skullduggery

1. Rivalries make great stories, and the greatest rivalries make the greatest tales& reason enough to read the following portraits of brilliance, skullduggery, nobility, mendacity, victory, and failure.
   角逐能催生伟大的故事，最伟大的角逐则催生最伟大的传奇这样的理由足以说明下面的文字值得一读它们描写的是聪慧、欺诈、高贵、谎言、胜利和失败。
2. A captivating, engrossing debut,* a fast-paced tale of international crime and skullduggery written with style and panache.
   一个快节奏的跨国犯罪和诈骗的故事，风格独特，文笔华丽。

noun

1. verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

   Synonym:    trickeryhocus-pocusslicknesshanky pankyjiggery-pokeryskulduggery