Ed King

Synopsis

A sizzling, darkly funny, propulsive new novel-his most daring yet-by the author of Snow Falling on Cedars: a sweeping, dazzling story of destiny, desire, and destruction. In Seattle, 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary-“a guy who weighs risk for a living”-takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest error of his life. He sleeps with Diane, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who’s taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the tables on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family, becomes Edward Aaron King, and grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity-the King of Search-who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape. A thrilling reimagining of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex: a riveting new novel that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time. From the Hardcover edition.