Nigel Hastilow
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Nigel Hastilow

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Nigel Hastilow's latest novel is 'Devil Money' is set in the early 18th century. It's about John Law, the man who invented money. Law, a Scotsman who fled England after being convicted of murder, became the richest man in France, controlling the entire French economy. He founded New Orleans, began the settlement of Louisiana and brought the word 'millionaire' into the language. Then it all went horribly wrong... Nigel's last book was 'Dead Groovy' about the scandals of the 1960s when spies roamed England, the Kray twins were king pins, the Profumo scandal brought down the Minister of War and The Beatles lost millions thanks to a dreadful deal done by their lawyer David Jacobs. Other recent novels include 'The Man Who Invented The News', the memoirs of Marchamont Nedham, the most notorious journalist of the 17th century - the Piers Morgan of the English Civil War - and 'How To Become Prime Minister', a short political satire (though some may say it has been overtaken by events). 'Close of Play' is a story about a village under threat from property developers who want to turn the local cricket ground into a housing estate. Earlier book include the epic historical novel, 'The Trials of Eldred Pottinger', based on the true story of the First Afghan War, and four other books, two of them novels: ‘The Smoking Gun’ and ‘Murder on the Brussels Express’. Nigel was born in Birmingham and lives in Worcestershire. He is a journalist by trade and worked for both the Institute of Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants, had his own publishing company for a while and dabbled with a notable lack of success in the world of politics.
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