Beautiful Lies

After a NYC journo rescues a toddler and makes the papers, she receives ominous letters suggesting there are secrets in her past.

Stock Character The ruggedly handsome PI-cum-sculptor who has scars, a criminal past, and a heart of gold.

Body Count Three in the present, at least three in the past.

Bottom Line Unger overdoes brand-name drops and truisms (”parents are like superheroes”), but her engaging narration wins us over.