A man wakes up naked and cold, halfdrowned on an abandoned beach. The blade itself21 by marcus sakey she seemed sincere, but hed seen the sharpness of the mind operating behind the facade. Sakey knows all of the angles and limitations a criminal or cop has to go through just to get by. The novels good people along with at the citys edge came afterwards hot off the success of his debut. Unsure of his footing, it seemed easiest just to tell the truth. Marcus sakeys the blade itself, has been the recipient of more advance praise than any mystery in recent memory. Jackson turned to them, nodded to matthews, shook hands with nolan. An interview with marcus sakey in which he talks about his first novel, the blade itself, beginnings, the publishing industry and the passions that drive us. On the south side of chicago, youre only as strong as your reputation.
But when his straightarrow brother is murdered, he gets caught in the crossfire of what looks like a fullscale street war. The blade itself by marcus sakey flint native marcus sakey has pounced unto the literary scene with his first novel the blade itself. Marcus sakey talks new book thriller afterlife, coming. But i am pleased to report that it does and even surpasses them. Marcus sakey on the south side of chicago, youre only as strong as your reputation. He has sold the film rights to his novels the blade itself by ben affleck, good people and at the citys edge. In order to get as good as he is at writing crime fiction, marcus sakey shadowed police detectives and conducted his research up close. Author interview marcus sakey, author of the two deaths of.
Below is a list of marcus sakey s books in order of when they were originally published. Sakeys second chicago thriller the blade itself, 2007 features a hardnosed iraq vet whos limped home to lick his wounds after a lessthanhonorable discharge. Marcus sakey became a published author in 2007 with his debut novel, the blade itself. Marcus sakey is an awardwinning advertising writer. I am in awe that this is the authors first published work. Then the book cuts to the present day, where fbi agent claire mccoy is leading a task force hunting the sniper terrorizing chicago.
The blade itself by marcus sakey signed first edition book. Sakey s second chicago thriller the blade itself, 2007 features a hardnosed iraq vet whos limped home to lick his wounds after a lessthanhonorable discharge. The setting for this dark characterdriven story is the outskirts of chicago, a city wellfamed for its criminal citizens of past years and so, it should come as no surprise that this story, too. Marcus sakey is the author of the critically acclaimed novel the blade itself. He does this with a nod to dennis lehanes mystic river, which is. This visceral thriller goes beyond the standard thriller genre and quickly becomes a story of love, redemption, and the broken bonds of brotherhood. Marcus sakey returns with his most ambitious novel, a captivating story of love and memory, where the only thing more frightening than the questions are the answers. Sakey knows all of the angles and limitations a criminal or.
The blade itself and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Marcus sakey how far would you go to protect everything you love. Ben afflecks company picked up the rights to his first novel, the blade itself. At the citys edge by marcus sakey, paperback barnes. Discover book depositorys huge selection of marcus sakey books online. The book opens with a story about a young boy in a cannibalistic horror scene on a ship at sea circa 1532. Buy this book edgarfinalist sakey follows his brilliance trilogy with a remarkably conceived. He does this with a nod to dennis lehanes mystic river, which is never a bad. The characters breathe life, the story deliveries twists and turns, and the action is blazing, whiplashing you along for a ride youll never. You can also get the ebook in the official web site, so you can quickly to read the book. Review of the blade itself by marcus sakey, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. Shes also newly in love with fellow agent will brody. Marcus sakey s the blade itself, has been the recipient of more advance praise than any mystery in recent memory.
A novel by sakey, marcus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The blade itself is far more than an impressive debut. Sakey has been studying the film business from his hometown, chicago, since the beginning of his career. While researching the blade itself he shadowed homicide detectives, toured the morgue, and learned to pick a dead bolt in sixty seconds.
