SanFranciscoBookreview.com on KILLER MOVE
This stand-alone thriller is as breathtaking as they get, and as the end approaches the reader is delighted to find that there’s probably more to come from Michael Marshal about the “modifiers” and their victims.
The Advocate on KILLER MOVE
Stylish prose, credible characters, and clever plot...KILLER MOVE is a chilling read.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman on KILLER MOVE
A psychological thriller that will mess with your mind and leave you more than a little perturbed.
Hartford Books Examiner on KILLER MOVE
Michael Marshall is a true master of the genre, and he will leave readers spellbound—and justifiably paranoid…
Financial Times on KILLER MOVE
Playing with expectations has always been Marshall’s forte. Here he takes a standard revenge thriller and whip-cracks it into something more satirical...this expertly constructed thriller exploits modern anxieties.
Mystery Scene on KILLER MOVE
Marshall’s thriller is the perfect summer read:a high concept page turner that is always rooted in character and the everyday… Killer Move is a forceful, well-crafted nightmare for the modern age.
Wired on KILLER MOVE
Michael Marshall’s new novel, Killer Move is a lip biting and suspenseful thriller to the end.
Associated Press Staff
Marshall creates a noir feel to the narrative as he amps up the paranoia factor…a compelling read.
Cascadia Weekly
It’s juicy reading, and the gasp-inducing ending will leave you wishing for more.
Romantic Times BOOKclub
A mind-blowing combination of crime and horror, made all the more terrifying because the character doesn’t know why it’s all happening. Compelling and unnerving.
Booklist on KILLER MOVE
Marshal rachets up the stakes of his deftly written suspense novel by injecting telling, if somewhat paranoid, commentary on how regular people can be manipulated by those with the means and ways.
Stephen King on STRAW MEN
A masterpiece . . . brilliantly written and scary as hell.
Deadly Pleasures magazine
What I love about Marshall’s work is his off-kilter view of like and death, which in The Intruders is at its most menacing.. . . . I just loved this book.
Times Union (Albany
”Will have readers looking over their shoulders...as Marshall drives it home with a brilliant ending....The Intruders’ originality and suspense keeps the story fresh.
Cleveland Plain Dealer on THE INTRUDERS
Keeps readers guessing with twisting plot . . . adrenaline-paced...addictive.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Keeps readers guessing with twisting plot...adrenaline-paced...addictive.
Baltimore Sun
The pacing is excellent, the plotting brisk.....Scary brilliance.
Madison County Herald (Mississippi)
The suspense kills....Marshall knows how to pull you into his net, hold you encased, and then throw a one-two punch when you’re looking the other way. The Intruders is fast, original, and thoroughly engrossing.
The Mirror on THE INTRUDERS
Welcome to the truly twisted world of Michael Marshall. He plays with your head and appeals to your own deep and dark imagination.
Ian Kern
Well-crafted and intriguing. . . . The Intruders twists and turns its way through a wonderfully weird and frightening tale. The fights are bloody, the chills are sub-zero, and the finale is jaw-dropping. How can you go wrong?
Locus on THE INTRUDERS
Remarkable.
Business Day (South Africa)
Seduce(s) the reader with its chilling momentum.
San Francisco Chronicle
taut action and appealing characters
Arizona Republic on THE INTRUDERS
The ending of this thriller is complex and creepy, but the fun is in getting there....This guy is good. Marshall knows how to create real suspense, how to dole it out slowly and catch you off guard....A story that will not let you go.
Baltimore Sun on THE INTRUDERS
The pacing is excellent, the plotting brisk. . . . Scary brilliance.
www.BookReporter.com 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.
New York Daily News
Fluid blend of crime and horror....Pervasive creepiness.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel on THE INTRUDERS
Keeps the reader off-kilter....Will have readers looking over their shoulders, feeling a bit paranoid themselves, as Marshall drives it home with a brilliant ending.
Time Out London
Marshall does an extraordinary job. . . . The Intruders captures a sense of the menacing inevitable
Bookreporter.com (generic quote)
Marshall is a master of the unpredictable; nothing is as it seems, and no event can be anticipated….This guy is a marvel.
Olympian (Olympia
Marshall is a powerful writer who sprinkles bizarre twists....It’s easy to become attached to Marshall’s fully drawn characters.
Post-Tribune (Gary
Better keep your night-light on.
BookPage
Devilishly clever. . . . For fans of Stephen King as well as those of, say, Robert Cras, The Intruders is a tautly crafted page-turner of the first order.
Mystery Scene on THE INTRUDERS
Fans of King, Koontz, and John Connelly’s supernatural-tinged crime novels should find much to enjoy here....[ Marshall ] infuses his mystery with elements of the fantastic that simmer, chill, and ultimately haunt the memory....Surprises to keep the pages turning right up until the last silky black paragraphs.
Daily Mail (London) on BAD THINGS
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.
New York Daily News on THE INTRUDERS
Fluid blend of crime and horror. . . . Pervasive creepiness.
Janet Maslin
A nerve-wracking story full of bizarre twists....Mr. 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. He also has some of Mr. King’s ability to rivet attention with eerie surprises.
USA Today
A well-constructed, terrifying story...The Intruders is so good, readers will be compelled to check out [Marshall’s] 2002 novel, The Straw Men, which Stephen King called ‘a masterpiece.’
Crimespree Magazine on THE INTRUDERS
A well-told thriller... [that] has several unexpected curves along the way.
Hobart Mercury (Australia)
[Marshall’s] plots lead straight into the dark woods and have a spooky and paranoid edge....The Intruders...never relents in its own, cold conviction that there is someone dangerous out there.
www.blogcritics.com
[T]his book knows how to tighten your innards. Marshall anchors your sympathy with his characters, and then unravels them in subtle ways with every turn of the screw.
The Sun Herald (Australia)
A genuinely scary thriller with satisfyingly malevolent villains.
Entertainment Weekly
A jaw-dropping mystery that makes a hairpin turn on nearly every page.
Arcadian Lifestyle
This is a psychological thriller guaranteed to keep you up at nights.
Booklist 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.
Acadiana LifeStyle magazine (New Iberia
A spooky, mysterious, suspenseful thriller, the kind that keeps you on the edge throughout.
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Michael Marshall...is one of those writers who can propel readers along with a rocketing, inventive plot, then stop them cold with a brilliant descriptive line that demands repeated reading....A compelling plot, characters who are completely believable and unforgettable, and sharp, smart insights into the nature of modern life.
