David Mark (novelist)

David John Mark (born December 28, 1977) is an English novelist and journalist, known for his DS Aector McAvoy series of crime fiction books.[1]

Mark's debut novel, entitled The Dark Winter, became one of Richard & Judy's Book Club picks in 2012, helping to raise its profile. It sat alongside novels such as Gone Girl and The Fault in Our Stars.[2] To date, over 200,000 copies have been sold and it has been critically acclaimed around the world, as well as being translated into six languages.[3] A major TV company has optioned the series, with an eye to filming it in 2015.[4]

Follow-up Original Skin was released in April 2013.[5] It continues the story of DS Aector McAvoy, a Scottish policeman based in Hull's Serious And Organised Crime Unit, following him as he investigates suspicious deaths within the city's sleazy underworld, while contending with changing politics within the force. The third novel, Sorrow Bound was also a critical success.[6]

Before signing his publishing deal with Quercus, Mark was a journalist specialising in crime reporting for a number of newspapers and agencies - most notably for the Yorkshire Post in their Hull office. He spent time as a showbusiness reporter for the Press Association, though he has claimed he loathed the experience.[7]

Books[8]

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References

  1. ↑ "David Mark – crime writer". David-mark.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. ↑ "The Dark Winter - Books". Richard and Judy. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  3. ↑ Daily, Hull (2014-01-16). "David Mark's Aector McAvoy novels optioned by TV company as Hull's 'desolate beauty' draws comparisons with Nordic Noir". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  4. ↑ Daily, Hull (2014-01-16). "David Mark's Aector McAvoy novels optioned by TV company as Hull's 'desolate beauty' draws comparisons with Nordic Noir". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  5. ↑ Original Skin (DS Aector McAvoy 2): Amazon.co.uk: David Mark: Books. Amazon.co.uk. ASIN 0857389750.
  6. ↑ "Quercus | Original Skin". Quercus Books. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  7. ↑ "Quercus | David Mark". Quercusbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  8. ↑ "DS Aector McAvoy series". Retrieved 2015-08-26.
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