The Winner.

In "The Winner," Teddy Wayne immerses readers in the casually glamorous world of Cutters Neck, a fictional gated community near Cape Cod. Conor O'Toole trades tennis lessons for summer lodging in an oceanfront paradise, a stark contrast to his cramped Yonkers apartment. Financial pressures lead him into a secretive, erotic affair with a wealthy divorcée while he also falls for an artsy beachgoer. As he juggles these relationships, one irreversible mistake unravels his carefully managed life in this dark, explosive thriller.