Confidence

A Thaddeus Wentworth Mystery

Introduction
Chapter 1: Garner Bullis
Chapter 2: A Way of Life
Chapter 3: Rose Miller
Chapter 4: Madness and the Guardian Angel
Chapter 5: Barney Milford
Chapter 6: The Good Samaritan
Chapter 7: A Respectable Couple
Chapter 8: On the Paseo del Rio
Chapter 9: For Want of Respect
Chapter 10: The Man Who Likes Tacos
Chapter 11: Spinning a Web of Deceit
Chapter 12: The Forces of Nature
Chapter 13: Shorty Wilcox
Chapter 14: The Fall
Chapter 15: Loose Ends
Chapter 16: The Settlement
Chapter 17: Barney Milford Hits Bottom
Chapter 18: The Last Chance Mission
Chapter 19: The Phoenix
Chapter 20: Maria Goes to Chicago
Chapter 21: Too Much Money Is Never Enough
Chapter 22: The Ponzi Scheme
Chapter 23: Once is not Enough
Chapter 24: A Simple Twist of Fate
Chapter 25: Smile, You're on Candid Camera
Chapter 26: What Goes Around, Comes Around
Chapter 27: Garner Meet Rose Miller
Chapter 28: The Birth of E-Confidence
Chapter 29: Her Mother is an Angel Too!
Chapter 30: The Team Goes to Work
Chapter 31: An Unexpected Result
Chapter 32: The Sacrifice
Chapter 33: What Might Have Been
Cast of Characters
Plot Summary
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Introduction to the Confidence story.
The story begins as Garner Bullis celebrates his 30th birthday.
Bullis walks home from Rosslyn late, restless and worrisome.
Garner's girlfriend Rose Miller is introduced.
Some background on Rose and the Savannah Millers. Garner is 5 when Rose is born.
Flashback to Jacksonville where Barney Milford is introduced working at a Jacksonville Publix. Garner is 13 at the time.
Barney Milford gets the shaft and runs away.
Garner is ambivalent about his life at 30.
Flashback to Garner at 21 when he moves to San Antonio to set up the con of his life.
Maria Theresa is introduced working at the Casa del Rio.
Garner on the construction site.
Garner lays the groundwork for his scam.
Garner almost drowns in a flood.
Garner meets Shorty Wilcox at the Casa del Norte.
Garner slips and falls in the HEB.
Shorty and Maria meet with Garner.
Garner Bullis gets a huge injury award.
Barney Milford shows up in an Indianapolis jail.
Barney Milford gets a new start.
Maria Theresa moves on with her life.
Maria Theresa takes a job with Intercontinental Detective Agency and moves to Chicago.
Garner gets bored with a life of leisure.
Garner takes on the Wall Street Crowd.
Barney encounters Garner again at the Food Lion.
Garner slips up on his slip and fall.
The Food Lion case begins slipping away.
Garner looses everything and hits rock bottom..
Garner ponders turning his life around.
Garner Sees A Way to Set Up a Long Con in Cyberspace.
Garner's New Con Scheme is Explained, But Wentworth is Already on His Trail.
Wentworth and Ramana Are on the Case and Things Are Beginning to Unravel for Garner.
Barney Milford Comes to an Unfair Ending
Garner Does The Only Noble Thing He Has Ever Done In His Life
The Conclusion To Confidence
Descriptions of the major and minor characters.
Outline of the plot and description of major themes.