My fifth Substack newsletter is live today and free to read (and subscribe). Some news, a gratuitious pic of Lee Majors and Margaux Hemingway (from one of my favourite films) and a general catch-up! Find out more at this link - fridaynightbooks.substack.com/p/newsletter...

Newsletter: The Fifth Issue - May 2026

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Today marks the fourth birthday of DON'T GO BACK, my debut thriller from @thebookfolks.bsky.social I've written a piece on how it came about, which you can find on my Substack (for free) here. fridaynightbooks.substack.com/p/dont-go-back Tell all your friends!

My first Anna Sharpe thriller is out in paperback today so here’s the obligatory photograph of me looking awkward while holding a copy of my own book. Please for godssakes buy it. It got great reviews. People like it. And if you hate it, you can always use it to swat flies. geni.us/NotesOnADrow...

My 8th thriller is coming soon and I now have a Substack newsletter (monthly and free) for my writing. If you want to read, subscribe, re-stack or tell all your friends about it, I'd be very grateful! Have a lovely Friday, everyone! fridaynightbooks.substack.com/p/the-first-...

The First Issue

Hi Welcome to my shiny new Substack newsletter, which’ll be going out monthly from this point on.

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Briefly coming out of hiatus, my blog today celebrates the 17th (!!!) annual Westies awards - my favourite reads of the year! markwestwriter.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

The Seventeenth Annual Westies - review of the year 2025

And so we come to the close of 2025. I realise the blog has been in hiatus for a year now, but next year I'll be starting a monthly newslett...

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Ideal for a holiday read! SEASIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL is my box-set from @thebookfolks.bsky.social - three #PsychologicalThriller novels, all set in the British coastal town of Seagrave. Just £1.99p/$1.99 on #Kindle! mybook.to/SeasidePsych Tell all your friends! @joffebooks.bsky.social

t's summer 1985 and Dan is 16, on holiday with his recently divorced mum, Jude. The last thing either expects is to get involved in a murder mystery.... mybook.to/StillWatersRun @thebookfolks.bsky.social #thriller #novel #80s @joffebooks.bsky.social y.social

It's summer 1985 and Dan is 16, on holiday with his recently divorced mum, Jude. The last thing either expects is to get involved in a murder mystery.... mybook.to/StillWatersRun @thebookfolks.bsky.social #thriller #novel #80s @joffebooks.bsky.social

Happy anniversary to my gorgeous wife, Alison. Our first date was on the 6th of June 1992 and we got married 6th of June 1998. 33 years as a couple, 27 married. I'm a lucky man. (plus we got Dude out of it all too!)

It's publication day! One summer on a beautiful island could change everything… Grab your copy of #OverTheSeaToSkye now! amazon.co.uk/Over-Sea-Sky...

@itsjustpixie.bsky.social Hey you! Belated happy birthday! Hope you and Toni are both doing well.

Since that summer reading list came out last week, it was filled with non-existent books thanks to a stupid move by the author. I decided to start my own. Today, part one goes live. Check it out here 😀 gnofhorror.com/a-summer-rea... @kitgonzo.bsky.social @markewest.bsky.social

A Summer Reading List, No AI Books Here Fore 2025 - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Welcome to the very first instalment of the Ginger Nuts of Horror's Summer Reading List. Here, you will discover five carefully selected books that we believe every horror enthusiast should be diving ...

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Back to work after the Bank Holiday weekend and I'm channeling this ladybird...

And, just like that (it appears), I'm the dad of a 20 year old! Happy birthday to the wonderful, funny, caring, absolute delight to be with that is my Dude. I couldn't be prouder of the great person he's turned out to be & look back on our adventures with a huge sense of pride!

A small seaside community is filled with dark secrets, which begin to unravel when a young woman goes missing... TO SEE TOO MUCH is available for 99p/99c on #KindleUnlimited amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ amazon.com/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ #thrillerbooks @thebookfolks.bsky.social

I wonder how those self-confessed "far right and proud of it" people are coping today, as they do their patriotic duty to celebrate VE Day and suddenly think "Hold on, wait a minute..."

This box set of gripping psychological thrillers - DON'T GO BACK, STILL WATERS RUN & WE WERE SEEN - is the perfect Bank Holiday read. FREE on Kindle Unlimited, the novels are available separately on Kindle & in paperback. mybook.to/SeasidePsych @thebookfolks.bsky.social @joffebooks.bsky.social

Happy, happy birthday to my brother-from-another-mother and oldest friend in all the world (this years marks 49 years of friendship!) @curlymiaggi.bsky.social Top pic is our first school photo, at Rothwell Juniors in 1977 - the bottom is us two & Alison, at our place, in March this year.

I loved ghost stories when I was a kid (and still do), but look at the glorious covers on these paperback anthologies from Fontana. "Horror" is the 1982 edition, "Ghost" is from 1975.

A small seaside community is filled with dark secrets, which begin to unravel when a young woman goes missing... TO SEE TOO MUCH is available for 99p/99c on #KindleUnlimited amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ amazon.com/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ #thrillerbooks @thebookfolks.bsky.social

Sad to hear that Clem Burke, the excellent and manic drummer for Blondie from the start, has passed away. What a great musician and showman he was and so pleased I got to see him play live (and shredding his drumsticks). www.facebook.com/Blondie/post...

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It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat.....

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My 4th novel from @thebookfolks.bsky.social was STILL WATERS RUN, which combined a lot of my favourite things - a mystery, the 80s and a coming-of-age story. It was on a Bookbub deal earlier this week and has had over 100 ratings since then! Check it out! mybook.to/StillWatersRun

A small seaside community is filled with dark secrets, which begin to unravel when a young woman goes missing... TO SEE TOO MUCH is available for 99p/99c on #KindleUnlimited amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ amazon.com/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ #thrillerbooks @thebookfolks.bsky.social

STILL WATERS RUN, my 4th novel from @thebookfolks.bsky.social is on a #Bookbub deal at the moment, free for 4 days. Set in 1985, at a Seagrave holiday camp, a teenager and his divorced mum get caught up in a murder plot. mybook.to/StillWatersRun

DON'T GO BACK, my first novel from @thebookfolks.bsky.social is now on a Kindle Countdown Deal (99p/99c until 15th March) along with my fifth, A KILLER AMONGST US. So, if you fancied giving them a go, now might be a good time! mybook.to/DontGoBack mybook.to/AKillerAmong...

A small seaside community is filled with dark secrets, which begin to unravel when a young woman goes missing... TO SEE TOO MUCH is available for 99p/99c on #KindleUnlimited amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ amazon.com/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ #thrillerbooks @thebookfolks.bsky.social

Nick's up for the night. We've known each other for 49 years (!!!) this year and I'm not saying we regress when we meet up, but... #childhoodfriends #friendship #brotherfromanothermother @curlymiaggi.bsky.social

Legends 😂🤣🔄

TO SEE TOO MUCH is available for 99p/99c on #KindleUnlimited A small seaside community is filled with dark secrets, which begin to unravel when a young woman goes missing... amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ amazon.com/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ #thrillerbooks @thebookfolks.bsky.social

My latest novel from @thebookfolks.bsky.social TO SEE TOO MUCH is 99p/99c on #KindleUnlimited A small seaside community is filled with dark secrets, which begin to unravel when a young woman goes missing... amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/ amazon.com/dp/B0DMWKS9T8/