B Baskerville🖊️ Author

Sailor by day. Author by night. Author of the DCI Erica Cooper series, and the stand-alone novels, The Only Weapon In The Room and Dead In The Water.

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@_bezpilotnik @JHCPAL @CdrEricson Perhaps while waiting for the tide to change or for another vessel to pass.

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@_bezpilotnik @JHCPAL @CdrEricson In boating we talk about swinging room when anchoring. Basically the 360 degree space around the anchor. More chain out, more swinging room needed. Marked on a nautical chart, I'd guess it's an area where small craft are permitted to anchor without it being a designated anchorage

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I've stayed in a lot of places. But I do live on a boat.

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Someone described Dark Rock as "Very Dark, unfortunately."
Why, thank you. I shall take that as a compliment.

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Back in the edits for Bait & Switch. Classic Daljit.

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Bait & Switch — DCI Erica Cooper book nine — is up for pre-order.
This one digs into the ripples of crime, how the emotional toll is felt by not only victims, but their families and the officers involved in the investigation.
Shop here:
📷 https://t.co/6BO01QmRJJ

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Fancy reading Chapter One of Bait & Switch? If you’re not on the mailing list yet, now’s a good time to join.
Subscribers get the first chapter of Bait & Switch, plus occasional behind-the-scenes bits I don’t share anywhere else. You can sign up via my website.

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Germany showed me some love this week 📷
I hit number one in my category, which honestly made my day.
Thanks to everyone who recommended the series to their German friends. It means so much.

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I’ve written a blog post about creating the cover for Bait & Switch.
From the initial idea, to colours, and fonts.
If you like the behind-the-scenes side of writing, it’s here:
📷 https://t.co/BwFfBwI3f9

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A few Cooper 9 stats for you on this Monday morning:
Word count - 96k
Swear count - Only one F-bomb.
Chapter count - 54.
Times I cried writing it - 2.
First word - The
Last word - O
One supporting cast member steps up to the plate.
One main cast member says goodbye.

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Research is fun 📷
Anyone know an ex-MI6 agent who might put these to good use?
Asking for a friend. 📷

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Four? Four?! Is there a coconut shortage or something? What gives?

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#Duolingo365

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It's what all the cheeky monkeys are reading. #thrillerbooks #Gibraltar #CrimeFiction

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For everyone who's followed this journey from North Shields to Gibraltar to publication - thank you. This adventure has been incredible, and it's just the beginning for Spencer Bly.

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Today's the day! Dark Rock is officially available, and I couldn't be more excited (or nervous) to share Spencer Bly's first mission with you.

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Available now in ebook (£3.99) through Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books, and all the usual store. Paperback available through Amazon and Waterstones and hardback exclusive to Amazon.

Coming soon in German and Spanish translations.

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@thecreativepenn I love this so much. I remember you saying you'd never post a picture in the onesie... Love that you have now!!! You are inspiring me to get back to the sports I love in my mid-40s. Thank you.

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New blog post: The locations that didn't make it into Dark Rock (and why I loved them anyway.)
https://t.co/AHiO4rd7Ch

https://t.co/yqBew2u8pw

#Gibraltar