MASTER CON MAN, THE: The True Adventures of Slippery Syd Gottfried - Softcover

Robert; Kyriakides

 
9781900486279: MASTER CON MAN, THE: The True Adventures of Slippery Syd Gottfried
Softcover
ISBN 10: 190048627X ISBN 13: 9781900486279
Publisher: HEADPRESS, 2003

Synopsis

From 1937 Ireland to petty theft as a teenager in London, Sydney Gottfried grew into a high-life of internatial double-dealing. Owner of a casino and nightclub, his many scams involve fake scotch, violent Soho hookers, counterfeit money, mobsters, diamonds, Swiss banks and the American public. Gottfried is resolutely crooked and his scams - here explained in thorough detail - are at times darkly humourous. Yet the vicious gravitas of his lifestyle draws him tragically, inevitably, to bloody murder.

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Review

A conman whose exploits would be legendary if he wasn't so good at covering his tracks. -- What Satellite

The greatest con man ever -- Dazed & Confused

From the Publisher

An amazing and unusual true crime story, literally stranger than fiction
A telling exposé of the underworld of con men and grifters and their cut-throat existence
A travelogue of crime perpetrated through Antwerp, Miami, Nicaragua, London, Manchester, etc
Reveals secrets of gambling frauds and race track scams, as well as Time Shares and telephone scams

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Publisher
HEADPRESS
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
190048627X
ISBN 13 
9781900486279
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192