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Mark Chisnell

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in Norwich, The United Kingdom

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Mystery & Thrillers, Sports, Nonfiction

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Mark Chisnell has written 16 books, they’ve been translated into five languages and topped sales and download charts in the USA, UK, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Mark writes suspense and mystery thrillers, technical books on the art and science of racing sailboats, along with non-fiction books and journalism on travel, sport and technology for some of the world's leading magazines and newspapers, including Esquire and the Guardian.

Mark began his writing with travel stories, while hitch-hiking around the world. He got a job sweeping up and making tea with the British America’s Cup team in Australia in 1987 to earn the money to get home. He worked his way onto the boat as navigator and has sailed and worked with six more America’s Cup teams since ...more

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Average rating: 3.47 · 832 ratings · 119 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Defector 3.21 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1996 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wrecking Crew 3.57 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Powder Burn (Burn with Sam Blackett, #1) 3.38 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fulcrum Files 3.60 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sniper (Janac's Games, #0.5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pressure Falling - Short Stories of Stormy Seas 3.60 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spanish Castle to White Night 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	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 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinese Burn 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schiffe versenken: Thriller 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Health Delusion: How to Achieve Exceptional Health in the 21st Century

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The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie

8 votes, 28.6%

Kickback by Garry Disher

8 votes, 28.6%

Crime on the Fens by Joy Ellis

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The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas

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I Am Justice by Lara Coates

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The Defector by Mark Chisnell

1 vote, 3.6%

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message 2: by Mark

May 08, 2013 06:14AM

Louise wrote: "Thanks for your friendship. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book I much admire."

It's a great book, Louise - shame we don't hear more about it these days.

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message 1: by Louise

May 08, 2013 06:00AM