The Au Pair
Mr. Wayne, perhaps no surprise, is an expert guide into the complex psyche of an author. He is also a deft social satirist, no more so than when skewering his characters’ politically correct pretensions.
Wayne is capitalizing on his previous erotic thriller, The Winner, but The Au Pair is really a companion piece to his earlier The Great Man Theory, which was similarly stuffed with male vanity, publishing gossip, and resentments of other authors ... Make no mistake: The Au Pair entertains his readers, in true Hollywood fashion. There’s a glimmer of intriguing social commentary, too ... Yet despite ample rich material, Wayne never fleshes out his narrative. His prose trails purple lines like Harold’s crayon ... All’s well that ends well in The Au Pair, which is more fairy tale than honest reflection on the challenges of a writer’s life and the relevance of imagination in the AI era.
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This is a slow-burn, messy look at modern marriage. It is also a story about a man who makes horrible decisions and is then surprised when those decisions have consequences. One can’t look away. For readers who enjoy suspenseful mysteries and unlikable characters.
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