Book info

• Title The Sting
• Author Robert Weverka
• Year 1973
• Genre Mystery

Cheating the cheaters for fun and profit...With a little revenge to sweeten the take! Gondorff was on the lam -hiding out in a whorehouse. Hooker was looking for a new crime partner to help him settle a score. Together they could separate the deadly numbers king from a half-million bankroll- if only they could keep from getting killed in the process!

Thoughts

I love a good novelisation and as The Sting is one of my favourite films, it’s no surprise that this is right up there as a 5/5 for me. The story is just so good, the con is perfectly executed and has multiple layers that we know about. The characters are fascinating, there’s a bit more in here around Luther and some of their activities before the big con starts, and it’s just brilliant to revisit this story in a different medium.

Rating: 5 / 5