Comic adventureThriller elements

Stories with a pulse — and a wink.

Welcome to the official page of Mark J Carter, author of high-energy, witty adventures. Forthcoming novel: The Acapulco Gold.

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About Mark

Mark J Carter writes propulsive, tongue-in-cheek adventures with a thriller’s engine and a rom-com’s spark. His forthcoming novel, The Acapulco Gold, follows a down-on-his-luck adviser and a sharp-eyed receptionist tangled in a globe-trotting chase where old scams and older secrets refuse to stay buried.

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Books

New • 2026

The Acapulco Gold

A down-on-his-luck adviser, a vanished father, and a trail of bottle-opener keys that point to a fortune. Dark humour, bad decisions, and a chase that runs from Manchester to Mexico and on to Geneva.

  • Comic adventure • thriller elements
  • Slow-burn romantic thread
  • Standalone with series potential
  • Why this story

    The Acapulco Gold began with an interest in men who mistake escape for redemption. Paul Coles has spent a lifetime cutting corners—financially, emotionally, morally—and believes one clean disappearance will fix everything. It won’t. This is a chase story about money and the damage it does, about the lies we inherit.

    Pre-order open . Launch day: 1 April.

Cover: The Butterfly Effect by Mark J Carter

The Butterfly Effect

A sharp, darkly comic short story.

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Cover: The Gatwick Freeport Heist by Mark J Carter

The Gatwick Freeport Heist

Standalone short. Rain-slick, tense, very British.

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