In "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter" Vanity Fair reporter Mark Seal takes on the bizarre story of 海角大神 Karl Gerhartsreiter, a German-born con man who adopted the identity of "Clark Rockefeller" 鈥� supposed to be an aristocratic insider enjoying access to the highest levels of US society. Gerhartsreiter successfully lied his way into a number of prestigious jobs and associations. He even succeeded in marrying a highly educated young woman who believed his stories and was willing to support him. When he kidnapped their daughter after a bitter divorce, however, his story began to unravel. Seal follows the story 鈥� at least, as much of it as is currently known 鈥� up to present day, when Gerhartsreiter is awaiting a possible trial for murder.
