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Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Oct. 09, 2009

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Mark Chisnell

Biography

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.

Where to find Mark Chisnell online

Website: http://www.markchisnell.com
Twitter: markchisnell

Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://markchisnell.blogspot.com/

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.co.uk

Books

Spanish Castle to White Night by Mark Chisnell
Price: $3.49 USD. 52600 words. Published on June 4, 2011. Nonfiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Mark Chisnell’s account of the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race is now available in this text-only, eBook edition of the original, highly-illustrated book, Spanish Castle to White Night. This is the story of an incredible race, ripping and roaring through the seven seas. It’s a tale of endurance, deprivation and adventure, a story of winners and losers, those who made it and those who did not.

Pressure Falling - Short Stories of Stormy Seas by Mark Chisnell
Price: $0.99 USD. 15300 words. Published on April 11, 2011. Nonfiction.
These five short, non-fiction essays are compiled for the first time into the eBook, Pressure Falling - Short Stories of Stormy Seas. From a desperate account of the 1979 Fastnet tragedy - written for the thirtieth anniversary - to an entertaining and worrying look at the latest research on the phenomenon of rogue waves, this essay collection never fails to deliver.

Risk to Gain by Mark Chisnell
Price: $3.49 USD. 48080 words. Published on April 11, 2011. Nonfiction.
This brand new, text-only, eBook edition of the original highly-illustrated Risk to Gain remains the classic account of Paul Cayard and Team EF's victory in sailing's 1997-98 Whitbread Race. It’s a unique insight into the lives of the crew aboard the two boats during their journey around the world, and is probably the most vivid written record of the world’s greatest ocean race ever produced.

The Wrecking Crew by Mark Chisnell
Price: $3.49 USD. 85890 words. Published on October 9, 2009. Fiction.

(5.00 from 12 reviews)
‘A real ripping yarn... begging to be made into an all-action film.’ Qantas in-flight magazine. Drug warlord Janac has turned to piracy to fund his battle for control of the Australian narcotics trade. Attacking the MV Shawould on an evil night in the South China Sea, it seems Janac has also found the perfect next victim for his psychotic games... sequel to The Defector.

The Defector by Mark Chisnell
Price: $0.99 USD. 102060 words. Published on October 9, 2009. Fiction.

(4.88 from 24 reviews)
‘This is a remarkable thriller – chillingly violent, full of tension and with a very original ending.’ Publishing News. What will you do, when it's you or them? This is the dilemma at the heart of The Defector - can Martin Cormac turn his back on his ruthless past as a currency trader, a big city player, and do the right thing? Not when he's looking for answers in sleazy bars...

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Smashwords book reviews by Mark Chisnell

The Glassblower's Daughter on Nov. 18, 2010

This is a wonderful book, I loved Greta's heartbreaking but ultimately redemptive journey, with some truly marvellous scenes - the ending was so poignant, so complete. This is a 'must-read' book.
Unusual Salami and Other Stories on Feb. 15, 2011

A great collection from Frances Clarke, I loved the Glassblower's Daughter (if you haven't read it yet, then you must), and these stories were every bit as good.