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"Veteran con artist Roy spots an obvious easy mark when he meets Betty, a wealthy widow, online. In no time at all, he's moved into Betty's lovely cottage and is preparing to accompany her on a romantic trip to Europe. Betty's grandson disapproves of their blossoming relationship, but Roy is sure this scheme will be a success. He knows what he's doing" -- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Counterfeit lady volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Con artist Elizabeth Miles has determined that Society is the biggest con of all. So far, her only real social success has been with Priscilla Knight. Priscilla is a dedicated suffragist, recently widowed for the second time in her young life. Her beloved first husband died in a tragic accident and left her with two young daughters and a comfortable fortune. Priscilla confides to Elizabeth that she had understood her second husband, Endicott, was...
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Series
Sisterhood series volume 31
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When Alexis Thorn encounters a distraught young woman, Bella Nolan, alone in a restaurant, crying instead of eating, she offers comfort and soon uncovers a mission that will require the very particular skills of the Sisterhood. Alexis learns that the woman's husband was recently killed in action in Afghanistan. Before he reported for duty, they took steps to preserve their chances of having children. But when Bella visits the fertility clinic, she...
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English
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The art of the con has a long and venerable tradition, and its female practitioners are some of the best-- or worst. Telfer introduces us to a host of lady swindlers whose scams ranged from the outrageous to the deadly. Among them: In 1700s Paris, Jeanne de Saint-Rémy scammed the royal jewelers out of a necklace made from six hundred and forty-seven diamonds by pretending she was best friends with Queen Marie Antoinette. Cassie Chadwick got banks...
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Series
Sisterhood series volume 23
Language
English
Description
"Life comes in stages. Even the Sisterhood has been content to let their gold shields gather a little dust while they enjoy their friends and family. But when a string of anonymous emails arrives at Pinewood, suggesting shady dealings at a local assisted-living facility, Myra Rutledge and her best friend Annie de Silva are more than ready to out-hustle a master con-artist at his own game. They'l need to enlist some new and untested allies in order...
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Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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When their long-imprisoned con-artist father reaches the end of his life, Arthur and his twin sister become the owners of an undiscovered play by William Shakespeare that their father wants published, a final request that represents either a great literary gift or their father's last great heist.
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Rowman & Littlefield
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English
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"No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are 40 times more likely to be defrauded than to have their cars stolen or their homes burgled. Con artists ruin people financially and emotionally, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction, broken hearts, and deflated dreams. The first step to combating fraud is to understand it. What do scams look like? Why are they effective? The next step is to take action. How can we protect ourselves and...
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Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels comes an original novel about a young woman who discovers her fiancé isn't who he says he is, and the handsome but nosy neighbor who helps her decide what she'll do next.
Lucy Baker decided it was time to walk away from her high-flying legal career after she successfully defended yet another heinous criminal. Now, almost a year after her life-changing decision, Lucy has never...
Lucy Baker decided it was time to walk away from her high-flying legal career after she successfully defended yet another heinous criminal. Now, almost a year after her life-changing decision, Lucy has never...
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English
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After the war, Union veteran Bobby Hale sets his sights on California, but only makes it to Montana. Stumbling around the West, from the Wyoming Territory to the Black Hills of the Dakotas, he finds meaning in the people he meets. This is the story of life in a place where every minute is an engagement in a kind of war of survival, and how two people -- a white man and a mixed-race woman -- can manage to find a pathway to their own humanity.
15) In the soup
Publisher
Fantoma Films
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Adolfo Rollo is in over his head. Before he met Joe, his excitement focused on spying on his neighbor Angelica. Joe helped Adolfo with his "spying" and now he wants Adolfo to help -- with stealing cars, burglary and romancing women.
16) Never back down
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Hunting the one man who puts fear into her heart-and who could destroy everything she loves-Susannah Faulkner, who has lived a dangerous and violent life, journeys across the U.S., contending with both new and old friends and foes, to take down her evil equal.
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Series
Thieves of shadow volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Callan and four other young criminals are recruited to pull off a difficult heist from the city's most powerful sorcerer"--
18) City of lies
Author
Series
Counterfeit lady volume 1
Language
English
Description
Every woman plays a part--but some are more dangerous than others ... Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes many roles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her guile to relieve so-called respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. But brutal and greedy entrepreneur Oscar Thornton is out for blood. He's lost a great deal of money and is not going to forgive a woman for outwitting him....
20) City of shadows
Author
Series
Counterfeit lady volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth Bates has returned from her honeymoon with Gideon and is taking great pride in having completely forsaken her disreputable past. But then, her friend Anna Vanderslice begs her to use her talents to save Anna's widowed mother from an unscrupulous medium."--
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