Son of a Grifter

A National Bestseller and Edgar Award nominee, Son of a Grifter is Kent Walker’s memoir about growing up with killer con artist Sante Kimes as a mother. “Highly readable . . . truly horrific.” — Entertainment Weekly 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 betw