I'm not at all upset to be considered a crime novelist. But for me, it's never really about the crime or the violence. I'm much more interested in exploring issues. Marcus Sakey considercrimeexplore Change image and share on social
My goal as a novelist is to create smart entertainment, books that keep bright people up too late, that make them want to read just one more chapter. Books that have ideas threaded in amidst the thrilling bits, ideas that I hope linger even after people close the book. Marcus Sakey amidstbitbook share on social
Nobody is accidentally in Alaska. The people who are in Alaska are there because they choose to be, so they've sort of got a real frontier ethic. The people are incredibly friendly, interesting, smart people - but they also stay out of each other's business. Marcus Sakey accidentallyalaskabusiness share on social
I've always been fascinated by mythology or, in modern parlance, by X-Men or vampires. Marcus Sakey fascinatehaveman Change image and share on social
I like female characters that are strong in their own right and not because the author said so. Marcus Sakey authorcharacterfemale Change image and share on social
I write crime novels and thrillers - I'm a big fan of cops. You can never forget that they run towards what everyone else runs away from. Marcus Sakey bigcopcrime Change image and share on social
When I write, I try not to cast in my head, because then I'm writing to a major movie star, and it picks up those ticks, and that's not what I want to do. Marcus Sakey castheadmajor Change image and share on social
The best thing about writing speculative fiction is the opportunity to satirize the whole wide world. The America in 'A Better World' isn't ours, but it's pretty close, so I could lampoon everything from partisan politics to the cult of celebrity to our general disaffection. To me, all that is the point. Marcus Sakey americacelebrityclose share on social
My feeling is that the most dangerous people are always those who take a hardline position - and nothing inspires that sort of extremism like difference. Marcus Sakey dangerousdifferenceextremism Change image and share on social
I make no promises every book will be about Chicago, but it's so inspiring. It's a city of such contradictions. I love to write about it. Marcus Sakey bookchicagocity Change image and share on social