C. J. Tudor (is taking some time)
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Bestselling author. Dog lover. Gin drinker. Tattoo enthusiast. New novel, THE GATHERING, out now. Order: .
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So, erm, I can die happy now. 😱
Want to read something good? You won't find it on the front bestseller table at your bookstore, but it's new, and will be there. THE CHALK MAN, by C.J. Tudor. If you like my stuff, you'll like this.
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This morning my beautiful mum passed away. The loss is immense. Lots of love always. x
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One week ago my lovely, kind dad suffered a stroke. Last night he quietly passed away. Love you always, Dad. xxx
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Christmas just got extended!! I have THREE signed copies of my new hardback
#TheBurningGirls
to give away. Get it before ANYONE else! RT and like to win. Comp closes midnight December 31st. Open to the UK, NI, Europe and rest of the world (because I love you all)! 😁🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍
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🍾🎉🎂Yay! It's my 50th birthday today!! 🍾🎉🎂
Warning - there will be lots of photos that will get more drunken as the day progresses!! 😂🤪
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So, after 18 years, two chocolate labradors and one little monster, today we got hitched. Yay! 😊🍾💀
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While these vile, selfish, entitled morons were protesting about wearing a bit of cloth over their faces and not being able to sit inside a pub . . . my brave, kind 82-year-old mum got her second Pfizer jab. I know who did more for 'freedom' and ending lockdowns today. 😷💉
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A few people have asked about the release date of my next book. Normally, on Twitter, authors post about their successes: amazing deals, TV options, top 10 chart positions.
I’d like to talk about failure . . . (a bit of a thread)
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So, erm, last night this happened -
#TheChalkMan
won Best First Novel at the
#ITWAwards
at
#ThrillerFest19
! Honoured, thrilled, bemused, amazed and totally bowled over. Crikey! 😊
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🔥 Okay, folks! I have ONE (signed) proof of my new book
#THEBURNINGGIRLS
left! Who wants it? RT and like to win! Because times are tough for many right now, if we reach 500 likes, I'll also donate £500 to a chosen charity! Comp closes Halloween. UK & NI only! 🔥
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My next novel will now be published in Jan 2023. It's called THE DRIFT and I'm so excited about it! In the meantime, look out for the short story collection next year. And remember, failing isn't always a bad thing! 😊❤️
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At last!! I am thrilled to announce that THE BURNING GIRLS has been commissioned by Paramount+. It will be a six part limited series and it starts filming this summer! Yay!! 🔥📺
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Thrilled to announce that my debut novel,The Chalk Man, is now being adapted for screen by the brilliant Hans Rosenfeldt and the team
@BuccaneerMedia
(who have just finished filming The Burning Girls for
@ParamountPlusUK
). Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! 😁
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To celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay
I'm giving away some books! A HB of The Drift, a super shiny
@subpress
limited edition of Sliver of Darkness and a very hard to come by US proof of my new novel,
#TheGathering
. For a chance to win the whole bundle, just like and RT! 😁
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YAY!! EXCITING NEWS!! Lots of you have asked and I can finally say - YES!! The Chalk Man is going to be adapted for TV!! 😱 📺
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Happy Birthday to me! 52 today and more grateful each year. Enjoy every day (even if it gets harder to look human before 8am)! 😊🎉
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I know a lot of you are self-isolating at the moment, and I thought you might like something to read? So, I have TEN signed copies of The Other People to give away! Perfect for when you can't see, erm, other people! 😁 RT and like to win. Ends midnight Sat. UK only. ❤️😷
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🎃💀 It's SPOOKTASTIC giveaway time! ONE lucky critter could win this creepy bundle - a signed copy of Annie Thorne, special edition of The Hiding Place AND my last signed proof of The Other People. Like & RT to be in with a chance. UK only. Winner announced Halloween! 💀🎃
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Is it me or does this look like the ideal space to dismember a body?🤔
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🔥📺 I am absolutely thrilled to share that
#TheBurningGirls
is set to light up TV screens! 🔥📺
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**GIVEAWAY!!** The paperback of
#TheTakingofAnnieThorne
publishes on Aug 22nd.
