Genuine Fraud

by e. lockhart
Lexile:  650
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Who is Imogen?  Who is Jule?  Where does one end and the other begin?  As the story unfolds, it seems that Imogen and Jule are two separate people who are best friends, or are they? Or is one of them not who she says she really is?  There are mysterious disappearances, murders, and missing money.  Who is the genuine fraud?

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