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Charlotte Northedge @charnorth.bsky.social Head of Books for the Guardian, author of The People Before and The House Guest (HarperCollins)
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Russ Thomas @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social Author of the DS Adam Tyler books #firewatching #nighthawking #coldreckoning #sleepingdogs
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Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social Sunday Times bestseller In the Blink of an Eye, winner of Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year & CWA New Blood Dagger. Book 2 Leave No Trace. Agent: susanW1F
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