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THE WANTED
The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list is something that every American knows about, and yet no one knows the story behind it. After reading an article about the suicide of a man who'd been on the list, John Tayman went looking for a book on its history. Shocked to find there was none, he decided to write it himself.
In THE WANTED, Tayman will give readers the ultimate true crime story, taking them into the fascinating world of the FBI, its manhunters, and America's most wanted fugitives, as he charts the dynamic history and evolution of The Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. In its seven decade history, the list grew into a powerful crime fighting tool for the FBI, something that not only led to the capture of hundreds of fugitives but also redefined enforcement priorities and popular opinion of the bureau. Tayman will use seven crime stories to tell the history, and each of the seven episodes is an exciting story in its own right, full of satisfying detective work; deep psychological insight into the criminal mind; and thrilling fugitive chases involving adolescent amateur sleuths, dramatic plastic surgery, and the manhunt for William Bradford Bishop Jr., which has lasted more than 40 years, and continues today. THE WANTED will be an important, sweeping book, with intimate storytelling, and it will show how this invention, which began as a publicity stunt, changed American history.
John Tayman is the author of the national bestseller The Colony, a narrative history of America's only leper colony. It was named an Editor's Pick by The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Amazon, NPR, and the American Booksellers Association. He was the founder of Byliner, deputy editor of Outside Magazine, editorial creative director of Men's Health, editor-at- large of The New York Times Sports Magazine, Men's Journal, and GQ, and technology editor of TIME.com. As a publisher, editor, and writer, he has been nominated for 19 National Magazine Awards.
In THE WANTED, Tayman will give readers the ultimate true crime story, taking them into the fascinating world of the FBI, its manhunters, and America's most wanted fugitives, as he charts the dynamic history and evolution of The Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. In its seven decade history, the list grew into a powerful crime fighting tool for the FBI, something that not only led to the capture of hundreds of fugitives but also redefined enforcement priorities and popular opinion of the bureau. Tayman will use seven crime stories to tell the history, and each of the seven episodes is an exciting story in its own right, full of satisfying detective work; deep psychological insight into the criminal mind; and thrilling fugitive chases involving adolescent amateur sleuths, dramatic plastic surgery, and the manhunt for William Bradford Bishop Jr., which has lasted more than 40 years, and continues today. THE WANTED will be an important, sweeping book, with intimate storytelling, and it will show how this invention, which began as a publicity stunt, changed American history.
John Tayman is the author of the national bestseller The Colony, a narrative history of America's only leper colony. It was named an Editor's Pick by The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Amazon, NPR, and the American Booksellers Association. He was the founder of Byliner, deputy editor of Outside Magazine, editorial creative director of Men's Health, editor-at- large of The New York Times Sports Magazine, Men's Journal, and GQ, and technology editor of TIME.com. As a publisher, editor, and writer, he has been nominated for 19 National Magazine Awards.
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Published 2019-11-01 by Henry Holt |