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Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion
Maybe someday
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Readers
18/100Critics
50/100Scholars
Author:
Tori Telfer
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Date:
February 23, 2021
Journalist Tori Telfer dives into the stories of historical female con women and explains why we are so enamored by their scams.
What The Reviewers Say
Reanimating history is an important skill in the storyteller’s toolbox, but Telfer is equally adroit at reporting out more recent, and more obscure, femmes de confidence.
Telfer profiles those whose misdeeds are more of the grifting than the murdering variety.
It’s awful stuff, but with Telfer at the wheel, reading these tales of plunder—littered with diamonds, fancy cars, mansions, booze and furs—is a fun, spicy romp.
This is an absolute must read for those of us who choose to spend our 'me time' sitting on the couch watching episode after episode of Deadly Women, Snapped, or similar television shows.
