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Writer of The Marlow Murder Club novels and TV show (for PBS/UKTV), creator of Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise and Trackers (for BBC & Sky) and 4 DIP novels

Marlow, Bucks
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Robert Thorogood
3 months
Thrilled to see Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise and The Marlow Murder Club up for the NTAs. It's a public vote (so really matters to broadcasters), and if we get to the final shortlist, it's a fabulous pissup in the O2 (which really matters to me).
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Robert Thorogood
5 years
I’m increasingly of the opinion that @afneil is quietly a demigod and Johnsonn is actually thick. #strangetimesmakesstrangebedfellows
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BBC Politics
5 years
Andrew Neil: "(President Trump) called him 'wacky', 'pompous', a 'fool'. You didn't have a word of criticism" Boris Johnson: "Don't be ridiculous" Tory leadership candidate is challenged on his response to row over leaked diplomatic emails #BBCOurNextPM
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
My new #MarlowMurderClub mystery "The Queen of Poisons" is out! So, I'm running a competition Want 2 tickets to the WORLD PREMIERE of the TV show of the book? Like and Retweet this post for a chance to win. I'll pick a name out of a hat @ 9am, 24th Jan
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Robert Thorogood
3 months
Good morning from set!
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Robert Thorogood
4 months
Don is going to be absolutely brilliant, and I can't wait for everyone to meet DI Wilson next year!
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Death in Paradise
4 months
There's a new detective in Saint Marie! Please give a very warm welcome to Don Gilet who will play DI Mervin Wilson!☀️
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of #deathinparadise , here's a clip from the first ever recce to Guadeloupe in 2010 when we stepped onto the beach at #Deshaies and realised... we'd finally found it: our fictional town of Honoré. (Filmed on an iPod Touch, good heavens)
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
There is nothing I’m more proud of than the gang who make this show - our actors and writers and the production team red planet are awesome and they deserve all the success they get. Go Team DIP!
@bbcpress
BBC Press Office
7 months
📸 Death in Paradise returns for its 100th episode! A star-studded guest cast has been confirmed for the new series, coming to @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer from Sunday 4 February More ➡️
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Robert Thorogood
9 months
Very excited to announce that Death in Paradise is going Down Under! (I'm mainly excited because I'll never get over the disappointment that there are no killer snakes, spiders or sharks in Guadeloupe, a 'murder weapon' problem that's solved in one fell stroke by moving to Aus)
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
One week to go, and now the advertising is very much out there... which means I'm getting jittery as hell. Mind you, what a brilliant poster, it really is tremendous. x
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
Me, me me! I'M EXCITED!
@dramachannel
U&Drama
6 months
Hands up if you're excited for #TheMarlowMurderClub ! 👋 We're on the edge of our seats! Make sure you tune in 6th and 7th of March at 8pm on Drama and get ready for a murder mystery you won't forget! 🔎 Catch up on @UKTV Play if you miss the action!
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
Woohoooooooooo!
@dramachannel
U&Drama
6 months
Mark your calendars because #TheMarlowMurderClub is just around the corner! 📺 Join us on Drama, March 6th and 7th at 8pm for a gripping double feature as we dive into a world of twists, turns, and thrilling suspense. 🕵️‍♀️ Catch up on @UKTVPlay if you miss out!
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Robert Thorogood
3 months
Just emailed my publisher the next Marlow Murder Club book... MURDER ON THE MARLOW BELLE. In all bookshops next Jan, but want to read it now? For free? Here it is, all 82,000 words. (It's so weird seeing all of that hard work reduced to a screengrab) And now...a drink
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
Anyone who reads The Marlow Murder Club may notice the brief appearance of two whippets, @WhippetWally and Evie. They're real-life dogs and want you to know that they were on hand to help with ALL of the writing process and didn't get in the way, not even once. #whippet
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
Oh yeah! (definitely feeling a bit tipsy, but GO TEAM BEYOND PARADISE!)
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TV Choice
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
Due to not being well at the time, I missed the fancy industry screening of this, so sat down to watch the final cut of this this afternoon on the telly at home. Oh my, it is a thing of absolute joy - a brilliant script, actors and setting. I can’t wait for the word to see it.
