Mark Edwards is a psychological-thriller author with some quite interesting books under his belt. I thoroughly enjoyed reading books like The Devil’s Work, The Lucky Ones, and most recently, The Retreat, although I have to admit that I haven’t yet picked up the books in his various series.
The Mark Edwards books mostly deal with ordinary people thrown into strange situations and left to fend for themselves. If you love psychologically themed thrillers, he is an author well worth checking out.
Here are the Mark Edwards books in order for his currently published books. The list is updated regularly.
New and Upcoming Mark Edwards Books
Kate Maddox Series
co-authored with Louise Voss
- Catch Your Death, 2012
- All Fall Down, 2012
Magpies Series
- The Magpies, 2013
- A Murder of Magpies, 2018
- Last of the Magpies, 2019
DI Patrick Lennon Series
co-authored with Louise Voss
- From The Cradle, 2014
- The Blissfully Dead, 2015
- One Shot, 2016 (short novella)
Standalone Mark Edwards Books
- Killing Cupid, 2011 (with Louise Voss)
- Kissing Games, 2012 (novella)
- Forward Slash, 2013 (with Louise Voss)
- What You Wish For, 2014
- Because She Loves Me, 2014
- Follow You Home, 2015
- The Devil’s Work, 2016
- The Lucky Ones, 2017
- The Retreat, 2018
- In Her Shadow, 2018
- Here to Stay, 2019
- The House Guest, 2020
- The Hollows, 2021
- No Place to Run, 2022
- Keep Her Secret, 2023
- The Darkest Water, 2024
Mark Edwards Biography
Mark Edwards was born in 1970 on the south coast of England, where he also grew up.
His parents divorced when he was 9 years old, and as he was living with her, he would be often up until late at night watching horror movies. He has been a lover of scary movies and books since then.
He first began writing books in his early 20s, soon after leaving the university, while holding some menial jobs that didn’t give him any fulfillment. While still in college, one of this worst jobs he held was at a food packing factory.
At some point, he moved to Tokio in Japan, where he lived for one year. Next, he moved back to the UK and started working in marketing.
Initially, he would write books which he would submit to agents and publishing houses. Those would be rejected. After doing the circle a few times, eventually, some 10-15 years later, he totally gave up on writing books.
In the meantime, he started working together with fellow author Louise Voss, with whom he would initially be exchanging manuscripts for edits. Later on, they started working together by co-authoring the same book.
The first two books co-authored were Killing Cupid and Catch Your Death, both books which were rejected by publishers. Eventually, they gave up on trying to get their books published in 2006. Four years later, in 2010, they jumped on the Amazon Kindle publishing bandwagon and got their first two books published.
With self-published books, an author doesn’t need to rely on a traditional publishing house, so all is a go.
What is interesting about the author’s self-published business is that once his first two c0-authored books became bestsellers on Amazon, they were picked up by major publishing houses like Harper Collins, as well as Thomas & Mercer. Eventually, Mark Edwards’ dream of becoming a real published author turned true.
As Mark is a copywriter, he could forever tweak the book blurb and the product description to get more sales. Also, the book cover had to be top notch to attract more buyers. These were all part of the marketing strategy of promoting their first books.
When he first started writing, author Mark Edwards was not quite sure what genre he would write in. His sole goal was to tell a story. However, the books were nonetheless crime mystery and thriller novels, and some of them have even undertones of horror. Incidentally, these are also the genres he likes to read as well.
In an interview, Mark Edwards mentioned about his characters:
I’m interested in the way normal people react to difficult situations and the scary things that happen. I like to create characters and make everything go wrong for them.
Also, his books are in one way or another based on something that the author himself experienced once or has happened to him once. For example, his novel Magpies started based on a neighbor living in the same building, who was rather evil.
In Follow You Home, the author focuses on a journey to Europe that goes wrong. This is also picked from something that once happened to him, when he was mugged in France and he had to hitchhike back home.
Here to Stay, published in 2019, has a very interesting premise, which most married people would find horrifying. What if you have your life ahead of you with a wonderful wife and happy relationship when hour inlaws come to visit, and they say they’re…here to stay? To remain with you forever? This is the premise the author Mark Edwards brought us in his latest psychological thriller. He is known for his ‘what if’ scenarios, where he throws normal people into unusual and highly unsettling situations.
The latest Mark Edwards book is The Darkest Water, an intense psychological thriller released April 2024. It looks at the dangers of social media visibility and how rabid fans can do more than just psychological damage not only to the affected person but everyone else around him.
Praise for Mark Edwards
Utterly compelling. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. (C.L. Taylor)
Mark Edwards is a natural born storyteller with the darkest of imaginations…One of the creepiest books of the year. (Fiona Cummins)
Vintage Mark Edwards; authentically everyday people trapped in uniquely frightening events. (Paul Finch)
Twisting and terrifying, the kind of haunting, pacy, spine-chiller that Mark Edwards is the absolute master of. (Chris Whitaker)
Chilling, fast-paced, and unpredictable. I couldn’t put it down! (Robert Bryndza)
Tight plot, engaging characters, beautifully drawn setting.…Another compulsive domestic noir from the British Linwood Barclay. (Ed James)
The Devil’s Work is clever, contemporary, and chillingly plausible. Mark Edwards just gets better and better.’ (Clare Mackintosh)
Yet another superb psychological thriller from Mark Edwards. Because She Loves Me perfectly shows off his extraordinary talent for characterisation, gripping plot, and the ability to make you read just one more chapter before reluctantly putting it down. (Luca Veste)
Dark, sexy and utterly addictive, Because She Loves Me is domestic noir at its very best. (Eva Dolan)
The Magpies is absorbing, claustrophobic and terrifying. Read this book! Then get a top notch alarm system fitted in your house. (Helen Fitzgerald)
From the Cradle is an exciting book, fast-paced, and full of interest and intrigue, and is one I can easily recommend (Bitten by Books)
References
- Mark Edwards official website
- Author podcast with Paul Stretton Stephens
- The Guardian Mark Edwards interview about self-publishing
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admin says
Fixed! And thank you for stopping by. I thoroughly enjoy your novels.
Mark Edwards says
Thank you so much for creating this page. There’s one error, though. I was born in 1970, not 1962.
Best wishes
Mark