Lifestyle October 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my byline

The Guardian Lifestyle

How a string of bizarre events led writer Linda Geddes to don her sleuthing cap and dig into a world of shadowy impersonators It started with an entirely ordinary interaction on LinkedIn.

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