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Author : Elizabeth McKenna
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780463740910
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Great Jewel Robbery written by Elizabeth McKenna and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. D. Hardin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Great Jewel Robbery written by J. D. Hardin and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth McKenna
Publisher : Celtic Dreams
ISBN 13 : 9780578503011
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Great Jewel Robbery written by Elizabeth McKenna and published by Celtic Dreams. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery with a splash of romance - Chicago Tribune reporters Emma and Grace have been best friends since college despite coming from different worlds. When Grace is assigned to cover an annual charity ball and auction being held at a lakeside mansion and her boyfriend bails on her, she brings Emma as her plus one. The night is going smoothly until Emma finds the host's brother unconscious in the study. Though at first it is thought he was tipsy and stumbled, it soon becomes clear more is afoot, as the wall safe is empty and a three-million-dollar diamond necklace is missing. With visions of becoming ace investigative journalists, Emma and Grace set out to solve the mystery, much to the chagrin of the handsome local detective.
Author : Paul Doherty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303 written by Paul Doherty and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the reign of King Charles II (1660--1685), there was a famous attempt to steal the crown jewels by the memorably named Colonel Blood. However, Blood's conspiracy was not the first such plot, and it was certainly not the most successful. Three centuries earlier, in 1303, Edward I of England (of Braveheart fame) was north of the Scottish border attempting to crush William Wallace, secure in the knowledge that he had stashed his royal treasures safely behind iron-bound doors in Westminster Abbey -- a place of sanctity reputed to house Christ's body, and inhabited by pious Benedictine monks. Enter Richard Puddlicott: a former merchant and a charming, dissolute, rogue with a grudge against the king. He infiltrated the Abbey's inner circle (entertaining them on the proceeds of their own silver) and, before long, had managed to help himself to a good part of the treasure. The King's fury knew no bounds, but Puddlicott ran the King's men a merry dance before eventually being captured and sent -- along with forty monks -- to his death in Westminster. This exhilarating tale of cunning, deceit, lechery, monks, pimps and prostitutes tells the story of the first great bank raid in history. Until now -- with most of the evidence still in manuscripts, in Latin or Norman French -- very little has been written about it. With his usual verve, blending vivid narrative and historical analysis, Paul Doherty takes the lid off both the medieval underworld and the 'holy' monastic community. The result is historically enlightening and a gripping read.
Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (734 download)
Download or read book The Jewel Robbery at the "Grand Metropolitan" written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. D. Hardin
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780425077856
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (778 download)
Download or read book The Great Jewel Robbery written by J. D. Hardin and published by Berkley. This book was released on 1985 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062210912
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)
Download or read book The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs. Opalsen, the great detective relates his experiences in cases which have concerned some of the best-known jewels in the world. Excited by his anecdotes, the wealthy matron eagerly offers to show him a very expensive pearl necklace, but when she goes to retrieve it, she discovers that it has been stolen...
Author : Molly Caldwell Crosby
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0425253732
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)
Download or read book The Great Pearl Heist written by Molly Caldwell Crosby and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, 1913. An exquisite strand of pale pink pearls, worth more than the Hope Diamond, has been bought by a Hatton Garden broker, capturing the attention of both jewelers and thieves. In transit to London from Paris, the necklace vanishes without a trace. Joseph Grizzard, “the King of Fences,” is the leader of a vast gang of thieves in London’s East End. Having risen from the deadly streets to become a wealthy family man, Grizzard still cannot resist the sport of crime, and the pearl necklace proves an irresistible challenge. Inspector Alfred Ward has joined the brand-new division of the Metropolitan Police known as “detectives.” Having caught some of the great murderers of Victorian London, Ward is now charged with finding the missing pearls and the thief who stole them. In the spirit of The Great Train Robbery, this is the true story of a psychological cat-and-mouse game. Thoroughly researched and compellingly colorful, The Great Pearl Heist is a gripping narrative account of this little-known, yet extraordinary crime.
