'Mark is a wonderfully descriptive writer' Peter James

Cumbria, 1967. Grieving the loss of her son, Cordelia Hemlock is in the village graveyard when lightning strikes a tomb, giving her a glimpse of a fresh corpse that doesn't belong among the crumbling bones. But when the body vanishes, the authorities refuse to believe her, a relative newcomer to rural and ancient Upper Denton.

Cordelia persuades Felicity, her new friend from the village and the only other person to have seen the corpse, to join her unofficial investigation. But the other villagers don't take kindly to their interference. There are those who believe the village's secrets should remain buried . . . whatever the cost.

Mark is a wonderfully descriptive writer and an exciting young talent -- PETER JAMES
Exceptional . . . Evocative prose . . . Mark is writing at the top of his game * * Publishers Weekly (starred review) * *
Deft writing, a plot filled with strange and unexpected twists, vivid characters, and a constant feeling of foreboding make this a gripping and unusual read * * Booklist * *
David Mark is an original and captivating new voice -- VAL McDERMID on DARK WINTER
Mark [is] one of the darkest of the new faces in British crime writing, and not one to miss * * Daily Mail * *

This intricately plotted bleak story has a menacing tone

David Mark was a journalist for fifteen years and now writes fiction full-time. The first novel in his DS McAvoy series, Dark Winter, was chosen for the Harrogate New Blood panel (where he was the Reader in Residence), selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club, and was a Sunday Times bestseller. Dead Pretty was longlisted for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger in 2016.

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