{"product_id":"the-con-company-andrea-b-hellman-9781970934021","title":"The Con Company: Double Actors in Budapest","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner - Best Foreign Language Book - 2026 Los Angeles Book Festival \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThird Place - Literary Fiction: Mystery, Thriller, \u0026amp; Suspense - 2026 Spring The Book Fest \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An entertaining and unsettling thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Con Company\u003c\/i\u003e is about the pervasiveness of corruption, which is passed between generations as people trade integrity for advantages.\" - Foreword Reviews \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cinematic heist novel by award-winning screenwriter Gábor Domokos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone in this book has a role to play-and nothing is quite what it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Budapest and driven by razor-sharp timing, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Con Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-moving con-artist novel where charm, deception, and intelligence collide. The story unfolds through a cast of unforgettable characters-professionals, amateurs, and opportunists alike-each convinced they are one step ahead, even when they are not. Alliances shift, appearances deceive, and every detail matters more than it first appears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its cinematic pacing, dark humor, and intricate misdirection, the novel invites the reader into a world where the line between performance and reality is deliberately blurred. Every conversation, every gesture, every choice carries weight-and the reader is constantly challenged to keep up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmart, playful, and relentlessly entertaining, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Con Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of the art of the con-where being fooled is part of the fun, and the biggest trick is believing you have seen it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith nearly 400 IMDb credits to his name, \u003cb\u003eGábor Domokos\u003c\/b\u003e is an accomplished screenwriter whose work spans television and film. His storytelling sensibility-fast-paced, visual, and dialogue-driven-carries seamlessly into fiction. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Con Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is his debut novel in English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea B. Hellman,Gábor Domokos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1970934026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970934021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duna Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/13\/2026","brand":"Andrea B. Hellman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659719487743,"sku":"9781970934021","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-con-company-andrea-b-hellman-9781970934021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}