His Biggest Fan Was Himself

September 4, 2012, 3:28 pm

By JOHN WILLIAMS

In a recent article, David Streitfeld wrote about fake book reviews on the Internet. Now, on the technology blog Bits, Mr. Streitfeld writes about a new scandal involving the crime writer R.J. Ellory. Mr. Ellory posted raves for himself on Amazon under pseudonyms, saying, for instance, that he was “one of the most talented authors of today.”