Review: Confidence Game
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2013
PLAY HIM AGAIN by Jeffrey Stone is about a bootlegger, Matthew 'Hud' Hudson.  Hud's reputation as a rumrunner has made him the most sought out in his trade as his liquor is uncut.  Not your run of the mill bootlegger, Hud owns his own trucks and sells his liquor to hotels, restaurants and Hollywood.  While Hud is making a very nice living, Hud has big dreams.  He's hoping to convince one of the studios to let him make a movie with sound.  All of the majors believe that silent movies will stay in demand plus they don't want to invest the money to convert their studios.  Despite their concerns, Hud is certain that talkies will be the next big thing.  Can he find a way to get his point across?When Hudson learns that his oldest and dearest friend Danny, a grifter, was killed, he immediately starts to look for the con he was running as well as the mark.  As the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, Hud's heart is heavy as he learns that Danny was using sound in movies as his con. More motivated to make the mark pay, Hud has to run his own con in order to get revenge.  Will he find himself caught in his own trap?I really loved PLAY HIM AGAIN!  I'm so in love with the past, the roaring 20's, gangsters, bootleggers and dare I say it, Tommy guns.  Stone does a wonderful job transporting readers into the 20's.  The story is one big mystery and you're dying to figure out if and how it will play out.