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1) The grownup
Author
Language
English
Description
"A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in. A keen observer of human behavior, our unnamed narrator immediately diagnoses beautiful, rich Susan as an unhappy woman eager to give her lovely life a drama injection. However, when the 'psychic' visits the eerie Victorian home that has been the source of...
Author
Language
English
Description
Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. But now, as third-year students, these close friends realize they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a third-tier, for-profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own...
Author
Series
Daniel Pitt novel volume V. 6
Language
English
Description
"Daniel Pitt prosecutes a beloved philanthropist whose good deeds may hide dark-and dangerous-secrets in this gripping mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. Working his way up at London law firm fford Croft and Gibson, Daniel Pitt is named second prosecutor on a fraud case with the potential to make or break his-and the firm's-reputation. The trouble is, Malcolm Vayne, the man on trial, has deep pockets, and even deeper connections....
10) The dilemma
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The third wife of a charismatic businessman tells a complicated lie in order to safeguard her marriage and children, a decision she subsequently evaluates at the height of an emotional crisis.
13) Simpatico
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
Ã2000
Language
English
Description
Three friends share the bond of a crime they committed 20 years ago. When the secret surfaces, it causes greed and passion to erupt. Set in the heart of Kentucky's thoroughbred country.
14) Wired
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A fast-paced thriller which delves into the murky world of high-risk bank fraud. Louise is a young, fun-loving single mother who's been recently promoted. But unsuspecting Louise has been targeted as part of a conspiracy to coerce her into facilitating a 250million internet bank theft. At the heart of her troubles is best friend Anna, who has been seduced by the glamour of the criminal underworld and is persuaded to divulge the secrets of Louise's...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are 40 times more likely to be defrauded than to have their cars stolen or their homes burgled. Con artists ruin people financially and emotionally, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction, broken hearts, and deflated dreams. The first step to combating fraud is to understand it. What do scams look like? Why are they effective? The next step is to take action. How can we protect ourselves and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Abe Cushman, the evil genius behind a $60 billion Ponzi scheme, has killed himself and taken his secrets to the grave. A young financial advisor and his girlfriend uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Wall Street deep into the halls of government. With nowhere to turn and no one to trust, Patrick and Lilly must uncover the truth before they become collateral damage in a "financial war" in which casualties are no longer measured in dollars and cents....
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Rev. and updated.
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: In this disquieting cyber thriller, Joseph Menn takes readers into the murky hacker underground, traveling the globe from San Francisco to Costa Rica and London to Russia. His guides are California surfer and computer whiz Barrett Lyon and a fearless British high-tech agent. Through these heroes, Menn shows the evolution of cyber-crime from small-time thieving to sophisticated, organized gangs, who began by attacking corporate...