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John Bleasdale may be one of our most acute commentators on film, but there is another notable entry on his curriculum vitae: he’s also novelist of skill with a keen vein of sardonic humour. The new novel is Connery. On Crime Time:
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CONNERY – A Novel by @www.JohnBleasdale.com

“Raw, savagely funny” – David Hewson, author of the Nic Costa novels

“Bleak yet brilliantly funny” – Philip Gwynne Jones, author of the Nathan Sullivan novels

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I cannot tell you what a huge thrill it is to get home to this on the doormat.

Once again I have to thank @www.johnbleasdale.com for asking me to produce the cover painting. It was a joy.

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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale (PRE-ORDER – OUT 23 FEB 2026) CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....

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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale (PRE-ORDER – OUT 23 FEB 2026) CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....

“The shadow of Sean Connery looms over a bleak yet brilliantly funny novel - part thriller, part 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯, part family psychodrama. I loved it.”

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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale (PRE-ORDER – OUT 23 FEB 2026) CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....

“The shadow of Sean Connery looms over a bleak yet brilliantly funny novel - part thriller, part 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯, part family psychodrama. I loved it.”

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We’re very much looking forward to CONNERY, a new novel by @www.johnbleasdale.com.

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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale (PRE-ORDER – OUT 23 FEB 2026) CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....

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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale (PRE-ORDER – OUT 23 FEB 2026 – NO U.S. ORDERS, SORRY) CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....

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Connery original concept sketch. Timescales meant that I switched to a smaller version to finish but I like this size and will finish it in the next week or two.

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There’s some scuttlebutt on “the socials” that boutique label Plumeria has a bias towards anything related to Scotland, or “Scottish” (their words, not ours) – or even ‘Scottish-ish.”

We would like to confirm these rumours as being absolutely and categorically true.

Highly recommend listening to @www.johnbleasdale.com’s excellent Writers on Film #Podcast especially the most recent episode on #NeoNoir Night Moves (1975) and Alan Sharp's novel with @davidhughesbluey.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

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Still surprised Special Agent Will Graham didn’t go after Ben Affleck

A hand holding the novel ‘Night Moves’ by Alan Sharp.

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I’m going to sit with this very comfortable seven inches in hand while I take a break from the easel and realign my back. Super fast delivery by the fabulous
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Lovely stuff.

David Hughes on Night Moves by Alan Sharp Podcast Episode · Writers on Film · 28/10/2025 · 1h 13m

On the latest episode of @www.johnbleasdale.com‘s terrific Writers on Film podcast, you can hear @davidhughesbluey.bsky.social discuss our 50th anniversary edition of Alan Sharp’s novel based on his screenplay for neo-noir classic NIGHT MOVES podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...