The Divide A novel
The Divide by Morgan Richter is a novel published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on August 20, 2024. This 304-page book follows Jenny St. John, a failed actress turned grifting psychic, as she searches for her missing doppelgänger amidst a backdrop of murder and corruption in Hollywood. After two decades of struggling in the entertainment industry, Jenny’s life takes a dramatic turn when she learns of the murder of her former director, Serge Grumet, which leads to her becoming entangled in a dangerous web involving high-profile figures.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of identity and deception, as Jenny leverages her resemblance to Serge’s ex-wife, Gena Santos, to infiltrate an affluent circle of friends. The story delves into the complexities of Jenny’s life, revealing dark secrets from her past while she navigates the treacherous world of Hollywood A-listers, including a Korean pop idol and an Oscar-winning actress. The novel combines elements of fiction, suspense, and noir, offering a gripping exploration of ambition and survival in a cutthroat environment.
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A failed actress turned grifting psychic searches for her missing doppelgänger and is plunged into a web of murder and corruption among Hollywood A-listers.
“Weird and wonderfully addictive—reads like Agatha Christie on acid, or maybe Raymond Chandler adapted by the Coen Brothers.” —Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Ready Player One
When Jenny St. John was eighteen, she moved to Los Angeles from her rural midwestern hometown and scored the lead role in an independent film called The Divide. Under the intimate direction of young auteur Serge Grumet, Jenny was on her way to becoming the next indie darling. But then the movie tanked, and Jenny never caught a second break. Now, two decades later, after floundering on the fringes of the entertainment industry, she’s barely keeping afloat running a low-level grift as a psychic life coach.
But when news surfaces that Serge has been murdered, Jenny’s life is turned upside down. Unbeknownst to Jenny, Serge’s ex-wife, painter Gena Santos, looks alarmingly similar to Jenny. So much so that when Gena goes missing, the cops think Jenny is Gena.
Jenny finds herself pulled into Gena’s world and manages to leverage both her resemblance to Gena and her faux psychic abilities to infiltrate the affluent yet unstable inner circle of friends, which include a Korean pop idol–turned–social media star and an Oscar-winning actress–turned–wellness guru. Soon Jenny’s search to find Gena unearths dark secrets about her own past while putting her squarely in the sights of a killer.
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