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.*
