David Mark's Blog

Ahem. *coughs, pointedly, and nods in the direction of the link, raising eyebrows coquettishly and oozing suggestiveness. http://thecrimewarp.blogspot.co.uk/20...

If you're a fan of crime writing (and congratulations to you for being so discerning) now's the time to show a little love to the authors who've left their Mark on your psyche. Follow the link and nominate as your heart dictates. http://cwadaggers.co.uk/cwa-daggers/n...

I don't like to get serious very often but as a manic depressive I simply had to comment about the endless cuts to mental health provision. Here's my story... Depression's quite funny, when you think about it. There you are, bumbling merrily along like a daddy-long-legs on a skirting board and then 'wham' - the fleece-lined slipper of utter despair turns you into an ink-blot. Too much? Too colouful an analogy? Sorry, I do that. I have a very visual imagination. In my teens the psychologist

David talking about the DS Aector McAvoy series to date.

David talking about the latest DS McAvoy novel, Dead Pretty, due for release in January 2016. Pre-order now from our home page.

After some serious skull polishing, I reluctantly agreed to be filmed on location at Great Givendale - scene of the opening chapters in Dead Pretty. I discovered that the locals are fabulous; the location is breathtaking; I'm more rotund than I thought I was; and I can't say the word "linoleum"!! Keep checking back here for details of where the final edit can be viewed. Thanks David[image error]

Writing for you fine people is its own reward however if you loved Sorrow Bound you can vote for it here, just click on the image. It would mean a great deal to McAvoy. Thank you x

Hello. I'm David Mark and this is my new blog space. Have a look through a few examples of my recent rantings to give you a taste of what's to come. Enjoy x

Here's a link to one of my most recent rants published in the Telegraph on 5th June 2015. It's a taste, a flavour of the sortof thing I'll be posting here in future so if you like this keep checking in to find more. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/gener...

McAvoy lets his mind drift back to the chaos and bloodshed in the square. To that moment when the masked man appeared from the doorway of the church and looked into his eyes. "Is there anything distinctive, Sarge?" asks Nielsen. "Yes," he says, with the sudden sense that memory is important. "There were tears in his eyes." DS Aector McAvoy is a man with a troubled past. His unwavering belief in justice has made him an outsider in the police force he serves. When three seemingly unconnected