Stung, Gary Stephen Ross
Stung, Gary Stephen Ross
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Stung
The Incredible Obsession of Brian Molony

Author: Gary Stephen Ross

Narrator: Stephen Barker Turner

Abridged: 6 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/03/2002


Synopsis

He was one of the brightest stars at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a brilliant young banker on his way to the top. But Brian Molony had a secret obsession: he loved to gamble. The unsuspecting bank was soon fuelling that obsession, as Molony helped himself to hundreds of thousands, then millions, of dollars in fraudulent loans. Despite falling deeper and deeper in the hole, Molony convinced himself he could win it all back. Before long, the mild-mannered assistant manager had become one of the biggest high-rollers the casinos had ever seen and earned himself a place in the annals of criminal history.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe

No matter what your poison, if you want to understand addiction better, read the story of Brian Molony. The sick irony isn't lost on me that in the movie, they cast Philip Seymour Hoffmann to play the main character. Truth is stranger than fiction.......more

Goodreads review by Darin

As a lifetime Toronto resident I remember this case very well and reading this book brought me back to the Toronto of the early 80s. The book itself is a compelling read though as someone who had gambled I found Molony's foolish and ever riskier bets extremely frustrating especially when he was up a......more

Goodreads review by Geoff

Amazing story, great movie too.......more