Con Men, Gamblers and Hustlers

1.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,361 ratings
2.
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 327,423 ratings
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The Dirty Version
The Dirty Version 4.54 avg rating — 37 ratings
4.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,916 ratings
5.
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake 4.04 avg rating — 61,418 ratings
6.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,631 ratings
7.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,677 ratings
8.
The Grifters
The Grifters 3.93 avg rating — 11,972 ratings
9.
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 155,311 ratings
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,016 ratings
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The Godfather
The Godfather 4.40 avg rating — 452,888 ratings
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Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,233 ratings
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Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
Casino Royale (James Bond, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 92,706 ratings
14.
The Gambler
The Gambler 3.91 avg rating — 112,152 ratings
15.
The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game
The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game 4.10 avg rating — 1,760 ratings
16.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,190 ratings
17.
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls 4.07 avg rating — 755 ratings
18.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana 3.94 avg rating — 39,686 ratings
19.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,093 ratings
20.
The Adventures of Baron Münchausen
The Adventures of Baron Münchausen 3.80 avg rating — 8,223 ratings
21.
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man 3.83 avg rating — 1,236 ratings
22.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe
by: Molière
3.66 avg rating — 42,284 ratings
23.
Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami 3.86 avg rating — 47,114 ratings
23.
Paper Moon
Paper Moon 4.13 avg rating — 1,933 ratings
25.
The Light of Day
The Light of Day 3.72 avg rating — 2,433 ratings
26.
The Sting
The Sting 3.59 avg rating — 157 ratings
27.
Othello
Othello 3.89 avg rating — 428,033 ratings
28.
Last Call (Fault Lines, #1)
Last Call (Fault Lines, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 6,585 ratings
29.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,211 ratings
30.
The Hustler (Eddie Felson, #1)
The Hustler (Eddie Felson, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 4,613 ratings
31.
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs
by: Ilya Ilf
4.39 avg rating — 24,132 ratings
32.
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup 4.41 avg rating — 276,371 ratings
33.
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
34.
A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1)
A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 11,637 ratings
35.
Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) 3.96 avg rating — 69,159 ratings
36.
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years 3.83 avg rating — 5,479 ratings
37.
The Tailor of Panama
The Tailor of Panama 3.50 avg rating — 9,835 ratings
38.
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280 4.04 avg rating — 11,878 ratings
39.
The Music Man: The Smash Broadway Hit
The Music Man: The Smash Broadway Hit 3.88 avg rating — 84 ratings
40.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,485 ratings
41.
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4)
The Stainless Steel Rat (Stainless Steel Rat, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 16,447 ratings
42.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,399 ratings
43.
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 33,802 ratings
44.
Strip Jack (Inspector Rebus, #4)
Strip Jack (Inspector Rebus, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 16,738 ratings
44.
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 24,666 ratings
46.
One Good Hustle
One Good Hustle 3.46 avg rating — 338 ratings
47.
Mario and the Magician and Other Stories
Mario and the Magician and Other Stories 3.75 avg rating — 194 ratings
48.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 1,103,650 ratings
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Charlatan
Charlatan 3.82 avg rating — 3,325 ratings
50.
The Queen of Spades and Other Stories
The Queen of Spades and Other Stories 4.09 avg rating — 9,154 ratings
51.
Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art
Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art 4.18 avg rating — 1,980 ratings
51.
Volpone
Volpone 3.49 avg rating — 10,221 ratings
53.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man 3.87 avg rating — 38,981 ratings
54.
Dead Souls
Dead Souls 3.98 avg rating — 93,262 ratings
55.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,266 ratings
56.
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers 3.85 avg rating — 31,463 ratings
56.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,758 ratings
58.
Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry
Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry 3.91 avg rating — 450 ratings
59.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating — 18,692 ratings
60.
The Eustace Diamonds (Palliser, #3)
The Eustace Diamonds (Palliser, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 5,084 ratings
61.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Screenplay
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Screenplay 4.28 avg rating — 543 ratings
62.
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross 3.87 avg rating — 18,295 ratings
63.
Casino
Casino 4.05 avg rating — 7,471 ratings
63.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley 3.95 avg rating — 110,511 ratings
65.
Baudolino
Baudolino 3.80 avg rating — 24,890 ratings
66.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,958 ratings
67.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,866 ratings
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Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend
Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend 3.93 avg rating — 1,196 ratings
69.
A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York
A Pickpocket's Tale: The Underworld of Nineteenth-Century New York 3.76 avg rating — 480 ratings
70.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
by: B. Traven
4.10 avg rating — 3,033 ratings
71.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.55 avg rating — 3,834 ratings
71.
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1)
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 72,716 ratings
71.
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
I Do Not Come to You by Chance 3.94 avg rating — 3,701 ratings
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Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)
Heist Society (Heist Society, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,622 ratings
75.
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1)
Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 132,886 ratings
76.
The Belgariad Boxed Set: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit / Castle of Wizardry / Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, #1-5)
The Belgariad Boxed Set: Pawn of Prophecy / Queen of Sorcery / Magician's Gambit / Castle of Wizardry / Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, #1-5) 4.30 avg rating — 16,561 ratings
77.
Answered Prayers
Answered Prayers 3.34 avg rating — 6,598 ratings
77.
Corrigan
Corrigan 3.89 avg rating — 267 ratings
79.
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not 3.51 avg rating — 35,656 ratings
79.
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands 4.03 avg rating — 9,152 ratings
81.
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron 4.22 avg rating — 27,091 ratings
82.
House of Games
House of Games 3.87 avg rating — 294 ratings
82.
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief 4.04 avg rating — 44,513 ratings
84.
Het gouden kalf
Het gouden kalf
by: Ilya Ilf
4.43 avg rating — 9,131 ratings
85.
Loser Takes All (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
Loser Takes All (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) 3.48 avg rating — 1,525 ratings
85.
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family 4.24 avg rating — 20,791 ratings
87.
Dirty Story
Dirty Story 3.82 avg rating — 297 ratings
88.
Carter Beats the Devil
Carter Beats the Devil 4.09 avg rating — 13,982 ratings
88.
Raising Steam (Discworld, #40; Moist von Lipwig, #3)
Raising Steam (Discworld, #40; Moist von Lipwig, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 43,775 ratings
90.
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 4.06 avg rating — 152,013 ratings
91.
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum 3.89 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
92.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,587 ratings
93.
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 35,727 ratings
93.
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,657 ratings
95.
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry 4.01 avg rating — 6,232 ratings
96.
A Swell-Looking Babe
A Swell-Looking Babe 3.79 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
97.
The Glass Key
The Glass Key 3.92 avg rating — 13,390 ratings
98.
The Bankers: How The Banks Ruined The Irish Economy
The Bankers: How The Banks Ruined The Irish Economy 3.64 avg rating — 99 ratings
98.
The Confidence-Man
The Confidence-Man 3.62 avg rating — 3,473 ratings
100.
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America 4.16 avg rating — 9,538 ratings
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