Death, Taxes, and Turduckens: Unraveling History’s Biggest Tax Heist And the Broken System That Enabled It

"A gripping and well-researched history... Heycke wonderfully crafts the narrative as a terrific example of thrilling narrative nonfiction... His main characters—most especially the revolting Brockman himself—are vividly drawn, and the action builds to a gripping climax." —Kirkus Reviews"What might sound like dry financial history unfolds, in Heycke's hands, as striking investigative drama... at once educational and absorbing....Heycke transforms what could have been a procedural account into an unsettling study of human compulsion." —BookLife Reviews (Publishers Weekly)"A shocking account of theft on a scale that shows reality can be stranger than fiction... in an always surprising, sometimes thrilling package. The way Heycke describes things certainly means there's no danger of a tax-based topic seeming dry or boring."—Independent Book Review"A top-notch tale... meticulously documented... Heycke skillfully builds the story with lively details. Part investigative journalism, part crime caper... a remarkable story of scheming and double-cross that makes accessible—and sometimes downright amusing—the mind-numbing world of tax shelters and forensic accounting." —BlueInk ReviewGOLD AWARD WINNER"A masterful piece of nonfiction that reads like a thriller but delivers the depth of first-rate investigative journalism. Riveting, impeccably researched -- a five-star exposé that peels back the layers of one of the world's most astonishing financial scandals."—Nonfiction Book Awards Review Panel"Jens Heycke clearly and colorfully shows how America's broken tax system allows the super-rich to hide billions of dollars from the IRS every year... Heycke used thousands of public documents to illustrate Brockman's alleged decades-long scheme."  —American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Read more