Wife (eBook)

Alafair Burke (Autor)

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2018 | 1. Auflage
320 Seiten
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
9780571328208 (ISBN)

Infos

WATCH THE AMAZON TV ADAPTATION OF THE BETTER SISTER STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKS Bestselling author of The Ex and The Better Sister 'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent' HARLAN COBEN How well did she ever know her husband? When Angela meets Jason Powell, a brilliant university professor, she assumes their romance to be a fling. But when they marry the following summer and move to Manhattan, Angela feels she's been given the chance to escape her troubled past. Six years later, however, Jason, by now a celebrated liberal figurehead, faces serious allegations made by one of his young college interns, and Angela's seemingly perfect life is under threat . . .

Alafair Burke is the Edgar-nominated, New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including Find Me, The Ex, The Wife,The Better Sister, and the co-author of the best-selling 'Under Suspicion' series with Mary Higgins Clark. The Better Sister is being adapted for television by Amazon Prime, and will star Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks. A former prosecutor, and now a professor of criminal law, she recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded the prestigious Pinckley Prize in 2023. She lives in New York.

Rezensionen

"With plot twists and turns to the very end, this is a tantalizing follow-up to The Ex that will keep pages turning."

"Written by a former prosecutor with a genius for plot, this thrill ride of a novel takes a hard look at loyalty and the violence a secret can cause-especially when that secret involves a revered public figure accused of rape."

"[A] page-turner.... Classic domestic-thriller elements-the too-perfect couple, the unreliable narrator, the troubled past-are given a good workout in this satisfying round of 'Who's the Psycho?'"

This might be the most gripping, insightful work from the best-selling author Alafair Burke yet.

'The issue of sexual harassment and assault gets a new spin in Alafair Burke's gripping new novel, "The Wife." With a fine eye for believable characters and what motivates people, Burke sculpts a solid domestic thriller that's fresh and timely.'

[A] roller-coaster of a domestic thriller.

'A truly superior plot.labyrinthine and subtly layered [and] timed to perfection.'

A timely, devious marriage thriller... the pleasure of this ingeniously plotted, psychologically acute novel lies in watching a desperate woman finally take control of her life.

Burke's knowledge of criminal law and police procedures shines in this tangled plot with an unreliable narrator. Is anyone whom they seem to be? Verdict: Edgar-nominated Burke (The Ex) has written a timely, riveting, and deeply resonant psychological suspense novel focused on sexual harassment and varying degrees of assault in both domestic and workplace settings. Fans of Linda Fairstein will devour this.

'Extremely timely... Gripping stuff with an unexpected denouement by an expert writer.'

[A] page-turner.... Classic domestic-thriller elements-the too-perfect couple, the unreliable narrator, the troubled past-are given a good workout in this satisfying round of 'Who's the Psycho?'

"This might be the most gripping, insightful work from the best-selling author Alafair Burke yet. She poses a seemingly impossible, if undeniably compelling, challenge: a woman must either save her life or defend her husband, but not both."

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.1.2018
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: Best selling • Domestic Thriller • Edgar Nominated • Gillian Flynn • Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl • Karin Slaughter • Mary Higgins Clarke, 'Under Suspicion' series • The Ex • The Girl She Was, Find Me, The Ex, The Better Sister • The Woman in Cabin 10
• ISBN-13: 9780571328208 / 9780571328208