Mark Hayden

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About Mark Hayden

Mark Hayden is the pen name of Adrian Attwood. He lives in Westmorland, England, with his wife, Anne.

He has had a varied career: working for a brewery, teaching English and being the Town Clerk in Carnforth. He is now a part-time writer and part-time assistant in Anne’s craft projects.

He is also proud to be the Mad Unky to his Great Nieces & Great Nephews.

You can find Mark on his Goodreads page, his Facebook page or via the PawPress website.

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The 13th Witch (The King's Watch Book 1) Oct 25, 2017

by Mark Hayden

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Did you know that the gods can use mobile phones?
They can, and Odin has a message for Conrad…

Conrad Clarke, former RAF pilot and alleged gangster gets a text – and a visit – from The Allfather.

Odin has a challenge for Conrad: sign up to protect England from wild magick and get a commission in the King’s Watch.

All he has to do is find a missing witch. Simple.

Conrad never could resist a challenge. Before you can say “Ragnarok”, he’s plunged into a world of gods, mages, witches, dwarves and one very aggressive giant mole.

But the witch doesn’t want to be found, and powerful mages will kill to keep her hidden. Going back isn’t an option. Going forward looks a lot like death.

Armed with nothing but a sense of humour and a willingness to cheat, Conrad has to find the Witch and save his life.

Treat yourself to a copy now and experience a whole new universe of magick. And moles…

Praise for the King’s Watch Books from UK reviewers:

If you like Dresden Files, Rivers of London, and the Iron Druid series, you will enjoy this. Rollicking good read! (TT)

Excitement, humour and sorrow expertly blended together. (DS)

Hayden is an excellent writer (Customer)

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The Eleventh Hour (The King's Watch Book 3) Aug 17, 2018

by Mark Hayden

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Another Day, Another Mission for…

The King’s Watch

Conrad needs a rest. The universe has other ideas.

He had planned the perfect weekend in the English Lake District – tie up some loose ends before spending the night with his girlfriend. Simple. What could possibly go wrong?

Everything is the answer. An innocent man is murdered to cover up magickal misdeeds, and before they can draw breath, Conrad and his partner in magickal crime-fighting, Vicky Robson, are on the trail of a Mage who hides behind dark magick to kill at a distance.
In the third book of Mark Hayden’s highly praised King’s Watch sequence, Conrad and Vicky have to unlock doors and penetrate the ancient families of the Lakeland Particular to unmask a killer with an agenda of vengeance who doesn’t care who dies on the way.

Praise for the King’s Watch Books on Amazon

If you like Dresden Files, Rivers of London, and the Iron Druid series, you will enjoy this. Rollicking good read! (TT)

Excitement, humour and sorrow expertly blended together. (DS)

Hayden is an excellent writer (Anon)

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Eight Kings (The King's Watch Book 6) Dec 5, 2019

by Mark Hayden

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The King is DeadLong Live the KingThe Mage-King of Wessex has passed away, and the stage is set for a battle royal:The richest Mage in England versus the most powerful Coven of Witches.And Conrad finds himself in the middle.The struggle is a civilised one at first – Lord Mowbray and the Daughters of the Goddess meet for a conference in Mowbray’s Mage palace of Pellacombe, with Conrad, Mina and Saffron sent to see fair play.Until first tragedy and then murder plunge the staff kingdom of Wessex into a dangerous crisis, and Conrad has to draw on all his team’s powers and his own experience to avoid a bloodbath.The sixth instalment of Mark Hayden’s sage of the King’s Watch is a deep study of power at the sharp end, where families and clans are stretched beyond breaking point in the brutal world of magick.Grab yourself a copy of Eight Kings and immerse yourself in the addictive world of the King’s Watch.

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Nine of Wands (The King's Watch Book 5) Jul 5, 2019

by Mark Hayden

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Gold. Beautiful and Deadly.
And doubly deadly when you mix it with magick.

