Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

A sharply written, suspenseful coming-of-age thriller narrated by an unreliable young woman who reinvents herself and traverses a tangled path of lies, love, and survival; told in a non‑linear way, the novel follows her flight from a troubled past, the risky relationships she forms, and the mounting suspicion and moral ambiguity surrounding a violent turning point, exploring themes of identity, deception, and class.