The Ex

by John Lutz

76 Members 1 Review ½ (3.56)

On This Page

Description

A woman escapes from a mental institution and turns up on the doorstep of her divorced husband, a New York literary agent. He has remarried and has a son, but that's no problem, killing and kidnaping is in the lady's blood. By the author of SWF Seeks Same.

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

1 review
This was a very fast read. Had a hard tme putting it down. I'm not sure how I found this book, I think I just happened to be browising the library and picked it up after browsing the inside jacket, glad I did. Several times it gave me the shivers at how creepy Diedre (The Ex) is. Several portions got sexually explicit that was almost too much, but truly showed the weakeness of David. I truly felt sorry for Mollly (the wife). The ending left me a little flat, which is why I didn't rate it higher. After Diedre's demise, David and Molly seemed to live hppily-ever-after, surely there had to be some difficulty with Molly accepting David's indiscretions.
½

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

Picture of author.
104+ Works 3,682 Members
John Lutz is the author of more than 40 novels including Lazarus Man, Jericho Man, Dancing with the Dead, and Slaughter. He is also the author of several series including the Alo Nudger series, the Fred Carver Mystery series, and the Frank Quinn series. SWF Seeks Same was adapted into the hit movie Single White Female starring Bridget Fonda and show more Jennifer Jason Leigh and The Ex was adapted into a HBO feature. He has received several awards including an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, the Shamus Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Work Relationships

Has the adaptation

Common Knowledge

Original title
The Ex

Classifications

Genres
Fiction and Literature, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery, Horror
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3562 .U854 .E96Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
BISAC

Statistics

Members
76
Popularity
415,471
Reviews
1
Rating
½ (3.56)
Languages
English, German
Media
Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
ISBNs
9
ASINs
4