Ten. NYPD and the Finest Cons

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. One. Alibi: Portrait of a Con Man 27
6. Two. City Cons and Hustles 45
7. Three. The Con Crew 58
8. Four. The Con Game as Street Theater 77
9. Five. Petty Street Hustles 90
10. Six. Canal Street as Venus Flytrap 114
11. Seven. The Numbers Game 134
12. Eight. New York Tenant Hustles 157
13. Nine. A Drug Hustle: The Crack Game 176
14. Ten. NYPD and the Finest Cons 200
15. Eleven. Wall Street Cons 219
16. Epilogue 241
17. Notes 245
18. Glossary 253
19. Bibliography 259
20. Index 265