Book cover for Pride and Prejudice A Rare Books Cozy Mystery by Daphne Silver. On a bright blue background is a cartoon bottle of poison with a skull and a light green liquid, corked on top. A yellowish piece of paper is underneath. A small dog cartoon is next to the author name.

🎉 BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉
My 3rd cozy mystery, POISON AND PREJUDICE, is out today! Join rare-books librarian Juniper Blume as Jane Austen letters, an abandoned storage unit, and a suspicious death pull her into a new investigation.
Get your copy: amzn.to/4pBNhCZ or request it for your library!

What would you name one of those Old Timey Photograph studios? I have some thoughts involving one for a story, but nothing definitive yet.

Here's a pic of my husband and me at one in Ocean City, MD back in 2023, having apparently just robbed a saloon 😂

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Plus I was honored to see @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social be the next one to win the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel for YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! #malicedomestic #booksky

Or look at this adorable sleepy sheepy that @mistysimon.bsky.social gave us for being at her table during the banquet. She is the most fun and wears the best dresses! #malicedomestic #booksky #cozymystery

And here we are being book dress twinsies with a new friend, Cathy Wiley, and @catrionamcp.bsky.social ! #malicedomestic #booksky #cozymystery

Been so busy at Malice Domestic that I haven't had a chance to post here! I love catching up with so many friends - new & old. For being murder mystery writers, this is the most supportive community. Like check out this scarf knitted for me by a fan! I'm beyond grateful. #booksky #cozymystery

Twix is hiding the evidence!

Remember when I noticed this murderous dog toy from Chewy in my feed - thinking it was perfect for the rescue dog of a mystery author? So, of course it had to come home with us!

Twix loves it. A lot. Like a lot, a lot. Which is starting to concern me 😂

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I'll be part of the Author Go-Round on Friday at 10am. Then I'm excited to be part of the panel Blood on the Page: Libraries & Murder on Saturday at 10am, followed by a booksigning at 11am.

Going to Malice Domestic this weekend? I can't wait to see you! Here's where you can find me.

Plus I'll just be hanging out at panels and wandering around, so please stop me to say hi!

#booksky #cozymystery

Rear Window is my favorite. Honestly, I haven't watched The Trouble with Harry... Need to fix that!

My kiddo just finished a week of Circus Camp for Spring Break

They did a great job learning tricks like balancing a peacock feather. And they not only rode on a rola-bola... but atop a three tiered rola-bola!

Wow ❤️🎪🤡

Just watched Hitchcock's The 39 Steps for the 1st time.

The pacing is amazing, Robert Donat is extremely charismatic, loved the setting, and without giving things away, I'm a sucker for stories finding unexpected ways to connect back to where they started.

Do you have a favorite Hitchcock movie?

Cozy Mystery Friends: Heather Weidner If you love cozies, then you'll love meeting my cozy mystery author friends! This month I'm excited to introduce you to Heather Weidner

Thank you to the always awesome @heatherweidner.bsky.social for doing an interview with me. You can get these as part of my monthly newsletter when you sign up on my website.

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This ad from Chewy in my (other) newsfeed was hysterically on point! A dog toy perfect for a mystery writer. May have to get this for Twix 😉 🐾

Image Description: dog toy of a bloody knife

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Thank you!!

For kicks, I jumped in on the #StarterPack action figure trend with this quick sketch of myself. Maybe not perfect, but it was fun to do!

What would you include in your starter pack?

Chag Pesach Sameach!

Happy Passover from my family to yours ❤️🐶

We adopted Twix from Operation Paws for Homes just this afternoon!

Twix is between 1 and 2 years old and roughly 35lbs. We think he’s an American Shepherd (like an Australian Shepherd, but smaller) with maybe some Spaniel mixed in. He’s very social and sweet.

Not sure if I'll make it live but will definitely watch the recording. We're working on our estate plans now, so this is very timely!

Infographic with photo of Jode Millman reads: SinC Webinar Estate Planning for Authors. Tuesday April 22 7:30pm ET/6:30pm CT/5:30pm MT/4:30pm PT - Free for members. $15 for non-Members. Not a Member? Our $60 membership gives you access to this and all webinars PLUS our full Webinar Library! www.sistersincrim.org/webinars

One of the benefits to being a member of Sisters in Crime is access to our great classes and webinars!

This month we'll be talking Estate Planning for Authors with Jode Millman.

Join today! All are welcome!

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Unboxing Video: Special Swag! YouTube video by Daphne Silver

Not your traditional unboxing video...

Inspired by THE TELL-TALE HOMICIDE, I got some special swag for Malice Domestic later this month.

Unable to join me? Fear not, because let's do a giveaway in May... Stay tuned!

#unboxing #bookswag #invisibleink #secretmessage #cozymystery #booksky

My MC Juniper Blume is trading libraries for a new career: Professional pogo stick extreme athlete

And guess what? I'm joining her! Forget my arthritic knees, we're solving mysteries from *mid-air*!

No more dusty old tomes - just high flying, crime fighting, pogo jumping

😂😂 #aprilfools #booksky

Finished THE RESIDENCE on Netflix. Honestly, it was a mixed bag.

Uzo Aduba does an incredible job as detective Cordelia Cupp.

Normally I'm a fan of a complex mystery plot, but this one became exceedingly convoluted.

Have you watched it? What do you think?

Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025 Silent auction 'Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025' hosted online at 32auctions.

Today kicks off the Crime Writers For Trans Rights auction! Honored to participate. All funds raised go to the Transgender Law Center. Help us help them! Because #TransRightsAreHumanRights

#CrimeWriters4TransRights #Writers4TransRights #TransRightsAuction #TLCAuction #TransLawCenter #Booksky

Prepping for Malice Domestic in April and thinking about swag!

I have bookmarks, but wondering about some other fun things. What do you think of the customizing any of these?
* Quill style pen
* Invisible ink pen with a UV light
* Sharpie
* Temporary tattoos
* Wildflower seed packets

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Just signed up to be part of the Literary Marketplace at the CityLit Festival on Saturday, April 5th at the Lord Baltimore Hotel!

Will be there with both Maryland histories and mysteries. Hope you can join me 📚😄

Learn more: www.citylitproject.org/events-progr...

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My kiddo designed their own St. Patrick's Day shirt this morning ☘️💚 Thank goodness for washable markers 😂 #happystpatricksday

PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...

Not only do I write about a librarian, but my husband is a librarian, & I worked in museums for 20+ years

IMLS is next on the chopping block. Their tiny budget makes such a big impact for our libraries & museums.

Please join me in signing this petition. Thank you. #booksky #librarysky #museumsky

Technically I bought this sweet potato pie yesterday as something soft and yummy following a root canal, but it also works for Pi(e) Day 😄🥧

Are you celebrating with any kind of pie today? #pieday #piday

Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025 Silent auction 'Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025' hosted online at 32auctions.

Excited to be one of over 155 authors donating to the Crime Writers for Trans Rights online auction! All funds go to support the Transgender Law Center. Bidding opens March 26th. Check it out at www.32auctions.com/writers4tran... #booksky #transrights

That's an equation I can get on board with 👍😃