Describe Out Of Books The List
| Title | : | The List |
| Author | : | Steve Martini |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Large Print |
| Pages | : | Pages: 451 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 1997 by Jove (first published February 10th 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Legal Thriller. Suspense |
Steve Martini
Paperback | Pages: 451 pages Rating: 3.96 | 12848 Users | 161 Reviews
Commentary In Favor Of Books The List
A bold and successful scheme to outwit the biggest players in publishing and film animates this novel by the bestselling author of The Judge–a suspenseful thriller in which the price of fame becomes terror. Gable Cooper has penned a novel to kill for. Six million dollars in book and film rights are looming just off the table for this unknown author. But there is a problem: Gable Cooper doesn't exist.Abby Chandlis is an attorney turned novelist and the creator of Gable Cooper. In an age when glamour, not grammar, is often the secret to selling books, Abby has an intriguing plan to keep her writing career alive: find a charismatic male face to pose as the phantom author for the knock-dead thriller she has written. Jack Jermaine is a man with dangerous good looks and a shadowy past. Trained by the military to kill, his obsession is to pen a blockbuster book. He has a trunk filled with rejected manuscripts and a gnawing problem that has turned him bitter: Jack can't write. Desperate to find a man to play the role of Gable Cooper, Abby is about to give up when Jack forces his way into her life. Reluctantly she is convinced that Jack's humor and looks will clinch success for her novel. She uses her legal wits and makes a deal with the devil. Jack becomes Gable Cooper. When Jack is propelled into the orbit of celebrity, Abby finds herself at once seduced and trapped by her own creation. Success turns to terror.
The story careens from the Pacific Northwest to New York City and finally through the islands of the Caribbean as Abby races for her life to the one person she can trust--the one person who can prove to the world that she wrote the novel, and put an end to the nightmare that was once her dream, the dream of making The List.
Mention Books Concering The List
| Original Title: | The List |
| ISBN: | 0515121495 (ISBN13: 9780515121490) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Out Of Books The List
Ratings: 3.96 From 12848 Users | 161 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books The List
4 1/2 stars. A fabulous story of a woman attorney, Abby, who writes a blockbuster novel, under a male pseudonym, that garners serious interest from a publisher and from movie makers and a big-name actor. Finding someone to play the role of the author is her first challenge, but not an easy or uneventful one. When a friend who is living with her to escape an abusive ex-husband is killed, Abby blames the woman's ex-husband, but then he is found dead. With the novel sold for a record-setting price,This book had me hooked from the first page. I could hardly put it down!
First time I've read this author. May have gotten a little carried away with the rating of 5 stars because I just finished the book but the ending was really action packed. To be honest, there were parts of the book which dragged a bit. Still, I plan to read others by the author. The book is almost 20 years old and I found it in the back of my bookcase, all dusty and forlorn. I've been trying to read at least one book from my "unread" bookcase for every newer digital read I finish. I'm finding
A good story. The only complaint I have is the author refers to characters by both first or last names, sometimes in the same paragraph. It was difficult to keep them straight.
First time I've read this author. May have gotten a little carried away with the rating of 5 stars because I just finished the book but the ending was really action packed. To be honest, there were parts of the book which dragged a bit. Still, I plan to read others by the author. The book is almost 20 years old and I found it in the back of my bookcase, all dusty and forlorn. I've been trying to read at least one book from my "unread" bookcase for every newer digital read I finish. I'm finding
I don't understand the bad reviews of the List, perhaps because it's quite an easy read? Never know what people expect from a novel, it's just entertainment after all. It's a gripping thriller, with an unusual theme, and I agree with one of the other reviewers, if this is not one of Steve Martini's (pretty cool name!) best, I think I'll have to read his others. Perfect holiday read.
Maybe it's unfair to count this book as read and rate it when I didn't come close to finishing it, but when I don't finish a book that means it's beyond bad. I finished Twilight. I couldn't keep reading The List. I started reading the book because I thought it might be like a John Grisham book. Maybe Steve Martini is like him in one way, in that half his books are disgusting and the other half are brilliant, but I wouldn't give him the second chance to find out. It comes across as amateur when
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