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Marie Walker has vanished from the face of the earth...

Her besotted boyfriend, newspaper photographer Richard Thompson, vows to find her, convinced that Marie's unusual beliefs hold the key.

But a shocking discovery makes him question if he ever really knew his girlfriend. And when people around him start to die, Richard is plunged into terrible danger.

Drawn into the world of a sinister cult and the darkest corners of the Internet, Richard finds himself increasingly out of his depth as he discovers just how far people will go to protect what they believe in...

Revised edition: This edition of What You Wish For includes editorial revisions.

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271 pages
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Thomas & Mercer
Publication date

24 Jun. 2014
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“Mark Edwards achieves what other writers yearn for, by creating characters that genuinely feel like real people, individuals you know personally-and then puts them into the scariest of situations...” —Elizabeth Haynes

“Astonishingly good.” —Peter James

“Creating characters you really feel for from the off, it is the incredible amount of dread which drips off the page which raises this book above its counterparts.” —Luca Veste

“Loaded with the same emotional intensity and pervasive unease that made The Magpies such a gripping novel, What You Wish For is a slick and twisting story which tests the line between love and obsession, belief and delusion, against a backdrop of bizarre cults and mysterious deaths. Genuinely unputdownable this is another must read from Mark Edwards.” —Eva Dolan, author of Long Way Home

About the Author

Mark writes psychological thrillers. He loves stories in which scary things happen to ordinary people and is inspired by writers such as Stephen King, Ira Levin, Ruth Rendell, Ian McEwan, Val McDermid, and Donna Tartt.

Mark is now a full time writer. Before that, he once picked broad beans, answered complaint calls for a rail company, taught English in Japan, and worked as a marketing director.

Mark co-published a series of crime novels with Louise Voss. The Magpies, his first solo, topped the UK Kindle charts for three months when it first released. Since its success, the novel has been re-edited and published by Thomas & Mercer.

He lives in England with his girlfriend, their three children, and a ginger cat.

He can be contacted on
Twitter: @mredwards
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vossandedwards

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JRK20SE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (24 Jun. 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 668 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 271 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 12,137 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 117 in Conspiracy Thrillers
- 377 in International Mystery & Crime (Kindle Store)
- 672 in Psychological Fiction (Books)

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Mark Edwards writes psychological thrillers in which scary things happen to ordinary people.

He loves hearing from readers and always responds. Mark can be contacted in the following ways:

Email: mark@markedwardsauthor.com

Twitter @mredwards

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You can download a free box set of 'Short Sharp Shockers' by visiting www.markedwardsauthor.com/free

Mark has sold over 4 million books since his first solo novel, The Magpies, was published in 2013 and has topped the bestseller lists numerous times. His other novels include Follow You Home, Here To Stay and The Hollows. He has also published six books co-authored with Louise Voss. His latest book is No Place To Run, published in June 2022.

Mark lives in the West Midlands, England, with his wife, their three children and two cats.

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Mrs Helen S Leecy

What you wish for

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2019

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I’m really annoyed by the official blurb for this book as nowhere does it say that it is about aliens! Or more to the point fanatics believing in aliens! I know it says that the missing girl had strange beliefs but if I had realised that the book was going to be spurting on about UFO sightings, abductions and little ‘grey’ men I would not have picked this book to read in a million years!
Also (SPOILER AHEAD), only one person dies after his girlfriend goes missing and that is a bad guy, so that is a slight stretch of the word ‘people’ in the official blurb as well.
I kept thinking he’s only known this girl for four months just get on with your life and move on! I think the whole story may have been a bit more believable if he had been with her for a couple of years with how far he went to try and find her.
It is fair to say that I did not enjoy this book at all and felt very misled by the blurb before reading.

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Mrs. R. Nutland

Different from Mark - it was okay

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2021

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I’ve read all of Mark Edwards novels and when I enjoy an authors work I don’t tend to read the reviews until after I’ve finished!

