The Little Sister by Val McDermid Raymond Chandler

He has cited influences on his work as including Ed McBain, Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, Richard Stark and John D. Almost all of the Sharman books carry titles which are taken from songs. The Sharman series is now in double figures in early years, Timlin published prolifically. Turning to writing as a way out of living on benefits, he wrote his first novel, A Good Year for the Roses, which was published as a paperback original in 1988. In 1985 he was unemployed and living in a friend's abandoned bus. īefore commencing his writing career, Timlin worked in a variety of jobs such as being a roadie for rock groups including T Rex and The Who, running a Clapham Junction music venue, minicab driver, and proprietor of a skateboard company. The books formed the basis for the TV series Sharman, in which Clive Owen played the eponymous detective Timlin made a cameo appearance in the pilot episode. The Sharman books are characterised by their noir tone and their fast action, and feature a high casualty rate among their characters Sharman himself is frequently injured or even hospitalised in the course of the novels. Mark Timlin (born 15 June 1944, in Cheltenham ) is a British author best known for his series of novels featuring Nick Sharman, a former Metropolitan Police officer who takes up the profession of private investigator in South London. Headline, Gollancz, No Exit Press, others For the Irish footballer, see Mark Timlin (footballer).

The Little Sister by Val McDermid Raymond Chandler