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No Ordinary Bird: Drug Smuggling, a Plane Crash, and a Daughter's Quest for the Truth
By Henderson, Artis
- ISBN
- 9780358650270
- Publisher
- Harper
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Starred Review on July 1, 2025 | Social Sciences
With a wry, sharp, and deeply personal voice, Henderson's second memoir (after Unremarried Widow) is an unforgettable portrait of her father, Lamar—a pilot and legendary drug smuggler in sun-soaked 1970s Miami. This isn't a true-crime tell-all or a romanticized outlaw tale. It's a daughter's raw, immersive journey through the myth and memory of a larger-than-life man and the fallout of his choices. The memoir is like Catch Me If...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
