John Marrs is the author of #1 bestsellers including The One, The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, The Family Experiment, The Marriage Act, The Passengers, What Lies Between Us, Keep It In The Family and The Stranger In Her House. His next book, You Killed Me First, is out in March 2025. What Lies won the International Thriller Writers' Best Paperback of 2021 award.
The One is a million. John Marrs is an author and former journalist based in London and Northamptonshire. After spending his career interviewing celebrities from the worlds of television, film and music for numerous national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time author.
His books include No1 bestseller and Netflix series The One, The Passengers, award winning What Lies Between Us and The Good Samaritan. John Marrs really knows how to write dysfunctional family dramas/thrillers. The first 35-40% I was pulled into The Good Samaritan so fast and staying up late to read "just one more chapter".
I will say from the 40ish-70% mark the story slowed down and I found myself struggling to want to keep reading but super glad I did because the family drama got worse (in a good way for a thriller book. Table of Contents Introduction Synopsis of The Good Samaritan Alternative Book Cover Characters Highlights Spoilers FAQs about The Good Samaritan Reviews About the Author Conclusion Introduction What is The Good Samaritan about? This book follows Laura, a seemingly kind volunteer at a suicide hotline called End of the Line. The callers seeking help find comfort in her voice, but Laura has a.
John Marrs is the author of The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, and Welcome to Wherever You Are. He is a freelance journalist based in London, England who has spent 20 years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national magazines and newspapers. He has also written for publications including the Guardian's Guide and Guardian Online, Total Film.
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Genre: Psychological thriller Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (reprint) Publication Date: April 12, 2018 Disclaimer: I received a free eARC of this via NetGalley in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. A slow-burn thriller told from the point of view of a mentally ill woman playing a deadly game of cat and mouse. When Laura [].
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs - book cover, description. What's inside The Good Samaritan by John Marrs is a psychological thriller about a helpline volunteer who steers callers toward suicide. The Good Samaritan is a book written by John Marrs.
In it, Laura Morris works at The End of the Line suicide hotline where she actively encourages them to die. She revels in their pain. The Good Samaritan returns with a fresh cover.
This version incorporates an exclusive epilogue; while this enhances the reading experience, the main narrative is unchanged from earlier editions.