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The Indistinguishable Con: A Humorous Crime Adventure
When one pathetic man’s greatest thrill in life was policing his school’s halls, something was bound to change.
Strait-laced Richard Simon is forced to abandon his mediocre life as a high school principal when he and his sarcastic brother, Chris, unintentionally reveal to the world their father, Walter, is not only a brilliant artist, but a cunning con-artist too. Now all three men are on the run from the FBI. This amusing story unfolds when the two estranged brothers decide to reunite for a day to help their sick father get his affairs in order. Overwhelmed by their father’s cluttered home and mountain of art supplies, they mistakenly donate a painting worth millions to Goodwill.
After learning of his sons’ foolish gaffe, Walter reveals he used to run an elaborate con while working at a prestigious auction house. The talented artist would regularly switch out genuine paintings with indistinguishable replicas, moments before the art was to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Now Walter wants his boys to help him pull one last job, robbing the ruthless pharmaceutical mogul, Theodore Moore. Walter convinces his sons that this billionaire tycoon is corrupt and dangerous and deserves to be swindled. The three family members team up in hopes of making Moore pay for his crimes in a thrilling adventure filled with suspense and clever twists.
Strait-laced Richard Simon is forced to abandon his mediocre life as a high school principal when he and his sarcastic brother, Chris, unintentionally reveal to the world their father, Walter, is not only a brilliant artist, but a cunning con-artist too. Now all three men are on the run from the FBI. This amusing story unfolds when the two estranged brothers decide to reunite for a day to help their sick father get his affairs in order. Overwhelmed by their father’s cluttered home and mountain of art supplies, they mistakenly donate a painting worth millions to Goodwill.
After learning of his sons’ foolish gaffe, Walter reveals he used to run an elaborate con while working at a prestigious auction house. The talented artist would regularly switch out genuine paintings with indistinguishable replicas, moments before the art was to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Now Walter wants his boys to help him pull one last job, robbing the ruthless pharmaceutical mogul, Theodore Moore. Walter convinces his sons that this billionaire tycoon is corrupt and dangerous and deserves to be swindled. The three family members team up in hopes of making Moore pay for his crimes in a thrilling adventure filled with suspense and clever twists.
267 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 15, 2022
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July 14, 2024
what fun!
This is one of the very best books I have read in a while. What a con! This story has humor, action, heart and soul all rolled into one very good story that you cannot stop reading. This is a new author for me that I stumbled upon upon and I look forward to reading more of his work.
This is one of the very best books I have read in a while. What a con! This story has humor, action, heart and soul all rolled into one very good story that you cannot stop reading. This is a new author for me that I stumbled upon upon and I look forward to reading more of his work.
February 21, 2024
I was conned too. Great read!
This wonderful tale tells the story of a con artist (an artist who's a con man), and his sons as he pulls a final con. There are love interests, of course, but at its base, this is the story of brothers reconciling over a shared task.
Gibby gave me a fun romp. I look forward to reading more of her work.
This wonderful tale tells the story of a con artist (an artist who's a con man), and his sons as he pulls a final con. There are love interests, of course, but at its base, this is the story of brothers reconciling over a shared task.
Gibby gave me a fun romp. I look forward to reading more of her work.
June 18, 2022
Get ready to be amused
I recommend this book to anyone who needs a fun distraction and can identify with normal dysfunction family that most everyone can relate . This is the first fiction book I’ve read in a long time that kept me wanting to read more I couldn’t put it down and would find myself laughing at situations that reminded me of my family . Give this book a shot you’ll be glad you did.
I recommend this book to anyone who needs a fun distraction and can identify with normal dysfunction family that most everyone can relate . This is the first fiction book I’ve read in a long time that kept me wanting to read more I couldn’t put it down and would find myself laughing at situations that reminded me of my family . Give this book a shot you’ll be glad you did.
July 6, 2022
Fun refreshing read! Humor, romance, suspence and many plot twist! Great vacationing book! Also love the writing prompt of the day on Davis Gibby's blog!
August 24, 2022
Just suspend reality and enjoy this caper-filled novel. Great characters and very clever - if not quite believable - plot. The perfect beach or snowy day escape read.
