David Gilman
@davidgilman.bsky.social
Thrillers and Historical Fiction. The Englishman: Betrayal: Resurrection: Master of War series: Night Flight to Paris: The Last Horseman: Young Readers Monkey & Me: YA Danger Zone series: A Touch of Frost tv scripts. www.https//davidgilman.com/
An exquisite video showing the creation of Lama d'Ombra: The Glass Blade That Will Crown Venice Noir 2026 from @davidhewson.com Llama-dombra-venice-noir-award/
Lama d'Ombra: Venice Noir's 2026 Award Sculpture
Unveiling of Lama d'Ombra — the blood-red glass and charred-wood sculpture Andrea Morucchio made as the festival's 2026 award.
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September 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
An exquisite video showing the creation of Lama d'Ombra: The Glass Blade That Will Crown Venice Noir 2026 from @davidhewson.com Llama-dombra-venice-noir-award/
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Just finished. Superb. #Blueskybooks @davidgilman.bsky.social
August 22, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Just finished. Superb. #Blueskybooks @davidgilman.bsky.social
Thanks to Annie for spending time with me on this interview. Always a pleasure to share thoughts on writing.
I'm thrilled to welcome #author @davidgilman.bsky.social
onto the blog today to answer some questions about his new book The Knife Maker of Venice.
@rararesources.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social #booksky
onto the blog today to answer some questions about his new book The Knife Maker of Venice.
@rararesources.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social #booksky
The Knife Maker of Venice by David Gilman - #authorQ&A #blogtour
Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction
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September 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Thanks to Annie for spending time with me on this interview. Always a pleasure to share thoughts on writing.
It's Publication Day for The Knife Maker of Venice and I'm pleased to announce the book's blog tour programme. Thanks to everyone involved.
August 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It's Publication Day for The Knife Maker of Venice and I'm pleased to announce the book's blog tour programme. Thanks to everyone involved.
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‘Dark and compelling’ – S.W. Perry
THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE by @davidgilman.bsky.social is out today from @headofzeus.bsky.social!⚔️
A young Englishman captured by slavers must survive the snake pit that is seventeenth-century Venice.
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THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE by @davidgilman.bsky.social is out today from @headofzeus.bsky.social!⚔️
A young Englishman captured by slavers must survive the snake pit that is seventeenth-century Venice.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
August 13, 2026 at 8:36 AM
‘Dark and compelling’ – S.W. Perry
THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE by @davidgilman.bsky.social is out today from @headofzeus.bsky.social!⚔️
A young Englishman captured by slavers must survive the snake pit that is seventeenth-century Venice.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE by @davidgilman.bsky.social is out today from @headofzeus.bsky.social!⚔️
A young Englishman captured by slavers must survive the snake pit that is seventeenth-century Venice.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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It's #LefthandersDay! ✋
Today's #newbook highlights ✨
The Knife Maker of Venice by @davidgilman.bsky.social
The A-Listers by #BerlinWick
My Twin Sister by #AleshaDykema
#booksky
Today's #newbook highlights ✨
The Knife Maker of Venice by @davidgilman.bsky.social
The A-Listers by #BerlinWick
My Twin Sister by #AleshaDykema
#booksky
August 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
It's #LefthandersDay! ✋
Today's #newbook highlights ✨
The Knife Maker of Venice by @davidgilman.bsky.social
The A-Listers by #BerlinWick
My Twin Sister by #AleshaDykema
#booksky
Today's #newbook highlights ✨
The Knife Maker of Venice by @davidgilman.bsky.social
The A-Listers by #BerlinWick
My Twin Sister by #AleshaDykema
#booksky
In The Knife Maker of Venice, brother and sister, Richard and Elisabeth, live in Dartmouth when Barbary pirates arrive. This fortification was known as Bears Cove (now Beyards Cove). It's upriver from Dartmouth Castle and was manned to protect Dartmouth town.
August 11, 2026 at 10:09 AM
In The Knife Maker of Venice, brother and sister, Richard and Elisabeth, live in Dartmouth when Barbary pirates arrive. This fortification was known as Bears Cove (now Beyards Cove). It's upriver from Dartmouth Castle and was manned to protect Dartmouth town.
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This is outrageous. Newham Bookshop is a beacon of learning and social involvement. Please support this fantastic institution. It has certainly supported me and I will be writing to the Mayor and Sir Stephen Timms MP. Please share and circulate.
August 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
This is outrageous. Newham Bookshop is a beacon of learning and social involvement. Please support this fantastic institution. It has certainly supported me and I will be writing to the Mayor and Sir Stephen Timms MP. Please share and circulate.
