swindlers and swindling

"By the time his outrageous financial crimes were exposed, financier Bernie Madoff had stolen more than 18 billion dollars from thousands of investors. 'Madoff Talks' offers [an] investigation . . . into the largest Ponzi scheme in world history--and a . . . glimpse into the mind of its chief architect. . . . Author Jim Campbell explores the role of the 'Big Four' Madoff clients, JPMorgan Chase, and hungry 'feeder funds.' . . . This . . . account of the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff reveals what motivated the respected financier to commit such massive a fraud, how Madoff managed to keep the scheme hidden in plain sight, the true scale of all investment losses--including international losses, what Ruth Madoff and the rest of the family knew, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"Callan and four other young criminals are recruited to pull off a difficult heist from the city's most powerful sorcerer"--.

When Mrs. Third Floor visits and reports paranormal activity on the fifth floor, Butterbean and the other pets set out to find the truth and save Mrs. Third Floor from being scammed by professional ghost hunters.

Brynn and her friends have overcome doubt, deceit, and betrayal to unearth the truth, and now they must tackle the biggest con artist of them all--the man who brought them all together.

Brynn's new assignment, to try to bring Grayson's father to justice, threatens not only the future graduating from Vale Hall would ensure, but her relationships with her friends and almost-boyfriend.

This magical bind-up includes: White Cat, Red Glove, and Black Heart.

As the Kingpin's dark magic spreads and his army conquers Creije, four unlikely friends have to decide just how far they will go--and how much they are willing to sacrifice--to win.

"In 1843, James Strang, a charismatic young lawyer and avowed atheist, converted to a burgeoning religious movement known as Mormonism. He persuaded hundreds to follow him to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, and declared himself a divine king. He controlled a fourth of the state of Michigan, practiced plural marriages, and established a pirate colony where he perpetrated thefts, corruption and frauds of all kinds. His assassination made front-page news across the country. Harvey tells Strang's . . . forgotten story, an account of one of the country's . . . con men and the boisterous era that allowed him to thrive"--OCLC.

As a boy in the late nineteenth century, Mal's only friend was Essie, daughter of the Roe witch, and it was she who discovered that he is a "blank," not affected by magic, setting him on a career as a con artist, traveling the globe in search of a legendary magical dagger that can steal a witch's power.

"A group of deadly young crooks who excel at using magic and trickery embark on a quest to save their city"--Provided by publisher.