Mark T. Sullivan
Mark T. Sullivan (born 1958)[1] is an American author who writes mystery, suspense and historical fiction novels. His fourteen published works that are written solely by him include The Fall Line, The Purification Ceremony, Triple Cross, Rogue and the USA Today[2] and Washington Post[3] bestselling novel, Beneath a Scarlet Sky. He has also written, as of June 2016, five novels with James Patterson.[4]
Biography and career
Sullivan was born and raised in Medfield, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.[5] He earned a BA in English from Hamilton College in 1980. After graduating, he served as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, teaching English to children of Tuareg nomads in the Sahara Desert.
Sullivan returned to the United States in 1982 and studied at the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
He began writing fiction at 30, and his first novel, The Fall Line (1994), was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.[6]
His 2017 novel, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, was optioned in 2017 by Pascal Pictures with actor Tom Holland attached to star in the lead role.[7]
Books
- The Fall Line (1994), ISBN 978-0-7860-0176-7
- Hard News (1995), ISBN 978-0786003228
- The Purification Ceremony (1996), ISBN 978-0-380-79042-5
- Ghost Dance (1995), ISBN 978-0-380-79043-2
- Labyrinth (2001), ISBN 0-7434-3980-5
- The Serpent's Kiss (2003), ISBN 978-0-7434-3982-4
- Triple Cross (2009), ISBN 978-0-312-37850-9
- Rogue (October 2012, ebook 2011), ISBN 978-0312378516
- Private Games (January 2012) ISBN 0316206822 (written with James Patterson)
- Private Berlin (January 2013) ISBN 0316211176 (written with Patterson)
- Outlaw (October 2013) ISBN 978-1-250-02361-2
- Private L.A. (February 2014) ISBN 0-316-21112-5 (written with Patterson)
- Thief (December 2014) ISBN 978-1-250-05231-5
- Private Paris (March 2016) ISBN 978-0316407052 (written with Patterson)
- The Games: A Private Novel (June 2016) ISBN 978-0316407113 (written with Patterson)
- The Second Woman (2017) ISBN 978-1521301296
- Beneath a Scarlet Sky (2017), ISBN 978-1-503-94337-7
- The Last Green Valley (2021), ISBN 978-1503958760
References
- ^ LOC record for Mark T. Sullivan
- ^ "Beneath a Scarlet Sky". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Bestsellers: National Fiction". The Washington Post. January 28, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ James Patterson website, at http://www.jamespatterson.com/books.php#.VG2Xq8J0zIU .
- ^ About Mark Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Notable Books of the Year: 1994". The New York Times. 1994-12-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2017-08-15). "Pascal Pictures Lands 'Beneath A Scarlet Sky' For Tom Holland". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- Goodreads website, at http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/127642.Mark_T_Sullivan .
- Walmart website, at http://www.walmart.com/tp/mark-t-sullivan .
- Bookreporter.com website, at https://web.archive.org/web/20141220025511/http://www.bookreporter.com.asp1-14.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/authors/au-sullivan-mark.asp .
External links
- American male journalists
- American thriller writers
- Living people
- Medill School of Journalism alumni
- Hamilton College (New York) alumni
- American male novelists
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- People from Medford, Massachusetts
- Novelists from Massachusetts
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 1958 births