Mark Abernethy has been a writer and journalist for more than 25 year, writing for publications such as the Australian Financial Review, The Bulletin and the Sydney Morning Herald. His first novel, Golden Serpent, was published by A&U Arena in 2007, followed by Second Strike (2008), Double Back (2009) and Counter Attack (2011). The first four titles follow the exploits of an Aussie intelligence officer, Alan McQueen, who deals with problems in South East Asia. The McQueen books have been compared to Tom Clancy, Lee Child and Ian Fleming, and are on sale in Italian translation.
Abernethy is also a ghost writer and writer of non-fiction titles such as Business Angels (A&U 1999) and The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Michael McGurk (A&U 2010). He is a former editor at Australian Penthouse magazine and is the former editor of Charter, the monthly magazine of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
