{"product_id":"bunco-9781520644370","title":"Bunco","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Sanford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you are a fan of the classic movie \u003cb\u003eThe Sting\u003c\/b\u003e or the TV series\u003cb\u003e Leverage\u003c\/b\u003e, you'll love \u003cb\u003eBUNCO\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe setting may be Little Old New York in the Glided Age, but there is nothing quaint about the elaborate scam hatched by the Jones brothers, a pair of unscrupulous bunco artists. With the help of a dissolute member of New York's elite, they intend to fleece the city's wealthiest citizens by peddling stock in a bogus oil company. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNor is there anything quaint about the scheme devised by Thaddeus Chancellor, a morally bankrupt banker teetering on the brink of financial ruin. With the help of his unprincipled lawyer, he intends to gain control of his crippled sister's substantial fortune by bribing a crooked judge and manipulating the corrupt judicial system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether it is a simple game of poker, or the heist of a fortune in bearer bonds, schemes and counter-schemes abound in this intricate tapestry of deceit and corruption.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45504732102807,"sku":"9781520644370","price":1164.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781520644370.webp?v=1767108723","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bunco-9781520644370","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}