Welcome. Start Here.

Two mystery series. One community. Here's where to begin.

Welcome! Start Here.

If you’re new here, hello. I’m Mark. I write mystery novels, co-host the Mystery Maniacs podcast, and I’ve spent the last several months building something I’m genuinely excited to share with you.

I’m releasing two serial mystery novels simultaneously, published chapter by chapter, every week. One is a British police procedural set at archaeological sites in Kent. The other is a dual-timeline academic mystery set at a Midwestern university. They’re both cozy mysteries, meaning the puzzles and the characters matter as much as the crimes. Both are available to read right now.

Here’s how it works. Preview chapters are free and available below. When the full weekly release begins, chapters will go out to Patreon subscribers every Tuesday and Thursday. You can subscribe to one series or both. More details on that are coming soon.

For now, start reading. Pick the one that sounds like your kind of mystery, or read both. Either way, I’m glad you’re here.

The Motte and Bailey Mysteries Two equal-rank detectives. Ancient dig sites. Modern murder. Set in Kent, England.

The Blackstone Chronicles A professor. A horror writer husband. A campus with secrets. Two timelines, one mystery.

Questions, thoughts, reactions? Drop them in the comments. This is a community project as much as it is a publishing one, and I mean that.

Welcome aboard.

Mark

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