Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers about scary things happening to ordinary people. He has sold more than three million copies of his books and topped the bestseller lists numerous times since his first solo novel was published in 2013.
His novels include The Magpies, Because She Loves Me, Follow You Home, The Devil’s Work, The Lucky Ones, The Retreat, In Her Shadow, Here To Stay, The House Guest, The Hollows, No Place To Run and Keep Her Secret. He has also published two short sequels to The Magpies, A Murder of Magpies and Last of The Magpies, and six books co-authored with Louise Voss.
Many of his books have been translated into foreign languages including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Estonian, Thai, Lithuanian, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish and Russian. In 2019 Mark won The Cat and Mouse Award for Most Elusive Villain at the Dead Good Reader Awards for Last of the Magpies.
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Mark loves hearing from his readers and encourages them to contact him. He regularly interacts with readers on his Facebook page, where he hosts book release launch parties and lots of giveaways. You can also follow Mark on Twitter or take a peek at his pics on Instagram. Mark lives in the West Midlands, England, with his wife, their three children, two cats and a golden retriever.
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Bank Holiday sunshine at Cardingmill Valley in beautiful Shropshire where Sherlock encountered sheep for the first time. He says they are tasty snack dispensers. I have a feeling DI Imogen Evans might find a body here one day…
Things I have loved this week:
1. Currently reading Whatever Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan, a fantastic missing persons thriller that is not so much a whodunnit as a willttheygetawaywithit.
2. Sunshine. Finally!!!
3. Civil War. I’ve been an Alex Garland fan for... a very long time but this blew me away. Utterly gripping and chilling. Good soundtrack too.
4. The new Dua Lipa album, Radical Optimism. Not as many bangers as Future Nostalgia but it’s still very very good. The kind of high-energy record I love writing to.
What were your highlights?
There are signed copies of The Darkest Water and a few of my other books in Waterstones Wolverhampton. This is the only place to get signed copies at the moment so if you’re local pop in and grab one. (But make sure you take it to the till after grabbing it.)
Weekend read: I Will Ruin You, the new one by one of my favourite authors, Linwood Barclay. Richard is a teacher who averts a tragedy at his school but finds himself entangled with a group of local criminals. Fast paced, fun and unpredictable. It’s out 18 July in the UK (Amazon has the wrong ...publication date).
Research… Can anyone recommend any other good books about psychopaths/sociopaths?
Thank you to everyone who came to the party. Of course, Peggy showed up two minutes after I finished!
Help me celebrate the launch of my new book, The Darkest Water
Today's the day! The Darkest Water is out now! Available as an ebook, paperback or audiobook, you'll find it in Amazon stores worldwide. You can also ask your local book shop or library to order it in. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkest-Water-Mark-Edwards-ebook/dp/B0CC6V1HS6
Calvin... finally owns the bakery of his dreams, in an idyllic village in the Lake District. After reluctantly following his wife Vicky’s advice to promote it on social media, he’s thrilled when a viral clip makes him a legend overnight. But then the creepy DMs start flooding in—all from a stranger who claims she’s his biggest fan.
Meanwhile, a local recluse is found on a nearby beach, buried to his neck and left to drown, and the community goes into shock. Why would anyone want him dead? And who exactly was he? Detective Imogen Evans, new to the Lake District, is under pressure to find out before the killer strikes again.
As the murder hunt gathers pace, Calvin’s obsessive admirer turns up right on cue after his assistant is injured in an accident, and to Vicky’s horror she’s here to stay. As events begin spiralling into darkness, is there anyone in this quiet backwater Calvin can trust—or have his mistakes already put him, and everyone he loves, in terrible danger?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkest-Water-Mark-Edwards-ebook/dp/B0CC6V1HS6
The Darkest Water launches tomorrow. Sherlock is barely able to contain himself. However, I'm sure that you, my faithful readers, are beside yourselves with excitement. If you've already preordered the ebook, it should deliver to your Kindle at midnight. If you haven't ordered it ...yet, what are you waiting for? You might even make Sherlock twitch an ear. https://mybook.to/darkestwater/
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