419

Penguin Canada, 2013. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 26-21-4. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Book Overview From Internationally Bestselling Travel Writer Will Ferguson, Author Of Happiness(Tm) And Spanish Fly , Comes A Novel Both Epic In Its Sweep And Intimate In Its Portrayal Of Human Endurance. A Car Tumbles Through Darkness Down A Snowy Ravine. A Woman Without A Name Walks Out Of A Dust Storm In Sub-Saharan Africa. And In The Seething Heat Of Lagos City, A Criminal Cartel Scours The Internet, Looking For Victims. Lives Intersect. Worlds Collide. And It All Begins With A Single Email: " Dear Sir, I Am The Daughter Of A Nigerian Diplomat, And I Need Your Help... " Will Ferguson Takes Readers Deep Into The Labyrinth Of Lies That Is "419," The World's Most Insidious Internet Scam. When Laura Curtis, A Lonely Editor In A Cold Northern City, Discovers That Her Father Has Died Because Of One Such Swindle, She Sets Out To Track Down--And Corner--Her Father's Killer. It Is A Dangerous Game She's Playing, However, And The Stakes Are Higher Than She Can Ever Imagine. Woven Into Laura's Journey Is A Mysterious Woman From The African Sahel With Scars Etched Into Her Skin And A Young Man Who Finds Himself Caught Up In A Web Of Violence And Deceit. And Running Through It, A Dying Father's Final Words: " You, I Love.