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The Scandalous Freddie McEvoy

The true story of the swashbuckling Australian rogue
By Frank Walker
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In The Scandalous Freddie McEvoy by Frank Walker, explore the captivating life of one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic figures of the early 20th century. From risky adventures to high society exploits, Freddie McEvoy's life story is filled with intrigue, luxury, and audacity. This biography delves into the colourful experiences of a man who lived life on the edge, blending charm with a touch of scandal.
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Swashbuckler, daredevil racing-car champion, Winter Olympian, gambler, smuggler, scoundrel, stud and suspected spy - this is the fascinating story of the scandalous Freddie McEvoy.

Born in Melbourne in 1907, Freddie's life took him from socialising with a young Errol Flynn in Sydney and on to the French Riviera in the heady years leading up to World War II.

With his dashing good looks and charm, Freddie lived a swashbuckling life, quickly figuring out his path to easy fortune was through lonely rich women. World War II didn't stop Freddie's hedonistic pursuits - he skipped enlistment for Australia and Britain to party on in Hollywood, where he renewed his friendship with the now infamous Errol Flynn. Always short of cash, Freddie smuggled guns and diamonds on his yacht between California and Mexico and was rumoured to have worked as a spy.

It was a life lived large and Freddie's death in 1951 was under the most mysterious circumstances off the coast of Morocco: his body was found naked and scalped...

Frank Walker, bestselling author of The Tiger Man of Vietnam and Maralinga, has for the first time uncovered the complete, outrageous and incredible true story of Freddie McEvoy, Australia's daredevil Lothario.

'Freddie was one of the great livers of life. He lived it the way he saw it - he didn't give a hoot.' Errol Flynn

'Pleasure is my business.' Freddie McEvoy

'an extraordinary yarn . . . finely researched' Sun-Herald on Frank Walker's Ghost Platoon

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733639876

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hachette Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 441g

Pages: 336

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Biography & Memoir Frank Walker Non-Fiction

About the Author

Frank Walker has been an Australian journalist and foreign correspondent in Germany and the United States for forty years, covering wars and coups, floods and fires, terrorist attacks and political brawls, movie stars and street crime. His first two bestselling books - The Tiger Man of Vietnam and Ghost Platoon - revealed uncomfortable truths about Australia's actions in the Vietnam War. His third bestselling book, Maralinga, lifted the veil of secrecy thrown over the British atomic bomb tests in the outback and shocking human experiments in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. His fourth book, Commandos, examined the most daring secret raids behind enemy lines by Australians and New Zealanders in World War II. In 2017 Frank wrote Traitors, an expose on how Australia and its allies betrayed our Anzacs and let Nazi and Japanese war criminals go free. His most recent book is The Scandalous Life of Freddie McEvoy: The true story of the swashbuckling Australian rogue.

He can be contacted via his website www.frankwalker.com.au

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