About Mark Riley:

Although born in Liverpool Mark left his beloved Merseyside for ventures new spending several years in Greater Manchester before settling in North Yorkshire.

Since leaving school many moons ago Mark has worked as a quality control inspector for a carpet manufacturer and a plastic moulding company, and as a stock controller for a large supermarket chain 'where mums like to go', also worked for a high water pressure jet company, a carer and for a couple of years he worked for two large security companies. Mark has also trained in search and rescue.

Mark is father of nine and already an established Grandad as he puts it. Mark started writing his first book about Ghost Hunting in 2009 which was placed on hold and remains so, when he was commissioned to write Haunted Scarborough, released by the History Press in 2010, and then commissioned to write Haunted Hull also by the History Press due for release in Sept' 2012. In between the two books Mark completed another book about Folk Tales in Yorkshire which he is now looking for a publisher for. Mark has already written stories for other Authors before he started his own books including Jason Karl's book 21st Century Ghosts by New Holland Publishers Ltd (28 Sep 2007), along with stories placed around the Internet.

Mark plans more books Paranormal related and already has several ideas in the pipeline. If you are a publishing company and would like to contact Mark please use the email address at the bottom of the page. If you the visitor to this site have a story or experience yourself contact Mark to see if it could be added to one of his books. Mark prefers to write about peoples personal experiences rather just hearsay or speculation about a building or location.

Mark is a paranormal investigator in his spare time, He has been investigating paranormal claims and haunted locations since 1997 which was when he first took part in an investigation, when he was working in a haunted shopping centre in the greater Manchester area. Until then he was a sceptic but has had his views changed due to experiences. Mark remains sceptical about many things, but believes an open mind is the best policy. For more about Mark's involvement within the paranormal field click Ghost Hunters above to hear about his own investigations team he set up in 2003 or click Mark in the Paranormal for more about his own experiences. He has also appeared on Tv and several radio stations in England, Ireland and even America.

Mark is also an avid dog lover and has two staffordshire bull terriers called Buster and Riley. He says despite the breeds reputation they are very misunderstood, as you will find it difficult to find a more loving and loyal breed of dog.

Contact Mark: coastghosts@btinternet.com