Home to Nagasaki - coming soon!!
Mark's third novel, Home to Nagasaki, will be released later this year. Check back for updates, or follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook. Here's the story:
A Japanese doctor attempts to flee Japan with a state secret but is pursued by his deranged superior officer and a relentless gang of secret police. A thriller that takes us through Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the final days of World War II.
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Check out Mark's short story "Heist" in the latest issue of Cigar Advisor. JFK's Cuban cigars are stolen from the White House and later recovered, 20 years later, by a pair of clever thieves.
 The Summer 2012 issue of Montage Magazine includes an article on American cigar bars called "A Modern Day Playroom" by Mark McGinty. Click the image to view the online version (article on p. 23, Mark's bio on p. 18).
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 Germ Warfare Has Arrived!!
Mark McGinty's latest effort is his first ever comic! Germ Warfare, a comic anthology for germs and their generous human hosts, features an army of talented Twin Cities cartoonists. Mark penned his first comic for this book, drawn and inked by his wife Lupi.
Germ Warfare was released November 5th, 2011 by Seventh Avenue Productions and is available right here on The Cigar Maker official site, or at Amazon.com
For a free preview visit Lupi Loopy Loops
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WINNER - Bronze Medal
2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards
"McGinty creates a vibrant, hectic and exciting atmosphere as he describes the constant struggle between cigar workers and captains of the industry."
 The Cigar City. The year is 1898. Young Cuban rebel Salvador Ortiz and his family have escaped the hardship of war-torn Cuba, but the union halls, cigar factories, and dark alleys of Tampa are filled with violence and vendetta. Salvador must defy constant labor strife and deadly corruption in a one-industry town known for backroom cockfights, street thugs, late-night abductions and mass production of the world’s best hand-rolled stogies. An ideological battle for control of the cigar industry tests Salvador’s self-respect and love of hard work as he fights to abandon his rambunctious, outlaw past and lead his proud Cuban family into a colorful immigrant society. His wish for a peaceful life as a husband, a father, and a man of dignity is threatened by a lawless underworld and a cultural conflict with a dangerous, bloody history. Based on true events.
"The Sopranos meets the Buena Vista Social Club, written in the style of Mario Puzo."
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The Cigar Maker named a Finalist at the 2011 National Indie Excellence Book Awards - Historical Fiction category.
The Cigar Maker named a Finalist in the 2010 Book of the Year Awards, ForeWord Magazine, Historical Fiction Category....and more!
WINNER! General Fiction Honorable Mention
DIY Convention 2/27/2011
WINNER! General Fiction Honorable Mention
New England Book Festival 12/28/10
WINNER! General Fiction Honorable Mention
London Book Festival 12/30/10
Chapter 2 appeared in the Sept/Oct issue
of Cigar City Magazine
*click the cover to read online*
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