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Synopsis
The sensational New York Times bestselling author of Between Lovers, Liar's Game, and Cheaters returns with an irresistible novel about grifters and con artists, brothers and sisters, looking for love and making ends meet-on the wrong side of the law.
Book Magazine
Set in Los Angeles, Dickey's predictable novel depicts a world of crime, violence and complicated allegiances and rivalries. The protagonist is Dante, a young, bright con artist with a heart of gold trying to navigate in a landscape that both attracts and disgusts him. Dante and his friends vacillate between their desire to lead honest lives and their desperation to make ends meet. Much of the text is cliché-ridden, and there are lengthy sex scenes that read like something from a B-movie script. The book is somewhat redeemed by its eccentric characters, from an ancient, ornery pool hall owner to a stuttering Ecuadoran thug, who add humor to the story.
—Claudia La Rocco