The Ex - Tapa dura

"Riveting."--Entertainment Weekly

"Riveting.... Burke's protagonist, Olivia Randall, is a complicated woman with legal skills to match the Lincoln Lawyer.... Olivia proves she's at the top of her game as a criminal defense attorney. And with her pacey plot and fascinating characters, Burke proves she's at the top of hers."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"With an all-too-real mass shooting in a richly-observed Manhattan as its springboard, The Ex is an expertly crafted, intricately woven novel that is as emotionally complex as it is riveting."--Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia and Where They Found Her

"Enjoyable.... There's a great and satisfying surprise.... Worth the time."--USA Today, three stars

"Gripping.... Olivia makes an appealingly bold protagonist.... Burke keeps the suspense high throughout, prying open mysteries of relationships and perception."--Publishers Weekly

"Superb.... Equal measures superlative mystery and crack courtroom thriller reminiscent of the great John Lescroart or the William Diehl classic "Primal Fear." We literally never know what's coming next, putty in Burke's devilishly adept hands as she shapes a wholly satisfying and brilliantly constructed whiz bang of a tale."--Providence Journal

"This thought-provoking novel is brilliantly crafted, with a compelling and complex plot."--Bookreporter.com

"A major talent."--Harlan Coben

"Superb.... Burke delivers a multi-layered plot that explores relationships and manipulation in a rich character study.... Anyone who has a former boyfriend--or girlfriend--will be able to relate to Olivia's situation.... "The Ex" doesn't let up until the final, believable twist."--Florida Sun-Sentinel

"Intriguing, suspenseful, compelling, insightful, surprising, and thoroughly satisfying -- The Ex is a great read."--Chris Pavone, The Accident and The Expats