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Mark Edwards @markedwardsauthor.bsky.social Author of psychological thrillers inc The Magpies and Here To Stay. The Wasp Trap coming summer 2025. Loves: cats, horror movies, Lana Del Rey and, of course, books.
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Gytha Lodge @gythalodgeauthor.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author of the Jonah Sheens series and other crime to come. Obsessive tea drinker and pun maker. Mostly silly.
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