Salt and Ashes
A literary thriller set on a dying stretch of coastline, where a decades-old disappearance resurfaces with the tide.
Marcus Feld · August 6, 2026
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Marcus Feld
Marcus Feld spent fifteen years as a marine surveyor before publishing his first thriller. His novels, set along windswept coastlines, are praised for pairing propulsive plots with genuine literary weight. Salt and Ashes is his sixth.
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 1971
- Known for
- Literary thrillers set on the coast
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Marcus Feld Signs a Landmark Three-Book Deal
The coastal-thriller author moves to Blackwater Press in one of the year’s largest fiction agreements.
By Mara Elwood · August 25, 2026
Salt and Ashes Heads to the Screen
Marcus Feld’s coastal thriller has been optioned for a limited series, with the author attached as a writer.
By DORX Chronicle Staff · August 9, 2026
A Thriller With Salt in Its Veins
Marcus Feld knows his coastline, and Salt and Ashes moves — even when its ending arrives a beat too fast.
By Mara Elwood · August 6, 2026