David Cairns of Finavon

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Here's the trailer for my new Gask & Rait Mystery novel: Hydegild Sacrifice. The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice thrusts readers into the shadowy aftermath of one of America’s darkest moments—the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 https://t.co/kAeiHloy7Z #historicalfiction

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What is Australia’s best book? https://t.co/zUWvXeBD38 #Australianfiction #Australianbook #Australiannovel #Australianauthor #Australianwriter #Ozfiction #Ozbook #Oznovel #Ozauthor #Ozwriter

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New #austrailianfiction from @smh @thuy_on #StevenCarroll https://t.co/41vz567IzQ #newbooks #tbr #ozfiction #ozbooks #ozauthors #ozwriters

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The Best New Historical Fiction Books Out in October 2026 from @bookriot https://t.co/xrzrk6pQDD #historicalfiction #newbooks #tbr

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Four great historical novels to read this October: https://t.co/Ry2KNuCvms @thetimes #historicalfiction #newbooks

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@afneil If you are going to draw any conclusions please base them on fact not innuendo. There is no substantiation for assumption that Scottish currency wiuld be weaker than Sterling. I could equallt argue it would be stronger.

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The five best historical novels, according to #VictoriaHislop https://t.co/LcEMt2OBNw #ipaper #inews #historicalfiction #tbr

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New historical fiction recommendations from @nytimes https://t.co/74GaU4vvAg #historicalfiction #tbr #newbooks

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The 9 best historical fiction books of all time according to @TheWeek https://t.co/ofbeyeoOSO #historicalfiction

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The 14 most uplifting historical novels from #ipaper https://t.co/D10n1NIJ2h #historicalfiction

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An interesting piece on #Australianauthors #ozlit #ozwriters #ozauthor #ozbooks: https://t.co/aQ1BQafwYy "We are not presenting Australian writing as a national culture to be explained, but putting its books directly into readers’ hands and inviting discovery and conversation".

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Best Australian books out in August from #theguardian: https://t.co/w0LbcwNhax #australianbooks #ozbooks #autralianauthors #ozauthors #newbooks #tbr

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New Historical Fiction to Read This Month: https://t.co/Rlam9PUDLl @BookRiot #historicalfiction #newbooks #tbr #tbrpile

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12 of the best historical novels to read on holiday, from #inews https://t.co/Eun8r0lMLF #historicalfiction #holidayreading

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12 Historical Mysteries recommended by @OprahDaily https://t.co/bkdzyUFoRN #historicalfiction #mysteryfiction #crimefiction #tbr #newbooks

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The best historical fiction books of the year so far according to @BookRiot: https://t.co/XYxc507hXN #historicalfiction #newbooks #tbr

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Papal intrigue, meddling spinsters, Hollywood hijinks, post-war shenanigans and more: https://t.co/VcNo57z63j #historicalfiction #crimefiction #mysteryfiction #newbooks #tbr @CrimeReads @mollsotov89

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News of my @bookexcellence #bookaward has been featured in @KSNTNews @wytv @wnct9 @FOX40 @azcentral and @AP #booknews

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@BSD_1984 @visafreeworld Agree

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https://t.co/4933QlAQ5Z @people have released a list of 16 #historicalfiction novels to celebrate America’s #250thAnniversary #4thJuly. My own novel might be of interest The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice, set around the assassination of Abraham Lincoln: https://t.co/kAeiHlo0ir

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Four great historical novels to read in July from @thetimes https://t.co/Qox5DUXe02 #historicalfiction #newbooks #tbr