About
Marshall Karp is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a TV and screenwriter, documentarian, and playwright. He cocreated the internationally bestselling NYPD Red series with James Patterson and now continues the high-octane thrillers on his own. Marshall is also the author of the critically acclaimed Lomax and Biggs novels, featuring LAPD Detectives Mike Lomax and Terry Biggs. His latest novel, Don’t Tell Me How to Die, starts as a poignant family drama and quietly, but ruthlessly turns into a psychological thriller driven by buried truths and gasp-worthy reveals. Readers are calling it one of the twistiest, most addictive thrillers of 2025. For over twenty years Marshall has worked closely with Vitamin Angels, a global charity that delivers lifesaving nutrients to more than seventy million mothers and children around the world. His website KarpKills.com offers free chapters, blunt advice for aspiring writers, and unexpected extras for readers who want to go beyond the book.
Featured Work
DON'T TELL ME HOW TO DIE
I HAVE ONE THING TO DO BEFORE I DIE.
AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
I had it all: fantastic husband, two great kids, an exciting career. And then at the age of 43, I found out I would be dead before my next birthday. My mother also died at 43. I was 17, and she warned me that women would flock to my suddenly single father like stray cats to an overturned milk truck. They did. And one absolutely evil woman practically destroyed his life, mine, and my sister’s.
I am not letting that happen to my family. I have three months, and I plan to spend every waking minute searching for the perfect woman to take my place as Alex’s wife, and mother to Kevin and Katie.
You’re probably thinking, she’ll never do it. Did I mention that in high school I was voted “Most Likely to Kill Someone to Get What She Wants”?
Maggie Dunn
