Fiona Erskine
@chemicaldetective.bsky.social
Engineer by day. Writer by night.
Outdoor swimmer in between.
www.fionaerskine.com
Agent: Juliet Mushens Publishers: Point Blank (Oneworld), Sandstone Press
Outdoor swimmer in between.
www.fionaerskine.com
Agent: Juliet Mushens Publishers: Point Blank (Oneworld), Sandstone Press
Pinned
40 years ago, there was a release of toxic gas at the Union Carbide pesticide factory in #Bhopal, India. This is what it looks like today. #abandoned #forgotten
Job satisfaction - one piece to to go and puzzle solved
June 26, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Job satisfaction - one piece to to go and puzzle solved
Stockton on Tees has been completely transformed! Congratulations to the council for the extraordinary ambition and courage. Opening the high street to the river is a stroke of town planning genius.
June 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Stockton on Tees has been completely transformed! Congratulations to the council for the extraordinary ambition and courage. Opening the high street to the river is a stroke of town planning genius.
Thank you @levparikian.bsky.social for this magnificent link. A handy guide to the adaptors you need to power your devices on holiday. (Celebrate type G the most robust plug in the world! ) theoutletatlas.com
The Outlet Atlas — Power Plugs of the World
A field guide to the fifteen domestic power plug types used around the world. Search by country, see if you need an adapter.
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June 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Thank you @levparikian.bsky.social for this magnificent link. A handy guide to the adaptors you need to power your devices on holiday. (Celebrate type G the most robust plug in the world! ) theoutletatlas.com
Loving the poetry of loos in space @isabelrogers.bsky.social @levparikian.bsky.social and butt-clenching silence
#TheLye will answer all your waste in space questions … coming soon
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#TheLye will answer all your waste in space questions … coming soon
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Six Things Podcast, Episode 4, with Isabel Rogers
Podcast Episode · Six Things Podcast · 30 April · 41min
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May 30, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Loving the poetry of loos in space @isabelrogers.bsky.social @levparikian.bsky.social and butt-clenching silence
#TheLye will answer all your waste in space questions … coming soon
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#TheLye will answer all your waste in space questions … coming soon
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
Any audiobook listeners out there?
I have a credit to use. I need a good book with a brilliant narrator. Previous favourites included Piranesi (S Clarke) Babel 17 (S Delaney) Perreira Maintains (A Tabucci) and Cold cold ground (A McKinty)
I have a credit to use. I need a good book with a brilliant narrator. Previous favourites included Piranesi (S Clarke) Babel 17 (S Delaney) Perreira Maintains (A Tabucci) and Cold cold ground (A McKinty)
May 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Any audiobook listeners out there?
I have a credit to use. I need a good book with a brilliant narrator. Previous favourites included Piranesi (S Clarke) Babel 17 (S Delaney) Perreira Maintains (A Tabucci) and Cold cold ground (A McKinty)
I have a credit to use. I need a good book with a brilliant narrator. Previous favourites included Piranesi (S Clarke) Babel 17 (S Delaney) Perreira Maintains (A Tabucci) and Cold cold ground (A McKinty)
Specially for you @rainewilson.bsky.social
David Tennant seriously SERIOUSLY loves The Proclaimers...
Doctor Who - Entire Cast & Crew 500 Miles Special
YouTube video by DalekQueen
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May 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Specially for you @rainewilson.bsky.social
How much do you really know about nuclear energy? This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and the reactor still smoulders under the containment shield .
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Chernobyl - 40 years on
The Chemical Detective
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April 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
How much do you really know about nuclear energy? This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and the reactor still smoulders under the containment shield .
