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Marcus Sakey

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Born
Flint, The United States
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marcussakey

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction

Member Since
November 2013

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Marcus Sakey is the bestselling author of nine novels, including the Brilliance Trilogy, which has sold more than a million copies.

His novel AFTERLIFE (July 18, 2017) is soon to be a major motion picture from Imagine Entertainment and producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. His novel Good People was made into a film starring James Franco and Kate Hudson.

Marcus lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.

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"Ridiculously good...Sakey makes you grin at high-flying feats of imagination, and then grin harder because he sticks the landing. The master of the mindful page turner."
-Gillian Flynn

"Nothing short of brilliant."
-Chicago Tribune

"It's depth and intelligence and passion and emotion that set Sakey apart."
-Lee Child

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Average rating: 3.98 · 89,340 ratings · 6,659 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors
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“The world would be a better place if people stopped voting for folksy candidates they could have a beer with and started voting for people smarter than they are.”
― Marcus Sakey, Brilliance
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“. . . the problem with looking for your glasses is that you don’t have your glasses on while you’re looking . . .”
― Marcus Sakey, The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
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“Worry is a misuse of the imagination”
― Marcus Sakey, A Better World
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