Chasing Phil

Two Undercover FBI Agents After the World's Greatest Con Man

David Howard

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Macmillan
31 October 2017

Biography; True crime; Police & security services; Criminal investigation & detection; Corporate crime

1977, the Thunderbird Motel. J.J. Wedick and Jack Brennan - Two fresh-faced FBI agents were about to go undercover. Their target: the charismatic, globe-trotting con man Phil Kitzer, who was responsible for swindling (and spending) millions of dollars and who some called the world's greatest. One problem, the FBI under J Edgar Hoover didn't really do undercover operations or fraud investigations. So they did it anyway, making it up as they went along. As the young agents became entangled in Kitzer's outrageous schemes, meeting other members of Kitzer's crime syndicate and powerful politicians and businessmen he fooled at each stop, they also grew to respect him - even care for him. And Kitzer began to think of Wedick and Brennan like sons, schooling them in everything from writing bad checks to picking up women. Chasing Phil by journalist and author David Howard is the story of an incredible round the world manhunt, a charismatic conman and a friendship that changed crime forever.

By: David Howard
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Air Iri OME
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9781509821051
ISBN 10: 1509821058
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 31 October 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Howard has written for the New York Times, Men's Journal, Outside, Travel & Leisure, and National Geographic, among other outlets. He is the author of Lost Rights and is currently the executive editor of Organic Life.

Reviews for Chasing Phil: Two Undercover FBI Agents After the World's Greatest Con Man

In the genre of truth-is-stranger-than-fiction, Chasing Phil is a standout. What a wild, wonderful story of cons and crooks, told with great style and swagger * Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief *