True Story by Michael Finkel audiobook

True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa

By Michael Finkel
Read by Rich Orlow

HarperCollins 9780062339270
10.23 Hours • Unabridged
Format : CD (In Stock)
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    ISBN: 9781504615051

Now a major motion picture from Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, starring Jonah Hill and James Franco The shocking true tale of a bizarre and intense relationship—a reporting job that morphed into a shrewd game of cat-and-mouse involving a disgraced journalist and an FBI Most Wanted Murderer living under the journalist's name. Part mystery, part memoir, part mea culpa, True Story weaves a spellbinding tale of murder, love, and deceit with a deeply personal inquiry into the slippery nature of truth, involving a disgraced former contributor for the New York Times and a man who killed his entire family and then posed as the reporter himself.

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Summary

Summary

A 2016 Winner for theALA Listen List for Outstanding Audiobook Narration

Now a major motion picture from Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, starring Jonah Hill and James Franco

The shocking true tale of a bizarre and intense relationship—a reporting job that morphed into a shrewd game of cat-and-mouse involving a disgraced journalist and an FBI Most Wanted Murderer living under the journalist's name.

Part mystery, part memoir, part mea culpa, True Story weaves a spellbinding tale of murder, love, and deceit with a deeply personal inquiry into the slippery nature of truth, involving a disgraced former contributor for the New York Times and a man who killed his entire family and then posed as the reporter himself.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Always fascinating, sometimes funny, often very weird…simply terrific from the first page to the last.” —Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times bestselling author
“Carefully structured, rigorously reported, and fascinating till the end.” —Esquire
“A memoir as creepy as it is compelling…expertly and suspensefully told.” —Outside magazine
“Combines crime and intellectual heft…could well become a classic of the genre.” —Washington Post Book World
“A riveting, disturbing, and magnificent merging of two men at their lowest moments.” —Newsday (Long Island, NY)
“A compulsively readable amorality tale.” —Boston Globe
“Astute and hypnotically absorbing…there’s a burning sincerity (and beautifully modulated writing) on every page.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Author

Author Bio: Michael Finkel

Author Bio: Michael Finkel

Michael Finkel is the author of several nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Stranger in the Woods and The Art Thief.

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Available Formats : CD
Category: Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography
Runtime: 10.23
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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