Ben Mezrich (created February 7, 1969) is an American writer from Princeton, New Jersey. This novel tells the story of several students from MIT who bet on blackjack games utilizing a complex card counting system, earning countless dollars at casinos in Vegas as well as other gambling facilities in America as well as the Caribbean. The story was made into the film 21, released in 2008. Despite being categorised as nonfiction a lot of the characters in Bringing Down the House are composite characters and a few of the events described have been challenged by the folks the characters are based on. Additionally a nonfiction work, this novel recounts the exploits of an American named John Malcolm, who had been an assistant securities trader.