07:30 PM : Peter Fenton @ Powell's

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Carnival Con Artist
Wednesday the 12th, 7:30PM Powell's City of Books on Burnside

Forget Las Vegas: nowhere reeked of the grift so keenly as the environs of Detroit's carnival midway in the 1960s. Before he became a journalist with the National Enquirer, Peter Fenton worked the carny scams with consummate skill. Until, at least, he discovered his trusted partner and best buddy was ripping him off. In an engrossing cautionary tale, Fenton guides the way through obsessive mendacity in Eyeing the Flash: The Education of a Carnival Con Artist.