Nick Kolakowski
@nkolakowski.bsky.social
Author of "Where the Bones Lie” (Datura, March 2025) and other grim delights. Shamus-, Derringer-, Anthony-nominated. Cats, snark, crime, horror. https://linktr.ee/nickkolakowski
Hey #Netgalley and #Booksky folks! WHERE THE BONES LIE is back on @netgalley.bsky.social following its Shamus Award nomination if you're looking for a blazing-hot summer mystery.
Datura Books@daturabooks.bsky.social · 3w agoWhen @nkolakowski.bsky.social is a finalist for Best First P.I. Novel, what else are we to do but put the book back up for request on NetGalley for more people to enjoy? 😉 You have until 31 July to request Where the Bones Lie here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... ☠️🦴
WHERE THE BONES LIE just scored a Shamus Award nomination for Best First P.I. Novel! Check out all the nominees (congrats @leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social and @libbycudmore.bsky.social !) #amwriting thrillingdetective.com/2026/07/02/t...
The 2026 Shamus Awards Finalists
From the Private Eye Writers of America The list of finalists for the 2026 Shamus Awards, for works first published in the U.S. in 2025, have just been released. The winners will be announced at th…
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Always wild to see your fiction translated into a language you can't read...
You are the CISO of a major software company and you've been hacked. What do you do? @nkolakowski.bsky.social and the IT Brew team built an interactive choose your own adventure that shows readers how this can (and does) play out. www.itbrew.com/resources/bl...
Block the breach: a ransomware game
In this interactive game, navigate a ransomware crisis and save your company from data theft and ruin.
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POP! is now live over at Netgalley in ARC AND ALC formats! NetGalley: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPNG UK: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPUK Edelweiss: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPEW Audio: NG: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPANG UK: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPAUK #BookSky
close friends who are aware of my bizarre, fucked-up personal situation have encouraged (bullied) me to create more of a clear-cut fundraising campaign to help with my upcoming move. if you can chip in, great! thank you! but please only do so if you can spare it. 💚 ko-fi.com/interrobangb...
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Every time I go into the @strandbooks.com Mystery aisle I am tempted to sign this one copy of BONES and just…can’t…do…it.
Statement revision: *Many* people work very hard on the stories they submit to these music anthologies, but that doesn't mute the fact that a.) this subgenre is tapped-out as hell, and b.) anthologies in general are a huge slush-pool for everyone's trunk stories.
Nick Kolakowski@nkolakowski.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis 👏 is 👏 like 👏 the 👏 fifth 👏 Zevon 👏 anthology 👏 in 👏 as 👏 many 👏 years 👏 can 👏 we 👏 find 👏 someone 👏 new 👏 please 👏 god 👏 actually 👏 let's 👏 kill 👏 the 👏 music 👏 anthologies 👏 altogether 👏 it's 👏 just 👏 people 👏 slapping 👏 a 👏 song 👏 title 👏 on 👏 their 👏 trunk 👏 stories 👏 holy 👏 crap👏
This 👏 is 👏 like 👏 the 👏 fifth 👏 Zevon 👏 anthology 👏 in 👏 as 👏 many 👏 years 👏 can 👏 we 👏 find 👏 someone 👏 new 👏 please 👏 god 👏 actually 👏 let's 👏 kill 👏 the 👏 music 👏 anthologies 👏 altogether 👏 it's 👏 just 👏 people 👏 slapping 👏 a 👏 song 👏 title 👏 on 👏 their 👏 trunk 👏 stories 👏 holy 👏 crap👏
Literary Garage@literarygarage.bsky.social · 3mo agoComing 7.07.2026 The shit will hit the fan......
I remain unconvinced by the need for yet another 'Miami Vice' remake, as you can tell from my latest @crimereads.bsky.social piece. crimereads.com/miami-vice-r...
Will Another ‘Miami Vice’ Remake Have Anything to Say?
In the 1980s, of course, we had the original TV show starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as hip Miami detectives “Sonny” Crockett and “Rico” Tubbs. As exhaustively detailed by roughly a …
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A TRIPTYCH FROM NICK KOLAKOWSKI: The “Jake Halligan” trilogy is an action-packed, blood soaked saga that will leave you wanting more! Pick up all three books by @nkolakowski.bsky.social for that crime fiction lover in your life today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN #crimefiction
Hear that dim buzzing sound? That's Bourdain spinning in his fucking grave. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1MV...
