The Three-Day Affair

This twisting crime novel "does what great books should—makes you resent time spent away from it" ( The Newark Star Ledger).   An Esquire Best Book of the Year and a Miami Herald Best Crime Fiction Book of the Year   Will, Jeffrey, and Nolan have been friends since their undergrad days at Princeton. Now, nine years after graduation, Will is a failed musician still reeling from the death of a bandmate. Jeffrey got lucky and then rich from the dot-com boom, and Nolan is a state senator with national aspirations. Through it all, their bond with each other has managed to survive—until one shocking event changes everything.   One night on the road, they make a routine stop at a convenience store. Moments after entering the store, a manic Jeffrey emerges, dragging a young woman with him. He shoves her into Will's car and shouts a single word: "Drive!" Shaken and confused, Will obeys.   Suddenly these three men find themselves completely out of their element, holding a frightened young girl hostage without the slightest idea of what to do next. They're already guilty of kidnapping and robbery; it's only a matter of time before they find out what else they might be guilty of . . .   "Will keep readers on the edge of their seats . . . As you read, you think you know which way the author is driving the narrative, only to have it swerve several times before the fascinating conclusion." — Library Journal, starred review   "A carefully calibrated study of how even the most highly evolved members of our species can become feral under pressure." — The New York Times   "Absolutely first-rate." —John Lescroart