Name: Jowanza Joseph's review of Son of a Grifter by Kent Walker
Item: Son of a Grifter
Rating: 4
Author: Jowanza Joseph

Kent Walker

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In 1988 a troubled young man and his flamboyant mother were arrested for murdering a wealthy widow in her New York City mansion. Suddenly, America was transfixed by a pair of real-life film noir characters. The media couldn't get enough of the twisted relationship between Sante Kimes and her twenty-three-year-old son Kenny. But the most chilling story of all was never told—until now. Kent Walker, Sante's elder son, reveals how he survived forty years of "the Dragon Lady's" very special brand of motherly love and still managed to get away. As a child Kent watched his mother destroy his hardworking father, Ed Walker, and then—with Kent's painful collusion—snare what Sante called "my millionaire." When she married seemingly respectable real-estate developer Ken Kimes, it was a match made in hell. For the next two decades Kent's mother and stepfather indulged in a globetrotting orgy of criminal behaviour. Kent, their would-be recruit, was privy to the family business—torching houses, defrauding friends, crashing White When Kent's half-brother, Kenny was born, Kent was twelve years old—old enough to know that he was his younger sibling's only protector. Kent tried desperately to save Kenny from his mother's sinister bidding. His failure haunts him to this day.

The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America

Son of a Grifter

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Jowanza Joseph

This book was a little long but I had a hard time putting it down. It's a fascinating look into the minds of twisted sociopaths and the outcomes of living life as a grifter. I would recommend the book to anyone.

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