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Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade (ebook)
by (shelved 35 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.66 — 26,631 ratings — published 2014
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Heist Society (Heist Society, #1) Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.91 — 95,661 ratings — published 2010
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.30 — 356,794 ratings — published 2006
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.04 — 63,485 ratings — published 1980
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The Girls I've Been The Girls I've Been (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.02 — 56,173 ratings — published 2021
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Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.42 — 138,827 ratings — published 2004
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The Lies I Tell The Lies I Tell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.08 — 104,564 ratings — published 2022
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White Cat (Curse Workers, #1) White Cat (Curse Workers, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.79 — 51,477 ratings — published 2010
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.40 — 287,860 ratings — published 2018
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Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.25 — 164,913 ratings — published 2007
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Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2) Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.12 — 44,501 ratings — published 2011
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First Lie Wins First Lie Wins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.99 — 861,973 ratings — published 2024
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Stone Cold Fox Stone Cold Fox (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.65 — 26,535 ratings — published 2023
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Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.56 — 801,759 ratings — published 2016
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The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.65 — 6,173 ratings — published 2015
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The Collectors (The Camel Club, #2) The Collectors (The Camel Club, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.07 — 53,717 ratings — published 2006
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,203,900 ratings — published 2015
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,063,367 ratings — published 2006
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The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.86 — 5,887 ratings — published 2011
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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,733 ratings — published 2009
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Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3) Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.26 — 27,052 ratings — published 2013
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Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2) Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.94 — 25,659 ratings — published 2011
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The Grifters The Grifters (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.92 — 12,541 ratings — published 1963
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Counterfeit Counterfeit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.48 — 107,725 ratings — published 2022
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Pretty Things Pretty Things (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.89 — 91,472 ratings — published 2020
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Dot Con: The Art of Scamming a Scammer Dot Con: The Art of Scamming a Scammer (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,625 ratings — published 2015
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Con Academy Con Academy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.42 — 1,886 ratings — published 2015
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Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,228 ratings — published 2005
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The Heist (Fox and O'Hare, #1) The Heist (Fox and O'Hare, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.85 — 59,394 ratings — published 2013
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The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3) The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.21 — 124,821 ratings — published 2013
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Black Heart (Curse Workers, #3) Black Heart (Curse Workers, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.05 — 19,718 ratings — published 2012
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.86 — 565,792 ratings — published 2001
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Don't Let Him In Don't Let Him In (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.75 — 272,803 ratings — published 2025
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The Last Grift (Subtle Deceptions, #1) The Last Grift (Subtle Deceptions, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.03 — 388 ratings — published
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The Retirement Plan The Retirement Plan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.66 — 18,879 ratings — published 2025
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Destructively Mine (Webs We Weave, #2) Destructively Mine (Webs We Weave, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,270 ratings — published 2025
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Lady Eve's Last Con Lady Eve's Last Con (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,096 ratings — published 2024
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Moorewood Family Rules Moorewood Family Rules (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.28 — 4,384 ratings — published 2023
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Book of Night (Book of Night, #1) Book of Night (Book of Night, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.54 — 91,352 ratings — published 2022
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Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.02 — 22,211 ratings — published 2022
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Cover Story Cover Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.68 — 23,995 ratings — published 2022
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Portrait of a Thief Portrait of a Thief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.44 — 33,065 ratings — published 2022
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Lucky Lucky (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.58 — 79,174 ratings — published 2021
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Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.07 — 39,346 ratings — published 2018
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My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.48 — 35,749 ratings — published 2019
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City of Secrets (Counterfeit Lady, #2) City of Secrets (Counterfeit Lady, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,345 ratings — published 2018
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City of Lies (Counterfeit Lady, #1) City of Lies (Counterfeit Lady, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.74 — 3,796 ratings — published 2017
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The Player (The Game Maker, #3) The Player (The Game Maker, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 4.17 — 12,661 ratings — published 2016
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From Duke Till Dawn (The London Underground, #1) From Duke Till Dawn (The London Underground, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.54 — 1,600 ratings — published 2017
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Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-artists)
avg rating 3.84 — 10,480 ratings — published 2010
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Ted Mallory
“Always be careful, as they say, “Text without context is usually pretext.” In other words, people like to try to use the Bible to get you to agree with them instead of helping you understand what a given section of Scripture meant to its original audience at the time. I gotta think St. John would back me up on that.”
Ted Mallory, Dear John; Ploughboy Postcards

R.M. Engelhardt
“One of the more interesting things you'll notice in the entire history of poetry & poets, art & artists is those useless untalented individuals that call themselves " experts" or " critics" . The sad fact is that throughout that same history people actually were gullible and listened to them and bought their books or paintings. We no longer live in the age where poets were mass- read or rockstars but even now, in the 21st century we unfortunately must still deal with these ridiculous fops who merely give themselves these titles and use this as a tool to destroy or slander, debase or tear apart the works of other more talented poets so that their needy lackluster words will steal the other poets thunder and limelight to make themselves the center of attention. How pathetic is that? Very pathetic indeed. Hence ? We are far smarter than those who once fell for these self centered antics and we have thankfully made these manipulative con artists extinct. POETRY & ART is for EVERYBODY. From different countries, backgrounds and cultures. And the myth of experts or critics has finally been flushed down the toilet where they belong. Their words & voices now meaning what it was in the first place. NOTHING.”
R.M. Engelhardt , WHERE THERE IS NO VISION POEMS 2020 R.M. ENGELHARDT

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