The Old Man and the Gun: And Other Tales of True Crime

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Beautifully told by David Grann, one of the best true-crime writers around Nuanced and gripping Evening Standard

Now a major film starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek and Casey Affleck,The Old Man and the Gun is joined by two other riveting true-crime tales by the author of the bestselling Killers of the Flower Moon

The Old Man and the Gun is the incredible story of a bank robber and prison escape artist who modelled himself after figures like Pretty Boy Floyd and who, even in his seventies, refuses to retire. True Crime follows the twisting investigation of a Polish detective who suspects that a novelist planted clues in his fiction to an actual murder. And The Chameleon recounts how a French imposter assumes the identity of a missing boy from Texas and infiltrates the boy's family, only to soon wonder whether he is the one being conned. In this mesmerizing collection, David Grann shows why he has been called a worthy heir to Truman Capote and simply the best narrative non-fiction writer working today, as he takes the reader on a journey through some of the most intriguing and gripping real-lifetales from around the world.


Praise for Killers of the Flower Moon

An extraordinary story with extraordinary pace and atmosphere Sunday Times

A marvel of detective-like research and narrative verve Financial Times

A riveting true storyof greed, serial murder and racial injusticeJon Krakauer

A fiercely entertaining mysterystoryand a wrenching exploration of evilKate Atkinson

A fascinating accountof a tragic and forgotten chapter in the history of the American WestJohn Grisham

And for The Lost City of Z (shortlisted for the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize)

Absorbing a wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration Sunday Times

Marvellousengrossing Daily Telegraph

At once a biography, a detective story and wonderfully vivid piece of travel writing suspenseful rollicking fascinating New York Times

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Beautifully told by David Grann, one of the best true-crime writers around Nuanced and gripping
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Author Bio

David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He has written about everything from New York City's antiquated water tunnels to the hunt for the giant squid. His stories have appeared in several anthologies. He has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and the New Republic. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.