Description: Used - Like New; May have slight imperfections. Please inspect Photos closely. Drawing from thousands of pages of police reports, court documents, interviews, letters, and diaries, Sillitoe’s and Roberts’s narrative cuts through the complexities of this famous crime investigation to deliver a gripping, Capote-esque tale. They embrace the details but lay them out systematically as seen through the eyes of the detectives, victims, and the perpetrator. The darkest secrets unravel gradually—allowing the reader fleeting glimpses of the infamous white salamander as it ducks in and out of its fabricator’s head.What was the “salamander letter” and why were so many people determined to possess—and to conceal—it? Why was this one of the most unusual cases in American forensic history?A skilled con artist by anyone’s assessment, Mark Hofmann eluded exposure by police and document authenticators—the FBI, Library of Congress, the LDS historical department, and polygraph experts—until George Throckmorton discovered the telltale microscopic alligatoring that was characteristic of the forgeries. What ensued was a suspense-ridden cat-and-mouse game between seasoned prosecutors and a clever, homicidal criminal. In the end, this story only verifies that some facts are indeed stranger than fiction.
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Edition: 2
Book Title: Salamander : the Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders
Number of Pages: 570 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Signature Books, LLC
Publication Year: 1989
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), Murder / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, True Crime
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Author: Linda Sillitoe, Allen Roberts
Item Length: 7 in
Item Width: 4.3 in
Format: Mass Market
