Huge thanks to the talented designers from @BooksSphere for creating such a brilliant cover for my debut novel #TheMargaretCode
A whodunnit led by an unforgettable detective duo.
Out April 2025 & available to pre-order now: bit.ly/4eNE0CI
A whodunnit led by an unforgettable detective duo.
Out April 2025 & available to pre-order now: bit.ly/4eNE0CI
November 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Huge thanks to the talented designers from @BooksSphere for creating such a brilliant cover for my debut novel #TheMargaretCode
A whodunnit led by an unforgettable detective duo.
Out April 2025 & available to pre-order now: bit.ly/4eNE0CI
A whodunnit led by an unforgettable detective duo.
Out April 2025 & available to pre-order now: bit.ly/4eNE0CI
📚📮#BookPost 📚📮
Very excited to receive this fabulous copy of #TheMargaretCode by @rjhooton.bsky.social
From the minute I read the synopsis for this I knew it sounded like my kind of book!😍
Huge thanks to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social & Rosanna Forte for sending 📖
#BookSky 📚💙 #Bookblogger
Very excited to receive this fabulous copy of #TheMargaretCode by @rjhooton.bsky.social
From the minute I read the synopsis for this I knew it sounded like my kind of book!😍
Huge thanks to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social & Rosanna Forte for sending 📖
#BookSky 📚💙 #Bookblogger
November 28, 2024 at 2:20 PM
📚📮#BookPost 📚📮
Very excited to receive this fabulous copy of #TheMargaretCode by @rjhooton.bsky.social
From the minute I read the synopsis for this I knew it sounded like my kind of book!😍
Huge thanks to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social & Rosanna Forte for sending 📖
#BookSky 📚💙 #Bookblogger
Very excited to receive this fabulous copy of #TheMargaretCode by @rjhooton.bsky.social
From the minute I read the synopsis for this I knew it sounded like my kind of book!😍
Huge thanks to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social & Rosanna Forte for sending 📖
#BookSky 📚💙 #Bookblogger
Still excited about my debut novel being on the @thecwa.bsky.social Daggers longlist among these great authors & books - as showcased on Waterstones’ website.
It’s fantastic to see #TheMargaretCode take its place in such great company.
It’s fantastic to see #TheMargaretCode take its place in such great company.
May 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Still excited about my debut novel being on the @thecwa.bsky.social Daggers longlist among these great authors & books - as showcased on Waterstones’ website.
It’s fantastic to see #TheMargaretCode take its place in such great company.
It’s fantastic to see #TheMargaretCode take its place in such great company.
Many thanks to @crankedanvil.bsky.social for their support of #TheMargaretCode.
I've been fortunate to do well in their competitions & would encourage writers to take part - it's well worth a shot!
I've been fortunate to do well in their competitions & would encourage writers to take part - it's well worth a shot!
NEWS: Past Cranked Anvil Prize Winner Lands Agent and Book Deal.
Congrats @rjhooton.bsky.social
Read all about it here: crankedanvil.co.uk/2025/02/10/p...
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #amquerying
Congrats @rjhooton.bsky.social
Read all about it here: crankedanvil.co.uk/2025/02/10/p...
#WritingCommunity #amwriting #amquerying
Past Cranked Anvil Prize Winner Lands Agent And Book Deal
One of our former prize winners, Richard Hooton, is to have his debut novel The Margaret Code published on 10 April by Sphere, an imprint of Little Brown. The voice-led whodunnit follows eighty-nin…
crankedanvil.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Many thanks to @crankedanvil.bsky.social for their support of #TheMargaretCode.
I've been fortunate to do well in their competitions & would encourage writers to take part - it's well worth a shot!
I've been fortunate to do well in their competitions & would encourage writers to take part - it's well worth a shot!
Signed copies of #TheMargaretCode & the latest brilliant books by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social, @kateellisauthor.bsky.social & Claire McGowan are available from the fantastic @serenitybookshop.bsky.social.
Thank you to everyone who supports their local bookstore.
Thank you to everyone who supports their local bookstore.
