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Vanishing Acts: Escape Artists, Con Artists & Clever Criminals

Stories of escapes, deception and criminal brilliance. These titles uncover the secrets of slipping away and those who make it happen.

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  • Anansi's Gold

    the Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World

    Yeebo, Yepoka,
    Book, 2023New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. — 364.16309667092 BLAYM-Y
  • The King of Confidence

    a Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of An American Monarch

    Harvey, Miles, 1960-
    Book, 2020New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2020. — 289.3092 STRAN-H
  • My Friend Anna

    The True Story of a Fake Heiress

    DeLoache Williams, Rachel
    eBook, 2019[S.l.]: Gallery Books, 2019. — Online Only
  • Never Saw Me Coming

    How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System - and Pocketed $40 Million

    Smith, Tanya,
    Book, 2024New York : Little Brown & Company, 2024. — 364.168 SMI
  • There Is No Ethan

    How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

    Akbari, Anna,
    Book, 2024New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2024. — 306.730285 AKB
  • Anatomy of a Con Artist

    the 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves

    Walton, Johnathan
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2025[S.l.]: Penguin Random House, 2025. — Online Only
  • Book, 2023New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — 363.25963 JOH
  • The Art Thief

    a True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

    Finkel, Michael
    Large Print, 2023New York : Random House Large Print, [2023] — 364.162870944092 BREIT -F
  • Devil's Coin

    My Battle to Take Down the Notorious OneCoin Cryptoqueen

    McAdam, Jennifer,
    Book, 2023New York : William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — 364.163 MCAD
  • All That Glitters

    a Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art

    Whitfield, Orlando,
    Book, 2024New York : Pantheon Books, [2024] — 364.163024708 WHI
  • The Last Kilo

    Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced America

    English, T. J., 1957-
    Book, 2024New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — 362.2980975938 ENG
  • The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

    the Group of Seven & Tom Thomson Forgeries

    Dellandrea, Jon S.,
    Book, 2022Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions, [2022] — 345.7102635 DEL
  • The Missing Cryptoqueen

    the Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Con and the Woman Who Got Away With It

    Bartlett, Jamie,
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Hatchette Books, [2022] — 364.163 BAR
  • A Gentleman and a Thief

    the Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue

    Jobb, Dean, 1958-
    Book, 2024Toronto, ON : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2024] — 364.162873927092 BARRY-J
  • Con/artist

    the Life and Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger

    Tetro, Tony
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2022. — 364.1635 TET
  • McMillion$

    the Absolutely True Story of How An Unlikely Pair of FBI Agents Brought Down the Most Supersized Fraud in Fast Food History

    Hernandez, James Lee,
    Book, 2024New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2024. — 364.1630973 HER
  • Book, 2023New York : Berkley Romance, 2023. — FIC DESAI
  • Downloadable Audiobook, 2022[S.l.]: HarperCollins, 2022. — Online Only