Overview
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Novelist Clifford Irvingās no-holds-barred account of his faked autobiography of Howard Hughesāone of the greatest literary hoaxes of the twentieth centuryāis the ultimate caper story.
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The plan was concocted in the early 1970s, when eccentric billionaire Hughes was already living as a recluse in the Bahamas. An American author, Irving pitched the scheme to his friend, fellow writer Richard Suskind: Through forged letters and fake interviews, they would recount Hughesās life āin his own words.ā Meanwhile, Irvingās wife would open a Swiss bank account in the name of āHelga R. Hughesā using a fake passport. Their success hinged on the assumption that Hughes would never resurface to challenge the book, as he had not spoken to the press in over ten years.
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Conning Irvingās own publisher of nearly a decade out of a six-figure advance, the three conspirators embarked on a hoax that would fool journalists, handwriting experts, and even a lie-detector test. It was not until Hughes himself emerged from seclusion to denounce Irving that the book was exposed as fraud.
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This madcap, bestselling memoir āis a story which reads like the best thriller fiction and which contains the seeds of a dozen movie scripts. Mysterious meetings, false passports, a beautiful Danish baroness, Swiss bank accountsĀ .Ā .Ā .ā The Hoax is a masterpiece of international intrigue and startling revelations (The Tatler, England).
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āBrilliant!ā āNewsday
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āA masterpiece!ā āCBS Radio
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"Spellbinding!ā āPublishers Weekly
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āSensational!ā āNew York Daily New
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