Marcus Sakey’s thrillers have been nominated for more than fifteen awards, named as The New York Times Editor’s Picks, and selected among Esquire’s Top 5 Books of The Year. His novels Good People and Brilliance are both in development as feature films. Marcus lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.

“Brilliance will make you happy from start to finish.” —Entertainment Weekly“Simply put, Marcus Sakey’s Brilliance saga is awesome.” —Kirkus“Perfectly titled, this tour-de-force has it all—a credible protagonist, a riveting plot, and enough philosophical questions for a roomful of Jesuits.” —Cleveland Plain-Dealer“At once mystery, thriller, family saga, and romance…The plot takes many unpredictable twists, the characters are multidimensional, the world quite believable, and the social/political commentary pointed and often chilling.” —Chicago Tribune“A tightly plotted thriller with classic questions beating in its geeky heart.” —NPR“Sakey paints a near future too close for comfort in this stunning thriller.” —Publishers Weekly“Sakey’s premise is utterly compelling; no committed thriller aficionado will be able to set the book down. Brilliance is disturbing—and brilliant.” —Booklist, Starred Review“One of the finest thrillers I have ever read. A masterpiece.” —CrimeSpree Magazine“Brilliant.” —Chicago Sun-Times

Marcus Sakey’s thrillers have been nominated for more than fifteen awards, named as The New York Times Editor’s Picks, and selected among Esquire’s Top 5 Books of The Year. His novels Good People and Brilliance are both in development as feature films. Marcus lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.

“Brilliance will make you happy from start to finish.” —Entertainment Weekly“Simply put, Marcus Sakey’s Brilliance saga is awesome.” —Kirkus“Perfectly titled, this tour-de-force has it all—a credible protagonist, a riveting plot, and enough philosophical questions for a roomful of Jesuits.” —Cleveland Plain-Dealer“At once mystery, thriller, family saga, and romance…The plot takes many unpredictable twists, the characters are multidimensional, the world quite believable, and the social/political commentary pointed and often chilling.” —Chicago Tribune“A tightly plotted thriller with classic questions beating in its geeky heart.” —NPR“Sakey paints a near future too close for comfort in this stunning thriller.” —Publishers Weekly“Sakey’s premise is utterly compelling; no committed thriller aficionado will be able to set the book down. Brilliance is disturbing—and brilliant.” —Booklist, Starred Review“One of the finest thrillers I have ever read. A masterpiece.” —CrimeSpree Magazine“Brilliant.” —Chicago Sun-Times

Marcus Sakey’s thrillers have been nominated for more than fifteen awards, named as The New York Times Editor’s Picks, and selected among Esquire’s Top 5 Books of The Year. His novels Good People and Brilliance are both in development as feature films. Marcus lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.

“Brilliance will make you happy from start to finish.” —Entertainment Weekly“Simply put, Marcus Sakey’s Brilliance saga is awesome.” —Kirkus“Perfectly titled, this tour-de-force has it all—a credible protagonist, a riveting plot, and enough philosophical questions for a roomful of Jesuits.” —Cleveland Plain-Dealer“At once mystery, thriller, family saga, and romance…The plot takes many unpredictable twists, the characters are multidimensional, the world quite believable, and the social/political commentary pointed and often chilling.” —Chicago Tribune“A tightly plotted thriller with classic questions beating in its geeky heart.” —NPR“Sakey paints a near future too close for comfort in this stunning thriller.” —Publishers Weekly“Sakey’s premise is utterly compelling; no committed thriller aficionado will be able to set the book down. Brilliance is disturbing—and brilliant.” —Booklist, Starred Review“One of the finest thrillers I have ever read. A masterpiece.” —CrimeSpree Magazine“Brilliant.” —Chicago Sun-Times