Press
Welcome to the official press page for the Aris Thorne novels by Mark Atley. Here you will find author information, book summaries, media resources, review details and contact information for journalists, reviewers, bloggers and podcast hosts.
About the Aris Thorne Series
The Aris Thorne novels are a series of contemporary novels exploring memory, truth and the growing influence of technology on ordinary lives.
Each book follows investigator Aris Thorne as he uncovers the stories hidden within evidence, records and family histories. The investigations provide the structure, but the novels are ultimately about people.
Although technology often begins the mystery, these are ultimately stories about people.
About the Author
Mark Atley is the author of the Aris Thorne novels.
His fiction combines contemporary investigations with questions about memory, evidence and the increasingly complex relationship between people and technology. Rather than imagining distant futures, the novels examine the world as it already exists, where ordinary lives are shaped by systems that few people fully understand.
The stories are set primarily in North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and Yorkshire focusing on families, forgotten histories and the search for truth.
The Novels
Archives of Ash
When a teenager is accused of murder after a recorded confession appears to prove his guilt, Aris Thorne is asked to examine the evidence.
The investigation uncovers synthetic voices, forgotten wartime research and a family history hidden for generations.
Release: August 2026
Inherited Voices
A widow knows the machine is wrong.
When a system designed to preserve memories begins speaking about her late husband in ways she knows he never would, Aris is asked to discover why.
The investigation explores grief, identity and whether a person's life can ever truly be reconstructed from data.
Release: October 2026
Happy People
A decision was made. Nobody can explain it.
When an automated system destroys a vulnerable woman's life, Aris discovers that the software responsible no longer exists.
His search for answers becomes an investigation into institutional memory, trust and the hidden assumptions carried from one generation of technology to the next.
Release: December 2026
At a Glance
- Genre: Contemporary Fiction
- Setting: Primarily North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and Yorkshire
- Series: Standalone novels featuring Aris Thorne
- Themes: Memory, evidence, artificial intelligence, digital records, family history, truth and technology
- Formats: Paperback, Hardback and eBook
Interview Topics
Mark Atley is available to discuss:
- Artificial intelligence in contemporary fiction
- Technology, memory and evidence
- Why ordinary people make compelling mysteries
- Digital records and forgotten histories
- Writing the Aris Thorne series
- The relationship between technology and truth
Review Copies
Digital review copies are available for reviewers, journalists, bloggers and podcast hosts upon request.
Images
High-resolution cover artwork, author photographs and promotional images are available for editorial use.
Contact
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Short Description (50 words)
The Aris Thorne novels are contemporary mysteries exploring memory, evidence and technology. Each story follows investigator Aris Thorne as he examines cases where digital records, artificial intelligence and forgotten histories collide, revealing that the most important questions are rarely about technology itself, but about the people left behind.
One-Sentence Description
The Aris Thorne novels explore what happens when technology remembers more than people do.