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"Dominic Piper is a top drawer thriller writer. Miss his books at your peril." - David Pipe, author.

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#MustRead #DanielBeckett #PrivateInvestigator #Standalone #BritishDetective #London #DetectiveThrillers
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Bitter Almonds & Jasmine. Dominic Piper.

"A fantastic read. Couldn't wait to get back to it. An excellent thriller with a great leading character." - Jim O'Brian.

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April 2, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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"Dominic Piper is a top drawer thriller writer. Miss his books at your peril." - David Pipe, author.

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#MustRead #DanielBeckett #PrivateInvestigator #Standalone #BritishDetective #London #DetectiveThrillers
September 18, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Death is the New Black. Dominic Piper.

"Fast and furious. Pulp fiction at its best." - Robert A. Chalmers.

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April 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Signing some copies for a new bookstore order for “Of Bairns and Wheelie Bind”!! #books #BritishDetective #BritishSlang #humor #linguistics #Vera #Shetland #England
September 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Support your LOCAL BOOKSTORE!! I dropped off copies of a few of my books today at the gorgeous WordHaven BookHouse in #Sheboygan, Wisconsin. #books #bookstores #buylocal #booksky #reading #literacy #kidlit #chapterbooks #adventure #indiepub #indieauthor #britishdetective #britishslang #vera
February 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Currently trending at #1 in short humor on Amazon’s #FREE downloads this morning! Grab your copy now! #britbox #britishdetective #humor #bbc #britishslang @bookspotlight.bsky.social @profitableauthor.bsky.social @inventingreality.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Sharing a nice #review of my guide to understanding British detectives, featured in #Chicago’s Windy City Review. Now in paperback too! #windycity #bookreview #britishdetective #books #indiepub #writingcommunity #britlish #britishslang #linguistics

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Book Review: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins — Windy City Reviews
Windy City Reviews - Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins
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May 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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The paperback copies of my guide to British detective-speak have finally arrived! Available on #Amazon, or order through your local bookstore and BUY LOCAL!! #booksky #buylocal #britishslang #britishdetective #britbox #vera #Shetland #indieauthor #bookstores #linguistics #crimedrama #paperback
February 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Sharing a GREAT review of my guide to British detective-speak, Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins! Now in paperback too! @bookspotlight.bsky.social @indiebookhunt.bsky.social @inventingreality.bsky.social #writing #booksky #indiepub #BBC #Britbox #britishdetective

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Book Review: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins — Windy City Reviews
Windy City Reviews - Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins
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June 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Too Many Times off on a blog tour.
I think JJ is a little nervous and Davie is trying to work out how to get a job out of it. Let's hope neither has anything to worry about.
Photo: Blog poster, list of bloggers, cover of Too Many Times #Britishdetective. Organised by @annerandomthings.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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Here's my occasional PSA for #Britishdetective TV fans who struggle to understand weird words and phrases like "dodgy plonk," "sling your hook," and "iced fingers." Treat yourself to my award-winning guide and wonder no more! #britishslang #humor #linguistics #Britlish

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Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
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April 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Midsomer Murders is filming Season 25, and there's no time like the present to brush up on your British detective-speak for the new episodes! #midsomermurders #shetland #britishdetective #britishslang #bbc #britbox #humor #crimedrama #vera #dalgliesh #linguistics

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Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
Amazon.com: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly: 9798304248808: Wagner, Mary T: Books
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May 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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If you're having trouble navigating British words and phrases like "iced fingers," "stonking," "yonks" and "doing bird," my little book is for you! And, it's a neat gift for your Britbox-addicted friends! #britbox #britishdetective #giftbook #britishslang #vera #shetland
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Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
Amazon.com: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly eBook : Wagner, Mary T: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Sharing a nice #review of my Bairns and Wheelie Bins guide to British detective-speak in Chicago's Windy City Review!
#Chicago #windycity #WindyCityReview #bookreviews #humor #Britishslang #Britishdetective #vera #shetland #dalgliesh #indiauthor #indiepub
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Book Review: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins — Windy City Reviews
Windy City Reviews - Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins
www.windycityreviews.org
February 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Season 10 of #Shetland will be on #Britbox before you know it, so brush up on your #Britishslang with my award-winning guide to understanding British detectives. Don't be a "numpty"!! #BritishDetective #BBC #humor #linguistics #language #anglophile #acrossthepond #Vera

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Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
Amazon.com: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly eBook : Wagner, Mary T: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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With new seasons of #Vera, #Shetland and #Dalgliesh upon us, try this quiz to test your British-to-American skills at deciphering what your favorite detective is actually saying! #britlish #crimedrama #britishslang #britishdetective #linguistics #humor #britbox

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Test your British to American detective skills!
​ Now that I've written " Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins : An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly," I find myself watching episodes of some British mystery that...
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December 11, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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I watched the British cozy mystery #MarloweMurders on #PBS last night when someone mentioned a river being "in spate" and I said "eureka, that's in my book!!" A great gift for the #BritishDetective fan! #TV #telly #BritishSlang #CozyMystery #stockingstuffer #vera

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Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
Amazon.com: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly eBook : Wagner, Mary T: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Sharing the backstory (with clips!) of my recent #BBC interviews about my book “Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins” about British slang! #radio #tv #crimedrama #britishslang #britbox #shetland #vera #hinterland #indiepub #england #anglophile #language #britishdetective www.marytwagner.com/blog/from-sh...
From Sheboygan to Scotland!!
MARY T. WAGNER
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December 2, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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If you ever thought that #Britbox and #Acorn should come with instruction manuals for understanding those clever British detectives, look no further! Don't waste another sec sorting a budgie from a bunce! #britishdetective #anglophile #shetland #vera #dalgliesh #language
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Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
Amazon.com: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly: 9798304248808: Wagner, Mary T: Books
www.amazon.com
June 24, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Give the gift of understanding those British TV detectives to your BritBox obsessed friends for the holidays! Featured on the BBC! In paperback! #Britishslang #Britlish #linguistics #BritishDetective #crimedrama #books #BritBox #BBC #AcornTV #writingcommunity #IndiePub

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYH7W5GF
Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
Amazon.com: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly eBook : Wagner, Mary T: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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With all those "brilliant" British detective shows dropping these days on #Britbox and #Acorn, take this opportunity to brush up on your British detective-speak! Quit faffing around and get a wiggle on! #humor #britishdetective #britlish #britishslang #linguistics #vera www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRVFV4J2
Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly
Amazon.com: Of Bairns and Wheelie Bins: An American guide to what those British detectives are saying on the telly: 9798304248808: Wagner, Mary T: Books
www.amazon.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
dominicpiper.bsky.social
"Dominic Piper is a top drawer thriller writer. Miss his books at your peril." - David Pipe, author.

viewauthor.at/DominicPiper

#MustRead #DanielBeckett #PrivateInvestigator #Standalone #BritishDetective #London #DetectiveThrillers
August 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Kiss Me When I'm Dead. Dominic Piper.

"Pity authors can't have more stars. Its a Ten Star from me!"

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#MustRead #DanielBeckett #London #PrivateInvestigator #Standalone #DetectiveThrillers #BritishDetective #Thriller #BookBoost
March 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM