Courtney Smyth

@cswritesbooks

Irish. writes murder, likes books | author of The Undetectables series: THE UNFATHOMABLE CURSE out now with Titan Books THE UNSOLVABLE CASE next (sept 2026) Rep: The Bent Agency they/them 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· 29d

Look at me. Listen. Spice bags are Irish. They were invented in the Sunflower Chinese takeaway in Terenure Dublin in 2010.

The “you wouldn’t steal a car” meme edited to say “you wouldn’t colonise a spice bag”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Jul 1

This meme is why the Hayley Williams song goes “now I know better / never let me leave home without a pair of shoes”

(Screenshot of Twitter meme text):

[Sky-diving]
INSTRUCTOR: pull your shute!
ME: my shoe?
INSTRUCTOR: your parachute!
ME: my pair of shoes?
[later]
CORONER: where's his shoes?

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Jun 1

🏳️‍🌈BE GAY SOLVE CRIMES TAKE PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 I am immensely proud to have published 3/4 of a fantasy mystery series with messy relationships, ride-or-die friendships, and a queernorm world where there are (maybe) a handful of token straight people. What better way to spend June than with The Undetectables? 🪐📚

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Mar 5

BE GAY SOLVE CRIMES REWIND. The Undetectables take on their last-ever case: the unsolved murder of Theodore Wyatt 👻 Out 22nd September from @titanbooks.bsky.social !!! Preorder: campsite.to/cswritesbooks (more links to come)

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Feb 17

Fabulous time watching Cold Storage this evening – a zombie movie made with love, enthusiasm, and commitment to making you say “EWWWW” Thanks @moviesie.bsky.social for the tickets! (And the popcorn) #coldstorage

A photo of a cinema screen displaying a card that reads “COLD STORAGE . in cinemas February 20. Spread the word #coldstorage” and the social media handles for @studiocanaluk

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Dec 9

Listen to it, the wind of the night. What music it makes! #speirgorm

A blue iPhone text bubble that says “Bram Stormker”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Dec 5

“Tonight, there are still children.” #latelatetoyshow

A still from Drew Gooden’s “road work ahead” meme that implies “yeah I hope it does”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 13

I will now sleep soundly #hiddenbooksgame

The final screen of the hidden books game where it says: congratulations! You’ve completed the hidden books game from national book tokens

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Sep 24

On Friday I’ll be joined in Chapters by a fabulous panel of authors to celebrate the launch of THE UNFATHOMABLE CURSE! I would love to see you there - I will have themed friendship bracelets and I promise a night of Curses & Chaos ✨👻 Tickets: campsite.to/cswritesbooks #speirgorm

A poster for the launch of Courtney Smyth’s The Unfathomable Curse. It reads: COURTNEY SMYTH and SPECIAL GUESTS AMY CLARKIN, DEIRDRE SULLIVAN & SAM (MOÏRA) FOWLEY!
VENUE Chapters Bookstore, Ivy Exchange, Parnell St, Rotunda, Dublin I, DOI P8C2 DATE: Friday, September 26th
TIME: 7pm

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Sep 24

The Unfathomable Curse, book three in the Undetectables series, is out now!! The series follows a gang of three queer witch detectives and a ghost in a cat costume who track down magical serial killers - and book 3 takes them to a magical town in the Lake District… campsite.to/cswritesbooks

The unfathomable curse by Courtney smyth open on the title page. The book is atop a flatlay of other copies of the book.

A flatlay of several copies of The unfathomable curse by Courtney smyth

The unfathomable curse by Courtney smyth open on the dedication page. It reads “for every trans person, present and future. Even when it feels like the end, it isn’t. Get up. Live. Thrive.”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Sep 23

This is Pink Pony Club if it was about The Undetectables Series (and sped up slightly because there’s a 3 minute video limit) #pinkponyclub 📚🪐💙 #speirgorm #parodysong #blindkaraoke

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Jul 10

there was some (deserved!) commotion tonight at the @dubraybooks.bsky.social Pages of Pride event for my tshirt, which was designed by @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social – they make lots of cool stuff, check their bio for their website! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💚

Courtney, a white perish with long brown hair with green tinsel in it, is wearing a tshirt designed by Frank Duffy. It features two dancing skeletons and it says “WE ALL DANCE FOR TRANS LIBERATION”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· May 27

US folk – the ‘zon has THE UNDETECTABLES ebook for $1.99 this week! It’s a fantasy mystery about 3 20-year-old witches and a ghost in a cat costume (don’t ask) who start a PI agency to stop a serial killer in their small magical town Get it here 👉🏻 campsite.to/cswritesbooks

A miniature bookshop. There’s a shelf with jumbled non-descript books. On top of the shelf is a sign that reads “GAY BOOKS $1.99” and beside it is a miniature copy of the Undetectables by Courtney smyth

A trope map of arrows around the Undetectables by Courtney smyth

serial killer on the loose
sapphic yearning
(bi MC, lesbian and queer bffs)
forensic entomology (magical)
witch-run PI agency
the (best) worst puns you've ever read
chronically ill MC (fibromyalgia)
forensic science (magical)
dollhouse dioramas (also magical)
a faerie-run authentic dive bar (complete with sticky floors)
‘astonishingly queer cast'

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Mar 31

What am I gonna do with a soul anyways? (graveyard rambling in Galway) #cemetery #historicalcemetery #speirgorm

Courtney smyth stands in a cemetery, their back to the camera. They’re wearing a leather jacket, a blue kilt and doc martens. The sky is blue with light fluffy clouds, but the photo is filtered dark and moody. They’re looking at old graves overgrown with brambles.

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Mar 4

Cover reveal 🚨🚨🚨 #DubrayBooks kindly revealed the cover of book 3 in the Undetectables series, THE UNFATHOMABLE CURSE!!! 💙🪰 Preorder: www.dubraybooks.ie/product/the-... 📚💙🪐 @titanbooks.bsky.social

The cover of The Unfathomable Curse by Courtney Smyth on a dubray books poster. It is blue themed with a redacted file background. There are blue beetle-flies and a blue pentagram with a magnifying glass in the centre

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Feb 14

For the day that’s in it 🥀 THE UNDETECTABLES and THE UNDEAD COMPLEX are queer fantasy mysteries about three witches and a ghost in a cat costume who start a PI agency to stop a serial killer in their small magical town. 🔗 in bio (or request them from your library!) 🪐📚💙

A poster with a black background and a purple pentagram and purple and green roses on it. The Undetectables and the Undead Complex by Courtney smyth are in the centre. The text reads “roses are red, Theodore is gay, so are the Undetectables, read the series today”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Feb 9

Two weeks! Catch me and TL Huchu having a chat with Eris Young at #GraniteNoir – tickets 🔗 in bio!

A poster with a cream background and green pentagram, featuring the covers of The Legacy of Arniston House by TL huchu and The Undead Complex by Courtney smyth. Text: A KIND OF MAGIC
TL HUCHU & COURTNEY SMYTH
CHAIRED BY ERIS YOUNG

SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY @ 5PM
GRANITE NOIR ABERDEEN

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Jan 30

We were doing the ~vibes I bring to the function~ trend on insta so I’m bringing it to bluesky – should I even be at the function in the first place, these are the vibes 🥀

A collage of things that make up the vibes Courtney brings to the function. There’s a photo of them in the centre with a nonbinary and a bi pride flag, a photo of a spiderweb, a keyboard, a cemetery, a statue of Mary with the Derry girls “I love a statue it has to be said” quote on it, a rose, a guinea pig and various books, the film poster for music and lyrics, Buckley and Diaz cut outs, monster energy, idk how album, Paramore album fall out boy album, quote from the Raven boys (I will be your hands I will be your eyes)

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Jan 29

First show of the year last night was LS Dunes and @riseagainstmusic.bsky.social (or to call them by their proper name, Rise Above) – it was my second time seeing both bands and it felt really special to be in that room. The Olympia Theatre has something magic in it (it’s probably old sweat)

Rise Against on stage in the 3Olympia Theatre Dublin

LS Dunes on stage in the 3Olympia Theatre Dublin

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Jan 6

Hello Americans! The Undetectables is $1.99 on kindle for the month of January. Get it while it’s hot! 🔗: campsite.to/cswritesbooks

A poster of the cover of The Undetectables by Courtney smyth displayed on a kindle screen. The text reads “$1.99 kindle sale”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Dec 6

Gladiator II had a smaller costumes budget than I thought #LateLateToyShow

Patrick Kielty dressed as a wrestler on the late late

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Dec 6

Cats as soon as the tree goes up #LateLateToyShow

Patrick Kielty dressed as a tree on the late late

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 30

Every time I open this app there are new faces, so here’s an intro post! 🪐📚💙 I’m Courtney, Irish author of queer fantasy mysteries. I have two books in The Undetectables Series out with Titan Books so far: • The Undetectables •The Undead Complex • ? (2025) • ? (2026) 🔗 campsite.bio/cswritesbooks

The cover of The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth

The cover of The Undead Complex by Courtney Smyth

A trope map on an aubergine background with a photo of the Undetectables in the middle. The arrows read:
serial killer on the loose
sapphic yearning (bi MC, lesbian and queer bffs)
forensic entomology (magical)
witch-run PI agency
the (best) worst puns you've ever read
chronically ill MC (fibromyalgia)
ghost with cat ears (don't ask)
forensic science (magical)
dollhouse dioramas (also magical)
a faerie-run authentic dive bar (complete with sticky floors)
'astonishingly queer cast'

A trope map on a warm green background with the cover of The Undead Complex by Courtney Smyth in the centre. The arrows read: ‘murder victims still walking around?!’
‘witch-run Pl agency trying to find relevant work (in this economy)’
‘Now with even more magical forensic science!’
‘sapphic yearning (and a trans love interest) bonus: she's also
Irish!’
‘ghostly mayhem’
‘the (best) worst finger tattoos any vampire's ever had’
‘A mysterious dollhouse (with tiny murder victims inside)’
‘a resurrected film studio making a zombie show pilot episode’
‘A mystery that needs to be solved by Spring Equinox’
‘“astonishingly queer
cast”’
‘oversized centipedes’

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 29

Still time to vote in #GE24 – even if we’re likely to endure another FF/FG coalition, you can still block far right candidates from getting in by voting left and transferring left!!

A black and white photo of a window with a sign that reads VOTING STATION stuck on jt

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 23

Had a fucking BEAUTIFUL night in the middle of a stunning, incredibly queer crowd seeing @laurajanegrace.bsky.social in Dublin 💜

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 17

Can I interest you in a blackbird in these trying times? #bird

A female blackbird sitting on a branch near a popcorn wall, surrounded by red berries. She’s got her head turned towards the camera

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 15

It’s the most wonderful time of the year #hiddenbooksgame

A screenshot of the hidden books game guess text box. It’s captioned “what book is this?” And I have written “singing pricks in a bookshop”

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 15

Hello! @megcathwrites.bsky.social and I have been making a cozy writing chat podcast called Four Seasons Writers Retreat and the final episode of our Autumn volume has just dropped! We talk writing rules, instincts, time, and much more, and we hope you’ll listen in 🐌 🎙️: linktr.ee/fourseasonsw...

The illustrated podcast cover of Four Seasons Writers Retreat. It’s a typewriter sitting amid autumnal oranges reds and browns. There’s a pumpkin, changing leaves, a check blanket with a coffee cup and pen on top. The typewriter page says “Volume I: Autumn” and there is a determined looking snail making its way across the top of the keyboard.

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Nov 10

Aldi out here inventing new cryptids in Kevin the Too-Long-Limbed Carrot

It’s a plush anthropomorphic carrot with too-long limbs. Like way too long. They’re not even carrot coloured they’re light human flesh coloured. He’s smiling but he has murder in his eyes.

The carrot is sitting on a chair like he’s waiting for you to fuck up and take your eyes off him. His too-long legs are crossed, his arms akimbo. They are also too long. I can’t stress how disproportionately long these arms are.

Courtney Smyth@cswritesbooks· Oct 2

Tomorrow! 3pm BST/GMT+1/ 10am ET, come join me on r/fantasy for an AMA! Ask me questions about The Undetectables series, writing, or whatever you’d like 🪲 Will post the link as soon as it’s live!