Chasing the Dragon is the second novel in the Betancourt Mystery series by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman and is published by Hobeck Books this week. Mark graduated from the MA in Creative Writing (Crime Writing) in 2018 and also holds a MSc in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh. Waking the Dragon, the first of the series […]
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Mark Wightman shortlisted for Ngaio Marsh Best Novel Award
Waking the Tiger by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman has been shortlisted for the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Best Novel Award, which is made for the best crime, mystery, or thriller novel written by a New Zealand citizen or resident. It was published by Hobeck last year and was recently shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasy […]
Mark Wightman longlisted for Ngaio Marsh Best Novel Award
Waking the Tiger by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman has been longlisted for he 2022 Ngaio Marsh Best Novel Award, which is made for the best crime, mystery, or thriller novel written by a New Zealand citizen or resident. It was published by Hobeck last year and is currently shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association John […]
Mark Wightman shortlisted for CWA John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger Award
Waking the Tiger by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman has been shortlisted for the 2022 Crime Writers’ Association John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger Award for the best debut crime novel. It was published by Hobeck last year and has previously been shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year Award and longlisted for the McIlvanney […]
Greg Buchanan, Antony Dunford and Mark Wightman longlisted for CWA John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger Award
Three UEA alumni have been longlisted for the 2022 Crime Writers’ Association John Creasy (New Blood) Dagger Award for the best debut crime novel. Greg Buchanan, who graduated from the Creative Writing (Prose Fiction) MA in 2018, is nominated for Sixteen Horses, which was published by Mantle in the UK and Flatiron in the USA […]
Mark Wightman shortlisted for Scottish Crime Debut of the Year
Waking the Tiger, the debut novel by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman, has been shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year Award. It was published by Hobeck earlier this month and is currently also longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for the best Scottish crime fiction debut. Mark grew up in the Far East – […]
Mark Wightman longlisted for McIlvanney Prize
Waking the Tiger, the debut novel by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman, has been longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize, an award for the Scottish crime book of the year. It was published by Hobeck earlier this month. Mark grew up in the Far East – first in Hong Kong, and then in Singapore – and graduated […]
Waking the Tiger
An extract from Mark Wightman’s debut novel, Waking the Tiger, published by Hobeck in June 2021 The air in the small office was as still as a dead cat in a gutter. Betancourt lifted the rattan chicks that covered the windows in a futile attempt to take advantage of what little breeze there was, […]
Waking the Tiger by Mark Wightman
Waking the Tiger is the debut novel by UEA alumnus Mark Wightman and is published by Hobeck this week. Mark grew up in the Far East – first in Hong Kong, and then in Singapore – and graduated with distinction from the UEA MA in Creative Writing (Crime Writing) in 2018. Previously he gained an MSc […]
