I have devoured his collection and not one let me down. As a us citizen, he was born in the seventh of june in the year 1956. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. But, as the eyeopening novel take down by james swain demonstrates, you can cheat the house if youre good enough and bold enough to try.
Con artist billy cunningham is no stranger to the casinos of las vegashes ripped off every single one. James swain is the national bestselling author of more than twenty mystery novels and has worked as a magazine editor, a screenwriter, and a novelist. James swain deals a new novel about casino scams, take down. Feb 10, 2015 listen to take down by james swain, nick podehl for free with a 30 day free trial. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Take down by james swain billy cunningham is the most memorable character i have read in 2018. Careful planning and an inventive mind are behind his scams. In shadow people, national bestselling author james swains brilliant followup to dark magic, magician peter warlock has a dark secret. Take down book by james swain 3 available editions. His mother gave birth to him at huntington new york.
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Back no good deed the king tides super con bad action take down midnight rambler the night stalker the night monster the program grift sense funny money sucker bet loaded dice mr. His recent series seem to use a 15 beat format that is consistent with current standards. As a professional cheater he has been successfully scamming las vegas casinos for years. He still continues to write new ideas and sharing them to the masses who lust for his creations. Swain has just published his 17th book of crime fiction. From the bestselling author the wall street journal hails as one terrific writer, midnight rambler is the breakout thriller of the yeara brawny, brainy novel of suspense that pairs james swains trademark smoothassilk prose with a plot bigger and bolde. James swain whoever says crime doesnt pay isnt doing it right. He has used two main characters in most of his crime related and mystery books.
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Nora roberts james patterson john grisham dean koontz dan brown. Swain has received three barry award nominations, a florida book award for fiction, and the prestigious prix calibre. Take down by james swain and nick podehl audiobook. James swain born june 7, 1956 is an american crime fiction author and magician. For example, the tony valentine series is set in the world of gambling and scams. Rent take down by james swain paperback book at and save. His scams are a thing of beautyso perfectly orchestrated that onlookers believe he and his crew are winning fair and square. Super con by james swain, 9781542046404, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His passion to write books continues to liberate the youth with their ability to create a fictional fist that breaks away the facade which hides the reality and stereotyping of crimes in this world driven by technology. But his latest scama year in the makingpromises his crew their biggest payday yet. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store. Take down reminds me of the evanovich goldberg fox and ohare series. This guy knows his stuff about pulling off capers in casinos with a wonderful cast of characters and a lot of humour thrown in. Take down has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
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