Bibliograph

The old man and the gun, and other tales of true crime, David Grann

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The old man and the gun, and other tales of true crime, David Grann

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The old man and the gun

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1041797144

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David Grann

Sub title

and other tales of true crime

Summary

Selection of the journalist's articles previously published in various periodicalsGrann revels in telling stories that explore the nature of obsession. In these three cases, originally published in The devil and Sherlock Holmes, he profiles a bank robber and prison escape artist who, even in his seventies, refuses to retire ; a Polish detective looking for clues to an actual murder in a novelist's fiction; and a French imposter who assumes the identity of a missing boy from Texas. -- adapted from back cover

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Old man & the gun

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