SKU: B-000368

Beating The Odds

Author: Nichola Garvey

Special Features: Illustrated

Condition: In acceptable condition. The closed book page edge has foxing. Some rare internal page edges have foxing. No writing. Tight strong binding.

Biography & Memoir True Crime

Horse Racing Australian History True Crime Gambling Alan Tripp

Beating the Odds by Nichola Garvey tracks the astonishing true story of Alan Tripp, once Australia’s most wanted illegal SP bookmaker, who clawed his way from the fringes of the underworld to respected legitimacy. This 2011 HarperCollins paperback blends biography, horse-racing lore and true-crime thrills, giving readers a front-row seat to a life lived on the punt and on the run.

Garvey’s crisp narrative is peppered with illustrations that bring Tripp’s high-stakes world of bookies, horses and police raids to life. Young adults and older readers alike will find a pacey lesson in Australian social history, gambling culture and the price of beating the system.

The 359-page book stands solid and tight; pages remain unmarked, though light foxing speckles the outer edges and occasionally sneaks inside. Overall it presents an acceptable copy for collectors of Australian memoir or anyone curious about the man who turned bookmaking on its head.

ISBN 9780732290979.

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