Name: The Ex
ISBN: 9780571328161

Alafair Burke

The Ex

When Angela met Jason Powell, while catering a function in the Hamptons, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, but to her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to start again, for her and her young son to move from her mother's home to Manhattan, where no one knew of her tragic past. Six years later, thanks to a best-selling book and a growing media career, Jason has become a celebrated liberal figurehead, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, but increasingly Angela is forced to ask how well she ever really knew her husband, and if she can afford to stand by him and risk her damaged past being revealed.

The Wife

Victoria

I didn't see most of the "twists" coming but there's just something about the way this was written that didn't quite give me that push or interest as a supposed mystery/suspense/thriller novel should. It just sucks because it could have been good but the reveals were just boring, to say the least.

Ugh. 

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CURRENTLY READING

13 chapters in and I still can't figure out the "mystery" in this book. Where's the suspense? Where's the thrill? Where's the part that's pushing me to keep turning the pages until I get to the end??

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I'm seriously hoping that this won't be another trying-hard-copy-cat of Gone Girl.

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 murder—but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated. And look for Alafair Burke’s latest heart-racing novel of psychological suspense, The Wife, coming in January 2018. 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 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. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him—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 really knew him?

A Novel

3.5 stars

Well that was a pretty easy read, to be honest. 

The pacing was good and was not boring at all. And the most important thing, I was definitely not expecting that ending. I just felt like I was left hanging by the end of that last chapter and that I should be reading more but, oh well.

Sue Schilling

In our age of accusations, blurred lines, and shifting allegiances, what would you do? 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 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 . . .

Vanessa Arenas

Twisty, Twisty.

Jason and Angela have a perfect life. Jason is in the public eye and Angela is a caterer. One day one of Jason's interns acuses him on being innapropriate with her and that is where everything blows up!! However, this book has so many twists and turns that it grips the reader and does not let go. The reader never imagines the ending. Super Thrilling, such a recommended book!

Fellowes Cynthia

I barely remember what this was about so I gave it three stars.

"This year's Gone Girl."—Harlan Coben His Scandal Her Secret From New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, a stunning domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman in Cabin 10—in which a woman must make the impossible choice between defending her husband and saving herself. When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally able to move out of her mother’s home to Manhattan, where no one knew about her tragic past. Six years later, thanks to a bestselling book and a growing media career, Jason has become a cultural lightning rod, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, and Angela believes him. But when Kerry disappears, Angela is forced to take a closer look—at both the man she married and the women she chose not to believe. This much-anticipated follow-up to Burke’s Edgar-nominated The Ex asks how far a wife will go to protect the man she loves: Will she stand by his side, even if he drags her down with him?

Emily C Peterson

Witch

So the first 3/4 of this book was really great. It was fast paced, interesting, and I wanted to know more about the characters, even the ones I didn't like.
Then the end happened and it just burst my bubble.
The first 3/4 I'd give a solid 4 stars to, the last bit, 2 stars.

The Ex

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