The Big Paddle
| Title | The Big Paddle |
| Year of Publication | 1978 |
| Publication Type | Novel |
| Number of Pages or Episodes | 281 p. |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Moore, Robin [Robert Lowell] Jr. |
| Publisher | Arbor House |
| City | New York |
| Keywords | con artists; engineers; geologists; oil industry; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; steel industry |
| Abstract | Cliff Thompson, a post-World War II con artist, suckers Pittsburgh geologists and engineers into aiding him with the biggest scam of his career: wildcat oil drilling in Oklahoma. Cliff's motivation is to scheme his girlfriend's father, who killed his own father in a rigged card game. |
| Notes | Written with Sidney Levine. |
| Author Biography | Robin Moore (1925-2008) was born in Boston and educated at Harvard University. Moore was a World War II veteran and the author of several dozen books, including The Green Berets, The French Connection, and with Xaviera Hollander, The Happy Hooker. |
| Time | 1940s-50s |
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