King Con : a novel / Stephen J. Cannell.
When confidence man Beano X. Bates is caught cheating at cards, New Jersey Mafia boss Joe "Dancer" Rina beats him so badly that he nearly dies. Then Beano's cousin Carol is brutally murdered just before she was to testify against Rina. In revenge Beano teams up with a woman prosecutor -- she is also out to get Joe -- and together they play a con game that will set other gangsters against Rina and put him away. The unlikely pair trek from Atlantic City to the Bahamas to the California coast, implementing the Master Plan leading to the Big Sting, ensnaring the Rina crew by using their own greed-- and money. By the author of Final Victim.
Record details
- ISBN: 0688147763
- ISBN: 9780688147761
- ISBN: 0380728176
- ISBN: 9780380728176
- Physical Description: 407 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., [1997]
- Copyright: ©1997
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| Genre: | Gangster fiction. Action and adventure fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Detective and mystery fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC CANNELL (Text) | 36015000248134 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
