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Mark Chisnell

Goodreads author profile

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http://www.goodreads.com/markchisnell

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http://www.markchisnell.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Sports, Nonfiction

influences

Ian Fleming, George Orwell

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January 2011

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Mark Chisnell writes the kind of stories that keep you turning the pages on holiday, and still thinking about them when you get back to work ...

The books include the chart-topping thrillers, The Defector, The Wrecking Crew and The Fulcrum Files - as well as award-winning works of non-fiction.

He's a former professional sportsman, and now also works as a broadcaster and journalist, writing for some of the world’s leading magazines and newspapers, including Esquire and the Guardian.

Probably his greatest achievement was hitch-hiking to Mt Everest base-camp in Tibet. In training shoes. Or maybe that was the stupidest.

http://www.markchisnell.com/bio.htm

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Mark Chisnell's Blog

Plotting After Powder Burn – Part 2

In
Plotting Part 1 I talked about the search for a plot for my fifth novel,
which would be the second in a series starring American wannabe-journo, Sam
Blackett. I’d always had a particular story in mind for this second book, but
now I’m starting to wonder... are there any rules for the second book in a
thriller series?

My
original plot would find Sam in Fiji, trying to warm up after the Himalayan Po... read more »

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Books by Mark Chisnell

Average rating: 3.45 · 103 ratings · 35 reviews · 20 distinct works

	The Defector 3.21 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Fulcrum Files 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Wrecking Crew 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Delivery 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Pressure Falling - Short Stories of Stormy Seas 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Spanish Castle to White Night 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Risk to Gain: the Dramatic Account of Team EF's Whitbread Victory - Told by Anna Drougge & Magnus Olsson by Mark Chisnell (Goodreads Author), Rick Tomlinson 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	My rating:
	Shooting H20 by Mark Chisnell (Goodreads Author), Rick Tomlinson 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sailing Gold: Great Moments in Olympic Sailing History 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Spanish Castle to White Night 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Mark Chisnell is now friends with Andy Holloman
May 31, 2012 07:23am
Mark Chisnell gave to: Still Life With Murder (Gilded Age Mystery, #1) by P.B. Ryan read in May, 2012	My rating:
I've been trying to read a lot more widely recently and I picked up this one because of it's great reviews on Amazon.com. It's an unusual murder mystery, partly because the detective is female - although that's not such a big deal these days - but it...more
May 17, 2012 09:26am · see review
Mark Chisnell became a fan of Goodreads Author Liz Fielding
Apr 26, 2012 02:17am · all of Mark's favorite authors
Mark Chisnell gave to: Game of Sails by Carol Newman Cronin (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2012	My rating:
Mar 13, 2012 05:46am
Mark Chisnell said "yes" to attending the event: King of Paine Free on Amazon! date: February 09, 2012 10:45PM location: Amazon.com, The United States description: My suspense novel, King of Paine, is being offered free on Amazon for a limited time. Please download and help me spread the word!
Feb 10, 2012 01:12am
Mark Chisnell gave to: Pressure Falling - Short Stories of Stormy Seas by Mark Chisnell (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Feb 07, 2012 08:32am
Mark Chisnell gave to: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy read in February, 2012	My rating:
This is a remarkable book, the language is dazzling, the story tragic and affecting, the characters real and alive in my memory. It's only the structure that I have a problem with, in the end I learned just to go with it and let it flow, but my early...more
Feb 07, 2012 01:43am · see review
Mark Chisnell made a comment on Writing: It's Not a Competition: "They say the same thing about yoga, it's not a competitive sport... :-) "
Jan 17, 2012 03:02am
Mark Chisnell is finished with Brighton Rock Brighton Rock by Graham Greene progress:	My rating:
Dec 13, 2011 02:52am · like · see status
Mark Chisnell liked TC's review of The Defector: " What should come first, the individual or the greater good of society? In the past Martin has looked out for number 1. However after the city trader loses his girlfriend and his job and causes a major accident he disappears off travelling. After g... " Read more of this review »
Oct 13, 2011 07:24am · see review