Mark Nykanen
Nykanen is a four-time Emmy and Edgar-winning journalist, and acclaimed author of extraordinarily tense literary thrillers that feature protagonists who find themselves pushed to the absolute extremes of behavior and imagination.
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My latest thriller, Burn Down the Sky, is a post apocalyptic climate collapse tale published by HarperCollins Voyageur. It is set in a near-future world devastated by environmental catastrophe and a runaway virus that has killed most of the world's population. It's the first book in a series that I've set in North America in the latter part of this century.
My mystery/thriller Striking Back is published by Bell Bridge Books. The men in L.A. counselor Gwyn Sanders' spousal abuse group have been targeted by a killer who's murdering them one by one, using means horrifically similar to the manner in which the men brutalized their wives and girlfriends. The chief suspect? Sanders herself. That's because years ago her own stepfather was the victim of a bizarre and unsolved murder. With shocks and surprises at every turn, Striking Back pierces Hollywood's darkest heart (the author says modestly).
"This is a terrific amateur sleuth-police procedural...the key to making this a strong thriller is the diabolical villain who cleverly remains in plain sight and has the ability to change plans when needed...readers will relish Striking Back as Mark Nykanen provides a gripping whodunit."
— Harriet Klausner, Genre Go Round Reviews
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NEWS
 
"An Intense, amazing, post-apocalyptic tale of unleashed terror and undying hope. This is gifted writing, and a superb, brilliant thriller."
Bill Evans, New York Times bestselling author of Category 7
"Jaros has crafted such a vividly ravaged world that I could almost feel the grit on my fingers as I turned each page. And I couldn't stop turning them!"
— Marcus Pelegrimas, author of the Skinners series
“This gripping tale immediately ushers us into an all-too-plausible post-apocalyptic world. It’s Children of Men meets The Handmaid’s Tale - with The Road Warrior to rev up the high octane plot.”
— Mark Feldstein, author of Poisoning the Press
"Takes the idea of the post-apocalyptic men's adventure tale and turns it on its head, with the simple idea that it focuses on female leads...Jaros's characters are not two-dimenisioinal stereotypes or caricatures...With truly stand-out moments, BURN DOWN THE SKY never falters."
— Bruce Grossman, Bookgasm.com
"Blends science fiction and thriller genres but I’d call it one of more the literate novels I’ve read in 2011."
— From the International Thriller Writers interview
"Utterly compelling...this is one you want to read. The language is powerful and evocative, and it moves at a rapid clip start to finish. I give Burn Down the Sky a big thumb’s-up."
— Suzanne Johnson, Preternatura
"James Jaros does a phenomenal job with world building in BURN DOWN THE SKY...Jaros creates strong female characters who fight back against the horrors others try to inflict on them...an edgy, dark thriller that keeps the reader engaged from the very first page."
— Debbie Wiley Book Reviews
"I really could not put this book down...Jaros does a great job of creating strong, believable women role-models with real emotions...Burn Down the Sky is a fun, well-written, post-apocalyptic quest story that entertains, and I strongly recommend it for fans of Stephen King's The Stand, the Mad Max films, Cormac McCarthy's The Road, or Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake."
— The Alternative
"Bookstores are flooded with dystopic and apocalyptic novels just lately but Burn Down the Sky is a standout…The book is well written, well paced and does not lack for action. The doomsday scenarios and their fallout are written so that it all seems not just plausible but probable. Realistic scenarios of flooding, coastline loss, and looting make this book a good end of days read."
— Amal Chaaban, ragmag.co/
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