'm keeping the title under my hat. Guess what it is and win a copy (1 paperback and 10 ebooks to give away)... comment or dm to enter. Draw takes place on Thursday. #BookSky
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I've got a new book coming out soon but I'm keeping the title under my hat. Guess what it is and win a copy (1 paperback and 10 ebooks to give away)... comment or dm to enter. Draw takes place on Thursday. #BookSky
Don't forget to enter my cover tease competition. Guess the title of my next book and you could win a paperback copy. 10 runners up will get ebooks. Drop your answers in the comments or DM me.
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Don't forget to enter my cover tease competition. Guess the title of my next book and you could win a paperback copy. 10 runners up will get ebooks. Drop your answers in the comments or DM me.
Selfie with bowler. My next novel is a contemporary spy story. Does this mean I've abandoned historical crime fiction? Hope this answers your question.
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Selfie with bowler. My next novel is a contemporary spy story. Does this mean I've abandoned historical crime fiction? Hope this answers your question.
I'm feeling generous, so I will also give away 10 free digital copies of my next novel as well as a paperback copy for the overall winner. To enter, all you have to do is guess the title! Drop me your guesses in a comment or DM me... visual clue below.
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I'm feeling generous, so I will also give away 10 free digital copies of my next novel as well as a paperback copy for the overall winner. To enter, all you have to do is guess the title! Drop me your guesses in a comment or DM me... visual clue below.
Guess the title of my new novel and win a paperback. DM me your best guess before midday 6.11.25. The correct entries will be put into a draw.
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Guess the title of my new novel and win a paperback. DM me your best guess before midday 6.11.25. The correct entries will be put into a draw.
"Cover" tease... something new coming soon!
October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"Cover" tease... something new coming soon!
Still only #99p. The Porfiry Petrovich ebook omnibus. “Richly evocative of its time and place.” The New York Times. www.amazon.co.uk/Crime-Punish...
September 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Still only #99p. The Porfiry Petrovich ebook omnibus. “Richly evocative of its time and place.” The New York Times. www.amazon.co.uk/Crime-Punish...
Porfiry Petrovich Omnibus, only 99p on #amazon #kindle. “Morris resurrects one of literature’s all-time greatest character... the result reads like an episode of Columbo, but with feverish Russian psychology”
New York Magazine amazon.co.uk/Crime-Punish...
New York Magazine amazon.co.uk/Crime-Punish...
September 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Porfiry Petrovich Omnibus, only 99p on #amazon #kindle. “Morris resurrects one of literature’s all-time greatest character... the result reads like an episode of Columbo, but with feverish Russian psychology”
New York Magazine amazon.co.uk/Crime-Punish...
New York Magazine amazon.co.uk/Crime-Punish...
While waiting for Pedro Pascal's people to get in touch, I made an animation of the great man reading his favourite book. Of course I did. Best with sound on. (The backing track is me playing guitar, btw - surf rock on my trusty old Mosrite.)
July 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
While waiting for Pedro Pascal's people to get in touch, I made an animation of the great man reading his favourite book. Of course I did. Best with sound on. (The backing track is me playing guitar, btw - surf rock on my trusty old Mosrite.)
My plan to entice Pedro Pascal into starring in the screen adaptations of my Porfiry Petrovich novels is gathering pace. I've just bought some new jiffy bags from Rymans. Couldn't very well send him the book in an old one with my name crossed out.
July 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My plan to entice Pedro Pascal into starring in the screen adaptations of my Porfiry Petrovich novels is gathering pace. I've just bought some new jiffy bags from Rymans. Couldn't very well send him the book in an old one with my name crossed out.
Ebook bargain... all the books in my Virginsky series are 99p each! Why not start with Law of Blood... www.amazon.co.uk/Law-Blood-Em...
April 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ebook bargain... all the books in my Virginsky series are 99p each! Why not start with Law of Blood... www.amazon.co.uk/Law-Blood-Em...
A reminder that the trailers I make for my books are not AI generated, but created over many painstaking hours using animation software @blender.official. That's why they're a little bit shit (not because of blender but because of my lack of skill)... But they're my "a-little-bit-shit".
March 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A reminder that the trailers I make for my books are not AI generated, but created over many painstaking hours using animation software @blender.official. That's why they're a little bit shit (not because of blender but because of my lack of skill)... But they're my "a-little-bit-shit".
More throwaway plot ideas. This might be the last lot.
March 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
More throwaway plot ideas. This might be the last lot.
More of those throwaway plot ideas. This can't go on forever.
March 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
More of those throwaway plot ideas. This can't go on forever.
More throwaway plot ideas. Again, you're welcome.
March 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
More throwaway plot ideas. Again, you're welcome.
Throwaway plot ideas. You can have these. More to come.
March 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Throwaway plot ideas. You can have these. More to come.
I just received a very confusing spam email to my website. It's from Joseph with the subject line Ian, though the body of the email is signed off by Benjamin.
March 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I just received a very confusing spam email to my website. It's from Joseph with the subject line Ian, though the body of the email is signed off by Benjamin.