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Michael Balter

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Thriller, Fiction, Crime

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Michael Balter is an Amazon best-selling author known for his sharp wit and high-stakes crime fiction. His debut novel, Chasing Money, received multiple honors, including the Best Indie Book Award for Crime Thrillers, gold medals from the Feathered Quill and the Military Writers’ Society of America, the Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal for Crime Fiction, and the 2024 Crime Thriller of the Year Award from BestThrillers.com.

His second novel, The Vatican Deal, won the CIPA EVVY Gold Medal for Thrillers & Suspense and became an Amazon #1 Hot New Release. Dead Exit, the third novel in the Marty and Bo thriller series, will be released in July 2026.

Born in Berlin, Michael grew up in a bombed-out building. When the Berlin Wall went up, his family fl ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 461 ratings · 98 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chasing Money: A Marty and Bo Thriller (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop Book 1) 4.04 avg rating — 330 ratings — 4 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 Vatican Deal (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 92 ratings — 3 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
	Dead Exit: A Marty and Bo Thriller (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop Book 3) 4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings — 4 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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🎉 Launch Day!

I'm excited to share that Dead Exit: A Marty and Bo Thriller, the third novel in my Marty & Bo Thriller Series, is officially available today.

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Michael Balter made a comment on Joseph Carano’s review of Dead Exit: A Marty and Bo Thriller (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop Book 3) " I'm sorry, Joseph - it looks like there was an Amazon delivery glitch with this giveaway. The full, complete book should always download automatically ...more "
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Michael Balter liked Sam's review of Dead Exit: A Marty and Bo Thriller (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop): "Dead Exit is the 3rd Marty and Bo thriller and by far the BEST one. Like the other two it is filled with twists, turns, and humor. While trying to get Dmitry and Natalya out of their company, Paladin Holdings, they are advised to look at one of their" Read more of this review »
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Michael Balter liked John Morgan's review of Dead Exit: A Marty and Bo Thriller (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop Book 3): "“Dead Exit” by Michael Balter is a very good follow on novel in his Marty Schott and Bo Bishop series. Marty and Bo are in the process of buying their business back from Dmitry and Natalia, members of a Russian mob. Bo’s brother-in-law is killed outs" Read more of this review »
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Michael Balter liked Andrea George's review of Dead Exit: A Marty and Bo Thriller (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop Book 3): ""Dead Exit" by Michael Balter, is the third book in the Marty Schott and Bo Bishop series. As stated by some of the previous reviews, I would highly recommend reading these novels in order. The first in the series is "Chasing Money", which establishe" Read more of this review »
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Michael Balter liked Jehad Jabr's review of Dead Exit: A Marty and Bo Thriller (Marty Schott and Bo Bishop Book 3): "I picked up Dead Exit expecting a fast-paced crime thriller, but what I got was a hauntingly complex character study wrapped in high-stakes legal, financial, and underworld drama. Michael Balter writes with precision and authority. The narrative smoot" Read more of this review »
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