In 2012, 30,000 readers purchased Martin’s debut novel My Temporary Life within 3 months of it’s release. In a press release, Amazon referred to Crosbie as one of their success stories.

His writing journey has been featured in these and other notable periodicals:
Globe and Mail newspaper  How To Become an eBook Sensation
Publisher’s Weekly Kindle Owners’ Lending Library Title Count Tops 100,000
Forbes How Amazon Quietly Subverts Bestseller Lists With Kindle’s KDP Select
Cloverdale Reporter Cloverdale author pens internet bestseller
The Cullman Times Southern Style: My Temporary Life, an eBook phenomenon
Surrey Leader Cloverdale author donates to libraries trashed by Hurricane Sandy

Martin’s mystery novel The Dead List – A John Drake Mystery was awarded a publishing contract by Kindle Press (an Amazon publishing imprint).
He’s also the author of five other works of fiction.

In 2017, Martin created BookDoggy.com to help authors promote their books. To date, BookDoggy has promoted over 10,000 books and helped 1,000’s of authors connect with readers.

Martin was born in the Highlands of Scotland and currently makes his home on Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada.

Due to the encouragement of a particularly vocal group of readers, Martin has resumed his writing career. His latest book One Minute Past Midnight: A John Drake Mystery was published in 2024. It subsequently became an Amazon bestseller in several categories and is receiving rave reviews from readers.