Pretty Things

About the book

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'Pretty Things is awesome. Simple as that. I loved every page'

Harlan Coben

'It's Dynasty meets Patricia Highsmith'

Washington Post

'Will keep you turning pages till the end'

Attica Locke

'Outrageously entertaining'

Times Crime Club

Nina once bought into the idea that her fancy 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. But when her mom falls ill, Nina puts everything on the line to help her, running her most dangerous scam yet.

Vanessa is a privileged young heiress who wanted to make her mark in the world. Instead she becomes an Instagram influencer - but behind the covetable façade is a life marked by tragedy.

After a broken engagement, Vanessa retreats to her family's sprawling mountain estate, a mansion of dark secrets. It's there that her path collides with Nina's and gives way to a winter of desire and aspiration, duplicity and revenge.

'Smart, seductive, and utterly captivating' PopSugar

'Deliciously fun' The Week

'A can't-look-away story of and for our generation' Chandler Baker, author of Whisper Network

'Literary suspense at its best' Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek

Praise for this book:

"A can't-look-away story of and for our generation, Pretty Things combines a spellbinding setting with dark, slippery secrets to expose what we've always known--or maybe just hoped--to be true about the gilded lives presented in our social media feeds. Janelle Brown is a literary powerhouse." - Chandler Baker

"Pretty Things is awesome. Simple as that. I loved every page. Janelle Brown is your new must-read author." - Harlan Coben

"Part psychological thriller and part morality tale, Janelle Brown's Pretty Things is literary suspense at its best. Gorgeous prose, complex characters inhabiting the fascinating worlds of elite Instagram influencers and high-stakes scam artists, a thought-provoking dual narrative, a twisty plot with a shocking, never-saw-that-coming ending--this brilliant novel has it all! I read it in one day in one sitting, mesmerized, and I loved every moment." - Angie Kim

"I devoured this book--an incredible read." - Jessica Knoll

"I drank down Janelle Brown's Pretty Things in one greedy gulp, speeding through the pages even as the sharp, insightful writing made me feel compassion for each narrator... . Mesmerizing, provocative, surprising and thoughtful--a must-read." - Jean Kwok

"I love a good con story--especially when I can't tell who's the actual mark and who's the real con artist. In Janelle Brown's compulsively readable Pretty Things, the good girls and the bad girls keep switching places in a story that will keep you turning pages till the end. Even more richly told than Watch Me Disappear, Brown's latest novel has the same sharp observations that are her trademark--about shifting identities and the secrets we all keep." - Attica Locke

"Hungry, sexy, and packed with twists, this latest novel from Janelle Brown exposes what's hidden behind the stone walls of the elite's mansions and the slick facades of con artists' scams. Money, family, and Instagram collide to make a book you won't be able to put down." - Julia Phillips