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.
James Morton and Susanna Lobez
Kings Of Stings
$32.99 – Trade paperback / Victory Books
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 sh... Buy or find out more →
Gangland Australia
$27.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
Gangland Australia details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have made up the criminal and gangland scene in Australia for over two centuries.
In this fully updated and bestsellin... Buy or find out more →
Dangerous To Know: An Australasian Crime Compendium
$39.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
Following the success of their best-selling Gangland Australia, James Morton and Susanna Lobez turn their attention to crime and criminals, both organised and disorganised, in Australia and New Zealand over the last cent... Buy or find out more →
Gangland Australia: Urban Criminals And Their Connections
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Melb Univ Press
"Gangland Australia details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have made up the criminal and gangland scene in Australia."
"One of Britain's top true crime authors, James Morton, i... Buy or find out more →