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The Executor

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Executor
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jesse Kellerman
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:496
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 159
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
ISBN/Barcode 9780751540291
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Sphere
Publication Date 27 May 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Things aren't going well for Joseph Geist. He's broke. His graduate school advisor won't talk to him. And his girlfriend has kicked him out of her apartment, leaving him homeless and alone. It's a tough spot for a philosopher to be in, and he's ready to give up all hope of happiness when an ad in the local paper catches his eye. 'Conversationalist wanted', it reads. Which sounds perfect to Joseph. After all, he's never done anything in his life except talk. And the woman behind the ad turns out to be the perfect employer: brilliant, generous, and willing to pay him for making conversation. Before long, Joseph has moved in with her, and has begun to feel very comfortable in her big, beautiful house. So comfortable, in fact, that he would do anything to stay there forever.

Author Biography

Jesse Kellerman was born in Los Angeles in 1978. He also holds a Masters of Fine Arts in theatre. He has won several awards for his writing, including the Princess Grace Award, given to America's most promising young playwright. He lives with his wife and son in California.

Reviews

The plot builds to a climax that's as devastating as it is plausible. Few thriller writers today are as gifted as Kellerman at using lucid and evocative prose in the service of an intense and nail-biting story - Publishers Weekly Kellerman is an inspired stylist with a darkly witty sensibility that owes much to Patricia Highsmith - Telegraph Cements the young American as one of the hottest crime writers around - Daily Mirror Exudes the subtle menace of Hitchcock at his very best . . . This is a deft, sinuous thriller that creeps up on you like a knife in the darkness--and is every bit as satisfying as the lavish Viennese cream cakes its central characters are so fond of - Daily Mail