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Breaking News! Chasing the Dragon
The much-anticipated follow-up to the multi-award nominated Waking the Tiger will be published by Hobeck Books on 12th September 2023....
Mark
May 29, 20231 min read
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New Review! AustCrimeFiction.org
Thank you to Karen Chisholm at AustCrime for her review of Waking the Tiger! https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/waking-tiger-mark-wi...
Mark
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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Podcast! Red Hot Chilli Writers Podcast Episode 79
With Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee. In this episode we talk to historical crime writer Mark Wightman, who gives us a potted history of...
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Aug 1, 20221 min read
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Awards News! Waking the Tiger Longlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel 2022
I'm delighted to share that Waking the Tiger has been longlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. So many fantastic writers on...
Mark
Jun 22, 20221 min read
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New Review! Nelson Public Libraries
Kia ora to Alyson Baker and Nelson Public Libraries for their review of Waking the Tiger! https://www.nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz/read/re...
Mark
May 25, 20221 min read
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Awards News! Waking the Tiger Longlisted for the 2022 CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger
I'm delighted to be able to share the news that Waking the Tiger has been nominated for the highly prestigious CWA John Creasey (New...
Mark
May 5, 20221 min read
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In the News! Linlithgow writer (me!) selected for new national initiative after debut novel
I'm delighted to have been selected to take part in the Scottish Book Trust's Debut Lab, supported by Creative Scotland. Get the full...
Mark
Mar 28, 20221 min read
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New Review! The Historical Novel Society
Thank you to Mary Fisk and the Historical Novel Society for their review of Waking the Tiger! 'I was myself drawn in to our flawed, yet...
Mark
Aug 2, 20211 min read
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Awards News! Waking the Tiger Shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Waking the Tiger is longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the...
Mark
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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Awards News! Waking the Tiger Longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize
I'm delighted to be able to share the news that my debut novel Waking the Tiger had been longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for...
Mark
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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