Never Saw Me Coming
How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million
$63.84
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2024
Summary
‘Powerfully entertaining. A true thriller of resilience and defiance’ JANELLE MONAE
‘Tanya Smith’s story is unbelievably bold, captivating, and moving. Never Saw Me Coming is a wild ride from start to finish. She is my hero’ ISSA RAE
The true story of how a middle-class Black girl from Minneapolis became one of the single biggest threats to the United States banking system.
Tanya Smith fancied herself a folk hero, a kind of Robin Hood, using her powers of persua…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529429855 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529429854 |
| Author: | Tanya Smith |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 660g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 158mm x 44mm |
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Critics Review
An action-packed chronicle of deceit, betrayal, and greed. * Kirkus *
Smith is deliciously entertaining company, keeping her foot on the gas all the way through. It’s a gripping real-life caper from a charismatic antihero. * Publishers Weekly *
What an immersive adventure! Tanya Smith’s story is one that you would expect to be fiction and is anything but. Throughout this crazy caper and cautionary tale of twists and turns, one thing never changed - I was always wanting her to win. Highly entertaining! * Karrine Steffans, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions of a Video Vixen *
A scintillating story of one determined woman. Unforgettable. * Sonja Sohn, actress *
Unpredictable - thrilling and exciting true story that makes the heart race and the head shake. Love it! * Zane, New York Times bestselling author *
Unbelievably bold, captivating, and moving…A wild ride from start to finish. * Issa Rae *
Powerfully entertaining. A true thriller of resilience and defiance * Janelle Monae *
Never Saw Me Coming will suck you in from the opening chapter … Smith’s voice, soft but entertaining, ensures your attention until the very last word … Never Saw Me Coming will entertain you, bewilder you, even anger you * The Telegraph - 4 Stars *
‘A must-read from the first chapter … a truly compulsive tale, not only because if the sheer audacity of Smith’s scams but also because of some amazing vignettes’ – Glenda Cooper * Daily Mail *
The narrative is propulsive, the pacing is fantastic and the accumulated events land with real weight. It’s impossible not to root for our narrator – Reyhan Harmanci * New York Times *
About The Author
Tanya Smith
Tanya Smith was born and raised on the Northside of Minneapolis, where her father ran the Capri Theater, famous for launching the career of Prince. She was inspired by her daughter to write her memoir. Currently, she lives quietly in Southern California, enjoying the peace of suburban motherhood.
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