The Man in the Rockefeller Suit
The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter
Published on 25. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-452-29803-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Forget fiction. Pop this jaw-dropper in your beach bag." -USA Today
This shocking expose goes behind the headlines to uncover the true story of Clark Rockefeller, wealthy scion of a great American family, who kidnapped his own daughter and vanished. The police and FBI were baffled. Tips poured in, but every lead was a dead end … because "Clark Rockefeller" did not exist. In a gripping work of investigative journalism, Mark Seal reveals how German native Christian Gerhartsreiter came to the United States, where he stepped in and out of identities for decades, eventually posing as a Rockefeller for twelve years, married to a wealthy woman who had no idea who he really was. Fast-paced, hypnotic, and now updated with more stunning details, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit chillingly reveals the audacity and cunning of a shape-shifting con man.
This shocking expose goes behind the headlines to uncover the true story of Clark Rockefeller, wealthy scion of a great American family, who kidnapped his own daughter and vanished. The police and FBI were baffled. Tips poured in, but every lead was a dead end … because "Clark Rockefeller" did not exist. In a gripping work of investigative journalism, Mark Seal reveals how German native Christian Gerhartsreiter came to the United States, where he stepped in and out of identities for decades, eventually posing as a Rockefeller for twelve years, married to a wealthy woman who had no idea who he really was. Fast-paced, hypnotic, and now updated with more stunning details, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit chillingly reveals the audacity and cunning of a shape-shifting con man.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-452-29803-3 (9780452298033)
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Mark Seal
The Man in the Rockefeller Suit
The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor
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06/2011
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Mark Seal is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where his piece on Gerhartsreiter was a finalist for a 2010 National Magazine Award. He is also the author of Wildflower. He lives in Aspen, Colorado.