note to publishers.

Okay, when it happened with James Frey, it was an eye opener. It shouldn't have been, but it was. And now this. How much longer can publishers really justify not shelling out a little cash to check the validity of memoirs and 'true stories' published? It has to be cheaper than a recall of a book poised to become a best seller.

Welcome to 2008. People WILL find inconsistencies. Crowley's First Rule.