The book, *Sutton* written by J.R. Moehringer is an exciting and good read thus far. This book is listed as a 'historical fiction' book about Willie Sutton ("America's most successful bank robber"). Mr. Sutton is a real person in history who grew up in Brooklyn, NY. He was well-known for breaking in and robbing banks and breaking out of prison when he was caught. In fact, he was one of the first people to make it on the very first Most Wanted List for the FBI. The interesting thing about Sutton is that he, allegedly, never killed anyone and was very popular among the public and they rejoiced in his escapes. The author J.R. Moehringer, starts the book by telling the reader that on the night of Sutton's final release from prison on Christmas eve 1969, he had to spend the entire next day (Christmas day) with a reporter and photographer telling his story and revisiting all the banks he robbed. The unfortunate thing is that the reporter published the article with errors and lies. J.R. Moehringer wrote this book as an attempt to tell the story of Sutton based on what he perceives was the truth.
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