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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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Average rating: 4.41 · 2,714 ratings · 145 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	Judas the Hero (The Black Museum, #1 Revised). 4.18 avg rating — 563 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). 4.30 avg rating — 374 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). 4.50 avg rating — 276 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 — 228 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 — 210 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 — 190 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: Featuring Detective Inspector Judas Iscariot of Scotland Yard (The Black Museum Book 8) 4.57 avg rating — 184 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: Featuring Detective Inspector Judas Iscariot of Scotland Yard (The Black Museum Book 9) 4.64 avg rating — 179 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: Featuring Detective Inspector Judas Iscariot of Scotland Yard (The Black Museum Book 10) 4.61 avg rating — 158 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: Featuring Detective Inspector Judas Iscariot of Scotland Yard (The Black Museum Book 11) 4.63 avg rating — 147 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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Martin Davey is now friends with David Woods
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Martin Davey made a comment on Mike Finn’s review of Judas the Hero (The Black Museum, #1 Revised). " Mike, if you activate the automatic update on your eReader, you should be able to get the real file, if you want to give Judas a second chance? Mart "
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