Thieving Weasels by Billy Taylor
Skip O'Rourke is dragged into one last con . . . but he doesn't know the con's on him in this funny, page-turning debut YA for fans of Winger and Ocean's Eleven, now nominated for the Edgar Award and the International Thriller Writers Award. Cameron Smith attends an elite boarding school and has just been accepted to Princeton University alongside his beautiful girlfriend, Claire. Life for Cameron would be perfect, except that Cameron Smith is actually Skip O'Rourke, and Skip O'Rourke ran away from his grifter family four years ago.along with $100,000 of their earnings (because starting a new life is not cheap). But when his uncle Wonderful tracks him down, Skip's given an ultimatum: come back to the family for one last con, or say good-bye to life as Cameron. One last con is easier said than done when Skip's family is just as merciless (and just as manipulative) as they've always been, and everyone around him is lying. Skip may have given up on crime, but there's one lesson he hasn't forgotten: always know your mark. And if you don't know who your mark is . . . it's probably you. Witty and irresistibly readable, this standout debut will always keep you guessing.Billy Taylor worked as an electrician on Lifetime Network's Good Sex with Dr Ruth after graduating from film school. Billy became a dolly grip out of a desire to get closer to what was happening in front of the camera, and spent the next decade working on scores of films and television shows, including Pee Wee's Playhouse and My Cousin Vinny. He worked for a boutique Wall Street consulting firm after his grip career was cut short due to a back ailment. He and his wife became tired of it and moved to South Central Texas, where he began writing full-time. He's now a stay-at-home parent who writes in between diaper changes, which he says is eerily similar to much of the job he did on the set of a movie.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780525429241 |
| ISBN 10 | 0525429247 |
| Title | Thieving Weasels |
| Author | Billy Taylor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2016-08-23 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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