Governor Finn Black
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Books featuring Governor Finn Black, ex-Royal Marine and prison governor. Fictional character documented by Tony C. Scott, a member of the Crime Writers' Association and former prison governor. www.prisoncrime.club #prisoncrimeclub #author
In HMPS, a great deal of training time was (rightly) devoted to the perils of appeasement.
"Trump is currently stuck, for this is what happens when others refuse to give into bullying." A strong contender for the wisest words of 2026 - so far because I doubt either Trump or @davidallengreen.bsky.social have finished yet.
As an ex-prison governor I have carried out thousands of adjudications. There was already a power imbalance but this skews things in a grotesque way. Alternatives? Invest in helping prisoners to address the cause of their offending when they're in prison. 1/3
Mr. J does a lot of different kinds of art. And they're all amazing. I have one framed myself! Do business with him 🔥
It might have taken me two years to find @mrjalco.bsky.social but by heck I'm glad I did! I can finally start to get rid of the horrible AI ones I used as placeholders... So, if you need art - any art, he's very talented - please do try him.
I went back and reread the entire Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter. What did I discover? Quite a lot about Morse – and rather more about my own crime writing than I expected. Inspector Morse Revisited: bernardokeeffe.com/inspector-mo... #crimefiction #inspectormorse @thecwa.bsky.social
Inspector Morse Revisited
On re-reading Inspector Morse I don’t often re-read books. This may be because when I was an English teacher re-reading books pretty much came with the territory, and the pain of …
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I got the rights back to several of my books and have reissued them in these new editions.
NEW EDITIONS OF OLD FAVORITES
I got the rights back to several of my books and have reissued them in these new editions.
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The dangerous people you’ll ever meet are the ones you live with. Not migrants.
These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is great. "If you can’t be bothered to write it, why should anyone be bothered to read it?" is spot on.
City AM issues broadside against flood of AI slop being submitted by writers for its pages: "if you can’t be bothered to write it, why should anyone be bothered to read it?" www.cityam.com/there-should...
*sigh* Getting REAL fucking tired of the supposed “good guys” being shit to their employees. Looking at you @wikipedia.org & @propublica.org REAL FUCKING TIRED.
Wikimedia Foundation just fired a long time lead developer of MediaWiki as well as its entire community team for unionizing. If you’re a donor, email donate@wikimedia.org to protest this move. medium.com/@jakeorlowit...
🎵 Well they blew up my airbag vest in Donington last night 🎵 With apologies to Springsteen. #motorcycle #motosky
The first three books in the series were sensational - and the fourth is only 99p today! Guess what I'll be doing this evening? #booksky 📚💙
Everyone In This Bank Is A Thief: The witty new mystery from the bestselling author of the Ernest Cunningham series eBook : Stevenson, Benjamin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Everyone In This Bank Is A Thief: The witty new mystery from the bestselling author of the Ernest Cunningham series eBook : Stevenson, Benjamin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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I didn't know this, and I've been haunted by Operation Mincemeat since I was a kid. I was, therefore, very pleased to have been able to work it into the plot of Black on Blue. #govfinnblack #prisoncrimeclub
I think this maybe the most niché bit of trivia I’ve ever heard.
Reminds of the time the Archbishop of Canterbury tried to get into a prison in London and was asked for ID. "I'm afraid I don't have anything," he apologised. Then, gesturing to his dress: "But I'm the Archbishop of Canterbury." "I asked for identification, not a fucking job description."
Last July, the pope called his bank in South Chicago. He wanted to update the phone number on his account. The teller told him that any changes had to be made in person with an ID. Knowing that was impossible, he asked: “Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” She hung up on him.
Reminds of the time the Archbishop of Canterbury tried to get into a prison in London and was asked for ID. "I'm afraid I don't have anything," he apologised. Then, gesturing to his dress: "But I'm the Archbishop of Canterbury." "I asked for identification, not a fucking job description."
Last July, the pope called his bank in South Chicago. He wanted to update the phone number on his account. The teller told him that any changes had to be made in person with an ID. Knowing that was impossible, he asked: “Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” She hung up on him.
Happy 13th anniversary to that terrible misunderstanding at a WI meeting.
Terrifying and hilarious in equal measure.
Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we’ve ever built
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99p is all it takes to be introduced to the wonderful Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw by @mwcraven.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky
The Puppet Show: Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2019 (Washington Poe Book 1) eBook : Craven, M. W.: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Puppet Show: Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2019 (Washington Poe Book 1) eBook : Craven, M. W.: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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£1.99 for four Ken Bruen novels? Ridiculous. Trust me: You'll never spend two quid better than this. #booksky 💙📚 #kenbruen #jacktaylor
THE GALWAY CRIME THRILLERS BOOKS 1-4: four gripping Irish mysteries (Irish Crime Mystery Box Sets Book 1)
THE GALWAY CRIME THRILLERS BOOKS 1-4: four gripping Irish mysteries (Irish Crime Mystery Box Sets Book 1) eBook : Bruen, Ken: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Amazon ratings for this series are currently Baby's Breath ⭐ 4.7 Fallen Feathers ⭐4.8 After The Child ⭐4.8 Whitewashed Tombs ⭐A perfect 5.0 And I'm giving it away for FREE on Kindle Unlimited Or from £3.99 to buy — less than the price of a pint Go wild! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G2CDCMV...
The Erin Callahan Thrillers
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Ruin your sleep patterns by starting this series of thrillers. Free on Kindle Unlimited (£3.99) 5⭐ "Brilliant, fast-paced and incredibly tense." 5⭐ "A gripping series. Unputdownable." 5⭐ "Spectacularly satisfying." I did warn you. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G2CDCMV...
The Friday thread you didn't know you needed. Happy smiling. Guaranteed. Love rules ❤️
I am absolutely shite at recognising when someone is flirting with me. Like, comically bad at it. My mates would mock me about it. But something happened today that made me so happy. 1/?
The feel good stat of the day from @bookshop.org... "In 1995, a year after Amazon opened, there were 5,500 stores in the American Bookseller Association. By 2019, there were only 1,887. Today there are over 3,200.” That’s advocacy. Thank you for supporting independent bookstores. You rock!
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