Australian Heist, James Phelps
Australian Heist, James Phelps
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Australian Heist

Author: James Phelps

Narrator: Peter Hosking

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/23/2018


Synopsis

Australia's Number 1 True Crime Writer on Australia's Greatest Gold Robbery.
On 15 June 1862, a gang of bushrangers held up a gold escort at Eugowra, just east of Forbes, NSW. They escaped with a pile of cash and 77 kilograms of gold, worth about $10 million today. It remains the largest gold robbery in Australian history. In this riveting re-creation of the events, James Phelps finally tells the full story of how Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall, John O'Meally, Johnny Gilbert, Henry Manns, Alexander Fordyce, John Bow and Dan Charters planned and executed the robbery - and what happened to all that gold. Australian Heist is a thrilling, fast-paced and thoroughly modern take on one of the most extraordinary episodes in the nation's history, by Australia's number-one true-crime writer.

About James Phelps

James Phelps is an award-winning journalist and acclaimed author known for his bestselling true-crime prison series, which delves into the gritty and captivating lives of Australia's most notorious inmates and the histories of the nation's most infamous prisons. He is the author of eleven books, including Australian Heist, Australian Code Breakers, and the Riley Jax crime thriller, Inside Man. Phelps is also an award-nominated biographer, having worked with Dick Johnson, Johnathan Thurston and Curtis McGrath on their memoirs. With a background in sports and crime reporting for major publications, his Phelps's meticulous research and vivid storytelling have cemented his reputation as one of Australia's most compelling contemporary writers and its most popular true crime author.


Reviews

3.75 Stars — A cracker of a story, that’s so typically Australian, once you have read the final page you’ll start bleeding vegemite! This tale of robbery, cunning brazenness and guile has so much wondrous ferocity and is filled with such audacious and epic origination it really does make you questio......more

I thought I knew about Australian bushrangers but I found this account fascinating. Phelps has written about Australia's biggest gold robbery and made the characters leap off the page. I was actually amazed at how organised Gardiner was and how he was the mastermind. I found the bumblings of Sir Pot......more