“…brilliantly crafted, with a compelling and complex plot.” –Book Reporter If you’re a fan of Gone Girl, you’ll love THE EX.” “Alafair Burke’s complex characters and mysterious plot line in THE EX will keep you at the edge of your seat and wanting to know more after each page.
Burke has created some memorable female protagonists over the years, but Olivia might be the cream of the crop.” THE EX “features smooth, engaging writing a sharp, funny edge and characters worth investing in. THE EX is an “enjoyable legal thriller” with “a great and satisfying surprise.” THE EX is “gripping” with “an appealingly bold protagonist…Burke keeps the suspense high throughout, prying open mysteries of relationships and perception.”
–Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Expats and The Accident THE EX is “intriguing, suspenseful, compelling, insightful, surprising, and thoroughly satisfying. –Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia and Where They Found Her With an all-too-real mass shooting in a richly-observed Manhattan as its springboard, The Ex is an expertly crafted, intricately woven novel that is as emotionally complex as it is riveting.” The man she knew could not have done this. But as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him and why?įor Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets, to absolve herself of guilt from a tragic decision, a secret she has held for twenty years. When she hears that her former fiance, Jack Harris, has been arrested for a triple homicide and that one of the victims was connected to his wife’s murder there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. Olivia Randall is one of New York City’s best criminal defense lawyers. Eager to help Jack find love again, his best friend posts a message on a popular website after he mentions the encounter.ĭays later, that same beautiful stranger responds and invites Jack to meet her in person at the waterfront. Widower Jack Harris has resisted the dating scene ever since the shooting of his wife Molly by a fifteen-year-old boy three years ago.An early morning run along the Hudson River changes that when he spots a woman in last night’s party dress, barefoot, enjoying a champagne picnic alone, reading his favorite novel.Įverything about her reminds him of what he used to have with Molly.
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