Chris Martin

Chris Martin lives with wife June in Adlington, Lancashire, UK. After teaching Drama and English for 22 years Chris made a decision to leave the profession in order to focus on writing full-time. Through his website 'www.murderplays.com' he sells his fundraising murder mystery plays in both a full-length (3 Act) and Mystery Short (2 Act) format. He's written twenty-five titles to date of which there have been over 2,000 performances worldwide raising well over a million pounds for his customers.

Following the success of Murderplays, Chris expanded into writing novels for the young adult market. In 2017 he signed a publishing deal with Hogs Back Books and his first novel 'Inky Stevens, the Case of the Caretaker's Keys' was released in March 2020 (ISBN: 978-1-907432-53-8). The second book in the Great School Detective series, 'Inky Stevens, the Case of the Abominable Snowball', is set to follow in the Spring of 2021. To receive all the latest news about Inky (and to check Chris' availability for lessons/workshops/talks via Zoom. or in person), sign up to Chris' newsletter on his website 'www.chrismartinwriter.com'.

Available as an e-book, Chris has also written the non-fiction account 'Write to the Bitter End!' in which he documents his experiences as a writer with the aim of offering advice to aspiring authors!