Marcus Sakey

I Wyoming kan en liten flicka se folks mörkaste hemligheter genom att studera deras kroppsspråk. I New York genomskådar en ung man de mönster som styr aktiemarknaden och hinner tjäna 300 miljarder dollar innan Dow Jones och Nasdaq tvingas stänga. I Chicago kan en kvinna passera som osynlig genom att helt enkelt placera sig där ingen tittar.

År 1980 föddes i USA ett stort antal barn med unika förmågor. Nu, trettiofem år senare, växer motsättningarna mellan de vanliga människorna och de specialbegåvade. Nationen håller på att slitas isär av en rad inhemska terroristattacker och allt pekar på att det är välorganiserade grupper av militanta specialbegåvade människor som står bakom attentaten.

Agenten Nick Cooper jobbar för en statlig myndighet som spårar upp misstänkta terrorister. Han är själv specialbegåvad och han är den bäste i sitt slag. I ett desperat försök att avvärja en monumental terrorattack, lämnar han sin organisation för att närma sig terroristerna på egen hand. Plötsligt är han jagad från alla håll. Och lika plötsligt inser han att världen inte är så svart och vit som han tidigare trott.

Marcus Sakeys stora, internationella genombrott Brilliance är en snabb, intelligent thriller som på ett raffinerat sätt skildrar ett samhälle förlamat av terroristskräck. Filmbolaget Legendary Pictures har köpt filmrättigheterna och producerar en storfilm med Will Smith och Noomi Rapace i huvudrollerna.

Pressröster

Genialt.
Chicago Tribune

Både en thriller och en imponerande idéroman. En av årets mest överraskande thrillers.
Library Journal

Intrigen tar många oväntade vändningar, karaktärerna är mångdimensionella, världen är fullkomligt trovärdig och den politiska undertexten är skarp och många gånger skrämmande.
Denver Post

En av de bästa thrillers jag någonsin läst.Ett mästerverk.
Crimespree Magazine

Var beredd! Namnet Marcus Sakey kommer snart att explodera och vara överallt.
Huffington Post

Jason Palmer loved being a soldier. But after returning from Iraq with an "other than honourable" discharge, he's finding rebuilding his life the toughest battle yet.Elena Cruz is a talented cop, the first woman to make Chicago's prestigious Gang Intelligence Unit. She's ready for anything the job can throw at her.Until Jason's brother, a prominent community activist, is murdered in front of his own son.Now, stalked by brutal men with a shadowy agenda, Jason and Elena must unravel a conspiracy stretching from the darkest alleys of the ghetto to the manicured lawns of the city's power brokers. In a world where corruption and violence are simply the cost of doing business, two damaged people are all that stand between an innocent child - and the killers who will stop at nothing to find him.

Danny and Evan were born on the mean streets of Chicago and did a little bit of bad-boy stuff knocking over liquor stores. It was strictly small-time. Then Evan made a mistake and he ended up in jail.Danny went straight after that. He got himself a girl and got a job with prospects. Time passed. Then Evan got out. And Evan's not someone to let bygones be bygones. He thinks Danny owes him. And, unfortunately, Evan knows a secret or two that will tear Danny's new life apart . . .

It starts with you waking on a Maine beach, naked, half-drowned and very, very cold. Your name is Daniel Hayes. At least, you think it is. That s the name on the insurance card you find in the BMW parked near you. How did you get here? And why?All you remember is a woman s face. So you set off to the only place you might find her. But this raises the most chilling question of all: what will you find when you get there?From Lee Child . . ."Like any reader, I love old favourites . . . but I love new voices too, and I especially love it when a new voice starts to become an old favourite. It doesn't happen often, but right now it's happening with Marcus Sakey. He's got it all. he writes like a dream, he creates characters exactly like people you know, he scares you, and above all keeps you turning the pages.But most of all he does the 'what if' thing better than anyone in the business.'What if' questions power a lot of plots, but Sakey is special. He doesn't just check a box or construct a neat twist for the sake of it. Reading him between the lines, I guarantee he lives this stuff. . . he thinks it through and sweats it out, probably for weeks at a time. I can see him, looking around at all the things he loves, looking at his house, turning and looking at his wife, asking himself, 'What if? What if I had to put all this at risk? Would I? Could I? How would it feel? What would be the effect on me?'It's that kind of depth and intelligence and passion and emotion that sets Sakey apart. These are not just clever plots. These are real people with night sweats and wide eyes and everything to lose.The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes takes 'what if' in a new direction and to new heights. Every writer muses, 'What if the reader isn't sure whether the husband killed his wife, or not?' That's a basic whodunit. But Sakey asks, 'What if the husband isn't sure whether he killed his wife, or not?' That's a terrific premise, and it boosts an already-terrific thriller plot into the stratosphere."

They thought it would be easy. They were dead wrong...Alex is failing as a father. Ian keeps dangerous secrets. Jenn wants adventure. Mitch wants Jenn. Four friends just scraping by, finding comfort in each other and the hope that things will get better. But as their twenties fade in the rear-view mirror, none of them are turning out to be who - or where - they hoped.At a time when CEOs steal millions while their employees watch savings dwindle, these four are tired of the honest approach. They're going to stop waiting and start taking.They have a failsafe, victimless plan that will change their lives for ever. What could possibly go wrong...Marcus Sakey is an award-winning thriller writer. He has also contributed to a number of short story anthologies in the thriller genre. He lives in Chicago with his wife. www.marcussakey.com

The new novel from "the electric jolt American crime fiction needs." (Dennis Lehane) Four friends take on a risky opportunity to steal a fortune in dirty money. But in this game, any misstep carries lethal consequences-and these four rank amateurs are playing against the most dangerous professionals imaginable. Praise for The Amateurs and Marcus Sakey"Truly excellent. Like vintage Elmore Leonard crossed with classic Dennis Lehane.”—Lee Child, author of A Wanted Man and Never Go Back“An authentic, original new voice.”—George Pelecanos, author of The Double and What it Was“A brainy, twisty, sometimes twisted mystery.”--Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects"The reigning prince of crime fiction."--Chicago Tribune“Crime drama for the 21st century.”—National Public Radio“One of the hottest young crime writers in the country.”—The Oregonian“Snappy writing…hair-raising.”—Entertainment WeeklyMarcus Sakey is the author of Brilliance, The Amateurs, Good People, The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and other novels and stories. 

Tom and Anna Reed want a family. But years of unsuccessful infertility treatments have left them in debt and bereft.

Then one night everything changes.

The tenant in the flat below them has passed away, leaving $400,000 in cash. All they have to do is take the money and all of their problems will be solved.

But their decision puts them in the path of some ruthless men. Men who have been double-crossed and want revenge.

Good people are about to meet bad...