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Frieda Dowler comes from a family tradition of storytelling. From her imagination she tells a story based on her experiences while living in Miami. Dowler welcomes change in her life, knowing the outcome is growth. Like herself, her characters also learn, grow, and change. The source of her inspiration comes from people she's encountered as hair salons co-owner with her husband since 1984. Her interests are in anything creative, from art to rehabbing old houses. She finds her peace in nature.
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Miami Con
Enraged by the injustice, Lainey discovers a sliding scale of integrity within herself
by Frieda Dowler
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Overview


Miami Con is the story of an adventure-seeking Midwestern beautician who meets Cuban con artists in 1962 Miami. Together they pull off the biggest con of their lives.
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Description


Shortly after moving to Miami, Lainey Wolfe participates in a con game to satisfy her need for adventure. A struggle with her moral conscience follows. Then she befriends a New York jewelry heiress who mobsters are blackmailing. Lainey is enraged by the injustice and enlists the con artists to avenge her friend's losses. When Lainey meets a police officer during an investigation he acts as her guardian angel during the con game. Lainey walks a tightrope in her determination to right a wrong that happened 20 years ago.
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Overview


Miami Con is the story of an adventure-seeking Midwestern beautician who meets Cuban con artists in 1962 Miami. Together they pull off the biggest con of their lives.

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Description


Shortly after moving to Miami, Lainey Wolfe participates in a con game to satisfy her need for adventure. A struggle with her moral conscience follows. Then she befriends a New York jewelry heiress who mobsters are blackmailing. Lainey is enraged by the injustice and enlists the con artists to avenge her friend's losses. When Lainey meets a police officer during an investigation he acts as her guardian angel during the con game. Lainey walks a tightrope in her determination to right a wrong that happened 20 years ago.

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Book details

Genre:FICTION

Subgenre:Action & Adventure

Language:English

Pages:284

eBook ISBN:9781098307400

Paperback ISBN:9781098307394


Overview


Miami Con is the story of an adventure-seeking Midwestern beautician who meets Cuban con artists in 1962 Miami. Together they pull off the biggest con of their lives.

Read more

Description


Shortly after moving to Miami, Lainey Wolfe participates in a con game to satisfy her need for adventure. A struggle with her moral conscience follows. Then she befriends a New York jewelry heiress who mobsters are blackmailing. Lainey is enraged by the injustice and enlists the con artists to avenge her friend's losses. When Lainey meets a police officer during an investigation he acts as her guardian angel during the con game. Lainey walks a tightrope in her determination to right a wrong that happened 20 years ago.

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About the author


Frieda Dowler comes from a family tradition of storytelling. From her imagination she tells a story based on her experiences while living in Miami. Dowler welcomes change in her life, knowing the outcome is growth. Like herself, her characters also learn, grow, and change. The source of her inspiration comes from people she's encountered as hair salons co-owner with her husband since 1984. Her interests are in anything creative, from art to rehabbing old houses. She finds her peace in nature.

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