Explosive ... Definitely one for the beach' ELLE 'Paints a fascinating picture of an eccentric
egomaniac who rails against all authority ... gripping stuff' SUNDAY TIMES ___________ How
does it feel to be betrayed by your closest friend? A close friend who turns out to be the most
prolific grifter in New York City... This is the true story of Anna Delvey the fake heiress
whose dizzying deceit and elaborate con-artistry deceived the Soho hipster scene before her
ruse was finally and dramatically exposed. After meeting through mutual friends the
'Russian heiress' Anna Delvey and Rachel DeLoache Williams soon became inseparable. Theirs was
an intoxicating world of endless excess: high dining personal trainer sessions a luxury
holiday ... and Anna footed almost every bill. But after Anna's debit card was declined in
a Moroccan medina whilst on holiday in a five-star luxury resort Rachel began to suspect that
her increasingly mysterious friend was not all she seemed. This is the incredible story of
how Anna Sorokin conned the high-rollers of the NYC social scene and convinced her close friend
of an entirely concocted fantasy the product of falsified bank documents bad cheques and
carefully edited online photos. Written by Rachel DeLoache Williams the Vanity Fair
photography editor who believed Anna's lies before helping the police to track her down
(fittingly deciphering Anna's location using Instagram) this is Catch Me If You Can with
Instagram filters. Between Anna Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland (Anna even tried to scam
Billy) and Elizabeth Holmes whose start-up app duped the high and mighty of Silicon Valley
this is the year of the scammer. *Anna stood a high-profile trial in New York that has been
followed voraciously by the media. She was found guilty of theft of services and grand larceny
facing up to 15 years in prison. The trial ended on 25th April.*
