The Greatest Heist Stories Ever Told

Crime does pay. At least for a while. You'll see that quickly in these nine compelling and true stories of brilliant plans and guile. The thieves awaiting you seem to have it all. They are clever, cool, and determined with icy resolve. It took a lot of guts and nerves of steel to do what they did and not fold under the pressure. After all, if those hard-wrought plans had failed, they would have had plenty of time to think about what went wrong in prison. Hijack an airplane, demand a ransom and two parachutes, then disappear? Invent a device that allows you to record the combination of any bank vault, then break into bank vaults twice? Steal from a secret mob depository run by a boss known for his brutality? Rob a small-town bank in midday and ride off without a second thought? Piece of cake. The Greatest Heists Stories Ever Told will allow readers to appreciate the efforts that go into a truly magnificent heist. It is a celebration of stunning, well-planned and audacious capers that left police and armies of investigators looking for answers and scratching their heads. Among the stories included are: -The Lufthansa Heist -The Northfield Bank Robbery -The Last Good Heist -Hijack DB Cooper's Great Escape -and many others

Author: Tom McCarthy
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 08/30/2019
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781493039982
ISBN10: 1493039989
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Heists & Robberies
- History | United States | General

About the Author
Tom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.