{"product_id":"the-liars-playbook-a-memoir-of-family-and-crime-9781668069394","title":"The Liar's Playbook: A Memoir of Family and Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable, true story of an unusual childhood, complete with gangsters, guns, diamonds, drug smuggling, and fraud--just like any other little girl's life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twelve years old, Leslie Bradford-Scott watched police cars swarm her family's suburban home in Ontario. Hours later, she, her mom, and her grandmother were fleeing across the border into Florida with no explanation and no questions allowed. In an instant, her idyllic childhood turned into a maelstrom of grift, guns, and tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades later, Leslie's mother handed her a blue binder--her father's secret prison manuscript dubbed the Liar's Playbook. Inside was a confession to trafficking goods, running arms, and playing both sides between international intelligence and the mafia. For most of her life, Leslie believed her father was a drug dealer with delusions of grandeur. Instead, she discovered a shadow world of espionage, organized crime, and explosive family secrets, including her father's claim that he smuggled jewels to fund CIA-backed operations for the Contras. Her investigation leads to Hamilton's violent \"Bomb City\" era, where mobsters like the Musitanos settled scores with dynamite, and some of the blood trails lead straight to her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart true-crime thriller, part intimate memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Liar's Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e tracks a daughter's search for truth through unreliable memories, corrupt intelligence agents, and the long echo of her father's double life. As she pieces together what really happened, Leslie must ask the one question that still haunts her: Can you forgive someone whose actions nearly destroyed you?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Bradford-Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.04w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668069394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Bradford-Scott is an award-winning writer, entrepreneur, and podcaster, and the founder of WaltonWoodFarm.com. She grew up in Grimsby, Ontario, and Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Leslie Bradford-Scott \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48363842928797,"sku":"9781668069394","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_704fa92a-304f-4a43-b035-de2d0e63bdd3.jpg?v=1780429232","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-liars-playbook-a-memoir-of-family-and-crime-9781668069394","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}