Jake Stone is a screen writer from LA who finds himself on a farm outside London seeking inspiration to cure a severe case of writers block. However, the serene and quiet country escape he wanted turns out to be anything but. Embroiled in an affair with the farmer's wife, charged with murder, and assaulted by gypsies, this is one vacation Jake shouldn't have taken.
This is the second time I've read Robbie's Wife and it's even better the second time around. I love character driven stories and this doesn't fail to deliver. Jack Stone is a character ripped from the pages of a Jason Starr novel who makes accidental murder justified and par for the course; an event bound to happen that's still no less shocking when it does.
Robbie's Wife is well plotted, populated by multidimensional characters and a perfectly executed. I highly recommend this. Think James M Cain with a more modern flavor. An easy 5/5 stars.
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