Career
Mark"s debut novel, entitled The Dark Winter, became one of Richard & Judy"s Book Club picks in 2012, helping to raise its profile. lieutenant sat alongside novels such as Gone Girl and The Fault in Our Stars. 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.
A major television company has optioned the series, with an eye to filming it in 2015.
Follow-up Original Skin was released in April 2013. lieutenant continues the story of Doctor of Science 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. 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.