Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders

Sillitoe, Linda;Roberst, Allen D.;Roberts, Allen D.

ISBN 10: 0941214656 / ISBN 13: 9780941214650

Published by Signature Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A., 1988

About this Item

Signed by Linda Sillitoe on title page. Year on title page.

Seller Inventory # 019426

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders
• Publisher: Signature Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0941214656
• ISBN 13: 9780941214650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mormon
  • Crime

About this title

Synopsis

The tangled trail of deception and forgery left by Mark W. Hofmann--which ultimately led to murder and shook the Mormon church is revealed

Reviews

Mark Hofmann, 32, pled guilty to two bombing murders in Salt Lake City in 1985, a case that made national headlines. Apparently a successful rare documents collector and church-going family man, Hofmann was really a skillful forger and con artist. A third bomb accidentally exploded in his car, sending Hofmann to the hospital and his undoing. Many of his forgeries cast doubt on traditional views of early Mormonism and were potentially embarrassing to church leaders who purchased them. The leaders were in contact with Hofmann just prior to the murders, which were an attempt to prevent discovery and financial ruin. Hofmann killed an associate andto divert suspiciona stranger. Both books about this complex and fascinating case are well researched. The Mormon Murders is scathing in its criticism of the Mormon hierarchy for trying to cover up its involvement with Hofmann. The authors, both attorneys, believe that the prosecutor, a Mormon, was pressured to plea bargain in order to avoid a trial. Salamander, published in Salt Lake City by writers familiar with Mormon society, is a more matter-of-fact report, and while it is less dramatic, it is detailed and intelligent. The Mormom Murders may attract more readers, but both books can be recommended. Gregor A. Preston, Univ. of California Lib., Davis
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.