Mark Greaney: Biography
Mark Greaney was born in 1967 and is currently 57 years old. Mark Greaney was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Mark Greaney is the author of the Court Gentry / Gray Man series which currently consists of 13 novels. The Court Gentry / Gray Man series started in 2009 with the novel The Gray Man. The most recently released novel in the Court Gentry / Gray Man series was The Chaos Agent which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for the Court Gentry / Gray Man series.
Mark Greaney has also written the Jack Ryan Universe series which has 39 books including The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games.
Mark Greaney has made the Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! annual top ten list in Japan twice. His novel Dead End was 9th place in 2015, while Back Blast made the 2017 list at #8.
Prior to the passing of Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney collaborated with Tom on the last few novels that he wrote, and then helped continue the Jack Ryan series following his passing. Mark had already read all of the books Tom wrote, which helped make the transition easier.
Mark has degrees in both international relations and political science. The first novel that Mark ever wrote was called Goon Squad. It was focused on the Bosnian civil war, and the aftermath of it. An agent that he provided a draft to said that he enjoyed it but that it wasn't marketable. However there was a character in Goon Squad titled Court Gentry, and the agent encouraged Mark to write a novel based on that character.
In 2019, Greaney took a step outside of the Gray Man series to write his first standalone novel. This one, entitled Red Metal, was co-authored with Hunter Ripley Rawlings IV, who was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.
In 2017 Greaney's Gunmetal Gray made the list of Best Spy Thrillers.
Several titles from Mark have appeared on The Real Book Spy honors list: Agent in Place was ranked as one of the Best Action Thrillers of 2018. In 2019 his Gray Man story Mission Critical was named among the Best Action Thrillers. Also in 2019 Red Metal was named among the top 5 Best Military Thrillers. It would be Relentless in 2021 to be named of the Best Thrillers of the year. For 2022 the honor of being one of the top 15 Action, Political, Military, and Spy Thrillers of the year would given to Sierra Six.
Mark Greaney: Awards & Accolades
The following novels by Mark Greaney were also nominated for these awards:
- The Gray Man: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2010).
- On Target: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2011).
- Ballistic: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2012).
- Threat Vector: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2013).
- Back Blast: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2017).
- Gunmetal Gray: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2018).
- Mission Critical: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2019).
- One Minute Out: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2021).
- Relentless: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2022).
- Sierra Six: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2023).
- Burner: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2024).
Mark Greaney: Lists & Other Mentions
- One Minute Out was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020.
Mark Greaney: TV/Movies Based on Books
In 2022, the novel The Gray Man was made into a movie that premiered on Netflix. Directed by the Russo brothers Anthony and Joe, The Gray Man character Courtland Gentry was played by Ryan Gosling. Chris Evans, who played Captain America, also features in the movie. The movie was based on the first novel in the series, The Gray Man. The $200 million dollar budget that Netflix committed for the movie was their biggest to date. In July 2022, it was released that there will be a sequel made to the movie.
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- Nick Petrie, author of the Peter Ash Series.
Mark Greaney: F.A.Q
When was Mark Greaney Born? How old is Mark Greaney?
Mark Greaney was born in 1967. Mark Greaney is currently 57 years old.
Where was Mark Greaney Born?
Mark Greaney was born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA and is American.
What was the first book Mark Greaney wrote?
The first novel written by Mark Greaney was The Gray Man, published in 2009.
What was the most recent book Mark Greaney wrote?
His most recently released work was The Chaos Agent on February 20th, 2024.
Will there be any more books by Mark Greaney?
Mark Greaney has a new book coming out on June 25th, 2024 called Sentinel.
How many books has Mark Greaney written?
Mark Greaney has written 23 books. 13 books in the Court Gentry / Gray Man Series, 2 books in the Joshua Duffy Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 7 books in the Jack Ryan Universe, 6 books in the Jack Ryan Series, 5 books in the Jack Ryan, Jr / Campus. Series.
Is the Mark Greaney who wrote Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novels the same as the one who wrote Red Metal?
Yes. They are the same author, and Mark is also the author of The Gray Man novels.
What genre is the Mark Greaney Gray Man series of novels?
They are considered spy thrillers.
Are Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney the same person?
They are not. They co-authored books together prior to Tom Clancys passing, and then Mark Greaney continued to write novels after his passing.
Who narrates the Mark Greaney Gray Man novels on audible?
Joseph Duffy narrated the first audiobook The Gray Man, and then Jay Snyder narrated the books following that. Jay has also narrated The Gray Man.
When is Armored 2 Coming Out?
The initial publication date stated that it was releasing in July 2023. However in June 2023, Mark made a post on Facebook stating he was currently working on the book and it would be out July 2024.
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