The wonderful folks at Amazon are offering the first Sam Oman (that’s me!) JUDITH SPEARS book for 99p in the UK - If you're into Cozy crime, get it while you can! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSJF2CX7 #cozycrime #booklover #books #amreading
Andy Briggs
@andybriggs42.bsky.social
Writer, producer, director. Author of dozens of books and graphic novels, films and TV shows - writes crime as MG Cole and Sam Oman
Big news. We've regained the rights to THE DEVIL'S ROCK, my WW2 horror film of 2011. It now has its own YouTube channel, and will be FREE-TO-VIEW if we can hit 500+ subscribers. Full details on my blog paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com. Or go there direct: www.youtube.com/@TheDevilsRo....
Finally got around to posting another Substack - need to get more active as I find it a great way to unload my own thoughts to clear up space in the old noggin. open.substack.com/pub/andybrig... #tarzan #writing #travel
So... it's just hit The Bookseller - I have a new cozy series called The Moriarty & Co Mysteries, that'll be published by Simon & Schuster's new imprint, Simon Streams - and hitting Amazon / bookstores later this year. 🙂 www.thebookseller.com/news/simon-s...
Simon & Schuster UK and International launches digital-focused imprint
Simon & Schuster has launched Simon Stream, a new digitally-focused imprint with an open submissions portal for aspiring authors.
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Past blogposts that might still be of interest: BACKSTORY TO THE LUCY CLAYBURN NOVELS - (ALL CURRENTLY 99p IN EBOOK!!!). paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2019/05/lucy...
‘It was a squared-off timber post, painted black. Nailed down the side of it were tufts of straggly hair. He approached warily, a terrible suspicion growing on him. All were flecked around their edges with blood. Scalps. Almost certainly human...’ www.amazon.co.uk/Rogue-Detect...
Sounds like my kind of site. I've just reread Charles Sheffield's Proteus trilogy. Aged slightly, but still worth a look.
Joachim Boaz@joachimboaz.bsky.social · 2mo agoI bought it. No worries. Haha. Definitely check out the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of reviews I've written about pre-1985 SF on my site if you haven't! sciencefictionruminations.com
WIDOW’S BAY on Apple TV. I have never heard of it - and it’s excellent! Matthew Rhys is brilliant. #widowsbay
‘The offender was basically a mugger, a street-robber, but the West Midlands press had named him ‘the Creep’ because of his crazy fixed grin. A Joker lookalike; a comic-book madman. But there hadn’t been much to laugh about for his victims ...’ www.amazon.co.uk/Shadows-grip...
I first found David's work in Savage Avengers and absolutely loved it. His Spencer and Locke is also utterly genius, so this was an absolute no-brainer. I've pledged. Why haven't you?
David Pepose - Comic Book Writer@peposed.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat if Mad Max took place in The Wizard of Oz? Find out in THE O.Z., returning to Kickstarter this June from me and artist Ruben Rojas! Sign up for our prelaunch page NOW — we'll have print and digital catchup tiers for all three issues of our Ringo Award-winning comic! tinyurl.com/TheOZComic
Pondering in another Substack... rather than actually doing any work: open.substack.com/pub/andybrig...
Heck dumped his official-issue shoulder-strap, and replaced it with a different make and design, so that when he clipped his Glock into it, it hung upside down. ‘Is that a fast-draw holster?’ Reed asked, incredulous. www.amazon.co.uk/Kiss-Death-D...
Thanks to Oh My Dog! blog for including #thedogwalkersdetectiveagency in their pick of "Best Books for People Who Prefer Animals to Humans"! My debut novel is out now in the US from @pegasus-books.bsky.social. Published by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social in UK & elsewhere ohmydogblog.com/2026/05/book...
7 Books for People Who Prefer Animals to Humans - Oh My Dog!
The 7 Best Animal Books Summer 2026: For people who love dogs, cats, squid, and more. Toss them in your pool bag or load onto your device!
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Thrilled to say it's US publication day for my debut novel #thedogwalkersdetectiveagency! Out in pedigree hardback from @pegasus-books.bsky.social today. Thanks to everyone who’s read/recommended/reviewed/shared/gifted it so far! Your support means the world pegasusbooks.com/books/the-do... 🐶🔍🚨🐾🍂📕
Wow! BOOK 11 is out today!! I have no idea how that happened… mybook.to/garrick11 On to book 12…. #books #booktoker
More Substack nonsense today - TRAVELS WITHOUT A CLUE #1 open.substack.com/pub/andybrig... #travel #substack #writing
Revving the Substack engine... andybriggswriter.substack.com/p/finding-yo... #substack #writing #humour
Heck was intrigued. “The head of Crew security is a woman?” “GMP Serious reckoned she's carried out a number of hits personally,” Lucy said. “Made her bones the old-fashioned way, eh?” www.amazon.co.uk/No-Quarter-D...
Blogposts that might still be of interest: TOP TIPS FOR WRITING ACTION. paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/2017/02/i-ho...
I hope everyone wants a piece of this action
Okay, today we’re talking action thrillers: cynical, hardboiled characters embroiled in kill-or-be-killed adventures, often in hellish urba...
paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com
He was clad entirely in black. Thurstan ripped at the garb, exposing a white tunic underneath tied with a blood-red sash. “Assassins!” Bertrand looked dazed. “The Assassins are here!” Creaks sounded from the passage, made by multiple pairs of feet... www.amazon.co.uk/Devils-Knigh...
Heavy blows struck the woodwork. Heck went up the steps first, the other three close behind. ‘Who are these guys?’ Salty asked breathlessly. ‘Serial killers, or something?’ ‘Worse,’ Heck replied. ‘Serial killers are nutters. These bastards are very, very sane.’ www.amazon.co.uk/No-Quarter-D...
I've started a Substack to talk about creating... stuff. Just a mind mash of what I've seen, what's inspired me and what has helped creatively. It may help you, or it may be a complete waste of your time! andybriggswriter.substack.com/p/are-you-no... #amwriting #writing
Are you not Entertained? #1
Recommendations to keep you smiling, inspired, or at least functional!
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