Lindskoog passed away in 2003. She provoked serious controversy with her book “THE C.S.Lewis Hoax” (now slightly modified and with the title at the head of this book brief) in which she provided evidence that all was not well in the way the estate of C.S.Lewis had been handled since his death in 1963. For those who have been disturbed by reading the unfinished manuscript attributed to Lewis entitled “The Dark Tower” this book will be an interesting read. Lindskoog, who was interested in Lewis’s writings and corresponded with him from time to time, engaged in a lot of detective work, certainly her allegations against Walter Hooper and others connected with him bear consideration. I have been increasingly aware of the rich vein of Christian truth present in much of C.S.Lewis’s writings and was saddened to think that questionable dealings may have taken place and continued since his death and many of the questions remain unresolved to this day. Perhaps we should not be surprised that such mixed motives appear, even amongst so called experts and scholars in literature. This book encourages me to endeavor to obtain and read only copies of the Lewis books published and printed before his death. It does appear that there has been a liberal amount of editing of his material by various people, perhaps corrupting his writings somewhat. Were several of the writings of C.S. Lewis published posthumously actually his own, or were they forgeries? Have certain persons been profiting improperly from the wealth resulting from the movies and other productions of the best-known Christian apologist? This makes for disturbing reading.