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Why we won't be using the new "Reading" Banner on Instagram just yet
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It's not fit for purpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/why-we-wont-...
It's not fit for purpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
Why we won't be using the "Reading" Banner on Instagram - TripFiction
There has been a lot of enthusiasm - apparently - for the "Reading" Banner on Instagram, which has quietly been introduced on the platform in recent
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August 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Why we won't be using the new "Reading" Banner on Instagram just yet
www.tripfiction.com/why-we-wont-...
It's not fit for purpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/why-we-wont-...
It's not fit for purpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
In my latest book, ‘The Knife Maker of Venice’, one of the characters tells our hero he served during the sea battle when the English defeated the Armada. I was in Exeter last week and found Drake’s favourite watering holes from those days. The Ship Inn. It’s still there in St Martin’s Lane.
August 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In my latest book, ‘The Knife Maker of Venice’, one of the characters tells our hero he served during the sea battle when the English defeated the Armada. I was in Exeter last week and found Drake’s favourite watering holes from those days. The Ship Inn. It’s still there in St Martin’s Lane.
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Day 2 and I have given up on the “Reading” banner over on
Instagram
#amreading The Knife Maker of Venice by
@davidgilman.bsky.social and you don’t get very far with only 20 characters 🤔 and never room for the author’s name
#notfitforpurpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
@headofzeus.bsky.social
#amreading The Knife Maker of Venice by
@davidgilman.bsky.social and you don’t get very far with only 20 characters 🤔 and never room for the author’s name
#notfitforpurpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
@headofzeus.bsky.social
August 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Day 2 and I have given up on the “Reading” banner over on
Instagram
#amreading The Knife Maker of Venice by
@davidgilman.bsky.social and you don’t get very far with only 20 characters 🤔 and never room for the author’s name
#notfitforpurpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
@headofzeus.bsky.social
#amreading The Knife Maker of Venice by
@davidgilman.bsky.social and you don’t get very far with only 20 characters 🤔 and never room for the author’s name
#notfitforpurpose
#blueskybooks #booksky
@headofzeus.bsky.social
There were two notorious pirate captains in early 17C, the time when The Knife Maker of Venice is set. Jack Ward, had Tunis as his base, and a Dutchman, Simon de Danser,in Algiers. Here are some amazing figureheads used on tall ships - displayed in the Maritime Museum, Amsterdam.l
August 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
There were two notorious pirate captains in early 17C, the time when The Knife Maker of Venice is set. Jack Ward, had Tunis as his base, and a Dutchman, Simon de Danser,in Algiers. Here are some amazing figureheads used on tall ships - displayed in the Maritime Museum, Amsterdam.l
Always a good read and at this price? A giveaway.
For those of you in the UK....there's a cracking offer this month with the ebook of "The Venetian Candidate" at just 99p for the whole of August!
There's a bit of history, a new enemy is introduced, Nathan goes ice-skating and...just what lies within The Visconti Box?
There's a bit of history, a new enemy is introduced, Nathan goes ice-skating and...just what lies within The Visconti Box?
August 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Always a good read and at this price? A giveaway.
Many thanks to author Kate Furnivall for her review. 'I absolutely loved it. Every page is thick with tension, ablaze with fear and thrilling action... a story driven by a love so strong, a mighty evocation of seventeenth-century Venice...A story that will stay with you for a long time.'
August 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Many thanks to author Kate Furnivall for her review. 'I absolutely loved it. Every page is thick with tension, ablaze with fear and thrilling action... a story driven by a love so strong, a mighty evocation of seventeenth-century Venice...A story that will stay with you for a long time.'
Thanks to Boyd & Beth Morrison for giving my new book a super review. @boydmorrisonwriter.bsky.social @blakefriedmann.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
August 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Thanks to Boyd & Beth Morrison for giving my new book a super review. @boydmorrisonwriter.bsky.social @blakefriedmann.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
March 1594 - North Atlantic
"He did not want the sea to be his mother, he insisted. The men around him laughed but his father’s voice was stern. They would sail for Newfoundland."
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@blakefriedmann.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social
"He did not want the sea to be his mother, he insisted. The men around him laughed but his father’s voice was stern. They would sail for Newfoundland."
davidgilman.com/site/knifema...
@blakefriedmann.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social
The Knifemaker of Venice - Preview
PROLOGUE March 1594 North Atlantic The terror roared out of the night. White-tipped mountainous seas overwhelming the black horizon, tearing sailors from decks and ripping iron-hard sails from…
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August 1, 2026 at 10:32 AM
March 1594 - North Atlantic
"He did not want the sea to be his mother, he insisted. The men around him laughed but his father’s voice was stern. They would sail for Newfoundland."
davidgilman.com/site/knifema...
