Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 1999
Publisher
William Morrow & Co
ISBN-10
0688160948
ISBN-13
9780688160944
Description
The Mitt Man begins with the picaresque tale of a small-time New Orleans hustler named King Fish. This man is better at preaching than picking pockets, but it is getting caught trying to lift the wallet of a wealthy white man that sets him on the path to his destiny -- a complex road that eventually leads him from the pulpit to the penitentiary. Once in jail, King Fish meets a brash young slickster from New York named Jimmie Lamar, and together they devise a sneaky swindle of the highest proportions.