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A slightly late post for Bloody Scotland 2026!! 🫆

We had an absolutely fantastic weekend and we hope everyone who took part did too! Here are some highlights of the weekend, we hope to see you all again next year! ♥️

#bloodyscotland2026 #bloodyscotland #crimefiction #waterstones #waterstonesstirling

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Here’s an update on my #SBOOKTOBER2026 card — I’ve tackled all the easy spots! Now, it’s time to focus on the trickier ones. 💀
#TheUnknown by Riley Sager
#One of His by Alina Bellchambers
#138Main by Gabin Bell
#FaceYourFears

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Tell me what kind of chaos you’re in the mood for and I will happily enable you with these recommendations!

If you’re looking for a thriller…
✨ With an unreliable narrator, or
✨ With an unhinged FMC, or
✨ With a serial killer on the loose, or
✨ A murder mystery or
✨ With rich people behaving badly

I’ve got you covered this weekend!

Which of these thriller chaos scenarios appeals to you most? What are you reading this weekend?

#thrillerbooks #bookrecommendations #bookstagram #read #books

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@bloodyscotland 2026 was definitely the best one yet!

I’m absolutely shattered which is the sign of a great weekend and I cannot wait to do it all again next year!

Feel like I missed seeing loads of people though which is always a shame.

Special thanks go to @edelcoffey @tariqashkanani @southsidegav @charlescummingbooks @remikonewriter and @jospainscreenwriter for being such amazing guests and making my chairing job easy! I was actually really nervous before each one but you were all so great I needn’t have worried 😊

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📚 More books Monday! 📚

This weekend I had an amazing meet up with the Northerners Love Books crew, and I got some ace books in our book swap! - Below the Deck @nikkiallen_author The Caretaker @marcus_kliewer 138 Main Street @southsidegav and Our Noble Selves - Kate Atkinson. Thank you to @booksta_jon @mylittlebookhome and @joebella_p_reads 😍

And whilst we were touring the bookshops of Manchester, I bought The Midnight King - @tariqashkanani Innocent Guilt - @remikonewriter and Someone in the Attic - @andreamaraauthor

And thank you @ed.pr for sending Don’t Look Back by Ben Cheetham which looks perfect for spooky season, and is out on 22 October! Ad/Pr

This photo was really testing the strength in my arm! 😂 very excited to read all of these!

#thriller #thrillerbooks #horror #crime #bookshopping
[thriller books, crime books, horror books, book blog, bookish]

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🩸 Still on a total Bloody Scotland high after a fantastic two days 🩸

Can’t wait to do it all again next year 🤩

#thrillerbook #bookfestival #bookstagram #booklover #read

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🩸 Fantastic day at Bloody Scotland Day Two 🩸

Incredible panels, lovely coffee chats, meeting some of my favourite authors. Total pinch me moments! 🤩

#thrillerbooks #bookstagram #bloodyscotland #vlog #read

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Day two is in full swing! We’ve welcomed everyone from novelist and Traitors star, Harriet Tyce, queen of rural Australian noir Jane Harper and US crime fiction legend, SA Cosby. And there’s still loads to come! #bloodyscotland2026

bloodyscotland.com/whats-on

Images by: Susie Green @InMyGoodBooks, @sharon_bairden_author @chapterinmylife, Lynsey Linn @BooksbyBindu, Suze Clarke-Morris @ SuzeReviews, Andrew McBroom @andrewmcbroom Fran Woodrow @franmcbookface

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'Ze huiverde bij de gedachte dat je wakker werd en een moordenaar naast je bed zag staan.'
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📍Waar gaat het boek over?
Een moordenaar heeft in vier weken tijd vier moorden gepleegd, die allemaal maar één ding gemeen hebben: het adres van de slachtoffers, 138 Main Street. Voor FBI-agent Ben Walker en zijn jonge collega Zoe Hill is deze zaak anders dan al hun eerdere zaken. Ze weten waar de moordenaar zal toeslaan, maar er zijn meer dan zevenduizend Main Streets in de VS en ze hebben geen idee welke het volgende doelwit is. En dit is slechts het begin.
Terwijl angst het hele land in zijn greep krijgt, belanden Walker en Hill in een kat-en-muisspel om de moordenaar te stoppen voordat hij zijn dreigementen kan uitvoeren. Maar hij is hun steeds voor en ze hebben een gebied van meer dan negen miljoen vierkante kilometer te bestrijken; ze moeten hem eerst zien te vinden.
De race tegen de klok is begonnen...
📍Wat vond ik ervan?
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Deze thriller viel mij op door de cover, en toen ik hoorde dat het over een seriemoordenaar ging, moest ik het lezen!
Ik moest er even in komen door de vele personages, maar eenmaal in het verhaal wilde ik het niet meer wegleggen. Het concept van dit verhaal vond ik zo tof bedacht, want wat doe je als je weet dat er mogelijk een seriemoordenaar onderweg is naar jouw huis?
Het bleef spannend tot het einde, met een verrassende ontknoping! Ik hoop stiekem dat hier nog een vervolg op komt, want ik vond de dynamiek tussen Ben en Zoe onwijs leuk.
Heb jij deze spannende thriller al gelezen?

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#bookreader #booksofinstagram #bookshelf #bookstagram #reading

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Get ready for spooky season! Still searching for the perfect picks? Check out these must-reads from Kindle Unlimited!

The Dead Children’s Playground by James Kaine
The Final Final Girl by James Kaine
Fifteen Eyes by Tyler Down
Mischief Night by James Kaine
Lyla in the Flesh by Nick Roberts
138 Main by Gavin Bell
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
The Monster We Made by Shade Owens
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monica Kim
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Don’ Let me Leave by Clarice Foster

FOLLOW AND SAVE FOR MORE!
#spookyseason #spookyreads #bookrecs #kindleunlimitedbooks

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Get ready for spooky season! Still searching for the perfect picks? Check out these must-reads from Kindle Unlimited!

The Dead Children’s Playground by James Kaine
The Final Final Girl by James Kaine
Fifteen Eyes by Tyler Down
Mischief Night by James Kaine
Lyla in the Flesh by Nick Roberts
138 Main by Gavin Bell
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
The Monster We Made by Shade Owens
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monica Kim
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Don’t Let Me Leave by Clarise Foster

FOLLOW AND SAVE FOR MORE!
#spooky #spookyreads #clarisefoster #spooktober

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Book 47 of the year… ‘138 Main Steet’ - @southsidegav

#gavinbell #138mainstreet #nowreading #currentlyreadi̇ng #bookcollection

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