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1) Simply lies
Author
Language
English
Description
"Two women--a former detective and a dangerous con artist--go head-to-head in a twisting game of cat and mouse"--
Author
Series
A Stone Barrington Novel volume 19
Language
English
Description
Hand-picked by a million-dollar client for his undercover dealings with MI6, Stone Barrington is made a partner at the Woodman & Weld law firm before learning that the lucrative new client may be a Bernie Madoff in disguise.
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Alexis Thorn encounters a distraught young woman, Bella Nolan, alone in a restaurant, crying instead of eating, she offers comfort and soon uncovers a mission that will require the very particular skills of the Sisterhood. Alexis learns that the woman's husband was recently killed in action in Afghanistan. Before he reported for duty, they took steps to preserve their chances of having children. But when Bella visits the fertility clinic, she...
Author
Series
Publisher
MIRA
Language
English
Description
Thief. Manipulator. Con artist. Call it what you will—Bianca St. Ives is the best in the business. Growing up, Bianca St. Ives knew she was different from all her friends. Instead of playing hopscotch or combing her dolls' hair, she studied martial arts with sensei masters and dismantled explosives with special-ops retirees. Her father prepped her well to carry on the family business. Now a striking beauty with fierce skills, the prodigy has surpassed...
6) Road dogs
Author
Publisher
Willaim Morrow
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
262 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 303 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
FBI agent Kate O'Hare must once again covertly team up with brilliant con man Nicholas Fox to take down Carter Grove, a former White House chief of staff who has stolen a rare Chinese artifact from the Smithsonian.
8) Simply lies
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Two women--a former detective and a dangerous con artist--go head-to-head in a twisting game of cat and mouse"--
10) The job
Author
Series
Fox and O'Hare volume 3
Publisher
Bantam Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"FBI Agent Kate O' Hare is a force of nature, and she's lived for one thing and one thing only: to put the slippery conman known as Nicolas Fox behind bars. Nick is a fed's worst nightmare: exceptionally talented in his line of work, known the world over for being able to pull off some of the most dangerous, high-profile cons. In a cruel twist of fate, Kate's bosses at the FBI force her to covertly partner up with Nick to take down big league crime....
11) Razor girl
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Lane Coolman's car is bashed from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be an innocent accident is anything but (this is Hiaasen!). Behind the wheel of the offending car is Merry Mansfield--the eponymous Razor Girl--so named for her unique, eye-popping addition to what might be an otherwise unexciting scam. But, of course--this is Hiaasen!--the scam is only the very beginning of a situation that's going to spiral crazily out...
12) Lucky
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Canada
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When talented grifter Lucky Armstrong discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, she must find a way to cash in the winning ticket without the police arresting her for her past crimes.
Author
Series
Guardian volume 2
Language
English
Description
Bianca St. Ives was recently put through the wringer, but she came out the same way she always does - the way her father trained her to - hungry for a fight. Still navigating the fallout from a shocking revelation that's left a network of assassins' crosshairs trained on her, Bianca's ready to take fate into her own hands. It's kill or be killed, and she's got her finger flush against the trigger. But as Bianca races to outmaneuver her tireless pursuers,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Ali's parents lose their life savings to a Ponzi scheme, her father goes to confront his long-time friend and financial advisor, only to stumble into the scene of a bloody double homicide. With her father suddenly a prime suspect, Ali and her husband work to clear her father's name, while at the same time seeking justice for her parents as well as the scheme's other suddenly impoverished victims, one of whom is a stone cold killer"--
15) The pursuit
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Janet Evanovich, author of the blockbuster Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, writer for the Monk television show, team up once again in their rollicking, New York Times bestselling Fox and O'Hare series! Nicolas Fox, international con man, thief, and one of the top ten fugitives on the FBI's most-wanted list, has been kidnapped from a beachfront retreat in Hawaii. What the kidnapper doesn't know is that Nick Fox has been secretly working...
16) Stone cold fox
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A compelling debut novel about an ambitious woman who, after a lifetime of conning alongside her mother, wants to leave her dark past behind and marry the heir to one of the country's wealthiest families. Like any enterprising woman, Bea knows what she's worth and is determined to get all she deserves-it just so happens that what she deserves is to marry rich. After a lifetime of forced instruction in the art of swindling men by her mother, Bea wants...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
During a summer internship at ELLE magazine, aspiring writer Lora Ricci strikes up a friendship with contributing editor Cat Wolff, the enigmatic daughter of a clean-energy mogul, who convinces Lora to drop out of NYU and become her ghostwriter.
18) The scam
Author
Series
Fox and O'Hare volume 4
Publisher
Bantam Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Nicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief on the run. Kate O'Hare is the FBI agent who is hot on his trail. At least that's what everyone thinks. In reality, Fox and O'Hare are secretly working together to bring down super-criminals the law can't touch. Criminals like brutal casino magnate Evan Trace. Evan Trace is running a money-laundering operation through his casino in Macau. Some of his best customers are mobsters, dictators, and global...
19) City of secrets
Author
Series
A counterfeit lady novel volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An exciting new book in the series featuring woman-on-the-run Elizabeth Miles--from the beloved national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries. Con artist Elizabeth Miles has determined that Society is the biggest con of all. So far, Elizabeth's only real social success has been with Priscilla Knight. Priscilla is a dedicated suffragist who was recently widowed for the second time in her young life. Her beloved first husband, DeForrest Jenks,...
20) City of lies
Author
Series
A counterfeit lady novel volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"An exciting new series featuring woman-on-the-run Elizabeth Miles--from the beloved national bestselling author of the Gaslight Mysteries. Every woman plays a part--but some are more dangerous than others...Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes manyroles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her guile to relieve so-called respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. But brutal and greedy...