Cruel Doubt

Joe McGinniss, Jr.. Pocket Books, $6.99 (512pp) ISBN 978-0-671-77539-1

McGinniss's ( Fatal Vision ) forceful account of a 1988 murder plotted by avid players of the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons spent two weeks on PW 's hardcover bestseller list and was a Literary Guild special selection. (June)

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