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Beyond Paradise
2 years
First look #BeyondParadise trailer, anyone? 😉
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
@MooseAllain My 87-yr old Sheffield m-in-law, if answering the door in sloppy clothes says, ‘sorry, Im in my dishables’. Apparently ‘dishables’ was a corruption of the French word deshabille, meaning incorrectly dressed. And so the sexy French word became the very northern Dishables.
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
I'm so excited about this landing on UK screens on Wednesday week. #Only12MoreSleeps
@dramachannel
U&Drama
6 months
Everyone loves a murder mystery and a good script is where it all begins! 🎥🎬 #TheMarlowMurderClub starts 6th March at 8pm on Drama and available on @UKTVPlay
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
I'm thrilled to be writing 3 more Marlow Murder Club books for HQ. (The fact that I have to hand in book 3 in the series before book 2 comes out next January in no way terrifies me.) #MMCBook3
@thebookseller
The Bookseller
2 years
HQ has snared three further #MarlowMurderClub mysteries by Robert Thorogood ( @robthor ). Read more here:
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
Thank you to all the readers and booksellers who’ve supported Judith and the gang over the years - I’m pinching myself that they’ve become a Sunday Times bestseller (and also thank you @ManpreetEditor for the enormous floaty seven!)
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
Thank you, Elizabeth, for all of your amazing work over the last 99 episodes. You are, and always have been, my queen. 👑
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Elizabeth Bourgine
7 months
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Robert Thorogood
5 months
How it started (the start of my first treatment from 28/3/2015)...how it ended almost exactly nine years later: the TV show going out tonight on Drama (Channel 20 on all tellies). If you like your crime cosy and your puzzles intricate, come along and join #TheMarlowMurderClub
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U&Drama
6 months
Hands up if you're excited for #TheMarlowMurderClub ! 👋 We're on the edge of our seats! Make sure you tune in 6th and 7th of March at 8pm on Drama and get ready for a murder mystery you won't forget! 🔎 Catch up on @UKTV Play if you miss the action!
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
Walking down Marlow high street and VERY excited to see the window display in @marlowbookshop !!!
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
Oh my word, I have never seen the shack from this angle before - it looks amazing!
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WendyWastie
1 year
Just popping the anchor down @DIPHarryLizard !! @lizbourgine @RalfLittle @robthor ⚓️⚓️⚓️
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Robert Thorogood
11 months
Also allo allo! (Just watched a cut of episode 1 this morning and can’t wait for everyone to meet these amazing women next year)
@dramachannel
U&Drama
11 months
👀 FIRST LOOK! 👀 Very excited to share a sneak peek at Drama's brand new series #TheMarlowMurderClub starring @SamanthaBond , @therealjomartin , @cara_horgan and @dew_natalie . The two-parter arrives on Drama and @UKTVPlay in 2024!
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
This is the most STUNNING window display in Marlow - I'm completely bowled over by it - so thank you Marlow Bookshop for all of your support (I'll be photographing myself in front of it every day until it comes down)
@marlowbookshop
The Marlow Bookshop
7 months
🔍Who's ready for publication day tomorrow? Clue : WE ARE! (Solve the mystery by admiring our window🧐) 📗💚🎨 #TheQueenofPoisons #MarlowMurderClub @robthor @HQstories #CrimeFiction @MyMarlowUK #Marlow #indiebookshop #signedcopies #shoplocal
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Robert Thorogood
8 months
I'm naming a dog in the script I'm writing - what's your dog called, I'll pick the most appropriate name, and I'll let you know in a few month's time if your dog and his / her name has made it into the shooting script! Go!
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
My brand new Marlow Murder Club mystery "The Queen of Poisons" is out tomorrow, January 18th! I have a BIG PRIZE up for grabs which I'll be revealing on publication day. Watch this space... #themarlowmurderclub #thequeenofpoisons #marlow #giveaway #prize #BookTwitter #booktwt
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
This is a really wonderful and in-depth article in The Guardian about the whys and wherefores of Death in Paradise - and also gives suitable prominence to the role @breathwick played in it getting to screen.
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
🚨Death in Paradise news! 🚨 You remember how Humphrey left the show to go back to London with Martha...???? Can't wait to see this on BBC1 next year. Can't. Wait. #deathinparadise #HumphreyandMarthaForever
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
This is TERRIFIC, thank you so much for creating. Finally, The Wire has a touch of gravitas. 😉
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
Good morning from sunny Marlow!
