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Mark Edwards

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Born

in Tunbridge Wells, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.markedwardsauthor.com

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Crime, Fiction

Influences

Mo Hayder, Peter James, Stephen King, Donna Tartt ...more

Member Since

April 2011

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Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers in which scary things happen to ordinary people.

He loves hearing from readers and always responds. Mark can be contacted in the following ways:
Email: mark@markedwardsauthor.com
Twitter @mredwards
Facebook/Instagram: @markedwardsauthor

You can download a free box set of 'Short Sharp Shockers' by visiting www.markedwardsauthor.com/free

Mark has sold over 5 million books since his first solo novel, The Magpies, was published in 2013 and has topped the bestseller lists numerous times. His other novels include Follow You Home, Here To Stay and The Psychopath Next Door. He has also published six books co-authored with Louise Voss. His next novel, The Wasp Trap, will be published in the UK/Australia in July ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 380,785 ratings · 26,613 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	Here to Stay 3.99 avg rating — 53,563 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Follow You Home 3.91 avg rating — 53,127 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Magpies (The Magpies #1) 3.91 avg rating — 35,415 ratings — published 2013 — 25 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 Retreat 4.05 avg rating — 31,824 ratings — published 2018 — 17 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 Psychopath Next Door 3.95 avg rating — 24,491 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Because She Loves Me 4.07 avg rating — 22,624 ratings — published 2014 — 16 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 House Guest 3.81 avg rating — 23,533 ratings — published 2020 — 10 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 Lucky Ones 4.20 avg rating — 15,159 ratings — published 2017	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 Devil's Work 4.03 avg rating — 12,479 ratings — published 2016 — 11 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
	In Her Shadow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,563 ratings — published 2018 — 10 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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The Magpies (4 books)
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Shy Creatures

by Clare Chambers

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Leave the World Behind

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Mark Edwards and 1 other person liked Debra Gape's review of One of the Family: "A fast paced read with so many twists! Patrick is in love with Holly but wait til he meets the family!! A huge cast of characters but were so well written it was easy to follow who was who. Every time i thought i understood what was happening i found i " Read more of this review »
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Mark Edwards liked readingismy_happy_place's review of One of the Family: "Wow!!!! I love a book with secrets and lies and this one was full of them. I picked it and didn’t stop reading till i finished it. It gripped me from the first chapter. The whole family were bat sh*t crazy and I loved it! This is a book you can pick " Read more of this review »
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Mark Edwards and 3 other people liked Sarah Marshall's review of One of the Family: "Thank you to NetGalley for the early copy of One of the Family by Mark Edwards. This was my first experience reading Mark Edwards, and it certainly won’t be my last. From the very first chapter, the story is saturated with lies, deception, and relentl" Read more of this review »
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“If I enter a house with no books it makes me uneasy. I wonder what’s wrong with the people who live there.”
― Mark Edwards, The Retreat

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“We used to say that we loved each other but, looking back, I think we said it more because we felt we should.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

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“She took out an Ian McEwan book, flicked through it and said, ‘I love this. I can’t bear people who don’t read. I think they must have something wrong with them, don’t you?’ ‘I guess so.’ ‘Books, music, art, films.’ She held up her glass. ‘Good wine. It’s what life’s all about.’ I held up my own glass. ‘To books, music, art, films and wine.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

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The Stranger by Harlan Coben

5 votes, 22.7%

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

4 votes, 18.2%

Follow You Home by Mark Edwards

3 votes, 13.6%

Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs

2 votes, 9.1%

Hard Fall by C.J. Lyons

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Storm Clouds by Bronwyn Parry

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The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly

1 vote, 4.5%

Save Yourself by Kelly Braffet

1 vote, 4.5%

I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark

1 vote, 4.5%

Stranded by Marina Cox

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The Enemy Inside by Vanessa Skye

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Stranger Child by Rachel Abbott

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What She Left by T.R. Richmond

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