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Mark Edward Langley

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MARK EDWARD LANGLEY is the award-winning author of the Arthur Nakai Mystery Series. HIs series has won the PSWA Award, the Firebird Award and the Feathered Quill Award for Fiction and has been praised by Publisher's Weekly, Writer's Digest, and Midwest Book Review. He has also appeared in The Albuquerque Journal, the Farmington Daily Times and other newspapers around the country.

Mark's debut Arthur Nakai novel, "Path of the Dead," took Arthur from his quiet home in Northwestern New Mexico to the bone-chilling mountains of Montana in a race against time that was praised by bestselling author Craig Johnson of Longmire fame as being "one heck of a debut novel!"

HIs second novel, "Death Waits in the Dark," a book William Kent Kreuger praised by
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I was lucky enough to secure the same graphic designer that did the 2nd novel's cover in the series. She works for the publisher that publis…more
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I was lucky enough to secure the same graphic designer that did the 2nd novel's cover in the series. She works for the publisher that published my first two novels. Once again, she and I had the same idea for the cover design. We are in sync like that. If you'd like to her to do yours, provide your email and I will forward it to her.(less)
Mark Edward Langley The only one I can imagine is who my real parents are. I found out when I was a teen that I had been adopted, but never gave any thought as to who my …moreThe only one I can imagine is who my real parents are. I found out when I was a teen that I had been adopted, but never gave any thought as to who my biological parents were. My family life was a beautiful and happy one, so I never cared.
Since the passing of my mother and father, I began to wonder for health reasons. Since I am 61 now--and my health is beginning to take precedence, I wonder about my physiology and my birth parents connection to it.
That's really the only mystery I can think of, but I can't see it ever becoming a book.(less)
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I am happy to announce that I am working with Elizabeth Trupin-Pulli of JET Literary Associates, Inc., Santa Fe, NM. For those of you who do not know, she represents the wonderful bestselling author, Anne Hillerman! I feel rejuvenated and excited to be working with her on my new Skye Roanhorse novel BLOODLINES!

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“Combining the gait of a fine horse, the comfort of your favorite Indian blanket, and the ease of a well-worn saddle, Mark Langley's Path of the Dead is one heck of a debut novel coming out of the gate.
—Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, the basis for the Netflix drama Longmire.”
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Anne Hillerman
“Death Waits in the Dark tells a gritty story of betrayal, deceit, and danger through the eyes of Navajo protagonist Arthur Nakai. The tightly written noir plot moves from scene to scene like a thriller, building suspense in every page.
—Anne Hillerman, New York Times bestselling author of The Tale Teller.”
Anne Hillerman, The Tale Teller

“With Death Waits in the Dark, Mark Edward Langley offers readers an utterly compelling portrait of human beings struggling to deal with the aftermath of great trauma. Langley writes about the great Southwest with a loving eye for detail that fans of Tony and Anne Hillerman will readily embrace. I was utterly captured by this fine second novel in the Arthur Nakai series. Along with those who are already fans, I can only hope that there will be many more stories to come. I recommend this book with a full heart.
—William Kent Krueger, author of This Tender Land and Ordinary Grace”
Willam Kent Kreuger

“Death Waits in the Dark finds ex-Shadow Wolf lawman, Arthur Makai, trying to do a favor for the widow of an old Marine Corps buddy and finds himself confronting an old enemy who’s threatening the Native Lands and gets involved in a mystery that shocks Makai to his core. Mark Edward Langley’s style is reminiscent of the great John D. MacDonald. Don’t miss this excellent second novel in this entertaining series. ~ Michael A. Black, author of Legends of the West, and Dying Art and Cold Fury in the Executioner series (as Don Pendleton).”
Michael A. Black, A Killing Frost

“I discovered Mr. Langley during my wait for the next Longmire novel. I wasn't expecting much, which was my first mistake. As soon as I sat down to read it, I found myself not wanting to stop. When it read the last word on the last page, I was disappointed that I was going to have to wait a while to catch up with Arthur and see where his travels take him next. I would rank Arthur Nakai right up there with Walt Longmire and Joe Pickett.”
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