Con Artists/ Hoaxes & Deceptions
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Lincoln’s Counterfeiters: The Wisconsin Gang That Funded the Union and Started the Chicago Mob
$24.99 Add to cartA captivating tale of corruption and crime
In need of cash to finance the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln turned to the nation’s leading counterfeiters, including a band of enterprising criminals based in
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Nolen, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 1467157082
- Language: English
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Charlatans: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses
$30.00 Add to cartFrom snake-oil salesmen to crypto grifters, the “fascinating” (Fareed Zakaria) story of charlatans–and why we fall for them
For centuries charlatans have been bamboozling victims. But today, charlat- Author: Naim, Moises
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1541606515
- Language: English
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She Kills: The Murderous Socialite, the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber, and Other True Crime Tales
$30.00 Add to cart“I love Skip Hollandsworth. I love his extraordinary stories, I love his rabid curiosity, and I love that as a writer, he personifies toeing the line between horror, humor, and absurdity. I am inspire
- Author: Hollandsworth, Skip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0063068583
- Language: English
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The Grave Robber: The Biggest Stolen Artifacts Case in FBI History and the Bureau’s Quest to Set Things Right
$29.99 Add to cartThe unbelievable true story of how one man stole tens of thousands of priceless artifacts and human remains from around the world–and the FBI’s massive undertaking to set things right.
In The Grave Ro
- Author: Carpenter, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1400248639
- Language: English
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Mrballen Presents: Where Nightmares Live: The Graphic Stories
$25.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel, a vividly illustrated graphic novel featuring nine spine-chilling stories–based on real events-… [more below]
- Series: Mrballen Graphic Stories
- Author: Mrballen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 059383965X
- Language: English
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Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
$20.00 Add to cartThe instant New York Times bestseller – A New York Times Notable Book – Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist – Nominated for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award… [more below]
- Author: Stewart, James B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1984879448
- Language: English
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There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America’s Biggest Catfish
$30.00 Add to cartPart memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of three women coming face-to-face with an internet predator and teaming up to expose them.
In 2011, thre- Author: Akbari, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 1538742195
- Language: English
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
$18.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century – “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, ?lan, and a great sense of timin… [more below]
- Author: Finkel, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1984898450
- Language: English
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A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
$32.50 Add to cartA captivating Jazz Age true-crime caper about “the greatest jewel thief who ever lived” (Life Magazine), Arthur Barry, who charmed everyone from Rockefellers to members of the royal family while simul
- Author: Jobb, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1643752839
- Language: English
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The King of Diamonds: The Search for the Elusive Texas Jewel Thief
$28.95 Add to cartThe thrilling story of a brazen, uncatchable jewel thief who roamed the homes of Dallas high society–and a window into the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the Swinging Sixties.
As a strin- Author: Pederson, Rena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1639366059
- Language: English
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The Devil Wears Rothko: Inside the Art Scandal That Rocked the World
$30.00 Add to cartThe Devil Wears Rothko charts the explosive demise of Knoedler Gallery, one of New York’s oldest and most prestigious art galleries, with detailed and salacious insight into the art fraud scandal of t… [more below]
- Author: Avrich, Barry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 9798888454527
- Language: English
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Anansi’s Gold: The Man Who Swindled the World
$19.99 Read more“Catch Me if You Can meets Coming to America in this epic tale of one of the greatest scammers of all time.”-NPR
Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize * A New York Times Notable Book of the Ye- Author: Yeebo, Yepoka
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 1639735291
- Language: English
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Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax of the Century, Its Enduring Impact, and What It Reveals about America Today
$29.99 Add to cartA compelling work of investigative journalism that explores the surprising origins and hidden ramifications of an epic late 1960s hoax, perpetrated by cultural luminaries, including Victor Navasky and… [more below]
- Author: Tinline, Phil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1668050498
- Language: English
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Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty
$17.99 Add to cartThe highly anticipated inside look at the collapse of the Murdaugh dynasty by the celebrated investigative journalist and creator of the #1 hit Murdaugh Murders Podcast, Mandy Matney.
Years before the
- Author: Matney, Mandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0063269228
- Language: English
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Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False Prophets, and the Fever Dream of the American New Age
$30.00 Add to cartAn investigation of the New Age movement in America that aims to understand its appeal to women and the self-proclaimed prophetesses, like Love Has Won’s Amy Carlson, who’ve created kingdoms for thems… [more below]
- Author: Sottile, Leah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1538742608
- Language: English
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The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
$30.00 Add to cartA groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that investigates Munchausen by Proxy from the host and creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.
“I devoured this chilling- Author: Dunlop, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1250284279
- Language: English
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Anatomy of a Con Artist: The 14 Red Flags to Spot Scammers, Grifters, and Thieves
$28.00 Add to cartThese are the 14 red flags to identify the scammer in your life before they con you–from a victim-turned-vigilante and host of the hit podcast Queen of the Con.
“Johnathan Walton has written a master… [more below]- Author: Walton, Johnathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 19 2025
- ISBN10: 0593797167
- Language: English
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Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: A Ponzi Scheme Victim’s Story
$15.99 Add to cartObtain an inside look at a real-life Ponzi scheme from the vantage point of one of its victims.
We’ve all heard of Ponzi schemes, but what happens when you’re the victim of one?
After a 30-year career w
- Author: Dougherty, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 9798822963870
- Language: English
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False Claims: One Insider’s Impossible Battle Against Big Pharma Corruption
$30.00 Add to cart- Author: Pratta, Lisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 63371103
- Language: English
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The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking
$21.00 Add to cartThe true stroy of the longest-distance hijacking in American history.
In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of ’60s idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over- Author: Koerner, Brendan I.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 17 2014
- ISBN10: 0307886115
- Language: English
