'A nerve-wracking story, full of twists' New York Times 'A jaw-dropping mystery that makes a hairpin turn on nearly every page' Entertainment Weekly 'A good, taut thriller, with lots of action and a very gripping ending' Guardian 'Devilishly clever ! a tautly crafted page-turner of the highest order ' Bookpage 'Bestseller Marshall outdoes his own high standards with this potent blend of suspense, paranoia and just plain creepiness ! a provocative and supremely intelligent thriller' Publishers Weekly 'Sinister' Mirror 'Marshall ratchets up the paranoia' New York Daily News 'Captures a sense of the menacing inevitable' Time Out 'Subtle, satisfying -- and really scary ' Kirkus Reviews Praise for Michael Marshall: 'A definite page-turner -- and a terrifying discourse on the nature of human evil and the darkness among us ! this is as fierce as thriller writing can get.' Guardian 'Brilliantly written and scary as hell. Be the first on your block to stay up all night with this one; it's a masterpiece, reminding us that even paranoids really do have enemies.' Stephen King 'The taut pace, crisp style and ever-present sense of menace are those of a top-drawer thriller.' Telegraph 'Marshall is a cracker at writing tense, rich scenes.' Observer

Michael Marshall is a novelist and screenwriter. Before writing the internationally bestselling novels 'The Straw Men', The Lonely Dead' and 'Blood of Angels', he had already established a successful career under the name Michael Marshall Smith: his groundbreaking first novel, 'Only Forward', won the Philip K. Dick and August Derleth Awards, and its critically acclaimed successors 'Spares' and 'One of Us' have been optioned by major Hollywoood studios. He lives in North London with his wife, son and two cats.