- Paperback: 420 pages
- Publisher: Dutton / Signet (1 Aug 1997)
- ISBN-10: 0451196333
- ISBN-13: 978-0451196330
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.9 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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From the author of FINAL VICTIM, a thriller about a charming and successful confidence trickster. When his cousin is murdered by a powerful New Jersey crime boss, the celebrated conman forms a partnership with a female FBI agent and sets to work on trapping the murdering gangster through an especially conniving deception.
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THE POKER GAME HAD BEEN A CARD-HUSTLER'S DREAM; the players were strictly in the talented-amateur category and the stakes were unlimited. Read the first page
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have to admit I am not one to sit and write a review out but I felt I must write about this book
I was given it when I stayed with my grandparents for my flight home and I can honestly say its the first book I have picked up and read again
I was given it when I stayed with my grandparents for my flight home and I can honestly say its the first book I have picked up and read again
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Cannell can con me anytime
11 Aug 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I bought this book with a half-hearted interest. Never one to gamble, I just didn't see a connection to the topic. From the first chapter, I was hooked, I could not put the book down (read it in one afternoon). The lead character, Beano Bates, is so well written you find yourself in the middle of this Con. If you love a fast paced read with lots of twists and turns, this book is for you.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Grifters Delight
11 May 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Fun, fun, fun page turner for those who love to read about grifters and con artists. In the prologue the best con artist in the US cheats a number of people at cards, including a mobster, who beats him nearly to death afterward (an act which is totally contrary to the way the character is depicted throughout the rest of the book, but oh well). After a number of convolutions, the lovable con artist and the local DA team up to run a huge con to take out the mobster and his psychopathic brother. The characters are all cardboard, but its fun to read along and watch the author shuffle them around and spin a good story. Of course, Cannell knows that the details make the story, and this book is chock full of grifter tricks and cons which are a delight.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The A Team meets the Bates Family
3 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
I remember when I was (ahem) a mere child I used to have the opening sequence of the A-Team memorized, I was such a fan. Today, I can still recite it. "In 1971 a crack commando unit was sent to military prison for a crime they did not commit...." In the closing of that show I remember seeing Mr. Cannell yanking a final page out a novel out of his old electric typewriter. Little did I know that he was really writing...and writing well. King Con opens with a bang, er, a golf club and ends with a sentimentality that cannot be denied. So what if the roller coaster ride ended with a gentle roll? The plot twists are better than a good New York pretzel. The cons themselves are nothing short of glorious. And....the guy gets the girl. Granted, the last sentence seemed like ole Stephen was just plain fed-up with the plot and said to himself "Hey, this is good enough. After all, the deadline is in five minutes." Nothing, not the end nor the beginning, is as important as the meat of a book. And let me tell you folks, this novel is a bonafide thick-cut T-bone. Enjoy!
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