- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Orion (16 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752874101
- ISBN-13: 978-0752874104
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,075,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'...it is a delight to read and is put together so cleverly that you'll want to go back to work out just when you missed the first clue to what's really going on. ... Klein weaves in a nifty web of deceit and complicated cover-up that had me guessing and double-guessing to the end.' (THE TIMES )
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'...it is a delight to read and is put together so cleverly that you'll want to go back to work out just when you missed the first clue to what's really going on. ... Klein weaves in a nifty web of deceit and complicated cover-up that had me guessing and double-guessing to the end.' THE TIMES
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I absolutely loved this author's first book - Switchback - and when I saw this had come out, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. have to say though, it didn't impress me as much as Switchback did. Partly because you knew this book is a con from the very beginning which means it lost that mind-blowing edge to it. There was a twist to this book as there was in Switchback and it was a fantastic twist - very clever - but I didn't feel that the author delivered the 'punchline' so to speak in as dramatic a way as I felt he could, in a way that would make the author would gasp out in surprise as I did with his first novel. The twist was just kind of revealed. I found this a bit disappointing. However, this is not to say that this is not a good book. The plot was still brilliant - the con very sophisticated. The characterisation in this book was a lot better than in Switchback because I found myself actually caring about the characters in this. Kip Largo - the main character - made a brilliant narrator with his sharp, wry humour and cynical outlook on life. Even though he is a heartless con man, i couldn't help liking him. This was a quick yet very satisfying read!!
It's a shame that Matthew Klein hasn't yet got on to the British radar. He seems to be getting bigger in America but is still completely unheard of over here which is such a shame because it could definitely do well off the back of all the popular con programmes like The Hustle. I can imagine this book being turned into a big hit movie so maybe that's what it will take to make the author better known. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him. In the meantime, I am eagerly awaiting his next installment.
It's a shame that Matthew Klein hasn't yet got on to the British radar. He seems to be getting bigger in America but is still completely unheard of over here which is such a shame because it could definitely do well off the back of all the popular con programmes like The Hustle. I can imagine this book being turned into a big hit movie so maybe that's what it will take to make the author better known. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for him. In the meantime, I am eagerly awaiting his next installment.
Format:Paperback
I read this book all by what it said on the back cover. I'd never heard of Matthew Klein before but the title and story interested me, so i gambled on this...
I must say i couldn't put it down. I've only recently got back into reading after quite a few years since school and what a book to start me off. I kinda guessed the ending but even so couldn't 100% say what would happen until i read it. very talented author...
I've now read 'Switchback' too which is a fantastic read. My advise though... read this first!!!
7.5/10
I must say i couldn't put it down. I've only recently got back into reading after quite a few years since school and what a book to start me off. I kinda guessed the ending but even so couldn't 100% say what would happen until i read it. very talented author...
I've now read 'Switchback' too which is a fantastic read. My advise though... read this first!!!
7.5/10
Format:Paperback
I found this book extremely good. It is the longed-for combination for me of an entertaining, witty, easy to read novel that has a complicated and unusual plot. Although I did guess who was double crossing who before the end, the sheer joy of these amazing hustles and the welldrawn characters were a delight. Even though Kip Largo is a con artist I had such sympathy for him and could not put this book down.
I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who needs an easy but intelligent read.
I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who needs an easy but intelligent read.
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Pretty good, but not sensational
A convicted con-man, now released from jail, happens upon a new scam opportunity just as his son seeks his help to deal with some serious gambling debts. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2008 by johnverp
Not conned at all
I read this because of a favourable newspaper review - to be honest it was a present for someone else so I initially tried to read it with the spine unbent (impossible! Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2008 by Marquise of Caribas
Doh!
I have decided never to read a first novel again.
Instead, I'm going to wait for the SECOND book by that author, THEN read the first because all too often,when you read... Read more
Instead, I'm going to wait for the SECOND book by that author, THEN read the first because all too often,when you read... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2007 by Ali
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