In domestic abuse, choking is a 'hidden' predictor of femicide, experts say
Abusers often use choking as form of control, says advocate for survivors of intimate partner abuse
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Lovely quote from someone who knows a thing or two about scary. Thank you The Secret Barrister I do my best to stop people sleeping whenever I can!

Poorly today, so curled up with #ProfileK by the brilliant Helen S Fields (one of my fave crime authors). Ended up finishing it & HOLY SHIT - it’s tense, compelling & original, but has scared the crap out of me 😬 Ofc am highly recommending 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Avon Books UK 👏🏻

Look what I just got in the post! #HotNotBothered

It would be a crime to miss it!

🎟 bit.ly/WhatsOn24

#theakstonscrime #crimefiction

G I V E A W A Y 🤩 Ahead of our mock trial at Capital Crime on 30th May, Helen S Fields, Nadine Matheson 🇬🇩 & I are giving away signed hardback copies of our latest books 📚✨

👉 Like, repost & be sure you're following us to enter!

T&Cs: bit.ly/gb-may2024-giv…, ends 24th May.

The latest Society of Authors newsletter is out. Do take a moment to have a read. There are tons of great events coming up, with something for everyone. It's your union, so do use all the opportunities there are. We want active members who guide these events, so leave feedback too

Trailer dropped for adaptation of B.A. Paris’s best-selling thriller #thebreakdown . Come take a look and listen to your pulse race! #blackwaterlane #minkakelly #dermotmulroney #maggiegrace #booktoscreen Darley Anderson Agency Camilla Bolton

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Parents urged to vaccinate children after London measles outbreak bbc.in/3K4uKwj

#OurWelshChapelDream must be the most wholesome thing on TV ever. It makes my heart happy. It’s what we all never knew we needed ❤️

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I am on a panel at the amazing Theakstons Crime Festival in Harrogate this summer with the wonderful Jo Callaghan Stu Turton Helen S Fields and Ajay Chowdhury

#TheakstonsCrime Harrogate Festivals Theakston Brewery ed public relations
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Tickets go on sale for Harrogate Festivals tomorrow at 10! last year some panels sold in 30 mins so look at the programme and get ready. Delighted to be on the PI to AI panel with Stu Turton Sarah Moorhead - Author👁✒️ Helen S Fields and Ajay Chowdhury - a panel ticket means you don’t need a site pass!

BREAKING: The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, has just been shot in public.

This comes only days after Fico formally & publicly rejected The WHO Global Pandemic Accord.

There's too much pandering these days, and that's not a phrase I ever thought I'd use. Not enough roll up sleeves, do the hard stuff, get on with it, help one another in every way we can, and be practical, sensible & honest. We have become super-panderers.

I’m currently writing something that involves deep fake videos. This hasn’t hit the UK as hard as it has Korea yet, but AI is going to be a game changer for that. We need better restrictions now. This is a big industry and it’s only going to get bigger. Also, sigh, men secretly