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Mark's new psychological thriller, The Psychopath Next Door, will be published worldwide on January 28th 2025. Available as an ebook, paperback or audiobook, you can pre-order it now. This book is set in The Magpies universe, with at least one returning character from...

I am thrilled to announce that I have a signed a deal with Penguin Michael Joseph! The first book in this deal is called The Wasp Trap, and it will be published in the UK in summer 2025. (International news to follow!) If you're in the UK, click here to join the...

No cover yet, but the blurb for my next novel THE DARKEST WATER, is on Amazon. It's out worldwide on February 27 as an ebook, paperback and audiobook. To pre-order simply search your local Amazon for 'Mark Edwards darkest water'."In this chilling thriller from the...

Save the date. I’ve been trying to persuade John Marrs to do a live event for years and he has finally agreed! So on the afternoon of Saturday, October 21, we will be appearing at Books On The Hill in St Albans with Fiona Cummins, chaired by Tracy Fenton, and it’s...

This is it. The event I’ve been waiting for my whole life. Me, MC’ing the karaoke party at a crime festival! This is your chance to join me, lots of other insanely-competitive mic-grabbing writers and loads of your fellow readers as we shake it off, dance in the dark,...

It's still rather early to be mentioning Christmas but this is book party is an event I’m really excited about! There are going to be lots of great authors there, including my birthday twin John Marrs, and the venue is really special to me because it’s where I got...

I've been a little bit quiet lately because I've been busy finishing this - my next novel! And good news. . .  you're not going to have to wait too long. THE DARKEST WATER is out on February 27, 2024. It's a standalone set in the Lake District, and features a...

Any aspiring or emerging writers in or near Birmingham, I will be appearing at the National Writers' Conference this Saturday alongside many experts. I think I would have found events like this invaluable when I was starting out. Full details and tickets here. Here's...

I'm out an about again and I have another event to tell you about! On Thursday, July 27th I'll be appearing in conversation with Claire Douglas in her hometown of Bath at Waterstones. We'll be talking about writing psychological thrillers and I guarantee it will be an...

It's a question that authors get asked a lot: What are your favourite books? Readers Digest asked me to name the books that changed my life, as I celebrate the release of my new book, Keep Her Secret, which is out now. These are the books that left a lasting...