The Salinger Contract : A Novel (Paperback)

from Seven.Stories.Press

There were some things I found predictable about this story, but that's only because I read so much I'm able to see things that other people don't (or so I'm told). But overall this was a delightfully original premise with excellent writing by an author who knows his stuff. I read it in less than...

from sleahey

Told from the point of view of the author, this literary mystery describes the relationship between two authors, each of whom is dealing with writing struggles and family situations. The narrator's acquaintance, a thriller writer, chooses him as a confidante after he accepts a deal from a wealthy...

from RGazala

Adam Langer's excellent book, "The Salinger Contract," comes out during a time flush with new J.D. Salinger materials currently being and soon to be released. A biography by David Shields and Shane Salerno just came out to accompany a new Salinger documentary, both of which breathlessly anticipat...

from csweder

This was a fun, thrilling book that I got as a part of my Book Riot Quarterly subscription. (It's true, happiness is books and bookish things!)This is a modern thriller about writers and the publishing world--so it was interesting to me on so many levels! Characters find themselves in compromisin...

from GabbyHayze

The Salinger Contract by Adam Langer Years ago I read Crossing California, also by Adam Langer. It wasn't a bad book, and I did enjoy the writing for the way Langer makes conversations and descriptions flow so easily on the pages. But in summing up the book, I felt at the end it was too dispassio...