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Martin has had a varied career to date. He joined the Royal Marines at 16; then, he studied art at the prestigious Central Saint Martins School of Art. He has been a copywriter and a creative director at some of London's most famous advertising agencies and also worked in some smaller boutique agencies in Amsterdam and Barcelona.

He has driven a speedboat on the Costa Del Crime, peeled onions, erected scaffolding, and now writes full-time.

He lives in Kent with his wife and two children, and Bobba, their English Bulldog. ...more

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Martin Davey They shaved her head with great care, collecting the strands in a bowl, she asked them why they treated her so gently and with such compassion and whe…moreThey shaved her head with great care, collecting the strands in a bowl, she asked them why they treated her so gently and with such compassion and when they stroked her bald head and smiled she smiled back, such kind people, so thoughtful. In the night she awoke, feeling warm and content, something was being slipped around her neck, it felt so warm and soft, and then it began to tighten and choke and she suddenly realised that the noose was golden and smelt of her.(less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Martin Davey I must have watched the film Time Bandits 50 times at least. There is a moment towards the end of the film when the hero and his friends are transport…moreI must have watched the film Time Bandits 50 times at least. There is a moment towards the end of the film when the hero and his friends are transported to the 'Time of Legends'. It is a place of wonder and danger, multiple stories that we know and love, are told there, sometimes they overlap and characters stumble into each other's worlds. I like that. It just about scrapes in as a fictional book world because the story was extended in a graphic novel. Sorry.(less)

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Average rating: 4.41 · 2,665 ratings · 142 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors

	Judas the Hero (The Black Museum, #1 Revised). 4.18 avg rating — 555 ratings — 9 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
	The Children of the Lightning (The Black Museum, #2). 4.29 avg rating — 371 ratings — 5 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
	The Blind Beak of Bow Street (The Black Museum, #4). 4.49 avg rating — 273 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
	The Death of the Black Museum (The Black Museum, #5). 4.49 avg rating — 224 ratings — 2 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
	Oliver Twisted (The Black Museum #3). 4.31 avg rating — 208 ratings — 2 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
	The Murder of the Mudlarks (The Black Museum, #6). 4.56 avg rating — 188 ratings — 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
	An Ink So Dark: A fast-paced, urban fantasy featuring DCI Judas Iscariot of Scotland Yard's secret occult magic division, The Black Museum. (DCI Judas Iscariot and the Black Museum Book 8) 4.56 avg rating — 176 ratings — 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
	A Burning in the Heavens (DCI Judas Iscariot and the Black Museum Book 9) 4.64 avg rating — 173 ratings	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
	The Lords of Under (DCI Judas Iscariot and the Black Museum Book 10) 4.63 avg rating — 153 ratings	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
	The Coming of the Darkest Raven (DCI Judas Iscariot and the Black Museum Book 11) 4.64 avg rating — 143 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

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