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About Blake Mara
"Write about what you know" is common advice for a new writer. And in the Dog Park Detectives, inspiration is so close to home that it walks at heel. (Usually.)
Inspired by her hound - and her neighbourhood ("the gift that keeps on giving"), The Dog Park Detectives is a cosy crime series set in East London, where the people who meet at the
"Write about what you know" is common advice for a new writer. And in the Dog Park Detectives, inspiration is so close to home that it walks at heel. (Usually.)
Inspired by her hound - and her neighbourhood ("the gift that keeps on giving"), The Dog Park Detectives is a cosy crime series set in East London, where the people who meet at the local dog park band together to take a bite out of crime. With a strong sense of community, and dogs that have as big a role as their guardians, it’s “the must-read for all dog-loving crime fans.”
Out now in paperback, Kindle and audiobook.
Photo by A Richardson/Raven Imagery, 2023
About Blake Mara
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About Blake Mara
Blake Mara started writing from an early age. With a passion for history, she debuted in 2020 with WW2 thrillers City of Spies (shortlisted for Debut of the Year) and Resistance in a series described as “Casablanca meets le Carre” and a "refreshing spin on the thriller genre".
Then she adopted a dachshund, and real life (barring dead bods
Blake Mara started writing from an early age. With a passion for history, she debuted in 2020 with WW2 thrillers City of Spies (shortlisted for Debut of the Year) and Resistance in a series described as “Casablanca meets le Carre” and a "refreshing spin on the thriller genre".
Then she adopted a dachshund, and real life (barring dead bods) inspired The Dog Park Detectives.
She's a native New Yorker who moved to London in her 20s and is currently working on her next books.
Blake is rep'd by James Wills / Watson, Little and published by Simon & Schuster UK.
Photo by A Richardson/Raven Imagery, 2023
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