Chris Holcombe Author

Who doesn’t love a spooky seance in a noir mystery? Find out what happens next: chrisholcombe.com #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

I sincerely hope the American voter doesn’t flunk a *third* open book test. #voteblue #votethefascistsout #yesdemssuck #butrepubsareworse #protectdemocracy #protecttherepublic #midterms #midterms2026

A sordid gambling den that collects debts in the shadows of Little Italy. Get this atmospheric Halloween noir for $6.66 (ebook) & $16.66 (audiobook). chrisholcombe.com #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

We have it backwards in America (bc of course we do): we should be **reading** books and **banning** AI.

If you live in a red state, triple check your vote. TN and other red states have voting machines not registering your Dem pick. It’s starting, folks. They’re gonna rig the fuck outta these midterms. Vote early. Check your ballot. Stay vigilant.

Any Chirp users out there? The Devil Card audiobook is on sale for the *devilish* price of $6.66 USD! Start listening to a spooky, Halloween mystery. Read by Joel Leslie. #booksky #booktok #authorsky #writersky #mysterysky #mystery #noir #1920s #halloween #lgbtqsky #gaysky #queersky #mmbook

It's time for another #WordWednesday! I betcha heard of this one! What do you think? Shall we dust it off and have it applied to men? #booksky #booktok #authorsky #writersky #1920s #slang #mysterybooks #mysterysky #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #mmbooks #noir

Listen to Bonnie. Make a plan vote. And also, listen to Bonnie’s music, it’s incredible. So make a plan while listening to Bonnie’s music. Win-win.

Gotta love banter between friends. Get banter, mystery, intrigue, and some spooky Halloween vibes for only $6.66 USD at chrisholcombe.com! #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Getting set ups see you at 3 pm, NYC!!! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚

Today’s the day!!!! Come see me & Jonny Porkpie at St Agnes Library at 3 pm! We’re talking all things spooky and scary in the 1920s and 1930s. #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

A Few Good Men For Tax Purposes Risky Business For Tax Purposes Cocktails For Tax Purposes War of the Worlds For Tax Purposes Born on the 4th of July for Tax Purposes All The Right Moves For Tax Purposes #ForTaxPurposes The Tom Cruise edition apparently

Just did a Disco Murder Mystery Party with my building neighbors. Yall, we need to get back to do playing silly games with our neighbors! #community #nyc #nycliving #fun #silly #games

Get your scary season books! Plus you’re supporting a queer indie which means you earn triple the karma points. ✨

Finn’s just trying to razzle dazzle Emmett’s place for Halloween! Start reading and listening to The Devil Card now! tinyurl.com/jn5s8h4r #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Finally saw this and it was FABULOUS. Jake Shears was a marvelous Frank and Rosie O’Donnell was our narrator!

Everyone had an opinion on the Hall-Mills murder trial. I love putting in these little details! Ebook only $6.66 USD until 10/31! shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

It's time for another #WordWednesday! If you've ever had cheap bar wine, then you *know* this slang is a perfect descriptor. Thoughts? Shall we bring it back? #booksky #booktok #authorsky #writersky #1920s #slang #mysterybooks #mysterysky #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #mmbooks #noir

I’m a human author, not A.I. — I’ll never self replicate and create a dangerous situation that was so avoidable if we’d only put safe guards on instead of chasing a stock price. #keepwritinghuman #selfreplicatingai #booksky #authorsky #writersky #ai #wtf #terminator

Who doesn’t love a character with blazing blue eyes? Or an ominous exit line to end the chapter? Start your 🏳️‍🌈 Halloween read: shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

I’m a human author, not A.I. — all of my human characters only have five fingers on each hand. #keepwritinghuman #saynotoaislop #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir

A pulse pounding opening chapter. Find out if she escapes: shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

It is rainy and gross here in NYC so obviously it’s tomato soup time. #soup #soupweather #rainyday #rainysunday #sundayvibes

It’s witchy season so why not get some queer witches?! Last day of the sale so you should get it. Really. You should. #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Come see me this Saturday Oct 17 at 3 pm! Jonny and I will be chatting all things Halloween in the 20s and 30s! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #1930s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚

I’m a human author, not A.I. — I only boil a pot of coffee, not the entire ocean. #keepwritinghuman #booksky #authorsky #writersky #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir

Meet Joe O’Shaughnessy, Dash’s boyfriend and a fuzzy ginger bear to boot. 🐻 Get your Halloween read for only $6.66 USD! shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Starting my reread of the entire Alphabet series. #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1980s #suegrafton #kinseymillhone

Operating a speakeasy = operating at risk for a raid. See what happens next: shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

I don’t have a lizard, but I do have a reptile of another sort. Dive into a Halloween read for only $6.66 USD: shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

It's time for another #WordWednesday! If you really knew how to work the dance floor, they called you this. What do you think? Should we bring it back from the 1920s to the 2020s? #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #slang #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #mmbooks

Comparing notes on the most infamous murder trial in the fall of 1926. Looking for a queer Halloween read? tinyurl.com/3sb58f36 #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Come see at the St Agnes NYPL next Saturday Oct 17 at 3 pm! We’ll be chatting all things Halloween and 20s and 30s! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

I didn’t have rice in this book but I do have something else that’s small and white! Find out who’s selling it and who found out about it: tinyurl.com/3sb58f36 #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Some deadlines are today. Check your status **today** to make sure you’re still active! #midterms #midterms2026 #vote #votevotevote #checkyourstatus #booksky #authorsky #writersky #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #gaysky #lgbtqsky #queersky

Americans, have you registered to vote? Check your voting status. Especially if you live in a red or a purple state. #midterms #vote #voterregistration #midterms2026

The Devil Card, my Halloween mystery, opens with a catastrophic fire. Dive into this atmospheric read! shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

I’m doing another NYPL event! This time with fellow author, amateur historian, and burlesque extraordinaire @jonnyporkpie.bsky.social! Come see us Oct 17 at 3 pm! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queernoir

El’s trying to get out from under Leslie’s thumb and Dash is looking into an arson. All during Halloween.🎃 Get The Devil Card for a devilish price of $6.66 USD: shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Dash and his best friend Finn are making a dent in the list of witnesses. Find out why (and if they’re successful): tinyurl.com/jn5s8h4r #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

I missed #WordWednesday yesterday! Whoops. How about #throwbackthursday? What do you think — should we bring it back? #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #slang #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚

Dash might get injured during this spooky Halloween case. Dive in at a devilish price of just $6.66: shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Was there ever a doubt that El would make it past the guard? Have a good time with The Big Timer! tinyurl.com/5xk4s5aa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚

Happy 1-Year Anniversary to The Big Timer! Released on this day in 2025. Have you given it a read yet? tinyurl.com/5xk4s5aa #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

My manuscript watching me make the final edits and waiting for me to get to that absolute mess of a third act. #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir

Finn knows someone at the American Seamen’s Friend Society quite well. Discover why they’re there (and if it goes wrong): shorturl.at/AhnZa #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

I went with prime as in “ritzy” and “swanky” and a gangster who has peacock lamps 🦚 is both of those things. 💅 Find out what happens next: tinyurl.com/4k6fsc82 #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Even when you’re trying to solve the murder, you still have to deal with public transit delays. Dive into Hidden Gotham: tinyurl.com/3sb58f36 #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

How my evening started—how my evening’s going. #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir