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Nick Pearson and his family have just moved to Stepton, Virginia from Detroit. Or did he? Nick Pearson doesn't really exist. He is just another made up name from another town he has never actually been to. Nick Pearson is in the Witness Protection Services. Once upon a time he was Tony Bordeaux, but he shouldn't be telling you that. All Nick is supposed to do is blend it, fly under the radar and not make any waves. That's easier said than done when on your first day of a new life in a new town in a new school you meet Reya Cruz, a beautiful goddess among mortals, and her brother Eli, a future journalist sci-fi junkie with a conspiracy theory. Still, Eli is the only person who has actually befriended Nick in a long time. Working on the school paper with Eli is actually kind of fun and Reya might have started liking Nick if he hadn't been the one to discover Eli's dead body in the journalism room. Everyone thinks it was a suicide but Reya knows different and Nick is starting to believe her. Maybe Eli's conspiracy wasn't a theory, or maybe he got too close to Nick's secret and Eli had to be kept quiet. Reya and Nick are determined to solve the mystery of Eli's death but who solve the mystery of theirs if they get too close to the truth?
With all of the acclaim Fake ID is now getting it is hard to believe it was almost never published. Apparently author Lamar Giles was rejected numerous times by multiple agents and publishing companies. He eventually put his manuscript on the back burner until such time when he could publish it himself. Fortunately, that didn't have to happen. Mr. Giles speaks about his struggles getting the book published as well as his inspiration in writing the novel in an interview for The Brown Bookshelf. A link to the interview is provided below. Fans of Fake ID might also enjoy Ripper by Stefan Petrucha.
http://thebrownbookshelf.com/2014/02/08/day-8-lamar-giles/
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