The Perfect Fraud
A Novel
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3.4 • 5 Ratings
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- $7.99
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Publisher Description
In this propulsive debut thriller, two women with deep secrets are thrown together by an unexpected meeting that plunges both their lives into chaos. But it’s a sick little girl whose fate hangs in the balance.
Motherhood is tough. But then, so is daughterhood. When we first meet Claire, she’s living in Sedona, Arizona with her boyfriend Cal and ducking calls from her mother. Her mom is a world class psychic on the East Coast and Claire doesn’t want her to discover the truth. Claire works in the family business and calls herself a psychic, but she doesn’t really have “the gift” and hasn’t for a long time. She’s a fraud.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Rena, a young mother, has family issues of her own. She’s divorced and her four-year-old daughter, Stephanie, suffers from mysterious, seemingly incurable stomach problems. No matter how many specialists Rena drags her to, no matter how many mommy-blog posts she makes about her child’s health issues, trying to get help and support from her online community, Stephanie only gets sicker.
When Claire and Rena meet by chance on an airplane, their carefully constructed lives begin to explode. Can these two women help each other and can they help Stephanie before it’s too late?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mysticism and medicine intersect with dramatic results in LaCorte's accomplished page-turning debut. After graduating from college with a degree in English, Claire Hathaway decides to follow in the family tradition by becoming a psychic. Unfortunately, Claire lacks the special gifts of her mother and grandmother. The readings she gives at Mystical Haven in Sedona, Ariz., are complete frauds. Meanwhile, divorced New Jersey mom Rena Cole has dedicated her life to the care of her four-year-old daughter, Stephanie, who has mysterious stomach issues. The latest doctor Rena consults has run every test he can think of and still can't find what's causing Stephanie's distress. In her frustration, Rena decides to take Stephanie to a specialty doctor in Phoenix, Ariz. A seat change on the plane ride brings Claire and Rena together, though neither of them thinks much of the other. That is, until Claire experiences something paranormal that she's only ever heard her mother talk about. Once in Arizona, the two women become unlikely allies in a battle with evil forces that could well determine Stephanie's fate. Those who like a dash of the supernatural in their thrillers will be well satisfied.
