The California Roll Lib/E: (1 Radar Hoverlander Series Lib/E)

What do the Merlin Game, the Penny Skim, the Doolally Snadoodle, and the Afterparty Snuke have in common? They're all the work of world-class con artist and master bafflegabber Radar Hoverlander. Radar's been "on the snuke" since childhood, but he's still looking for his California Roll, the one big scam that'll set him up in sushi for life. Trouble arrives in the stunning, sassy package of Allie Quinn--either the last true innocent or a con artist so slick she makes Radar look like a Quaker. Radar's hapless sidekick, Vic Mirplo, a lovable loser who couldn't con a kid out of a candy cane, thinks Radar is being played. But if love is blind, it's also deaf, dumb, and stupid, and before Radar knows it, he's sucked into a vortex of double-, triple-, and quadruple-crosses that'll either net him his precious California Roll or put him in a hole in the ground. As timeless as a perpetual motion machine, as timely as a Madoff arraignment, The California Roll brings you deep inside the world of con artistry, where every fact is fiction and the second liar never has a chance.

About the Author :
John Vorhaus is best known as the author of The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even if You're Not. An international consultant in television and film script development, John has worked for television networks, film schools, and production companies in thirty countries on four continents. His own screenwriting credits include Married... with Children, Head of the Class, The Sentinel, and The Flash. He is also the author of the six-volume Killer Poker series, plus miscellaneous other books on the subject, including the novel Under the Gun. William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.

Review :
"[An] amusing thriller." -- "Publishers Weekly" "I loved this comic caper with its twisty pretzel plot, clever invented language, and an attitude that's Carl Hiaasen channeling Dane Cook." -- "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" "John Vorhaus sure knows his stuff--a little too well, if you ask me. The California Roll is a hilarious and highly suspicious ride into the world of grift. It's an immensely enjoyable read and an excellent primer if you're looking for a career change." -- "Lisa Lutz, New York Times bestselling author of Revenge of the Spellmans" "The writing is tight and wonderfully glib, and Vorhaus slyly, shrewdly hints that he's snuking the reader. No caper-novel fan should miss this one." -- "Booklist" "Whether you're a mook or a snuke, The California Roll is more than entertainment, it's an education. Buyer beware: John Vorhaus will steal your money and hours of your life, giving you nothing in return but a great read--fast, funny, and very, very smart." -- "Harley Jane Kozak, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity award-winning author of A Date You Can't Refuse"