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HUSTLERS meets BIG LITTLE LIES in the heist of the summer... A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Propulsive and captivating' Vogue 'Darkly comedic' Daily Mail

Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ticked all of life's boxes. She's married to a successful surgeon and has just taken an indefinite career break to…

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2 authors picked Counterfeit as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A sweet young housewife gets caught up in the heady world of knockoff accessories…but maybe she’s not as naive as we think. An interesting take on reinvention.

I guess I like a book about women doing something wrong and really owning it, and this book fits that description.

It was so clever and the switch in the middle of the story really entertained me, pulled me in further. Because I've always been such a rule follower, I was drawn to Counterfeit to see what would make someone turn to a life of crime, even fashionable crime.

I love that this was really a story of two women helping each other, and the 'crime' itself was so fully explained and nuanced. Very believable which is something I always…

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