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Gavin Bell

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Born

in Glasgow, The United Kingdom

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https://gavinbell.net/

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Genre

Thriller, Crime, Mystery

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Stephen King, James Ellroy, Gillian Flynn, Shirley Jackson, Tom Wolfe, ...more

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April 2012

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Gavin Bell is the author of 138 Main, published in 2026 by Simon & Schuster.

Under the pseudonym of Mason Cross, Gavin wrote the Carter Blake series of thrillers published by Orion. The first, The Killing Season, was published in 2014 and was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. It was followed by four further novels in the series, including the Richard and Judy Book Club selection, The Samaritan. He has also written standalone thrillers as Alex Knight, including Hunted and Darkness Falls.

He lives in Glasgow with his wife and three children.

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Obligatory plug for the new book up front: 138 Main is out now in the UK and published this Tuesday in the United States, and the reviews are the best of my career. The Daily Mail just said:

“[A] crackling serial killer thriller with a super smart twist … Bell’s new book bristles with fresh ideas and nuanced characters that leap off the page: i

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