M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a USA Today bestseller and is a major motion picture based on his BAFTA-nominated screenplay. Under the name Mike Carey he has written for both DC and Marvel, including critically acclaimed runs on X-Men and Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books regularly appear in the New York Times bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit.
Someone Like Me is a taut clever thriller that left me utterly bereft when I'd finished. It's a masterpiece--Louise Jensen, author of The Sister A first-rate, superbly paced paranormal thriller.--New York Times Bold and unpredictable.... Just when you think you know what kind of story Carey is telling, he shifts gears and forces you to start your deductions from scratch.... Scary and incredibly tense.--SciFiNow Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane. --Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls on The Boy on the Bridge This wonderfully strange and creepy tale is a thrilling, genre-defying treat.--Kirkus