Bad Things: A Novel

by Michael Marshall

Overview

“Marshall recalls Stephen King’s ability to set a story in the world of the commonplace, then suddenly jolt it into a more hellish realm.”

—New York Times

 

Bad things have always happened in Black Ridge, Washington—and Michael Marshall, the acclaimed, bestselling, Phillip K. Dick Award-winning author of The Intruders (“Scary brilliance” —Baltimore Sun) and Straw Men (“Brilliantly written and scary as hell” —Stephen King), lets readers experience all the exceptional nastiness. Marshall’s Bad Things is an electrifying combination of psychological suspense, mystery, horror, and paranormal activity that no fan of ingenious, intelligent thrillers will want to miss.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061434419
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/30/2010
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 11.66(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

Michael Marshall is the author of the trilogy that includes The Straw Men, The Upright Man, and Blood of Angels, as well as the stand-alone novels The Servants, The Intruders, Bad Things, and Killer Move. He also works as a screenwriter for clients in London and Los Angeles, and is currently writing a television pilot set in New York City. He lives in London, England, with his wife and son.

Editorial Reviews

This spooky tale shows Marshall...has a knack not only for the frisson of dread but also the telling psychological insight.” — Publishers Weekly on BAD THINGS

“A genuinely scary thriller with satisfyingly malevolent villains.” — The Sun Herald (Sydney) on BAD THINGS

“Marshall builds up suspense slowly . . . Black Ridge – like the Maine towns populated by Stephen King’s characters – is not a place you want to visit.” — Booklist on BAD THINGS

“This is a psychological thriller guaranteed to keep you up at nights.” — Arcadian Lifestyle

“Fast-moving, sinister and highly accomplished…This is ferocious story-telling of the highest order, with corkscrew twists and turns that make it deliciously scary as the secrets unfold.” — Daily Mail (London) on BAD THINGS

“Michael Marshall is the new Stephen King, to the nth degree. He successfully complements Carol O’Connell’s tormented characters for roller-coaster-like psychological twists and thrills....BAD THINGS deserves six stars.” — www.BookReporter.com on BAD THINGS

“taut action and appealing characters” — San Francisco Chronicle

From the Publisher

A genuinely scary thriller with satisfyingly malevolent villains.

The Sun Herald (Sydney) on BAD THINGS

Marshall builds up suspense slowly . . . Black Ridge – like the Maine towns populated by Stephen King’s characters – is not a place you want to visit.

Booklist on BAD THINGS

Michael Marshall is the new Stephen King, to the nth degree. He successfully complements Carol O’Connell’s tormented characters for roller-coaster-like psychological twists and thrills....BAD THINGS deserves six stars.

www.BookReporter.com on BAD THINGS

This is a psychological thriller guaranteed to keep you up at nights.

Arcadian Lifestyle

taut action and appealing characters

San Francisco Chronicle

Fast-moving, sinister and highly accomplished…This is ferocious story-telling of the highest order, with corkscrew twists and turns that make it deliciously scary as the secrets unfold.

Daily Mail (London) on BAD THINGS

taut action and appealing characters

San Francisco Chronicle

Fast-moving, sinister and highly accomplished…This is ferocious story-telling of the highest order, with corkscrew twists and turns that make it deliciously scary as the secrets unfold.

Daily Mail

A genuinely scary thriller with satisfyingly malevolent villains.

The Sun Herald

Michael Marshall is the new Stephen King, to the nth degree. He successfully complements Carol O’Connell’s tormented characters for roller-coaster-like psychological twists and thrills....BAD THINGS deserves six stars.

www.BookReporter.com