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Bad Things (Hardcover)

by Michael Marshall (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; First Edition; 1st printing. edition (5 Jan 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007209983
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007209989
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 249,010 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`Fast-moving, sinister and highly accomplished ... This is ferocious storytelling of the highest order, with corkscrew twists and turns that make it deliciously scary as the secrets unfold.' --Daily Mail, January 16, 2009


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`Marshall's thrillers get creepier with every book.' Mirror
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4.0 out of 5 stars supernatural twists with action scenes, 9 Jan 2009
By Dr. Robert A. Josey "mystery lover" (Scottish Highlands) - See all my reviews
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I read this thriller in two days flat. One of those books of the 'can't put 'em down' variety.

I like the intelligence of Marshall's writing; the gritty, existential philosophy he brings along with the story; the insights into the character's lives and mentalities. This combined with an intruiging, twisting plot makes for a great read.

My only criticism is that the last third seemed to turn into an action screenplay - it has 'film me' written all over it. And as such a lot of the subtlety, complexity and mystery of the plot began to fall apart, traded in for a shoot 'em up/gangsta finale. I wish the author had put the brakes on that a little and perhaps dissected the supernatural elements of the story better. There was something really sinister in there which wasn't properly developed.

That said it really works as an American super-thriller, reminiscent of the great Thomas Perry.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Don't judge a book by it's cover!!, 29 April 2009
By SP Crowley "stevec" (North London) - See all my reviews
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This is a very mediocre book by a writer whose gifts and substantial early promise appear to be deserting him. The characters are preposterous and John Henderson is clearly a piece of authorial wish fulfillment: a non-sexist, honest, decent action hero with a vast source of hidden income who the (good)ladies adore because he is so open about his feelings. Pass the sick bag. I finished it and, to be fair, Marshall shows enough skill here to keep this creaking plot afloat until the bitter end: hence the two stars.
Maybe Marshall is trying to expand his horizons a bit by branching out into more supernatural fiction but on the evidence of this and The Intruders, he should stick to what he is good at.
Finally, what is the cover all about? It has nothing whatsoever to do with this story and I can only assume that it is a shameful attempt to trade on past glories. I know I was fooled.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly thrilling book, 26 Jan 2009
By Calcio (London) - See all my reviews
Michael Marshall is one of the most talented and consistently brilliant writers in the UK, and Bad Things is a startlingly good addition to any bookcase.
Even when his early books (as Michael Marshall Smith) ended up being placed with science fiction they were difficult to truly classify, so to say that Bad Things falls somewhere between thriller and horror does it an injustice.
What is far easier to quantify is the sheer quality of Marshall's dialogue, the snippets of philosophy that will stay with you for years and the way in which he inveigles even his minor characters with humanity.
The creeping sense of menace in Bad Things steadily becomes more and more pressing, the Bad Things drawing closer as you are pulled into the world of a man who has lost his son and essentially all meaning in his life, but who is steadily dragged back into the incident that destroyed his world.
Brilliantly crafted, superbly paced and, in those rarest of all qualities in books of this ilk, both heart-warming and amusing.
Fabulous.
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