Let’s Meet the Author

TalkBook Discussion : Play Dead by Angela Marsons

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Let’s Meet the Author

1Andrew-theQM
Apr 13, 2023, 5:53 am

Let’s find out all about Angela Marsons.

2EadieB
Apr 13, 2023, 9:32 am

Angela Marsons is a British author of crime fiction, from the Black Country in the West Midlands. She has sold more than three-and-a-half million copies of her novels, which have been translated into 28 languages.

Writing career
Angela Marsons is from Brierley Hill in the West Midlands and is a former security guard at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre. Having been rejected by numerous publishers over 25 years, she released three books in her crime series in 2015 under digital publisher Bookouture. Her books all have a Black Country setting, but the author says "I never write about a set group of people or anyone particular I know, all my characters are make believe." The principal character in the crime series is Detective Kim Stone. The success of the digitally-published Kim Stone books resulted in a print deal with publisher Bonnier Publishing Fiction. Marsons is signed to Bookouture for a total of 16 books in the Kim Stone series. In 2020, Marsons signed a deal with Bookoture for an extra 12 books in the Kim Stone series, bringing the total to 28.

Bibliography
Kim Stone novels
Silent Scream - 20 February 2015, ISBN 978-1785770524
Evil Games - 29 May 2015, ISBN 978-1785762147
Lost Girls - 6 November 2015, ISBN 978-1785762178
Play Dead - 20 May 2016, ISBN 978-0751571332
Blood Lines - 4 November 2016, ISBN 978-0751571349
Dead Souls - 28 April 2017, ISBN 978-0751571356
Broken Bones - 3 November 2017, ISBN 978-0751574890
Dying Truth - 18 May 2018, ISBN 978-1786814753
Fatal Promise - 19 October 2018, ISBN 978-1786816931
Dead Memories - 22 February 2019, ISBN 978-1786817723
Child's Play - 11 July 2019, ISBN 978-1786815699
First Blood - 14 November 2019, ISBN 978-0751579826
Killing Mind - 13 May 2020, ISBN 978-1838887315
Deadly Cry - 13 November 2020, ISBN 978-183888733
14. Twisted Lies (2021)
15. Stolen Ones (2021)
16. Six Graves (2022)
17. Hidden Scars (2022)
18. Deadly Fate (2023)
The Detective Kim Stone Series: Books 1-3 (2019)
The Detective Kim Stone Series: Books 4-6 (2020)
The Detective Kim Stone Series: Books 7-9 (2021)

Other works
Dear Mother - 1 February 2014, ISBN 978-1786810427
The Forgotten Woman - 12 October 2016, ISBN 978-1786810441

3Andrew-theQM
Apr 13, 2023, 5:24 pm

Thanks Eadie 😁

4EadieB
Apr 14, 2023, 11:30 am

>3 Andrew-theQM: You're welcome!

5Sergeirocks
Apr 14, 2023, 5:23 pm

Wow, 28 books… That’s a lot of crimes to invent, 🙂.

>2 EadieB: Thanks for this, Eadie.

6EadieB
Apr 14, 2023, 6:22 pm

>5 Sergeirocks: You’re welcome!

7Andrew-theQM
Edited: Apr 14, 2023, 7:22 pm

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8bluebird_
Apr 15, 2023, 2:09 pm

Thanks! I had no idea she published this many books!