The Black Hand

The Black Hand, vol.51

Crime news in a minute – first, book news: announcing my adult debut, NO ONE IS SAFE!

Sep 9 • 

Ellie Marney

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Nailbiters #41

NEW BOOK, NEW BOOK!

Sep 9 • 

Ellie Marney

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August 2025

The Black Hand, vol.50

Can you believe we’ve reached 50 editions?! Wild stuff! Anyway, in this edition - signed copies of All Shall Mourn, Victorian lowbrow gothic, Bride of…

Aug 14 • 

Ellie Marney

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Nailbiters #40

The serial killer who wouldn’t shut up, and other stuff about why serial killers are such attention seeking losers...also signed copies of All Shall…

Aug 14 • 

Ellie Marney

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July 2025

Nailbiters #39

(There’s no edition of The Black Hand this month, as I’m having a short break! Instead, here's a compact edition of Nailbiters with a new cut scene from…

Jul 15 • 

Ellie Marney

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June 2025

The Black Hand, vol. 49

The Wicker Man does crimes! No, I mean, crimes that inspired The Wicker Man? Or something like that. Also Book Week visits for govt schools, the…

Jun 17 • 

Ellie Marney

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Nailbiters #38

There's an All Shall Mourn cut scene in this edition - but first let me tell you about Bletchley Park codebreaker, Betty Webb, who recently passed...

Jun 17 • 

Ellie Marney

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May 2025

The Black Hand, vol.48

Antipope ahoy

May 13 • 

Ellie Marney

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Nailbiters #37

Snakes are Evil - or are they?

May 13 • 

Ellie Marney

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April 2025

Nailbiters #36

Heist tunnels - There’s a 1955 British black comedy called The Ladykillers (dir. Alex Mackendrick, starring Alec Guiness) about a group of robbers that…

Apr 23 • 

Ellie Marney

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The Black Hand, vol.47

Sleazy chocolate bunnies, monsters under the bed, life updates, coming events, book recs, and more!

Apr 22 • 

Ellie Marney

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March 2025

The Black Hand, vol.46

This month, we're looking at a French serial killer fraudster, how All Shall Mourn is doing, author events (me!), a Gulf Name generator, a movie rec…

Mar 14 • 

Ellie Marney

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