April 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Signed copies of #TheMargaretCode & the latest brilliant books by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social, @kateellisauthor.bsky.social & Claire McGowan are available from the fantastic @serenitybookshop.bsky.social.
Thank you to everyone who supports their local bookstore.
Thank you to everyone who supports their local bookstore.
Here’s the advance proof of #TheMargaretCode in 3D technicolour glory!
Complete with keyhole cover & a crossword that Margaret would love.
Thanks to Sphere Books for the clever design.
Complete with keyhole cover & a crossword that Margaret would love.
Thanks to Sphere Books for the clever design.
December 1, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Here’s the advance proof of #TheMargaretCode in 3D technicolour glory!
Complete with keyhole cover & a crossword that Margaret would love.
Thanks to Sphere Books for the clever design.
Complete with keyhole cover & a crossword that Margaret would love.
Thanks to Sphere Books for the clever design.
Margaret has made it into a magazine.
#TheMargaretCode is featured in the May-June edition of In and Around Tameside.
Thank you to Mike & his team for including it.
#TheMargaretCode is featured in the May-June edition of In and Around Tameside.
Thank you to Mike & his team for including it.
May 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Margaret has made it into a magazine.
#TheMargaretCode is featured in the May-June edition of In and Around Tameside.
Thank you to Mike & his team for including it.
#TheMargaretCode is featured in the May-June edition of In and Around Tameside.
Thank you to Mike & his team for including it.
My novel #TheMargaretCode will be published in America by Union Square and Co in April.
Same cover design but with a few subtle differences and a striking red.
Available to pre-order in the US: bit.ly/3OScqZI
Same cover design but with a few subtle differences and a striking red.
Available to pre-order in the US: bit.ly/3OScqZI
December 11, 2024 at 3:49 PM
My novel #TheMargaretCode will be published in America by Union Square and Co in April.
Same cover design but with a few subtle differences and a striking red.
Available to pre-order in the US: bit.ly/3OScqZI
Same cover design but with a few subtle differences and a striking red.
Available to pre-order in the US: bit.ly/3OScqZI
I’m thrilled to share that #TheMargaretCode has been longlisted for a Crime Writers Association award.
It’s an honour to be named among such fantastic authors & novels.
Thank you to my publishers Little Brown, agent Sam Copeland & everyone who has supported my debut novel.
It’s an honour to be named among such fantastic authors & novels.
Thank you to my publishers Little Brown, agent Sam Copeland & everyone who has supported my debut novel.
April 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I’m thrilled to share that #TheMargaretCode has been longlisted for a Crime Writers Association award.
It’s an honour to be named among such fantastic authors & novels.
Thank you to my publishers Little Brown, agent Sam Copeland & everyone who has supported my debut novel.
It’s an honour to be named among such fantastic authors & novels.
Thank you to my publishers Little Brown, agent Sam Copeland & everyone who has supported my debut novel.
Many thanks to award-winning author @naomikelsey.bsky.social for posting this fantastic review of #TheMargaretCode.
If you’re looking for an uplifting crime novel that merges Elizabeth Is Missing with Three Things about Elsie, I highly recommend you preorder The Margaret Code by Richard Hooton - out in April. Wry, compelling, and ever so poignant, it’s a wonderful mystery to curl up with.
December 7, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Many thanks to award-winning author @naomikelsey.bsky.social for posting this fantastic review of #TheMargaretCode.
Thank you to @noveldeelights.bsky.social for this fantastic review of #TheMargaretCode ☺️
'The Margaret Code' by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut noveldeelights.com/2025/04/03/t... - via @noveldeelights.bsky.social 💙📚
‘The Margaret Code’ by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut
Author : Richard HootonTitle : The Margaret CodePages : 350Publisher : Sphere / Little Brown UKPublication date : 10th April, 2025Source : Netgalley 89-year-old Margaret has lived on Garnon Crescen…
noveldeelights.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Thank you to @noveldeelights.bsky.social for this fantastic review of #TheMargaretCode ☺️
Thank you so much @debbiehartuk.bsky.social for this fantastic review of #TheMargaretCode 🤩
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
@rjhooton.bsky.social has created a wonderful elderly protagonist in the poignant #TheMargaretCode. I wanted to scoop her up and protect her from her "senior moments".
