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Heist: The True Story of the World's Biggest Cash Robbery
Howard Sounes
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Description for Heist: The True Story of the World's Biggest Cash Robbery
Paperback. From the bestselling author of Fred & Rose, Heistis the astonishing story of the GBP53 million Tonbridge Securitas robbery. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 x 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 410.
On 22 February 2006, £53 million was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent. In terms of value, the robbery puts previous British capers, such as the Great Train Robbery, in the shade.
This was a crime notable for its audacity, carried out by an unlikely crew of players that included a used car salesman, two Albanian casual workers and a roofer. Five men were convicted at the Old Bailey in January 2008, which attracted nationwide media coverage. A sixth man, Paul Allen, was sentenced in October 2009 for his part. Having ... Read more
On 22 February 2006, £53 million was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent. In terms of value, the robbery puts previous British capers, such as the Great Train Robbery, in the shade.
This was a crime notable for its audacity, carried out by an unlikely crew of players that included a used car salesman, two Albanian casual workers and a roofer. Five men were convicted at the Old Bailey in January 2008, which attracted nationwide media coverage. A sixth man, Paul Allen, was sentenced in October 2009 for his part. Having ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pocket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1851
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847390554
SKU
V9781847390554
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Ref
99-99
About Howard Sounes
Howard Sounes is the author of several acclaimed and bestselling works of non-fiction, including the true crime classic Fred & Rose (1995), and biographies of Charles Bukowski and Bob Dylan. He lives in London.
Reviews for Heist: The True Story of the World's Biggest Cash Robbery
'Cleverly constructed, full of good ideas and rarely less than entertaining . . . [Sounes] is a fount of good stories and interesting insights'
Marcus Berkmann
Daily Mail
Marcus Berkmann
Daily Mail