Grifter: Set Them Up And Kill Them

by Jacob Mesmer

Julius Cleary is a troubled youth barely able to survive. Living purely by his wits and petty theft, he struggles to feed himself and stay out of trouble. Only when he makes a deal to stay out of jail, he find himself the target of a powerful con artist with supernatural forces of evil. With several million dollars at stake and the lives of those he loves most hanging in the balance, Julius must defeat evil against all odds, or die trying. This latest thriller from Jacob Mesmer will keep you engrossed to the very last syllable. And your dreams will never be the same.

Genres: Thriller, Horror

210 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 19, 2016

Reviews

[Marbea Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so awesome! I liked that no mystery or debt was left over. Everybody got what they needed, and what they deserved in the conclusion. I really thought Julius was going to propose to Mallory at the Italian restaurant and sign the inheritance to her or something lol. I completely forgot about the stipulation of accruing debt, and they visited the bank and its purpose. This was the best novel out of all the ones I've read so far. I'm sure I'm gonna out do this review with the next one of the several novels I got to read on my to-read list under your bookshelf.

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book, and the character of Julius. Several things bothered me, though. Julius just deserted his friends from the beginning of the story. What happened to them? And we never got a "real" explanation of how the "grifter" did what he did. Like the book was trying to be supernatural, which I get, but didn't get into that part enough for me. But it was a quick, relatively enjoyable read on a lazy weekend.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who conned who?

Good book, interesting plot line, well rounded characters. I' m surprised I enjoyed it as much as I have. The only part I wasn't completlely happy with was the ending. The main character did a complete about face in regards to his personality. The story Became a bit unbelivable. Other than that it was enjoyable.

[Susan Cone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good mystery

Easy to read with very believable characters. I felt like the book ended with all characters left hanging.
I wanted to know what happened to characters after case was solved.

[Trina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really enjoyed reading this.

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did enjoy this thoroughly but I did wonder what happened to his friends. And at the end I was confused what happened to the bar owner? Was that a sanctioned kill. Also, if Julius was under FBI protection, he would not be allowed to walk to the store alone. Too many open links. Otherwise, I did enjoy and would recommend, but tie up the loose ends.