Published 10/4/25
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/bdz6at2n
@rjhooton.bsky.social has created a wonderful elderly protagonist in the poignant #TheMargaretCode. I wanted to scoop her up and protect her from her "senior moments".
Published 10/4/25
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/bdz6at2n
The Margaret Code by Richard Hooton
When a neighbour is murdered elderly Margaret Winterbottom, along with her grandson, decides to investigate. Margaret's memory may be fail...
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March 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thank you so much @debbiehartuk.bsky.social for this fantastic review of #TheMargaretCode 🤩
June is #NationalCrimeReadingMonth courtesy of @thecwa.bsky.social
I’ve done my bit by writing a cosy crime novel!
If you want to get involved & fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ then #TheMargaretCode is available from bookshops & libraries 😁
Whatever you delve into - happy reading! 📖
I’ve done my bit by writing a cosy crime novel!
If you want to get involved & fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ then #TheMargaretCode is available from bookshops & libraries 😁
Whatever you delve into - happy reading! 📖
May 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
June is #NationalCrimeReadingMonth courtesy of @thecwa.bsky.social
I’ve done my bit by writing a cosy crime novel!
If you want to get involved & fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ then #TheMargaretCode is available from bookshops & libraries 😁
Whatever you delve into - happy reading! 📖
I’ve done my bit by writing a cosy crime novel!
If you want to get involved & fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ then #TheMargaretCode is available from bookshops & libraries 😁
Whatever you delve into - happy reading! 📖
#TheMargaretCode has made it into the Tameside Reporter. On page 6 no less.
Thank you @tamesidereporter.bsky.social for featuring me.
Thank you @tamesidereporter.bsky.social for featuring me.
March 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#TheMargaretCode has made it into the Tameside Reporter. On page 6 no less.
Thank you @tamesidereporter.bsky.social for featuring me.
Thank you @tamesidereporter.bsky.social for featuring me.
Thank you to everyone who’s bought a copy of #TheMargaretCode so far 😊
Any reviews posted on Amazon or Goodreads would be hugely appreciated 🙏
And if you fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ – it’s on sale now! 📖
Any reviews posted on Amazon or Goodreads would be hugely appreciated 🙏
And if you fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ – it’s on sale now! 📖
April 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Thank you to everyone who’s bought a copy of #TheMargaretCode so far 😊
Any reviews posted on Amazon or Goodreads would be hugely appreciated 🙏
And if you fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ – it’s on sale now! 📖
Any reviews posted on Amazon or Goodreads would be hugely appreciated 🙏
And if you fancy ‘an absorbingly unusual murder mystery’ – it’s on sale now! 📖
Margaret is half-a-year old - which she much prefers to being 89!
It’s 6 months since #TheMargaretCode was published & I’m grateful for all the reviews, publicity & events.
Here’s a look back from advance copies to different editions.
It’s 6 months since #TheMargaretCode was published & I’m grateful for all the reviews, publicity & events.
Here’s a look back from advance copies to different editions.
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Margaret is half-a-year old - which she much prefers to being 89!
It’s 6 months since #TheMargaretCode was published & I’m grateful for all the reviews, publicity & events.
Here’s a look back from advance copies to different editions.
It’s 6 months since #TheMargaretCode was published & I’m grateful for all the reviews, publicity & events.
Here’s a look back from advance copies to different editions.
