Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, a nd Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, fo r gers, imposters, a nd escape artists in histo r y. In his brief but noto r ious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's unifo r m a nd copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, a nd cashed over $2.5 million in fo r ged checks, all befo r e he was twenty-one.

Known by the police of twenty-six fo r eign countries a nd all fifty states as 'The Skywayman,' Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam -- until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading autho r ity on financial foul play, Abagnale was a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, a nd ingenious escapes -- including one fr om an airplane -- make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit.