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Pretty Things: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Who’s really following you on social media? The scam of a lifetime brings together two wildly different women in this page-turning thriller about greed, legacy, and betrayal from the New York Times bestselling author of Watch Me Disappear.

An ID Book Club Selection • “It’s Dynasty meets Patricia Highsmith.”—The Washington Post
 
Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy liberal arts degree would lead to a fulfilling career. When that dream crashed, she turned to stealing from rich kids in L.A. alongside her wily Irish boyfriend, Lachlan. Nina learned from the best: Her mother was the original con artist, hustling to give her daughter a decent childhood despite their wayward life. But when her mom gets sick, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, even if it means running her most audacious, dangerous scam yet.
 
Vanessa is a privileged young heiress who wanted to make her mark in the world. Instead she becomes an Instagram influencer—traveling the globe, receiving free clothes and products, and posing for pictures in exotic locales. But behind the covetable façade is a life marked by tragedy. After a broken engagement, Vanessa retreats to her family’s sprawling mountain estate, Stonehaven: a mansion of dark secrets not just from Vanessa’s past, but from that of a lost and troubled girl named Nina.
 
Nina’s, Vanessa’s, and Lachlan’s paths collide here, on the cold shores of Lake Tahoe, where their intertwined lives give way to a winter of aspiration and desire, duplicity and revenge.
 
This dazzling, twisty, mesmerizing novel showcases acclaimed author Janelle Brown at her best, as two brilliant, damaged women try to survive the greatest game of deceit and destruction they will ever play.

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Published Apr 6, 2021

496 pages

Average rating: 7.3

188 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anne-Marie Eberhardt
Jul 02, 2025
10/10 stars
So good!!!
Harrietaspy
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
Lots of creative twists and developments. I particularly I enjoyed the thoughts on wealth, social media and other societal framings of life.
Ruthie2025
Feb 13, 2025
8/10 stars
Cat and mouse between con artist. I enjoyed the chase
thebooktroup
Jan 30, 2025
8/10 stars
Pretty Things is a literary suspense told from two POVs - Vanessa, a lonely rich heiress who makes her money as an Instagram influencer, and Nina, the daughter of a con-artist who can’t seem to escape her mother’s grifting ways. With a full cast of complex characters and twists you’ll never see coming, there is no way of knowing who is actually scamming who until the very end.
AnneMercer
Jun 04, 2024
8/10 stars
The writing, characters and storyline were well thought out but for me this just didn’t hit it out of the park. It may just have been the subject matter. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. I would recommend it for book club or a personal read but not with great enthusiasm.

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