Fortune's Spear: A Forgotten Story of Genius, Fraud, and Finance in the Roaring Twenties

More about the book

The story follows Gerard Lee Bevan, a quintessential Edwardian figure known for his arrogance and charm, who marries into wealth and manipulates influential social circles. His facade crumbles when he orchestrates a massive fraud that devastates the City Equitable Fire Insurance Company and his own stockbroking firm, leading to his flight from England in 1922. Ultimately captured in Vienna, Bevan's sensational trial at the Old Bailey captivates the nation, revealing the depths of his deception and the consequences of his actions.