The Plot A Novel

★ New York Times Bestseller
★ The Tonight Show Summer Reads Winner
★ A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

“Insanely readable.” — Stephen King

Hailed as “breathtakingly suspenseful,” Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Plot is a propulsive literary thriller about a story too good not to steal — and the writer who steals it.

Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Now he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program, clinging to what’s left of his self-respect — and he hasn’t written anything decent in years.

When one of his students, the arrogant Evan Parker, declares that he doesn’t need Jake’s help because his book’s plot is a guaranteed success, Jake dismisses the claim — until he hears the story.

Years later, Jake learns that Parker has died, apparently without ever completing his novel. And so, Jake does what any writer might do with a story like that — one that absolutely needs to be told.

The result? Everything Parker predicted comes true: critical acclaim, bestseller lists, global fame. Until the day Jake receives an anonymous e-mail.

You are a thief.

As Jake scrambles to uncover his tormentor’s identity and hide the truth from his readers and publishers, he discovers shocking revelations about his late student — and the real story behind the “sure thing” that changed both their lives forever.