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@StueyD @JoannaCannon You’re so welcome, Jo. I’m sharing the recommendation with as many as I can. I didn’t know what to expect but it brought me so much JOY! Agree with Stuart: raise it up the list and watch it soonest. You will LOVE it! Elane X

@JoannaCannon @IAmInPrint Stop what you're (not) doing and watch it now ... and give thanks for Mr Crook. He's a treasure.

Not dealing with my emotions has also stolen my ability to read (no concentration) or sleep for any length of time, so I have taken to watching ENDLESS British crime dramas. The mandatory opening scene is a chaotic family breakfast, featuring at least one person staring furtively at their scrambled eggs for Reasons Unknown. The cast needs to include Martin Clunes, or James Hannah (or both) and Nicola Walker, and a nice woman who used to be in Casualty, but you can’t remember her name, so you have to pause and look it up. The body is always found by a dog walker. Someone also has to vomit at this point (either the dog walker or a policeman fresh out of policeman school, either will do). The cast needs to include an eccentric pathologist, an enthusiastic but naïve junior detective, and a desk sergeant who knows more than he’s letting on. The main detective must have sketchy coping strategies and constantly argue with their boss, but rather than getting them sacked, this attitude somehow makes them better at solving crimes. There is a lot of car door slamming, and people are in such a rush to catch murderers, they never say goodbye to each other on the telephone. It’s also almost always set at the sea side, because you can conveniently throw things into the sea, like mobile telephones and murder weapons. The sea also provides ample opportunity for yet more furtive staring. At some point, the detective will need to consult a retired policeman who, quite fortuitously, remembers every single detail from a case he never solved in 1973. People stare out of windows and draw arrows on whiteboards. Then, just when everything seems hopeless, the eccentric pathologist rings at some ungodly hour of the morning with a break through, we discover the murderer didn’t clean their car boot out properly, and something the detective hasn’t been able to ‘quite put their finger on’ since episode two suddenly makes sense and they finally decide share it with the rest of us. The closing episode usually involves a tense car chase, lots of confrontation and shouting (usually in a multi-story car park or a disused warehouse), but finally we can all rest easy because the murderer is caught (and it’s never, ever the furtive starer). Please God let my reading mojo come back soon or I will lose my ACTUAL MARBLES. *watches another one*

Fabulous!

Love an island mystery! But an island mystery with CAKE?! Just ordered! 😃 🌊 🎂

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@MarionETodd 🤣 what’s for ye won’t go by ye! 🤣

@IAmInPrint I know! And now I have another TWO appointments 😂

Huge Happy 10th Publication Day to DI Clare Mackay and her creator, super lovely @MarionETodd ! We remember when this brilliant series first began and it’s incredible to see it continue to rise. Congratulations Marion, @NorthbankTalent and the lovely team @CaneloCrime 👏

@MarionETodd Oh NO! As if anyone needs to think about the dentist more than once. Good luck next week! 😀

@IAmInPrint @NorthbankTalent @CaneloCrime 😂 I got the time wrong and missed it! 🤦🏽‍♀️ Back next week…

@MarionETodd @NorthbankTalent @CaneloCrime Hope your dentist appt was at 2:30 because that WOULD make it fun! 🤣

@IAmInPrint @NorthbankTalent @CaneloCrime A trip to the dentist and a soaking in torrential rain. We know how to party up here 😂

@MarionETodd @NorthbankTalent @CaneloCrime We remember that episode so well! We always loved seeing you in the chat! And here we are - ten books on! You’re amazing, Marion 👏 Hope you are celebrating in style 🙌🏼

@IAmInPrint @NorthbankTalent @CaneloCrime Ahhh you two! You are so lovely, Sarah and Elane. I'll always remember it was one of your webinars where I was encouraged to submit to the agency I eventually signed with. I'll forever be so grateful for that. I hope you're both well. xx

Aaah it’s here! Love biscuit eating DI Ross Fraser and how he cannot contain his team! Such a great series. Off to download the audio now! Congratulations @neillancaster66 👏

@Sally_writes 🤣 We feel like that just talking to our children! Out of step and proud 🤣

Latest editor comments proving once again that I’m completely out of touch with the modern outside world 🫣

@AAChaudhuri @JoffeBooks @KateLyallGrant Fantastic news! The Joffe team is wonderful 👏

I have exciting NEWS! Thrilled to have signed a 3 book deal with the fabulous @JoffeBooks! It's a dream come true to be working with the amazing @KateLyallGrant; huge thanks to Kate and my lovely agent, Annette Crossland. The House Swap is due for release in the autumn 🙌

Only ONE #Agent121 slot left with Ciara Finan from Curtis Brown on 20 March. Bookings close today. Ciara loves adult and YA fantasy, #romantasy, rom-coms and book club romance. It's a great chance to get advice and feedback on your query package. iaminprint.co.uk #writing

TWO #Agent121 slots left with Shanika Hyslop on 2 Apr. Shanika loves: - Women’s & book club fiction - Tender romance with unforgettable characters - A fun will-they-won’t-they #romcom - Suspenseful thrillers - Enchanting magical realism - Genre-bending #HistoricalFiction #mswl

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