True Crime - Heists & Robberies
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A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age RogueA captivating Jazz Age true-crime caper about "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" (Life Magazine), Arthur Barry, who charmed everyone from Rockefellers to members of the royal family while simultaneously planning and executing the most audacious and lucrative heists of the 1920s. "A...
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A Normal Life: The Autobiography of Vassilis PalaiokostasI never legislated, I never enforced, and I never obeyed any laws! Laws dictated by the interests of a handful of rulers. I came across their laws everywhere, but I never found justice. I'll remain with the unique ones; the uncatchables. Those that consciously...
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Art Fraud: 50 Fakes That Fooled the Art WorldStep inside the astonishing world of art forgery, where masterpieces are faked, fortunes are made, and almost no one is who they seem. Art Fraud reveals the true stories behind some of the greatest scams in art history, where con artists forged their way...
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Big Safe: The Milwaukee Crew and the Reno Redfield HeistSome say it was the biggest theft in American history. Maybe it was.The multimillion-dollar burglary at eccentric gambler LaVere Redfield's Reno mansion was an endless comedy of errors. A target who hides from cameras and gets embarrassed for his dog. A failed songwriter "mastermind"...
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Daredevil at the Wheel: The Climb and Crash of Joan Lacosta"An essential contribution to women's sports history and car racing collections." --Booklist, Starred Review On Fourth of July weekend in 1924, Marion Martins flies past some of the best race car drivers of her time and takes home two trophies from the famous North...
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Deadly Heist: The True Story of the Mile High Bank MassacreAt just 21 years of age, friends Todd Wilson and Scott McCarthy were virtually inseparable. The pair reported for duty at United Bank of Denver at 6:00 a.m. on Father's Day 1991-McCarthy's first day on the job. They joined two more experienced guards and...
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Diamond Doris: The True Story of the World's Most Notorious Jewel ThiefSoon to be a Major Motion PictureIn the ebullient spirit of Ocean's 8, The Heist, and Thelma & Louise, a sensational and entertaining memoir of the world's most notorious jewel thief--a woman who defied society's prejudices and norms to carve her own path, stealing...
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Dog's Day: The True Story of a Bank Robbery, Gay Liberation, and Toxic Love That Inspired a Hollywood ClassicThe wilder-than-fiction true story behind the sensational bank heist immortalized in the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon On the hottest day of 1972, John Wojtowicz and a teenage accomplice strode into a Brooklyn bank, guns drawn, and demanded the contents of the vault. The...
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Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in HistoryNOW A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY (Stolen: Heist of the Century)"Tells the story with the gripping pace of a true-crime 'Ocean's Eleven.'" The New York Post - "Like a diamond, this true-life caper is clear, colorful, and brilliant." Publishers Weekly ★Starred Review★The Antwerp Diamond Center was...
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Inside the Vault: The True Story of a Master Bank BurglarMillions of dollars sat in a small, non-descript bank perched on a hill in the quiet town of Laguna Niguel in Orange County. But deep within its vaults was a secret: millions of dollars in illegally obtained funds belonging to none other than President...
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Plunder and Survival: Stories of Theft, Loss, Recovery, and Migration of Nazi Uprooted ArtWritten by a Holocaust survivor whose family collected art, Plunder and Survival tells the stories of principal figures, events, and artworks that contribute to the intricate story of the ruthless Nazi attack on modern art and the art world's subsequent repositioning in America.Each chapter...
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She Kills: The Murderous Socialite, the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber, and Other True Crime Tales"I love Skip Hollandsworth. I love his extraordinary stories, I love his rabid curiosity, and I love that as a writer, he personifies toeing the line between horror, humor, and absurdity. I am inspired by every single character he has introduced us to. "--Laura...
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Stealing the Show: A History of Art and Crime in Six TheftsWhen he retired as the chief security officer of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Barelli had spent the better part of forty years responsible not only for one of the richest treasure troves on the planet, but the museum's staff, the...
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The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous SpiritAn astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . . Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again...
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The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World's Most Dangerous SpiritNow in paperback: an astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . . Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe...
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The Accidental Picasso Thief: The True Story of a Reverse Heist, Outrunning the Fbi, and Fleeing the Boston MobIn 1969, during a Boston snowstorm, a crate containing Pablo Picasso's Portrait of a Woman and a Musketeer vanished from Logan Airport. It should have gone to a Milwaukee gallery-but instead ended up in the closet of Bill Rummel, a young forklift operator. What...
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The Art of the Heist: Confessions of a Master Thief"One of the most beguiling criminal memoirs ever written. . . . A rare gem of a book." -- T. J. English, New York Times bestselling author of Havana NocturneHow did the son of a decorated policeman grow up to be one of Boston's...
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The Book of Criminal Minds: Forgeries, Robberies, Heists, Crimes of Passion, Murders, Money Laundering, Con Artistry, and MoreA perfect gift for the true crime buff in your life, this book contains more than 300 absorbing stories about true crime. Includes stories both familiar and obscure, some macabre, some amusing, some stranger than fiction. Read about art thefts, jewel heists, bank robberies,...
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The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect BirdA "well-written, engaging detective story" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs--and the wildlife detective determined to stop him. On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended at Britain's Birmingham International Airport...
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The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft"Boser cracks the cold case of the art world's greatest unsolved mystery."-- Vanity FairOne museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld: the riveting story of the 1990 Gardner Museum robbery, the largest unsolved art theft in history. Perfect for fans of the Netflix series...
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