Coming Soon! Kylie MacDonald, Zach Jordan, And You!  

Be immortalized as a character in Marshall Karp’s NYPD Red 8 when you preorder his pulse-pounding twisty-turning psychological thriller Don't Tell Me How to Die… Plus get a chance to video-chat with Marshall!

Three winners will be chosen!

How to Enter

Preorder a hardcover copy of Don't Tell Me How to Die from your favorite retailer before 3/4/25.

Submit your order information in the form below by 3/11/25 to be entered to be entered to become a character in Marshall Karp's next installment of the New York Times bestselling NYPD Red series, NYPD Red 8.

About the Book

I have one thing to do before I die.
And time is running out.

I had it all: a fantastic husband, two great kids, an exciting career. And then, at the age of forty-three, I found out I would be dead before my next birthday. 

My mother also died young. I was seventeen, 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”?             

From thriller writer Marshall Karp (cocreator with James Patterson of the #1 New York Times bestselling NYPD Red series), and rich with Karp’s deft array of three-dimensional characters and his signature biting humor, Don’t Tell Me How to Die has so many twists and turns, you’d swear he wrote it with a corkscrew.

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Official Rules

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*Winners' names will be included as characters in Marshall Karp's NYPD Red 8, unless the winner(s) decline(s). Marshall Karp and Blackstone Publishing retain the right to choose NOT to use a winner's name if they determine it conflicts in any way with other character names, or the narrative of the book. To decline this prize simply respond to the winner's notification email from Blackstone Publishing stating your desire to forfeit this portion of the prize. The nature and prominence of the winner's namesake character is solely up to the discretion of Marshall Karp and Blackstone Publishing. Winner(s) will be required to sign a formal release indicating their approval to have their name used. Winner(s) will also be subject to identity verification. If winner(s) decline the formal release and/or decline to submit identity verification documents, they forfeit this portion of the prize. Limit of one prize per participant. Offer only valid for US residents, void where prohibited. No purchase necessary to enter. To enter without purchasing, please use the form above and in the retailer field select "Other" and in the Order Number field please write "did not purchase." All entries must be submitted before 3/11/25.