EVERYBODY KNOWS
by Jordan Harper (Faber, $27.99)
Most publicists try to get their clients into the public eye, cutting through the noise to garner maximum attention. Then there’s Mae Pruett, for whom any publicity is not good publicity. Mae’s job is to strangle stories pre-birth, to divert attention like a magician –look here, not here. With Hollywood screenwriter Jordan Harper (The may have written the best noir of recent times, and “black bag” publicist Mae is our navigator on a skincrawling journey through an amoral landscape. The action kick-starts at the infamous Chateau
