Four of fools
By: Evelin Sullivan.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Fromm International Pub. Corp.
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Friendship -- Fiction.; Italy -- Fiction.
Description: The characters: John Anders, a middle-aged ex-history professor with a ruined career; his young-wife, Vida, who immerses herself in her work with a disconcerting obsessiveness; Jim, their friend, a loose-footed Jack-of-all-Trades who has his own agenda; and the enigmatic scientist Geoffrey Fry, subject of Vida's research, who is attempting to formulate a theory about coincidence by exploring methods as old as the tarot and as modern as radioactive decay.

Four of Fools is a psychological thriller at the heart of which lie several interlocking secrets. As the tale gathers momentum, the characters are swept up until the novel reaches its haunting conclusion in a startling showdown. Suspenseful and compelling; this is the fourth novel by a masterful storyteller, with a growing reputation for melding a dazzling style with a gripping narrative.