Hot Plastic (2004) - Peter Craig torrent

Category: Adults, General Fiction, Suspense
Language: English
Keywords: 1980s Con Artists Fathers And Sons Swindlers

Written by Peter Craig
Read by Stephen Hoye
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
Publisher: Books on Tape, 2004. Random House Audio ,2005

Kevin’s dad, Jerry, is a crook. And he taught his son every trick in the book. Masters of identity theft, Kevin and Jerry move from one seedy motel to another, always trying for the big score. Colette is a runaway who dreams of conning her way into the upper echelons of high society. Just a teenager, she’s already a tough and talented grifter, and soon becomes Jerry’s girlfriend and accomplice.

When Jerry is arrested, Colette makes Kevin her willing shill, dragging him along in her endless pursuit of sophistication. Meanwhile, Kevin’s compulsive pursuit of new cons, bolder hoaxes, and better forgeries leads them to violent and unimagined retributions. When Jerry is released on parole, the three are reunited for one final scam, a patchwork of old and new techniques that should set them all up for life. The question is, would they rather work together or show each other up?

A review…”Novels featuring quirky characters on the grift have always had a certain knavish noir appeal, and this is a fascinating, funny, beautifully written addition to the genre. Readers will find themselves drawn into the intriguing lives of this delinquent outlaw family as they form and reform alliances and journey along their crooked path toward a surprising finish. Hot Plastic is a hugely satisfying suspense novel about family and criminal intent from a fresh new voice”

Booklist…“Con master Jerry Swift specializes in credit-card scams. He spirits his teenage son, Kevin, onto the road in the early 1980s and teaches him the secrets of identity theft as if they were his birthright. … Colette is too old for Kevin and too young for Jerry, butt that doesn’t stop Dad from pulling her into his room every night as his son stews one thin wall away. Inevitable double crosses ensue. This is still a stylish romp, with characters witty enough to pick Scheherazade over Anna Karenina as a role model and smart enough to avoid most oncoming trains.”

Note - I found an old torrent taken from tape. It was full of blips, screeches and the like. I put it through Audacity and hope I caught them all.