Genuine Fraud: A masterful suspense novel from the author of the unforgettable bestseller We Were Liars - Softcover

Lockhart, E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471406806 ISBN 13: 9781471406805

Publisher: Hot Key Books, 2017

Synopsis

From the author of the unforgettable New York Times bestseller We Were Liars comes a masterful new psychological suspense novel-the story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket into a charmed life. But how many times can someone reinvent themselves? You be the judge.

Imogen is a runaway heiress, an orphan, a cook, and a cheat.
Jule is a fighter, a social chameleon, and an athlete.
An intense friendship. A disappearance. A murder, or maybe two.
A bad romance, or maybe three.
Blunt objects, disguises, blood, and chocolate. The American dream, superheroes, spies, and villains.
A girl who refuses to give people what they want from her.
A girl who refuses to be the person she once was.

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Review

It's a captivating, suspenseful story made all the more bewitching by Lockhart's twisty narrative, and she constantly keeps readers guessing with unpredictable turns and eye-opening reveals. This quietly unsettling, cinematic novel is deliciously suspenseful, and while it's slim, it packs a real punch. Teens who love to hate antiheroes will be enraptured. (Booklist)

a captivating, suspenseful story ... This quietly unsettling, cinematic novel is deliciously suspenseful, and packs a real punch. (Booklist)

This thriller from the author of We Were Liars (2014) will challenge preconceptions about identity and keep readers guessing. (Kirkus)

An excellent choice recommended for teens and adults who love twisty mysteries, stories about class conflict, and tough-as-nails teen girls. (School Library Journal)

Lockhart blends the privileged glamour of We Were Liars with a twisty, backward-running plot that's slick with cinematic violence. Calling to mind her own The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, she offers a shrewd critique of the roles traditionally available to female characters in literature and film. A bracing pace, a slew of far-flung locations, and a storyline that runs mostly in reverse will keep readers on their toes, never entirely sure of what these girls are responsible for or capable of. (Publishers Weekly)

One of the hottest beach reads (MTV.com)

An intoxicating psychological thriller ...Jule is an unreliable narrator the deceptive likes of which many readers won't be prepared for. (The Horn Book)

A rollercoaster of a mystery novel by the author who brought you We Were Liars. If you like your novels full of intrigue, suspense, and completely unpredictable plot twists then this book is definitely for you. (The Book Bag)

Lockhart blends the privileged glamour of We Were Liars with a twisty, backward-running plot featuring two teen girls, mistaken identity, and pushing against the roles traditionally available to female characters. (Publishers' Weekly)

Fans of E. Lockhart's We Were Liars will love this psychological suspense novel, and definitely won't see the ending coming (HelloGiggles)

From the Author

E. Lockhart is the author of nine novels including WE WERE LIARS, a New York Times bestseller and Zoella Book Club pick; THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS, a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Cybils Award for Best Young Adult Novel; FLY ON THE WALL, DRAMARAMA, and the Ruby Oliver quartet: THE BOYFRIEND LIST, THE BOY BOOK, THE TREASURE MAP OF BOYS, and REAL LIVE BOYFRIENDS. She co-authored HOW TO BE BAD with Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlynowski. Visit her online at: emilylockhart.com or on Twitter: @elockhart.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hot Key Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1471406806
• ISBN 13: 9781471406805
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272