To celebrate, I'm giving away 5 signed copies PLUS 1 lucky person will receive a signed limited edition of
#TheChalkMan
. Like and RT to be in with a chance of winning! Yay!!
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❄️🩸🩸HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🩸🩸❄️
To celebrate, I have 3 proof copies of my new chiller, THE DRIFT to give away! Described by Publishers Weekly as "a masterpiece of its kind" (Crikey)! Just RT and like to win. Closes midnight Nov 5. Good luck!
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My new book, THE BURNING GIRLS, is out in Jan 2021 and I'm thrilled to reveal the covers for the US (white) and UK (red). Not finalised, but I'd love to know your thoughts!! Oh, and, of course, you can pre-order your copy now! 😁
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THE OTHER PEOPLE is out in paperback on Aug 20th! Yay! And to celebrate, I have 5 super shiny, SIGNED copies to give away!! Just RT and like to win! UK and NI only. Comp closes midnight Aug 1st. Good luck! 😁
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When I was walking dogs for £10 an hour, I used to daydream about stuff like this. Eek!! 🔥🔥
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Final. Edits. Done. Book 3 is finished (and so am I)! 😁🤪
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Thrilled to confirm that
#TheBurningGirls
is coming to
@ParamountPlusUK
in October - staring Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes. So excited! 🔥🔥
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Flaming heck! Look what just arrived in the post!! Proofs of Book 3 - THE OTHER PEOPLE!! Eeeek! 😱😃
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In 2016, when I was working as a dog-walker for £10 an hour THIS was what I dreamed about . . . 😊
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A year ago today I was in beautiful Brazil at the Bienal Book Festival in Rio. I had the most amazing time and met so many wonderful people! Thank you for inviting me
@intrinseca
. Estou com saudades, Brasil! ❤️🖤
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Last Sunday my mum was rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack. I thought she might not make it. Thanks to the wonderful paramedics, doctors and nurses
@NHS
she'll be celebrating Xmas with us. Today we put our tree up - looking forward to her seeing it! ❤️🎄
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Thanks for all your lovely messages about my mum. I lost Dad in 2021, so losing both parents within three years is a lot. This is Mum and Dad on their wedding day in 1959. They were a pretty damn gorgeous couple. 🖤
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I'm thrilled to reveal the brand spanking new paperback cover for THE OTHER PEOPLE. I love it. Hope you do too. Out August 22nd . . . 😁
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Yay! It's HERE! My second book! Thank you to everyone for tweeting, reviewing and supporting
#AnnieThorne
! And, as a reminder to all aspiring authors - this is me, just over two years ago, in my former job as a dog-walker! CHEERS! 😁❤️
#Nevergiveup
#Book2
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Happy bloody publication day to me!!🩸
#TheGathering
wings its dark way into bookshops TODAY! Go on - sink your fangs into it. 🧛
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Fancy reading my new book
#TheOtherPeople
? Can't decide between a signed copy from
@Waterstones
or one with an exclusive short story from
@Tesco
? Yay! It's your lucky day! I'm giving away TWO signed copies which also include the short story! RT and like to win! UK only! 😁
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I'm beyond thrilled to share the super-creepy trailer for the audiobook of
#TheTakingofAnnieThorne
, narrated by the awesome
@RCArmitage
! 😱
Pre-order here:
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I woke up this morning to the amazing news that
#TheChalkMan
has won Best Debut Novel at the
@StrandMag
Critics Awards! I'm shocked, thrilled and incredibly honoured. Thank you so, so much! 😊😱❤️
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@StephenKing
Crumbs! Thank you. As a constant reader since I was twelve - when I first picked up a battered copy of Christine from the library - this means the world. x
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I haven't worn a dress to a 'do' for years, mainly because I won't wear heels or strappy ankle sprainers. But this week I found these babies! Sparkly combat boots. I'M SO HAPPY! 😃
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This is still so surreal! My little book is a TV series - streaming now! - and I am so thrilled!! 🔥🔥
"If you see the burning girls, something bad will befall you." 🔥
Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes star in new series
#TheBurningGirls
. Streaming 19 October on Paramount+ UK & Ireland. Based on the bestselling novel by
@cjtudor
🔥
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Not long till you can get your fangs into
#TheGathering
. I'll be chatting and signing copies at these lovely
@Waterstones
stores. But if you can't make the events, I have THREE signed copies to give away. Just like and RT to be in with a chance of winning!
