The confusing parts are seamlessly fleshed out as the book progresses through its many surprising twists, with not a small amount of humor added along the way.Ī good review with a decent plot summary can be found here. Despite being told in the first person Con Ed always gives you the sense that the narrator isn't telling you everything. Nothing mentioned in the book is done so without being revisited in the subsequent pages and these classic cons help form part of the central con. An added bonus to the already exciting story are the con vignettes, explanations of classic cons (wait, I just got the title) and how they're pulled off. The confusing parts are A hard book to put down, from the moment you open it. But suddenly Kip doesn't know who's conning who'and if he doesn't figure it out, his life could be the ultimate failed con.moreĪ hard book to put down, from the moment you open it. But Kips knows that in any heist things never go as planned, and if you don't improvise you'll be caught faster than a one-legged bank robber. This is Kip's chance to start over, to save his son, to afford a brand new life. And suddenly Lauren's proposal isn't looking half bad. Kip's monthly gross from the website generally tops out at twelve bucks. And his son is short, well, the whole amount. Guess what' His son owes money to the Russian Mob.
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Kip comes home one day to find his son on his couch. So he makes the smart choice and walks away. He knows that when a beautiful woman wants something from you, the only thing you're gonna get in return is trouble. Kip's many things, but dumb isn't one of them. She wants to pay him handsomely for his services. She wants to leave Ed, but doesn't get squat in a divorce. Then one day he meets Lauren Napier, beautiful wife of billionaire Ed Napier. Now he spends his days working at a third-rate dry cleaner and maintaining a fourth-rate website. And lost everything except his crummy apartment and sense of humor. Then one day he meets Lauren Napier, beautiful wife of bi Kip Largo was once the world's greatest con man.
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Kip Largo was once the world's greatest con man.