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King maintains his svelte, addictive style...."-Kirkus ReviewsNever cheat a partner. Always get revenge. . .The Traveling Man takes on a quick and easy safecracking job...easy until his partners are murdered and he's on the run.His wife is trying to settle into her new role as a rich man's girlfriend, so she isn't at his side.Who are these killers who are after him? And how are they connected to the government agency that wants the envelope he...

This Travelers tale delivers another exceptional slice of gamesmanship, slippery morals, and emotional fallout."-Kirkus ReviewsWhen the hard men come with their guns. . . and bundle you into the trunk of a car. . . who do you wish had your back?The Traveling Man and a new partner have their eyes on a safe deposit box full of drug money when the new partner's husband unexpectedly shows up, muddling up the score.Meanwhile, the Traveling Man's wi...

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A con artist betrayed by his partners. A plot for revenge. Can he and his new partner outwit his old crew... and escape with the cash and their lives?In 1989, where it all begins... Paul Kendal, 26 years old, is a con artist in a robbery crew. When he has all the information necessary to disarm their targets' alarm systems and empty their safes, his partners go to work.Originally, it seemed like a sweet plan, but as he begins to have doubts, h...

Another exceptional account of heart-of-gold con artistry."-Kirkus ReviewsStolen art. A hijacked heist. Can the Travelers outmaneuver the FBI and a murder gang?The Travelers, short on cash, break into a freeport vault to reclaim a stolen 16thcentury jewelry casket for return to a museum. But after they're ambushed during the break-in, they're on the run from the cops.To keep their pictures off the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, they must retrieve...

A tightly executed thriller. . ."-Kirkus ReviewsBlackmail. A marriage on the rocks. When you fool yourself, all bets are off...The Travelers, going by the names George and Roslyn Harrison, entrap a congressional candidate with photos of his extramarital affair. But just as they are hatching a ploy to increase their ill-gotten gains, the candidate's wife uncovers the plot.With their scheme careening sideways and the law closing in, an accident ...

King strikes another vein of modern noir gold. . .."-Kirkus ReviewsTheft...Deception...Murder...The Travelers, husband and wife con artists, agree to steal a newly developed data-mining program-a simple, lucrative job. Instead, they find they've been sucked into a poorly-planned scam where all the players have their own underhanded agendas.Who's really calling the shots? Their employer? Her boss? Or the local crime lord? It's a maze of treache...

King's uncommonly solid debut is a must-read." -Kirkus Reviews In a life-and-death contest among criminals, even the most cunning may not survive...The Traveling Man and his wife have built a life for themselves conning criminals and getting away scot-free. But when their latest scheme to sell contaminated land goes south, they find themselves in a cat-and-mouse game with the crime boss who's turned the tables on them and the partners who've b...

Trust him at your peril...When Koenig, the Traveling Man's original mentor, shows up touting a casino heist-a once-in-a-lifetime, high-stakes robbery-all the Traveling Man can think about is stealing the score.His wife thinks he's crazy.Koenig is a puppet master-a master manipulator who compartmentalizes the parts of a job so that only he knows all the details. What are they really going to steal? Who's going to carry it out? How are they goin...

Für die meisten Familien ist ein Umzug auch ein neuer Anfang. Doch für die Creeds könnte es der Anfang vom Ende sein. Denn in ihrer unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft befindet sich ein Ort, den Kinder aus ihren zerstörten Träumen errichtet haben: der Friedhof der Kuscheltier. Es ist ein kleines Areal, auf dem sich ein versteckter indianischer Friedhof befindet. Dieser besitzt die Macht die Toten auferstehen zu lassen .... Der Meister des Makabren läd...

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Robert P. King is a professor of applied economics at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. Michael S. Hand is a research economist with the USDA Forest Service in Missoula, Montana. Miguel I. Gómez is Ruth and William Morgan Assistant Professor in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.