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Bezig met laden... King Con (1997)door Stephen J. Cannell
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. First edition as new This book was nothing short of captivating. Beano Bates is the star of a huge (I mean HUGE) extended family of con artists. Victoria, New York City prosecutor gets screwed (figuratively, this time) by her boss and lands on Beano's team to finally trap the bad guys. This plot is fun and fast and fantastic. It's the kind of book that is hard to put down because you don't trust the characters not to pull a fast one behind your back! Con artists have long intrigued me, and I found the abridged audio version of Stephen Cannell's book King Con to be rather entertaining. Con-man Beano Bates engineers a brilliant plan to rip off mafia don Joe Rina. Beano has strong motives; he was beaten up and his cousin Carol was murdered, all by Rina's thugs. Beano teams up with Federal prosecutor Vicky Hart in a series of scams that include a card game, jewel switch, craps cheating and finally, a brilliant scheme involving a bogus oil company. I enjoyed the cons, but was disappointed in Beano and Vicki's fairy tale ending. This work is very far from great literature, but as an abridged audio work was worth the time and few dollars I spent on it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: 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 yetâ??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 donâ??who retaliates by having Beano nearly beaten to death. For the first time in his legendary career, Beano wants more than a big scoreâ??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 swindleâ??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 tak Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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