Simon Michael
@thedecentbrief.bsky.social
Creator of the best-selling Amazon No 1 Charles Holborne legal crime series published by @saperebooks.bsky.social. Www.simonmichaelauthor.com.
I'll be appearing at the first ever Cheshire Crime Writers Festival - 2 days celebrating all things crime, literary, murder mystery, police procedural and cozy.
7- 8 Feb 2026 at Best Western Hotel, WA6 6HH. Discounted rates available until 31.10.25.
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7- 8 Feb 2026 at Best Western Hotel, WA6 6HH. Discounted rates available until 31.10.25.
thecuriouscatbookshop.co.uk/cheshire-cri...
Cheshire Crime Writers Festival – The Curious Cat Bookshop
We are delighted to announce the first ever Cheshire Crime Writers Festival, the 2 day festival to all things literary crime, murder mystery, police procedural and cozy crime will take place on the Sa...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I'll be appearing at the first ever Cheshire Crime Writers Festival - 2 days celebrating all things crime, literary, murder mystery, police procedural and cozy.
7- 8 Feb 2026 at Best Western Hotel, WA6 6HH. Discounted rates available until 31.10.25.
thecuriouscatbookshop.co.uk/cheshire-cri...
7- 8 Feb 2026 at Best Western Hotel, WA6 6HH. Discounted rates available until 31.10.25.
thecuriouscatbookshop.co.uk/cheshire-cri...
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@thedecentbrief.bsky.social just finished NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. Brilliant read as always #booksky
September 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
@thedecentbrief.bsky.social just finished NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. Brilliant read as always #booksky
Hope you enjoyed it Mr Curnow!
Farewell Charles Holborne. Just finished The Fall Guy - the last (so far) book about this wily barrister by @thedecentbrief.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hope you enjoyed it Mr Curnow!
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Congratulations to Simon Michael (@thedecentbrief.bsky.social), whose absorbing courtroom drama, The Fall Guy, is out now! Visit our blog to find out more.
#LegalThriller #CourtroomDrama
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#LegalThriller #CourtroomDrama
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Congratulations to Simon Michael! | Sapere Books
Congratulations to Simon Michael, whose absorbing courtroom drama, The Fall Guy, is out now! The Fall Guy is the tenth book in the Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers series. London, 1969 The Beatles, th...
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June 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Congratulations to Simon Michael (@thedecentbrief.bsky.social), whose absorbing courtroom drama, The Fall Guy, is out now! Visit our blog to find out more.
#LegalThriller #CourtroomDrama
saperebooks.com/blog/congrat...
#LegalThriller #CourtroomDrama
saperebooks.com/blog/congrat...
Just a simple “Thank you” to those who’ve taken the trouble to review “The Fall Guy.” Less than 3 weeks since the audiobook came out, and over half a century of 5* reviews. You’re all lovely!
June 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just a simple “Thank you” to those who’ve taken the trouble to review “The Fall Guy.” Less than 3 weeks since the audiobook came out, and over half a century of 5* reviews. You’re all lovely!
Several lovely listeners have asked when the next #CharlesHolborne books is available on Audible. The answer is: NOW! shorturl.at/5xuqO.
The Fall Guy: Rock 'n' Roll Murder in 1960s London (Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 10) (Audio Download): Simon Michael, Colin Mace, Simon Michael: Amazon.co.uk: Books
The Fall Guy: Rock 'n' Roll Murder in 1960s London (Charles Holborne Legal Thrillers, Book 10) (Audio Download): Simon Michael, Colin Mace, Simon Michael: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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May 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Several lovely listeners have asked when the next #CharlesHolborne books is available on Audible. The answer is: NOW! shorturl.at/5xuqO.
It'll be National Crime Reading Month in June, and most UK crime authors are involved. I'll be at the Lymm Literature Festival. #readingcrime
May 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It'll be National Crime Reading Month in June, and most UK crime authors are involved. I'll be at the Lymm Literature Festival. #readingcrime
When you come back from a fab few days in Paris, and find this over your garden. “There’s no place like home… there’s no place like home.”
March 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
When you come back from a fab few days in Paris, and find this over your garden. “There’s no place like home… there’s no place like home.”
I found this very persuasive. Put simply, expecting reason to work with Trump is a waste of time. He will say anything - and be perfectly happy contradicting himself - to justify his actions. Emmanuel and Keir are on a hiding to nothing. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
Condoms for Gaza? Ukraine started the war with Russia? The president’s manipulations of the truth lay the groundwork for radical change.
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February 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I found this very persuasive. Put simply, expecting reason to work with Trump is a waste of time. He will say anything - and be perfectly happy contradicting himself - to justify his actions. Emmanuel and Keir are on a hiding to nothing. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Audio drama is to be cut from Radio 3, the only platform for 90-minute full-length radio plays. Write or love radio drama? Then sign the petition supported by Equity, the Writers’ Guild and @societyofauthors.bsky.social Many great playwrights & screenwriters started on BBC drama. chng.it/RQhtxfyVK4
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February 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Audio drama is to be cut from Radio 3, the only platform for 90-minute full-length radio plays. Write or love radio drama? Then sign the petition supported by Equity, the Writers’ Guild and @societyofauthors.bsky.social Many great playwrights & screenwriters started on BBC drama. chng.it/RQhtxfyVK4
Off tomorrow to newwritingnorth.com/event/screen... to meet TV movers and shakers (and many wide-eyed naïfs) armed with option promises, “The Brief” pitchdeck, an elevator pitch and unrealistic hopes. Wish me luck!
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January 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Off tomorrow to newwritingnorth.com/event/screen... to meet TV movers and shakers (and many wide-eyed naïfs) armed with option promises, “The Brief” pitchdeck, an elevator pitch and unrealistic hopes. Wish me luck!
We get some gorgeous sunsets up here, but this one’s particularly lovely. Time for a G&T methinks.
January 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We get some gorgeous sunsets up here, but this one’s particularly lovely. Time for a G&T methinks.
This reminds one of 1939s Germany.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This reminds one of 1939s Germany.
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Thinking about a new T shirt. What do you think?
January 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Thinking about a new T shirt. What do you think?
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Published and Unpublished authors are invited to enter the Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition. With a £500 cash prize, what do you have to lose? Deadline: 6.00pm February 28, 2025. Details here: https://buff.ly/4gN0sfG
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Published and Unpublished authors are invited to enter the Margery Allingham Short Mystery Competition. With a £500 cash prize, what do you have to lose? Deadline: 6.00pm February 28, 2025. Details here: https://buff.ly/4gN0sfG
Oh, yes! I’d give a year’s book royalties to charity if @kitharringtonig.bsky.social were to play Charlie. Imagine Rumpole meets 1960’s Michael Caine! (But can he do Cockney?)
My imaginary Charles looks like Kit Harrington. Hope he’s in the running!
January 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Oh, yes! I’d give a year’s book royalties to charity if @kitharringtonig.bsky.social were to play Charlie. Imagine Rumpole meets 1960’s Michael Caine! (But can he do Cockney?)
Just caught Radio 4’s ‘Crossing Continents’ when the OH announced that she dislikes it or, more specifically, it’s title. “What’s the matter with it?" I ask, puzzled. “I feel sorry for all those cross incontinents. You wouldn't want a show to highlight your incontinence. No wonder they're cross.'
January 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just caught Radio 4’s ‘Crossing Continents’ when the OH announced that she dislikes it or, more specifically, it’s title. “What’s the matter with it?" I ask, puzzled. “I feel sorry for all those cross incontinents. You wouldn't want a show to highlight your incontinence. No wonder they're cross.'