MARC OLDEN

The author of forty published books, most in the suspense-thriller category, Marc Olden was recognized since the beginning of his career as a masterful crime novelist, acclaimed as “superior to just about all thriller writers for knockout characterizations and superbly whimsical dialogue…” and “a master of intrigue and adventure”.

Kirkus Reviews and Publisher’s Weekly have described his books as “unfailingly readable”, and “difficult to put down”, "whose menace and tension flatten the reader's nose to the page while snapping his fingers", with writing that is “razor-sharp but oh-so-lyrical …”

Many of Olden’s books, such as the eastern influenced GIRI, DAI-SHO, GAIJIN, ONI, TE, KISAENG and KRAIT, reflect his life-long passions for justice and eastern culture and philosophy. Clive Custler said that “no one has plumbed the secrets of the Orient with near the imagination”. And about GAIJIN Tom Clancy wrote “...everything a thriller needs is right here …” with “fascinating characters, an intricate plot, and a blistering pace.”.

Olden’s novels have always reflected his diversity of interests and experience. His study of the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe resulted in one of his most well known and highly regarded mysteries, POE MUST DIE.

Early in his career Olden was nominated for the coveted Edgar Award for THEY’VE KILLED ANNA, from his popular HARKER FILE series about an investigative reporter, and in 2000 Olden was presented with the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Fiction Honor Award for his crime novel, THE GHOST.

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