03450cam a2200469 i 4500 117021 117021 20653208 BJBSDDR 20230411090822.0 ta 180830t2010 nyu 000 0 eng 2018029711 9780525566038 (paperback) 9780525566069 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc HV6163 .G73 2010 364.1092/2 23 TRU002000 LCO010000 SOC041000 bisacsh Grann, David, author. 24852 1967- The old man and the gun : and other tales of true crime / David Grann. New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2010 New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2010 ©2010 133 pages ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is here joined by two other riveting true-crime tales. "The Old Man and the Gun" is the incredible story of a bank robber and prison escape artist who modeled 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 nonfiction writer working today," as he takes the reader on a journey through some of the most intriguing and gripping real-life tales from around the world"-- Provided by publisher. ""The Old Man and the Gun," is the story of a man who idolized the likes of Pretty Boy Floyd and, as a result, fashions himself into a notorious bank robber and escape artist. "The Chameleon" is the tale a French con artist gets in over his head when he impersonates a missing Texas teenager and raises the suspicions of a local private investigator. "True Crime" follows a riveting investigation in which a Polish cold-case detective makes an unlikely connection between a philosopher's novel and the murder case he's trying to crack. Grann takes the reader on a journey through some of the strangest and most thrilling real life stories of felonious behavior from around the world"-- Provided by publisher. Older offenders Case studies. Thieves Case studies. Murder Case studies. Criminals Case studies. TRUE CRIME / Murder / General. bisacsh LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays. bisacsh Online version: Grann, David, author. Old man and the gun New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018 9780525566069 (DLC) 2019006262 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2022-09-15 0 HV6163 .G73 2010 00000165209 2022-09-15 00:00:00 1 2022-09-15 BK