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Contents
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
- One. Alibi: Portrait of a Con Man 27
- Two. City Cons and Hustles 45
- Three. The Con Crew 58
- Four. The Con Game as Street Theater 77
- Five. Petty Street Hustles 90
- Six. Canal Street as Venus Flytrap 114
- Seven. The Numbers Game 134
- Eight. New York Tenant Hustles 157
- Nine. A Drug Hustle: The Crack Game 176
- Ten. NYPD and the Finest Cons 200
- Eleven. Wall Street Cons 219
- Epilogue 241
- Notes 245
- Glossary 253
- Bibliography 259
- Index 265
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
- One. Alibi: Portrait of a Con Man 27
- Two. City Cons and Hustles 45
- Three. The Con Crew 58
- Four. The Con Game as Street Theater 77
- Five. Petty Street Hustles 90
- Six. Canal Street as Venus Flytrap 114
- Seven. The Numbers Game 134
- Eight. New York Tenant Hustles 157
- Nine. A Drug Hustle: The Crack Game 176
- Ten. NYPD and the Finest Cons 200
- Eleven. Wall Street Cons 219
- Epilogue 241
- Notes 245
- Glossary 253
- Bibliography 259
- Index 265
