I remember a real missing man news story like that, maybe 15
years ago (one benefit of aging). IIRC, he vanished under
indictment from northern New Jersey and was many years later
located in northern Virginia, with a similar house, job, car,
and family as the ones he left. I don't suppose that would be
possible these days.
Joy
Karin Montin wrote:
> I read Sucker Bet by James Swain (2003) recently. It
is the second (I
> think) in a series about casino consultant Tony
Valentine. He goes around
> figuring out how customers and employees are
defrauding gambling
> establishments. I really enjoy reading about
ingenious ways to cheat. Not
> that I would ever try them. The first in the series
is called Grift Sense,
> and I've got that lined up as my next
read.
>
> Anyway, I was struck by an anecdote in which Tony
relates that one time he
> had to track down a missing man, who turned up
several years later, living
> in a similar town on the same coast, with a similar
car and wife to the
> ones he'd left when he disappeared.
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