The Greatest Books of All Time on Fraud

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1366 The Adversary Emmanuel Carrère 2000 French French
1481 The Little Golden Calf Ilya Ilf, Evgeniy Petrov 1931 Russian Russian
1527 The Confidence Man Herman Melville 1857 American English
1791 Confessions Of Felix Krull, Confidence Man Thomas Mann 1954 German German
2372 The Vatican Cellars André Gide 1914 French French
2483 The Firm John Grisham 1991 American English
3522 Bad Blood John Carreyrou 2018 American English
4309 The Adventures Of Ferdinand Count Fathom Tobias Smollett 1753 British English
5694 Not A Penny More,Not A Penny Less Jeffrey Archer 1976 British English
5815 The Russian Debutante’s Handbook Gary Shteyngart 2002 American English
6095 Duke of Deception Geoffrey Wolff 1979 American English
7961 Tenderwire Claire Kilroy 2006 Irish English
8638 The Fraud Zadie Smith 2023 British English
9036 Anansi’s Gold Yepoka Yeebo 2023 Unknown English
9188 The Confidence Game Maria Konnikova 2015 American English
9254 The Great Swindle Pierre Lemaitre 2013 French French
10604 The Alchemist Ben Jonson 1610 British English
11544 Ten Thousand A Year Samuel Warren 1839 British English
14166 Going Postal Terry Pratchett 2004 British English
14588 Confident Women Tori Telfer 2021 Unknown English
14830 Billion Dollar Whale Tom Wright, Bradley Hope 2018 American English
14983 Six Degrees Of Separation John Guare 1990 American English
14983 The Rainmaker John Grisham 1995 American English
14983 The Glass Hotel Emily St John Mandel 2020 Canadian English
15897 Martin Hewitt, Investigator Arthur Morrison 1894 British English
17114 The Firm Of Girdlestone Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 British English
17114 Hard Cash Charles Reade 1863 British English
17114 The Brethren John Grisham 2000 American English
17114 P Is For Peril Sue Grafton 2001 American English
17114 The Partner John Grisham 1997 American English
17114 The Associate John Grisham 2009 American English
17114 The Truth, The Whole Truth & Nothing But The Truth Barry Zalma 2010 American Unknown
17114 Anansi’s Gold Yepoka Yeebo 2023 Unknown English
17114 Confidence Rafael Frumkin 2023 Unknown English
17114 Number Go Up Zeke Faux 2023 Unknown English