Unemployed and homeless after being dumped by his girlfriend, perpetual graduate student Joseph Geist answers a strange ad for a companion conversationalist and enters the old world of Alma Spielman, an intellectual soulmate who poses a fateful challenge. By the author of
The Kellermans are America's first family of psychological suspense, and though son Jesse may have a long way to go to surpass the status of his bestselling parents, Faye and Jonathan, his fourth novel shows that he is definitely gaining on them in terms of ingenuity. Graduate student Joseph Geist is content to use his considerable intellect to comment on dead philosophers and collect fellowships, but when his girlfriend gets sick of supporting his life of academic limbo, he is suddenly forced to seek a new sponsor. When Geist meets up with an aged philosophy buff named Alma Spielmann who is willing to provide free room and board in return for regular reflective conversations, he thinks he's reached the pinnacle of lethargic contemplation, but Alma's greedy nephew is none too thrilled when he discovers another idler trying to siphon off his future inheritance. As the two potential beneficiaries face off in a conflict of escalating hostility, Geist will discover whether his dedication to a life of the mind will help or hinder his ability to survive the dangers of good ol' reality.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery + Crime, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: General, Types of Characters, Suspense, Psychology, Settings, Education, Action + Thrillers
- Publisher: Jove Pubns
- Pages: 404
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: February 22, 2011
- Date Published: February 22, 2011
- Author: Jesse Kellerman