C.P. Wilson

Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations

About C.P. Wilson

Mark Wilson is the Amazon-bestselling author of ten works of fiction and one non-fiction memoir. He also writes Crime Thrillers under the pseudonym, C.P. Wilson

Mark's short story 'Glass Ceiling' won first prize in May, 2015 on Spinetingler's Short story competition and will be included in Ryan Bracha's Twelve Nights at Table Six. dEaDINBURGH reached the quarter finals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2014 and is a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, 2015.

Mark's works include:

Coming of Age - Bobby's Boy.
Psychological Thriller (Novella) - Head Boy.
International Thriller - Naebody's Hero .
Horror novels - dEaDINBURGH: Vantage, dEaDINBURGH: Alliances, dEaDINBURGH: Origins, dEaDINBURGH: Hunted
Satire: On The Seventh Day
Psychological Satire: Wake Up And Smell The Coffin
Autobiography - Paddy's Daddy

As C.P. Wilson:
Psychological Thriller - Ice Cold Alice (Tequila Mockingbird 1) (Bloodhound Books)
Medical Thriller - The Only Truth That Sticks
Psychological Thriller - half the Lies You Tell Are true

Mark's acclaimed Lanarkshire Strays series are standalone novels and feature Mark's home county. Lanarkshire Strays is also available as an omnibus edition.

His novels have been well received and feature Scottish characters and locations.

Mark has several other stories in progress:

Tequila Mockingbird book 2
The Headnet - Sci-Fi Dystopic Nightmare
AMSTERDAMned - Horror
Vesalius - Historical Fiction

Mark currently teaches Biology in a Fife secondary school and is founder of Paddy's Daddy Publishing, a company he set up to assist Scottish authors. He writes in his spare time, in lieu of sleep.

You can visit Mark at markwilsonbooks.com or facebook.com/markwilsonbooks
You can also connect with Mark on twitter: @bellshillwilson

Rona Halsall

Cole Baxter

L.G. Davis

Ruth Heald

Ruth Harrow

Victoria Jenkins

Are you an author?

Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.

Learn more at Author Central

1 11 1

$0.99

Kindle Edition
$0.99

Kindle Edition
$0.99

Kindle Edition
$0.99

Kindle Edition
$0.99

Kindle Edition

Books By C.P. Wilson

All Formats Kindle Edition Paperback

Half The Lies You Tell Are True: An unsettling, dark psychological thriller. Jul 3, 2018

by C.P. Wilson

( 84 )

$0.99

An unsettling, dark psychological thriller from the author of Ice Cold Alice.

In a world where internet rumour becomes real-world fact, do we ever really know anyone?

High school teacher Dougie Black is brutally attacked in school. Stabbed in front of his class by a pupil with no apparent motive, Dougie fights for his life in ICU whilst DS Lewis Gilmour attempts to unravel the events leading up to the attack.

As the doctors struggle to save Dougie’s life, social media is rife with rumours about his private life. Mr Black’s friends and family begin to question everything they thought they knew about him.

Who is Dougie Black? Why did a child attempt to murder him? How did so many years of lies lead to an horrific moment of violence?

Half The Lies You Tell Are True, is a dark glimpse at what social media has done to our integrity and our perception of each other. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Gone Girl.

Praise for CP Wilson:

“If you're looking for something to get your teeth into then this is the book for you which I cannot recommend enough giving 5 big massive stars.” – Shell Baker.

“Sometimes you start reading a book and you stop to check the blurb again because you realise that the book you are reading far outweighs the book you were expecting! And that’s what happened to me here because this book caught me out with a plot and setting that were far superior to anything I could have hoped for.” – Joanne Robertson – Amazon Top 500 reviewer.

“C.P. Wilson kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end combining complex emotions with cruelty and gruesome scenes. The story is perfectly balanced and the suspense is skilfully distributed.” - Suze Lavender.

“CP Wilson asks hard questions about society, domestic abuse and shared culpability.” – Rowena, Murder, Mayhem and More.

“Throws you right in with the first harrowing scenes.” – Caroline Vincent, Bits about Books.

“I think the author will certainly wow readers with this book and leave them begging for more.” – Sarah Hardy, By The Letter Book Reviews.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Head Boy (Lanarkshire Strays Book 1) Jan 5, 2014

by Mark Wilson , Stephanie Dagg

( 57 )

$0.99

A twisted novella from the author of The Lanarkshire Strays series, Half The Lies You Tell Are True, and Ice Cold Alice.

It's not easy being Head Boy.

Follow Davie Diller for seven days as he navigates his way through his turbulent life. A scheming bastard in and out of school, Diller screws, drinks, snorts, cons and kills his way through the Lanarkshire underworld and attempts to survive the attention of his local drug-lord, Hondo, who's less than impressed by Diller's growing debt and status; He's also having a busy week at school.

A brutal and wickedly funny novella inspired by The Prodigy's 'Smack my Bitch Up’ music video, Irvine Welsh's "Filth" and by John Niven's 'Kill your Friends'.

Praise for Head Boy:

"His Diller creation is in equal measures compulsive and repulsive." - Ryan Bracha, author of Tomorrow's Chip Paper and Paul Carter is a Dead Man.

“The main character pulls off the ultimate deception that even the most observant reader does not fully comprehend until the very end.” – Craig Furchtenicht, author of Dimestore Bandits.

