CRIMES AGAINST A BOOK CLUB by Kathy Cooperman is a fun, quick read that has a strong focus on friendship. Annie moves to California and is invited to join a book club with the wealthy people who live in her new neighborhood. There she meets many of the wives that all live within her community including Dawn. Not long after Annie arrives in town she learns that her son has autism and she needs $84,000 to pay for his therapy. This comes as a shock to her, both the disease and the cost of Oscar's medical care. Not sure what to do, she goes out with her friend Sarah to try get away from all that is going on in her live for a few hours.

While out with her friend she notices that many woman pay thousands of dollars for face cream that promises to make them look more youthful. Annie has an idea to use her background in chemistry to come up with a face cream of her own. A face cream she could sell that would help her with her son's medical bills. Her friend Sarah is also in debt because she has spent thousands of dollars on IVF and fertility treatments all while working long hours as a lawyer. Together they come up with a plan. Annie will develop the face cream and Sarah will use her beautiful looks and background in public speaking to sell their product. The face cream is an instant hit with the woman in their community and soon they are making loads of money. What can go wrong with their recent popular face cream? What will happen when someone who is jealous tries to copy the face cream and has it tested? You will have to read CRIMES AGAINST A BOOK CLUB to find out how it all ends. You might be surprised!