Jean Hanff Korelitz
Most scholars accept there are only seven plots from which novelists draw. I guess one of them is: frustrated author somehow becomes privy to a great plot and has reason to believe he or she can steal it without getting caught because it s an occasionally recurring motif in suspense fiction. Jake is a former literary-underkind-turned-mediocre-professor. An annoying student shares a sure-thing idea with Jake, then ends up dead a few years later. Jake sniffs around, realizes the pupil never did anything with his concept, and helps himself to the idea. As written by Jake, the novel indeed becomes a huge hit. Jake s reputation is restored, he s a star, and he even meets the woman of his dreams. It s all perfect until the first I know you stole this book note arrives. The fun starts. Can Jake find out who knows before his life is ruined? And, if so, what s he going to do about it? Oh: you can t really say Korelitz stole the stole the idea idea even thou
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