I recently ordered a copy and I would like to convince some of my JW family members to read it, so I also wondered if anyone knew which Society publications were actually written by Ray Franz. This would be a good way in, as if a JW believed and followed the other books Ray wrote, they can't easily dismiss this one off hand.
Be very careful when approaching your JW family with "apostate" literature. The name "Ray Franz" is synonymous with "Judas Iscariot" as far as most Dubs are concerned and most will not read his book, simply because they've been told not to. It makes absolutely no difference that he was once a member of the GB---he deviated from what the rest of them wanted to do, so they cast him out without a second thought and is, in their opinion, the ultimate betrayer, part of the "Evil Slave Class". You can and probably would be disfellowshipped if the elders found out you were reading his book. They can, and do "easily dismiss it" and view it the same as a book written by Satan himself......