Novel · book one
Cold River
A detective. A missing witness. One week to find her.
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Thriller author
Thriller novels by Marcus Bell
Fast, twisty crime thrillers set in Detroit. Three novels so far, and the fourth is on the way.
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Latest posts
Book news, writing updates and the thrillers I’m reading.
Book four has a title
The new novel is finished. Here is the title, and when it comes out.
How I plot a thriller in a week
The cards, the wall and the order I do things in.
Five thrillers I loved this year
My favourite reads of the year, and why.
Where I write
A tour of my desk and the plot wall.
Books
My books
The novels are in all good bookshops. The ebooks are sold here.
Novel · book two
The Last Bridge
A body on the bridge, and every camera switched off.
In bookshopsGet the book: The Last BridgeNovel · book three
Night Shift
The night the whole precinct went quiet.
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Online course
My course
Video course · 6 lessons
How to plot a thriller
My method for plotting a thriller, step by step: the crime, the clues, the twist and the ending.
- Start with the crime
- Build your detective
- Plant the clues
- Write the twist
- Keep the middle moving
- Land the ending
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My designs, printed to order and shipped by Printful.
About
About me
I’m Marcus, and I write crime thrillers set in Detroit, the city I grew up in.
I worked night shifts for ten years before my first book came out. Now I write full time, teach a course on plotting, and send a newsletter with news and free stories.
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