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Scam Reviews

I have now come to the conclusion that the wonderful review of The Listing Lighthouse, allegedly by Ottessa Moshfegh, was a scam. The conclusion was reached after I received another wonderful review of my most recent book, A Partriche in a Peer Tree. This one was from another author, allegedly Katherine Bogner. When I checked out Ms Bogner, I knew she would not be reading my work as her books seem to be conservative Roman Catholic praise books. 

These are sly communications that come little by little until eventually one realizes it is about paying for marketing of one's books.  I do wonder if these authors know that their names and identities are being used in this way. I do understand why people might be taken in. Thankfully, although curious, I tend to be cautious about gratuitous praise from people I do not know.

We seem to be entering an era when it will become difficult, if not impossible, to know what is real and what is not. One hopes it does not lead to a generation of sceptics.

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