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
Charlie's Angels! (although I'm no Charlie)
@therealjomartin
jo martin
7 months
The Marlow Murder Club coming soon
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
Cannot tell you how chuffed I am to be chosen as the Independent Bookshops' Book of the Month. If you wish to order your copy of The Marlow Murder Club, do please click this link: #indiebookofthemonth
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
Good morning! Today's the day The Marlow Murder Club TV show starts filming, and I can't tell you how excited I am - and thrilled - and just altogether can't-quite-believe-it-pinching-myself. (And what an amazing lineup for Judith, Suzie, Becks and Tanika!)
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U&Drama
1 year
🌟COMING IN 2024🌟 Exciting news! We’ve partnered with @masterpiecepbs on the TV adaptation of @robthor ’s The Marlow Murder Club. The two-parter will air on Drama & @UKTVPlay and starts filming today 🎬 Starring @SamanthaBond , @therealjomartin , @cara_horgan and @dew_natalie
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
This looks absolutely amazing - and I LOVE the title of the first in the series, you can't get better than a Ronseal title IMO, and this is that with bells on.
@richardosman
Richard Osman
6 months
Absolutely DELIGHTED to finally reveal details of my brand-new book series 'We Solve Murders', about Amy and Steve, a daughter-in-law/father-in-law detective duo. If you like The Thursday Murder Club, I think you'll love this. Out in September, and I can't wait for you to read
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
Wow. @KellyPhelps_ and the press team at @dramachannel have run a sensational campaign. Considering this is a new show, this is an amazing haul.
@UKTVPress
UKTV Press Office
6 months
What a coverage day for #TheMarlowMurderClub ! 😍 the two-part series airs next Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm on @dramachannel and @UKTVPlay 📺
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
Stunning work from @claireebrett and the AMAZING Charlotte Phillips (the designer of the genius cover for Death Comes to Marlow) who transformed a window at the @marlowbookshop yesterday. It's so great, they'll have to keep it there permanently, right?
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
Well, here it is, the first sighting (by me at least) of Death Comes to Marlow, the new Marlow Murder Club mystery! V V excited, and delighted to share some of my top tips on how to open boxes without cutting yourself. @HQstories @JohnsonAlcock #DeathComesToMarlow
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Robert Thorogood
10 months
This is such an honour - and I really really hope I don’t blow the fuse or electrocute the town.
@MyMarlowUK
MyMarlow.co.uk
10 months
This year's Christmas lights will be switched on by local author and novelist Robert Thorogood. Robert also happens to be an all round lovely chap, and a great choice for the event!! Thu 23 Nov is the date for your diary! More details here: @robthor
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Robert Thorogood
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I used to look at the Sunday Times Bestseller list each week when I was growing up and idly wonder if I'd ever be on it, even though that's impossible, because how could I ever be allowed to write a book? This weekend, and this isn't even remotely humble (so apologies) I'm on it!
@HQstories
HQ Stories
7 months
Thank you to all readers and booksellers for your support! Congratulations @robthor , @linwood_barclay and @thebodycoach 🥳🥳
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
A wonderful busman's afternoon visiting @HQstories Towers and signing 500 copies of DEATH COMES TO MARLOW - and catching up with @ManpreetEditor and the amazing team who are now going to be getting these gawjus editions out into the shops.
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
Thank you, Victoria - it's thrilling to see this article about all of the amazing female sleuths at the moment (but particularly excited, obvs, to see Samantha Bond front and centre).
@victoria_dowd
Victoria Dowd - author
6 months
Fiendishly clever female sleuths?! I’m in. Can’t wait @robthor #TheMarlowMurderClub
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Robert Thorogood
3 years
Well well well, back from the typesetter and fresh off the printer. Time for a cup of tea and a red pen.
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
It's really very easy to see how insanely happy I was to be in this photo.
@RadioTimes
Radio Times
1 year
Death in Paradise creator @robthor confirms new drama with @SamanthaBond and @therealjomartin
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
Beyond Paradise, we have liftoff!
