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John Marrs

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Born

in Northamptonshire, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.johnmarrsauthor.co.uk/

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Thriller, Mystery, Fiction

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John Marrs is an internationally bestselling author of psychological thrillers and speculative fiction. Before becoming a full‑time writer, he spent more than two decades as a freelance journalist interviewing celebrities for national publications.

He self‑published his early novels while commuting to work, building a passionate readership through social media that helped attract Amazon Publishing and Penguin Random House.

His breakout book, The One, became a No. 1 Netflix series, has sold over a million copies, and is published in 35 languages. His other bestselling titles include The Good Samaritan, What Lies Between Us, The Passengers, The Marriage Act, and The Stranger in Her House.

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Average rating: 4.0 · 1,573,241 ratings · 158,775 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	The One (Dark Future #1) 4.08 avg rating — 362,643 ratings — published 2016 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keep It in the Family 4.06 avg rating — 272,822 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Lies Between Us really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 239,201 ratings — published 2020 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Killed Me First 3.95 avg rating — 121,165 ratings — published 2025 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Samaritan 4.05 avg rating — 99,164 ratings — published 2017 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Passengers (Dark Future, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 81,699 ratings — published 2019 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When You Disappeared 3.90 avg rating — 83,918 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Experiment (Dark Future, #5) 4.02 avg rating — 67,025 ratings — published 2024 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stranger in Her House 3.93 avg rating — 56,001 ratings — published 2024 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marriage Act (Dark Future, #4) 3.78 avg rating — 55,402 ratings — published 2023 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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April Kindle Book Deals

Hi everyone

I hope you are all well.

Here are my books currently on sale in the April Kindle deals:

You Killed Me First - 99p UK, $1.49 Australia & $1.99 Canada & US.

The Stranger in Her House 99p UK, $1.49 Australia

When You Disappeared $1.99 Canada and US

Keep It in the Family £1 UK, $2 Australia

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Dark Future (5 books)
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Raising Boys in the 21st Century: A practical guide to understanding boyhood in the modern world

by Steve Biddulph

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They Say a Girl Died Here

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John Marrs made a comment on Joshua Waselynchuk’s review of Warm Bodies " thank you! "
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John Marrs made a comment on Mike Finn’s review of Warm Bodies " Thank you! I'd try the updated version. The main story is still the original version, but with character updates a decade later. J x ...more "
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John Marrs and 8 other people liked taryn Collis's review of Warm Bodies: "fantastic short story. Clever & witty short story. Read in one sitting, because I simply couldn’t put it down! Very good! Thank you "
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John Marrs made a comment on Lee-Anne Collins’s review of Warm Bodies " Thanks, Lee-Anne "
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John Marrs liked Allison Verdi's review of Warm Bodies: "The second John Marrs announced his newest book was available a month early as a Amazon First, I immediately had to read it. He's one of my favorite thriller authors so I need to read everything he publishes. It was a quick read at only 107 pages, bu" Read more of this review »
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John Marrs added a status update: Warm Bodies is now available as a bonus short read through Amazon First Reads in the UK, US, CA and AUS. That means if you're an Amazon Prime member in any of these countries, you can download the Kindle edition for free. But if you're not a Prime member, the ebook is also available for just 99p in the UK or $1.99 in the US, CA, and AUS. Its official release date remains 1 Nov. Enjoy!
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Quotes by John Marrs (?)

“If you’ve got the opportunity to love someone as much as they love you, then grab it with both hands and hold on to it for dear life.”
― John Marrs, The One

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“Maybe when you took it back to the basics, that's what love really was: just being there for someone when the sun rises and sets.- Jade”
― John Marrs, The One

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“Maybe when you took it back to basics, that’s what love really was: just being there for someone when the sun rises and sets.”
― John Marrs, The One

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Polls

October Nominations ~ Thriller ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Books Move onto Final poll

The Sun Down Motel

by Simone St. James

8 votes, 24.2%

I Let You Go

by Clare Mackintosh

6 votes, 18.2%

The Family Upstairs

by Lisa Jewell

5 votes, 15.2%

The Nanny

by Gilly Macmillan

3 votes, 9.1%

Deacon King Kong

by James McBride

3 votes, 9.1%

What Lies Between Us

by John Marrs

2 votes, 6.1%

Behind Every Lie

by Christina McDonald

2 votes, 6.1%

The Line Between

by Tosca Lee

2 votes, 6.1%

Elevator Pitch

by Linwood Barclay

1 vote, 3.0%

The Wife Between Us

by Greer Hendricks

1 vote, 3.0%

33 total votes

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