Scott Mariani

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Scott Mariani (born 1 January 1968, St Andrews Scotland) is a British Sunday Times bestselling author, best known for his thriller novels about ex-SAS Major and former theology student, Ben Hope. [1] The first of these novels, The Alchemist's Secret, was ranked No.1 in the UK's Amazon Kindle chart for six consecutive weeks. [2]

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Biography

Mariani was born in St Andrews in Scotland and studied Modern Languages and Film Studies at Oxford University. [3] He now resides in west Wales, where he first got the idea for the character Ben Hope when out walking. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he worked in various jobs, including as a translator, professional musician and freelance journalist. He has cited his interests outside of writing to be shooting, archery, photography and astronomy; he is a supporter of the Woodland Trust and the World Wide Fund for Nature. [4] [5] [6]

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Ben Hope

The Ben Hope novels have been described as "James Bond meets Jason Bourne, with a historical twist". [7] [8] The series starts with the lead character (who has left the SAS to become a freelance "consultant" in searching and rescuing children who are kidnap victims) being recruited to try to find Fulcanelli, or at the very least his manuscript, in order to try to save the life of a child. The manuscript in question is purported to contain the secret of the elixir of life.

The use of ancient history, significant historical events, conspiracy theories and myths such as the elixir of life has become a standard theme running through the books, with others revolving around subjects such as the death of Mozart (The Mozart Conspiracy), Die Glocke (The Shadow Project) and the Great Famine of Ireland (The Forgotten Holocaust). His novels have been translated into over 20 languages. [8]

Main series

  • The Alchemist's Secret (aka "The Fulcanelli Manuscript"), 2007, ISBN   1847563406
  • The Mozart Conspiracy, 2008, ISBN   1847563414
  • The Doomsday Prophecy (aka "The Hope Vendetta"), 2009, ISBN   1847563422
  • The Heretic's Treasure, 2009, ISBN   1847563430
  • The Shadow Project, 2010, ISBN   0007311907
  • The Lost Relic, 2011, ISBN   1847561977
  • The Sacred Sword, 2012, ISBN   1847561985
  • The Armada Legacy, 2013, ISBN   0007398433
  • The Nemesis Program, 2014, ISBN   0007398468
  • The Forgotten Holocaust, 2015, ISBN   0007486170
  • The Martyr's Curse, 2015, ISBN   0007486189
  • The Cassandra Sanction, 2016, ISBN   0007486197
  • Star of Africa, 2016, ISBN   0007486200
  • The Devil's Kingdom, 2016, ISBN   0007486219
  • The Babylon Idol, 2017, ISBN   0007486227
  • The Bach Manuscript, 2017, ISBN   0007486235
  • The Moscow Cipher, 2018, ISBN   0007486251
  • The Rebel's Revenge, 2018, ISBN   0008235929
  • Valley of Death, 2019, ISBN   0008235961
  • House of War, 2019, ISBN   0008235988
  • The Pretender's Gold, 2020, ISBN   0008236011
  • The Demon Club, 2020, ISBN   0008365512
  • The Pandemic Plot, 2021, ISBN   0008365539
  • The Crusader's Cross, 2021, ISBN   0008365555
  • The Silver Serpent, 2022, ISBN   0008365571
  • Graveyard of Empires, 2022, ISBN   0008505713
  • The White Knight, 2023, ISBN   0008505748
  • The Tudor Deception, 2023, ISBN   0008601127
  • The Templar Secret, 2024, ISBN   978-0008601195

Ben Hope short novellas

Other works

Vampire Federation

DI Tom McAllister

  • The Cage, 2021

Will Bowman

Other novellas

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ "Author Details: Scott G Mariani". Goodreads . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Scott Mariani". Amazon UK . Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scott Mariani". Literature Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "An Interview with Scott Mariani". www.thesecretwriterblog.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Scott Mariani". www.femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Scott Mariani Biography". www.scottmariani.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Review: The Mozart Conspiracy". USA Today . Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Author Details: Scott Mariani". HarperCollins . Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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