#Author of WW2 thrillers City of Spies & Resistance. #Amwriting cosy crime as @TheBlakeMara. Represented by @Agentandagent. All opinions are my own!
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Mara Timon retweeted
During WW2, Britain used three devastatingly effective methods to extract secrets from Nazi POWs on UK soil, without them ever realising.
What the Germans said in private would help win the war.
Let’s explore these techniques:
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Mara Timon retweeted
Apr 28
Macpherson's Life of James II, published in 1775 is the basis of most works on Lucy Walter. Is this a reliable source or #fakehistory?
The truth is in Charles IIs #SecretQueen out 30 October from @penswordbooks #LucyTuesday
@HistoriaHWA @17thCenturyLady @HistoryRage @1642Author
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Mara Timon retweeted
🐾 We’ve enjoyed reading #cosycrime The Dog Park Detectives Paw and Order by @TheBlakeMara this week. Published by @likely_suspects yesterday and available in shops now. 🐾
Sharing thoughts here : instagram.com/p/DXhzGrkiEMo/…
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Mara Timon retweeted
And it's live! The 3rd book in the Dog Park Detectives series, Paw and Order is out today on Kindle, Audible, & paperback! The borky Dude & I really hope you enjoy it! x
tinyurl.com/TDPD3-Paw-and-Or…
#CosyCrime #CozyMystery #CrimeFiction #Dogs #MiniatureDachshund #DogMomLife #Doglife
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Mara Timon retweeted
Stories of heroism and horror abound during WWII.
For this thread we'll highlight Mara Timon's account of the women agents behind the D-Day invasion.
Find out about the significant part a number of women played in landing troops in occupied France at historiamag.com/women-agents…🧵
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Mara Timon retweeted
My early review of Paw and Order by @TheBlakeMara is live.
I definitely recommend this series to fans of cosy crime. Oh and dogs of course. Dogs will love it.
@simonschusterUK #bookreview #bookblogger #booktwitter
booksbyyourbedside.org/2026/…
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Mara Timon retweeted
Mar 21
The printers proof is in... Lucy is one step closer to your bookshelf.
Soon you'll know the truth!
Out 30 October from @penswordbooks
#SecretQueen
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Mara Timon retweeted
Mar 10
In 1775 James Macpherson implied that Lucy was in Paris in August 1650 & yet 5 eyewitness put her in Holland at the very same time. Who do you believe, the facts or the popular Macpherson myth?
Charles IIs #SecretQueen is out on 30 October from @penswordbooks
#LucyTuesday
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Mara Timon retweeted
Mar 5
#WorldBookDay2026 My next book is so close...30 October 2026.
Also working on Volume 3 of Science of Arms.
@penswordbooks
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Mara Timon retweeted
This lovely quote just came in from the amazing @TEKinsey, author of the #LadyHardcastleMysteries about #TheDogParkDetectives Paw and Order.
I'm so chuffed!!
#AmWriting #CrimeFiction #CosyCrime #CozyMysteries #dogs #Doglife #dachshund #DogMum
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Mara Timon retweeted
Mar 3
With the purchase of the Roche Castle Estate in the early #17thCentury, Lucy’s great-grand parents put the Walter family on the map, but this was not only property & land they owned.
Read the real Lucy Walter story on 30 October from @penswordbooks #SecretQueen #LucyTuesday
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Mara Timon retweeted
Feb 23
Interestingly, the House of Lords couldn't find a legal precedent for Alimony in 1647. So they ruled that William Walter was to keep and maintain his estranged Wife. Today is marks milestone for women's rights. Learn more in my upcoming biography of Lucy Walter #SecretQueen
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Mara Timon retweeted
The lovely people at @Waterstones included The Dog Park Detectives Paw & Order in their preorder sale - and at 25% off, now's the best time to get your paws on a copy! 🐕🕵️📚
Use the code FEB26 from now thru 20 Feb
#CosyCrime #CozyMystery #CrimeFiction #Dogslife #dogmumlife #Dogs
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Mara Timon retweeted
Jan 17
I'm three steps closer to Lucy's Publication!
I'm working on the copy edits, I've sent over the images, and Lucy has an amazing Forward from a fellow historian that I admire & respect.
Full of new research and unseen letters, Lucy Walter has her voice!
#SecretQueen #amwriting
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Mara Timon retweeted
How cool is this? @My_Weekly magazine featured #TheDogParkDetectives #PawandOrder as one of their favourite books to look forward to in 2026! I'm over the moon!🥰🐶🕵️📚
#CosyCrime #CrimeFiction #CrimeWriter #BooksOf2026 #ProudAuthor
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Mara Timon retweeted
24 Oct 2025
Last night I pressed the send button, Lucy is with my publisher @penswordbooks. The editing process with @SarahBWatkins begins & hopefully my Lucy will be in your hands this time next year.
This just the start of the Lucy adventure!
#secretqueen
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Mara Timon retweeted
15 Oct 2025
Ooooh, a book sale! Use the code OCTOBER25 to get your paws on 25% off #TheDogParkDetectives #PawandOrder & other great titles at @Waterstones until Friday! bit.ly/474mK9C
#WPreorder #CosyCrime #CozyMystery #CrimeFiction #Dogs #DogLife #DogMumLife #dachshund #amwriting
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Mara Timon retweeted
I’m so happy to share the cover for #theDogParkDetectives 3, #PawandOrder!
More mutts. More mayhem. More murders. Check out blakemara.com/the-books for more info & let me know what you think!
#cosycrime #cozymystery #dachshund #dogmum #dogs #crimefiction #dogpark #doglife
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Mara Timon retweeted
10 Sep 2025
Get your paws on this autumn's must-read for all dog loving crime fans! #TheDogParkDetectives #BoneofContention is in @audible_uk's #AutumnHarvestSale for a pawsome £2.99 (until 19 Sept).
bit.ly/3JX0V3U
#CosyCrime #CrimeFiction #Dogs #DogPark #doglife #Dogmum #Dachshund
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Mara Timon retweeted
9 Sep 2025
At the City Archives in The Hague to look at some very special documents signed by Lucy Walter in the 1650s. Very excited, so chilling with a latte!
This is the last i to dot in my search for the real Lucy - not that Macpheson fantasy fiction, you all know so well!
#SecretQueen
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