Prize-winning author | Book coach | Mentor | Editor | Insta: @theannabelkantaria | Pub: @HQStories | Rep: @LBABooks
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22 May 2021
Shameless plug...
22 May 2021
When Grace returns, Abi can’t help but feel uneasy.
As Grace slips back into her life with all the lethal charm she had before, Abi finds herself falling back under her spell…
Don't miss #TheHouseofWhispers from @BellaKay!
Out August 2021
hyperurl.co/HouseofWhispers
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It means a lot to me that you like it so much, Linda! Thanks for reading & for this fabulous review! Next? A trip to Oman? 🐪 🌴 ☀️
My latest #bookblogger #bookreview (only a year late) is the fab #YouLiedFirst by @BellaKay out from @HQstories wp.me/p5IN3z-lBh
@georgiahester_
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Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent retweeted
My latest #bookblogger #bookreview (only a year late) is the fab #YouLiedFirst by @BellaKay out from @HQstories wp.me/p5IN3z-lBh
@georgiahester_
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Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent retweeted
5 Aug 2025
The wonderful @BellaKay will be at @Waterstones Cheltenham tomorrow, Wednesday 6th August, to discuss her new gripping and unpredictable psychological thriller You Lied First, in conversation with @claremackint0sh!
Don't miss out - get your tickets here: bit.ly/4ols28B
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24 Jul 2025
Only a few more days to get it at 99p!
23 Jul 2025
Readers love Annabel Kantaria...
'Haunting, dark and wonderfully atmospheric' B A Paris
'A nail-biting read that absolutely gripped me’ Susan Lewis
I Know You by @BellaKay is 99p on Kindle for a limited time only!
Discover more: bit.ly/3Trp9F5
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24 Jul 2025
I hope you enjoy it!!
24 Jul 2025
Thank you so much @georgiahester_ for a surprise finished paperback of #YouLiedFirst by @BellaKay out now from @HQstories
harpercollins.co.uk/products…
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Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent retweeted
18 Jul 2025
#TalkingLocationWith ... @BellaKay Annabel Kantaria
#Oman, the main setting for YOU LIED FIRST
tripfiction.com/talking-loca…
"The big draw for me on this visit was the desert.."
Including #toptips for a visit
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Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent retweeted
17 Jul 2025
🎉📚 PUBLICATION DAY 📚🎉
Wishing a very happy publication day to these wonderful authors and books! ❤
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16 Jul 2025
Get it while it’s still 99p! 👀
16 Jul 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A jaw-dropping climax'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely loved this book, couldn’t put it down'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It will keep you on the edge of your seat'
I Know You by @BellaKay is 99p on Kindle for a limited time only!
Discover more: bit.ly/3Trp9F5
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13 Jun 2025
Really hope you like it, Linda!
13 Jun 2025
My enormous thanks to @BellaKay for a fantastic proof of #YouLiedFirst coming from @HQstories 17th July.
This sounds brilliant!
Order yours here:
harpercollins.co.uk/products…
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Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent retweeted
4 Feb 2024
I’ve just experienced yet another entertaining and informative panel from @YrsaSig in conversation with the ever professional @BellaKay. With @AnthonyHorowitz watching from the audience. #Emiratesliteraryfestival
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Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent retweeted
1 Feb 2024
Tonight we had the official launch party for the @the_CWA Gulf Chapter anthology #ArabianNoir.
In addition to several of us contributing authors we also were delighted to have crime thriller writing royalty in attendance in the form of @YrsaSig @AnthonyHorowitz
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Annabel Kantaria / Anna Kent retweeted
31 Dec 2023
#ArabianNoir 13 dark, mysterious tales from the new Gulf States chapter of the CWA with contributions from @MLynesAuthor @BellaKay @alexshawhetman @dubaiwomble @galpod @moha_doha @MoxieT2 @SARAHAMDAN @Corpoetry @paddersatdubai @Paul_A_Freeman and foreword by @VaseemKhanUK
Available for pre-order amzn.eu/d/hYjfWmv
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29 Nov 2023
Very happy to be a part of this anthology of stories by crime writers in the region - it’s available for pre-order and out in January… tagging @SARAHAMDAN
29 Nov 2023
“A dynamic, diverse and above all brilliant collection of stories.” @MarkBillingham
#ArabianNoir short stories by
@MLynesAuthor @alexshawhetman
@BellaKay
@SarahHamdan and many more….
Supported by @The_CWA
Now available pre-sale.
tinyurl.com/ArabianNoir
ALT Arabian Noir The Crime Writers’ Association Gulf Chapter of the Crime Writers’ presents thirteen dark, mysterious tales from across the Middle East by Alex Shaw, Annabel Kantaria, Sara Hamdan, Michael Lynes, Padmini Sankar, Paul A Freeman, Moxie Anderson, Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, Daisy Line, Gal Podjarny, Rohini Sunderam, Glen Stansfield and Steve Parker.
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18 Nov 2023
Thank you for being such wonderful conversationalists!
18 Nov 2023
Such a lovely panel, thank you to my wonderful fellow panelists @BellaKay @samanthaLeeHowe & our brilliant moderator @CollinsJacky @icelandnoir #GoIntoTheDark
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8 Nov 2023
Authors! Writing in Arabic or English! You’ve still got time to enter. It’s a life-changer! What have you got to lose? @ELFDubai #WritingCommunity #seddiqifellowship #FirstChapter
Annabel Kantaria, resident mentor, shares her top tip for crafting a winning application for First Chapter: ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship
For more information about #FirstChapter, visit the link zurl.co/9BOY
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12 Oct 2023
Upcoming UAE-based authors, this programme is life-changing in the best possible way… see @ELFDubai for details on how to apply
First Chapter: ELF Seddiqi Writers' Fellowship cycle 3 is now open for applications - Ready, Steady, Get Writing!
فتح الآن باب التقديم في الدورة الثالثة من برنامج "الفصل الأول: زمالة الإمارات للآداب وصِدِّيقي للكتّاب" فهلمّوا بالكتابة!
elfdubai.org/en/first-chapte…
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11 Oct 2023
Just over a month till the winner of the @PageTurnerAward book-to-film award is announced - I’m thrilled to be on the shortlist with ‘The One That Got Away’ - I’ll be watching the ceremony with fellow finalist @LouiseMangos at @icelandnoir!
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11 Oct 2023
Thank you to @The_CWA for hosting the chat on screenwriting for novelists with @nwalk7 last night. It was so helpful. Did you attend, @alexshawhetman and @MLynesAuthor ? I had to stay up late Dubai-time though - watched it in bed, v glad I wasn’t on camera! #screenwriting
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10 Oct 2023
Great to see you both! 🗡 🗡 🗡
10 Oct 2023
Stimulating coffee and discourse with @BellaKay and @MLynesAuthor at today’s meeting of The Gulf Chapter of the @the_CWA. #amwriting #crimewriters #thriller #dubai
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