Book Review: Stone Cold Fox

Synopsis (taken from Goodreads):

A compelling debut novel about an ambitious woman who, after a lifetime of conning alongside her mother, wants to leave her dark past behind and marry the heir to one of the country’s wealthiest families.

Like any enterprising woman, Bea knows what she’s worth and is determined to get all she deserves—it just so happens that what she deserves is to marry rich. After a lifetime of forced instruction in the art of swindling men by her mother, Bea wants nothing more than to escape her shadow, close the door on their sordid past, and disappear safely into old-money domesticity.

When Bea finds her final mark in the perfectly dull blue-blooded Collin, she’s ready to deploy all her tricks one last time. The challenge isn’t getting the ring, but rather the approval of Collin’s family and everyone else in their tax bracket, particularly his childhood best friend Gale. Going toe-to-toe with Gale isn’t a threat to an expert like Bea, but what begins as an amusing cat-and-mouse game quickly develops into a dangerous chase. As the truth of Bea’s past threatens to come roaring out, she finds herself racing against the clock to pass the finish line before everything is exposed.

Stone Cold fox: 4/4 stars

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Pages: 368

Published: February 2023

I’ve seen so many glowing reviews about STONE COLD FOX and I’m happy to say that it lived up to the hype for me!

This is a story about Bea Case and her mother (unnamed, likely because Bea herself doesn’t even know her own mother’s true name). Her mother is a con artist and all-around awful mother. Her target is rich men, so Bea grows up bouncing from home to home. She spent so many years around her mother’s devious and murderous ways that her biggest goal in life is to be nothing like her. When Bea sets her sights on the powerful, wealthy-beyond-belief, Case family, she knows Collin Case is her end game.
She’ll stop at nothing to win over his family so she can secure a lifetime
of happiness and richness.

It’s a fast-paced and heavily character-driven read. I found myself conflicted about the main character; if you’ve read the book, you know she’s obviously a horrible person, but sometimes I caught a flicker of change or positive character development out of her.

This reads like a movie. I seriously HOPE we get an adaptation! 👀

Read if you liked:

• Inventing Anna on Netflix
• My Friend Anna
• Cover Story
• Any other scammer book/show/movie!