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PACC is
privileged to have many members who are accomplished authors. Here's a partial listing
of their books. Click on the title of each book to place an order. Unless otherwise
specified, most orders are through Amazon.com.
 HOW
TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL CON ARTIST
by Dennis M. Marlock, Paladin Press 2001, Boulder. CO
Do you really want to know what the con artists think about you? Do you have the
stomach to journey into their world? Guaranteed to be unlike any book you've ever
read. Available at Amazon.com
 LICENSE
TO STEAL: Traveling Con Artists : Their Games, Their Rules, Your Money
By Dennis Marlock & John Dowling
This is an in-depth study of the Gypsy Mafia, the criminal element of the Romani
population. Through police files, newspapers, historical data and interviews with
victims, the authors expose the truth about this highly organized multibillion dollar
business and tell you how to protect your money from con artists of all kinds.
Available at Amazon.com
KEEPING CARNIES HONEST: Police
Officer's Field Guide to Carnival Game Inspections
By Bruce Walstad
If there is anything you want to know about carnival frauds, then this book will more
than satisfy your needs.
Orders must be placed with Street Smart Communications in Littleton, CO.
 CHANGE
RAISERS
By W. M. Tucker
Learn how easy it is for short changers and change raisers to take your money. Orders
must be placed with Street Smart Communications in Littleton, CO.
SCAMS, SWINDLES AND RIP-OFFS
By Graham Mott
Based on first hand experience, Mr. Mott takes you into the world of the deceivers.
Before you invest your hard earned dollars you'll want to read what the author has to
offer. Book available through PACC.
 ROBBERY ON THE MIDWAY
By Tom Rinaldo
Discover what goes on behind the scenes of many Carnival operations. Tom, a veteran
detective, has investigated countless carnival scams and knows well of what he speaks.
Book available through PACC.
 ROBBERY ON THE MIDWAYS, GAMBLING FRAUD, CONS AND
SCAMS
By Tom Rinaldo
Detective Rinaldo has conducted extensive research into gambling fraud, and is court
certified as an expert on gambling and gambling related frauds. He shares his
experience with the reader in this book.
Book available through PACC.
SHOPPING FOR MIRACLES
By Joanne McMahon & Anna Lascurain
An accessible map through the maze of the psychic world. For the consumer and
paranormal enthusiast alike, this title sorts out all the information and
misinformation on the subject; readers will learn to make smart decisions regarding
psychic services, and more. Available at Amazon.com
RIP-OFF: A Writer's Guide To Crimes of Deception (Howdunit)
by Fay Faron
Private Investigator Fay Faron, a PACC member, syndicated newspaper columnist ("Ask
Rat Dog") and author of Missing Persons, has written a primer sure to turn any novice
(writer, of course) into a scam expert.
DON'T GET TAKEN: Bunco & Bunkum Exposed How to Protect Yourself
By Bob Steiner
What you don't know about fraud can, and will, hurt you. Mr. Steiner, a long time PACC
member, has spent a lifetime exposing fakes and cheats and has documented his findings
in this book. Available at Amazon.com
 HASTENED
TO THE GRAVE: The Gypsy Murder Investigation
By Jack Olsen
In June 1994, the
"Oakland Tribune" cracked the story of bizarre deaths in the San Francisco area. The
victims were elderly, well-to-do, and had been befriended by members of an extended
Gypsy family--the Tene Bimbos. Olsen chronicles Detective Faron's hunt for Danny Tene,
his mother Mary Steiner, and his beautiful sister Angela--a family of suspected con
artists who may have been responsible for the deaths of as many as five helpless
elderly men and women, whose property--and possibly whose lives--the Gypsies allegedly
stole.
 WITHOUT
CONSCIENCE
By Dr. Robert D. Hare
Dr. Hare is not a PACC member, but for anyone serious about studying the con artist's
personality, this is a book you don't want to miss.
 CRIMES
OF PERSUASION
By Les Henderson
How con artists will steal your savings and inheritance through telemarketing fraud,
investment schemes and consumer scams. You can also obtain this book through
Henderson's Crimes of Persuasion web site.
 REAL-LIFE
X-FILES Investigating the Paranormal
By Joe Nickell
PACC member, Joe Nickell, is the author (co-author or editor) of sixteen books,
including Inquest on the Shroud of Turin (1983, 1998); Secrets of the Supernatural
(with John F. Fischer, 1991); The Magic Detectives (1989); Pen, Ink, and Evidence
(1990); Wonder-Workers! (1991); Ambrose Bierce Is Missing (1992); Missing Pieces
(co-author Robert A. Baker, 1992); Mysterious Realms (1992); Looking for a Miracle
(1993, 1998); Psychic Sleuths (1994); Camera Clues (1994); Entities (1995); Detecting
Forgery (1996); The Outer Edge (1996); The UFO Invasion (1997); and Crime Science
(1999). Available through University Press
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