My Fair Frauds
My Fair Frauds by Lee Kelly, published by HarperCollins Focus on December 2, 2025, is a captivating tale set in Gilded Age New York, spanning 384 pages. The story follows a high society fraud and a resourceful swindler as they join forces to navigate a world of intrigue and drama, centered around themes of female friendship and revenge. The narrative unfolds with Alice, a con woman posing as the Grand Duchess Marie Charlotte Antonie of Würrtemberg, who seeks to dismantle the lives of five ruthless robber barons responsible for her family’s downfall.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of action, adventure, and suspense as Alice teams up with Cora, a magician’s assistant with her own ambitions. Together, they infiltrate the elite social scene of 1884, attending grand balls and private dinners while executing their elaborate schemes. The story delves into the complexities of their partnership as they face challenges from within and outside their ranks, including hidden moles and crises of conscience. My Fair Frauds presents a unique blend of mystery and romance, inviting readers to experience the high stakes of their orchestrated con.
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A high society fraud and a scrappy swindler team up to take down Gilded Age New York in this tale of intrigue, drama, and female friendship.
The Grand Duchess Marie Charlotte Antonie of Würrtemberg–a turmoil-plagued Germanic nation with closely guarded emerald mines–has taken Gilded Age high society by storm. Little does the upper crust know that Würrtemberg’s mines are a sham and its “deposed duchess” is actually a con woman named Alice, a fallen woman out for revenge against the five ruthless robber barons who destroyed her father and left her family in shambles.
Alice’s long investment con finally clicks into place when she meets a scrappy magician’s assistant named Cora, a drifter who has lofty aspirations of her own, a malleable young lady who proves the perfect debutante pawn to lure in Alice’s final, and otherwise unattainable, target.
With the help of insider and society maestro Ward McAllister, among others, Alice and Cora launch into the social season of 1884, scheming their way through grand balls, private dinners, and opera nights, ensnaring Alice’s targets one by one. But as they hurtle toward their ultimate swindle, a sprawling orchestrated scheme at their fabricated embassy to rob their targets blind, pressures close in from all sides. Mutiny within the ranks, hidden moles, crises of conscience . . .
This sting is sure to be the event of the season. Or else ruin Alice and Cora both.
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