Newsletter · February 2026

Mark J Carter — February Newsletter

It’s here.

After months of drafting, revising, cutting and reshaping, I finally have something I’ve been waiting to share. The cover for my next novel.

The Acapulco Gold

This is the book I’ve been quietly building towards for a while now — a fast-paced crime thriller that starts in Manchester, runs through Mexico, and centres on bad decisions, missing gold, and a man who keeps finding himself one step behind everyone else.

Remember the Acapulco Gold.

Paul doesn’t know what it means. But other people do.

Within days, he’s running — from regulators, from criminals, and from the ghosts of his own past. The trail stretches far beyond Manchester, pulling him toward old alliances, buried secrets, and a fortune that was never meant to resurface.

The gold was supposed to be forgotten.

It wasn’t.

The Timeline

• 1 March – Kindle Pre-order opens
• 1 April – Full release

I’ll be opening a small number of Advance Reader Copies soon for early readers — more on that shortly.

For now, I just wanted to share the cover and let you know the countdown has officially begun.

Mark

P.S. I’d love to hear from you. I read every message — and sometimes your replies end up sparking new stories.