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Martyn Waites


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 01, 1963

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Mystery & Thrillers


Martyn Waites (b. 1963) is an English actor and author of hard-boiled fiction. Raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, he spent his post-university years selling leather coats, working in pubs and doing stand-up comedy. After a stint in drama school, Waites pursued life on the stage, performing regionally in theaters across England. TV and commercial work followed, and he continued to act full-time until the early 1990s, when he began writing his first novel: a noir mystery set in the city of his birth. Mary’s Prayer was published in 1997, and Waites followed it with three more novels starring the same character, an investigative journalist named Stephen Larkin.

Since then he has divided his time between acting and writing. After concluding the Larki ...more

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Average rating: 3.6 · 3,670 ratings · 552 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors
The Woman in Black: Angel o...
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The Old Religion (Tom Killg...
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The Sinner (Tom Killgannon #2)
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White Riot (Joe Donovan #3)
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The White Room
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The Gravedigger's Song
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Born Under Punches (Stephen...
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Candleland (Stephen Larkin #3)
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Series by Martyn Waites

The Old Religion The Sinner
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