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Any good fiction novels about con men? Less heist, more grifter.

>> No.19987285

>>19987242
Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley series

for scifi cheese you got The Stainless Steel Rat series

>> No.19987287

>>19987242
Yes. Melville's The Confidence Man. NO TRUST!

>> No.19987294

My autobiographical novel desu

>> No.19987303

>>19987242
Barry Lyndon

>> No.19987655

>>19987242
SauaS GoooG

>> No.19987678

>>19987242
The Grifters by Jim Thompson
Nightmare Alley by William Lindsay Gresham (much better than the recent movie remake)
The Talented Mr Ripley and Ripley Under Ground by Patricia Highsmith (the series continues after these, but the first 2 are best)

>> No.19987726

>>19987287
In addition to this, you can try reading The Lightning-rod man, it's short story from The Piazza Tales, it's less than 20 pages

>> No.19987736

>>19987242
The Bible
Protocols of the learned elders of Zion
12 rules for life (the author is a known con man)

>> No.19987742

>>19987242
Lies of Locke Lamora.

>> No.19987766

Money by Emile Zola

>> No.19987769

>>19987242
The Great Imposter, the amazing career of Ferdinand Waldo Demara

>> No.19987808

>>19987242
Not novels, but Roald Dahl wrote several fun short stories involving grifters or con-artists:
— The Bookseller
— Parson's Pleasure
— My Lady Love, My Dove
— The Umbrella Man

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19988012

>>19987242
>fiction novels

>> No.19988039

>>19988012
The prose and writing style is almost always better in fiction, nerd.

>> No.19988142

The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger

>> No.19988483

Catch Me If You Can

>> No.19988492

>>19988483
Nevermind. Not fiction.