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In 2021 . . . I lost my dad, and my writing mojo. I binned an entire ms and then wrote my favourite novel yet. My little girl turned 8, and I turned 50. Highs and lows. But every new year is a privilege. Here's to 2022, folks! 🥂🎉💕
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I'm not going to re-post the vile video of
@PhilSpencerTV
gloating over shooting a deer. Instead, here's a pic of a rare white stag we spotted in the fields near our house. What sort of psychopath takes pleasure from killing a beautiful creature like this?
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A whole year ago today my debut novel,
#TheChalkMan
was published. It took me over ten years and a small mountain of rejections to get there, but it was so worth it! (although not everyone looks impressed!) 😆
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Beyond thrilled that, after just 3 days of sales,
#TheTakingofAnnieThorne
is
#13
in the hardback fiction charts. For an author who was once told her mix of mystery and horror 'wasn't publishable' this is AWESOME!! We're bringing creepy back, folks. THANK YOU! 🖤🖤🖤😱
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Thank you to everyone who has tweeted about reading my books during Lockdown. It's been bloody lovely! Just to let you know, my new book, THE BURNING GIRLS, is out Jan 2021!! And you can pre-order now!! 😉😁
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Hot off the press!! First paperback copy of THE OTHER PEOPLE. Out Aug 20th. So exciting!! 😱😁🎉
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In love with our gorgeous new kitchen island - made from a 450 year old piece of solid beech. Thank you so much to Fletch and Sharon
@uniquewildwood
for this thing of absolute beauty! ❤️🌳
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My new book, THE BURNING GIRLS, is out Jan 21st next year (UK) and Feb 7th (US). I can’t share the UK cover just yet but this is the US cover and blurb!! 🔥🔥🔥
#theburninggirls
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🔥🔥🔥 THEY'RE HERE!! Proofs of THE BURNING GIRLS have arrived! Yay!! 🔥🔥🔥 So excited I could crush a grape!! 😆😱
#TheBurningGirls
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TA-DAH!! Finished tattoo! Very sore but so worth it! (Hope Lesley likes it.) 😁💀🖤
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Eek! First pic from THE BURNING GIRLS coming soon to
@ParamountPlusUK
. I have seen the opening episode and it is fantastic . . . and creepy as hell! 😱🔥
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Firstly, this is awesome because of the t-shirt. 🇺🇦
Secondly, this is awesome because my debut - The Chalk Man - is on the fourth shelf down on the left.😱
I don't usually post pictures of myself, but today is an exception.
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At the airport hotel, ready for our flight to Orlando tomorrow! Three years and two cancellations, but Disney World we’re finally on our way! 😃
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First look at
#TheBurningGirls
coming soon to
@ParamountPlusUK
.🔥 So. Bloody. Excited!
