Inside My World: Photos On Social – Sam Blake

Sam Blake

Number one bestselling author

10 January 2020

Inside My World: Photos On Social

Sam Blake

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No 1 bestseller, shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year 2016 & 2021
Agent @simontrewin
Board member @society_of_authors & The CWA

After a superb Murder One masterclass this morning

After a superb Murder One masterclass this morning, I popped over to @dubraybooks gorgeous new shop on the second floor of Dundrum Shopping Centre to pick up some books!

All will be revealed on @sunshinesaturdaylive @sunshine1068fm very soon. Can't wait to chat to Carol again, it's been ages!! 📖☃️🎄🎁 (That's a clue ☺️😉)

There are signed copies of THE DARK ROOM in Dubray Dundrum now, AND The Dark Room in a half price promotion - they have some gorgeous books!

#dundrumtowncentre #shopping #Christmas #ideas #books #readmorebooks

So delighted you enjoyed it!! 🙏❤️ Reposted

So delighted you enjoyed it!! 🙏❤️

Reposted from @snowphiethebookworm 📚📚Book Review📚📚
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

This was a brilliant thriller , it had me hooked from the start !

In this book we are mainly in the UK, we meet Brioni O'Brien , she is a student in London and when there is a bus blown up by terrorists she is desperately trying to get hold of her older sister ...her worries are heightened when her sisters backpack is found near where the bus was blown up. The action amps up when Brioni teams up with a terrorist expert and they find out her sister has got herself into a very dangerous situation!

The main characters in this book are great , they are well described and you really feel for her when she is searching for her sister. The other characters that appear don't add that much too the story but keeps you entertained and keeps you reading on. The book is overall a good read , it's packed with action and drama.

Thank you @zooloosbooktours and @samblakebooks for the chance to read and review this book

#bookrecommendations #bookcommunity #booklover #bookreview #bookstagrammer #book #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #booknerd #bookshelf #bookaddict #booklove #booksactually #bookworm #read #reading #readersofinstagram #readingcorner #readingnook #booktour #bookishbounds #bookengagement #bookclub #bookishthoughts #bookstgrammer #readinguk #readingaddict #readingislife #readingissexy #readingbooks

I have just discovered that THE DARK ROOM is only

I have just discovered that THE DARK ROOM is only 99p on #Kindle!!

You really can't go wrong! Spread the word!! 📖🥂⚡

"There’s shades of Rebecca in this small-town mystery, full of atmosphere and menace and with a satisfyingly complex plot. The Dark Room is another winning page-turner from Blake and the perfect read for curling up in front of the fire on a winter’s night. Although with its shocking reveals and ghostly undertones, good luck getting to sleep afterwards…" Catherine Ryan Howard

I've no idea how long this promo may last so don't hang about! 🙏❤️

#99p #ebook #deal #kindle #amazonkindle #offer #readeroffer
#readerscommunity #readersofinstagram #readthisnext #readbooks #WestCork #NewYork #Dublin #GermanShepherd #mystery #countryhousehotel

So so delighted with this – The Dark Room in @gate

So so delighted with this - The Dark Room in @gatesheadlibraries !! If you're near Leam Lane Library you can borrow it!! And right next to me is @hazelgaynor ☺️🤗

All my books are on Borrowbox too and HIGH PRESSURE is going into audio production this week with the incredible @aoifemarymcmahon

I get so many borrows from UK libraries (around three times Irish ones!) so do check with your library if you've missed a title!

The more people use libraries the better, they are such vital community hubs as well as being staffed by people who REALLY know books. Librarians used to be our internet of knowledge, they are amazing.

If you're not a member of your local library, today would be a very good day to join. They have books for free!

#librariesareawesome #librarylove #librarybook #library #freebooks #community #thriller #crimewriter

A post for the day that's in it! Via @hometownjo

A post for the day that's in it!

Via @hometownjournals @ladybakewellpark
and @linghamsbooks

Shop local and keep local businesses going, particularly now when things have been really tough. A local business is an entire ecosystem that supports other small and local businesses, you don't just help one trader when you keep it small. And very few of them want to go to space.

Buy books and biscuits for everyone and you'll be sorted!

#shoplocal #buysmall #supportsmallbusiness #supportlocal #books #buylocal

The amazing @claireallan_author is on Booktok!! Fo

The amazing @claireallan_author is on Booktok!! Follow her now, she's brilliant and reads loads!!

