The Don Juan Con

by Sara Williams

This complex and ever-twisting thriller is torn from the headlines of actual events, an all-too-common crime that often goes unreported and unpunished. In The Don Juan Con a flamboyant swindler calling himself Anthony Abruzzi wines and dines unsuspecting women from one end of the country to the other, seducing them into marrying him within days of meeting him. Yet just before the lavish whirlwind weddings are to take place, he disappears, absconding with whatever assets, meager or mighty, his victims possessed. Yet when he makes the mistake of jilting and bankrupting Angie Reynolds, a designer living in DeLeon, FL, his fortunes are about to be reversed. With the help of police detective Joe Vensure, Angie meticulously hunts Anthony down, following his trail of broken-hearted and devastated victims. She is further shocked to discover that not all of his marks were merely jilted -- some are dead. It becomes a race against time itself when she discovers that her own mother may be his next victim. And nothing can prepare her for learning the mysterious secret of her own past that started it all.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

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I have two mysteries out, THE DON JUAN CON, optioned by Robert Evans, Paramount Studios and THE SERENOA SCANDAL, a PBS/FL radio and magazine feature. My third novel, ONE BIG ITCH is scheduled to release in '08. My popular talks include IS IT A MYSTERY?(just why this genre is so popular,) and THE DON JUAN CON: Any woman with a heart can be swindled out of it. Look for my book reviews at WritersareReaders.com. I'm a member of Mystery Writers of America and Novelists Inc."

Reviews

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it but it didn't always flow well. And certain things seemed a bit forced and farfetched. I won't be keeping it.