Truth is stranger then fiction. It's a cliche but it fits this book perfectly. Clark Rockefeller, aka Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter and Chris Chichester, came to America in 1978 at 17. An intelligent but troubled young man, Clark tricked everyone he met. He scammed everyone from members of an affluent community outside of Los Angles to the blue-bloods of Boston. Clark bluffed his way into the most elite clubs and social circles. Even his wife Sandra, a brilliant, successful businesswoman, was fooled. She was married to him for 12 years! If Clark had not kidnapped his daughter, his con could have continued for ever.