And LOOK, she's reviewed REMEMBER MY NAME 🙏❤️
And given it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you SO much!!
🥂🥂🥂

#booktok #booktoker #review #newbook #thriller #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #readersofinsta #readersofig #bookbloggers

Some pretty awesome book post over the last few da

Some pretty awesome book post over the last few days!!

Kay Scarpetta is back, and this time she’s right in the path of danger…Autopsy is Patricia Cornwell's 25th book!!

World-renowned forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta and her husband Benton, a psychologist with the US Secret Service, have returned to Virginia. They are headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn by civil and political unrest.

Just weeks into the job, Scarpetta is called to a railway track where a woman’s body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine. But the trail of clues will lead Scarpetta back to her own neighbourhood.

At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top-secret lab in outer space, endangering the scientists aboard. Scarpetta is summoned to the White House to find out what happened. As she starts the new investigation, an apparent serial killer strikes again, this time dangerously close to home.

And I'm super thrilled to see Olly Jarvis The Genesis Enquiry hitting the shelves! I saw an early draft of this and loved it!! It seems I am not alone...

What a treat it is to read Olly Jarvis’s THE GENESIS INQUIRY: a compulsively readable crime and legal thriller that pulls off the trick of being both satisfyingly traditional and supremely up to the minute. In the attractive, cussed and charismatic person of lawyer Ella Blake Jarvis has created a hero that we can hope to see again. A real winner.'
STEPHEN FRY

Is there one last undiscovered, great truth?

A moment zero, a place in time that links all cultures and creeds?

A revelation that will unite us all and change the way we see history forever?

Brilliant but burnt-out barrister Ella Blake accepts an apparently simple brief: investigate the mysterious disappearance of an African American polymath from his rooms at Cambridge University. The Inquiry quickly becomes the greatest challenge of her life – solving the mystery of Genesis.

Facing danger at every turn, can Ella find the answers to the riddles and clues left by the missing genius?

Order your copy now!!

#thrillers #comingsoon #grippingread
#crimewriters #crimeauthors #bestsellers #booksofinstagram

Some incredible reviews coming in via the HIGH PRE

Some incredible reviews coming in via the HIGH PRESSURE blog tour, thank you SO much!

This is my digital exclusive spider web book, grab it now!!

Reposted from @zooloosbooktours

Day 2 of the #HighPressure #booktour is here!

And to see us in we had 3 fab #bookreviews by @donnasbookreviewsandinterviews @sue.wallace1974 and @twilight_reader - check out a snippet of their review

Thank you all so much for taking part in the tour today!

@samblakebooks @atlanticbooks #ZooloosBookTours #Thriller

And here's me back home in my writing fleece after

And here's me back home in my writing fleece after filming, but look at the lashes!

It makes such a difference getting the make up done properly - Lorraine at Hollywoodbeauty.ie is just fantastic. Transformed!!

#makeup
#professionalmakeup #beauty #lashes

And here Deirdre Sullivan is, looking incredible w

And here Deirdre Sullivan is, looking incredible with the @anpost_irishbookawards Writing.ie Short Story of the Year winners trophy! Love this photo!

#readerswanted #shortstoryoftheyear #shortstory #awardwinning #winner #bansheepress #readersareleaders

Huge congratulations to @cathryanhoward for winnin

Huge congratulations to @cathryanhoward for winning the crime category at the @anpost_irishbookawards!

I was so so thrilled to present the Writing.ie Short Story of the Year Award to Deirdre Sullivan for her haunting and incredible story Little Lives, from her collection I Want To Know That I Will Be Okay (Banshee Press)

From the (very sensible) cancellation of the awards dinner with its 400 guests last Tuesday, to a virtual presentation ceremony this Tuesday, it's been a very busy week at An Post towers but they pulled it all together and Evelyn O'Rourke did such a fabulous job presenting, she is so in tune with the book world!

Here I am at the virtual ceremony announcing the winner, and with Deirdre Sullivan on set as she did her interview with Evelyn! Congratulations!!! ⭐

Next year I do hope we'll all be in the same room...🥂🥂🥂

It's all revealed tomorrow when the winners of the

It's all revealed tomorrow when the winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards are announced at 6pm GMT (Tuesday 23rd November) Watch the virtual ceremony on @rte_culture.

Best of luck to ALL the nominees!

#readerswanted @anpost_irishbookawards #virtual #onlineevent

Monday morning thought brought to you by the aweso

Monday morning thought brought to you by the awesome Nadine Matheson. 100% yes.

Reposted from @queennads I’ve never been into this ‘I want a seat at the table’ nonsense.

