9 ratings | 4 reviews | avg rating:5.00

Mark Rice’s Followers (5)

Mark’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (1)
read (8)
did-not-finish (0)
thriller (1)

Mark’s Friends (9)

James Murphy

36 books | 376 friends

Lesley Smith

5 books | 4 friends

Marcus Brown

234 books | 429 friends

Mary Darlington

0 books | 5 friends

Andrew Deegan

15 books | 38 friends

John Dempsey

92 books | 3 friends

Álanna

1,012 books | 150 friends

Brian

69 books | 7 friends

More friends…

Mark Rice

Goodreads Author

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

Website

https://weirdorwhat.wordpress.com/

Twitter

Markrice10

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Crime

Influences

Tanya French

Member Since

May 2017

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/markjr

edit data

An Irish writer living in Dublin, Ireland, a registered member of the Society of Authors, Irish Arts Council (no ARN 73090) and a member of the Museum of Literature Ireland MOLI. I created my blog https://weirdorwhat.wordpress.com/ in 2014 and self-published two books of short stories before self-publishing Murder in Maspalomas in 2017. Taking a cruise one thousand miles up the Amazon to Manaus, led me to write Murder On Board which was published by Junction Publishing in 2019. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic inspired Locked Down Bubbling Up self-published in 2020, a collection of poems and short stories completed by two Irish poets and myself, without ever physically meeting. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Mark Rice questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Mark Rice I went for a run one night around London and came across a sports ground with a five a side going on under floodlights. I stood with my back to a high…moreI went for a run one night around London and came across a sports ground with a five a side going on under floodlights. I stood with my back to a high hedge when I heard groaning coming from behind me. I turned and peered into the darkness and my eyes adjusted to reveal a bowling green and a body lying on the ground. All true as is what happened next.(less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Mark Rice A Christmas latte that contains 23 spoonfuls of sugar! I've had four of them this morning before I watched the story explode on the evening news and a…moreA Christmas latte that contains 23 spoonfuls of sugar! I've had four of them this morning before I watched the story explode on the evening news and already I can feel the diabetic shockwave sweep over my body!(less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

See all 10 answers from Mark Rice…

Combine Editions
Mark Rice’s books

Average rating: 4.63 · 16 ratings · 9 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Murder On Board 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Locked down Bubbling up: Anthology of poetry and short stories by Mark Rice (Goodreads Author), Lesley Smith (Goodreads Author), Mairead de Bhal 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Maspalomas (Almost Real, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

9 posts
Mark Rice's Blog

Expiry Date

I am pleased to tell you that my latest novel has gone past the first draft stage and is open to beta readers so if any of you would like to read an early copy of Expiry Date, set in 2093, a localized story with global impact. You have nine months to live. What do you do now?

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on October 06, 2023 07:00 • Tags: crime-fiction, new-fiction, new-in-2024, new-irish-writing, page-turning-story

View all 9 posts »

Series by Mark Rice

Almost Real (1 book)
by

Mark Rice (Goodreads Author)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings

Mark is Currently Reading

Mark Rice is currently reading

The Lies Beneath: A gripping tale of friendship, love, and the masks we wear...

by Lucy O'Callaghan

bookshelves: currently-reading, thriller

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Apr 07, 2024 06:02AM

rss
Mark’s Recent Updates

Mark Rice rated a book it was amazing Murder On Board by Mark Rice (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 16, 2026 12:12AM · 1 like · like