Author : Ladislaus Fodor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Jewel Robbery written by Ladislaus Fodor and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Larry Lawton
Publisher : Health Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780985408206
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Gangster Redemption written by Larry Lawton and published by Health Communications. This book was released on 2012-05-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock, Larry Lawton's true-life story is a Hollywood producer's dream. Larry and Peter show the world a life of a straightforward, no excuses man who refused to let a broken system keep him down. Think Goodfellas, only better. Gangster Redemption tracks Larry's life growing up in the Bronx, his connection to organized crime, and how he went on to steal over 15 million dollars in jewels, ultimately landing himself in one of America's most brutal maximum-security prisons where he was exposed to unbelievable torture. Through reading this book, readers will discover: a vivid account of Larry's crimes and how he managed to evade law enforcement and the FBI for nearly six years a secret life of corruption the truth about prison life, what is lost, how to avoid and dissolve bad associations, and how to turn ones life around how Larry developed the #1 program in the country designed to steer teens away from a life of crime Lawton's Reality Check Program is nationally recognized and used by judges, law enforcement, government officials, attorneys, and parents all over the country. It has kept thousands of teens and young adults from going to prison. His success rate is incredible and well documented. So is Larry Lawton's story.
Author : Bill Mason
Publisher : Villard
ISBN 13 : 1588361950
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief written by Bill Mason and published by Villard. This book was released on 2005-04-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinarily captivating memoir of the remarkable jewel thief who robbed the rich and the famous while maintaining an outwardly conventional life—an astonishing and completely true story, the like of which has never before been told . . . or lived. Bill Mason is arguably the greatest jewel thief who ever lived. During a thirty-year career he charmed his way into the inner circles of high society and stole more than $35 million worth of fabulous jewels from such celebrities as Robert Goulet, Armand Hammer, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Truman Capote, Margaux Hemingway and Johnny Weissmuller—he even hit the Mafia. Along the way he seduced a high-profile Midwest socialite into leaving her prominent industrialist husband, nearly died after being shot during a robbery, tricked both Christie’s and Sotheby’s into fencing stolen goods for him and was a fugitive for five years and the object of a nationwide manhunt. Yet despite the best efforts of law enforcement authorities from several states as well as the federal government, he spent less than three years total in prison. Shadowy, elusive and intensely private, Mason has been the subject of many magazine and newspaper features, but no journalist has ever come close to knowing the facts. Now, in his own words and with no holds barred, he reveals everything, and the real story is far more incredible than any of the reporters, detectives or FBI agents who pursued Mason ever imagined. Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief, expertly co-written by bestselling author Lee Gruenfeld, is a unique true-crime confessional.
Author : Will Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (235 download)
Download or read book The Hatton Garden Heist written by Will Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Hatton Garden Heist: Unveiling the Greatest Jewel Robbery in History" takes readers on a thrilling journey into the audacious heist that shocked the world. This captivating book unravels the intricate planning, daring execution, and the mastermind criminals behind the infamous Hatton Garden robbery. Through meticulous research, eyewitness accounts, and expert analysis, it delves into the depths of this meticulously planned and meticulously executed crime.
Author : Dan Bilefsky
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393609529
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)
Download or read book The Last Job: "The Bad Grandpas" and the Hatton Garden Heist written by Dan Bilefsky and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive account of one of the most brazen jewel heists in history. Over Easter weekend 2015, a motley crew of six English thieves, several in their sixties and seventies, couldn’t resist coming out of retirement for one last career-topping heist. Their target: the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit, in the heart of London’s medieval diamond district. “The Firm” included Brian Reader, ringleader and legend in his own mind; Terry Perkins, a tough-as-nails career criminal but also a frail diabetic; Danny Jones, a fitness freak, crime enthusiast, and fabulist; Carl Wood, an extra pair of hands, and definitely more brawn than brains; John “Kenny” Collins, getaway driver, prone to falling asleep on the job; and the mysterious Basil, a red-wigged associate who has only now been identified. Perhaps not the smoothest of criminals—one took a public bus to the scene of the crime; another read Forensics for Dummies in hopes he would learn how to avoid getting caught—they planned the job over fish and chips at their favorite pubs. They were cantankerous and coarse, dubbed the “Bad Grandpas” by British tabloids, and were often as likely to complain about one another as the current state of the country. Still, these analog thieves in a digital age managed to disable a high-security alarm system and drill through twenty inches of reinforced concrete, walking away with a stunning haul of at least $19 million in jewels, gold, diamonds, family heirlooms, and cash. Veteran reporter and former London correspondent for the New York Times Dan Bilefsky draws on unrivaled access to the leading officers on the case at the Flying Squad, the legendary Scotland Yard unit that hunted the gang, as well as notorious criminals from London’s shadowy underworld, to offer a gripping account of how these unassuming criminal masterminds nearly pulled off one of the great heists of the century.
