When this book opens, Evie Porter is on the verge of moving in with her dreamy boyfriend Ryan Sumner and while she's having a bit of trouble fitting in with his friends (they all grew up in the same small southern town they still live in), everything seems to be coming up roses. But as the story unfolds we learn that Evie is not at all who she claims to be — instead she's a grifter on a long-con assignment from her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, and unsuspecting Ryan is her target. When a woman comes to town bearing Evie's real name and biographical details, she realizes that this job is not like anything she's dealt with in the past, and she must figure out what's going on before she gets caught in her web of lies.
I generally like stories about grifters on the verge of being caught, and this buzzy book is definitely a fine addition to that library. However, there were points where I felt the book was twisty just for the heck of it, and I felt like one of the characters in particular was a bit derivative (but probably because he reminded me so much of a character in Leverage, a heist show I've been binging recently). Not the best thriller I've read, but definitely not the worst either.
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