"The language is strong and the violence is sickening yet it all blends together to be yet another triumph from the author who is maturing with every book. Simply stunning!" - Colette Brown, author of Maybe The Universe Just Isn't That Into You!

What the Readers say:

"Very different from the previous Mark Wilson books. Gruesome and gripping story, but still has that trademark underlying Lanarkshire humour - couldn't put it down. A fantastic read."

"Davie Diller is an emotionally inept young man and a scary bastard. I think I quite fancy him! I was particularly pleased to see PTSD feature in the novel and be handled in a respectful and realistic manner."

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Ice Cold Alice Apr 20, 2017

by C.P. Wilson

( 124 )

$0.99

Ice Cold Alice: A killer who is as cold as Ice

They thought that they had all the power, until she took it from them.

A killer hunts abusive spouses, blogging about their sins post-kill. Soon the murders and the brazen journaling draws the attention of Police Scotland's CID.

This killer works with surgical preparation, precision and skill, using a unique weapon of her own and never leaves a trace of evidence behind.

Edinburgh's DI Kathy McGuire, nearing the end of her career, begins the hunt for the murderer as a media frenzy erupts. But McGuire might have met her match…

What has led this killer to take the law into her own hands?

Is the woman accountable really a cold-hearted killer or a desperate vigilante?

What the readers are saying:

“Absolutely brilliant book! Read from cover to cover at record speed. I can't wait for more from Tequila! #PressIn.” – Maxine, Booklover Catlady

"This is a great read by Wilson! My only flaw with this story is that there isn’t more!" Sooz, P. Turners Book Blog

“Despite not being my typical fare, this is one of the most viscerally satisfying books I have read in years. From the horrifying beginning to the enticing end, I was hooked all the way through. #PressIn” – Michelle Ruedin, Goodreads reviewer.

“Alice is truly a unique killer. I was cheering her on, and then I felt guilty for doing that. Emotions were all over the place. There are surprises here and there and twists that you never see coming.” – Linda Strong, Top 200 Goodreads reviewer.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

The Only Truth That Sticks: A Darkly Disturbing Medical Thriller Jun 3, 2018

by CP Wilson , Mark Wilson

( 33 )

$0.99

In a world where few fertile men remain and synthetic-sperm is the most valuable commodity on the planet, is blood really thicker than water?

Gavin Ennis gave everything to make his company a global force. Is there anything he wouldn't do to keep it there?

Alex Kinsella, a reproductive scientist with a young family, is pulled unwillingly into Ennis's world. His wife Sarah must evade Ennis’s agents and will do anything to free Alex from Ennis's hold and protect their son from Ennis and his plans.

Set in Scotland, Paris, New York, Ann Arbor and the Diaoyu Islands, The Only Truth That Sticks is an International Thriller in which a family must evade the wealthiest man on the planet and expose the most audacious con in the history of humanity.
Readers of Dan Brown, Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta series, Gone Girl, and viewers of Black Mirror, will love The Only Truth That Sticks.

***A full-length novel, The Only Truth That Sticks was previously published as the novella, The Man Who Sold His Son.***

Praise for CP Wilson:
“If you're looking for something to get your teeth into then this is the book for you which I cannot recommend enough giving 5 big massive stars.” – Shell Baker.

“Sometimes you start reading a book and you stop to check the blurb again because you realise that the book you are reading far outweighs the book you were expecting! And that’s what happened to me here because this book caught me out with a plot and setting that were far superior to anything I could have hoped for.” – Joanne Robertson – Amazon Top 500 reviewer.

“C.P. Wilson kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end combining complex emotions with cruelty and gruesome scenes. The story is perfectly balanced and the suspense is skilfully distributed.” - Suze Lavender.

“CP Wilson asks hard questions about society, domestic abuse and shared culpability.” – Rowena, Murder, Mayhem and More.

“Throws you right in with the first harrowing scenes.” – Caroline Vincent, Bits about Books.

“I think the author will certainly wow readers with this book and leave them begging for more.” – Sarah Hardy, By The Letter Book Reviews.

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Wake Up And Smell The Coffin (Lanarkshire Strays Book 3) Mar 29, 2016

by Mark Wilson

( 17 )

$0.99

In a single lifetime, which moment mattered the most?

Son, brother, husband, father. hero, alcoholic, wife-beater, musician, friend.
At the moment of his death Wullie McAvoy confronts everything he's been, everything he could've been and the people he loved, lost, saved and destroyed along the way.

An innovative novella from the author of Last Season's Children, Ice Cold Alice, the dEaDINBURGH series and On The Seventh Day.

Praise for Wake Up And Smell The Coffin:
“Powerful little novel.”
“Wonderful, complex characters.”
“Truly shocking in places but also really moving and redemptive.”
“It hits home how easily we can start to become people we really don't want to be. But, as always, Wilson gives his readers hope.”

Other Formats: Paperback

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

More Information

Are you an author? Visit Author Central to change your photo, edit your biography, and more

See Author Pages Frequently Asked Questions

Anything else? Provide feedback about this page

Similar authors to follow

About C.P. Wilson

Customers Also Bought Items By

Are you an author?

A twisted novella from the author of The Lanarkshire Strays series, Half The Lies You Tell Are True, and Ice Cold Alice.

Ice Cold Alice: A killer who is as cold as Ice

What the readers are saying:

In a single lifetime, which moment mattered the most?

An innovative novella from the author of Last Season's Children, Ice Cold Alice, the dEaDINBURGH series and On The Seventh Day.

More Information