@blakefriedmann.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social
"He did not want the sea to be his mother, he insisted. The men around him laughed but his father’s voice was stern. They would sail for Newfoundland."
davidgilman.com/site/knifema...
@blakefriedmann.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social
There's a Waterstones promotion for my new book The Knife Maker of Venice starting today until the 24th July. Please quote the promo code if your order.
July 21, 2026 at 8:11 AM
There's a Waterstones promotion for my new book The Knife Maker of Venice starting today until the 24th July. Please quote the promo code if your order.
The Knife Maker of Venice, my new novel, has a different narrator from my Master of War books. I had the pleasure of meeting and then being interviewed by the multi-talented Ben Cura. Actor, writer, director, who's done a wonderful narration of my book. @HoZ_Books @BlakeFriedmann #Venice
July 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The Knife Maker of Venice, my new novel, has a different narrator from my Master of War books. I had the pleasure of meeting and then being interviewed by the multi-talented Ben Cura. Actor, writer, director, who's done a wonderful narration of my book. @HoZ_Books @BlakeFriedmann #Venice
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#Dangerous by @essiefox.bsky.social is a dark, dazzling historical thriller for readers who love gothic atmosphere, real-life literary figures and twisty mysteries😱
GET YOUR COPY NOW!
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#Dangerous by @essiefox.bsky.social is a dark, dazzling historical thriller for readers who love gothic atmosphere, real-life literary figures and twisty mysteries😱
GET YOUR COPY NOW!
🔗https://geni.us/dBOXX
June 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
🖤OUT NOW!🖤
#Dangerous by @essiefox.bsky.social is a dark, dazzling historical thriller for readers who love gothic atmosphere, real-life literary figures and twisty mysteries😱
GET YOUR COPY NOW!
🔗https://geni.us/dBOXX
#Dangerous by @essiefox.bsky.social is a dark, dazzling historical thriller for readers who love gothic atmosphere, real-life literary figures and twisty mysteries😱
GET YOUR COPY NOW!
🔗https://geni.us/dBOXX
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A piece by me on "The Venetian Redemption" for "Aspects of Crime" magazine.
The Venetian Redemption by Philip Gwynne Jones - Aspects of Crime
Nothing will ever prepare you for the late-night phone call from a familiar number. My mother had been very frail for many years. I would go back to visit her in her nursing home in South Wales for a ...
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July 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM
A piece by me on "The Venetian Redemption" for "Aspects of Crime" magazine.
Back from a busy time in London. Interviewed at @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social & @headofzeus.bsky.social for my new novel The Knife Maker of Venice. The audio version narrated by the multi-talented Ben Cura. Then a book signing at @goldsborobooks.bsky.social. Thanks Pavla!
July 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Back from a busy time in London. Interviewed at @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social & @headofzeus.bsky.social for my new novel The Knife Maker of Venice. The audio version narrated by the multi-talented Ben Cura. Then a book signing at @goldsborobooks.bsky.social. Thanks Pavla!
On this day, Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
June 3, 2026 at 6:14 AM
On this day, Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Gardening therapy. Perfect after a hard slog.
Next year's book delivered. 99,000 words of something old and something new.
Now to plant courgettes before heading off to Venice for meetings, stuff and possibly the odd spritz.
Now to plant courgettes before heading off to Venice for meetings, stuff and possibly the odd spritz.
May 15, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Gardening therapy. Perfect after a hard slog.
There's a promotion to help support indie bookshops for my new standalone novel due Aug. Pre-order a copy of THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE from Bookshop.org between 13-17 May and save 20% with the code PREORDER20. Every sale supports real independent bookshops across the UK! #Venice #HistoricalFiction
May 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
There's a promotion to help support indie bookshops for my new standalone novel due Aug. Pre-order a copy of THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE from Bookshop.org between 13-17 May and save 20% with the code PREORDER20. Every sale supports real independent bookshops across the UK! #Venice #HistoricalFiction
The paperback edition of Rage of Swords my 9th book in the Master of War series is being published on 7th May. And there's a bonus chapter added at the back = Chapter 1 of my new standalone novel The Knife Maker's Apprentice.
April 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The paperback edition of Rage of Swords my 9th book in the Master of War series is being published on 7th May. And there's a bonus chapter added at the back = Chapter 1 of my new standalone novel The Knife Maker's Apprentice.