Having just breathlessly finished his first book, the blade itself, id like to thank the somewhat intrusive mechanisms of facebook that place certain ads on your pages based on things you say you like or things you type, because marcus sakey is an author worth reading. Sakey writes crime novels set in the blue collar world of the south side of chicago. Marcus sakey s on his debut novel the blade itself january 29, 2007. Jan 04, 2007 marcus sakey is a firsttime author who successfully jumpstarts his first book, the blade itself. With crackling prose and tension dripping from the pages, the blade itself by marcus sakey is brilliant.
With 18 million books in print, hes considered one of the. Turns out i didnt need to be, as the blade itself is a strikingly good first novel. The blade itself does not merely hint at greatness from the first page. Marcus sakey is an american author and host to the travel channel show hidden city. Marcus sakeys debut novel has been the subject of advance buzz of such volume that i feared there was no way it could live up to such high expectations. In good people, marcus sakey skillfully manages the difficult task of creating and maintaining a narrative line whose tone is both ruthless and tender. Danny carter and his best friend, evan, earned theirs knocking over pawnshops and liquor stores, living from score to score. Combining a hardbitten voice with an urban finesse and style, marcus sakey pens the excitement and adrenaline rush of crime in sharp contrast to the relative safety of the middle class life without short changing or romanticizing either lifestyle. Born in flint, michigan, he now lives in chicago with his wife. How far would you go to protect everything you love. Childhood friends, partners in crime january 4, 2007. To conduct research for his plots, he has shadowed homicide detectives, gang cops, and interviewed soldiers.
And sakey doesnt shy away from describing the occasional bit of savagery in. He has also contributed to a number of short story anthologies in the thriller genre. Sakeys brilliant debut, a crime novel set in chicago, is a must read. Author interview marcus sakey, author of the two deaths. Acclaimed author david morrell is the author of 28 books, including first blood, the novel that introduced the world to john rambo. Several years back, he was involved in a robbery that went bad. Marcus sakey is a firsttime author who successfully jump starts his first book, the blade itself. The blade itself is marcus sakey s debut novel and it sizzles. Danny carter and his best friend, evan, earned theirs knocking over. Below is a list of marcus sakeys books in order of when they were originally published. The book the blade itself is much recommended to you to read. From the thrilling opening, a horribly botched pawnshop robbery by.
He has shadowed homicide detectives, toured the morgue, interviewed soldiers, ridden with gang cops, and learned to pick a dead bolt in sixty seconds. His debut novel, the blade itself, was featured as a new york times editors pick and named one of esquire magazines 5 best reads of 2007. Marcus sakeys on his debut novel the blade itself january 29, 2007. Marcus sakey is a new thriller writer whose first novel has hints of dennis lehane, elmore leonard and james ellroy. Seven years ago you stood in a dark room over the bleeding body of man writhing. Chicagos neighborhoods have been the setting for all four of sakeys previous novels, including the highly regarded the blade itself 2007 and good people 2008, the film version of which will be produced by and star tobey maguire. Marcus sakey is an authentic, original new voice in crime fiction. Marcus sakey born 1974, united states of america novelist. Jan 30, 2007 the blade itself is a watershed in crime fiction. Jul 19, 2017 sakey has been studying the film business from his hometown, chicago, since the beginning of his career. Marcus sakey published his first book, the blade itself, in 2008 to which the film rights were quickly secured by ben affleck. His partner, evan mcgann, was caught and sent directly to jail, without. Marcus sakey is a firsttime author who successfully jumpstarts his first book, the blade itself. The blade itself by marcus sakey author autographed hardcover book first edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed by the author, remainder marked.
The effort put into such research is evident in the blade itself. His plot is intriguing, his characters are rich, with all the flaws seen in life. He presents the us travel show hidden cities and lives in chicago with his wife. Buy this book edgarfinalist sakey follows his brilliance trilogy with a.
The good guys arent completely good and the bad guy is truly evil. Buy this book sakey s brilliant debut, a crime novel set in. Click to read more about the blade itself by marcus sakey. Jefferson parker, author of the fallen taut, involving, and memorable.
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