Your first look at upcoming horror-thriller, The Burning Girls, starring Samantha Morton and
@rubysstokes
. Based on the novel by
@cjtudor
🔥 👏
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My new novel, THE GATHERING, is set in a small Alaskan town. This morning we start the first leg of our research trip to Alaska via Seattle. See ya in 10 hours! 😁
#TheGathering
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If you enjoyed reading THE BURNING GIRLS, then you might like to know that filming starts for the TV series on August 15th. YAY! You'll be able to catch it on
@ParamountPlusUK
. More updates to come! 🔥
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Hubby’s Birthday today! 🎂🎉 I got him this! 😁🥂🍹🍸🥃🍷
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🖤🔥 Yay! US paperback copies have arrived - and they look ACE! If you fancy getting your mitts on one -featuring this fab retro cover - then you're in luck because I have FIVE to give away. Just RT and like to win!! Closes midnight Wed 26th. 🖤🔥
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Hard at work slaving over Book 5 . . . Okay, we’re at posh hotel and spa to celebrate 20 years together! Don’t judge me! 😂
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It's out in Jan 2023 and I can't WAIT to share it with you:
An overturned coach.
A stranded cable car.
An isolated chalet
Three groups of desperate people trapped by a raging snowstorm.
Inside one group, a killer.
Outside . . . something far worse.
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So, I've signed some books
@GoldsboroBooks
, drunk some fizz at
@StPancrasInt
and now we're on our way to Notts for the launch of
#TheOtherPeople
@WaterstonesNG
. Yay!! Happy Pub Day to me! 😁🥂📕
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They say ‘never meet your heroes’ but when your hero is as warm, generous and kind as
@HarlanCoben
it’s a joy! As you can see, I am totally cool about this!! 😁
#ThrillerFest19
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Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me. Skulls and great books and a nice G & T! 😁🎉🍾 💀
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Yay! Happy Paperback Publication Day to me!! And many thanks to all the brilliant authors and reviewers who have said lovely things about the book! Now, is it too early for a drink?🍾🍾🍾🥂🎉🎉🎊🎊
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Yikes! I seem to have blinked and turned 51. Ah well - happy birthday to me! 🥳 And look at this lovely creepy haul! 🦇🪳💀
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It's my mum's 85th birthday today - and her first selfie! 😁 🎂 🥳
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One of the many surreal things about having a book adapted for TV is seeing how they interpret what you had in your head. On the left is the chapel that inspired
#TheBurningGirls
. On the right - the chapel from the
@ParamountPlusUK
TV series. 🖤🔥
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I am thrilled to share the US cover for my new novel, THE GATHERING. Rural Alaska, a gruesome murder and vampires - I can't wait for you to read it!
And if you're in the UK:
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After three hours in the chair, my new tattoo is half-finished. Colour being added in two weeks. Very happy - and sore! Beautiful ink work by
@elliotguy13
😁💀
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Bloody Hell!! I'm thrilled, honoured and gobsmacked to say that
#KrittMannen
(The Chalk Man) has won THE GOLDEN BULLET for Best Translated Crime Fiction at
#KrimFestivalen
in Norway. Thank you lovely readers, judges and my wonderful publishers
@CappelenDamm
! 😃
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And just when I thought this week couldn't get any more exciting - LOOK what a courier just delivered! Okay - now I need booze! 😁
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My gorgeous, feisty, funny little girl is 7 today! Blimey - how did that happen?! 😁💕🎉🎁🎂
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Our little girl is 8 today!! 😱 How the heck did that happen? 🎂🎉🎈
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I'm retweeting all of these announcements 'cos I'm so over-excited!! 🤣
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Meet THE OTHER PEOPLE, out Jan 23rd and available to pre-order right now: (I am VERY excited about this one!) 😱
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Launch 2020 versus Launch 2021! Thanks for making it just as special, folks - plus, there's a lot to be said for drinking champagne in your loungewear!
#TheBurningGirls
#LockdownLaunch
😁🔥🔥
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'What d'you mean, I'm too big to be a lapdog?' 🐶😁
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It's so hot today, something completely unprecedented has happened. I am wearing a dress! 😱
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A massive THANK YOU to
@neilhimself
for this signed copy of Coraline. Such a lovely thing to do. Betty is beyond thrilled! 🖤
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Fuck me (sorry, couldn’t help it)! 😉 😆
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