The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe

Hard working sweet Becky Farwell begins working for the rural Illinois town she has lived in her whole life, handling their accounting and sorting their mishmash of accounts. Shrewd Reba Farwell is a successful art dealer with clients in Chicago, New York and Europe. Who is she really and how on Earth does she steal from the town to fund her art business and personal collection without anyone suspecting? No one is born a criminal but it doesn't take much for a small loan to leap to sending a town into financial ruin. The tension builds as her split personality and double life takes its toll and we keep reading knowing that at some point the house of cards (or canvas) has to come tumbling down. A thrilling story that makes you wonder how many con artists in a similar situation are lurking right under our noses. Anyone who enjoyed DIAMOND DORIS, THE TALENTED MR.RIPLEY or A BEAUTIFUL CRIME will be fascinated and engrossed.  3 1/2 stars