Review by Travis Starnes Someone Has Taken My Place is a true story about an Irish insurance investigator on the trail of an identity thief. It could be called true crime, although it is uniquely different than anything in that genre. When I first heard this book described as a “riveting story of insurance investigation” my thought was, yea right? The most amazing thing is that is a pretty accurate description of this book. I am not sure how he did it, but David Snow managed to take insurance fraud investigation and make it fascinating. The writing is superb across the board. Snow managed to take what is essentially an intellectual tale and make it extremely accessible. This is not, or at least mostly not, an action piece. Nearly every chapter Snow, who the book follows, is on the phone or in meetings. And in every instance I cared about… Read more »
