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Divide
A Novel
A failed actress turned grifting psychic searches for her missing doppelgänger and is plunged into a web of murder and corruption among Hollywood A-listers.
"Weird and wonderfully addictive—reads like Agatha Christie on acid, or maybe Raymond Chandler adapted by the Coen Brothers." —Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Ready Player One
When Jenny St. John was eighteen, she moved to Los Angeles from her rural midwestern hometown and scored the lead role in an independent film called The Divide. Under the intimate direction of young auteur Serge Grumet, Jenny was on her way to becoming the next indie darling. But then the movie tanked, and Jenny never caught a second break. Now, two decades later, after floundering on the fringes of the entertainment industry, she’s barely keeping afloat running a low-level grift as a psychic life coach.
But when news surfaces that Serge has been murdered, Jenny’s life is turned upside down. Unbeknownst to Jenny, Serge’s ex-wife, painter Gena Santos, looks alarmingly similar to Jenny. So much so that when Gena goes missing, the cops think Jenny is Gena.
Jenny finds herself pulled into Gena’s world and manages to leverage both her resemblance to Gena and her faux psychic abilities to infiltrate the affluent yet unstable inner circle of friends, which include a Korean pop idol–turned–social media star and an Oscar-winning actress–turned–wellness guru. Soon Jenny’s search to find Gena unearths dark secrets about her own past while putting her squarely in the sights of a killer.
"Weird and wonderfully addictive—reads like Agatha Christie on acid, or maybe Raymond Chandler adapted by the Coen Brothers." —Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Ready Player One
When Jenny St. John was eighteen, she moved to Los Angeles from her rural midwestern hometown and scored the lead role in an independent film called The Divide. Under the intimate direction of young auteur Serge Grumet, Jenny was on her way to becoming the next indie darling. But then the movie tanked, and Jenny never caught a second break. Now, two decades later, after floundering on the fringes of the entertainment industry, she’s barely keeping afloat running a low-level grift as a psychic life coach.
But when news surfaces that Serge has been murdered, Jenny’s life is turned upside down. Unbeknownst to Jenny, Serge’s ex-wife, painter Gena Santos, looks alarmingly similar to Jenny. So much so that when Gena goes missing, the cops think Jenny is Gena.
Jenny finds herself pulled into Gena’s world and manages to leverage both her resemblance to Gena and her faux psychic abilities to infiltrate the affluent yet unstable inner circle of friends, which include a Korean pop idol–turned–social media star and an Oscar-winning actress–turned–wellness guru. Soon Jenny’s search to find Gena unearths dark secrets about her own past while putting her squarely in the sights of a killer.
Pages: 304
ISBN: 9780593685679
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Matt D.
Feb 8, 2026
Jenny St. John once had what appeared to be an aspiring career as an actress. She moved from a rural midwestern Iowa town to LA and landed herself a role in an independent film called The Divide by an upcoming film star named Serge Grumet. Her role was meant to lead to her breakout and all her dreams would come true. However, the movie failed and her career stalled. Two decades later, she finds herself grifting as a psychic life coach and living in her office. When she is visited by a detective and told that Serge was murdered, her whole life turns upside down. Through a series of twists and turns, Jenny must discover what happened to Serge before the final curtain comes down on her.
With time running out, Jenny is left with little choice, but to dive head first into the mystery and try to unravel what is really going on. How far will she go to find the truth?
I found the writing sharp and exciting. The characters were very well written and I felt like I got to know the whole cast not long after they were all introduced. The author does a great job of balancing character development with keeping the story moving. There were a few parts that seemed a little odd and quite a few coincidences, but it kept the story moving. It was definitely an interesting book.
With time running out, Jenny is left with little choice, but to dive head first into the mystery and try to unravel what is really going on. How far will she go to find the truth?
I found the writing sharp and exciting. The characters were very well written and I felt like I got to know the whole cast not long after they were all introduced. The author does a great job of balancing character development with keeping the story moving. There were a few parts that seemed a little odd and quite a few coincidences, but it kept the story moving. It was definitely an interesting book.