Genuine Fraud
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3.5 • 136 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
"A brilliant, twisty thriller--I loved it!" —KAREN M. MCMANUS, bestselling author of One of Us is Lying
From the author of We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes a mind-bending, New York Times bestselling thriller told in reverse.
"Compulsively readable." —Entertainment Weekly
"An addictive and shocking feminist thriller." —Lena Dunham
Imogen lives at the Playa Grande Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She spends her days working out in the hotel gym and telling other guests how she was forced out of Stanford.
But Imogen isn't really Imogen. She's Jule. And she's on the run from something. Or someone. Which means . . . where is the real Imogen?
Rewind: Jule and Imogen are the closest of friends. Obsessed with each other, even. Imogen is an orphan, an heiress; she and Jule spend a summer together in a house on Martha's Vineyard, sharing secrets they'd never reveal to another soul.
But that was months ago. Where is Immie now? And why is Jule using her name?
"You will devour it." —Gayle Forman, bestselling author of If I Stay
“Fans of E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars will love this . . . and definitely won’t see the ending coming.” —HelloGiggles Online
“Tangled secrets, diabolical lies and, ultimately, a mind-blowing outcome are crafted with the plotted precision we expect (and love!) from E. Lockhart.” —Justine Magazine
“Moves at a breakneck speed.” —Marie Claire
“As with E. Lockhart's previous novel, the best-selling "We Were Liars," [readers] will likely finish the last page and flip right back to the beginning to search for clues they missed.” —Chicago Tribune
Don't miss, Family of Liars, the eagerly anticipated prequel to the New York Times Bestselling phenomenon, We Were Liars. Available in May 2022!
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
When we meet 18-year-old Jule at a Mexican resort, nothing about her is straightforward. She’s on the run with unlimited funds, spy-movie instincts, and obscure motives for fleeing from cities around the world—and from anything like a normal life. E. Lockhart—author of the supremely creepy bestseller We Were Liars—is in top form as she plays with jump-cut storytelling and the cliché of the action hero (Jule compares herself to Batman) and gives us tantalizing glimpses of the scared teen’s real emotions. Genuine Fraud is so gripping and startling that we pretty much read the whole thing in one sitting.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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. This striking exploration of the nature of identity revolves around the relationship between Jule and Immie, two similar-looking orphans. Jule a fierce physical fighter and self-taught expert at disguise will do whatever it takes to escape her bleak past. Wealthy and charismatic Immie, by contrast, wafts pleasantly through life, living on Martha's Vineyard while taking time off from college. Pushed into Immie's privileged inner circle via a case of mistaken identity, Jule is swept into an intense friendship and a series of events that play intentional tribute to Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley, among other literary precedents. 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. Ages 12 up.)
Customer Reviews
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This would be a great series or movie!!
Everyone else is a little harsh
I think a lot of these reviews are pretty harsh tbh. It’s a good story and it’s not very predictable. If you’re looking for something entertaining and a young adult book that won’t make you cringe then this will exceed your expectations. The only things I could critique is that the wokeness of the book dint seem very ~genuine~ just kind of thrown in to appeal to young audiences and the ending was a bit abrupt. But overall I think it is definitely worth the read.
Okay
It was really good.
I liked it better than we were liars