Stolen World by Jennie Erin Smith5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() I happen to live in a place where cads and misanthropes far outnumber your regular citizenry. Perhaps those reviewers live in a world where they don’t bump up against the sorts of shady people in her book. To me, this is a bit like saying that Woodward and Bernstein’s Watergate stories should be questioned because of their sources. They warn, at the very least, that her book be read with a skeptical eye because of her sources. According to Smith, in a discussion on her facebook page, a few reviewers have suggested that she “embellished” it. And, yes, much of her new book, STOLEN WORLD: A TALE OF REPTILES, SMUGGLERS, AND SKULLDUGGERY, takes place in Florida, and it’s all true.” To read the rest of the review click here.Īpparently some other reviewers have hinted they don’t entirely believe in the veracity of the book. “With a cast of characters straight out of a Carl Hiaasen or Elmore Leonard novel, Jennie Erin Smith takes her readers on a wild ride into the world of reptile trafficking. It’s full of larger-than-life personalities involved in under-the-table activities. ![]() ![]() My review of Stolen World: A Tale of Reptiles, Smugglers, and Skullduggery by Jennie Erin Smith is up at the Internet Review of Books. ![]()
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