@bbcpress
BBC Press Office
2 years
🚨 Save the date! Humphrey and Martha are back with a brand new crew. Beyond Paradise is coming to @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer on Friday 24 February. Find out more ➡️
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Robert Thorogood
5 years
@MooseAllain I was on the circle line when a guy came up and said we were at school together 25 yrs ago and he wanted to thank me for the time I stopped a prefect called Oli from punishing him. At which point, Oli who neither of us had seen for 25 yrs, bumped into us both.
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Robert Thorogood
4 months
Spent the morning at @theUL floating around just about the best exhibition I've ever been to. If you love crime fiction and are within, say, 1 to 2 thousand miles of Cambridge, you've got to go... and it's free to boot.
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Robert Thorogood
9 months
An amazing morning at @CPIbooksUK signing a thousand copies of the new Marlow Murder Club book. I even made it into the wall of honour at the end (but for how long, I wonder, how long….??)
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Robert Thorogood
9 months
I'm really pinching myself that I've been asked to do this - and I *promise* I won't use the inevitable murder that's bound to happen that night as research for my next Marlow Murder Club book.
@nfum_Marlow
NFU Mutual Buckingham, Marlow and Reading
9 months
Two weeks until Marlow will be shining with the beautiful Christmas lights. We are very proud continue the lovely tradition to support the Christmas Lights Switch on. Very exiting time is coming soon 🎅🏻 ☃️ 🤩 🎄 @robthor @MarlowTown @MarlowTC
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Robert Thorogood
5 years
Nobody - but nobody - reports better on Brexit than @IanDunt . A peerage for him please when all this is done.
@IanDunt
Ian Dunt
5 years
First up, Motion B, proposed by John Baron: Demands no-deal. It simply says we leave on April 12th with no deal. This is likely to get a proper twatting today.
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Robert Thorogood
5 months
This is BRILLIANT! Where can I get this????
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FeeMac
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
Very sad to report that Death in Paradise Series 10 won't start filming next month in wonderful Guadeloupe. We're all a bit thrown to say the least, but we'll be back - at some point - and look forward to start killing people again as soon as possible.
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
Yes, yes I *am* interested. ❤️❤️❤️
@RadioTimes
Radio Times
4 years
ICYMI, #DeathinParadise has been renewed for two more years, with series 11 and 12 confirmed
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
Done! Okay, so Book 2 in the Marlow Murder Club Series - DEATH COMES TO MARLOW - is finished! I'm always amazed and appalled that all of that work - a whole world of blood, sweat and tears - can then be thumbnailed into one screenshot like this. #DeathComesToMarlow #MartiniTime
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Robert Thorogood
5 months
Officially more dangerous than London! And to be clear, this is *exactly* the content I'm here for, Paul. Love a stat that has to go to four decimal places...
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paul mcmillan
5 months
@robthor Robert did you know that with 5 deaths in 3 years the murder rate of Marlow 0.0114 exceeds both Saint Marie (Guadeloupe) (0.002) and London 0.0012
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Robert Thorogood
10 months
Good grief, is this true!!!!???? What an amazing ride it’s been. I genuinely couldn’t imagine there’d be a second series…. I have to pinch myself when I realise we’re still killing people in saint marie every year. x
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Has a crime been committed in or beyond paradise?
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No one was murdered in Saint Marie ——————————————— No crime was committed in Shipton Abbott Happy 12th birthday to @deathinparadise 🎉 @robthor @iamtimkey
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
I really hope the TV show can do the town proud. I ❤️ Marlow. (Mind you, considering the fabulous locations we're using, this shouldn't be too hard to achieve - and I promise we aren't planning to shut the bridge down, not even once. PROMISE).
@MyMarlowUK
MyMarlow.co.uk
1 year
Filming starts today on a TV adaptation of "The Marlow Murder Club", the hit book written by Marlow resident Robert Thorogood! Really exciting news for @robthor and Marlow!! Read all about it here:
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
I said BIG PRIZE, but I'm underselling it - it's a BIIIIIIIGGGGGG PRIIIIIIIIZZZZZZE (hmm, that makes it sound like Gollum, not sure if that's the vibe I should be going for. Hold on...) 🎉🎁🪇 B I G P R I Z E ! 🍾🎈🥳 (That's more like it)
@robthor
Robert Thorogood
7 months
My brand new Marlow Murder Club mystery "The Queen of Poisons" is out tomorrow, January 18th! I have a BIG PRIZE up for grabs which I'll be revealing on publication day. Watch this space... #themarlowmurderclub #thequeenofpoisons #marlow #giveaway #prize #BookTwitter #booktwt
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Robert Thorogood
3 years
Drumroll..... and here's the title of the next Marlow Murder Club novel, out later this year!
