God Save the Mark

mark n. An easy victim; a ready subject for the practices of a confidence man, thief, beggar, etc.; a sucker.

That’s the long definition. The short one is:

mark n. Fred Fitch.

Fred Fitch is the kind of man every grifter in New York remembers fondly. He buys money machines, collects fake sweepstakes tickets, and somehow survives a lifetime of being conned by absolutely everyone. But when Fred unexpectedly inherits three hundred thousand dollars from his murdered Uncle Matt, surviving suddenly becomes much more difficult.

Now pursued by con men, criminals, suspicious cops, and someone who may be trying to kill him, Fred is swept into a chaotic adventure across New York City involving murder, deception, and two very different women. Blending crime, farce, and nonstop misfortune, God Save the Mark turns one spectacularly gullible man into the center of a wildly dangerous comedy.