January 18, 2024
Meh…
I didn’t love this book. It wasn’t funny at all, despite the cover claiming it’s “humorous.” The writing was a little weird…every character spoke like an English Lit paper. The characters were all completely 1-dimensional. The author wrote in third person but the reader had insight into every single character’s inner thoughts and physical sensations. The story wasn’t really believable but not in a comedic way…just lots of plot holes, like the FBI breathing down a suspect’s neck for things that aren’t crimes. Two identical paintings—one a Van Gogh, one a forgery—but the home-mixed lead paint and aged canvas were the same on both, so the authorities couldn’t tell which was real and which wasn’t…but they were chomping at the bit to arrest the forger for theft of the original paintings despite not knowing which was the actual original. And if the forger could pass them off as indistinguishable from the originals, why bother stealing the real ones to sell overseas when they could have sold the fake ones and passed them off as originals? Lots of holes like that, and a large amount of typos (a character’s name misspelled once, missed words, added words [such as “he could have have gone…”], etc). All the characters could do amazing feats with no experience or training (hand-to-hand combat in complete darkness, scaling 10-foot spike-topped walls, expertly using chemicals, etc). There was a truth serum…c’mon. That just screams of a lack of creativity. Things got repeated unnecessarily (like the same scenario would be explained three times: as it happened, and then as two other characters learned of it…the reader had to read the details thrice). The whole story wasn’t believable, the characters lacked depth and were all just basic caricatures (the nerd who never did a bad thing in his life, the con man who can’t ever be honest, the rich man who is an arrogant jerk to everyone, the “ace” reporter who can uncover any truth in record time based on hunches and whose sole goal in life is reporting, the slacker who accomplished nothing, the brute security guard who is strong and dumb, the FBI agent and cop who both are straight-laced and have their guy and look nowhere else, etc), and the editing was lazy. Honestly, it felt like it was written by a fifth grader (PLEASE tell me the author is, in fact, 11). All in all, I was bored throughout. Don’t waste your time on this one. Glad I got this for free or I’d be begging for my money back.
I didn’t love this book. It wasn’t funny at all, despite the cover claiming it’s “humorous.” The writing was a little weird…every character spoke like an English Lit paper. The characters were all completely 1-dimensional. The author wrote in third person but the reader had insight into every single character’s inner thoughts and physical sensations. The story wasn’t really believable but not in a comedic way…just lots of plot holes, like the FBI breathing down a suspect’s neck for things that aren’t crimes. Two identical paintings—one a Van Gogh, one a forgery—but the home-mixed lead paint and aged canvas were the same on both, so the authorities couldn’t tell which was real and which wasn’t…but they were chomping at the bit to arrest the forger for theft of the original paintings despite not knowing which was the actual original. And if the forger could pass them off as indistinguishable from the originals, why bother stealing the real ones to sell overseas when they could have sold the fake ones and passed them off as originals? Lots of holes like that, and a large amount of typos (a character’s name misspelled once, missed words, added words [such as “he could have have gone…”], etc). All the characters could do amazing feats with no experience or training (hand-to-hand combat in complete darkness, scaling 10-foot spike-topped walls, expertly using chemicals, etc). There was a truth serum…c’mon. That just screams of a lack of creativity. Things got repeated unnecessarily (like the same scenario would be explained three times: as it happened, and then as two other characters learned of it…the reader had to read the details thrice). The whole story wasn’t believable, the characters lacked depth and were all just basic caricatures (the nerd who never did a bad thing in his life, the con man who can’t ever be honest, the rich man who is an arrogant jerk to everyone, the “ace” reporter who can uncover any truth in record time based on hunches and whose sole goal in life is reporting, the slacker who accomplished nothing, the brute security guard who is strong and dumb, the FBI agent and cop who both are straight-laced and have their guy and look nowhere else, etc), and the editing was lazy. Honestly, it felt like it was written by a fifth grader (PLEASE tell me the author is, in fact, 11). All in all, I was bored throughout. Don’t waste your time on this one. Glad I got this for free or I’d be begging for my money back.
February 17, 2024
What a great read! The Indistinguishable Con is an entertaining, heartwarming story about an ailing father reconnecting with his estranged sons, as they pull off a wild heist. This story has it all: humor, adventure, intrigue, and even a little romance. The characters are relatable, likable, and easy to root for. And the story-telling is excellent. You’re pulled into the adventure right out of the gates as Richard and Chris, sons of the ailing Walter, inadvertently stumble onto the fact their father is a long-time, very successful art thief and con-artist. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep you glued to the page as they work together to try to pull off one last job for their father, robbing the extremely unlikeable—yet still entertaining—pharmaceutical mogul Theodore Moore. I enjoyed every minute of this book and look forward to reading it again.
December 10, 2024
Wonderful Story That Is a Great Read
Intricate comedic con crime story with a surprise ending that makes this a truly satisfying read! The characters reflect a semi dysfunctional family coming together to bring down a greedy billionaire in Big Pharmacy responsible for the death of their mother and the murder of a friend.
Told in the omniscient point of view, the characters are meaningful, engaging, and resemble the dynamics of a struggling family. The writing is crisp.
Intricate comedic con crime story with a surprise ending that makes this a truly satisfying read! The characters reflect a semi dysfunctional family coming together to bring down a greedy billionaire in Big Pharmacy responsible for the death of their mother and the murder of a friend.
Told in the omniscient point of view, the characters are meaningful, engaging, and resemble the dynamics of a struggling family. The writing is crisp.
December 24, 2022
Three very generous stars. It was trite, uninteresting, with cardboard characters, and overwrought descriptions that actually told you nothing. Probably one of the worst books I've finished, I kept thinking it might get better; it never did.
August 29, 2022
A delightful read!
July 10, 2023
This was a fun book to read! I enjoyed the interaction between the two brothers. It was filled with laughs, suspense, and even a few tears. Can't wait to read more from this author!
February 13, 2024
Every time I thought I new the ending there was a new twist!
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