Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Comic Con Artist Comic Con Artist Franklin W. Dixon ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: To discover the criminal responsible for forging versions of valuable original comic-book art. LOCATION: A huge comics convention in San Fr… OL17310679W
The forgers The forgers Bradford Morrow The murderer of Adam Diehl, a reclusive rare-book collector, begins to stalk Adam's sister's lover Will -- a convicted literary forger -- under the guise of letters from long-dead authors, and soon W… OL19990175W
The cosmopolites The cosmopolites Atossa Araxia Abrahamian The buying and selling of citizenship has become a legitimate, thriving business in just a few years. Entrepreneurs are renouncing America and Europe in favor of tax havens in the Caribbean with the … OL20022019W
Adolfo Kaminsky Adolfo Kaminsky Sarah Kaminsky Best-selling author Sarah Kaminsky takes readers through her father Adolfo Kaminsky's perilous and clandestine career as a forger for the French Resistance, the FLN, and numerous other freedom moveme… OL20035428W
Fakes & forgeries Fakes & forgeries Brian Innes This text captures the excitement and detail of some of the world's greatest scams. It reveals the inside story of how and why these tricksters implemented their fakes, facts about their frauds, and … OL24158563W
The tragedy of Arthur The tragedy of Arthur Phillips, Arthur When their long-imprisoned con-artist father reaches the end of his life, Arthur and his twin sister become the owners of an undiscovered play by William Shakespeare that their father wants published… OL24191068W
The Perreaus and Mrs. Rudd The Perreaus and Mrs. Rudd Donna T. Andrew The Perreaus and Mrs. Rudd tells the remarkable story of a complex forgery uncovered in London in 1775. Like the trials of Martin Guerre and O.J. Simpson, the Perreau-Rudd case—filled with scandal, d… OL4637367W
Entomology and palynology Entomology and palynology Maryalice Walker "Television programs and feature films present criminal psychology and profiling as a blend of psychic visions, supernatural intuition, and evidence analysis. The reality, however, is quite different… OL5825808W
The Forger The Forger Cioma Schonhaus In Nazi Germany, twenty year-old graphic artist Cioma Schonhaus found a unique outlet for his talent: he forged documents for people fleeing the Reich, ultimately helping to save hundreds of lives. E… OL8868514W