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The Thin Divide is a psychological thriller novel that explores perception, humanity, and the cost of performing while offering an up-close look to a media controversy.
In the course of research for this book, author Gabriel Sus has consulted a variety of resources, including (but not limited to) the following.
People v. Anna Sorokin, Statement of Facts
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams
United States v. Holmes, Indictment
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
"How an Aspiring 'It' Girl Tricked New York's Party People – and Its Banks" by Jessica Pressler, The Cut, May 28, 2018
A former con artist’s plan to finish her probation without trouble is turned upside down when a figure from her past manipulates a popular true-crime influencer to settle a vendetta—leaving her with only weeks to prove she’s more than her worst decisions or watch as those decisions threaten to return her to prison.
The Thin Divide is an atmospheric mystery set in the panopticon of New York City's elite social scene that exposes the rot beneath the glamour.