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The Adventures Of Hans Pfaall

author: Buranelli, Vincent
A messenger arrives in Rotterdam and claims that Hans Pfaal traveled to the moon in a newspaper balloon.
FIC
year: 1985
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], tricks, balloons, netherlands

Black Heart

author: Black, Holly
Cassel Sharpe, a powerful transformation worker, is torn between his decision to work for the federal government and his love for Lila, who has joined her father's criminal organization.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680

Clues In The Car Wash

author: Banscherus, J?rgen
Olga hires fifth-grade detective Klooz to find out how her precious car got scratched at the car wash on Main Street.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580
subjects: automobiles, car washes, swindlers and swindling [X], detective and mystery stories

Me And Billy

author: Collier, James Lincoln
After escaping the orphanage where they have spent their lives together, two boys become assistants to a con artist, and while Possum objects to the lying, stealing, and cheating, Billy only cares about making money and taking life easy.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], orphans, runaways, best friends, friendship

Goldfish

author: Bendis, Brian Michael
Goldfish, an enigmatic grifter, returns to town in search of his son, and finds his old flame Lauren has taken charge of the local crime scene, and his ex-partner in crime Izzy, has become a police detective.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], criminals, private investigators

The Unmaking Of Duncan Veerick

author: Levin, Betty
Reluctantly, thirteen-year-old Duncan helps his neighbor, a widow recovering from a stroke, by hiding valuable antiques and art objects her husband had collected, but disaster strikes and the secrets he has been asked to keep may mean big trouble for Duncan.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640

Mrs. Kimble

author: Haigh, Jennifer
A portrait of a charming, opportunistic preacher turned real estate agent, presented through chronicles of his three marriages and glimpses into the life of his abandoned son, Charlie.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], married women, bigamy, wives

The Lies Of Locke Lamora

author: Lynch, Scott
Locke Lamora, a member of a group of orphans know for their wits and talent for thieving, finds himself pulled into the city's criminal underworld and struggles to free himself from the group before his life is destroyed.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 940

Red Seas Under Red Skies

author: Lynch, Scott
Con artist Locke Lamora, recovered from a caper that nearly destroyed him, enlists his trusted sidekick, Jean, in a sophisticated plot to infiltrate the Sinspire, the most exclusive and heavily guarded gambling house in the world, make their way to the topmost floor, and break into the vault of Requin, the house's cold-blooded master.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X]

The Republic Of Thieves

author: Lynch, Scott
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], brigands and robbers, man-woman relationships

Hoaxers & Hustlers

author: Streissguth, Thomas
Describes the lives and schemes of noted con artists.
920
year: 1994
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], impostors and imposture

The Great Smith House Hustle

author: Curry, Jane Louise
Just after moving into their grandmother's house in Pittsburgh, the five Smith children must uncover a long-standing scam to steal the houses of old people before Grandma Smith loses her home.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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The Muskrat War

author: Callen, Larry
Tough times in Four Corners get even tougher when a group of swindlers comes to town.
FIC
year: 1980
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction

Sir Whong And The Golden Pig

author: Han, Oki S
When he manages to get a loan of 1000 nyung by giving a fake golden pig as collateral, a stranger thinks that he has outwitted the wise and generous Sir Whong.
398.2
year: 1993
copies: 5
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
subjects: folklore, swindlers and swindling [X]

Tartuffe

author: Moliere
The rich bourgeois Orgon doesn't realize the swindler Tartuffe is trying to get the best of him until he witnesses Tartuffe's attempt to seduce Orgon's wife.
882
year: 2000
copies: 3
call number/section: 882
lexile:
subjects: swindlers and swindling [X], comedies, humorous plays

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