Do you like your legal thrillers with strong female attorneys, exciting twists and turns, and terrible secrets slowly revealed? Then allow me to present to you The Ex by Alafair Burke.
Alafair Burke is the bestselling author of ten previous novels, including several standalone thrillers and the Ellie Hatcher series. The Ex is another standalone that follows Olivia Randall, one of New York City’s best criminal defense lawyers who's asked to represent widower Jack Harris. Jack is accused of murdering three people near the Hudson waterfront, one of whom is the father of the boy who killed Jack’s wife in a mass shooting several years before. The kick is Olivia used to be engaged to Jack, and she knows he never could have done this. But how well does she really know him after all these years?
The author is a former prosecutor and currently a professor of criminal law and lives in Manhattan, so the law details and strategies and the setting are all authentic and entertaining. She really brings you into Olivia’s mind as she attempts to defend Jack in court at the same time she’s trying to solve the mystery of who actually killed the three people… and decide if she can really believe anything Jack tells her.
Harlan Coben calls Alafair Burke “a major talent,” so grab the egalley now and dive in!
-Amanda