David Goodman

This is an incredible thriller by @nickbrucker.bsky.social, publishing @zaffrebooks.bsky.social in 2027 - can't wait for you all to read it 🙏🏻

Vatican-set heist thriller goes to Zaffre for six-figures in seven-way auction

Zaffre, the flagship commercial fiction imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired White Smoke by Nick Brucker, a ‘page-turning heist set among a group of duplicitous conmen and thieves, who are determined to steal the Vatican’s most remarkable treasures’ 👇 #BookSky

Daynote - Tue 10 Mar 2026 All the fun of the Fair!

Daynote - Tue 10 Mar
First day of the fair, exciting news for pals and word count updates
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It's the first day of London Book Fair today - good luck to my agent @harryillingworth.bsky.social and the rest of the @dhhlitagency.bsky.social team, plus all the other agents, editors, scouts and book folk descending on Olympia!

I read this book in critique group with Nick and it absolutely lives up to the hype. Welcome to the crime writing community Mr Brucker!

As it does for us all, my friend, as it does for us all.

Daynote - Mon 9 Mar 2026 Happy London Book Fair Week!

Daynote - Mon 9 Mar
London Book Fair, the final furlong draft-wise and a nifty wee backpack
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Can confirm - my entire PS4 library is on a spare SSD and plays fine via USB on the PS5.

Sorry man, didn't mean to spark an existential crisis.

Thanks Dave! From one Dave G to another it’s appreciated.

Excellent episode - I find the whole skill of TTRPG writing absolutely fascinating.

Reading this very kind review by Kirk was an excellent start to my Friday.

Pre-order links here - www.davidgoodman.net/links/

I very much hope those in government will read this and understand the risk they're taking with one of the UK's most consistently successful sectors - a risk profoundly bound up in an enormous speculative bubble and tech that has horrific externalities and is terrible at nearly everything.

Daynote - Fri 6 Mar 2026 Another week rolls to a close.

Daynote - Fri 6 Mar
A busy Writing Friday, upcoming events and prep
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An excellently bucolic setting! Makes me want to read outside but it's not *quite* warm enough in Scotland yet.

The covers of my two books, A Reluctant Spy and Solitary Agents, with yellow text saying 'Double Stamps at Waterstones'

Happy World Book Day! And also the start of Double Stamps at Waterstones, from today until the 8th of March.

Earn double stamps by picking up my award-winning debut novel or pre-ordering the sequel!

Buy A Reluctant Spy: tidd.ly/46UisCk
Pre-order Solitary Agents: tidd.ly/46UhLsI

Daynote - Thu 5 Mar 2026 An early start on World Book Day.

Daynote - Thu 5 Mar
Heartburn, word count, podcasts, newsletters and plans
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Happy World Book Day! My new book is a kindle deal this month if that's your vibe. It's a funny murder mystery with ghosts and pro-wrestling and an angry terrier. I think you'll like it, it may distract you from the horrors. www.amazon.co.uk/Grapples-Wra...

It's #WorldBookDay2026. I've just started @davegoodman.bsky.social's Solitary Agents, out later this year. What are you reading?

A few readers reported issues with the Kindle version on NetGalley - these should now be fixed if you redownload. Thanks to those who let me know!

The cover of Solitary Agents with 'T-minus 3 months' in yellow text below

Hard to believe, but there's just three months left until #SolitaryAgents comes out from @headlinebooks.bsky.social - it's crept up on me fast! Available to pre-order now and for request on NetGalley. And the reviews so far are pretty stellar, if I do say so myself.

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Daynote - Wed 4 Mar 2026 Three months to go!

Daynote - Wed 4 Mar
Three months to go (gulp), a local event, links and (more) words
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Thank you so much @martinianpaul.bsky.social for this fantastic review - glad (and relieved) you enjoyed it!

Daynote - Tue 3 Mar 2026 First reviews for Solitary Agents!

Daynote - Tue 3 Mar
First reviews, talks, typing and self-editing
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"Short on options, time and resources, the protagonists of this breakneck espionage thriller untangle a web of threats, opportunities and uneasy alliances that left my head spinning. An authentic and compelling spy novel that hooked me from the opening scene."

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The cover of OCTAGON by CJ Merrit, including a stylised yellow and red sheep's skull on a black background, with the text 'A murdered spy. A ritual killing. A continent in peril'.

Just finished - OCTAGON by @cjmerritt.bsky.social
My blurb below, pre-order links on today's daynote:

"CJ Merritt's OCTAGON plunges the reader into a nightmarish nuclear conspiracy that spans the European continent, from the darkest woods of Scandinavia to the Adriatic coast."

For eating, the Mosque Kitchen (the original, outside one off West Nicholson St) does excellent curry. Maki & Ramen nearby is also good. Pubwise, agree with the Dagda recommendation, and Sandy Bells is good for music. Barony Bar on Victoria St is great too.

Daynote - Mon 2 Mar 2026 On the March to another Monday.

Daynote - Mon 2 Mar
More progress on the draft, more podcasts, more links. Must be Monday.
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I will be there with bells on.

Sonorous, eerie, disquieting bells.