Amazon Best Books of the Month Pick: :There’s nothing like a good antihero memoir—and Tanya Smith’s confessional is exactly that. Do you root for her to dodge the law, or do you hope justice is served? Is there something admirable about a teen who, desperate to meet Michael Jackson, dials up his grandfather in an attempt to get MJ on the line—or is that a psychopath in the making? I’ll say this: Never Saw Me Coming is a wild adventure of a ride. Conning businesses and banks by phone, Smith, by the age of 16, had begun to void people’s overdue mortgages and had already voided people’s utility bills more than 300 times. Working under the guise of a sort of adolescent Robin Hood, Smith’s career “doing transactions” only blossomed from there, and she ultimately swindled millions from the federal banking system which eventually landed her in prison. Smith writes directly and simply, which makes for easy reading and increases the “holy cows” that you’re likely to utter while watching her refine her trade, operating in the shadows of technology and exploiting the bureaucracy of companies. Radiating Catch Me If You Can vibes, Never Saw Me Coming is juicy and just plain fun reading." —Al Woodworth, Amazon Editor

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