 Mark Timlin was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Before becoming a writer he worked in a variety of jobs. He is the creator of 'Nick Sharman', a former Metropolitan Police officer turned private investigator in London. He also writes under the pseudonyms 'Jim Ballantyne', 'Lee Martin', 'Martin Milk', and 'Tony Williams'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Nick Sharman' Novels | |
| 1) A Good Year for the Roses | 1988 |
| 2) Romeo's Tune | 1990 |
| 3) Gun Street Girl | 1990 |
| 4) Take the A-Train | 1991 |
| 5) The Turnaround | 1992 |
| 6) Hearts of Stone | 1992 |
| 7) Zip Gun Boogie | 1992 |
| 8) Falls the Shadow | 1993 |
| 9) Ashes by Now | 1993 |
| 10) Pretend We're Dead | 1994 |
| 11) Paint It Black | 1995 |
| 12) Find My Way Home | 1996 |
| 13) Sharman and Other Filth (short stories) | 1996 |
| 14) A Street That Rhymed at 3AM | 1997 |
| 15) Dead Flowers | 1998 |
| 16) Quick Before They Catch Us | 1999 |
| 17) All the Empty Places | 2000 |
| 18) Stay Another Day | 2009 |
| 19) Reap the Whirlwind (short stories) | 2019 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) I Spied a Pale Horse | 1999 |
| 2) Answers from the Grave | 2004 |
| 3) Guns of Brixton | 2010 |
| As 'Jim Ballantyne' | |
| 1) The Torturer | 1995 |
| As 'Lee Martin' | |
| 1) Gangsters Wives | 2007 |
| 2) The Lipstick Killers | 2009 |
| As 'Martin Milk' | |
| 1) That Saturday | 1996 |
| As 'Tony Williams' | |
| 1) Valin's Raiders | 1994 |
| 2) Blue on Blue | 1999 |