The Man From Lisbon
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A gripping work of historical crime fiction, The Man From Lisbon chronicles the audacious true story of Alves Reis, a Portuguese con artist who, in the 1920s, orchestrated one of the most brazen financial frauds in history — the counterfeiting of millions of pounds' worth of legitimate Portuguese banknotes. Thomas Gifford reconstructs this remarkable scheme with cinematic precision, detailing how Reis manipulated banks, governments, and printing houses across Europe in a breathtaking display of nerve and cunning. The narrative moves at a relentless pace, blending the tension of a thriller with the rich atmosphere of interwar Europe, drawing readers deep into a world of greed, deception, and near-impossible ambition. Gifford illustrates not only the mechanics of the fraud itself but also the psychological portrait of a man whose ego and audacity ultimately proved both his greatest weapon and his undoing. It is a masterfully told story that reads as compulsively as the finest crime fiction while remaining rooted in the astonishing facts of the case.
Author: Thomas Gifford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A gripping work of historical crime fiction, The Man From Lisbon chronicles the audacious true story of Alves Reis, a Portuguese con artist who, in the 1920s, orchestrated one of the most brazen financial frauds in history — the counterfeiting of millions of pounds' worth of legitimate Portuguese banknotes. Thomas Gifford reconstructs this remarkable scheme with cinematic precision, detailing how Reis manipulated banks, governments, and printing houses across Europe in a breathtaking display of nerve and cunning. The narrative moves at a relentless pace, blending the tension of a thriller with the rich atmosphere of interwar Europe, drawing readers deep into a world of greed, deception, and near-impossible ambition. Gifford illustrates not only the mechanics of the fraud itself but also the psychological portrait of a man whose ego and audacity ultimately proved both his greatest weapon and his undoing. It is a masterfully told story that reads as compulsively as the finest crime fiction while remaining rooted in the astonishing facts of the case.