Some true stories are far stranger than fiction and this is most certainly one of them.

Journalist and avid Notts County fan has written a forensically detailed and well researched account of the take over of his club by a mystery Middle Eastern syndicate which promised to take a struggling fourth tier team to the dizzy heights of the Premier League.

Money was splurged on big name signings and staff but as they say - there’s no such thing as a free lunch and if something looks too good to be true it generally is.

The money never existed and the club was drained by conman supreme Russell King who left a trail of misery and bankruptcies behind him in places such as Jersey, Bahrain and even North Korea.

Thanks to the dogged persistence of financial journalists and victims of his scams he finally got his comeuppance- but far too little too late.

The book is fascinating and far reaching and tells a salutary tale of greed and naivety.

Highly recommended.