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 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, the book has sold hundreds of thousands of copies in all formats and it has been critically acclaimed around the world, as well as being translated into six languages.[3] A major TV company 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. Mark's follow up, Taking Pity, was acclaimed around the world.[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]

In 2015, Mark switched to Mulholland Books, signing a three-book deal. Dead Pretty, released in 2016, was a critical and commercial success, as was follow up Cruel Mercy. In September he will release his first historical novel, The Zealot's Bones, under the name D.M.Mark. In 2018, a stage adaptation of Dark Winter will receive its world premiere in Hull.

He lives in central Beverley with his family.

Books[8]

References

  1. ↑ "David Mark – crime writer". David-mark.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. ↑ "The Dark Winter - Books". Richard and Judy. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  3. ↑ "David Mark's Aector McAvoy novels optioned by TV company as Hull's 'desolate beauty' draws comparisons with Nordic Noir". Hull Daily Mail. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  4. ↑ "David Mark's Aector McAvoy novels optioned by TV company as Hull's 'desolate beauty' draws comparisons with Nordic Noir". Hull Daily Mail. 2014-01-16. 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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