Before she can live the honest life she's always wanted, she'll be forced to weave a web of credible lies and deceive an honorable man.
Madison Jennings possessed a unique skill exploited by her father. As a scam artist, he used his daughter's talent for reading people. Her job—profile the mark for honesty.
When her father's fortunes improve, he enrolls her in Miss Emma Willard's School for Young Ladies where she begins a progressive education in both academics and society. For two years, Maddie thrives under the tutelage of those who encourage her to challenge the culture's views of acceptable work for women. This happy life ends when her father suddenly withdraws her, taking her with him on a desperate flight from deadly repercussions for a scam gone wrong.
On the first westbound train out of New York, Maddie realizes they are being pursued by both the Pinkerton Agency and a vindictive Sicilian family, but she knows little more of her father's crime. When a...