Conrad and Mina take a time-out from trouble in Spain. It’s their own little Garden of Eden, until a Tarot reader tells him that his troubles have barely begun.

Expelled from Paradise, Conrad and the team have to chase the trail of a new source of Alchemical Gold. A source that already has Dwarves, Gnomes and human Mages at each other’s throats.

When the prize is gold, life is cheap, and nothing blinds like greed. Can Conrad keep his eyes open and see through the killing glare of gold?

When the Tarot says Nine of Wands, you know you’re in for a bumpy ride.

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Tenfold (The King's Watch Book 4) Jan 18, 2019

by Mark Hayden

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Unto the Tenth Generation…
Must we atone for our ancestors’ sins?
Conrad’s 11xGreat Grandfather has been haunting his house since 1622, keeping a secret and biding his time. A secret that spells trouble for the world of magick.
The King’s Watch want to Summon him. The keepers of the secret don’t want that to happen.
They unleash a fire Mage to stop the summoning and don’t care who dies on the way.
And when Spectre Thomas finally makes an appearance, he passes the guilt of old sins on to Conrad’s shoulders. Wild, dark magick is on the loose, and Conrad has to carry the burden of tracking it down.
With death and destruction on all sides, his problems have multiplied. Tenfold.
The King’s Watch are back. Grab a copy of Tenfold and check out just how much trouble one man can get into when you enlist in the deadly world of magick.

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The Twelve Dragons of Albion (The King's Watch Book 2) Oct 25, 2017

by Mark Hayden

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The King’s Watch Needs You…

Because there’s a Dragon on the loose.
Conrad Clarke is ready to claim his reward. He’s saved the girl, so surely he can rest on his laurels? Just a bit?
Not a chance.
First, he has to pass a new test. A magickal test. And then there’s a missing Dragon’s egg to investigate…
Even with a new partner, Conrad is soon in deep trouble. Deep Dragon-shaped trouble.
It’s time to use his secret weapons: charm and humour. Armed with them, who needs a fire-resistance spell?
Dragons? Bring them on…
Treat yourself to another of Conrad’s adventures in the mad world of magick and get ready for the ride. It’s going to be a hot one…

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The Seventh Star (The King's Watch Book 7) Apr 21, 2020

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One Hell of a Party… Mina’s Bollywood extravaganza is a huge hit – especially when a surprise celebrity makes a dramatic entrance. While everyone queues for a selfie, Conrad is wondering why a Fae Princess has descended on him. It turns out she has a problem, and her problem is about to become Conrad’s problem: amidst the dark Satanic mills of Lancashire, something is attacking the Fae. Conrad has to leave his comfort zone in Clerkswell and break in another new partner. It won’t be long before he is praying for strength from Kratu, the Seventh Star. Treat yourself to a copy now and find out the truth about Fairies, Gnomes and W*r*e*w*lv*s… Praise for the King’s Watch Books from UK reviewers:

If you like Dresden Files, Rivers of London, and the Iron Druid series, you will enjoy this. Rollicking good read! (TT)
Excitement, humour and sorrow expertly blended together. (DS)
Hayden is an excellent writer (Customer)

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Five Leaf Clover (The King's Watch Book 9) May 27, 2021

by Mark Hayden

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Welcome to Ireland. Now die.
Conrad has a lot on his plate, and recovering from a punctured kidney is only the start…

Top of his to-do list is a trip to Cornwall for an interview with Morwenna Mowbray, Vessel and victim of Fae magick.

Before he can go, Tom Morton has news on the missing book, the Codex Defanatus.

And soon it becomes clear that all roads lead across the Irish Sea, to a country where Conrad has no jurisdiction, no allies, and where his enemies are not one, but two Fae Queens.

He knows that it’s a long road to Galway, and that when he gets to the end, he’ll be alone, but choosing his travelling companions is only the first challenge.

