Atomic Blonde, Can You Solve the Murder, The Dog Sitter Detective, The Exphoria Code, The Organised Writer, Resident Evil Village, etc. I write all the things. Reps: http://antonyjohnston.com/contacthttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mrpa2ivyfc2iAt Harrogate this past weekend many people asked how on earth I write the Can You Solve the Murder? books. The truth is, once I'm past the (admittedly complex) planning stage it's much like any other book: writing every day, getting the words down and slowly making progress 👍28 Jul 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpa2ivyfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mrowarrff22tYou know it's a misty morning when you can't see the top of the moor…28 Jul 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrowarrff22thttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mrkhdpeuos2qHad a fab time as usual at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival in Harrogate this year – also as usual, I hardly remembered to take any photos at all, so most of these are nicked from friends 😅 I swear we did do other things besides eat and drink…26 Jul 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkhdpeuos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mrkhdpeuos2qHad a fab time as usual at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival in Harrogate this year – also as usual, I hardly remembered to take any photos at all, so most of these are nicked from friends 😅 I swear we did do other things besides eat and drink…26 Jul 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkhdpeuos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mra2xox22s2iAspiring authors, for the love of dog please believe me (and every other author who'll tell you the same): courses about improving your craft, or finding your voice, can be worthwhile ✅ Courses promising guaranteed success or 'secret' methods are straight-up bullshit ❌ Run away and DO NOT pay them!22 Jul 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra2xox22s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mr6kby4plc2b“Because you recently purchased a Robocop, we think you might be interested in these other Robocops” https://gizmodo.com/robocop-is-officially-making-his-return-thanks-to-amazon-200078852421 Jul 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6kby4plc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mr6cugbdrk2yThe first Nap Comix collection was so good I bought one for my new-first-time-mother neighbour. Looking forward to backing the second: [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6cugbdrk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mr5jc5kuz22gI know scammers send thousands of these at a time using AI, and don't care beyond whether or not it fools you into giving them money… but if you're going to hinge your bullshit on a line from the book, maybe it should actually be a line that appears in the book? Crazy idea, I know!21 Jul 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5jc5kuz22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mr33pnmtws2qMy first appearance in a Crime Writers' Association anthology @thecwa.bsky.social! Guilty Secrets is a beautiful hardback featuring my interactive story 'Crimes You Optimistically Attempt'. Unlike the Can You Solve the Murder? books, in this story you take on the role of a budding criminal… 😮20 Jul 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr33pnmtws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mr2vomgdv22xWe've had tadpoles in our tiny garden pond for a couple of months, patiently watching, occasionally feeding, waiting for them to grow… then yesterday we found this little froglet sitting on the escape plank, and as I was taking the photo a second started climbing up the pond wall 🐸😍20 Jul 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2vomgdv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mqpmehtgis2lJust got back to my hotel after the Can You Solve the Murder? Live event in Newcastle. Feeling grateful and fortunate that I get to write fun books and host events like this for a living. Thanks to everyone who puts their trust (and money!) in me to entertain you, you make it all worth it 😊15 Jul 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpmehtgis2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mqot2k3g5227Can You Solve the Murder? Live dates for July end tonight at Waterstones Newcastle! Meanwhile, signed copies of The Forest of Death (and misc other books…) now available at WS Bradford, Nottingham, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Carlisle 👀🔍15 Jul 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqot2k3g5227https://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mqmjktu42k2hTrain to Edinburgh this morning. Beautiful views 🤩🏞️🐶14 Jul 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmjktu42k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mqjmzrhh3c2vReceived my author copies of Newton Compton’s gorgeous Italian edition of Can You Solve the Murder book 2, “Delitto Nella Foresta di Grenholme” 🔍 How gorgeous is this?! 😍13 Jul 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjmzrhh3c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mqefmyrvas2nOS9 also had pop-up folders you could place ‘off’ the screen edge, a bit like Dock folders now. Working on magazines I had several, using this ‘view as buttons’ setting, with aliases to templates, apps organised by use case, etc for one-click access. Brilliant stuff. https://www.cryan.com/blog/20240502.jsp11 Jul 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqefmyrvas2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mqcsinur5224Tonight’s microphone. It’s an SM58, so of course it has not one but two dents in the grille 😂🎤10 Jul 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcsinur5224https://bsky.app/profile/antonyjohnston.bsky.social/post/3mqbvqraqnc2lBREAKING: AI develops clairvoyant powers, "coming across" books that exist only on my hard drive. I literally spent two hours in a hotel room this morning working on the manuscript draft, not even my agent has read it yet 😂10 Jul 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:eb4mcacnddrbf2cxikmqfvhh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbvqraqnc2l