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From charismatic grifters to financial fraudsters and predatory pretenders,
these are some of the wildest cons in true crime history.
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The King of Con
- How a Smooth-Talking Jersey Boy Made and Lost Billions, Baffled the FBI, Eluded the Mob, and Lived to Tell the Crooked Tale
- By: Thomas Giacomaro, Natasha Stoynoff
- Narrated by: Thomas Giacomaro
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall896
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Performance806
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Story802
The King of Con is the true story about a streetwise Jersey boy who talked his way to the top and became richer and more successful than his wildest dreams. It offers an unforgettable look into the life of a man who became hooked on living life to thrilling and dangerous excess....
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Golden Tongue? I don’t think so
- By Seth W. on 09-09-20
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The King of Con
- How a Smooth-Talking Jersey Boy Made and Lost Billions, Baffled the FBI, Eluded the Mob, and Lived to Tell the Crooked Tale
- Narrated by: Thomas Giacomaro
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 09-25-18
- Language: English
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My Friend Anna
- The True Story of a Fake Heiress
- By: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Narrated by: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,397
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Performance2,096
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Story2,088
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Sex and the City meets Bad Blood and Catch Me if You Can in this riveting true crime memoir that tells the astonishing firsthand story of Anna Delvey—the fake heiress who conned New York’s elite—and the friend she...
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The author is lucky she was scammed.
- By A. on 09-01-19
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My Friend Anna
- The True Story of a Fake Heiress
- Narrated by: Rachel DeLoache Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 07-23-19
- Language: English
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Workin' Our Way Home
- The Incredible True Story of a Homeless Ex-Con and a Grieving Millionaire Thrown Together to Save Each Other
- By: Ron Hall
- Narrated by: Barry Scott, Daniel Butler
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall189
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Performance173
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Story173
Winner of the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in Autobiography/Memoir The heartwarming sequel to Same Kind of Different As Me! After Miss Debbie's death in 2000, her husband, Ron formed an even stronger bond with Denver, a homeless ex-con. Ron's touching memoir chronicles how their shared...
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God is in control.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-08-18
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Workin' Our Way Home
- The Incredible True Story of a Homeless Ex-Con and a Grieving Millionaire Thrown Together to Save Each Other
- Narrated by: Barry Scott, Daniel Butler
- Series: Same Kind of Different as Me, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-20-18
- Language: English
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In Vino Duplicitas
- The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire
- By: Peter Hellman
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall164
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Performance147
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Story146
After bursting onto the scene in 2002, Rudy Kurniawan quickly became the leading purveyor of rare wines to the American elite....
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Fascinating read for lovers of wine history
- By J. Lippincott on 03-05-19
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In Vino Duplicitas
- The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 08-15-17
- Language: English
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Chasing Phil
- The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man
- By: David Howard
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall99
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Performance89
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Story89
A thrilling true crime caper, bursting with colorful characters and awash in ‘70s glamour, that spotlights the FBI's first white-collar undercover sting 1977, the Thunderbird Motel. J.J. Wedick and Jack Brennan—two fresh-faced, maverick FBI agents—were about to embark on one of their...
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hilarious
- By dogcow on 05-05-18
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Chasing Phil
- The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-10-17
- Language: English
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Son of a Grifter
- The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America: A Memoir by the Other Son
- By: Kent Walker, Mark Schone
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall285
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Performance258
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Story257
In 1988 a troubled young man and his flamboyant mother were arrested for murdering a wealthy widow in her New York City mansion....
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CON PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST!
- By jaye on 07-03-17
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Son of a Grifter
- The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America: A Memoir by the Other Son
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 06-27-17
- Language: English
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The Mark Inside
- A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con
- By: Amy Reading
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall92
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Performance77
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Story77
In 1919, Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet lost everything he had in a stock market swindle. He did what many other marks did—he went home, borrowed more money from his family, and returned for another round of swindling. Only after he lost that second fortune did he reclaim control of his...
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Confusing Premise Makes for A Tough Read
- By Grumpy S. Monkey on 06-19-12
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The Mark Inside
- A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 03-06-12
- Language: English
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Billion Dollar Whale
- The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
- By: Bradley Hope, Tom Wright
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,677
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Performance6,592
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Story6,579
Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios). Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar...
