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Nicholas Booth

Biography

Nicholas Booth

Nicholas Booth is a writer and broadcaster. His most recent book was the acclaimed Zigzag --- the incredible wartime exploits of double agent Eddie Chapman that is now in production by Tom Hanks Playtone Company for Warners. A former newspaper journalist, editorial director and mobile publisher, he lives in Cheshire, England with his wife.

Nicholas Booth

Books by Nicholas Booth

The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England
by Nicholas Booth - History, Nonfiction, True Crime

In the summer of 1873, four American forgers went on trial at the Old Bailey --- London’s iconic law court --- for the greatest fraud the world had ever seen. Nicholas Booth tells the extraordinary true story of the forgers' earliest escapades in Chicago, Louisville, and Manhattan, culminating with the heist at the world’s leading financial institution, the Bank of England. With its cast of improbable villains, curious coincidences, and extraordinary adventures, it is an astounding international caper with twists and turns that often defy belief. With access to previously unopened archives, Nicholas Booth has unearthed the greatest untold crime saga of the Victorian Era.