@HQstories
HQ Stories
3 years
And there we have it! Judith Potts & co. return later this year in #DeathComesToMarlow , the heavily-anticipated second instalment in the Marlow Murder Club series from @robthor 🎉 Available to pre-order now at
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
*gollum voice* “ooo….proofs, my lovely proofs.”
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Robert Thorogood
8 months
Finally the dog madness is over. You all have wonderful mutts - I particularly enjoyed the spat over an imaginary dog and the budgerigar. I've screengrabbed the names that worked best for me and will report back in due course. Happy Christmas everyone, and thank you for playing.
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
I am so very, very excited about this show (just look at that cast!) and can't wait for everyone to see it next year.
@bbcpress
BBC Press Office
2 years
🎬 ACTION! Zahra Ahmadi, Dylan Llewellyn and Felicity Montagu join Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton in Death In Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise - and filming is officially underway! Read more ➡️
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Robert Thorogood
4 months
Like tea? Of course you do! Like poisoning Mayor's? Of COURSE you do! Then check out the 😍GAWJUS😍 sprayed edges on the Indies Special Edition of The Queen of Poisons. Pre order now! #TheMarlowMurderClub
@HQstories
HQ Stories
4 months
We are so excited to reveal a gorgeous *independent bookshop paperback edition* of @robthor 's Sunday Times bestselling #QueenOfPoisons . It features a beautiful sprayed edge and is available to pre-order now. 💚
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Robert Thorogood
3 years
So pleased finally to be able shout this from the rooftops - it’s one of our best ever episodes IMHO, written by the genius @jameshall50 , stars some of of my absolute heroes of stage and screen… including the triumphant return of @DannyJohnJules . #happychristmaseveryone
@mirrorjeffers
Mark Jefferies
3 years
. @deathinparadise will have its first ever festive special this year on BBC1 - and it’s a going to be a 90 minute Christmas special! All the info here including the return of a DIP fave
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Robert Thorogood
8 months
Okay, the self-promotion has started, I'm afraid. I'll be hawking this pretty assiduously between now and publication date on the 18th Jan - apologies in advance. PRE-ORDER NOW!
@HQstories
HQ Stories
8 months
Readers LOVE #TheQueenOfPoisons , a Marlow Murder Club Mystery 💚☠️ @robthor ‘A lovely warm mystery’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Read this book, and if you haven’t read the first two, read all three!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pre-order now:
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
A lovely signing in The @marlowbookshop just now - do pop in if you'd like to buy Special Editions with sprayed edges, signed by me... and they'll throw in a fancy tote bag as well. (They're terrific - I nicked one for myself).
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
Popped into the wonderful @marlowbookshop this afternoon and signed lots of lovely copies of The Marlow Murder Club. Here you can see me trying to make sure my eyes are 'smiling' as the rest of my face is hidden by the mask.
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
Oo, there are even more sightings of the AMAZING poster coming in, and I think that makes now the perfect time to reveal that Futura really is, and has always been, Best Typeface. How cool that something designed in 1927 is still in use 100 years later?
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
Thrilled to see this ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of The Queen of Poisons in The Sun today. If you were wondering about buying a copy, do dive in, and then you can be one of the cool kids who were into The Marlow Murder Club before it was turned into a TV show. 😉
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Robert Thorogood
9 months
Thrilled to discover Death Comes To Marlow is an editors pick for 2023 in the USA for Amazon - whoop whoop.
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
Right, and now begins the final push! (And if you’re interested, I date drafts by the date they’re due to be delivered - just to get that fixed in my head) #deathcomestomarlow
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
What a WONDERFUL photo! They look like sisters - I'd never really realised before (because I'm dim) that Dame MR would have been able to model herself on Dame AC for her Marple.
