The Less People Know About Us, Axton BetzHamilton
The Less People Know About Us, Axton BetzHamilton
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The Less People Know About Us
A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity

Author: Axton Betz-Hamilton

Narrator: Laurie Catherine Winkel

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

In this powerful and “engrossing” memoir, identity theft expert Axton Betz-Hamilton tells the shocking story of how her family was destroyed by the actions of an anonymous criminal (The New York Times).

When Axton Betz-Hamilton was 11 years old, her parents both had their identities stolen. This was before the age of the Internet—authorities and banks were clueless and reluctant to help Axton's parents. 
 
Convinced that the thief had to be someone they knew, Axton and her parents completely cut off the outside world. As a result, Axton spent her formative years crippled by anxiety, quarantined behind the closed curtains in her childhood home. Years later, Axton discovered that she, too, had fallen prey to the identity thief.
 
The Less People Know About Us is a cautionary tale, but not one without hope as Axton looks back on the dysfunctional childhood that led to her desire to help this from happening to others.
 
AN EDGAR AWARDS 2020 WINNER AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

Reviews

My first and only five star of 2022 thus far…(04/01/2022) I'm not sure if it was just good timing or what, but I inhaled this book. I really enjoy memoirs in general and this one had a mystery/crime element that felt very reminiscent of a Dateline episode (and I love that show). Also, the writing her......more

A true crime memoir? Sign me up! Axton’s parents’ identities were stolen when she was a young child, and the family was in ruins, not just financially. The rest of her childhood was riddled with anxiety and a changed way of life. Eventually, Axton goes to college and finds out her identity was also......more

Goodreads review by Pamela

I hate to rate a memoir. But this one was lacking for me in some way. Too much information in some places, far too little in others. I guess maybe my issue is that the focus is about Identity Theft, when in fact it should be about Mental Illness.......more