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B.P. Walter

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Sunday Times bestselling author of The New Boyfriend, The Garden Party, The Dinner Guest & others. Also write as @sghartnell. Agent: @hardmanswainson

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The nights are getting darker and so are the deeds 🔪 Join us as we welcome @bpwalterauthor and @laurieblakeauthor as they discuss their latest thrillers!

Grab your tickets at the 🔗 on our bio!

#waterstones #waterstoneschelmsford #bpwalter #laurieblake #bookstagram taken in Waterstones Chelmsford by @bpwalterauthor

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The Christmas Guest is out now! 🎄✨ Thank you to everyone who has already read and reviewed! It really means a lot 🥰❄️

#christmasbooks #thrillernovels #psychologicalthriller #murdermysterybooks #bookstagram by @bpwalterauthor

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This autumn, twelve becomes thirteen! 📚😍 So excited to add THE CHRISTMAS GUEST to my stack of published books! Arriving on 18 September (you can pre-order now via the link in my bio!)🎄📚🧡

#books #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #psychologicalthrillers #crimethrillers by @bpwalterauthor

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How have I not read this before?! Especially considering it’s one of the first detective novels! Absolutely glorious.

#penguinclassics #themoonstone #themoonstonewilkiecollins #wilkiecollins #classicfiction by @bpwalterauthor

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Book event! 📚🎉❄️ Join me and @laurieblakeauthor at @watchelmsford on 17 November! We’ll be chatting about our latest thrillers, along with a Q&A and book signing ✍️📚✨ Tickets available via the link in my bio or at Waterstones.com

#bookstagram #booksigning #chelmsfordessex #thewintervisitor #thisjuryisguilty by @bpwalterauthor

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Not long left on The Christmas Guest’s 99p offer! If you fancy grabbing a festive thriller involving a murder on a billionaire’s private island during a snowstorm, now’s the time 🎄🥰❄️

#thechristmasguest #bookstagram #christmascrime #christmasmystery #kindledeal by @bpwalterauthor

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My spidery horror novel SCUTTLE is two years old today! 🕷️🍂 A chilling story set in a dark forest on Halloween night 🎃 Thank you to everyone who has bought it, read it and recommended it!

#horrofiction #scuttle #horrorbookstagram #horrorfan #halloweenreads by @bpwalterauthor

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Two paperbacks out within seven days means there are a lot of books out there to sign! ✍️📚🎉😍 Had such a lovely day yesterday going around various London shops with @michaelwoodbooks. Signed copies of The Winter Visitor and Medlock are now out there! (Stock will vary, but I visited: @piccadillywaterstones, @waterstonesbroadgate, @watchelmsford, @waterstonestcr, @waterstonesleadenhallmarket, @foylesforbooks Charring Cross Road, and @wstonesoxfordst at @johnlewis_oxfordstreet). Thank you to all the booksellers who welcomed us in and allowed us to sign stock! 🥰

#bookstagram #crimefiction #booksigning #thewintervisitor #medlock taken in London, United Kingdom by @bpwalterauthor

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It’s publication day (again 😂)! 🎉📚 The new paperback edition of my snowy castle mystery The Winter Visitor is out today - now with bonus content (reading group notes and an exclusive Q&A!) 🎄😍❄️ So lovely to see it heading back into shops and finding new readers! 🥰 Thank you to the team at @bookouture for all the work that’s gone into this new edition!

#bookstagram #thewintervisitor #christmasthrillers #psychologicalthrillerbook #murdermystery by @bpwalterauthor

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✨📚 GIVEAWAY!! 📚✨ I’m giving away a signed copy of THE CHRISTMAS GUEST, along with a copy of a thriller I loved recently, THE DIVORCE (in a gorgeous sprayed-edges edition) by Freida McFadden!

One winner will receive both books.

To enter, simply follow me and tag a friend in the comments. You can enter more than once by tagging a different friend in each comment.

And if you’d like to share this post to your Stories to help spread the word, I’d really appreciate it! Story shares don’t count as entries and won’t affect your chances of winning.

Full details below ⬇️

How to enter:

• Follow this account
• Comment below tagging a friend
• Each comment must tag a different friend and counts as one entry
• Multiple entries are allowed, so you can tag more friends in separate comments for more chances to win
• You’re very welcome to share this post to your Stories to help spread the word, but Story shares do not count as entries and will not affect your chances of winning
• One winner will be chosen at random from all valid comment entries
• You must still be following this account when the winner is drawn. If the selected entrant is not following, another winner will be drawn

📌 UK entries only
📌 Entrants must be 18+
📌 Giveaway closes at 11:59pm on Tuesday 20 October 2026
📌 The winner will be contacted by DM and must reply with their UK postal address by 11:59pm on Tuesday 3 November 2026
📌 The winner will receive one signed copy of THE CHRISTMAS GUEST by B P Walter and one sprayed-edges copy of THE DIVORCE by Freida McFadden. The Divorce is not signed.

Please note: This giveaway is run independently by me and is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram/Meta, Freida McFadden, or any authors or publishers mentioned. By entering, you confirm that you are 18+ and release Instagram from any responsibility in connection with the giveaway.

#bookstagram #thechristmasguest #freidamcfadden #freidareadah #bookgiveaway by @bpwalterauthor

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It’s now October, so it’s just about acceptable to start thinking about Christmas, right? 🎄😄 Well, if you think the same way I do, my new thriller THE CHRISTMAS GUEST is currently on a Kindle offer for just 99p!

#bookstagram #thechristmasguest #christmasthriller #christmasiscoming #christmasbooks by @bpwalterauthor

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Seeing it on the tables in the shops always makes publication day feel more real! 😍📚 Such a lovely visit to @watchelmsford to sign their stock of both Medlock and The Christmas Guest! ✍️🎃🍂🎄❄️

#bookstagram #booksigning #medlock #thechristmasguest #waterstones by @bpwalterauthor

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