Joel Richardson
@BooksJoel
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Publisher for Crime/Thriller at Penguin. Also likes sport and travel and having opinions.
Joined January 2014
This is nice! Straight in a no.2 in the bestseller lists behind Frieda McFadden!
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So thrilled and proud about this - the bestselling debut crime novel of the year now out in paperback!
A picture-perfect village, a harrowing crime scene, a web of secrets and a victim who knew all of them... DEATH AT THE WHITE HART is our impeccably constructed Thriller of the Month by Chris Chibnall: https://t.co/DAPmQuScDj
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Happy @BloodyScotland month 📚 #fivebyfive has been selected as a kindle deal for September and is at the criminally low price of 99p Get your crime buzz early 👀
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Five by Five: An addictive thriller about obsession, corruption and desire inside a high-security prison
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I am happy to add my name to this being both atmospheric and exceptional! Just a really really really good crime novel.
ICYMI: @MichaelJBooks has acquired The Living and the Dead by Swedish author Christoffer Carlsson, an ’atmospheric, exceptional’ murder mystery. Penguin Michael Joseph will publish on 8th January 2026 👇
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On the train to Nottingham to celebrate publication with @KLSlaterAuthor - yet another twisty gem from one of the best thriller writers around!
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Five by Five is out now! It's been longlisted for every major UK debut crime prize, and we were extremely proud to pick it as the inaugural winner of the @MichaelJBooks Undiscovered Writers Prize - can't recommend it enough!
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World #1 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka survives a fantastic battle against former US Open champ Emma Raducanu 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(5) to reach the last 16 in Cincinnati. 3h09, simply fantastic. One of the best matches of Raducanu's career. Getting better and better.
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We're a bit late with last week's Top 10 best-sellers but just had to say that #TheWaspTrap by the wonderful Mark Edwards was #Wolverhampton's Number 1! Back in stock after our sellout book signing at the weekend!
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I could not be more excited about this book! So gripping and so smart, it is the most exciting debut thriller I've read in forever!
INTRODUCING OUR BIGGEST THRILLER DEBUT OF 2026, #THEEXES! 💔💔💔 Unbearably tense and unmissably twisty, this is the outstanding debut suspense novel from the most exciting new voice in thriller writing, Leodora Darlington Available to pre-order now! Coming Feb 2026
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Could not have expressed this better myself!
Finished yesterday. The Living And The Dead Christoffer Carlsson. (Jan '26) Small town vibes, murder, a community in turmoil, written beautifully with immense depth of feeling. So compelling & emotionally complex you don't want to put it down. High recommend.
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Unbelievably proud to be publishing The Wasp Trap from the brilliant @mredwards! Would it be terrible to say it is stingingly good?? 🐝🐝🐝
Six friends. A reunion dinner. A secret you can't escape . . . 'The plot swerves in an entirely unpredictable direction , providing an intriguing mystery that turns on their mentor's work on the behaviour of psychopaths' SUNDAY TIMES #TheWaspTrap by @mredwards, out now:
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New���and packed!—column is up at @CrimeReads! This time, I talk about novels by Michael Farris Smith, Alex North, Carl Hiaasen, @KairaRouda, Katia Lief, and Rob Hart. https://t.co/BjVrK7xCjW
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I have such a fantastic column for you this month! Want to know why? Well, there are half a dozen awesome novels here, but the main reason you’re getting such a lengthy column is that I read …
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My sixth book is out in TWO DAYS!!! 😱 Featuring dark academia and murder at a glittering Cambridge May Ball... https://t.co/FOLbpaADLo
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Back from Greece and, as well as visiting lots of archaeological sites and going canoeing, I found the time to read The Wasp Trap by @mredwards. I absolutely loved it. Six friends who worked on a dating website in the 90s reunite with deadly consequences. A gripping page-turner.
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In 2014, @Nike released this beautiful ad titled "Ripple," which illustrated Woods' impact on Rory McIlroy's development. It’s still one of the best spots the company has ever produced.
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Ahhhh sometimes people just make your day 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you SO much Jo ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Just finished this beauty - imagine Jane Casey and Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware collaborated to write a brilliant psychological thriller set in dark academia underpinned by a will they/won’t they romance. But this unique novel is all down the talented @thegyth - highly recommend 👇
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