The Raven’s Mark is the most assured crime debut I have ever read, pacey, authentic and utterly gripping. I can’t wait to see what Christie Newport does next!’ Christie said: “I missed out on a lot of my education because I was in and out of hospital undergoing procedures, surgeries and various experimental treatments. I was pretty much bedbound for ten years. Christie, who graduated in BA Journalism in 2004, has suffered from a rare autoimmune disease which causes severe swelling and pain for most of her life. Inspirational Edge Hill University Alumni Christie Newport has overcome illness to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a published author.

Debut author Christie Newport overcomes decades of pain to

The writing is so assured, the characterizations so rich and believable, the twisty storyline so gripping and unexpected. Christie Newport is definitely a star on the rise!’ It follows Detective Chief Inspector Beth Fellows as she is thrown into the biggest case of her career: a brutal murder which is linked to a cold case she investigated two years previously. The victim, fourteen-year-old Celine Wilson, survived but now languishes in a coma. Christie’s debut novel is a gripping crime thriller called The Raven’s Mark and will be released on 30 November. The book is set in Christie’s hometown of Preston. Christie is a mixed-race writer living in Northumberland. Since developing a rare illness as a child, Christie found reading and creating stories to be an escape. In recent years Christie has taken her writing seriously, honing her skills through courses and various brilliant opportunities. Writing crime and psychological thrillers set in her home city is her passion. The pain was excruciating to the point that I was put on copious amounts of opioids and was in intensive care frequently. My family have been told to say goodbye to me on numerous occasions but somehow each time I fought on against the odds. I decided I wanted to prove to myself, my family and the world that I could be more than my illness, and more than the world expected me to be.The reason I chose Edge Hill was because I loved the community feel of the University. My years studying here were some of the very best of my life, particularly the social side of Edge Hill.” Network, I can’t stress this enough. Follow people whose work you admire on social media. Find your place within the writing community, there will be information shared that will be invaluable to you and your writing career. Keep writing and improving. Don’t write the story you think you should– write the story you must.”

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A propulsive thriller with a flawed protagonist, a diabolical villain and enough procedural detail to make the setting life-like.’

Christie publishes gripping debut novel