Today on #TheCrookedMedium tour and let’s meet Victorian conwomen seeking justice in an entertaining tale The Crooked Medium’s Guide To Murder Stephen Cox is out now! https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/6/the-crooked-mediums-guide-to-murder-by-stephen-cox

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Maisie is getting love on Instagram. Cristina Bookscoffeetravel on Insta.

"A powerful and exciting Victorian mystery novel... My favourite character is Miss Maisie Kendrick, an ambitious, courageous young woman ready to take risks and brave enough to have dreams and ambitions."

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Older detectives need a young runner to go up drainpipes. Slum-lass Maisie, 14ish; a quarter Indian, a drunken docker father, and two younger siblings to feed. #books #bookstodon #writing

Hi Masto, for a brief period you can download my book The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder as an ePub here. It's Bookfunnel so sound, and should work on many platforms. Please boost!

Victorian England and an older sapphic couple, running a spiritualist scam, try to prevent a murder.

https://BookHip.com/CNCQTCB for download

https://stephencox.co.uk/books/upcoming/

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I'm a first time self-published author but this is my third published novel. I've had two agents and am unagented but convival relationship with ex editor. Based in UK but books available wider. I'm happy to answer any questions today about me, my work, the industry in general, SFF(H not so much) historical and mystery fiction etc etc etc.

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Two weeks before #TheCrookedMedium... I write about how C19th tech leaves plenty of room for the gifted amateur.
Yuckiest fact.

Smell/taste stomach contents etc / feed to rats - tests for poisons + sedatives. Eww.

Full post

https://stephencox.co.uk/the-sleuth-the-scientist-and-the-victorian-criminal/

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“The Paris Police Laboratory”, Ferdinand Gueldry, via artvee. (1887)

#WritersCoffeeClub Aug. 15 - From which real-world events

Our Child of the Stars has scenes involving the Moon Landings, a mention of Woodstock, assassinations in 1968, differences over Vietnam. But it is a book which is first contact in a specific time and place.

Likewise the Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder references the great Liberal victory in 1880, unrest in Ireland and the docks, the Opium Wars, etc,

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ICYMI

A deep dive into the making of this cover

https://stephencox.co.uk/yes-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/

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#WritersCoffeeClub 8/6 When is deus ex machina warranted?

I draft and redraft so any alleged deus ex machina is flagged in advance for those who have eyes to see it.

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The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder

Update on cover reveal (now coming this week) some early reviews (positive) and free eBook offer...

Cover reveal is also preorder links reveal!

Pioneering self publisher below,

https://stephencox.co.uk/update-cover-coming-this-week/

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