Mel

Librarian by day & wannabe author by night. Book lover, art lover, coffee lover. Obsessed with Agatha Christie and golden age crime fiction.

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Peek behind the curtain and discover the origins of Agatha Christie’s most famous play The Mousetrap: https://t.co/05yugHDE68 #agathachristie

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

@vline_bendigo any chance you could turn some air conditioning on in the train currently stopped just outside Southern Cross? We are jammed in like sardines and it’s bloody hot in here!

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

In the 1930s #agathachristie entered a golden age of productivity. Against a backdrop of social upheaval in England and anxieties about aggressions in Europe, Agatha forged a notoriety as a leading author of detective fiction: https://t.co/vh6JvUW0Xg

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Politics, house parties, flappers and a notorious disappearance. This is Agatha Christie in the 1920s https://t.co/vU4vrnaAXC

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Ever heard of Mary Fortune? She was Australia’s first female crime writer. Find out more about her here: https://t.co/FsAgOKS084

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Today marks 50 years since the death of Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime. She once said that she would be forgotten ten years after she died- how wrong she was! Thank you for the joy you continue to bring through your legacy of over 70 books 💜

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Today’s research at the library had me diving into The Reminiscences of a Victorian Detective, published in the Gisborne Gazette in the 1920s. It’s full of thieves, murderers, bushrangers, and a #ladyswindler nicknamed ‘Clever Mary’.

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Loved finding this Agatha Christie interview in the Australian publication Woman’s Day from 1971. It accompanied a condensed version of her novel Passenger to Frankfurt, which is on my TBR list for 2026! #agathachristie

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

In 1922, Agatha Christie embarked on a grand tour that would see her travel to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Canada. Agatha had always longed to travel, and the sights and experiences of her journey inspired her writing. https://t.co/um2HQvhXfn

[History Press Local @THP_Local]

❄️To celebrate #Jolabokaflod we are giving away ONE copy of 'Icelandic Folk Tales' by Hjörleifur Helgi Stefánsson.✨

Simple re-share and follow us for a chance to win. #Giveaway ends on the 30th of December at 12 pm GMT time. Good luck! 📘 🎀 #giveaway #ChristmasEve #Christmas

[The History Press @TheHistoryPress]

The day is finally here! Happy Publication Day to 'The Princes in The Tower' 📕👑 ✨

To celebrate we are giving away one copy, signed by Philippa Langley. To enter, like and RT this post. UK entrants only. Ends 26th November 🎉 #Giveaway #warsoftheroses #princesinthetower

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

@British_Airways can you maybe sort yourself out @EDI_Airport ? Been queuing to drop my bag for 50mins and not moving 😒

[Sean McNamara @SeanJMcNamara1]

Why we need our libraries and their ethics/values and why we need both local and national governments to move beyond political lines and work together to fund and support them - @CILIPScotland in @heraldscotland today - https://t.co/kDhMq8g3a6

[Authorfy @authorfy]

✨✨ BOOK GIVEAWAY! ✨✨

We’ve got 5 copies of MERMEDUSA by @ThomasHTaylor to giveaway.

📚 To enter, just repost by 20.09.23
📚 UK only

And you can download an extract at https://t.co/2i0CvS9ZQO, too!

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Just finished reading ‘The Woman in the Library’ by Sulari Gentill and WOW it was a nail biter! I couldn’t put it down. Loved it! 😍

[The Folio Society @foliosociety]

📚 GIVEAWAY 📚 To celebrate National Book Lovers Day, we're giving one of you a chance to win a £100 Folio gift card.

TO ENTER: Follow @foliosociety and retweet this post. Open internationally. Competition closes 23:59 (UK time) Sunday 13 August

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

If you haven’t read ‘Morgan is my name’ by Sophie Keetch yet, YOU SHOULD- brilliant doesn’t even cover how great this book is! Its shot its way to one of the top 5 books I have ever read 😍

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

@Edinburgh_CC What time does the procession start?

[The Labours Of Hercule Podcast @labourshercule]

It’s #COMPETITION TIME! To celebrate our podcast anniversary, we’re giving away a copy of Five Little Pigs by @agathachristie.

Just follow us & retweet this post. Entry closes at 23:59 BST on 12th July. Double your chances by heading to our Instagram! https://t.co/IDLmA6CIZg

[Mel @EdinburghWishes]

Just finished reading ‘The Maiden’ by Kate Foster and it was brilliant! Anyone looking for a great story set in Edinburgh- read this!