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    Good People

    Written by Marcus Sakey

    Narrated by Joyce Bean and Dan John Miller

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    About this audiobook

    A family, and the security to enjoy it: That's all Tom and Anna Reed ever wanted. But years of infertility treatments, including four failed attempts at in vitro fertilization, have left them with neither. The emotional and financial costs are straining their marriage and endangering their dreams. Then one night everything changes. Offered a chance at a future they'd almost lost hope in, they seize it. One simple choice. A fairy-tale ending.

    But Tom and Anna soon realize that fairy tales never come cheap. Their decision puts them square in the path of some ruthless men. Men who have been double-crossed. Men who won't stop until they get revenge.

    No matter where they find it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 14, 2008
    ISBN9781423366928
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    Good People
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    Marcus Sakey

    Marcus Sakey’s books have sold more than a million copies and been translated into dozens of languages. He lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter. For more information, visit www.MarcusSakey.com.

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    • 5/5
      Good People by Marcus SakeyTom and Anna just want a family. They are going in debt trying in-vitro and are about to give up. Then they find their reclusive tenant (down stairs) dead. They also find $400,000.00. That seems to be just what they need. After all who will even know, he was a hermit, no friends, no family. But soon they are about to find (the truth) about their tenet, and soon their life is in danger. And they may have made the biggest mistake of their lives.A fast pace nail biting thriller, with plenty of suspense and edge-of-your seat moments. Tom and Anna are likable, and I can see how they get themselves in this situation. Wanting a family so bad clouds their judgement. Overall I greatly enjoyed Good People and feel those who love a great thriller will enjoy it as well.
    • 1/5
      Ridiculous premise and unlikeable characters. So many inconsistencies in the plot. What a waste of my listening time!!
    • 4/5
      Since Marcus Sakey is a local thriller author (Chicago, IL), I decided to read Good People. Available at my public library, I was excited to listen to the audio version of this fast-paced thriller. Though my iPod mixed up some of the tracks in this book, I listened to the majority of the story in chronological order. The premise of the book is interesting: What happens to everyday Good People when they fall into sticky situations?------Here’s the official synopsis:“A family, and the security to enjoy it: that’s all Tom and Anna Reed ever wanted. But years of infertility treatments, including four failed attempts at in-vitro fertilization, have left them with neither. The emotional and financial costs are straining their marriage and endangering their dreams. So when their downstairs tenant, a recluse whose promptly delivered cashier’s checks were barely keeping them afloat, dies in his sleep, the $400,000 they find stashed in his kitchen seems like fate. More than fate: a chance for everything they’ve dreamed of for so long. A fairy-tale ending.But Tom and Anna soon realize that fairy tales never come cheap. Because their tenant wasn’t a hermit who squirreled away his pennies. He was a criminal who double-crossed some of the most dangerous men in Chicago. Men who won’t stop until they get revenge, no matter where they find it.”------Interesting, right? What would I do if I found $400,000 in my imaginary tenant’s kitchen? Those were the thoughts constantly running through my head. What would YOU do in that situation? Many contemporary thrillers seem to lack depth. Not Good People. Sakey wove his theme through the narrative in a not-so-subtle manner, but it worked. After each chapter, I imagined myself as one of the characters in yet another conundrum from my bad choices. Now what would I do?Point of view in the novel is another noticeable technique. As writers, we are cautioned against head-hopping between the characters in a given scene. Sakey knows that “rule,” but he broke it marvelously. Sometimes, I was jolted out of the story to switch perspectives from Tom to Anna. I still could follow the story.Thrillers should have that page-turning quality to them. That’s one of the telling characteristics. Sakey delivered. I could hardly stop listening to this book long enough to catch up on my favorite pod casts. I was obsessed with the story till the last page.Give it a read (or a listen). Let me know what you
    • 4/5
      In my opinion, this is Mr. Sakey's best so far - a good villain, at least half a dozen dead bodies, good dialogue, a minimum of "azure sky" descriptions and a self-centered YUP couple in trouble. What's not to like?
    • 4/5
