Synopses & Reviews
On the way to a piano lesson, 29-year-old Ruby Murphy is approached with an offer that soon changes her life. A fellow passenger on the train, Mrs. Mardi DiCello, desperately needs a person with "verve" to investigate her boyfriend. Ruby accepts the assignment on a whim and soon the former Coney Island Museum employee is thrust into a strange world with a cast of characters straight out of a John Leguizamo movie.
In order to keep tabs on Frank, the object of her investigation, she takes a job at the racetrack where he works. The perilous assignment tests the limits of Ruby's strength as she confronts a friend's death, tangles with dangerous lovers, and begins to uncover more manure than she ever imagined existed.
Hex is part Sara Paretsky, part Dick Francis, part David Sedaris, and all Maggie Estep: a roller coaster of a story centered on a smart, fun, slightly cynical heroine whom you won't soon forget, and who will be back next year with further adventures.
About the Author
Maggie Estep is the author of the novel Diary of an Emotional Idiot as well as Soft Maniacs, a collection of short stories. Her work has appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including The Village Voice, The New York Press, and Nerve.com. She is presently working on Gargantuan, a follow-up to Hex. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and hangs out at racetracks, cheering on long shots.