The Executor - by Jesse Kellerman (Paperback)

About the Book

From a thriller writer of distinct and daring voice ("Providence Journal-Bulletin") comes a dark and brilliantly written tale about the temptations we face, the choices we make--and the consequences that may follow. Available in a tall Premium Edition.

Book Synopsis

"Stunning."--The New York Times Book Review

"An outstanding novel of psychological suspense... Few thriller writers today are as gifted as Kellerman."--Publishers Weekly

Perpetual graduate student Joseph Geist is at his wit's end. Recently kicked out of their shared apartment by his girlfriend, he's left with little more than a half bust of Nietzsche's head and the realization that he's homeless and unemployed. He's hit a dead end on his dissertation; his funding has been cut off. He doesn't even have a phone. Desperate for some source of income, he searches the local newspaper and finds a curious ad:

CONVERSATIONALIST SOUGHT.
SERIOUS APPLICANTS ONLY.
PLEASE CALL 617-XXX-XXXX
BETWEEN SEVEN A.M. AND TWO P.M.
NO SOLICITORS.

And so Joseph meets Alma Spielman: a woman who, with her old-world ways and razor-sharp mind, is his intellectual soul mate. How is he to know that what seems to be the best decision of his life is the one that seals his fate?

About the Author

Jesse Kellerman is the author of Potboiler, The Executor, The Genius, Trouble, Sunstroke. and with Jonathan Kellerman, The Golem of Hollywood. His books and plays have won several awards and an Edgar Award nomination. He lives in California.