Conman - Couverture souple

Asplin, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 184243294X ISBN 13 : 9781842432945

Editeur : No Exit Press, 2009

Synopsis

Conman is the story of young Neil Martin, a kindly family man. A bit geeky, a bit nerdy. If you met him, you would assume he runs a failing comic memorabilia store in London's Soho. Which he does. In order to bail himself out of a huge stock-ruining, poster sopping basement flood, he needs to claim on his insurance. Which he would do - if he'd remembered to pay his premium.

Terrified of losing everything - his wife Jane, his daughter, his business, his home - and scared to appear the dumb, working-class pleb that Jane's father always took him for, Neil reluctantly agrees to help Christopher - a passing confidence trickster - use his premises for a big sting. So the con is on and the trap is set. Neil meets Christopher's crew and, as he introduces them to the world of the vintage comic collectable, he is introduced to the life of the grifter. The swaps, swindles and switcheroos. The colourful patter of marks, mitt fitters, cacklebladders and cold pokes.

But things are never as they seem in the twilight world of the confidence man. And when Christopher's real target is revealed, Neil finds himself plotting, switching, swapping and scamming for revenge, for redemption. And for his life.

Somewhere in the shadows, where High Fidelity meets The Usual Suspects, where David Mamet meets Ben Elton, Conman will keep you laughing, guessing and up all night until the last page is turned and the breathtaking truth is revealed.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Asplin is the author of T-Shirt & Genes, Gagged - A Thriller With Jokes and Conman. He is a lover of mid-period Woody Allen movies, Richard Dawkins, David Mamet, Elvis Presley, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Texas Hold'em, vintage guitars and his cat. Richard currently lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: No Exit Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184243294X
• ISBN 13: 9781842432945
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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