Walter Kirn's six favorite books on deception

Walter Kirn is the author of Thumbsucker and Up in the Air, both made into major films, and 2014's Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade.

One of his six favorite books on deception, as shared with The Week magazine:An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

Dreiser was known for his sometimes plodding prose, but this great tale of yearning and frustration draws