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Summary: "Callan and four other young criminals are recruited to pull off a difficult heist from the city's most powerful sorcerer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SANKorman, Gordon.
Summary: After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION KORLindsay, Jeffry P.
Summary: "Impossible doesn’t belong in Riley Wolfe’s vocabulary. He’s a master of heists and disguises, whose life's work is swindling the rich out of their undeserved treasures. Now rumors surrounding a dangerous new figure of international crime are spreading through the underworld. And this ruthless collector, the Cobra, has a personal vendetta against Riley . . . No matter—with the aid of his new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2023
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3 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC LIN1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLE
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC LINConstantine, Liv
Summary: "Some women get everything. Some women get everything they deserve. Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more--a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne--a socialite and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins publishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONClayborn, Kate
Summary: Hairstylist Jess Greene has spent the last decade raising her younger half-sister, Tegan--and keeping a shocking secret. Ever since their reckless mother ran off with a boyfriend she'd known only a few months, Jess has been aware that he's the same accomplished con man who was the subject of a wildly popular podcast, The Last Con of Lynton Baltimore. Now thirty-one, Jess didn't bargain on Tegan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing 2024
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Summary: Stuck at the lake in the middle of a Wisconsin winter, Drew and her younger sister and brother struggle to stay together after their manipulative, con artist mother dies, which they can only do if they can keep her death a secret.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZIMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZIMMcBride, Lish
Summary: Forced to live as a beast forever unless she agrees to marry a man of her mother's choosing before her 18th birthday, Merit Cravan joins forces with a con artist who is her only hope in finding the best match.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCBRoy, Ron
Summary: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose head to Florida where they uncover a scam at a local space memorabilia attraction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED AZSE 12Klise, James
Summary: While running a con in 1934 Chicago, sixteen-year-old Joe splits his time between Eddie, a handsome flirt, and Raymond, a carefree rich kid who shows Joe the queer life of the big city, but as danger closes in, Joe must decide who he wants to be before disappearing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KLIJaigirdar, Adiba
Summary: Josefa is an unapologetic and charismatic thief, who loves the thrill of the chase. She has her eye on her biggest mark yet--the RMS Titanic, the most luxurious ship in the world. But she isn't interested in stealing from wealthy first-class passengers onboard. No, she's out for the ultimate prize: the Rubiyat, a one of a kind book encrusted with gems that's worth millions. Josefa can't score...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Teen 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JAIBaldacci, David
Summary: Mickey Gibson, single mother and former detective, leads a hectic life similar to that of many moms: juggling the demands of her two small children with the tasks of her job working remotely for ProEye, a global investigation company that hunts down wealthy tax and credit cheats. When Mickey gets a call from a colleague named Arlene Robinson, she thinks nothing of Arlene's unusual request for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2023
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BALCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC BALBest, Jessica Mary
Summary: After traveling from her home planet to Ouris and sneaking into the imperial ball to steal from the galactic elite, expert thief Cass is framed for the unexpected death of the emperor, and must work together with a mysterious rebel to uncover the true plot and clear her name.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BESSmiley, Jane.
Summary: On her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt tries to rely on her Christian faith as she faces the possibility of giving up her beloved colt, Jack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SMIBrown, Sandra
Summary: FBI agent Drex Easton is relentlessly driven by a single goal: to outmaneuver the conman once known as Weston Graham. Over the past thirty years, Weston has assumed many names and countless disguises, enabling him to lure eight wealthy women out of their fortunes before they disappeared without a trace, their families left without answers and the authorities without clues. The only common trait...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BROKorman, Gordon
Summary: Relates, in multiple voices, the adventures of a group of youngsters at an electronics-free wellness camp where wealthy, spoiled Jett, leads other campers in trying to stop a criminal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC KORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KOREvanovich, Janet.
Summary: "He's a charming con man and she's a dedicated FBI agent, and they're about to drive each other crazy. again! The FBI had one demand when they secretly teamed up Special Agent Kate O'Hare with charming con man Nicolas Fox--bring down the world's most-wanted and untouchable felons. This time it's the brutal leader of a global drug-smuggling empire. The FBI doesn't know what their target looks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC EVACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Evanovich 2014Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M EVAMichaels, Fern
Summary: When Alexis Thorn encounters a distraught young woman, Bella Nolan, alone in a restaurant, crying instead of eating, she offers comfort and soon uncovers a mission that will require the very particular skills of the Sisterhood. Alexis learns that the woman's husband was recently killed in action in Afghanistan. Before he reported for duty, they took steps to preserve their chances of having...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MICBaldacci, David.
Summary: "Oliver Stone and the Camel Club are back in their most dangerous adventure yet, a war on two fronts"--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BALRaymer, Beth
Summary: ""Florida, we got it all. Motorsports, ribs, beer. You can drive on the sand right on up to the ocean. Fireworks every night." That's how twelve-year-old CC's father, who named her after his beloved Canadian Club whiskey, describes the appeal of their new home. The man is a born grifter, a used-car salesman who burns down his dealership in southern Ohio for enough insurance money to set up a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: FIC RAYHess, Joan.
Summary: Televangelist Malachi Hope is performing nightly miracles in Maggody, Arkansas, but his plan to build a Christian theme park in the small town plants seeds of greed in some hearts leading to the murder of one of the faithful and sending police chief Arly Hanks on a mission for truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1995
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HESIshola-Ayodeji, Abi
Summary: "For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale has been waiting for confirmation that she is loved, that there is a place where she truly belongs. The eldest daughter of Chief Kolade Adewale, Patience lives a sheltered life in Ibadan, but within the walls of their mansion, her distant father and stepmother Modupe offer no comfort. Her only ally in the house is her younger sister, Margaret,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ISHCline, Emma
Summary: "Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome. A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she's been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Box, C. J.
Summary: "Private Investigator Cassie Dewell's business is thriving, and her latest case puts her on the hunt for a slippery con man who's disappeared somewhere in the "treasure state." A wealthy Florida widow has accused him of absconding with her fortune, and wants Cassie to find him and get it back. The trail takes Cassie to Anaconda, Montana, a quirky former copper mining town that's the perfect...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC BOXHay, Alex
Summary: "Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she's made herself respectable, running the grandest home in Mayfair. The place is packed with treasures, a glittering symbol of wealth and power, but dark secrets lurk in the shadows. When Mrs. King is suddenly dismissed from her position, she recruits an eclectic group of women to join her in revenge: A black...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graydon House 2023