This was a very different subject, which I would not usually choose to read. I almost gave up after the first few chapters, but persevered as I usually get absorbed in the story.

Richard meets Marie who is with a group of people checking the skies for UFO and alien behaviour. He soon falls in love with her and they move in together. One day Marie disappears and Richard then takes time to search for her, flying to the USA where he believes she is living with The Loved Ones, a group of people all hoping to be chosen by extraterrestrials.

I didn’t like the main character, he was weak and shallow and I thought he should forget about Marie and get on with his life!

It seemed to me the author wasn’t enjoying the novel and rushed it a little, instead of developing the character to ensure the reader supported him more.

I felt the ending was rushed and although a twist it didn’t really shock me. On the whole a disappointing read.

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Never a dull moment!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2022

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Whilst this is still very much a psychological thriller, it’s quite different to the author’s other books.

Marie, Richard’s girlfriend, believes in aliens. I know there are people out there that do believe in this sort of thing but I have to say I was more on the same wave length as Richard who is much more of a doubter. The storyline is a little bit out there but it is more of a cult thing which certainly gives this particular story more of an edge.

It’s Richard’s obsession with his girlfriend and not being able to let her just go that moves the story on with a fast pace. I mean would any of us on returning home one day and finding your partner has literally disappeared into thin air, just let it go? The need to know of why and where was strong and I was intrigued as to where the author was going with the story. Had Marie in fact been visited by aliens and gone to outer space, was she dead, or had she just had enough and decided she wanted to be on her own?

What You Wish For whilst yes it is a little bit out there, the twists and turns the story takes made this a compulsive read. I really wasn’t sure how it was all going to end but have to say the conclusion was better than I had hoped for and it left me with the adrenaline coursing through me at having read such a thrilling book where there literally is never a dull moment!

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Disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2019

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I have read all of Mark Edwards books and with the exception of this one, really enjoyed them.
Unfortunately I couldn't finish this one. I struggled through two thirds of the book and gave up. Something i very rarely do.
The pace was slow and the storyline felt dragged out.
The main character was obsessive and unbelievable.

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Zouk

Self indulgent author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2022

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A well written and gripping tale but a bit dated. Unfortunately, for me, the ending was a big let down because there wasn't one. The author took the trouble to explain why he thought the absense of an ending fulfilled his mind set. However, when authors are writing fiction for commercial reasons they owe their readership a completed story. So, my 3 stars reflects my disappointment that the author couldn't think up an appropriate ending for what could have been a good story.

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soobee

Awful-save your money

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2022

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I only finished this book because I'd upgraded my kindle unlimited to have Audio. I didn't realise it was going to be about aliens, alien abduction (and weird horrible porn) and alien cults. It was just ridiculous. Not one of the characters was likeable or even remotely believable. I'm not even going to waste any more of my time writing anything else!! Save your money! Oh and it would have NO stars but cannot submit without a star!!

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gailpz

Refreshingly different

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2022

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Despite having no time for talk of aliens or extra-terrestrial activity, and precious little for believers in them, I really enjoyed this book. Completely out of character for Mark Edwards but isn’t that a good thing? Surely a writer has to flex new muscles from time to time. Anyway, the book wasn’t really about aliens, rather about the people who believe in them and how their beliefs affect others around them. There was more than enough cynicism in this story to satisfy my rationalist approach to life and I found the story well written and interesting. Refreshingly different, thanks Mark!

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Elizabeth Brazel

Do you believe in aliens?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2018

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Absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story was so different to what I would usually read, but yet it had me hooked from the first few pages.
Very cleverly written, a thought provoking story that takes you into a supernatural world.
Are you a believer? Do aliens exist? Personally, I think not! Richard, the leading male character in the story, is not a believer either. But he falls in love with Marie, who not only believes in little grey aliens, but also believes that she is amongst the chosen few to represent earth.......
This is a story of belief, of love, of betrayal and of the unknown.

Mark Edwards has yet again blown me away with another great novel.

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