Mark Coakley is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

writer of nonfiction. Mark was a

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of T ...

from 1998 to 2008, before becoming a full-time author. His first published book, '' Tip and Trade: How Two Lawyers Made Millions from Insider Trading'', appeared in 2011. He has published true-crime pieces in Canada's ''

Sharp (magazine) ''SHARP'' is a Canadian men's lifestyle magazine published by Contempo Media Inc., a Canadian media, publishing, and content company headquartered in Toronto. ''SHARP'' magazine was launched in 2008 and is published six times per year, with two '' ...

''. Coakley's next book, '' Hidden Harvest: The Rise and Fall of North America's Biggest Cannabis Grow-Op'', was published by ECW Press on May 1, 2014; it depicts the North American illegal drug economy and a giant indoor cannabis grow-op. Coakley has signed with ECW for a third book, tentatively titled ''Weed World'', about the global market in legal cannabis.

Published works

* Depicts an

insider trading Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) based on material, nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, some kinds of trading based on insider information ...

conspiracy involving

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lawyer Gil Corblum and another lawyer, Stan Grmovsek, who were found to have gained over $10 million in illegal profits over a 14-year span. The crime was detected in 2008. Corblum committed

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and s ...

before criminal charges were laid. Grmovsek pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 39 months in prison. Reviews of ''Tip and Trade'' were mixed, with three positive and one negative. * Depicts an illegal drug

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agree ...

in Canada that was involved in the creation of a gigantic

cannabis ''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...

garden in Barrie, Ontario, concealed inside an abandoned Molson beer factory. The ''Toronto Star'' called ''Hidden Harvest'' "thoroughly researched, entertaining … real, sometimes and very Canadian"; a review in Toronto’s ''Now'' was sub-titled, "Buy The Book"; on June 16, 2014, Coakley was interviewed on CBC Radio’s ''The Current'' about ''Hidden Harvest''.

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