Chasing Phil: The Adventures Of Two Undercover Agents With The World's Most Charming Con Man
by David Howard /
2017 / English / EPUB
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A thrilling true crime caper, bursting with colorful characters
and awash in ‘70s glamour, that spotlights the FBI's first
white-collar undercover sting
A thrilling true crime caper, bursting with colorful characters
and awash in ‘70s glamour, that spotlights the FBI's first
white-collar undercover sting
1977, the Thunderbird Motel. J.J. Wedick and Jack Brennan—two
fresh-faced, maverick FBI agents—were about to embark on one of
their agency's first wire-wearing undercover missions. Their
target? Charismatic, globetrotting con man Phil Kitzer, whom some
called the world's greatest swindler. From the Thunderbird, the
three men took off to Cleveland, to Miami, to Hawaii, to Frankfurt,
to the Bahamas—meeting other members of Kitzer's crime syndicate
and powerful politicians and businessmen he fooled at each stop.
But as the young agents, playing the role of proteges and
co-conspirators, became further entangled in Phil's outrageous
schemes over their months on the road, they also grew to respect
him—even care for him. Meanwhile, Phil began to think of Jack and
J.J. as best friends, sharing hotel rooms and inside jokes with
them and even competing with J.J. in picking up women.
1977, the Thunderbird Motel. J.J. Wedick and Jack Brennan—two
fresh-faced, maverick FBI agents—were about to embark on one of
their agency's first wire-wearing undercover missions. Their
target? Charismatic, globetrotting con man Phil Kitzer, whom some
called the world's greatest swindler. From the Thunderbird, the
three men took off to Cleveland, to Miami, to Hawaii, to Frankfurt,
to the Bahamas—meeting other members of Kitzer's crime syndicate
and powerful politicians and businessmen he fooled at each stop.
But as the young agents, playing the role of proteges and
co-conspirators, became further entangled in Phil's outrageous
schemes over their months on the road, they also grew to respect
him—even care for him. Meanwhile, Phil began to think of Jack and
J.J. as best friends, sharing hotel rooms and inside jokes with
them and even competing with J.J. in picking up women.
Phil Kitzer was at the center of dozens of scams in which he
swindled millions of dollars, but the FBI was mired in a
post-Watergate malaise and slow to pivot toward a new type of
financial crime that is now all too familiar. Plunging into the
field with no undercover training, the agents battled a creaky
bureaucracy on their adventures with Phil, hoping the FBI would
recognize the importance of their mission. Even as they grew closer
to Phil, they recognized that their endgame—the swindler's
arrest—was drawing near…
Phil Kitzer was at the center of dozens of scams in which he
swindled millions of dollars, but the FBI was mired in a
post-Watergate malaise and slow to pivot toward a new type of
financial crime that is now all too familiar. Plunging into the
field with no undercover training, the agents battled a creaky
bureaucracy on their adventures with Phil, hoping the FBI would
recognize the importance of their mission. Even as they grew closer
to Phil, they recognized that their endgame—the swindler's
arrest—was drawing near…
Anchored by larger-than-life characters, framed by exotic locales
and an irresistible era,
Anchored by larger-than-life characters, framed by exotic locales
and an irresistible era,Chasing Phil
Chasing Phil is high drama and
propulsive reading, delivered by an effortless storyteller.
is high drama and
propulsive reading, delivered by an effortless storyteller.
