Matthew Klein

Con Ed Matthew Klein

Publisher Marketing: Keep in mind: This is a story about a con. In a con, everyone takes part in a play. And everyone knows it is a play, except for one man. The thing you want to make sure is that the man is not you. Here s the setup. A blonde in shades walks into a bar. Spots this hustler who s trying to stay out of the game. Tells him she has a slap-happy billionaire husband and a big score in her pretty little head. All the hustler has to do is what he does best: lie, cheat, fake, and steal and watch both the money and the girl fall into his lap. Trouble is, the hustler has pulled every con in the book, and he instinctively knows this: The blonde can t just be a beautiful blonde, the score can t just be a score, and the big bad husband has to have an angle of his own. Most of all, Kip Largo has serious suspicions about himself. After all, he s just gotten out of prison and isn t interested in going back. But for a man who was born the son of a grifter and now lives in a Palo Alto apartment whose carpeting was last changed when Eisenhower was president, the blonde in the bar bit is starting to look too good to pass up. Then, as in any good con, the pot gets sweetened and the incentives rise when Kip s son shows up with a story about a big gambling debt to the Russian mob. Now Kip is going all-in, doubts and all. He ll call in old favors from everyone from a porn princess to a slightly bent computer nerd. All because that blonde, her husband s billions, and a strange racket called fatherhood have convinced Kip that he might just be smart, skilled, and lucky enough to walk away with a fortune. Or not." Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 01/20/2008 pg. 24 (EAN 9780446617741, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 04/30/2007 pg. 153 (EAN 9781423331322, Compact Disc) Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2006 pg. 1191 (EAN 9780446579551, Hardcover) Booklist 12/01/2006 pg. 26 (EAN 9780446579551, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 01/01/2007 pg. 95 (EAN 9780446579551, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2008 pg. 51 (EAN 9780446579551, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/08/2007 (EAN 9780446579551, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 460 (EAN 9780446579551, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 553 (EAN 9780446579551, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Klein, Matthew Matthew Klein lives in Rye Brook, New York. Con Ed is his first novel. Contributor Bio:  Dietz, Norman Norman Dietz is a writer, an actor, and a solo performer. He has also performed frequently on radio and television, and he has recorded over 150 audiobooks, many of which have earned him awards from "AudioFile" magazine, the ALA, and "Publishers Weekly". Additionally, "AudioFile" named Norman one of the Best Voices of the Century.