by L. S. Hilton
First published 2016
Judith Rashleigh works at a prestigious London auction house by day and hostesses at a seedy West End bar by night. Her art world ambitions crumble against snobbery and corruption until she discovers fraud at the auction house. Before she can expose it, she gets fired. Desperate, she accepts a client's offer to travel to the French Riviera. When she tries to drug him with sedatives, the plan backfires catastrophically. Now she runs for her life across Europe's playgrounds of wealth. Judith survives by bluffing her way among the rich and famous, armed only with her knowledge of the art fraud that destroyed her career. She navigates exotic palaces and luxury yachts where Europe's elite gather. Her talent for deception becomes her greatest weapon as danger closes in from all sides.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, survival, unreliable-narrator
Setting: French Riviera, London, West End
Period: 21st-century
309 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence