Tell Me a Hoax
Telling you about the hoaxes, humbugs, and pranks that capture our imagination.
Tell Me a Hoax
Naked Came the Stranger Part 1: The Origin
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Craig Renfroe & Sarah Creech
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Episode 5
Did the suburban housewife Penelope Ashe write the bestselling erotic novel Naked Came the Stranger? Nope, it was a hoax. We talk about the origin of the literary hoax and the Newsday journalists behind it. Also we describe Harold Robbins book covers.
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