{"product_id":"2026200016076-secondhand-too-good-to-be-true-inside-the-corrupt-world-of-christopher-skase","title":"Too Good To Be True: Inside The Corrupt World Of Christopher Skase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glittering, greed-soaked era of 1980s Australia, no figure burned brighter — or fell harder — than Christopher Skase, the charismatic media mogul and property tycoon whose empire of ambition ultimately collapsed into one of the country's most spectacular corporate frauds. Too Good to Be True chronicles the dizzying rise and catastrophic fall of Skase, from his audacious takeover of the Seven Network to his brazen flight to Spain to evade Australian justice, drawing on meticulous first-hand reporting to expose the mechanics of deception that sustained his gilded façade.\n\nLawrence Van Der Plaat constructs a damning, authoritative portrait of a man who weaponised charm, intimidation, and financial sleight-of-hand to silence critics and outmanoeuvre regulators, illustrating how entire institutions bent around one man's will. Written with the urgency of a thriller and the rigour of investigative journalism, the narrative raises uncomfortable questions about complicity — among bankers, politicians, and the press — that resonate long after the final page. For anyone who has ever wondered how a nation watches a fraud unfold in slow motion and does nothing, this account delivers a chilling, unforgettable answer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342778802395,"sku":"2026200016076-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/847ea2df-8110-4946-ad5c-b4427419fff3.png?v=1790049331","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016076-secondhand-too-good-to-be-true-inside-the-corrupt-world-of-christopher-skase","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}