Synopsis
On Easter Monday 1983 armed robbers got into the supposedly impregnable Security Express depot in Shoreditch, neatly capturing the guards and holding them hostage. They hauled away 5 tons of cash, worth £6 million then (£26 million in today's currency). The gang made no mistakes and left behind not a single clue.
Det. Supt Peter Wilton was the man in charge of the investigation. He spent years tracking the culprits, playing a ruthless cat and mouse game that led him to some of London's most notorious villains. John Knight and his brother Ronnie were well-known faces, hard men who kept to the East End code. They were riding high when John Knight and his team executed the perfect robbery, and Ronnie helped launder the cash. They almost got away with it...
As gripping as any thriller, Gotcha! combines the Knights' and Wilton's stories to graphically recreate the robbery, from the adrenaline-fuelled raid to the long police search, from the high life on the Costa del Sol to interrogation, betrayal and arrest.
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About the Authors
Peter Wilton spent thirty-one years in the Metropolitan police, and was promoted to Detective Superintendent where he led the investigation into the robbery of the Security Express depot in Shoreditch.
Pete Sawyer is an investigative journalist and freelance television producer. He is the co-author of Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery.
John Knight was a successful businessman, who also happened to be one of London's most successful robbers. He is credited as co-author of Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery.
Ronnie Knight was once a nightclub owner and was married to Barbara Windsor for many years. He is credited as co-author of Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery.
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