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ⓘ About Wes Markin
Wes Markin is known as a British mystery fiction novelist who is the author of the DCI Michael Yorke series of novels. He was born in Manchester in the United Kingdom in 1978 and went to Leeds University for his higher education. Upon graduating from college, he spent fifteen years teaching English. During his teaching years, he spent many years on the road and even taught as far as Thailand. Now, making his home in Harrogate, where he lives with his wife and children, he finds inspiration for his novels from his surroundings and often has many of his stories set in familiar locales.
All Book Series by Wes Markin
One Last Prayer / One Last Prayer for the Rays
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2019
The Secret Diary of Lacey Ray
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2024
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Wes Markin?
Wes Markin is known as a British mystery fiction novelist who is the author of the DCI Michael Yorke series of novels. He was born in Manchester in the United Kingdom in 1978 and went to Leeds University for his higher education. Upon graduating from college, he spent fifteen years teaching English.
Which Wes Markin series should I start with?
The best place to start is the DCI Yorke series, the earliest of Wes Markin's multi-book series: it opens with One Last Prayer / One Last Prayer for the Rays (2019) and runs to 9 books across 2019–2024, ending with The Secret Diary of Lacey Ray (2024). Wes Markin's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Wes Markin written?
Wes Markin has 30 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2019 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the DCI Yorke series with 9 books.
In what order should Wes Markin's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Wes Markin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are DCI Yorke (2019–2024, 9 books), Jake Pettman (2021–2022, 5 books) and The Yorkshire Murders (2022–2026, 8 books), plus 1 more.
How are Wes Markin's books organised into series?
This guide splits Wes Markin's 30 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: DCI Yorke (9 books, 2019–2024); The Yorkshire Murders (8 books, 2022–2026); Whitby's Forgotten Victims (8 books, 2024–2026); Jake Pettman (5 books, 2021–2022).