Mark Anthony White (April 10th, 1974 -) was born in the small industrial town of Consett in Northeast England. Like hordes of other children across the globe who grew up in the 'innocent', pre-internet days of the 1980s, he spent many an evening curled up in bed (in a literary sense, of course) with horror legends Stephen King and James Herbert. Having spent his twenties and thirties working in a variety of interesting and not-so-interesting jobs that took him well along the road to a mid-life crisis, he decided to do what he always wanted to do, which was to write stories that would remain with the reader long after they had finished the last page.

Mark is married to Felicity, with whom he has a son, Leo, and a daughter, Imogen. Having lived in various locations including London, Malaysia, Vietnam and Japan, he is currently back in Consett...with no plans to leave any time soon.

"Shepherd's Cross" is his first novel, followed by "Career Break." He is currently working on his next book, a supernatural thriller called "Enter the Dead," which he expects to complete around Easter 2015.

Mark can be found very occasionally updating his life on Twitter (#mawhitewriter) and can be emailed at markwhite944@hotmail.com