*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2019**WITH NEW & EXCLUSIVE AFTERWORD*’Addictive … a jaw-dropping read’ STYLIST’Explosive … Definitely one for the beach’ ELLE’Paints a fascinating picture of an eccentric egomaniac who rails against all authority … gripping stuff’ SUNDAY TIMES___________How does it feel to be betrayed by your closest friend? A close friend who turns out to be the most prolific grifter in New York City… This is the true story of Anna Delvey (real name Anna Sorokin), the fake heiress whose dizzying deceit and elaborate con-artistry deceived the Soho hipster scene before her ruse was finally and dramatically exposed. After meeting through mutual friends, the ‘Russian heiress’ Anna Delvey and Rachel DeLoache Williams soon became inseparable. Theirs was an intoxicating world of endless excess: high dining, personal trainer sessions, a luxury holiday … and Anna footed almost every bill.