Book Review

The Wrong Man (2006)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Sep 26, 2006; Writer: John Katzenbach; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: Ballantine

A drunken dalliance with a handsome auto mechanic/thief turns lethal for grad student Ashley Freeman, who becomes the object of his increasingly unhinged affection.

Homme Fatale
Tech-savvy sociopath Michael O'Connell torments her with dead roses (and animals), identity theft, and scabrous Net rumors.

Lowdown
Crisp prose and solid characterizations lift a boilerplate premise into a gut-churning tale of obsession and retribution.

Originally posted Sep 15, 2006 Published in issue #898 Sep 22, 2006 Order article reprints

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