Pretty Things
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- 3,49 €
Publisher Description
SOON TO BE A LIMITED SERIES STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN
'Pretty Things is awesome. Simple as that. I loved every page'
Harlan Coben
'It's Dynasty meets Patricia Highsmith'
Washington Post
'Will keep you turning pages till the end'
Attica Locke
'Outrageously entertaining'
Times Crime Club
Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in L.A. alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan. But when her mom falls ill, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, running her most dangerous scam yet.
Vanessa is a privileged young heiress who wanted to make her mark in the world. Instead she becomes an Instagram influencer - but behind the covetable façade is a life marked by tragedy.
After a broken engagement, Vanessa retreats to her family's sprawling mountain estate, a mansion of dark secrets. It's there that her path collides with Nina's and gives way to a winter of desire and aspiration, duplicity and revenge.
'Smart, seductive, and utterly captivating' PopSugar
'Deliciously fun' The Week
'A can't-look-away story of and for our generation' Chandler Baker, author of Whisper Network
'Literary suspense at its best' Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this mixed heist tale, Brown (Watch Me Disappear) pits two con artists against a socialite, but a shared history makes their job messier than usual. Nina and her boyfriend Lachlan prey on Los Angeles's young, careless, and wealthy, taking largely unmissed goods from their homes that can be resold for small fortunes. When Nina's mom learns that her cancer has returned and the police turn up investigating Nina and Lachlan's crime spree, the couple decide to leave town and take a swing at an instant payday the $1 million Nina knows is in a safe in the Lake Tahoe mansion of her ex-boyfriend, Benny, which is currently occupied by his Instagram-influencer sister, Vanessa. But their efforts to scam Vanessa turn up more surprises than they expected, and Nina's attempts to hide her identity blow up. Despite a catchy opening, the stakes fade and the narrative flags during Nina and Lachlan's overlong ruse, and long flashbacks and shifts in perspective drag out what quickly becomes a predictable storyline. There's promise here, but many readers will find their interest waning.
