Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

 Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen was thoroughly entertaining. Our story starts with Ava telling a detective how she was coerced into helping Winnie, her college roommate, in an illegal designer handbag scheme. Winnie and Ava were fascinating characters and I enjoyed sharing their experiences, escapades and world travels.

The story takes the reader through high end stores, factories in China, and illegal dealings across international borders. I was engrossed in this book and enjoyed following along as I tried to figure out what really was happening.

This was a quick, interesting read that was gratifying and diverting. I recommend Counterfeit.

I was given a copy by the publisher and not required to write a positive review.

K I R S T I N C H E N is the New York Times best-selling author of three novels. Her latest, Counterfeit, out now from William Morrow/HarperCollins (US) and The Borough Press (UK), is the June ’22 Reese’s Book Club pick. It has also been recommended by The New York Times, The Washington Post, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Parade, and more. Television rights have been optioned by Sony Pictures. Her previous two novels are Bury What We Cannot Take and Soy Sauce for Beginners.

She has received fellowships and awards from the Steinbeck Fellows Program, Sewanee, Hedgebrook, Djerassi, the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, the Toji Cultural Foundation, and the National Arts Council of Singapore. Her writing has appeared in The Cut, Real Simple, Literary Hub, Writer’s Digest, Zyzzyva, and the Best New Singaporean Short Stories. She holds an MFA from Emerson College and a BA from Stanford University. Born and raised in Singapore, she lives in San Francisco. She teaches creative writing at the University of San Francisco and in Ashland University’s Low-Residency MFA Program.

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