Mark Dawson (writer)

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Mark Dawson
Born Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Genre Thriller

Mark Dawson is a self-published British author. [1] [2] He writes the John Milton series of thriller novels. [1]

Contents

Dawson runs the "Self Publishing Formula", which calls itself a "one-stop shop for everything you need to know about self-publishing". [3] He hosts a podcast, The Self Publishing Show. [4]

Personal life

Dawson was born and raised in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and studied law at Manchester University. [5] [6] Before becoming an author, he was a lawyer. [5]

He lives in the Salisbury, Wiltshire area. [1] [5] [6]

Works

John Milton Series

  1. The Cleaner (2013)
  2. Saint Death (2014)
  3. The Driver (2014)
  4. Ghosts (2014)
  5. The Sword of God (2014)
  6. Salvation Row (2014)
  7. Headhunters (2015)
  8. The Ninth Step (2016)
  9. The Jungle (2016)
  10. The Blackout (2017)
  11. The Alamo (2017)
  12. Redeemer (2018)
  13. Sleepers (2018)
  14. Twelve Days (2018)
  15. Bright Lights (2019)
  16. The Man Who Never Was (2020)
  17. Killa City (2020)
  18. Ronin (2020)
  19. Never Let Me Down Again (2021)
  20. Bulletproof (2022)
  21. Uppercut (2023)
  22. The Second Sin (2024)

John Milton Novellas

0.5 1000 Yards (2013)
0.6 Tarantula (2014) [7]

Beatrix Rose Series

1. In Cold Blood (2015)
2. Blood Moon Rising (2015)
3. Blood and Roses (2015)
3.5 Phoenix (2017)
4. Tempest (2019)
5. Pistolero (2023) [8]

Beatrix Rose Novellas

0.1 White Devil (2015)
0.2 Nine Dragons (2015)
0.3 Dragon Head (2015) [9]

Isabella Rose Series

  1. The Angel (2015)
  2. The Asset: Act II (2016)
  3. The Agent (2017)
  4. The Assassin (2018)
  5. The Avenger (2022) [10]

Group 15 Series

  1. Scorpion (2017)
  2. Witness X (2017)
  3. Little Sister (2018)
  4. The Vault (2020)
  5. Wormwood (2022) [11]

Soho Noir Thrillers

1. The Black Mile (2013)
2. The Imposter (2013)
.05 Gaslight (2014) [12]

Standalone Novels

Atticus Priest Series

  1. The House in the Woods (2020)
  2. A Place to Bury Strangers (2021)
  3. The Red Room (2023)
  4. All the Devils Are Here (due in 2024) [15]

The After-School Detective Club

  1. The Case of the Smugglers Curse (2020)
  2. The Secret of Ragnars Gold (2022)
  3. The Mystery in the Marshes (2023)
  4. The Case of the Dastardly Dognappers (2023)
  5. The Legend of the Headless Horseman (2024) [16]

Sales figures for The Cleaner

In 2020, Dawson's book The Cleaner reached number 8 in the Hardback Fiction section of The Sunday Times ' bestseller list after he purchased 400 copies of the book, seeing it to have previously been in position number 13. Nielsen BookScan initially approved the sales, believing them to have been part of a virtual book signing. The book was removed from the list and the list was recalculated after Dawson mentioned placing the order on his podcast The Self Publishing Show, his stated intention being to find overseas readers to purchase the book copies from him. [4] [17] [18] [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 McGregor, Jay (17 April 2015). "Amazon Pays $450,000 A Year To This Self-Published Writer". Forbes .
  2. ↑ Kelly, Guy (15 April 2016). "Meet Mark Dawson, the literary sensation you've never heard of". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Home - Mark Dawson's Self Publishing Formula". Mark Dawson's Self Publishing Formula -.
  4. 1 2 Flood, Alison (22 July 2020). "Author loses spot in Top 10 after buying 400 copies of his own book". The Observer . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Mikhailova, Anna (5 June 2016). "My commute... it was pure bloody murder". thetimes.co.uk. The Times . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Background". markjdawson.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "John Milton Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Beatrix Rose Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Beatrix Rose Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Isabella Rose Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Group Fifteen Files Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Soho Noir Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "The Art Of Falling Apart". Goodreads. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Subpoena Colada". Goodreads. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Atticus Priest Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "The After School Detective Club Series by Mark Dawson". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "An author bought his own book to get higher on bestseller lists. Is that fair?". TheGuardian.com . 20 July 2020.
  18. ↑ "Mark Dawson's thriller The Cleaner removed from bestseller list after author accused of bulk buying his books". 22 July 2020.
  19. ↑ "Book removed from Top 10 list after author admits buying hundreds of copies himself". Independent.co.uk . 22 July 2020.


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