Cover Story

Hulu's The Dropout and Netflix's Inventing Anna collide with Catch Me If You Can, an engrossing book about an aspirational young lady who falls victim to a cunning con artist's swindle.

Lora Ricci, an aspiring writer, is overjoyed to get a summer job at ELLE magazine after a challenging year at NYU. It is there that she meets Cat Wolff, a contributing editor and the mysterious daughter of a clean-energy entrepreneur. Lora is taken under Cat's wing as she asks her for assistance with side projects and supports her writing.

As the two ladies become friends, Lora confides in Cat about her difficult circumstances and lost scholarship. Cat's plan of action was to become a ghostwriter after leaving NYU. Lora accepts and moves into Cat's apartment at the luxurious Plaza Hotel once her internship expires. With her days spent writing and her nights spent going to wild parties with Cat, Lora's life goes from being a terrifying nightmare to a real-life fantasy very rapidly. However, as Lora becomes engrossed in Cat's opulent way of life, Cat's flawless façade crumbles, revealing a shadowy, illegal world.

Susan Rigetti is a sharp-witted and deliciously innovative writer who skillfully weaves together an amusing, intelligent caper that is full of insightful remarks about scam culture. Cover Story is a brand-new, entertaining, and entirely unique book that delves deeply into the codependency and dishonesty present in a relationship based on deception and power disparities. It is composed of diary entries, emails, FBI contact, and more.