All That Glitters, written by Orlando Whitfield is A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art. A very interesting story, written in a very readable style that entices the reader into a world of art and crime.
Orlando Whitfield was young and impressionable when he met Inigo Philbrick at Goldsmiths, University of London. They become friends and start the company I&O Fine Art.
They join the glamorous world of art dealing, art galleries and multimillion dollar deals with major famous wealthy clients. It is a world of travel on private jets, parties and money. But getting caught up in this world leads to greed and illegal ways of building their bank accounts. Philbrick gets carried away and eventually the complicated financial schemes he is working start o unravel and he has to run.
Whitfield has a mental breakdown and changes his life. He feels betrayed by Philbrick who he has always thought was his friend even as things go under. Whitfield wants to stay in touch with Philbrick even as he is on the run with his girlfriend until he is caught hiding on the Pacific Island, Vanuata and sent to United States by the FBI for trial.
Whitefield leaves the art world for good. He gathers all the information and writes this book looking back on the whole story after the fact.
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