The Good Samaritan

An ITW Thriller Award finalist.

She's a friendly voice on the phone. But can you trust her?

The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn't want them to hope. She wants them to die.

Laura hasn't had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it.

But now someone's on to her--Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?

The sinister truth is within Ryan's grasp, but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to...

Because the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder.

Revised edition: This edition of The Good Samaritan includes editorial revisions.

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Published Apr 12, 2018

417 pages

Average rating: 7.63

70 RATINGS

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KikiStoneCreek
Jun 03, 2023
10/10 stars
Another page turner

It is nearly impossible to put down a John Marrs book once you start one, and this one is no exception. But I think that I'll remember the characters in this book a lot longer than any book I've in years.
CozySocks
Jan 29, 2026
9/10 stars
I wonder what goes through John Marrs mind when he writes, because this is a CRAZY book! I loved it! I hated the ending though.
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Mar 19, 2025
7/10 stars
This was just on. Kinda slow. Not as good as Keep it in the Family.
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Mar 17, 2025
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Dec 25, 2023
10/10 stars
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