The Trillion Dollar Conman by Ben Robinson

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In 2009, Notts County FC were struggling to survive in League Two when they were taken over by a mysterious company supposedly backed by the Bahrain royal family.  The club was promised millions of pounds worth of investment and marquee players were signed by Sven-Goran Eriksson.  However, within months, the dream turned into a nightmare as it transpired that the club, the planers and the fans had been duped by a convicted fraudster called Russell King.

Based on the BBC 5 Live podcast series, this is a tale of audacious international fraud that is stranger than fiction.  278pp