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In the new issue of #DarkYonder I have a fiery, twisty story that I intended as a gentle homage to @LeeChildReacher... or about as gentle as you can get with massive vigilantes who hate small-town thugs. Plays as a parody, too, actually... www.amazon.com/Dark-Yonder-...
Dark Yonder: Issue 12
Dark Yonder: Issue 12 [Press, Thalia, Munger, Katy, Pruitt, Eryk] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dark Yonder: Issue 12
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You need a new book. And a fridge magnet.
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 4mo agoPre-order @angelluiscolon.com's POP! and get a title magnet for your fridge!* 👑 links.ruadanbooks.com/POP This organized crime thriller for every assistant who’s wished they could take out their incompetent boss is out 08.18.26. *Or other magnetic surface, we're not your boss. #BookSky #TBR
He was willing to testify against the cartel — but ICE got to him first. A look at how the Trump administration's immigration enforcement blitz led federal prosecutors to lose a trial against two alleged drug traffickers. www.latimes.com/california/s...
He was willing to testify against the cartel — but ICE got to him first
Javier Hernandez was ready to testify against two other men involved in a Southern California meth trafficking operation. But six months before trial, ICE deported him without notifying federal prosec...
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Someone needs to remake the 1990s 'Dune 2' video game with the current 'Dune' movies aesthetic. I would pay $$$$ for that.
a video game shows a helicopter flying over a mountain range and the temperature is 36 degrees celsius
ALT: a video game shows a helicopter flying over a mountain range and the temperature is 36 degrees celsius
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If Sinners came out in the 90s there would be an SNES and Genesis game that would be made by totally different developers. The Genesis version youd play as Smoke and you’d have a gun and in the SNES version you play as Preacherboy and you fight vampires with your guitar
Over at @crimereads.bsky.social , I'm breaking down the best cinematic Parkers. Lee Marvin obviously tops this list. Marky Mark... does not. crimereads.com/ranking-the-...
Ranking the Best Parkers of All-Time
Donald Westlake, using the pseudonym Richard Stark, published 24 books starring Parker, a master thief who plows through trouble with the steely efficiency of a bandsaw. A handful of those novels w…
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It's been way too long since we had an @angelluiscolon.com epic crime caper and I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to this. Pre-order!
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe're thrilled to share the cover for @angelluiscolon.com's POP!, an organized crime thriller for every assistant who's ever wished they could take out their incompetent boss. Coming 08.18.26! Be the first to pre-order & receive a title magnet: 👑 links.ruadanbooks.com/POP #BookSky #ThrillerSky
Happy one-year anniversary to this little rascal, which (based on Goodreads and the sales numbers) seems to keep drawing them in... Dash, Madeline and Mr. Skull remain some of my favorite characters I've ever created. #amwriting
This war is gonna be over only when Lloyd's of London says it is.
GETTING IT RIGHT: Balance telling stories that honor the truth while still being entertaining as hell. A 5-week online course with @nkolakowski.bsky.social on avoiding info-dumps and making your writing shine. Class starts March 15th, sign up today: bit.ly/4rm3Bbs
GETTING IT RIGHT: Balance telling stories that honor the truth while still being entertaining as hell. A 5-week online course with @nkolakowski.bsky.social on avoiding info-dumps and making your writing shine. Class starts March 15th, sign up today:
Getting It Right: Research, History, and Writing Crime Fiction
Nick Kolakowski leads a Rock and a Hard Place Press course on using research in fiction. 3.15 - 4.12. Live Zoom + Discord. $200.
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Really fascinating convo between @mims.bsky.social and @nkolakowski.bsky.social about Mims's new book "How to AI" Two smart cookies. www.itbrew.com/stories/2026...
What’s the best way to adapt to AI? A new book offers ideas
WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims discusses his new book, debunks “vibe coding” hype, and explains why the tireless nature of AI makes it an indispensable tool.
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Bouchercon folks! Voting for the 2026 Anthony Awards? Please consider WHERE THE BONES LIE for paperback original! Meg Gardiner called it “a road trip into California’s gleaming, seething underbelly… a heady ride!”
I know things are fucking insane and the world is on fire, but it's Black History Month and I'd like to celebrate Black art that has resonated with me.
Curious about how to integrate research into your historical crime fiction without resorting to the dreaded info-dump? Join this #writing class I’m teaching next month with Rock and a Hard Place Press! Lnk in 🧵to register!
