True Story
Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa
$33.34
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
3 July 2006
Summary
Brilliant journalism meets true crime in the heart of America.
Michael Finkel was a top New York Times Magazine journalist publicly fired and disgraced for making up a composite character for a big investigative news piece about Africa. This book is about how this brilliant, high achieving journalist found himself at that point in his life.
But in parallel, it’s also about Christian Longo, a man accused of the multiple murder of his own wife and three children. After the death…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099464570 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099464578 |
| Author: | Michael Finkel |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Utterly compelling’
“Its a gripping tale, plainly told but artfully constructed, and the twists continue right up to and beyond the climax of the trial” – Blake Morrison Guardian “A thrilling, unforgettable book… Wonderful” Spectator “An absorbing examination of human frailty, the nature of truth and the power of pride… It is also a stonking good read… Extraordinary and terrifying journalism” The Times “A fine, beautifully choreographed addition to the macabre three-legged race linking murderers with writers… Horribly readable” Mail on Sunday “‘Utterly compelling’” Irish Times
Michael Finkel
Michael Finkel is a journalist in his mid-thirties who raises chickens and grows hay at his home in Montana. He formerly held a prestigious job on the New York Times Magazine. Before that, he wrote adventure-travel pieces for several publications, including National Geographic Adventure, The Atlantic Monthly, Skiiing and Rolling Stone. He was married in 2004.
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