The Ex - Hardcover

John Lutz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575660784 ISBN 13: 9781575660783

Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp, 1996

Synopsis

The successful and happy world of David and Molly Jones is thrown into turmoil by the emergence of Deirdre Grocci, an erotically obsessed woman from David's past who will stop at nothing to get him back.

About this title

About the Author:

NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR John Lutz's work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. He is the author of more than forty novels and over 200 short stories and articles. His novels and short fiction have been translated into almost every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay. When Lutz isn't writing, he's reading, following baseball, dining out with friends, or going to movies or plays.

From AudioFile:

Just the title of this audiobook is enough to send a chill through most people. John Lutz leaves no one disappointed. Diedre escapes from a mental institution to seek out her ex-husband, David Jones, now settled into a happy Manhattan lifeŠcomplete with young wife and son. David Griffin and Katie Caple render effortlessly the twisted meetings, affairs, murders and deceit that become the evil plot of The Ex. Griffin's sincere portrayal of Jones keeps listeners sympathetic to the characterŠeven when Jones makes some big mistakes! Caple expertly fleshes out both the hellishly seductive Diedre and the suffering Molly who must fight to preserve her child and herself from Diedre's psychotic wrath. The Ex is a thrilling ride for anyone brave enough to sit down and strap in. R.A.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1575660784
• ISBN 13: 9781575660783
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 262