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Margaret Rutherford
6 months
These legends though … #MargaretRutherford #AgathaChristie #QueensOfCrime 👀🔎🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♀️
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
Thank you @MarcusRashford for reminding us all that people are good, that we look out for each other, and that kindness, empathy and generosity run through all our communities. This is the Britain I want to live in. 🇬🇧
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Robert Thorogood
8 months
Writers, want to miss your word / page / Christmas deadline??? Easy! Just ask the twitterverse for names of dogs so you can name a dog in your WIP and then spend the whole day looking at lovely dogs.
@fly276
KC 📚 Casey's Pages
8 months
@robthor Milo 🐾😍
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
Thank you so much, @marlowbookshop , for hosting such a brilliant night - and thank you to everyone who came along, I had the best time evah. Thank you!
@marlowbookshop
The Marlow Bookshop
7 months
🥂Standing room only last night, when hundreds (not really an exaggeration) joined us and local author @robthor in our bookshop for a celebration signing event✒️ to mark the publication of #TheQueenofPoisons , the third and latest book in the #MarlowMurderClub series📗🌟 THANK YOU
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
A note to all writers: anything can be achieved if you have the right editor....
@ManpreetEditor
Manpreet Grewal
7 months
Chuffed to bits that #TheQueenOfPoisons has debuted at #7 in the Sunday Times Hardback Fiction chart! So thrilled for @robthor -and there's so much more to come! Very proud to be part of Team Marlow! @literarywhore @JohnsonAlcock @HQstories @DawnBurnett
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
And so to Lord’s (in the mizzle) to start work (let’s be honest, ‘work’) on Book 4 in The Marlow Murder Club series. Here we go!
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
PSA: the new Marlow Murder Club book is being published this week, and my feed will be a whirlwind of self-promotion for the next few days. Apols in advance, but it really does take a long time to write a book, and it's TERRIFYING to know it's finally leaving home...
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sian
2 years
Two days out from the publication of #DeathComesToMarlow by @robthor and the reviews are coming in fast! Thanks so much @MWFictionEditor , @yoursmagazine , @PlatinumMagUK , @kayribeiro & @TheWeekUK ! So fantastic to see it included in best of 2023 roundups🦆
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Robert Thorogood
7 months
Everyone should have someone like Matt to talk rambling nonsense to before he turns it into a warm-hearted and kind account of your life that appears to make sense (on the page at least).
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Matt Nixson
7 months
Big thanks @robthor for chatting with me about #DeathInParadise , #MurderInMarlow , and everything in between for #ExpressFeatures this week... The Queen Of Poisons is out now via @HQstories and is typically brilliant. Tune into 100th DiP episode tmrw night
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
I’ll be having a gin martini, nice and dry, with a twist of lemon. What will you have?
@Waterstones
Waterstones
2 years
To celebrate the release of @robthor 's thrilling new instalment in his Marlow Murder Club series, we're giving away a one-night stay for two at @MacdonaldHotels Compleat Angler, a luxury riverside hotel in Marlow! Details here:
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
🚨 Today's launch day for the paperback of Death Comes to Marlow! 🚨 In the meantime, here are a few snaps from the set of the TV show we're making of Book 1 in the series. I can't wait for the world to see it...
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
The new novel has the most brilliant cover (and I was in no way intimidated / terrified when it was finalised MONTHS before I'd finished writing). The Marlow Murder Club, out on January 21st!
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
So proud to be working on this show with these amazing people - and for these BRILLIANT channels. Here's to two months of rain-free shooting in Marlow...
@masterpiecepbs
MASTERPIECE | PBS
1 year
MASTERPIECE has an all-new Mystery! coming your way... Announced today with @UKTV : The TV adaptation of @robthor 's The Marlow Murder Club will star Samantha Bond, @therealjomartin , Cara Horgan & @dew_natalie 🕵️‍♀️ Read more:
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Robert Thorogood
3 years
Thank you to all the wonderful readers who took a punt on a brand new crime series. Judith and I will be raising a small glass of whisky 🥃 to you tonight! (Mind you, Grandma Betty would be turning in her grave knowing I’ve immortalised her nightly 6pm tumbler (or 2) of whisky)
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HQ Stories
3 years
🎉 100K COPIES KLAXON! We have officially sold over 100,000 copies of @robthor 's hugely enjoyable cosy crime mystery, #TheMarlowMurderClub ! THOUSANDS of people have read and LOVED this incredible novel, so why not treat yourself to a copy this weekend?!
