![]() "A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times And the past she thought she’d left behind? It’s been following her more closely than she ever could have imagined.Ī gripping page-turner, as well as a sensitive exploration of mental health, Liar, Dreamer, Thief is an intimate portrayal of life in all its complexities-and the dangers inherent in unveiling people’s most closely guarded secrets.A cinematic, entertaining and fast-paced debut novel that is part- Ocean's Eleven, part- The Social Network and part- Crazy Rich Asians, Portrait of a Thief is an addictive mix of heist and unlikely friendships by way of the politics of colonization. Horrified, Katrina combs through the clues she’s collected about Kurt over the last three years, but each revelation uncovers a menacing truth: for every moment she was watching him, he was watching her. Before he jumps, he slams her with a devastating accusation: his death is all her fault. Driven by compulsion, she enacts the most powerful ritual she has to reclaim control-a midnight visit to the Cayatoga Bridge-and arrives just in time to witness Kurt’s suicide. Her obsession with her co-worker, Kurt, is just one of many coping mechanisms-like her constant shape and number rituals, or the way scenes from her favorite children’s book bleed into her vision whenever she feels anxious or stressed.īut when Katrina finds a cryptic message from Kurt that implies he’s aware of her surveillance, her tenuous hold on a normal life crumbles. Katrina Kim may be broke, the black sheep of her family, and slightly unhinged, but she isn’t a stalker.
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