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“A delightfully amusing story of competing cons with some socially relevant historical tidbits adding depth.” -Kirkus
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“Set in 1921 in New York City, this book is rich in period detail of a time when newly won women’s suffrage and the Ziegfeld follies occupied minds in the metropolis.” -Booklist
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Synopsis
Famed former police detective turned private investigator Frank Malloy and his wife, Sarah, go to Gideon Bates desperate for legal guidance. The Malloys’ adopted daughter, Catherine, a burgeoning star of the stage, has announced her engagement to a man she barely knows. Catherine has recently gained access to her trust fund, and Sebastian Talbot appears very eager to marry her as quickly as possible.
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As Gideon and his wife, Elizabeth, investigate, it becomes clear that Talbot is not who he says he is. As a former con artist herself, Elizabeth suspects one may be in their midst. Undeterred by her pregnancy, she must pull out all the stops to out swindle a swindler in order to save another woman from ruin.
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PUBLISHER: Berkley
PUBLISH DATE: July 28, 2026
SERIES: Counterfeit Lady Novels, Book #8
FORMATS: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
ISBN-13: 978-0593816516 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 978-0593816523 (eBook)
ASIN: B0GT5YTT9R (Audiobook)
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In 2012, she received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times magazine.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”18px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text css=””]Victoria earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education from the University of Maryland and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania, a program for which she was also a professor for twenty-three years. She passed away peacefully at home in the suburbs of Chicago, IL in August 2024 after a years-long battle with cancer. Her husband of fifty-five years, Jim Thompson, passed away in January 2025. The Thompsons are survived by two daughters who are both writers and three grandchildren. Their daughter, Ellen Thompson, is carrying on her mother’s legacy by continuing to write books in Victoria’s series. 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