{"product_id":"the-con-company-double-actors-in-budapest-paperback","title":"The Con Company: Double Actors in Budapest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea B. Hellman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGábor Domokos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner - Best Foreign Language Book - 2026 Los Angeles Book Festival \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48393998074077,"sku":"9781970934021","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/hFRvZ5WhyR9781970934021.webp?v=1787159488","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-con-company-double-actors-in-budapest-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}