Michael Marshall

One person wades though a seemingly unconnected series of events--a methodical mass killing in Pennsylvania, a missing girl in California, and the possible death of a couple in Montana--on the way to a confrontation with the Straw Men.

The Straw Men

It should have been the greatest day of David's life. A trip to New York, wife by his side, to visit his new publisher. Finally, after years of lonely struggle it looks as though the gods of fate are on his side. But on the way back to Penn station, a chance encounter changes all of that. David bumps into a man who covertly follows him and, just before he boards the train, passes by him close enough to whisper: 'Remember me.' When the stranger turns up in his home town, David begins to understand that this man wants something from him...something very personal that he may have no choice but to surrender. Meanwhile, back in New York, ex-lawyer John Henderson does his girlfriend Kristina a favour and agrees to talk to Catherine Warren, an acquaintance of hers who believes she's being stalked by an ex-lover. But soon John realises that Catherine's problem is far more complex and terrifying than he could ever have imagined... There are people out there in the shadows, watching, waiting. They are the forgotten. And they're about to turn.

We are Here

The Upright Man, Or, The Lonely Dead

Michael Marshall Smith

Sarah Becker is the fifth girl to be abducted by a homicidal maniac. Judging from the state of the bodies that have been found, her long hair will be hacked off and she will be tortured. She has about a week to live.

'The story of the quest to understand life's genesis is a universal one, in which everyone can find pleasure and fascination. By asking how life came to be, we are implicitly asking why we are here, whether life exists on other planets, and what it means to be alive. This book is the story of a group of fragile, flawed humans who chose to wrestle with these questions. By exploring the origin of life, we can catch a glimpse of the infinite.' How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask. For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious fervour, as well as detractors who reject it with equal passion. But the quest to unravel life's genesis is not just a story of big ideas. It is also a compelling human story, rich in personalities, conflicts, and surprising twists and turns. Along the way the journey takes in some of the greatest discoveries in modern biology, from evolution and cells to DNA and life's family tree. It is also a search whose end may finally be in sight. In The Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall shows how the quest to understand life's beginning is also a journey to discover the true nature of life, and by extension our place in the universe.

The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth

The Genesis Quest

Traveling to Seattle when his wife goes missing during a business trip, former patrol cop Jack Whalen uncovers unsettling truths and is enlisted by a childhood friend to untangle other mysteries involving a businessman's will and the disappearance of a seemingly innocent young girl. By the author of The Straw Men. 50,000 first printing.

The Intruders

BLOOD OF ANGELS

When his brother, one of the world's worst serial killers, escapes from prison, Ward Hopkins and FBI agent Nina Baynam must infiltrate the Straw Men, a secret international brotherhood that spawns vicious killers whose acts of violence shock the world. Original.

Blood of Angels

Everything's going to plan - until someone steals his life... With a lucrative job, great marriage and a beautiful house, Bill Moore is a man with a plan. It's all working out just fine, until the day he finds a card left on his desk, printed with just one word: MODIFIED. From that moment, his life begins to change - at first barely noticeably, then in more and more disturbing ways. Bill soon finds out, in the most terrifying way, that he has become the subject of a dark and deadly game . . . and that he has no choice but to fight back.

Killer Move

The newest addition to the Harry the Hugger series again proves the value of folktales in teaching life lessons. This modern fable uses the experiences of an adorable hamster to discuss hard subjects, like how we respond to strangers who are quite different than we are. Filled with alliteration, Harry the Hugger and Field Trip Friday is an engaging, fun read that also boosts language skills!

What Happens When Harry and His Friends Meet Some Animals Who Are Definitely Different?

Harry Hugger and Field Trip Friday

This Cemetery Dance Publications exclusive special Limited Edition includes a long introduction by the author, scans of the author's writing notebooks, and much more!

The Straw Men. They kill people. Any people. And soon they’ll get around to you. Read all the books in the electrifying STRAW MEN trilogy by Michael Marshall.

The Straw Men 3-Book Thriller Collection: The Straw Men, The Lonely Dead, Blood of Angels

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s official Lent book for 2003 inviting readers on a journey of faith accompanied by the great pilgrim St Augustine

A Journey of Spiritual Passion

Flame in the Mind

Three years after losing his four-year-old son in a bizarre accident involving a lake jetty, John finds his precarious hold on a normal life destabilized when he receives an e-mail from a stranger claiming to know the truth, a situation that triggers a terrifying sequence of events.

A Novel

Bad Things

“[A] subtle and unnerving story of the little things that can tip the balance of one’s life and send it spiraling into chaos.” —Publishers Weekly Stephen King called Michael Marshall’s debut novel The Straw Men, “a masterpiece…brilliantly written and scary as hell.” With Killer Move, the acclaimed author of Bad Things and The Intruders demonstrates that he has only gotten better with time. The electrifying story of a man on the fast track to success who finds that his life has been chillingly “modified” by someone, somewhere with a very different master plan for his future, Killer Move is a remarkably intelligent, genuinely creepy thriller from Phillip K. Dick Award-winner Marshall.

Hitler Envaded Sark

The new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Straw Men and The Intruders is a heart-stopping tale of secrets, lies and our culpability in our own misfortunes

EDWARD KING, as teacher, pastor, bishop and acclaimed saint, a major figure of the 19th century Church of England virtually invented pastoral theology as a serious subject in the Anglican Church.

Pastor, Bishop and Saint

Edward King

Stanley Holloway

Here, for the first time, is complete collection of actor and entertainer Stanley Hollowayâe(tm)s incomparable comic monologues, which he performed between 1929 and 1941. All the much-loved characters such as Albert Ramsbottom (âe~with a stick with an âe~orseâe(tm)s âe~ead âe~andleâe(tm)), Sam Small (âe~Sam, Sam, pick oop thaâe(tm) arm), and King âe~Arold (âe~on his âe~orse with his âe~awk in his âe~andâe(tm)) are gathered together and brilliantly illustrated by cartoonist Bill Tidy.

Michael Marshall

About

Books

Join the club