The Grift: A Novel
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ISBN: 0307382737 / Publisher: Broadway Books, August 2009
A grifter who uses her talents as a fake psychic to gain the trust of her wealthy clients, Marina Marks suddenly gains the ability to truly see into the future, but after predicting the murder of her lover, she becomes the prime suspect in the crime, desperate to clear her name and uncover the meaning of her visions. Reprint.
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Marina Marks has been on the grift since she was a child, forced into the psychic business by a junkie mother who was always willing to use her daughter to scam an extra buck. But when Marina wakes up one day with the actual ability to see the future, she finds her freedom–and her life–in danger. After predicting a murder exactly as it happens, Marina becomes the sole suspect. Now she’s desperate to clear her name–and to discover the meaning behind her visions.“[A] clever thriller . . . Ginsberg has a way with offbeat characters.” –New York Times Book Review
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