2026 Reading Challenge
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man

Questions About The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man

by David W. Maurer

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about The Big Con, please sign up.

Answered Questions (1)

Is it hard to read it, if you are just start read English ?
Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) There's a lot of old fashioned language and criminal's slang that you probably won't understand. Also, it describes the USA in the 1920s and 1930s, a …moreThere's a lot of old fashioned language and criminal's slang that you probably won't understand. Also, it describes the USA in the 1920s and 1930s, a time long past, so a lot of the concepts will be unclear to you.(less)
flag

Unanswered Questions

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more