Kings of Stings - Morton, James; Lobez, Susanna
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In this first major survey of Australian con artists, the history of offers that are too good to be true--and the people who succeeded in making many believe otherwise--is explored. This entertaining and shocking account delves into the world of scammers such as Fairlie Arrow, Mario Condello, Helen Demidenko, Peter Foster, Brenton Jarrett, Lola Montez, and Christopher Skase. From faking deaths and forging paintings to impersonating aristocracy and changing paper into banknotes, the tricks of the highly talented are explained as the con artists' sordid pasts are combined in one gripping read.

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In this first major survey of Australian con artists, the history of offers that are too good to be true--and the people who succeeded in making many believe otherwise--is explored. This entertaining and shocking account delves into the world of scammers such as Fairlie Arrow, Mario Condello, Helen Demidenko, Peter Foster, Brenton Jarrett, Lola Montez, and Christopher Skase. From faking deaths and forging paintings to impersonating aristocracy and changing paper into banknotes, the tricks of the highly talented are explained as the con artists' sordid pasts are combined in one gripping read.
Autorenporträt
James Morton, a former defence lawyer in England, is one of Britain's leading experts on crime, and the author of more than twenty books including his bestselling Gangland series. James Morton is also the co-author of Shotgun and Standover, an account of the Painters and Dockers' Union. Susanna Lobez is an actor-turned-barrister-turned-broadcaster. She has been an ABC specialist legal broadcaster on The Law Report (radio) and Law Matters (TV), and has written feature articles for The Age and columns for the Sunday Herald Sun. They are the co-authors of the bestselling Gangland Australia as well as Dangerous to Know, an encyclopedia of Australasian crime.