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Fiona Erskine

Engineer. Writer. Swimmer.

Jaq Silver

Chernobyl – the 40th anniversary

Posted on April 3, 2026

In the early hours of the night of April 26, 1986,  an explosion destroyed reactor number four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Reactor #4 and Rubble The fourth unit had …

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At last…

Posted on September 18, 2025

Three months after I recovered my rights from Oneworld, I’m delighted to confirm that the Jaq Silver quartet is now available again in full – in ebook and print (under …

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Jaq Silver Thriller Series available again

Posted on August 21, 2025

The fourth book in the Jaq Silver series is now available on-line in paperback under the Snickered Mole imprint. A gold star to anyone who unpicks the anagram. This might …

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Brazil

Posted on July 30, 2025

The third title in the Jaq Silver series is now online. The Chemical Cocktail was first published by Oneworld (Point Blank) in 2022 and follows Jaq’s search for a missing …

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Harrogate

Posted on July 18, 2025

Greetings from Harrogate, UK where crime readers and writers from all over the world gather once a year for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival: some of the nicest …

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The Chemical Reaction

Posted on July 8, 2025

I’m delighted to confirm that the The Chemical Reaction is available once again as an e-book. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemical-Reaction-Silver-Thrillers-Book-ebook/dp/B0FG888WWH A prize to anyone who spots the subtle changes…(or indeed any formatting mistakes). …

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Coming soon – new editions of the Jaq Silver Adventures

Posted on July 3, 2025

I wrote last week about getting the rights back to the four Jaq Silver thrillers, and my mixed emotions about leaving my first traditional publisher. Now it’s full steam ahead. …

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Getting my rights back

Posted on June 26, 2025

This week, Oneworld signed an agreement to return my publishing rights to me. It’s a major milestone in my writing journey, but also bittersweet. In 2017, I signed with my …

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Author Interview – Fiona Erskine talks to Gina Holt from Partners in Crime

Posted on January 21, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2ZEF3oH5f4

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Sunny southern sojourn with friends and family and a stonkingly good book. London looking stunning!


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Sunny southern sojourn with friends and family and a stonkingly good book. London looking stunning!


In Houston for the day job, I went back to visit my old house and primary school from when my dad had a sabbatical at Rice University. Fleming park is much smaller than I remember but the fire ants are still there! Highlight was a full Tex-Mex with Theresa and Bhopal expert Kenneth Bloch – plans afoot for a new book.


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In Houston for the day job, I went back to visit my old house and primary school from when my dad had a sabbatical at Rice University. Fleming park is much smaller than I remember but the fire ants are still there! Highlight was a full Tex-Mex with Theresa and Bhopal expert Kenneth Bloch - plans afoot for a new book.


I swam 24km in 5 days. Hard work?

Try tuna canning, salt drying or sulphur mining…

https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/sulphur-and-salt


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I swam 24km in 5 days. Hard work? Try tuna canning, salt drying or sulphur mining... https://fionaerskine.substack.com/p/sulphur-and-salt


Goodbye #egadiislands and thank you @swimtrek for an amazing week – 24 kilometres with wonderful guides, fellow swimmers and multicoloured fishes!


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Goodbye #egadiislands and thank you @swimtrek for an amazing week - 24 kilometres with wonderful guides, fellow swimmers and multicoloured fishes!


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erskine_fiona avatar Fiona Erskine @erskine_fiona ·
19 Oct 2112089618602504515

Thank you @AniaJeruc for your sensitive and moving #Violetta in La Traviata - not a dry eye in the house and the standing ovation so well deserved!
Amazing production! @goteborgsoperan

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JohnSimpsonNews avatar John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews ·
11 Oct 2109261512351109257

Congratulations to Carole Cadwalladr, @carolecadwalla, who together with colleagues first revealed this story.

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Ofmooseandmen avatar Bluemoose Books @Ofmooseandmen ·
13 Oct 2109947971475247556

Off to the printers.

Bluemoose Books - Hebden to Hollywood - 20 years of Independent publishing.

Re-mortgaging the house, Lit prizes, One Book Bookshop, Dukes, Boilers, Les Dawson, Eric the Literary hound, Roast potatoes, Julia Roberts & TV shows.

@thebookseller
@guardian

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erskine_fiona avatar Fiona Erskine @erskine_fiona ·
9 Oct 2108454094121631809

The perfect book for a wet Keswick day. Thank you #johnlawton for #HammertoFall @GrovePressUK
Next TV slow horses?

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erskine_fiona avatar Fiona Erskine @erskine_fiona ·
3 Oct 2106375150342140260

Looking forward to this!

https://amzn.eu/d/0fA8SkeF

More than 30 writers set to star in first-ever Hartlepool Author Showcase https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/news/article/334/more-than-30-writers-set-to-star-in-first-ever-hartlepool-author-showcase

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novelcarolyn avatar Carolyn Kirby @novelcarolyn ·
21 Aug 2090907786284818941

Great to see Ravenglass in @Annecdotist's blog post: Page-turning historical fiction from indie publishers with attitude 🤩 🙏🏻
@northodoxpress

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Ofmooseandmen avatar Bluemoose Books @Ofmooseandmen ·
19 Aug 2089951464697278476

Good morning.

If you are able

Please support your local bookshops.

@thebookseller
@BAbooksellers

erskine_fiona avatar Fiona Erskine @erskine_fiona ·
10 Aug 2086759131306696917

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erskine_fiona avatar Fiona Erskine @erskine_fiona ·
3 Jul 2072985106998779995

Celebrating Reviewers - 0.99 offer!
(with the link this time!)

Losing Control: Terror in Teesside (The Teesside Murders: DI Julie Cadell Investigates Book 1)

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3 Jul 2072983380866576445

Celebrating reviewers everywhere
Losing Control is $0.99 / £0.99 for 1 week

It’s darker than it looks.
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