by Mark Edwards | Feb 12, 2020 | News
I’ve received some fantastic news from my publisher Thomas & Mercer. . .
I’m so excited to receive the Silver Raven Award to celebrate 250,000 sales of The Retreat. Thank you to everyone who has bought it.
It’s one of my three favourites among all the books I’ve written. (The other two are Follow You Home and Here To Stay.)
In case you haven’t read it, this is what it’s about.
A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets.
Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl’s body was never found—and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive.
Alone and broke, Julia opens her house as a writers’ retreat. One of the first guests is Lucas, a horror novelist, who becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Lily. But within days of his arrival, the peace of the retreat is shattered by a series of eerie events.
When Lucas’s investigation leads him and Julia into the woods, they discover a dark secret—a secret that someone will do anything to protect…
What really happened that day by the river? Why was Lily never found? And who, or what, is haunting the retreat?
Buy it here
by Mark Edwards | Jan 30, 2020 | News
If you fancy heading to a crime writing festival and seeing me talk about all things creepy and crimey, here’s some dates for your diary.
On June 26th-28th, I’ll be at Lyme Crime, a brand new festival taking place at The Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis.
I’ll be at two events, firstly on Friday, June 26th from 7.30-8.30pm with fellow author Ed James. We will be discussing our recent research trip to the Pacific Northwest, where we flew to Seattle, got lost in Oregon and nearly run off the road on Interstate 5 – all in search of authentic detail. Then on Saturday, June 27th, I’ll be in conversation with C.L.Taylor where we’ll be discussing what inspires us, how we write, what makes a great psychological thriller and the challenges and highlights of our careers.
To find out more about the event and to book tickets click here.
Next up, I’ll be at Perfect Crime. It’s Liverpool’s first ever crime writing festival, taking place in the heart of the city on Saturday, November 14th with some of the biggest and most exciting names in the world of crime writing, including me! There will be exclusive panel discussions, a crime writing workshop and book signings.
Perfect Crime will take place in the Radisson Blu hotel, by the River Mersey and is a collaboration between publisher Ian Skillicorn, and crime writers, Ashley Dyer and Caz Finlay.
The early bird ticket gives you access to all of the author panel events throughout the day for £49. A place can be booked on the crime writing workshop with author David Jackson for an additional fee of £9. The workshop is only open to attendees of Perfect Crime. Early bird tickets are restricted to the first 50 tickets sold, after which a full price ticket is £58.
To buy tickets and find out more, click here.
by Mark Edwards | Jan 26, 2020 | News
Cover reveal time! I’m excited to share the cover and full description of my next book, THE HOUSE GUEST, which be published worldwide on June 3rd.
A perfect summer. A perfect stranger. A perfect nightmare.
When British twenty-somethings Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to spend the summer housesitting in New York, they can’t say no. Young, in love and on the cusp of professional success, they feel as if luck is finally on their side.
So the moment that Eden turns up on the doorstep, drenched from a summer storm, it seems only right to share a bit of that good fortune. Beautiful and charismatic, Eden claims to be a friend of the homeowners, who told her she could stay whenever she was in New York.
They know you’re not supposed to talk to strangers—let alone invite them into your home—but after all, Eden’s only a stranger until they get to know her.
As suspicions creep in that Eden may not be who she claims to be, they begin to wonder if they’ve made a terrible mistake…
Pre-order your copy here
by Mark Edwards | Dec 12, 2019 | News
My publisher, Thomas & Mercer, sent me this trophy to mark a whopping 750,000 sales of Follow You Home.
Of my nine solo books, it is now my biggest-selling novel and I want to say a big thank you if you’re one of the 750,000!
This is what it’s about…
It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, a final adventure before settling down. But after a perfect start, an encounter with a young couple on a night train forces Daniel and Laura to cut their dream trip short and flee home.
Back in London, Daniel and Laura vow never to talk about what happened that night. But as they try to fit into their old lives again, they realise they are in terrible danger—and that their nightmare is just beginning…
Buy it here.
by Mark Edwards | Nov 28, 2019 | News
Exciting news, my forthcoming novel has a new title: THE HOUSE GUEST.
There’s no cover yet, but it will be out on June 3rd 2020.
The book is about a British couple who are house-sitting in Brooklyn for a couple they met on a cruise. Then one rainy summer afternoon a young woman turns up on the doorstep, claiming to know the house owners. The couple invite her in and… well, if you’re a regular reader of my books you’ll know everything is not as it seems.
Here’s the blurb…
When British twenty-somethings Ruth and Adam are offered the chance to spend the summer housesitting in New York, they can’t say no. Young, in love and on the cusp of professional success, they feel as if luck is finally on their side.
So the moment that Eden turns up on the doorstep, drenched from a summer storm, it seems only right to share a bit of that good fortune. Beautiful and charismatic, Eden claims to be a friend of the homeowners, who told her she could stay whenever she was in New York.
They know you’re not supposed to talk to strangers—let alone invite them into your home—but after all, Eden’s only a stranger until they get to know her.
As suspicions creep in that Eden may not be who she claims to be, they begin to wonder if they’ve made a terrible mistake…
It’s already available to pre-order on Amazon here.
by Mark Edwards | Nov 13, 2019 | News
My first event of 2020 has been announced! I’ll be appearing not once but TWICE at the inaugural Lyme Crime festival in June, in Lyme Regis.
I will be appearing with CL Taylor, in a general discussion about psychological thrillers, and also talking about my recent road trip in America with Ed James, which should be very funny.
Tickets for the festival, taking place from June 26-28, are on sale now at an early bird rate (30% off) and you can buy them here.
On Friday, June 26 from 7.30pm to 8.30pm – How far would you go to research your crime novel? Myself and Ed James will discuss our recent research trip to the Pacific Northwest, where we flew to Seattle, got lost in Oregon and nearly run off the road on Interstate 5 – all in search of authentic detail.
On Saturday, June 27 from 11.30am to 12.30pm – Me and C.L.Taylor will be in conversation. We have both written books described as ‘extraordinary things happening to ordinary people’. We will discuss what inspires us, how we write, what makes a great psychological thriller and the challenges and highlights of our careers.
This is the very first Lyme Crime festival and it launches in June next year at the Marine Theatre, in historic Lyme Regis.
The crime and thriller festival sees the very best talents in the fiction genre join together for a weekend of talks, conversations, panels and other events.
Also, Serendip, the town’s independent bookseller, will have a shop open in the theatre for the weekend, so visitors can buy signed copies of participating authors’ titles.
