Grifters Con Artists and Frauds
Discover the best books on grifters, con artists, and frauds. From creative nonfiction classics like *The Smartest Guys in the Room* to thrillers like *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, explore tales of deception, scams, and white-collar crime.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
A young man sent to Europe on a job slowly assumes the life of the man he is sent to help.
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Den of Thieves
by James B. Stewart
How four men--Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, Dennis Levine--"nearly destroyed Wall Street ... how they made billions and how they got caught."
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
by Bethany McLean
An account of the rise and fall of Enron, written by award-winning Fortune investigative reporters, draws on a wide range of sources while revealing the contributions of lesser-known participants in the scandal. Reprint.
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Billy Bathgate
by E. L. Doctorow
The story of Billy Bathgate, a boy who has insinuated himself into the inner circle of the notorious Dutch Schultz gang to become apprentice and protege to one of the great murdering gangsters.