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Good People

by Marcus Sakey

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ISBN13: 9780525950844
ISBN10: 0525950842
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

An irresistible temptation. A split-second choice. A dangerous decision.

A family, and the security to enjoy it: that’s all Tom and Anna Reed ever wanted. But years of infertility treatments, including four failed attempts at in vitro fertilization, have left them with neither. The emotional and financial costs are straining their marriage and endangering their dreams.

Then one night everything changes. Offered a chance at a future they'd almost lost hope in, they seize it. One simple choice. A fairy tale ending.

But Tom and Anna soon realize that fairy tales never come cheap. Because their decision puts them square in the path of ruthless men. Men who've been double-crossed, and who won't stop until they get revenge.

No matter where they find it.

Review:

"What would you do if, like Chicagoans Tom and Anna Reed, you stumbled on $400,000 that seemed heaven sent? After reading Sakey's masterful third crime thriller, you'd probably leave it untouched. In increasing debt from failed attempts to produce a child, Tom and Anna can't resist taking the money they discover hidden in their deceased tenant's apartment. After the initial euphoria, the Reeds find themselves dealing with a deadly drug dealer who wants something they don't have, a vengeful robber looking for the money they do have and a suspicious cop who knows they're holding out on him. Sakey, who excels at taking ordinary 'good people' and forcing them to meet terrible challenges, ratchets up the stakes, creating ever more diabolical traps and ever more desperate escapes until the final shattering conclusion. Having topped his previous two novels (At the City's Edge and The Blade Itself), Sakey may have trouble equaling this stellar performance." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Review:

"[A] terrific read...Sakey's best book yet." Chicago Tribune

Review:

"Masterful. Each of Sakey's novels has topped the previous. Good People follows that stellar pattern." Florida Sun-Sentinel

Review:

"The best good-guy-bad-guy-accident-of-life-murder-mystery-theft book you've read all year...the tables are turned, and turned again, and turned again. Fascinating." Chicago Public Radio

Review:

"Good People is gleefully dread-filled, mercilessly tense, and moves with the speed of something fired from a sawed-off. Based on his first three novels, one can't help but feel Marcus Sakey is exactly the electric jolt American crime fiction needs." Dennis Lehane, bestselling author of Mystic River and The Given Day

Review:

"One of the hottest young crime writers in the country." The Oregonian

Review:

"Excellent chase and psychological drama..." Booklist

Review:

"The action is frenetic, the suspense high, and the results shocking. Highly recommended." Library Journal

Synopsis:

The author of the critically acclaimed The Blade Itself returns with this dazzling thriller in which a couple in search of the American Dream is drawn into a world of criminals, double-crossing, and unspeakable revenge.

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cosifan, August 31, 2008 (view all comments by cosifan)
The best thriller yet from Chicago's Sakey -- about a couple very much like us who suddenly find some much-needed cash and decide to keep it. The trouble is that the thieves who stole it originally are extremely BAD people.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780525950844
Author:
Sakey, Marcus
Publisher:
Dutton Books
Subject:
Thrillers
Subject:
Infertility
Subject:
Revenge
Subject:
Suspense fiction
Publication Date:
August 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
326
Dimensions:
9.26x6.54x1.09 in. 1.16 lbs.

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