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Indlæser... The Ex: A Novel (original 2016; udgave 2017)af Alafair Burke (Forfatter)
Work InformationThe Ex af Alafair Burke (2016)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Oh gosh do I love a good Alafair Burke thriller. Interesting premise/mystery. Nice understanding of the legal/police system. Short concise chapters that keep the action flowing. Great characters backstories that make things twisty and interesting. In this one, we have a man accused of a terrible crime. The victim is hardly sympathetic, and he had every reason to kill him, even though he proclaims innocence. The trouble is… can you believe his story, or is he just a really convincing liar? This had WONDERFUL pacing and some great twists and turns throughout. Really kept me guessing! Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader. I didn't really know what to think of this book until about a quarter of the way through it. I liked the story and the characters right off, so that's good, but I kept waiting for the bad part to come. I don't know why I had a bad expectation; I think I had another author mixed up with this one. I liked the lawyer, Olivia, and Jack seemed like a good guy, even if Olivia kept coming up with all her reasons for why he might not be such a good guy anymore. (Geez, who's a great guy after life beats you down time after time, give him a break, lol) I even liked the teenage brat and the acerbic friends. So I read the book quickly and want more. My biggest gripe would be my kindle said I was 90% finished when I was done with the book when the book ended. I hate that. Then came acknowledgments, next book junk, etc. No thanks. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML: "Superb.... Equal measures superlative mystery and crack courtroom thriller reminiscent of the great John Lescroart or the William Diehl classic "Primal Fear." We literally never know what's coming next. . . a wholly satisfying and brilliantly constructed whiz bang of a tale." â?? Providence Journal In this breakout standalone novel of suspense in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on a Train, a woman agrees to help an old boyfriend who has been framed for murderâ??but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated. Twenty years ago she ruined his life. Now she has the chance to save it. 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. Everything about her reminds him of what he used to have with Molly. Eager to help Jack find love again, his best friend posts a message on a popular website after he mentions the encounter. Days later, that same beautiful stranger responds and invites Jack to meet her in person at the waterfront. That's when Jack's world falls apart. Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defense lawyers. When she hears that her former fiancé, Jack Harris, has been arrested for a triple homicideâ??and that one of the victims was connected to his wife's murderâ??there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame himâ??and why? For 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. But as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts. The man she knew could not have done this. But what if she never real No library descriptions found. |
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I'm a fan of Alafair Burke's novels. This one is a quick, easy read with a good plot and good characters. The story progresses through the initial steadfast denial of guilt by defendant Harris, the discovery of evidence by both prosecution and defense, the period of wavering conviction by Olivia that her client is innocent, and finally the 'whodunnit' revelation. There are plenty of clues along the way, and a sharp mystery reader should be able to figure this one out. A fair portion of the story is also given to details of the past relationship between Randall and Harris. If there was a surprise at the end, it was more in the 'romance' aspect of the story than the murder plot.
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