It's not because the basic story the two books tell is different.

The words from the Bible are used to tell the basic story.

The basic story took on many extra details during the centuries.

Patterson had the details wrong, but the basic story was right.

But those who have studied the period say the basic story is true.

The details are complicated, but the basic story is clear enough.

The basic story can be found right there in Hunt's floor plan.

The basic story is about the wonderful German art of singing.

The basic story isn't new, but telling it this way is really something.

The basic story is of a man torn between two women.