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Title details for The Divide by Morgan Richter - Available

The Divide

A novel

by Morgan Richter
Hillary Huber
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A failed actress turned grifting psychic searches for her missing doppelgänger and is plunged into a web of murder and corruption among Hollywood A-listers.
"Weird and wonderfully addictive—reads like Agatha Christie on acid, or maybe Raymond Chandler adapted by the Coen Brothers." —Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Ready Player One
When Jenny St. John was eighteen, she moved to Los Angeles from her rural midwestern hometown and scored the lead role in an independent film called The Divide. Under the intimate direction of young auteur Serge Grumet, Jenny was on her way to becoming the next indie darling. But then the movie tanked, and Jenny never caught a second break. Now, two decades later, after floundering on the fringes of the entertainment industry, she’s barely keeping afloat running a low-level grift as a psychic life coach.
But when news surfaces that Serge has been murdered, Jenny’s life is turned upside down. Unbeknownst to Jenny, Serge’s ex-wife, painter Gena Santos, looks alarmingly similar to Jenny. So much so that when Gena goes missing, the cops think Jenny is Gena.
Jenny finds herself pulled into Gena’s world and manages to leverage both her resemblance to Gena and her faux psychic abilities to infiltrate the affluent yet unstable inner circle of friends, which include a Korean pop idol–turned–social media star and an Oscar-winning actress–turned–wellness guru. Soon Jenny’s search to find Gena unearths dark secrets about her own past while putting her squarely in the sights of a killer.

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    August 20, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780593869192
      • File size: 305054 KB
      • Duration: 10:35:31

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 3, 2024
      An actor turned psychic stumbles into the center of an LAPD murder investigation in Richter’s winningly offbeat debut. Twenty-five years ago, Jenny St. John starred in The Divide, a never-released movie directed by first-timer Serge Grumet. Despite the film’s failure, Serge went on to become a major Hollywood player. In the meantime, Jenny’s star faded, and she rebranded as an “intuitive counselor” who uses her talent for reading people to provide life advice. When Serge turns up dead, the prime suspect is his ex-wife, painter Genevieve Santos, who flees Los Angeles. The problem? Genevieve and Jenny look exactly alike, and authorities come to believe they’re the same person. To clear her name, Jenny interviews friends, family, and associates of Serge and Genevieve, applying tricks she’s learned in the psychic trade to ferret out the truth, only to unwittingly make herself a target for Serge’s killer. Though the case of mistaken identity that jump-starts the plot feels far-fetched, Richter comes through with sparkling prose, a consistently surprising mystery, and an engrossing portrait of contemporary Los Angeles. Fans of Hollywood neo-noir will relish this fresh update on an old formula. Agent: Kerry Sparks, Levine Greenberg Rostan.

    • Library Journal

      December 6, 2024

      Jenny St. John moved from Iowa to Los Angeles, certain that stardom wasn't far off. She even landed the lead in a groundbreaking film, thanks in large part to her talent and in small part to sleeping with the director. However, when the theatrical release fell through, her shot at fame fell with it. Twenty years later, Jenny is paying the bills, barely, as an "intuitive counselor," when an investigator informs her that the director of her would-be big break was murdered and his ex-wife is missing. Even more mysterious, the ex bears a striking resemblance to Jenny, leading many to assume they are one and the same. Jenny might be a failed actress and a fake psychic, but her powers of intuition could be invaluable in solving this case. Richter makes an engaging, offbeat traditional-publishing debut with this neo-noir mystery about stardom and secrets. Narrator Hillary Huber gives an expressive performance. Paired with several twists and turns, her dramatic delivery creates a compelling listening experience. VERDICT This audio will appeal to listeners seeking an intricate mistaken-identity mystery about the hierarchy of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Recommended for fans of Alice Feeney, Jaclyn Goldis, and Katherine Wood.--Lauren Hackert

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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