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Corkscrew

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This is a sensational story which I would rate actually at four and a half stars except you can't. A famous successful author Bryce Proctorr who has a severe case of writers block and a wife who is deliberately stalling their divorce for money runs into an old friend while researching in a library. Wayne Prentice is also a writer but due to, well in his mind anyway, computerisation he cannot get a book published anymore and Bryce offers him a solution to both their needs. He will publish one of Wayne's novels under his name and split the money. Oh and one other thing Wayne must do. Kill his wife!

This is a sensational thriller of what would go through someone struggling through life when faced with such an option. Also how would the aftermath affect the minds of both parties involved? This book is a bit dated with some things such as saving files on floppy disc but apart from that is sensational. The only thing I had a problem with is Susan, Wayne's wife who does not have a problem with murder yet works in a major charity organisation and believes in that work. Surely someone like this would oppose murder. Apart from that though, great book. If you haven't read The Ax by Westlake get it as it is even better than this.