Conrad’s struggle to wash the stain of the Codex from his family name reaches a climax in the Ninth Book of the King’s Watch – Five Leaf Clover.
Grab a copy now and find out if Conrad has the Luck of the Irish.

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Six Furlongs (The King's Watch Book 8) Oct 29, 2020

by Mark Hayden

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Saddle up for the ride of your life... In Clerkswell, the great and the good assemble for a Samhain party. In Manchester, Mages prepare for the Warden Hustings. But on a tree in the Furness Peninsula hangs the body of a man. Someone thinks they have settled a score, but all they’ve done is start a feud. A storm is brewing in the Lakeland Particular, and Conrad has to stop it turning into All Out War. Fate has dealt him a difficult hand – another new partner, the implacable opposition of the Lakeland Mages and having to shield the members of his non-magickal team. So Conrad does what he does best: grits his teeth and rides into the storm. Find out how he cracks the case and stays alive. Put a copy of Six Furlongs into your saddlebag now.

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Four Roads Cross (The King's Watch Book 10) Dec 4, 2021

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The last time Conrad was unemployed, he got a visit from the Allfather. Look where that got him...

And now the Gnomes of Lakeland want him to be the new Commissioner.

A simple job: sort out the Assessors and put the Grand Union on a stable footing. They’re even willing to pay for an assistant to help him with the difficult magick stuff. What could possibly go wrong?

When you have two powerful factions who both think that they're above the law, you have a recipe for trouble when they fall out. Conrad has barely unpacked his suitcase before the Fae Queen of Derwent is in a standoff with the Greenings, and neither side look like they want to back down.

The peaceful fells and dales of Lakeland are about to see an all-out war unless Conrad, Cordelia and his under-strength team can keep them apart. When the walls close in, Conrad will need to make new friends and watch his back.

It all starts with a race down Great Langdale and it ends with an appointment at Lakeland’s oldest boundary marker, the Four Roads Cross.
Grab yourself a copy of the new adventure in the King’s Watch and immerse yourself once again in the world of Conrad and Company.

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Ring of Troth (A King's Watch Story Book 3) Dec 20, 2019

by Mark Hayden

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Namaste.
Yes, it’s me. Mina Desai.

I should be the happiest girl in the world: I have a job, a home and now a fiancé. The only fly in the ointment is a snake called Pramiti.

I owe her a debt. A debt that requires me to find, steal and restore that serpent’s magickal ruby. Unfortunately, it was last seen in 1903…

When your fiancé is the Dragonslayer, you’d think that it would be easy, but I cannot risk his life over a debt that is mine to pay.

That doesn’t mean that I can’t ask his advice. If there’s one thing he’s learnt above all others in the world of magick, it’s this: Get Help.

And on this job, I’ll need some very special help. Some of it from a very surprising quarter. Find out who joins Team Mina and continue the adventures of the King’s Watch in Ring of Troth.

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Phantom Stag (A King's Watch Story Book 1) Feb 16, 2019

by Mark Hayden

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Three Hunters chase the Phantom Stag. One of them gets a clear shot.
When the magick clears, the Stag is gone and it’s one of the Hunters lying dead with an arrow through his heart.
There is evil in the forest. It’s time to send for the King’s Watch.
In this spin-off novella from Mark Hayden’s series of Conrad Clarke novels, Vicky Robson takes centre stage.
Not only does Vicky tell the story, she has to do the heavy lifting – this is one case which only magick can solve, and Conrad knows when he’s out of his depth.
Vicky has to face the Forest of Arden on her own, and inside the enchanted wood, the Fae are waiting, not to mention renegade Hunters, ghosts and the Stag himself…
Find out how Vicky copes on her own and what she really thinks of Uncle Conrad in this first standalone story of the King’s Watch.
Grab your Kindle and hunt down your own Phantom Stag.
*This novella is about 20% of the length of a full novel – 25,000 words.
*The action takes place during Tenfold, the Fourth Book of the King’s Watch.
*You don’t need to have read any of the books to enjoy this novella!

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