'The Margaret Code' by Richard Hooton via @noveldeelights.bsky.social #booksky @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut
‘The Margaret Code’ by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut
Author : Richard HootonTitle : The Margaret CodePages : 350Publisher : Sphere / Little Brown UKPublication date : 10th April, 2025Source : Netgalley 89-year-old Margaret has lived on Garnon Crescen…
noveldeelights.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
'The Margaret Code' by Richard Hooton via @noveldeelights.bsky.social #booksky @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut
'The Margaret Code' by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut noveldeelights.com/2025/04/03/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘The Margaret Code’ by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut
Author : Richard HootonTitle : The Margaret CodePages : 350Publisher : Sphere / Little Brown UKPublication date : 10th April, 2025Source : Netgalley 89-year-old Margaret has lived on Garnon Crescen…
noveldeelights.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
'The Margaret Code' by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut noveldeelights.com/2025/04/03/t... @noveldeelights.bsky.social
'The Margaret Code' by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut noveldeelights.com/2025/04/03/t... via @noveldeelights.bsky.social
‘The Margaret Code’ by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut
Author : Richard HootonTitle : The Margaret CodePages : 350Publisher : Sphere / Little Brown UKPublication date : 10th April, 2025Source : Netgalley 89-year-old Margaret has lived on Garnon Crescen…
noveldeelights.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
'The Margaret Code' by Richard Hooton | @rjhooton.bsky.social | #Netgalley #TheMargaretCode #debut noveldeelights.com/2025/04/03/t... via @noveldeelights.bsky.social
You can read about my journey to publication with #TheMargaretCode in this month’s edition of Writing Magazine – alongside a host of insightful articles.
Thank you to their team for publishing my piece.
Thank you to their team for publishing my piece.
May 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
You can read about my journey to publication with #TheMargaretCode in this month’s edition of Writing Magazine – alongside a host of insightful articles.
Thank you to their team for publishing my piece.
Thank you to their team for publishing my piece.
A box full of Margarets! 😍
Thank you to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social for the amazing work they’ve done on the paperback of #TheMargaretCode - complete with colour swap cover 👏
It’s published on 29 Jan & available for pre-order now from wherever you buy your books 🙏
Thank you to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social for the amazing work they’ve done on the paperback of #TheMargaretCode - complete with colour swap cover 👏
It’s published on 29 Jan & available for pre-order now from wherever you buy your books 🙏
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A box full of Margarets! 😍
Thank you to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social for the amazing work they’ve done on the paperback of #TheMargaretCode - complete with colour swap cover 👏
It’s published on 29 Jan & available for pre-order now from wherever you buy your books 🙏
Thank you to @littlebrownbooks.bsky.social for the amazing work they’ve done on the paperback of #TheMargaretCode - complete with colour swap cover 👏
It’s published on 29 Jan & available for pre-order now from wherever you buy your books 🙏
Love this! Love the sound of #TheMargaretCode too.
December 2, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Love this! Love the sound of #TheMargaretCode too.
More coverage for #TheMargaretCode in local magazines, appearing in About Tameside & Mossley Browser ☺️
The support from local publications has been brilliant - thank you so much for featuring my debut novel 🙏
The support from local publications has been brilliant - thank you so much for featuring my debut novel 🙏
May 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
More coverage for #TheMargaretCode in local magazines, appearing in About Tameside & Mossley Browser ☺️
The support from local publications has been brilliant - thank you so much for featuring my debut novel 🙏
The support from local publications has been brilliant - thank you so much for featuring my debut novel 🙏
I worked on stories as a reporter & news editor at the Oldham Chronicle for 11 years & now my own story is making its headlines.
Thank you to my former employers for featuring #TheMargaretCode
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
Thank you to my former employers for featuring #TheMargaretCode
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
Former Oldham Chronicle journalist set to publish debut novel
A former Oldham Chronicle journalist is set to make the headlines after scooping a book deal for his debut novel.
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I worked on stories as a reporter & news editor at the Oldham Chronicle for 11 years & now my own story is making its headlines.
Thank you to my former employers for featuring #TheMargaretCode
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
Thank you to my former employers for featuring #TheMargaretCode
www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-feature...
#TheMargaretCode has been spotted on display in Forest Town Library in Mansfield where I grew up. I frequented Mansfield’s libraries in my formative years, so delighted to see my novel on the bookshelves there.
April 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#TheMargaretCode has been spotted on display in Forest Town Library in Mansfield where I grew up. I frequented Mansfield’s libraries in my formative years, so delighted to see my novel on the bookshelves there.