1 hour ago · New York
Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my byline
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to New York. The first report grouped here was at 17 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my byline”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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. Someone had tagged me in a post, saying how much they’d enjoyed contributing to a New York Post…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my byline
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian