Good People

A reviewer

Marcus Sakey writes books that make you want to call in sick so you can brew strong coffee cozy up on your favorite chair and read all day. 'Good People' is as good as it gets! He's created real characters. You can feel their pain and (as usual) it has page-turning suspense. We can only hope that Marcus lives to be 100-years-old and writes 1,000 more books. Marcus, thank you for making reading cool again!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Good People=Good Book!

The basic premise of Good People centers on the question 'How far would you go to keep hidden the fact that you found $370,000?' When Tom and Anna Reed find $370,000 they develop a simple plan regarding their find. Their plan is to keep the money hidden and wait to see if anyone comes to claim it. If not, they plan to keep the money and use it in ways that will change their lives. What the Reeds don't realize is that their simple plan has led them to cross some very dangerous men who won't stop until they get revenge no matter where they find it. Let me be very clear about the fact that Sakey's third book, Good People, is a very fast-paced, exciting, entertaining read. What the premise of the book is not, however, is original. That is, it is very similar to the book written several years ago by Scott Smith called A Simple Plan. As I said, Good People is a book that is suspenseful and worth reading, especially by those who have never read (or seen the movie) A Simple Plan. In comparison, however, I think readers (and/or viewers) of A Simple Plan will find, as I did, that Good People pales somewhat in comparison.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

recommended

Have recently been reading marcus Sakey and have been impressed. If you like Lehane, Connelly & Pelicanos you will like sakey.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Another Good Book by Sakey

This is the second book of Sakey's that I have recently read. It has a great story, but I was left wanting a bit more out of the ending. Although, I absolutely loved the last page of the book...it's perfect and very original. I thought "The Blade Itself" was excellent, but I highly recommend reading this one too! Sakey does such a great job at putting the reader into the story; where the reader gets a chance to make decisions on tough situations. Both books are like that. I've became a fan of his--I'm starting to read his second book and his 4th book comes out in August...

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Suspenseful page-turner

Middle-class greed combined with hardened criminals with some philosophical musings thrown in is how I would describe this third entry by Marcus Sankey. I work in a book store and I am puzzled about the lack of fame and popularity for this author. If he had a good agent, his books would be best-sellers.

Fine If You Don't Mind the Violence

Good People starts well, with a strong narrative. Unfortunately it degenerates into graphic scenes of sickening cruelty - beginning with an innocent young man's hand being methodically crushed by a thug, lovingly detailed. I'm not a reader who defines this as "entertainment".
Those who do will find this unpleasant story of greed, malevolence, and nauseating gore enjoyable. I did not. The only reason for two stars instead of one is a good plot premise and decent writing, in spite of the use to which the author puts it.

What a riveting read!

Wow . . .this author has nailed the crime fiction novel genre. This being only his third offering and I would rank him among the best writers I know of, and I read a lot of books. I would never have guessed the ending in a million years! I was awake for a long time, last night, after finishing this book. I am eagerly awaiting Marcus Sakey's next book.

A reviewer

Struggling middle class Tom and Anna Reed are good solid citizens who love one another. Their dream is to have a child, but infertility makes it impossible without expensive help. They do not have the money for some of the alternatives and those they have tried like in-vitro have proven futile.----------------------- Helping them survive financially as they pinch pennies for their next fertility try is a reclusive tenant who pays monthly rent to them. When their hermit dies, the Reeds worry about how they will survive without his income coming in monthly. They enter their late lodger¿s room to clean it out only to find four-hundred thousand dollars. Unable to resist what both feel is an easy windfall that no one will know about except themselves, this will allow them to attempt again to fulfill their dream of a child. However, neither understands that their deceased boarder left behind some irate Windy City associates who believe the ill-gotten loot belongs to them these dangerous thugs do not mind the use of force including breaking limbs or even murder and their sights are set on the Reeds.--------------- This exciting thriller uses a typical American suburban family trying to fulfill their dream that places them in extreme danger from deadly mobsters who believe their ill-gotten loot belongs to them as the late tenant double-crossed them. Where else would a mobster hide than in the burbs making for quite a contrast between middle class American and the mob will sort of remind readers of the haunting contrasting final scene of the Cagney film Public Enemy. Readers will appreciate this strong thriller as the American dream turns nightmarish when the Reeds become avaricious in achieving their personal quest as Marcus Sakey asks his audience would you ethically turn in $400,000 that you believe no one knows you found.--------------- Harriet Klausner

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