Dizzy City

When Englishman Ben Cramb goes AWOL from combat in the trenches of Northern France, he escapes to New York City, where Americans are largely unaware of the horrors of World War I. Stowing away on a transatlantic voyage, Ben realizes this is his chance to reinvent himself, and when he meets the mysterious Julius McAteer, he is indoctrinated into the dangerous world of the conman. Together the pair plan to extort a wealthy midwestern cattleman named Henry Jergens, but in a world of double-crosses, you never know who you can trust. Nicholas Griffin fills "Dizzy City" with rich historic detail that takes readers into the romantic and thrilling world of the con man.