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The Thin Divide is a psychological thriller novel that explores perception, humanity, and the cost of performing. Focusing on what a scandal looks like up close, the book follows two people as they navigate a figurative panopticon of lies, betrayal, and cancel culture.
Ten months in, Gabriel Sus is currently focusing on refining the structure of the story after numerous major changes. He is also reaching out to relevant subject-matter experts to get the details right, especially regarding journalism and psychology.
A respected investigative journalist is granted exclusive access to the con artist he exposed years ago.
Seven years after writing the piece that exposed con artist Kathryn Olsen, Dr. John Marsden is back after new rumors reframe some of the claims in his bestselling book about the rise and fall of her elaborate fraud. Determined to set the record straight and release an updated version, he faces suspicion he's protecting his subject after he declines a lucrative promotion to pursue the story. As he unpacks what he thought he knew, he must face new questions as he worries over whether he's losing his objectivity. After all, there's a thin divide between guarding the truth and getting sucked into the one she may—or may not—be spinning.
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.