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About the Author

Includes the name: Alexander Marc

Also includes: Marc Alexander (2), Mark Ronson (1)

Series

Works by Marc Alexander

Ghoul (1980) 32 copies
Plague Pit (1981) 21 copies
Bloodthirst (1979) 21 copies
Ogre (1980) 17 copies
Haunted Castles (1974) 11 copies
Whispering Corner (1989) 8 copies
Royal Murder (1978) 6 copies
Canvases of courage (1991) 6 copies
Devil Hunter (1981) 5 copies
Haunted Inns (1973) 4 copies
The English castles story (2016) 3 copies
The Rhineland 2 copies
Here for a Purpose (2012) 2 copies
A Fast Gun For Judas (2017) 1 copy
Painters First (1995) 1 copy
Harper's Folly (2016) 1 copy
The Outrageous Queens (2020) 1 copy
Phantom Britain (1975) 1 copy
The Water War (2017) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings (1997) — Contributor — 42 copies
The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories (1994) — Contributor — 38 copies
Exploring future paths for historical sociolinguistics (2017) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names
Mark Ronson
Birthdate
20th Century
Gender
male
Nationality
New Zealand
Places of residence
London, UK
Occupations
journalist
folklorist

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Reviews

I thought this would be interesting, and the first chapter was certainly promising.   Then we get onto chapter 2 and it just bangs on and on and on and on and on and on and on about some fictional characters called Jesus and Joseph and the claims of the christians and about churches and abbots and abbeys and all this holy grail nonsense.

I could go on a rant here but i have no wish to read about the beliefs and nonsense of christianity.   The Pagan people of Britain have had the beliefs and nonsense of the christians forced down our throats for nearly 2000 years and i don't buy books to read more of it.

Needless to say, i didn't get to the end of the second chapter and i have no wish to read any more of this book.

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5t4n5 | Aug 9, 2023 |
An interesting plot concept...the story of a writer writing a book or a book within a book. The entire story was well thought out and well written, and best of all...it kept me guessing... as well as having lots of unexpected twists and turns. What more could you ask from a book? It was based on a timeline before everyone had a laptop...and some of Jonothan's neighbors didn't even have a phone. Our Jonathan had more problems in his life than the lack of a best seller. His son taken off to college and his wife has trapsed off to America to "find herself". Since Jonothan's first book was not at all what he had hoped for, being a best seller...he thinks what he needs is a fresh view and inspiration... so he bought the stately old house, called Whispering Corner, hoping it would provide him peace, and inspiration for his next book and maybe help him sort out his less-than-ideal life. He got well more than he bargained for when he finds that the house somehow makes his fictional characters manifest themselves into his real life. Now here is what really made this a 5-star book for me... the most unique paranormal experience I have ever encountered...what if instead of the house being haunted, Jonathan is the one doing the haunting? Think about that for a while and enjoy discovering the answer. Note: This author also writes under the name of Mark Ronson & Alexander Marc… (more)
 
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Carol420 | Jan 9, 2023 |
Why is it that so much apocalyptic fiction involves a scary escape through a long, dark tunnel and the terrible things found therein? [The Stand], [28 Days Later], Plague Pit.

Plague Pit is a boy's thrilling adventure padded with facts meted out in an authoritative, brisk style. More a medical thriller than a horror book. Nice read for a snowy, wet day and night. This and his horror books are available on Kindle under the name Marc Alexander. They all relate an ancient evil lying dormant until inadvertently disturbed.… (more)
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SomeGuyInVirginia | 1 other review | Dec 10, 2017 |
An interesting take on how an outbreak of plague might affect "modern" (20th century) London, drawing on and making comparison's with Daniel Defoe's "Journal of the Plague Year". It suffers from lack of character development of the two individuals which hold the story together, and reminded me of TV dramas of the 70s which, if you watch them again now, seem a bit thin and anaemic.
 
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Kindleifier | 1 other review | Feb 7, 2017 |

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Rating
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