num_pages: 288
description: A renowned journalist delves into the deeply disturbed mind of Mark Hofmann, one of the most daring literary forgers and merciless killers of the late twentieth century, whose greatest deception was a forged Emily Dickinson poem, which led to fame and fortune, forcing him to commit atrocious crimes in order to keep his forgery a secret. 20,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery
titlecomplete: The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery
genres: Historical, Biography, Religion, Poetry, Mystery, Nonfiction, American History, Crime, History, True Crime
ratings_count: 823
publisher: Dutton