User I.D.

Vera de Sica's business trip in Los Angeles has come to a close and the only thing she needs to do before she can retreat back to New York City is return her rental car. But when a heavily sweating man tells her to leave the car under a sign that reads "Guest Parking," Vera's nightmare begins. Based on more than three years of research into the fastest-growing white-collar crime in America, "User ID" is the compelling story of what happens when Vera's identity goes AWOL, co-opted by the girlfriend of the perspiring scam artist. Unexpected, smart, and troubling, this is both a terrific read and a trenchant look at the philosophical implications of our networked world.