The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo – Charles Deville Wells, gambler and fraudster extraordinaire is quite a long title! I was wondering whether it qualified for a…
Robin Quinn
Author of the "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" and "Hitler's Last Army".
He has produced numerous documentaries for BBC Radio 2 and is the Executive Producer for media production company, Play It By Ear.
Books
The incredible true story of Charles Deville Wells, gambler and fraudster extraordinaire.
”Brilliant - a terrific read.
Michael Aspel, OBETelevision host
”The best book I've read all year.
Nigel Jones, EditorDevonshire Magazine
”Excellent biography.
Helen BrownFinancial Times
Available in hardback and paperback from Amazon, Waterstones and all other good book sellers. Also available as an audiobook from Audible.
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While researching Charles Wells, The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, I had difficulty finding any early pictures of him. This came as no surprise. In the 19th…
In early 1912, Charles Deville Wells – best known as “The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” – was arrested on board his yacht at Falmouth. A photograph…
The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, the biography of gambler and fraudster Charles Deville Wells, has been out for just over a month now, and Amazon reviews…
Delighted to read another positive, five-star review of The Man who Broke the Bank on Amazon EB writes: “When I was a child, one of the songs my father sang…
The tiny principality of Monaco is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world, and could easily fit into London’s Hyde Park with room to spare. Yet it has become…
Many thanks to “Amazon Customer”, who has reviewed The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo and awarded the book five stars ∗∗∗∗∗ The review reads as follows: This…
While I was writing The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo I found it difficult at first to picture the layout of the Casino when Charles Wells went…
I was delighted to read an article about Charles Deville Wells – based on my book – in yesterday’s Sunday Express. If you missed it, you can read all about…
It was great to see coverage of The Man who Broke the Bank in Friday’s Daily Mail. My thanks to journalist David Leafe for his article.