MARK R. JONES
Crime writer ~ Tour guide ~ Speaker
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MARK R. JONES, a Charleston based crime writer, has been featured on MSNBC and National Public Radio. His
books include:
* WICKED CHARLESTON: THE DARK SIDE OF THE HOLY CITY - 2005 (now in a sixth printing)
* WICKED CHARLESTON, VOL II: PROSTITUTES, POLITICS & PROHIBITION - 2006 (2nd printing)
* PALMETTO PREDATORS: MONSTERS AMONG US - 2007
* SOUTH CAROLINA KILLERS: CRIMES OF PASSION - 2007
All titles are published by The History Press.
Read an article about Mark from the Charleston Post and Courier.
In his role as a licensed tour guide by the city of Charleston, SC, Mark drives carriages for Palmetto Carriage
Works, one of the largest carriage operators in America. With Rebel Sinclair, Mark is also the co-owner of
Black Cat Tours, a Charleston-based walking tour company which specializes in covering the OTHER side of
Charleston history - ghosts, murders, prostitution, paranormal investigations, wayward minsters, political
corruption, and other wicked history. Mark has given more than 10,000 tours.
In addition to his duties as a writer, researcher and tour guide, Mark is also a public speaker. He has entertained
corporate clients, school and church groups and civic organizations on a wide variety of related subjects. Mark's
Wicked Charleston Power Point presentation is funny, ribald, controversial, but always wickedly entertaining. Sure
to upset S.O.B.s everywhere! He also delves into slave uprisings, religious history, serial killers, Charleston high
(and low) society and prohibition.
In his tours, his books and his public speeches, Mark presents Charleston as it is, and has been - a fascinating city
with a vibrant history that ranks as one of the most important in American history.
Mark's current writing projects include:
* TARHEEL TERROR: A collection of darkly sinister tales of murder in North Carolina. (Scheduled completion 2009)
* DOIN' THE CHARLESTON: The history of the Jenkins Orphanage Band and their role in the development of
jazz music, including the most famous dance in American history - the Charleston. (Scheduled completion 2010)
books include:
* WICKED CHARLESTON: THE DARK SIDE OF THE HOLY CITY - 2005 (now in a sixth printing)
* WICKED CHARLESTON, VOL II: PROSTITUTES, POLITICS & PROHIBITION - 2006 (2nd printing)
* PALMETTO PREDATORS: MONSTERS AMONG US - 2007
* SOUTH CAROLINA KILLERS: CRIMES OF PASSION - 2007
All titles are published by The History Press.
Read an article about Mark from the Charleston Post and Courier.
In his role as a licensed tour guide by the city of Charleston, SC, Mark drives carriages for Palmetto Carriage
Works, one of the largest carriage operators in America. With Rebel Sinclair, Mark is also the co-owner of
Black Cat Tours, a Charleston-based walking tour company which specializes in covering the OTHER side of
Charleston history - ghosts, murders, prostitution, paranormal investigations, wayward minsters, political
corruption, and other wicked history. Mark has given more than 10,000 tours.
In addition to his duties as a writer, researcher and tour guide, Mark is also a public speaker. He has entertained
corporate clients, school and church groups and civic organizations on a wide variety of related subjects. Mark's
Wicked Charleston Power Point presentation is funny, ribald, controversial, but always wickedly entertaining. Sure
to upset S.O.B.s everywhere! He also delves into slave uprisings, religious history, serial killers, Charleston high
(and low) society and prohibition.
In his tours, his books and his public speeches, Mark presents Charleston as it is, and has been - a fascinating city
with a vibrant history that ranks as one of the most important in American history.
Mark's current writing projects include:
* TARHEEL TERROR: A collection of darkly sinister tales of murder in North Carolina. (Scheduled completion 2009)
* DOIN' THE CHARLESTON: The history of the Jenkins Orphanage Band and their role in the development of
jazz music, including the most famous dance in American history - the Charleston. (Scheduled completion 2010)