The Ex
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Average rating3.9
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Ratings9
Average rating3.9
'Highly addictive.' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent.' HARLAN COBEN 'Packed with plot, The Ex rocks.' New York Journal of Books 'Keeps you guessing right to the very end. I loved it.' BECKY MASTERMAN, author of Fear the Darkness DID HE, OR DIDN'T HE? Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defence lawyers. When she gets a phone call informing her that her former fiancée has been arrested for a triple homicide 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, and the hurt she caused him, but as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts.
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Was a great book. The only downside for me was that I figured the ending at the middle of the book. So from that point on, I was just shouting to Olivia that its so obvious, why cant you see it?
NY attorney Olivia Randall defends her ex-fiancée, Jack Harris, accused of killing 3 people in a public park. The highest profile victim and apparent target was the father of the kid who killed Jack's wife in a mass shooting. Jack's story is that he was drawn to that location through an online dating contact who asked him to meet her there.
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.
The book was an easy read, nice page turner. There were some twists that I unfortunately saw coming and I knew who did it early on, but it was still a good read seeing how they got there. Unfortunately I'm not sure the “whodunnit” could actually have done it as it seems a bit far-fetched for the culprit, but I still enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the author's voice and the characters were (mostly) believable.
