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Hardcover King Con Book

ISBN: 0688147763

ISBN13: 9780688147761

King Con

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When it comes to creating unforgettable criminal characters, nobody does it better than Emmy Award winner Stephen J. Cannell, the force behind such acclaimed TV hits as "The Rockford Files," "The Commish," "Wiseguy," and "The A-Team." Now come Cannell's most engaging characters yet -- a spirited assortment of clever con artists. King Con vs. The Don Raised in a world of flimflams, come-ons and con-jobs, Beano Bates has done so well he's earned a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. But his lucky streak vanishes after a card game in which he scams a cool eighty grand from a notorious Mafia don -- who retaliates by having Beano nearly beaten to death. For the first time in his legendary career, Beano wants more than a big score -- he wants justice. Aided by a beautiful, no-nonsense female prosecutor and a legion of crafty cousins, all accomplished grifters, Beano, the king of the cons, puts together the ultimate swindle -- a well-planned sting of strategy, skill and deception. The target is America's most feared mob kingpin and his psychopathic brother. And in this game, winner takes all This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
This is an incredible story . . .

Stephen Cannell did a fantastic job researching con artist and some of the scams that may or may not exist. The book is unpredictable and has an excellent story line, his characters are well thought out and Cannell keeps the hook in your mouth from start to finish. I highly recommend this book!

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Rated 5 stars
Cannell can con me anytime

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.

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Rated 5 stars
WOW!

This is the first book I have have read from Stephen Cannell, and I am looking forward to reading more. Tricky Vicky is full of surprises! I relate to her well, and Cannell has a way of portraying his characters as real people that can be anyone. This is certainly well written and full of life!

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Rated 5 stars
READ THIS BOOK,IT'S GREAT!!

This is the first Stephen Cannell book I have read. I tried it because I have always enjoyed his T.V. series. I was not disapointed. It was a fast paced entertaining read. The characters were fun to read about. I had trouble getting anything else done but reading about Beano and company. Just one thought, I get a little tired of people who put modern day authors down just because they do not write classics or what others...

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Rated 5 stars
Interesting and informative yarn about conning for revenge.

"King Con" is an easy-reading and informative thriller. I really enjoy learning from a novel about things that I wouldn't read anywhere else. Here we are given the inside story on confidence games -- big and little, new and old. The plot is lifted directly from the movie "The Sting." Grifter mistakenly cons bad guy, bad guy kills someone grifter cares about, grifter assembles and runs "big con" to get revenge, grifter...

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