Jesse Kellerman is the internationally bestselling author of four previous novels, "The Executor, The Genius, Trouble, "and "Sunstroke." His books and plays have also won several awards. He lives in La Jolla, California.
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Seldom, if ever, have the cloak-and-dagger folk of any stripe, ours
or theirs appeared so omniscient, so omnipotent and so perfectly
awful as they do in Kellerman s mordantly funny latest Another
brilliant performance. Kellerman has fun here, and so will his
readers.
"Kirkus" (starred)
Kellerman ruminates on the practice of writing, the experience of
sudden literary success, the nature of friendship, and the
contrasts between the lives of writers and spies. Potboiler is very
funny and insightful. "Booklist
" Kellerman balances the line between thrills and satire in this
unique reading experience filled with mysteries, conspiracies,
double crosses and shadowy villains .Fun in completely unexpected
ways. Only a great writer like Kellerman could make it work at all
well. "Romantic Times
" This satire heavy novel works well There are truly funny
observations about publishing, what merits good writing, and the
excesses of the thriller genre. "Library Journal
""A tough, funny satire of the titled genre Kellerman wants to have
fun with thrillers creating a niche for himself by focusing on
characters who are never as smart as they think they are . a
frequently hilarious Moebius strip of a novel." "Palm Beach
Post
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"Seldom, if ever, have the cloak-and-dagger folk--of any stripe,
ours or theirs--appeared so omniscient, so omnipotent and so
perfectly awful as they do in Kellerman's mordantly funny latest...
Another brilliant performance. Kellerman has fun here, and so will
his readers."
--"Kirkus" (starred)
"Kellerman ruminates on the practice of writing, the experience of
sudden literary success, the nature of friendship, and the
contrasts between the lives of writers and spies. Potboiler is very
funny - and insightful."--"Booklist
""Kellerman balances the line between thrills and satire in this
unique reading experience filled with mysteries, conspiracies,
double crosses and shadowy villains....Fun in completely unexpected
ways. Only a great writer like Kellerman could make it work at all
well."--"Romantic Times
""This satire heavy novel works well... There are truly funny
observations about publishing, what merits good writing, and the
excesses of the thriller genre."--"Library Journal
""A tough, funny satire of the titled genre... Kellerman wants to
have fun with thrillers... creating a niche for himself by focusing
on characters who are never as smart as they think they are.... a
frequently hilarious Moebius strip of a novel."--"Palm Beach
Post""
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"Kellerman ruminates on the practice of writing, the experience of
sudden literary success, the nature of friendship, and the
contrasts between the lives of writers and spies. Potboiler is very
funny - and insightful." --"Booklist
""Kellerman balances the line between thrills and satire in this
unique reading experience filled with mysteries, conspiracies,
double crosses and shadowy villains....Fun in completely unexpected
ways. Only a great writer like Kellerman could make it work at all
well." --"Romantic Times
""This satire heavy novel works well... There are truly funny
observations about publishing, what merits good writing, and the
excesses of the thriller genre." --"Library Journal"
Failed-novelist-turned-professor Arthur Pfefferkorn has long been jealous of his oldest friend, William de Vallee, who married the only woman Pfefferkorn ever loved and became a fabulously successful writer. But when de Vallee disappears at sea with his latest manuscript unfinished, Arthur is given the chance to take his place both on the bestseller lists and in the bedroom. However, there's a dark side to the deal, one that thrusts Pfefferkorn into a perilous, twisted adventure oddly similar to those of de Vallee's books. Satire works best when served with subtlety and that's just how narrator Kirby Heyborne handles it, letting the book's humor stand on its own, while also deftly rendering moments of genuine suspense. His Pfefferkorn sounds alternately passive and fussy, reluctant and eager, pretty much the kind of aimless, over-educated naif who'd allow himself to be drawn into a mess from which he can't escape. A Putnam hardcover. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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