Mark Edward Langley is a highly acclaimed author, best known for his crime fiction, thriller, and mystery stories. Originally from the American Southwest, Langley is particularly famous for his Arthur Nakai Mystery book series. The series has won several awards, including the PSWA Award for Fiction, the Firebird Award for Best Mystery, and the Feathered Quill Award for Fiction. It has also received praise from reputable sources such as Publisher's Weekly, Writer's Digest, and Midwest Book Review.
Langley's debut novel, Path of the Dead, was highly appreciated by readers and critics alike. The success of this novel motivated Langley to write more stories featuring the same lead character, Arthur Nakai. Langley has revealed that he has always been passionate about storytelling. When he was young, he would gather other kids from his neighborhood and keep them enthralled with intriguing stories that would continue for days at a time.
Mark Edward Langley is the author of the award-winning Arthur Nakai Mystery Series. His series has won the PSWA Award for Fiction, the Firebird Award for Best Mystery, and the Feathered Quill Award for Fiction. It has also received praise from Publisher's Weekly, Writer's Digest, and Midwest Book Review. Langley's debut novel, Path of the Dead, was highly praised by bestselling author Craig Johnson of Longmire fame as being "one heck of a debut novel!" His second novel, Death Waits in the Dark, has also received critical acclaim from notable authors such as William Kent Kreuger and Anne Hillerman.
Langley's novels feature protagonist Arthur Nakai, who is a Native American detective. In Death Waits in the Dark, Nakai deals with the lingering effects of PTSD, a case involving drilling and fracking on Native land, and coming to grips with the loss of people close to him. Langley's third book, When Silence Screams, finds Nakai wading through the dark world of teenage prostitution, where he discovers that missing teenager April Manygoats has already been sold to a man known as The Cuban. Running underage girls is his business, and the revolving door of the flesh trade is always rotating.
Langley is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Western Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and the Public Safety Writers Association. He has also contributed to three anthologies and is currently working on his fourth Arthur Nakai novel, "The Source," and the first novel of his new Skye Roanhorse series, "Bloodlines." Langley and his wife, Barbara, divide their time between their home base in Indiana and Santa Fe, New Mexico.