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 What You Wish For, Because She Loves Me, Follow You Home, The Devil’s Work, The Lucky Ones, The Retreat, In Her Shadow, Here To Stay and The House Guest. 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 follow Mark on Twitter, like his Facebook page or take a peek at his pics on Instagram. Mark lives in the West Midlands, England, with his wife, their three children and three cats.
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Yesterday I 'handed in' my next book to my editor. I think it's a good 'un. It's set in the UK, it's mostly three characters in a house, it has several thrilling twists you won't see coming, and it's dark with splashes of humour. It's...
I have an article about No Place To Run's climate change theme in this week's Big Issue. I love the illustration they've put with it! (Warning - article is slightly spoilery if you haven't read NPTR yet.) https://www.bigissue.com/culture/books/mark-edwards-no-place-to-run-climate-crisis/
I've updated my shop with my water bottles and - at last - signed copies of No Place To Run. There are only 10 of each available. Once the bottles are gone, that's it forever, and I'm not sure when I'm going to be getting...
I am very excited to reveal the cover of my forthcoming novella SWEETMEAT, which will be published as a very limited edition hardcover this October (yes, in time for Halloween). The book will contain some beautiful, creepy illustrations by Karis Harrington -who did the artwork...
I can't wait for this year's Capital Crime Festival in London, and I'm going to be appearing on the most amazing panel with some great writers: Will Dean, Erin Young, Chris Whitaker and Tariq Ashkanani.
My event is on Friday 30th...
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