      A good story told at a brisk pace, on a par with his first effort "the blade itself" but maybe not enough depth to the characters as I didnt feel engaged with the couple who as main characters I know I should have been rooting for and I know the ending should make you feel sorry for them in the unhappy fairytale ending kind of way but actually I didn't. (Sorry about that as Bill Hicks might say). That said I would have no hesitation in recommending Sakey to the uninitiated after reading 3 of his books this year and enjoying all of them.
    • 5/5
      Great, fast-moving story. A couple in deep debt find $400,000. What should they do? It seems easy enough to keep it, as there is no trail to the owner. A believable reaction. Then all hell breaks loose as the bad guy whose money it originally was (before it was stolen) appears on the scene to get it back...at any cost. No wonder Sakey's novels are getting optioned for movies as fast as he can write them! A great thriller with a really bad bad guy.
    • 3/5
      Good People is not a genre I read often but I tend to mix a thriller in from time to time and when I do I want a real page-turner: a Laura Lippman or a Harlan Coben. A story that keeps me thinking, guessing, and most importantly keeps me up all night reading. Good People, unfortunately, is not that book. Here’s the premise: Chicago couple Tom and Anna Reed have been trying to have a child for an extremely long time and have hit the expensive stage of the fertility process: IUI [intrauterine insemination] and IVF [in vitro fertilization]. Anna and Tom find nearly $400K in hidden money in their tenant’s basement unit. Not surprisingly, this hidden stash leads to more trouble than the couple ever expects when slowly the money’s links to drug-deals, thieves, and other unsavory characters are exposed. How much is the money worth to them? While Sakey has a decent concept he fails to develop the characters of Anna and Tom enough that I cared why they wanted/needed the money to face so much danger and to deceive each other and those around them. Thousands of couples cannot have their own children. I did not feel so sorry for them that I was thrilled with their decision to keep this money. Adopt like other people and stop being so selfish. I did not buy into the entire morality tale that Sakey tried to build around this supposedly “good” couple finding a stash of tainted money and going to extreme lengths to keep it. These “good” people turned out to be just as calculated as the “bad” guys. Good People starts with a bang and ends with a whimper. This is not what I want in a thriller.
    • 5/5
      The Reeds are up to their ears in debt. When they're at the pit of despair, not sure how in the world they can turn their life around, they find a boat load of money. The money is calling their name. In their current situation of complete desperation, they make the only decision that seems logical, they take the money. There is no way they could have foreseen how this one decision would change their lives forever. Will they make it out alive?I was completely drawn into this book before I even finished the second page. I can usually tell from the first chapter whether or not I am going to like a book. The beginning is one of the most important pieces for an author. A good author can entice you within a few paragraphs and keep you interested for the remainder of the book. Marcus is a pro. Seriously. I can't think of one word that would really do his writing justice... I've found another author to put on my "I need everything this author writes list".
    • 5/5
      A smart, literary mystery with an ethical dilemma at its core. Reminded me of No Country for Old Men.
    • 5/5
      Marcus Sakey is my new favorite author. This book was fabulous. It moved at the speed of light, flowed smooth as silk, and there were no lapses in the tension or the suspense. The characters were wonderful. The plot was superb. I was hooked from the minute I started reading, until I finished, nearly breathless! I rarely get through a book as quickly as I did with this one. I literally stayed up all night, reading.This is a story about two people who suddenly find themselves in a very unexpected, precarious position... a once-in-a-lifetime chance to change their lives forever...if only they take that chance. When they do decide to go for it, their lives do change....but in ways that they never would have imagined, or wished for.Everyone will be able relate to this couple's dilemma....what do you do when "fate" seems to hand you something you never in your wildest dreams would be able to hope for, something wonderful, but with a serious catch....it could end up turning on you and causing your whole world to come crashing down. I guarantee, once you open the book and start turning pages, you won't want to put it down. Get it ~ Read it!!! Five Stars!
    • 5/5
      The Summary: They merely wanted a baby of their own. Finding $400,000 in the cupboards of their downstairs tenant would make so many problems go away. And bring a whole set of new ones.The Take Away: Sake continues to belt out magnificent thrillers. His third offering puts a very normal couple facing the same problem as any American dream today -- too much debt and a miraculous sum of money to save them from it. Anyone could imagine doing what they did. That's what pulls you in.What keeps you there is the good cop trying to solve the case, the bad guys who just keep popping up and the non-stop action.Plan on reading it in one session and get your evening clear.