True Crime and Punishment: Heists - Softcover

Joseph Cummins

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9781741968057: True Crime and Punishment: Heists

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1741968054 ISBN 13: 9781741968057

Publisher: Pier 9, Murdoch Books, 2011

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The True Crime & Punishment series delves into some of the most daring, bizarre and bloody crimes from early history through to the present day - and their consequences. It covers a broad range of illegal activity, from mutiny to robbery and espionage. It also looks inside some of the world's grimmest and most isolated places of confinement and reveals how the highest walls, the sharpest wires and the most brutal guards could not defeat a determined will to escape. Heists covers more than 300 years of bold attempts to run off with the loot. From bank raids, diamond heists and priceless artwork thefts, some robberies netted a miserly amount - Jesse James once made a paltry $26.70 from one heist - while others were ambitious - Lee Murray and his gang netted a cool �53 million after the Securitas Robbery in 2006. Sometimes it paid to risk everything for an easy life and early retirement. Key points: the True Crime & Punishment series features pacy true crime stories from around the globe and from across the centuries; the stories provide real-life examples of great human courage, drama and adventure; eye-catching covers

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About the Author:

Joseph Cummins is the author of Eaten By A Giant Clam, History's Great Untold Stories, History's Greatest Hits, Turn Around and Run Like Hell, Great Rivals in History, Cast Away and First Encounters for Murdoch Books. He lives in New Jersey, USA.

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