The Pen and Inkpot

Genuine Fraud is a YA mystery and thriller by E.Lockhart. This twisting and suspenseful novel tells the story of two friends trying to deceive each other. It is a deep tangle of events which I found quite difficult to untie. A complex story filled with master of disguise, action heroes and high school dropouts creates a clever, but confusing plot line. Julia West Williams is a liar, a  fraud  and a criminal. Imogen Sokoloff is a runaway, a rich daughter and the perfect friend. Jules drinks up Imogen's attention. Imogen is unaware of Jules' dark past. They become the best of friends until their relationship takes the darkest of turns. Genuine Fraud was told in chronological order, but backwards. This created some unpredictable plot twists and suspense with more layers being added to the mystery. The only problem with this sequencing of events was the added confusion since I did not understand that time was going backwards until about halfway through the nov