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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 · 1,597,441 ratings · 160,735 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	The One (Dark Future #1) 4.08 avg rating — 365,585 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 — 274,805 ratings — published 2022 — 28 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
	What Lies Between Us really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 241,013 ratings — published 2020 — 40 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 — 122,513 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 — 100,455 ratings — published 2017	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 — 82,760 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 — 84,408 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 — 67,689 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 — 56,538 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 — 55,893 ratings — published 2023 — 5 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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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

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“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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December BoTM Side Read Nominations ~ Final Poll

The Book of Lost Names

by Kristin Harmel

11 votes, 31.4%

The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern

8 votes, 22.9%

The Wives

by Tarryn Fisher

8 votes, 22.9%

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

by Alix E. Harrow

5 votes, 14.3%

What Lies Between Us

by John Marrs

3 votes, 8.6%

Blackberry & Wild Rose

by Sonia Velton

0 votes, 0.0%

35 total votes

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