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The Liar The Liar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as con-men)
avg rating 4.09 — 54,551 ratings — published 2015
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Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as con-men)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,380 ratings — published 2008
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as con-men)
avg rating 4.30 — 351,728 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 3 times as con-men)
avg rating 4.04 — 63,176 ratings — published 1980
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The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as con-men)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,276 ratings — published 1940
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Pros & Cons of Obsession (Pros & Cons, #5) Pros & Cons of Obsession (Pros & Cons, #5)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 4.24 — 415 ratings — published 2021
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Pros & Cons of Betrayal (Pros & Cons #4) Pros & Cons of Betrayal (Pros & Cons #4)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 4.12 — 478 ratings — published 2020
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Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 3.86 — 564,600 ratings — published 2001
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Pros & Cons of Vengeance (Pros & Cons #1) Pros & Cons of Vengeance (Pros & Cons #1)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,193 ratings — published 2018
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Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 3.69 — 1,000 ratings — published 2002
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Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,340 ratings — published 2015
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The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 3.34 — 611 ratings — published 2012
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The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 3.92 — 16,898 ratings — published 1961
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Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders
by (shelved 2 times as con-men)
avg rating 2.69 — 95 ratings — published 2009
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Murder Takes a Vacation Murder Takes a Vacation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.51 — 17,721 ratings — published 2025
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, #1) This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.53 — 18,745 ratings — published 2026
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The Glass Hotel The Glass Hotel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.69 — 199,721 ratings — published 2020
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Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.76 — 51 ratings — published
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Her Last Breath Her Last Breath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,579 ratings — published 2026
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The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.07 — 73,539 ratings — published 2024
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The Witches of Vardø The Witches of Vardø (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.90 — 7,420 ratings — published 2023
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Don't Let Him In Don't Let Him In (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.75 — 238,466 ratings — published 2025
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Beautiful Ugly Beautiful Ugly (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.61 — 416,064 ratings — published 2025
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For Heaven's Eyes Only (Secret Histories, #5) For Heaven's Eyes Only (Secret Histories, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,572 ratings — published 2011
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Blackout: A Techno-Thriller Blackout: A Techno-Thriller (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.01 — 18,436 ratings — published 2012
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In the House of the Lord: The High-Stakes Bachelor Party In the House of the Lord: The High-Stakes Bachelor Party (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.42 — 55 ratings — published
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The Secret Wife The Secret Wife (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.07 — 756 ratings — published 2020
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Swordheart (Swordheart, #1) Swordheart (Swordheart, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.06 — 50,048 ratings — published 2018
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I Will Ruin You I Will Ruin You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.94 — 10,761 ratings — published 2024
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Asylum (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds #2) Asylum (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds #2)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.17 — 630 ratings — published 2024
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Imperial Raider (Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire Book 6) Imperial Raider (Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire Book 6)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.53 — 408 ratings — published
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The Icarus Needle (The Icarus Saga, #5) The Icarus Needle (The Icarus Saga, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.17 — 328 ratings — published 2024
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The Other Tenant The Other Tenant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.55 — 1,030 ratings — published
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,714,428 ratings — published 2024
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A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan, #11) A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan, #11)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,427 ratings — published 2024
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The Playdate The Playdate (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.82 — 746 ratings — published
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Every Move You Make Every Move You Make (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.80 — 10,127 ratings — published 2024
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Perry Homer Ruins Everything Perry Homer Ruins Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.74 — 34 ratings — published
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Pros & Cons of Desire (Pros & Cons, #3) Pros & Cons of Desire (Pros & Cons, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.14 — 576 ratings — published
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Pros & Cons of Deception (Pros & Cons, #2) Pros & Cons of Deception (Pros & Cons, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.16 — 827 ratings — published 2019
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The Last Time She Died (Blake & Byron Thrillers, #1) The Last Time She Died (Blake & Byron Thrillers, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,319 ratings — published 2021
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Bombproof Bombproof (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,105 ratings — published 2008
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His Other Lover His Other Lover (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.59 — 2,337 ratings — published 2008
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Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4) Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.21 — 12,156 ratings — published 2024
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The Dead of Winter (Lydia Barnwell Mysteries Book 1) The Dead of Winter (Lydia Barnwell Mysteries Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.12 — 26 ratings — published
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The Dead Husband The Dead Husband (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 3.84 — 610 ratings — published 2024
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Her Last Goodbye (Detective Gina Harte, #15) Her Last Goodbye (Detective Gina Harte, #15)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.27 — 748 ratings — published
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Father's Day Father's Day (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.12 — 693 ratings — published 2024
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Life or Death Life or Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as con-men)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,478 ratings — published 2014
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Hunter S. Thompson
“Successful con men are treated with considerable respect in the South. A good slice of the settler population of that region were men who'd been given a choice between being shipped off to the New World in leg-irons and spending the rest of their lives in English prisons.”
Hunter S. Thompson

“The code of the con is to know just enough about everything so you can lie about anything.

(attrib: E. Tancarville)”
Dan Garfat-Pratt, Citations: A Brief Anthology

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