Mark Dawson (writer)


Mark Dawson is a British author. He writes the John Milton and Atticus Priest series of thriller and mystery novels.
WWW markjdawson.com

Personal life

Dawson was born and raised in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and studied law at Manchester University. Before becoming an author, he was a lawyer.
He lives in the Salisbury, Wiltshire area.

Works

John Milton Series

  1. The Cleaner
  2. Saint Death
  3. The Driver
  4. Ghosts
  5. The Sword of God
  6. Salvation Row
  7. Headhunters
  8. The Ninth Step
  9. The Jungle
  10. Blackout
  11. The Alamo
  12. Redeemer
  13. Sleepers
  14. Twelve Days
  15. Bright Lights
  16. The Man Who Never Was
  17. Killa City
  18. Ronin
  19. Never Let Me Down Again
  20. Bulletproof
  21. The Sandman
  22. Uppercut
  23. Bloodlands
  24. Vultures
  25. The Hanging Tree
  26. ''Clearwater''

Isabella Rose Series

  1. The Angel
  2. The Asset: Act II
  3. The Agent
  4. The Assassin
  5. The Avenger
  6. ''Pretty Face''

Group 15 Series

  1. Scorpion
  2. Witness X
  3. Little Sister
  4. The Vault
  5. ''Wormwood''

Standalone Novels

The Art of Falling Apart
  • ''Subpoena Colada''

Atticus Priest Series

  1. The House in the Woods
  2. A Place to Bury Strangers
  3. The Red Room
  4. ''All the Devils Are Here''

The After-School Detective Club

  1. The Case of the Smugglers Curse
  2. The Secret of Ragnars Gold
  3. The Mystery in the Marshes
  4. The Case of the Dastardly Dognappers
  5. ''The Legend of the Headless Horseman''

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.