Marcus Hunnebeck was born in Bochum, Germany, and studied economics at the university there before becoming an author. Since 2001, he has been a member of Syndikat, the association for German-language crime thriller writers. After self-publishing several successful titles in his home country, including The Vengeance of Stalkers, Hunnebeck teamed up with Amazon Publishing for his latest release, Mark of Cain. Hunnebeck currently lives in the Rhineland.