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A 1976 novel which was the debut of the British writer Jeffrey Archer.Four upper-class men in the UK buy the stocks of a new, promising company, Prospecta Oil. But soon it turns out that the supposed company was a fraud, perpetrated by the conman Harvey Metcalfe, and the protagonists find themselves utterly bankrupt. Without any faith in the law or the police, the protagonists decide to get even by conning their money, million dollars in total, back out of the fraudster—"not a penny more, not a penny less." Each of the four is to come up with a plan, based on their personal area of expertise. Can they succeed?Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Was adapted into a mini-series in 1990, and received an Interactive Fiction adaptation in the late eighties.
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Master Forger: David Stein, who produces a fake Van Gogh painting which Metcalfe buys.
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Caper Rationalization
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Caper Rationalization: The protagonists are trying to get even with the fraudster who conned them.
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Double Caper
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Double Caper: In the twist ending, the Prospecta Oil stock prices suddenly skyrocket after an oil strike nearby. The protagonists conclude that now they have to come up with a way to return the money.
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Luke, I Am Your Father
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Luke, I Am Your Father: Metcalfe might say: "James, I am your father-in-law."
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Chekhov's Gunman
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Chekhov's Gunman: Rosalie Metcalfe is mentioned throughout the story, then turns out to be "Anne", James's girlfriend.
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Crash-Into Hello: Harvey Metcalfe met his future wife when she accidentally bumped his car.
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