Cohen's protagonist, Sally, had an affair with married Clyde for five years, but he dumped her in order to refocus on his wife and kids. The novel looks at the unraveling of a mistress scorned, reveling in the fascinating, disturbing, and, well, kind of entertaining ways in which "an otherwise sane woman" can go a wee bit coo-coo-bananas when her heart has been broken. If you've ever been brutally dumped and, say, daydreamed about keying his car -- or worse! -- this book will both titillate and calm those urges. Think "Fatal Attraction" in book form. Sharp, funny writing -- not to mention an unexpected twist at the end -- make The Mistress's Revenge the ultimate summer page-turner.

By Danielle Du Jour

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