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Couldn’t stop listening!
- By N Lane on 10-05-18
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Billion Dollar Whale
- The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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Octopus
- Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street's Wildest Con
- By: Guy Lawson
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall103
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Performance93
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Story94
Born into one of America's most illustrious trading families, Sam Israel was determined to strike out on his own....
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Oh, the accents!
- By Carl Howard on 07-16-14
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Octopus
- Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street's Wildest Con
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 08-29-13
- Language: English
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The Con Man's Daughter
- A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God
- By: Candice Curry
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall410
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Performance383
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Story380
When Candice Curry was a little girl, she put her hand in her father's back pocket so that she wouldn't get lost in large crowds. Little did she know that he was plying his trade: conning people....
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Wonderful inspiring story
- By Linda Sue on 08-06-21
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The Con Man's Daughter
- A Story of Lies, Desperation, and Finding God
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-16-17
- Language: English
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Jesus the Ex-Con
- One Man's Journey from Life Sentence to Abundant Life
- By: Scott Smith
- Narrated by: Jamin Bradley
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance10
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Story10
In August 1999, Scott Smith enrolled in Bible College with aspirations to become a minister for Jesus...Wait! That's not actually true. He only attended for the girls....
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Reality Grace Check
- By S. Hlatky on 04-13-17
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Jesus the Ex-Con
- One Man's Journey from Life Sentence to Abundant Life
- Narrated by: Jamin Bradley
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-09-17
- Language: English
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Ponzi Supernova
- By: Audible Originals, Steve Fishman
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall90
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Performance79
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Story76
To find out how the greatest financial fraud in history imploded, journalist Steve Fishman tracks down the victims, the federal investigators, the accomplices, and the mastermind, Bernie Madoff himself....
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Awesome and very informative
- By John Harasyn on 07-31-23
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Ponzi Supernova
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 10-27-17
- Language: English
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The Wizard of Lies
- Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
- By: Diana B. Henriques
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 16 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall826
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Performance704
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Story702
Who is Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? These questions have fascinated people ever since the news broke about the respected New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion through a fraud that lasted for...
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The best of 3 madoff books
- By Angela willis on 03-18-13
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The Wizard of Lies
- Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 16 hrs
- Release date: 06-27-11
- Language: English
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
- The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
- By: Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,075
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Performance2,637
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Story2,631
The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters...
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An excellent book, but with a missing chapter
- By Augustus T. White on 03-07-12
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
- The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 11-11-10
- Language: English
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The Spider Network
- The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History
- By: David Enrich
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,110
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Performance973
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Story972
The Wall Street Journal's award-winning business reporter unveils the bizarre and sinister story of how a math genius named Tom Hayes, a handful of outrageous confederates, and a deeply corrupt banking system ignited one of the greatest financial scandals in history. In 2006, an oddball group of...
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Does anyone "proofread" the audio book?
- By Gracie on 07-04-18
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The Spider Network
- The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-21-17
- Language: English
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Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- By: John Carreyrou
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39,356
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Performance34,860
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Story34,791
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The gripping story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos—one of the biggest corporate frauds in history—a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley, rigorously reported by the prize-winning journalist. With a new Afterword. “Chilling...
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Extreme retaliation against former employees
- By LEE on 05-29-18
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Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 05-21-18
- Language: English
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Ghost in the Wires
- My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker
- By: Kevin Mitnick, William L. Simon
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,941
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Performance9,773
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Story9,787
Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history....
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For a smart guy, Mitnick was an idiot
- By Joshua on 09-17-14
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Ghost in the Wires
- My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 08-15-11
- Language: English
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Memoirs of a Literary Forger
- By: Lee Israel
- Narrated by: Jane Curtin
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall263
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Performance244
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Story243
Now a major motion picture starring Melissa McCarthy—Lee Israel’s hilarious and shocking memoir of the astonishing caper she carried on for almost two years when she forged and sold more than three hundred letters by such literary notables as Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, Noel Coward, and...
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A fast, fun listen. (The movie is better.)
- By David P on 12-06-18
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Memoirs of a Literary Forger
- Narrated by: Jane Curtin
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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