Mark Pryor (born May 8, 1967) is a British-American mystery writer and Assistant District Attorney for Travis County, Texas.[1] He is best known for his mystery novels featuring Hugo Marston, a former FBI agent from Texas, and now head of security at the U.S. Embassy in Paris.[1] Pryor is also the author of the nonfiction book, As She Lay Sleeping, based on the 1985 cold case murder of Natalie Antonetti (the mother of Johnny Goudie) that he successfully prosecuted in 2011.[2] He has appeared on CBS News' "48 Hours"[3] and Discovery Channel's "Discovery ID: Cold Blood" discussing the case.[4] He is also the creator of the true-crime blog D.A. Confidential.[5]
Mark Pryor | |
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 Mark Pryor at the 2014 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | May 8, 1967 Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Duke University (JD) |
| Genre | Crime |
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Biography
editPryor grew up in Hertfordshire, England. He earned a journalism degree and became a police reporter for a paper in Colchester, Essex.[6] In 1994, he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where his mother is from and returned to school.[5][6] He received a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill journalism school in 1999 and a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University in 2002.[5] After graduating, he moved to Dallas, Texas to practice civil law. In 2006, he moved to Austin, Texas to accept a position with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. He currently resides in Austin with his wife and three children.[5]
Publications
editHugo Marston Novels
edit- The Bookseller (2012) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-61614-708-2
- The Crypt Thief (2013) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-61614-785-3
- The Blood Promise (2014) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-61614-815-7
- The Button Man (2014) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-61614-994-9
- The Reluctant Matador (2015) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-63388-002-3
- The Paris Librarian (2016) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-63388-177-8
- The Sorbonne Affair (2017) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-63388-261-4
- The Book Artist (2019) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-63388-488-5
- The French Widow (2020) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-64506-023-9
Standalone Novels
edit- Hollow Man (2015) Seventh Street Books ISBN 978-1-63388-086-3
- Dominic: A Hollow Man Novel (2018) Seventh Street Books ISBN 1-63388-365-5
Nonfiction
edit- Faith, Grace and Heresy: The Biography of Rev. Charles M. Jones (2002) Writer's Showcase Press 978-0-59521-718-2
- As She Lay Sleeping (2013) New Horizon Press ISBN 978-0-88282-428-4
References
edit- ^ a b Smith, Jordan (October 10, 2012). "An Austin D.A. Turns to Detective Novels". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ "Interview with Mark Pryor". KTBC. 2013-01-29.
- ^ Smith, Tracy (2014-05-24). "48 Hours Presents: Redemption Song". CBS News.
- ^ "Cold Blood A Killer's Thoughts". Investigation Discovery. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Kreytak, Steven (November 28, 2009). "Prosecutor aims to inform public with blog". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ a b "About Mark Pryor". markpryorbooks.com.[permanent dead link]