One of The Washington Post 's 50 Best Works of Fiction of 2023 A New York Times Editors' Choice One of Them 's Best Books of 2023 One of Crimereads Best Crime Novels of 2023 "Theranos but make it gay." -- Electric Literature Best friends (and occasional lovers) Ezra and Orson are teetering on top of the world after founding a company that promises instant enlightenment in this "propulsive, cheeky, eat-the-rich page-turner" ( The Washington Post ) about scams, schemes, and the absurdity of the American Dream. At seventeen, Ezra Green doesn't have a lot going on for him: he's shorter than average, snaggle-toothed, internet-addicted, and halfway to being legally blind. He's also on his way to Last Chance Camp, the final stop before juvie. But Ezra's summer at Last Chance turns life-changing when he meets Orson, brilliant and Adonis-like with a mind for hustling. Together, the two embark upon what promises to be a fruitful career of scam artistry. But things start to spin wildly out of control when they try to pull off their biggest scam yet--Nulife, a corporation that promises its consumers a lifetime of bliss. "Propulsive" ( The New York Times Book Review ) and "laugh-out-loud funny" ( BuzzFeed ), with the suspense of The Talented Mr. Ripley , the decadence of The Great Gatsby , and the wit of Succession , Confidence is a story for anyone who knows that the American Dream is just another pyramid scheme.