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Robert Thorogood
5 years
Wow, just love Catherine’s bar... it’s the most magical spot on earth. 🏝🔪☠️
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Robert Thorogood
6 years
Thank you everyone for all your kind messages during #deathinaparadise Series 7 - they’re always massively appreciated. Same time next year?
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Robert Thorogood
4 months
They literally used an image of Christopher Nolan on their poster today advertising Britain's power. They try and bathe in the reflected glory of our amazing artists, but then screw over the next generation. #Toriesout
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Peter Ungphakorn (also @coppetainpu.bsky.social)
4 months
Remind me, please. How much do the performing arts earn for the British economy, from films, TV and music to all genres of live performances, and of course tourism?
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
Love this cover so so much - I can’t wait for the world to meet the Marlow Council Planning Committee next year!
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Waterstones
1 year
When the mayor dies suddenly and traces of aconite are found in his coffee cup, the Marlow Murder Club are brought onto the case, but this one has them stumped. Pre-order @robthor 's brilliant new cosy crime mystery here:
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Robert Thorogood
7 years
What a lovely day. What a *lovely* day. (I'll be honest and say it's been a bit 'drinky' since we finished)
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
Still can’t believe I’ve been nommed for an Edgar, and by George I’m attending the ceremony in New York, you try and stop me (but I won’t be wearing such a fetching tank top).
@EdgarAwards
Mystery Writers of America
1 year
📖 @robthor reads from THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB ( @PPPress ), nominated for The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award. #Edgars2023
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
Just been interviewed on @BBCLeicester . Had to sit a Death in Paradise quiz. I only managed to score 3 out of 5 and now feel a bit stupid. 😬
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Robert Thorogood
6 years
Really excited for the new series tonight. I’m going to be drawing the curtains, turning gas fire up, pouring myself a glass of lovely Ti’Punch, and pretending for an hour I’m in the Caribbean....
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BBC One
6 years
Your favourite crime caper is back. #DeathInParadise begins tonight at 9pm on BBC One. 😵🏝
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Robert Thorogood
9 months
It was an amazing night - really v surreal indeed for me - and I only wish I'd got the memo about wearing a bow in my hair. Go Marlow!
@MyMarlowUK
MyMarlow.co.uk
9 months
Christmas really began last night in Marlow, as local author and screenwriter Robert Thorogood switched on our lights in front of a huge crowd! More pics etc here: @robthor @MarlowTC @MarlowFM
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Robert Thorogood
6 months
I've known for years that @MaliksGroup make the best curries in the UK. That's why I named the Detective in my Marlow Murder Club books after them. But I only found out yesterday that the director of the TV show only took the job because of Malik's as well. (From today's Express)
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Robert Thorogood
1 year
This is v exciting and thoroughly deserved - congrats to @iamtimkey and all the Beyond Paradise team. Do please vote for the show if so inclined.
@digitalspy
Digital Spy
1 year
Beyond Paradise, Call the Midwife, and Ted Lasso land NTA 2023 shortlist nominations
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
I thought I'd check out the ChatGPT AI to see if it could write an episode of Death in Paradise. Um.... it can.
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Robert Thorogood
2 years
Jeepers. Genuinely blown away to find myself nominated. I’ve never been nominated for a writing award before. Crumbs. Thank you, @EdgarAwards !!!
@EdgarAwards
Mystery Writers of America
2 years
The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award: @conniecberry , @Tamara_Morgan , Alicia Bessette, Michael Craft, and @robthor . #Edgars2023
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Robert Thorogood
3 years
What a brilliant idea, consider it commissioned, I'll start writing it immediately!
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Troy
3 years
@robthor Could we please get a @deathinparadise season set in the 70s following the adventures of DI Patterson?
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
SURPRISE!
@RadioTimes
Radio Times
4 years
Ben Miller is returning to #DeathInParadise for a "special cameo" as DI Richard Poole
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Robert Thorogood
4 years
If you're struggling to get hold of The Marlow Murder Club (it's sold out on Amazon), do please go to #thelittlebookshop in Cookham, a brilliant local Indie. I've just been signing copies, and they've got a whole bunch of them! (They'll post or do C&C)
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