Monsieur X
The incredible story of the most audacious gambler in history
$35.94
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
3 June 2019
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019
Monsieur X is a dazzling tale of glamour, riches, violence and ultimately tragedy.
Patrice des Moutis was a handsome, charming and well-educated Frenchman with an aristocratic family, a respectable insurance business, and a warm welcome in the smartest Parisian salons. He was also a compulsive gambler and illegal bookie.
Between the late 1950s and the early 1970s, De…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472942302 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472942302 |
| Author: | Jamie Reid |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Sport |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 273g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
From page one to the end it is fascinating… superb investigative work and great fun
Another serious contender for sports publishing’s top award…the pace of a thriller and the style of a great biography. * The New European *
A rivetingly good story, told with all the panache it deserves – John Preston * author of A Very English Scandal *
A story that deserves to be told and in the hands of Reid, has a chronicler more than equal to the task. * Racing Post *
I read it in two days. I thought it was superb. – Victor Chandler
I enjoyed reading Monsieur X; very amusing. – Lester Piggott
Gripping * The Spectator *
All punters dream of taking the bookies to the cleaners and this true story, from France about 60 years ago, ticks all the boxes… this book will leave you plotting your own coup when racing restarts in Britain * The Times *
From page one to the end it is fascinating… superb investigative work and great fun * Thoroughbred Daily News *
About The Author
Jamie Reid
Jamie Reid is the author of the non-fiction books A Licence to Print Money, Blown and Doped, the winner of the 2013 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. A life-long betting and racing enthusiast, he has been a regular contributor to the Financial Times supplement How To Spend It, and has also written for the Guardian and the Independent on Sunday, as well as a wide range of magazines.
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