“[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. “A genuinely scary thriller with satisfyingly malevolent villains.” - The Sun Herald (Australia) “A masterpiece . . . brilliantly written and scary as hell.” - Stephen King on STRAW MEN “A jaw-dropping mystery that makes a hairpin turn on nearly every page.” - Entertainment Weekly (Grade A, EW “pick”) on THE INTRUDERS “[T]his book knows how to tighten your innards. Marshall anchors your sympathy with his characters, and then unravels them in subtle ways with every turn of the screw. ” - www.blogcritics.com “[Marshall’s] plots lead straight into the dark woods and have a spooky and paranoid edge....The Intruders...never relents in its own, cold conviction that there is someone dangerous out there.” - Hobart Mercury (Australia) “A well-told thriller... [that] has several unexpected curves along the way.” - Crimespree Magazine on THE INTRUDERS “This stand-alone thriller is as breathtaking as they get, and as the end approaches the reader is delighted to find that there’s probably more to come from Michael Marshal about the “modifiers” and their victims.” - SanFranciscoBookreview.com on KILLER MOVE “Michael Marshall’s new novel, Killer Move is a lip biting and suspenseful thriller to the end.” - Wired on KILLER MOVE “Marshall’s thriller is the perfect summer read:a high concept page turner that is always rooted in character and the everyday… Killer Move is a forceful, well-crafted nightmare for the modern age. ” - Mystery Scene on KILLER MOVE “Playing with expectations has always been Marshall’s forte. Here he takes a standard revenge thriller and whip-cracks it into something more satirical...this expertly constructed thriller exploits modern anxieties.” - Financial Times on KILLER MOVE “Michael Marshall is a true master of the genre, and he will leave readers spellbound―and justifiably paranoid…” - Hartford Books Examiner on KILLER MOVE “A psychological thriller that will mess with your mind and leave you more than a little perturbed.” - Oklahoma City Oklahoman on KILLER MOVE “Stylish prose, credible characters, and clever plot...KILLER MOVE is a chilling read.” - The Advocate on KILLER MOVE “A mind-blowing combination of crime and horror, made all the more terrifying because the character doesn’t know why it’s all happening. Compelling and unnerving.” - Romantic Times BOOKclub “It’s juicy reading, and the gasp-inducing ending will leave you wishing for more.” - Cascadia Weekly “Marshall creates a noir feel to the narrative as he amps up the paranoia factor…a compelling read.” - Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers “Marshall...offers a subtle and unnerving story of the little things that can tip the balance of one’s life and send it spiraling into choas...[he] skillfully spins interlocking plot lines as the agents out to ruin Moore and Hunter begin to collide in nightmarish fashion.” - Publishers Weekly on KILLER MOVE “The pacing is excellent, the plotting brisk.....Scary brilliance.” - Baltimore Sun Keeps readers guessing with twisting plot...adrenaline-paced...addictive.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer Keeps readers guessing with twisting plot . . . adrenaline-paced...addictive.” - Cleveland Plain Dealer on THE INTRUDERS ”Will have readers looking over their shoulders...as Marshall drives it home with a brilliant ending....The Intruders’ originality and suspense keeps the story fresh.” - Times Union (Albany, NY) “What I love about Marshall’s work is his off-kilter view of like and death, which in The Intruders is at its most menacing.. . . . I just loved this book.” - Deadly Pleasures magazine “Marshal rachets up the stakes of his deftly written suspense novel by injecting telling, if somewhat paranoid, commentary on how regular people can be manipulated by those with the means and ways.” - Booklist on KILLER MOVE “Remarkable.” - Locus on THE INTRUDERS “Well-crafted and intriguing. . . . The Intruders twists and turns its way through a wonderfully weird and frightening tale. The fights are bloody, the chills are sub-zero, and the finale is jaw-dropping. How can you go wrong?” - Ian Kern, Mysterious Bookshop, NYC “Welcome to the truly twisted world of Michael Marshall. He plays with your head and appeals to your own deep and dark imagination.” - The Mirror on THE INTRUDERS “This spooky tale shows M