Description
| Product ID: | 9781803993737 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo |
| Subtitle: | Charles De Ville Wells, Gambler and Fraudster Extraordinaire |
| Authors: | Author: Robin Quinn |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, True crime, History, Corporate crime / white-collar crime, True crime, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Corporate crime, Monaco, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The definitive biography of Charles Deville Wells, and his Monte Carlo casino playground THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO. ''Brilliant – a terrific read'' - Michael Aspel OBE ''The best book I’ve read all year'' - Nigel Jones, editor, Devonshire Magazine Charles Deville Wells broke the bank at Monte Carlo – not once but ten times – winning the equivalent of millions in today’s money. He followed up with a colossal bank fraud in Paris, and became Europe’s most wanted criminal, hunted by British and French police and known in the press as ‘Monte Carlo Wells – the man with 36 aliases’. Is he phenomenally lucky? Has he really invented an ‘infallible’ gambling system, as he claims? Or is he just an exceptionally clever fraudster? |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-08-10 |
