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Summary: Holds Your Intrest, Looses it at the End
Review: Most of this book, is fast-paced, and really holds your attention. I like the set-up and the ultimate con, how things fall into place and how the characters are able to change course if things do not proceed exactly as planned. But, the last few chapters sort of fall apart. I really didn't enjoy the ending as much as the rest of the book. It just seemed that the plot took some unlikely turns, that I didn't see as realistic.
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Summary: enjoyable but it could make you sick
Review: I got this book to read because Mr. Cannell is a very good writer and I wanted to read the book before the movie came out. I had heard it was to be the next role for John Travolta who would be great in the part. While this book was a good read with many plot twist making you feel it was a modern version of The Sting, which Mr. Cannell said was a source of inspiration for him, he sometimes focused too much on the characters bathroom habits or sexual thoughts they were having. It was quite distracting as they usually had nothing to do with the plot. This was a dissappointment coming from the man who wrote so many wonderful television shows that I enjoyed growing up. Other then that it was a good book and I would read the sequal if there ever is one.
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Summary: good start and middle but disappointing finish
Review: it started out an entertaining read and had me laughing out loud at some of the cons' exploits, but the finale was deeply flawed and extremely disappointing - it was as if the author's imagination got tired and he just wrapped it up quickly without thought. And the idea that Dakota would stick around after her part had been played wasn't very bright. To top it off the fairytale nonsense at the end with the boy settles down with girl was too silly for words. I don't know if I'd bother with another book by the same author. I gave it two stars because it had promise.
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Summary: The book was fun until the end. Then it fell flat.
Review: Can't anyone write a believable ending anymore? I really enjoyed most of this book until the final chapters. Books about people who use their brains to overcome difficult situations are a lot of fun for me. However, why can't writers come up with final resolutions which are as bright as the story leading up to them? Like too many books lately, Cannell resorts to the usual shoot-em-up ending, in this case with the mob fighting the FBI and the hillbillies coming to the rescue. (Excuse my while I yawn.) Maybe he should have come up with a better ending first and written the book backward.
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Summary: Lovable Con Men
Review: Who else but the creator of Rockford could write a book so sympathetic to the con game circuit? Highly entertaining!
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Summary: Rip-off Con
Review: In King Con, the streetwise hero accidentally rips off a mob boss then suffers the death of his niece and then seeks revenge against the self-same mob boss. Seen this before? It's called THE STING. Remember? A streetwise con unknowingly rips off a mob henchman faking a robbery/stabbing, then take off with the mob flunky's cash, leaving him with a wad of tissue paper in the envelope. The mob bosses kill Redford's black friend. Redford recruits Newman and pull a complex sting against the self-same mob boss. The difference?--THE STING was original, it was clever, it relied on true surprises and twists and did not fall back on Cannell's trademark of unnecessary, unliterary, unthought-provoking, unimaginative violent gunslinger shootouts for the finale. The Sting truly surprised, entertained, and left us memorable characters. King Con lives up to its named in that it ripped off one king of a movie. My second star exists only because the actual writing is not so bad, but that becomes easy when THE STING is your template. Will it be a movie? Will there be a lawsuit? Stay tuned.
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Summary: Fell apart
Review: This thing kept me going for about the first 150 pages,stalled for the next 150 pages, and then completely fell apart at theend. A story like this needs a good villain to make it work. The antagonists here were cartoon characters and way overdone. I didn't believe the payoff for a minute.And don't get me started with all those Hogcreek Bates . . . ridiculous. Oh well. Better luck next time.
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Summary: Wild from start to finish, definitely a good read.
Review: The entire premise of this book is totally off the wall but extremely fun to read. Does this stuff really happen? If it does I'd like to meet some people who pull this off. The end was a little unbelievable but still easy on the eyes. I will definitely pick up another Cannell book in the future.
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Summary: A fun book with a lot of twists
Review: I bought the book on a whim and started reading it without any idea what it was about or what to expect in terms of writing style. While I have since made the connection between the writer and his other works, I had no idea who he was. To the reviewer who said that this wasn't an original storyline...are we talking about the same book? The book avoided the courtroom (save for a few pages), and the main character wasn't a cop/ex-cop/wanna-be cop/private investigator. In a mystery/thriller book that seems to be quite a feat these days. I definitely enjoyed the book and look forward to reading more of his work.
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Summary: This is a great look into the world of grifters!!
Review: I picked up the book because of his name, Stephen J Cannell. I loved his shows and figured his novels had to be of the same quality. I was wrong...this is so much better. This novel is unique (to me anyway) because of the lingo the grifters use: it's real!! But at the same time, he doesn't let them talk down to the readers, the terms are explained. I highly recommend this book!!
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