Charles Williams' novel Nothing in Her Way (1953) deals with a whole series of fascinating confidence tricks.
Intricate and skilful plotting, ingenious confidence tricks, characters with some depth, taut suspense, an ambiguous hero and a femme fatale - what more could you want? Highly recommended.
My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/01/charles-williams-nothing-in-her-way.html
@d4doome Charles Williams's _Dead Calm_ (basis for the Nicole Kidman-Sam Neill film) will be reprinted in the fall by Library of America.