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Book Review of The Poet and the Murderer

The Poet and the Murderer
The Poet and the Murderer
Author: Simon Worrall
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Non-fiction book which deals with a genius who forged many items including a poem of Emily Dickinson and numerous documents concerning the Mormon religion. There's a lot of material re: the poet, the Mormons and forgery. The book also reveals the difficulties in detecting forgery when it's expertly done.
The murder crimes come in when the forger's world begins to collapse.
All in all, an interesting and educational read. I give it 5 of 5 stars.