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Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this electrifying page-turner of greed and obsession survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist.Becky Farwell is one of the most wickedly compelling characters I've read in ages -- a Machiavellian marvel a modern Becky Sharp a character to root for despite your beCatch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this electrifying page-turner of greed and obsession survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist.Becky Farwell is one of the most wickedly compelling characters I've read in ages -- a Machiavellian marvel a modern Becky Sharp a character to root for despite your better judgment -- and her story both topical and timeless will knock you off your feet. -- Rebecca Makkai author of The Great BelieversAt the end of the 1990s with the art market finally recovered from its disastrous collapse Miss Rebecca Farwell has made a killing at Christies in New York City selling a portion of her extraordinary art collection for a rumored 900 percent profit. Dressed in couture YSL drinking the finest champagne at trendy Balthazar Reba as shes known is the picture of a wealthy art collector. To some the elusive Miss Farwell is a shark with outstanding business acumen. To others shes a heartless capitalist whose only interest in art is how much she can make.But a thousand miles from the Big Apple in the small town of Pierson Illinois Miss Farwell is someone else entirely—a quiet single woman known as Becky who still lives in her familys farmhouse wears sensible shoes and works tirelessly as the towns treasurer and controller. No one understands the ins and outs of Piersons accounts better than Becky; shes the last one in the office every night crunching the numbers. Somehow her neighbors marvel she always finds a way to get the struggling town just a little more money. What Pierson doesnt see—and can never discover—is that much of that money is shifted into a separate account that she controls “borrowed” funds used to finance her art habit. Though she quietly repays Pierson when she can the business of art is cutthroat and unpredictable. But as Reba Farwells deals get bigger and bigger Becky Farwells debt to Pierson spirals out of control. How long can the talented Miss Farwell continue to pull off her double life?(less)