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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emme Wynn arrives in Sweetgrass, Alabama, the same day a body is discovered in a sinkhole off Hickory Lane. Emme sees Sweetgrass as an opportunity to connect with her paternal grandmother, Glory. The locals are skeptical of Emme's intentions, but big-hearted Glory welcomes Emme back into the family, introducing her to her cousin Cora Bee, who has the preternatural ability to see colors around people. A devastating breakup has shaken Cora Bee, and...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
Widescreen and fullscreen formats.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joe Ross is the inventor of "The Process, " a top-secret formula which promises to make his company unimaginably rich. But when Joe meets a successful, cynical businessman he begins to suspect that his boss will never share the profits. And with that seed of doubt planted, an intricate con-game soon falls into place.
Author
Publisher
Wheeler Pub
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
299 pages (large print) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When her brother is almost murdered for exposing a group of false psychics, Anne Silver enlists the aid of her ex-boyfriend, a former CIA agent, to help him.
44) Nightmare alley
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a carnival-show geek--alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision--going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There's no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him. And since Stan is clever and ambitious and not without a useful streak...
45) Confidence
Publisher
Trimark Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Con man Jake and his gang, Gordo, Miles, and Big Al, pull off a swindling job stealing money from a guy who turns out to be a mob accountant for crime boss, King. Then Jake and his crew attempt to pull off an even bigger scam to make up for their mistake. This time the con involves the King's enemy, the mob-connected banker Morgan Price. Two corrupt cops join Jake's team while the King appoints his henchman, Lupus, to oversee the operation.
46) Charming
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Prince Jean-Marc Charming Arundel, known to friends and enemies alike as "Prince Charming," is handsome, well-mannered, brave, a peerless swordsman, a cunning tactician and a liar, a con man and a fraud. For years he has been travelling from one kingdom to the next, rescuing endangered princesses and maidens, securing their troths and his place in their fathers' palaces, then looting their treasuries and having it away before dawn. Until a chance...
48) The gatecrasher
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Madeleine Wickham is Sophie Kinsella, and The Gatecrasher is just as delicious as her internationally bestselling Shopaholic series. Madeleine Wickham's bitingly funny and edgy style keeps fans coming back for more. So hold onto your haute couture hats, as you dive into the fantastic world of Wickham!
Everything's coming up roses for Fleur Daxeny, as she goes through more rich men than she does designer hats....if that's humanly
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Mrs. Loretta Plansky, a recent widow in her seventies, is settling into retirement in Florida while dealing with her 98-year-old father and fielding requests for money from her beloved children and grandchildren. Thankfully, her new hip hasn't changed her killer tennis game one bit. One night Mrs. Plansky is startled awake by a phone call from a voice claiming to be her grandson Will, who desperately needs ten thousand dollars to get out of a jam....
50) Bedtime story
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two scam artists prey on women for their money. They clash in a Mediterranean hot spot. Will the cultured, high-class con artist come out on top, or will the rough small-change scammer rise to win the wager?
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire assassins. Monkey decides to try and save Samir from the...
52) New in town
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The people of Puddletrunk are accustomed to their bridge collapsing and being rebuilt by Mortimer Gulch--when they provide funds and labor--but a newcomer to town may have a better idea.
53) Ladystinger
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
1992.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
55) Lucky
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. She's ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity, when things go sideways. Alone for the first time, navigating the world without the help of either her father or her boyfriend, Lucky discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions. There's one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means she'll...
56) The ultimatum
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Thief. Manipulator. Con artist. Call it what you will Bianca St. Ives is the best in the business. Growing up, Bianca St. Ives knew she was different from all her friends. Instead of playing hopscotch or combing her dolls' hair, she studied martial arts with sensei masters and dismantled explosives with special-ops retirees. Her father prepped her well to carry on the family business. Now a striking beauty with fierce skills, the prodigy has surpassed...
Author
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Very Best of Tad Williams collects Williams' finest work in multiple genres, including epic fantasy, urban fantasy, and YA. These superlative tales, many of which were previously available only in limited editions, introduce dragons, wizards, assassins, heroes, and fools--even a few cyberpunks."--Amazon website.
Author
Series
Texas gold volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Claire Massey's world is tuned upside down when her cattle broker husband is arrested for fraud. How will she respond when her security no longer rests in her checkbook?"- --
Author
Series
Cassie Dewell novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Private Investigator Cassie Dewell's business is thriving, and her latest case puts her on the hunt for a slippery con man who's disappeared somewhere in the "treasure state." A wealthy Florida widow has accused him of absconding with her fortune, and wants Cassie to find him and get it back. The trail takes Cassie to Anaconda, Montana, a quirky former copper mining town that's the perfect place to reinvent yourself. As the case develops, Cassie...
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