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This is simply the most astonishingly beautiful country. So glad to be back in #aotearoa #NewZealand
February 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
This is simply the most astonishingly beautiful country. So glad to be back in #aotearoa #NewZealand
Another wonderful book from the extraordinary @rainewilson.bsky.social
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Fiona Erskine's review of The Salt Oracle (We Are All Ghosts In The Forest #2)
5/5: Another fabulous story brought to life by this extraordinary writer. I am in awe of Lorraine Wilson's talent and courage and extraordinary worldbuilding. As a reader, you have to navigate by nudg...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Another wonderful book from the extraordinary @rainewilson.bsky.social
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Well worth a listen!
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January 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Well worth a listen!
Reposted by Fiona Erskine
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January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Great interview with @ronanhession.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social on radio 4 bookclub. Such a fine writer, great publisher and stonkingly good books!
January 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Great interview with @ronanhession.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social on radio 4 bookclub. Such a fine writer, great publisher and stonkingly good books!
I have news! Thanks to Colonel Frog at SF Crows nest for the guest post.
@sffmagazines.bsky.social @johnj.bsky.social
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Chemical Reaction in Space: Fiona Erskine Fires Up the John Jarrold Agency’s Engines
Guest post from Colonel Frog at sfcrowsnest
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December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I have news! Thanks to Colonel Frog at SF Crows nest for the guest post.
@sffmagazines.bsky.social @johnj.bsky.social
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@sffmagazines.bsky.social @johnj.bsky.social
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So exciting! The sexy ants have finally found a home….
New client news! Welcome to @chemicaldetective.bsky.social !!!
SF NOVELIST FIONA ERSKINE JOINS JJLA | John Jarrold
www.johnjarrold.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So exciting! The sexy ants have finally found a home….
I’ve been looking forward to #TheSaltOracle by @rainewilson.bsky.social @solarisbooks.bsky.social ever since I finished #weareallghostsintheforest and it doesn’t disappoint!
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’ve been looking forward to #TheSaltOracle by @rainewilson.bsky.social @solarisbooks.bsky.social ever since I finished #weareallghostsintheforest and it doesn’t disappoint!
On my way to hear @carolynkirby talk about her fabulous new book #Ravenglass
September 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On my way to hear @carolynkirby talk about her fabulous new book #Ravenglass
I have stopped reacting to the orange toddler for health reasons (fragile babies and horses???) but heres a great, measured explanation of why the bears of little brain get muddled at times.
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Tylenol and autism: What parents deserve to know
Nuance and empowerment instead of underestimation.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I have stopped reacting to the orange toddler for health reasons (fragile babies and horses???) but heres a great, measured explanation of why the bears of little brain get muddled at times.
open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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Need a thriller with a difference? Brains over brawn.
Look no further.
Jaq Silver is blowing things up to keep people safe, once again!
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Look no further.
Jaq Silver is blowing things up to keep people safe, once again!
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At last... | Fiona Erskine
New editions of the Jaq Silver crime thrillers now available internationally
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September 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Need a thriller with a difference? Brains over brawn.
Look no further.
Jaq Silver is blowing things up to keep people safe, once again!
fionaerskine.com/news-item/at...
Look no further.
Jaq Silver is blowing things up to keep people safe, once again!
fionaerskine.com/news-item/at...
I swam 24km last week off the coast of Sicily.
In choppy water, some of it felt like hard work...until I visited the salt museum and was reminded just how lucky I am.
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In choppy water, some of it felt like hard work...until I visited the salt museum and was reminded just how lucky I am.
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Sulphur and Salt
Swimming in Sicily
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September 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I swam 24km last week off the coast of Sicily.
In choppy water, some of it felt like hard work...until I visited the salt museum and was reminded just how lucky I am.
fionaerskine.substack.com/p/sulphur-an...
In choppy water, some of it felt like hard work...until I visited the salt museum and was reminded just how lucky I am.
fionaerskine.substack.com/p/sulphur-an...
Oh, my @william1shaw.bsky.social - this is so good! Loving Eden and Finn #RedShore
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August 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Oh, my @william1shaw.bsky.social - this is so good! Loving Eden and Finn #RedShore
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DR9B26H...
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DR9B26H...