Why are you waiting for someone to accommodate you? Don’t beg for space at someone else’s table. Build your own table and claim your own space. 🔥

#mondaymotivation #buildyourtable #claimyourpower

I just love this – so magical and mysterious! And

I just love this - so magical and mysterious! And one of my favourite places in the world #Helford in #Cornwall - where the inspiration for THE DARK ROOM came from.

This print makes me feel like there's another story waiting...

This made me think of you @dowdvictoria - he could be a raven!

See more of Jennifer's stunning prints here https://www.jennifer-green.co.uk/

Reposted from @jennifer_red_green Collage & ink, print in progress 🌝
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1. ‘Moon’
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#folktaleweek2021 #scotspine #fullmoon #crow #helford #cornwall #illustration #womenillustrators #womenwhoillustrate #illustration_daily #process #wip #womeninart #printisnotdead #printmaking

Pick up your weekend reading with your Irish Times

Pick up your weekend reading with your Irish Times!! 📖❤️

If you've already read it, you could start your Christmas shopping now 💥

Go go go!!

Reposted from @eason_ireland

A pacey and thrilling tale from the author of the number one Irish Times bestseller, ‘Keep Your Eyes on Me’.

Pick up 'The Dark Room' by Sam Blake for only €4.99 when you purchase The Irish Times in your local Eason store. Offer valid until December 3rd, while stocks last.

#bookshop #bookshopping #bookstagram #booklove #authorsofinstagram #authors #bookshelf #booksofthemonth #tbrpile #newbooks #outnow #booksbooksbooks #readersofinstagram #bestseller #igreads #readeroffer #blackfriday

Daisy says good morning from the wardrobe ✨ Obv

Daisy says good morning from the wardrobe ✨

Obviously if I closed the drawer at the bottom, I wouldn't find a matching cat in occupation in the morning 🙈

Running a masterclass for @murderonefest this morning with the incredible @sophiehannahwriter
Can't wait!!

Then have a serious number of words to write...✍️✍️✍️

#howtowriteabestseller #crimewriters #thrillerbooks
#creativewriting #agathachristiebooks #blackcatsrule
#blackcat
#catsofinstagram #catslife #catsofinstagram #catsindrawers

In other news, don't forget if you are travelling

In other news, don't forget if you are travelling somewhere exciting, or even to work* (!) in the UK or Ireland, you can grab a copy of THE DARK ROOM in WHSmith Travel (in airports and stations) in their price promotion - it's an absolute bargain!

"There’s shades of Rebecca in this small-town mystery, full of atmosphere and menace and with a satisfyingly complex plot. The Dark Room is another winning page-turner from Blake and the perfect read for curling up in front of the fire on a winter’s night. Although with its shocking reveals and ghostly undertones, good luck getting to sleep afterwards…" Catherine Ryan Howard

*which could be exciting, and if you're in Ireland you may be working from home next week, so the timing could be perfect (every cloud etc...🤗)

#travelwithabook #WestCork #thriller #pageturner #stpancrasstation #psychologicalthriller #crimebookstagram #euston #gatwickairport #lutonairport #train #airport #station

Good morning! Not a painting of Ireland, but 'A Fe

Good morning! Not a painting of Ireland, but 'A Fellside Cumberland Village', by John Alfred Arnesby Brown, oil on canvas, 1939.

There's something about the light in this that makes feel there is a story unfolding in one of those houses...what does it make you think of?

#storystarter #creativewriting #ideas #painting #art #oiloncanvas #cumberland

Yesterday's Thought Of The Day from Morden Station

Yesterday's Thought Of The Day from Morden Station https://t.co/BUPYp5suN5
Via their very excellent Twitter account.

I'm immersed in an Arts Council application today that I am determined to a) get in on time and b) not muck up!

Light those candles for me!

🙈😱🙏

Absolutely thrilled with this review of HIGH PRESS

Absolutely thrilled with this review of HIGH PRESSURE from Books Ireland - WOW!!!

"By the end of the first page I was interested—by page twenty I had shut down the rest of my day, pulled a blanket over my lap, stocked up on tea and biscuits and settled in for the ride...

'The pace didn’t let up until the end and neither did the twists. As the main plot pulls us quickly through the story, Sam Blake drops little breadcrumbs here and there, tiny shining jewels, that kept me absolutely glued to the page.

'Blake has a way of weaving each character’s tale effortlessly through the main story and although the cast feels small at first, it swiftly grows, and each new player brings their own game."

Thank you SO MUCH Catherine Murphy 🙏❤️

WOW!!

https://booksirelandmagazine.com/pace-twists-and-familiar-faces-in-high-pressure-by-sam-blake/

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