Spotlight of Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

 

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COLD STONE FOX

RACHEL KOLLER CROFT

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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF CHELSEA PASCOE | PUBLICIST | BERKLEY | PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE.

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A wicked debut novel.

 

Gone Girl meets Luckiest Girl Alive in this page-turning debut novel about a young woman who’s worked her way into one of the country’s wealthiest families—armed with the skills she learned from her con artist mother.

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February 14, 2023

Berkley Hardcover Original

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THE STORY:

After a lifetime of forced instruction in the art of swindling men by her mother, Bea wants nothing more than to escape her shadow, close the door on their sordid past, and disappear safely into old-money domesticity. 

When Bea finds her final mark in the perfectly dull blue-blooded Collin, she’s ready to deploy all her tricks one last time. 

The challenge isn’t getting the ring, but rather the approval of Collin’s family and everyone else in their tax bracket, particularly his childhood best friend Gale. 

Going toe-to-toe with Gale isn’t a threat to an expert like Bea, but what begins as an amusing cat-and-mouse game quickly develops into a dangerous chase. 

As the truth of Bea’s past threatens to come roaring out, she finds herself racing against the clock to pass the finish line before everything is exposed.

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PRAISE FOR STONE COLD FOX: 

A blast of perfectly wicked escapism.”—Paste Magazine

“This thriller is sexy, darkly funny, and filled with rich people behaving badly, begging the question:  who really is the villain here?”—HelloGiggles

“This clever tale of jealousy, revenge, deception, and betrayal marks
Croft as a writer to watch.”—Publishers Weekly

 “An absorbing story that plays with ideas of good and evil, keeping readers guessing who is the hero and who the villain.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“This is excellent writing for a debut author and is a must-read for fans of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl or Lisa Unger’s Confessions on the 7:45.”—Library Journal, Starred Review

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

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Rachel Koller Croft is a film-and-TV writer whose most recent feature, Torn Hearts—a female-driven horror film set in the world of country music, starring Katey Sagal—debuted in 2022 and was given the highly sought ‘certified fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 

 

Rachel has scripted projects for Blumhouse, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Freeform, and Comedy Central, among others. 

 

Her debut novel, STONE COLD FOX follows ambitious Bea, who after a lifetime of deception, wants to leave her dark past behind and marry the heir to a massive fortune. 

 

This thriller is sexy, darkly funny, and filled with rich people behaving badly, begging the question: who really is the villain here?

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