Author : Alan Parr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781904806721
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (67 download)
Download or read book The Great Jewel Robbery written by Alan Parr and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume draws on the creative and interactive features of adventure games, and applies them to a series of exciting and imaginative learning exercises. Children have to undertake a number of maths tasks to complete the game. The fun challenges are easy, straightforward and ideal for children at KS2 who find maths difficult.
Author : Gordon Bowers
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786060787
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Great Diamond Heist - The Incredible True Story of the Hatton Garden Diamond Geezers written by Gordon Bowers and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the Easter weekend in 2015, an audacious gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden, the centre of the UK's diamond trade. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Alarms at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd went off, but the police ignored them. The burglars were caught on CCTV taking jewellery worth up to $200 million. They had used specialist equipment, taking days to tunnel through the walls of the vault. Within a month nine suspects had been arrested and valuables seized from their homes. They were aged between forty-three and seventy-six, including a father and son. The question was, were they the same gang that had made a similar daring raid in Hatton Garden safe netting £1.5 million over the Christmas holiday in 2004. The culprits then were never caught. In 1986, a similar heist had taken place in Los Angeles where a gang drilled a 100- foot tunnel from a storm drain into the vaults of the First Interstate Bank in West Hollywood. It inspired the novel The Black Echo. Author Michael Connelly believes his book might have inspired the Hatton Garden heists, and has a grudging respect for the criminals. "There is no violence and they sweated for the money. And there is a certain class envy," he said. "We don’t feel too sorry for people who keep fortunes hidden away in safety deposit boxes. Part of us hopes the gang members are now lying on a beach somewhere." However, what the Hatton Garden heist so victimless? There have been suggestions that the safety deposit raid was linked to the murder of John 'Goldfinger' Palmer – a suspect in the 1983 Brink's-Mat bullion robbery who was gunned down in Essex in July. The question remains: was Palmer killed for tipping off police about possible suspects?
Author : Wayne Worcester
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493023306
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Last Good Heist written by Wayne Worcester and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Aug. 14, 1975, eight daring thieves ransacked 148 massive safe-deposit boxes at a secret bank used by organized crime, La Cosa Nostra, and its associates in Providence, R.I. The crooks fled with duffle bags crammed full of cash, gold, silver, stamps, coins, jewels and high-end jewelry. The true value of the loot has always been kept secret, partly because it was ill-gotten to begin with, and partly because there was plenty of incentive to keep its true worth out of the limelight. It's one thing for authorities to admit they didn't find a trace of goods worth from $3 million to $4 million, and entirely another when what was at stake was more accurately valued at about $30 million, the equivalent of $120 million today. It was the biggest single payday in the criminal history of the Northeast. Nobody came close, not the infamous James "Whitey" Bulger, not John "The Dapper Don" Gotti, not even the Brinks or Wells Fargo robbers. The heist was bold enough and big enough to rock the underworld to its core, and it left La Cosa Nostra in the region awash in turmoil that still reverberates nearly 38 years later. "The Last Good Heist" is the inside story of the robbery and its aftermath.
Author : Richard Scarry
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0593707869
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)
Download or read book Richard Scarry's The Great Pie Robbery written by Richard Scarry and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s always something fun to see or learn in Richard Scarry’s Busytown! When someone steals Ma Dog’s cherry pies, Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are on the case! Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig want to help Ma Dog find out who is stealing her cherry pies. Will they catch the clever crook? Children will enjoy searching for clues in this silly storybook! It's a great way to introduce young children to the friendly characters in Richard Scarry’s Busytown.
