The VerifiersThe Verifiers

Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted¡amateur sleuth for the 21st century. This debut novel follows Claudia as she verifies people's¡online lives, and lies, for a dating detective agency in New York City.¡Until a client with an unusual request goes missing. . . . “The world of social media, big tech and internet connectivity provides fertile new ground for humans to deceive, defraud and possibly murder one another. . . . Well rendered and charming. . . . Original and intriguing.” - The New York Times Book Review Claudia is used to disregarding her fractious family’s model-minority expectations: she has no interest in finding either a conventional career or a nice Chinese boy.¡She’s also used to keeping secrets from¡them, such as that she prefers girls-and that she's¡just been stealth-recruited by Veracity, a referrals-only online-dating detective agency.¡ ¡ A lifelong mystery¡reader¡who wrote her senior thesis on¡Jane Austen,¡Claudia believes¡she's landed her¡ideal job. But when a client vanishes, Claudia breaks protocol to investigate-and uncovers¡a maelstrom of personal and corporate deceit.¡Part literary mystery, part family story, The¡Verifiers is a¡clever¡and incisive examination of how¡technology shapes¡our choices, and the nature of romantic love in the digital age. ¡ A VINTAGE ORIGINAL.