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      -- Four nineteen.
      By Ferguson, Will
       2012., Adult, Viking Call No: Fic Fer    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Step into the world's most insidious Internet scam that begins with a single email: "Dear Sir, I am the son of an exiled Nigerian diplomat, and I need your help...". When Laura's father gets caught up in one such swindle and pays with his life, she is forced to leave the comfort of North America to make a journey deep into the dangerous back streets and alleyways of the Lagos underworld to confront her father's killer. A story of love in a time of darkness, of one woman's search for redemption, and of a young boy who will triumph above it all.
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      -- Arnaque américaine
      By Russell, David O., 1958-  Bale, Christian, 1974-  Cooper, Bradley  Adams, Amy  Renner, Jeremy  Lawrence, Jennifer, 1990-
       2014., Adult, Entertainment One Films Canada : distributed exclusively in Canada by Entertainment One Call No: DVD Fic American H    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell's previous films (The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook), American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes."--Container.
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      By Nixon, Rosemary, 1952-
       c2013., Adult, Freehand Books Call No: Fic Nix    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "Meet Roslyn, the plucky divorcée eager for new beginnings. Meet Duncan, the British conman with a penchant for collecting ex-wives. Meet Floyd, the lovable, foul-mouthed contractor who can fix anyone's house except his own. Each drags behind a mess of family and friends, each desperately trying to be lucky. Are You Ready to be Lucky? mixes humour and heartbreak as the unruly Roslyn, Duncan, and Floyd relentlessly pursue happiness, trying again and again to get it right. In stunningly beautiful and energetic prose, Rosemary Nixon contemplates the chaos and absurdity of friendship, marriage, divorce, and betrayaland the astonishing complexities of luck and of love."--Back cover.
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      By Burns, Edward, 1968-  Weisz, Rachel, 1970-  Garcia, Andy  Giamatti, Paul  Guzmn, Luis
       [2003], c2002., Adult, Trimark Home Video : distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Confidence   Edition: Widescreen version.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Con man Jake and his gang, Gordo, Miles, and Big Al, pull off a swindling job stealing money from a guy who turns out to be a mob accountant for crime boss, King. Then Jake and his crew attempt to pull off an even bigger scam to make up for their mistake. This time the con involves the King's enemy, the mob-connected banker Morgan Price. Two corrupt cops join Jake's team while the King appoints his henchman, Lupus to oversee the operation.
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      By Hamilton, Ian
       c2011., Adult, House of Anansi Press Series Title: Ava Lee   Volume: 2Summary Note: "Uncle and Ava are hired by Tommy Ordonez, the richest man in the Philippines, to recover $50 million in a land swindle that took place in Canada. Ava tracks the missing funds from Canada to San Francisco to accounts in Costa Rica owned by the Moneida, a First Nations band that owns and operates The River, an online poker web site. Ava uncovers an illegal online gambling ring, and follows the trail to Las Vegas. There, she confronts one of the greatest poker players in the world, David "The Disciple" Douglas. From the author of The Water Rat of Wanchal. "--Publisher.
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      By Hough, Robert, 1963-
       c2012., Adult, House of Anansi Press Edition: eBook ed.    Summary Note: When Dr. Brinkley arrives in the tiny Mexican border town of Corazón de la Fuente claiming to have a cure for male impotence, he builds a giant radio tower to broadcast his services. The town's fortunes change overnight, though not all for the good. Corazón attracts the attention of the criminal-minded while the doctor attracts the affections of the town's most beautiful citizen. But an unlikely group of townspeople bands together to fight back.
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      By Blair, Michael, 1946-
       2017., Adult, Linda Leith Publishing Call No: QWF MYS Fic Bla    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: "On his return to Montreal, Riley becomes entangled in the wreckage left behind by a con man called Brandt who ran a Ponzi scheme. When the fifty-million-dollar scheme falls apart and dozens of people are left destitute, some of them figure that Brandt's wife Terry must know where he's hiding out. Riley's not convinced, but then Terry's the woman Riley was living with when he left Montreal twenty years before."--From publisher.
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      -- Finger smith
      By Waters, Sarah, 1966-
       204, c2002., Virago Press Call No: MYS Fic Wat    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: In Victorian England, an orphan girl is sent to a country estate to work for-and ultimately woo-its young heiress, on behalf of a mysterious benefactor known as Gentleman.
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      By Lewis, Michael (Michael M.)
       2023., Adult, W.W. Norton and Company Call No: NEW Bio B218l   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: When the author first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? This book sets out to answer this question, taking readers into the mind of Bankman-Fried, whose rise and fall offers an education in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, philanthropy, bankruptcy, and the justice system. Both psychological portrait and financial roller-coaster ride, this book finds the author at the top of his game, tracing the mind-bending trajectory of a character who never liked the rules and was allowed to live by his own - until it all came undone.
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      -- Arnaqueuses
      By Hathaway, Anne, 1982-  Wilson, Rebel  Simons, Timo
       2019., Adult, 94, Universal Studios Call No: DVD Fic Hustle    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Summary Note: Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson's talent for physicality and Hathaway's withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naïve tech billionaire in this hilarious comedy.
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      By Bolduc, Mario, 1953-
       Ã2016., Adult, Dundurn Call No: QWF MYS Fic Bol    Availability:1 of 1     At Your Library Series Title: Max O'Brien mystery   Volume: 1Summary Note: "Con man Max O'Brien takes a personal investigation into his own hands. Max O'Brien's nightmare has begun again. Eleven years after the tragic disappearance of his brother, an ambassador in Central America, Max's nephew, also a diplomat, is assassinated in New Delhi. Max is on the run from police, and this time the professional con man decides to find those responsible for the crime. Determined to track down the truth, he arrives in India just as the country is preparing for war with Pakistan. His inquiry leads him to Kashmir--the heart of the conflict--and the depths of his own soul."--From publisher.