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 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 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!’ Diane Chamberlain, New York Times bestselling author of The Last House on the Street

THE RAVEN’S MARK an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a

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.” 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!’ Inspirational Edge Hill University Alumni Christie Newport has overcome illness to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a published author. Taut, pacy and gritty story that kept me guessing the whole way through .’ Philippa East, author of Little White Lies and I'll Never TellMeet Beth Fellows, a Preston detective haunted by her mum’s murder when she was only four. She’s a driven woman with a heart of gold. Then Beth receives a mobile phone from the killer — with a warning that he will hurt those closest to her if she tells anyone. Discover the most unputdownable crime thriller of the year. From Joffe Books Prize winner Christie J. Newport. 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. 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.

Debut author Christie Newport overcomes decades of pain to

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. 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!’Beth was a flawed but likeable character. She doubts her abilities, even though she is a good detective, which made me root for her to come out on top. Her personal life is a bit of a mess, although she has an excellent support system of her Aunt Margie and best friend Millie. Beth still had a tough time dealing with her needy partner Yvette, who I really didn't like. A stranger came into our home, strangled my mother to death and left me sitting alone with her body. What happened to my mum is the driving force behind every major decision I’ve made since . . . I read the synopsis for The Raven's Mark and having not read either a police procedural or debut novel for a while; I thought I'd give it a go. Beth is no stranger to violent death. When she was four, she witnessed her mum’s murder. The killer was never caught and that injustice is what propelled her to join the police. Now everyone Beth loves is placed in the firing line as she goes head-to-head with a ruthless killer. 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.