{"product_id":"9780062100856","title":"The Face Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEli Gottlieb’s previous novel, \u003ci\u003eNow You See Him\u003c\/i\u003e, was acclaimed by reviewers as “irresistible … moving” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), “a triumph…of literary suspense” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), and “gorgeous” (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e). With \u003ci\u003eThe Face Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, he returns with a driving, compulsively readable novel that probes the wellsprings of human greed and loyalty beset by temptation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGottlieb introduces the mystery of the charismatic Margot, a promising journalist who morphs—with stunning panache—from a high-achieving affluent twentysomething into a grifter making her living preying on the weaknesses of men. Having studied the ancient Chinese art of face reading, she becomes an expert at reading people and is also able to rearrange her look and persona with uncanny skill to fit any social situation. She is an avenging angel, shattering marriages and draining bank accounts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat drives her quest to deceive and disarm? Exploring this question, \u003ci\u003eThe Face Thief\u003c\/i\u003e moves fluidly forward and back in time, drawing vivid portraits of Margot’s rocky childhood and her adult victims: an amiable, newly married man enticed into a catastrophic fraud; an esteemed teacher outwitted by his most dangerous student; and a well-meaning New York City cop tripped up by his belief in redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIngeniously constructed and exquisitely written, \u003ci\u003eThe Face Thief\u003c\/i\u003e swirls a hypnotic dance of predator and prey, creating a contemporary landscape where the educated are violent, the beautiful ugly, and the well-intentioned hapless. And yet we never give way to despair, because the protagonists of the book push back against the maelstrom and attempt tirelessly to right their toppled lives. Rich in suspense, psychological depth, and nuance, \u003ci\u003eThe Face Thief\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Gottlieb’s standing as “a master” (\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and, in the words of essayist Phillip Lopate, “an enthralling stylist who[se] . . . characters are shockingly, electrically alive.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148136399088,"sku":"9780062100856","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062100856_p0.jpg?v=1763773125","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062100856","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}