The Scammer
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Follow along as we unravel the web of lies, twists, and turns in The Scammer, Tiffany D. Jackson's ripped-from-the-headlines New York Times bestselling thriller set on an HBCU campus.
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About The Scammer
About The Scammer
Out from under her overprotective parents, Jordyn is ready to kill it in prelaw at a prestigious, historically Black university in Washington DC. When her new roommate’s brother is released from prison, the last thing Jordyn expects is to come home and find the ex-convict on their dorm room sofa. But Devonte needs a place to stay while he gets back on his feet—and how could she say no to one of her new best friends?
Devonte is older, as charming as he is intelligent, pushing every student he meets to make better choices about their young lives. But Jordyn senses something sinister beneath his friendly advice and growing group of followers. When one of Jordyn’s roommates goes missing, she must enlist the help of the university’s lone white student to uncover the mystery—or become trapped at the center of a web of lies more tangled than she can imagine.
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A Note from Tiffany:
I am so excited that my campus thriller, The Scammer, is the latest Epic Reads Book Club pick!
The Scammer first came to me when I read the 2019 article in THE CUT about a father who moved into his daughter’s dorm and proceeded to manipulate her roommates and friends into a sex cult, eventually stealing over $500,000. I couldn’t believe it! How could Larry Ray have gotten away with this on a school campus, among adults? But then I considered my own Freshman year at Howard University. The credit card sign-up tables parked in front of our cafeteria, the pyramid scheme meetings in dorm rooms, the luring religious groups around campus and thought, wow, when weren’t we being hunted? How do we prepare and protect kids, just as they’re stepping out in the world on their own, from predators hiding in plain sight? This is the question I asked myself while writing The Scammer.
Like all my books, this thriller has some insane twists (allegedly) and I can’t wait to hear what you think. So, I hope you will sign up and read along!
—Tiffany
Readers Are Obsessed With The Scammer
"Whewww what a ride! Tiffany has a way of making sure she is going to grab you by your lapel and have you completely engrossed in her stories from the get-go"
— Laura, Goodreads Review
"This was such a fun chaotic insane read! But I loved every minute of it"
— Bryan, Goodreads Review
"MOUTH AGAPE!!!! I couldn’t put it down. This book was soooo good."
— Nikki, Goodreads Review
"This book pissed me off but I couldn’t put it down and finished it in one sitting."
— Samantha, Goodreads Review
"The tension never lets up, and when the final twist hit? My jaw dropped. It’s been a while since a thriller gave me a true “WTF” moment like that"
— Brittany, Goodreads Review
"I have no words. Tiffany has done it again and those twists were wicked work!"
— Lauren, Goodreads Review
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"Another visceral, propulsive thriller from an undisputed master of the genre. The revealing ending will lead readers to question what makes a person tick, what can make them break, and, ultimately, how to heal."
— Booklist (starred review)
"This suspenseful YA thriller is yet another testament to Jackson’s talent."
— ELLE
"[Tiffany Jackson] is back with another gripping thriller that will definitely make you think about it all differently in only the way that she can. The only question left is: are you ready for a wild semester at Frazier University?"
— Cosmopolitan
Tiffany D. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Allegedly, Monday's Not Coming, Let Me Hear a Rhyme, Grown, White Smoke, The Weight of Blood, and The Scammer. A Margaret A. Edwards Award and Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award winner, the Brooklyn native is splitting her time between the South and the borough she loves.
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