'The Empress File' is John Sandford's most ingenious and captivating novel of suspense, set in the shadowy world of high-profit scams and con games.
With the same riveting human insight he brings to the murderers and manhunters of his acclaimed 'Prey' novels, Sandford takes us into the minds of two irresistible con artists - Kidd and LuEllen - a winning pair of lovers and liars plotting the ultimate sting.
Their target is the wealthy (and corrupt) mayor of a small Mississippi river town. Their set-up includes buying a houseboat, assuming false identities, and exposing local scandals. Their scam is perfect. Until everything goes wrong . . .
