Download or read book King of Heists written by J. North Conway and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANOTHER TRUE CRIME STORY FROM J. NORTH CONWAY—NOW IN PAPERBACK! The riveting story of one of America’s most notorious crimes and the mysterious man behind it “Engrossing. . . . Conway skillfully paints a backdrop of fierce and flamboyant personalities who paraded across the Gilded Age. . . . [H]e capably recounts his story against a background of glitter and greed.” —Publishers Weekly “A page-turning account of one of the most brazen crimes of our time.” —Reader’s Digest “Conway, a college prof and ex-newspaper man, covers this ancient tale in a way that makes it feel like a hot news story.” —New York Post King of Heistsis a spellbinding and unprecedented account of the greatest bank robbery in American history, which took place on October 27, 1878, when thieves broke into the Manhattan Savings Institution and stole nearly $3 million in cash and securities—around $50 million in today’s terms. Bringing the notorious Gilded Age to life in a thrilling narrative, J. North Conway tells the story of those who plotted and carried out this infamous robbery, how they did it, and how they were tracked down and captured. The robbery was planned to the minutest detail by criminal mastermind George Leonidas Leslie—a society architect and ladies’ man whose double life as the nation’s most prolific bank robber led him to be dubbed the “King of the Bank Robbers.” An absorbing tale of greed, sex, crime, betrayal, and murder, King of Heistsblends all the richness of history with the thrills of the best fiction.
Download or read book Chile Co written by O. B. Comer and published by Paige Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy named Chile and his friends, Nate, Reesa, and Sky try to solve the case of the mysterious bank robbers.
Download or read book A Mysterious Bank Robbery written by Francis Lyman Windolph and published by . This book was released on with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book MYSTERY TRUE CRIME Boxed Set written by Cleveland Moffett and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels Through the Wall Possessed Short Stories The Mysterious Card The Mysterious Card Unveiled True Crime The Northampton Bank Robbery The Susquehanna Express Robbery The Pollock Diamond Robbery The Rock Island Express The Destruction of the Renos The American Exchange Bank Robbery
Download or read book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by First Avenue Editions ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No mystery is too challenging for the infamous detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. Watson. Holmes is at his best when the job seems impossible—or just plain absurd. From cases involving a strange group for red-headed men to a missing thumb, Holmes uses his powers of observation and deduction to solve even the weirdest mysteries. Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first twelve original Sherlock Holmes short stories as serials in the UK's Strand Magazine from 1891-1892. This unabridged collection of the stories is taken from the book form, originally published in 1892.
Download or read book The Pizza Bomber written by Alex Newman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 23, 2003, a shocking crime that became one of the strangest, most infamous robberies in American history occurred. The incident was so unique and headline stealing that Netflix recently aired a documentary entitled "Evil Genius." It centered on a pizza delivery man who had a bomb locked around his neck when he was delivering an order. He then robbed a PNC bank, and was arrested shortly after. The man, Brian Wells, told police, while he sat handcuffed, that he was a victim, and that three men locked the bomb around his neck. He was instructed to rob a bank, and follow all of their instructions, or the bomb would detonate. Before police could dismantle the bomb, it exploded, and Brian Wells was dead.
Download or read book MYSTERIOUS BANK ROBBERY written by ANNA. MAYBACH and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Bank Heist Mystery written by ALLAN L. ROBERTS and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story inspired by personal experience with a bank. After being made redundant, the bank refused to make payments covered by personal protection insurance. Hounded for payments, they added charges and interest, causing the debts to spiral. Under extra pressure, the main cause of the eventual total breakdown of my marriage. Unable to continue loan and mortgage payments, was forced to sell my house well below market price. With no money and no government support, I found myself living on the streets. With no money for food, I dropped from over fifteen stone to less than eleven stone in four months. Twelve years later, I find that the banks had deliberately conned people out of their money, with no intention of making payments on the payment protection plans. Because of their greed, now aged seventy, I live alone in a very small rented flat; I paid off my loans but lost my family and my house. As a disabled diabetic, lack of proper food resulted in stomach complications, including a laparotomy and years learning to eat properly again, the poor food also resulting in me losing my eyesight. The power of the banks meant they did not lose. The banks got their money, they also earned a fortune on the money paid to them for protection; twelve years later, they eventually paid a refund and interest at the lowest rate possible. The ordinary man in the street? They stamp on him. This is the imaginary story of someone facing the same situation but younger, stronger, fitter, and more capable of effecting his revenge on the bank directors that robbed him.
Download or read book The Westford City Bank Robbery written by Richa Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the 1970s, The Westford City Bank Robbery is a typical 'who done it' mystery that is written in a steady pace to enhance the drama. With suspicion falling on many characters and a hidden sub plot revealing itself in the second half of the book, readers will set out on a journey full of suspense and intrigue with the charming and clever Private Investigator Hansel Webley to catch the mastermind behind the robbery. PI Hansel Webley was sitting one afternoon reading the newspaper when he receives a phone call from an utterly terrified Larry MacAvoy, the Manager of Westford City Bank, who informs him of the grand robbery that just took place! MacAvoy is the prime suspect, but he swears of his innocence and pleads Webley to find the one who framed him before it's too late. Hansel Webley against the wishes of Inspector David Hodgson sets out to find the real culprit behind it all, while meddling with the police matters, much to Hodgson's annoyance. After talking to the witnesses, Webley is convinced, more than ever, in MacAvoy's innocence. As the investigation progresses, a new suspect surfaces. An interesting subplot unfolds when another little theft is revealed, that took place while the robbery was in progress and a Russian man comes into the picture. Now Webley has to not only solve the mystery of the bank robbery but also the theft of a very precious article that was taken away from the crime scene. Will Hansel Webley be able to untangle the web of suspense and get on top of the plot that is thickening by the minute or will an innocent man pay for the crime he never committed? Readers will enjoy this compelling page turner whose plot twists will prove to be engaging.
Download or read book Pizza Bomber written by Jerry Clark and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bizarre, true story of a robbery gone wrong and the explosive murder that shocked the nation—as seen on Netflix’s docuseries Evil Genius. For the first time, two of the people who followed the story from the beginning—Jerry Clark, the lead FBI Special Agent who cracked what became known as the Pizza Bomber case, and investigative reporter Ed Palattella—tell the complete story of what happened on August 28, 2003. In the suburbs of Erie, Pennsylvania, a pizza delivery man named Brian Wells was accosted by several men who locked a time bomb around his neck. They then ordered him to rob a bank. After delivering the money, he would receive clues to help him disarm the bomb. It was one of the most ingenious bank robbery schemes in history, known as Collarbomb by the FBI. It did not go according to plan. Wells, picked up by police shortly after the robbery, never found the clues he needed. Investigating the crime after his grisly death, the FBI soon discovered that Wells was not, in fact, an innocent victim. He was merely the first co-conspirator to fall in a bizarre trail of death following the crime... INCLUDES PHOTOS
Download or read book The Mysterious Bank Robbery written by Anna Maybach and published by . This book was released on 2024-11-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bank Robbery written by Michael J Rayes and published by Rafka Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something suspicious happens every time Tom and Rick go to Creekwater National Bank to investigate the recent robbery. Tom's uncle, the Reverend Father Paul Spencer, helps the boys unravel the mystery. But they still don't know who really robbed the bank. And why are shady characters inside the bank when it's supposed to be closed? Tom, Rick, and Father Spencer use their wits-and prayer-to help the police demolish a criminal conspiracy. They plunge into an exciting adventure that catapults them to a conclusion they never expected. The Spencer Family Mystery series combines the action and mystery of the Hardy Boys with the deductive psychology of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown.
Download or read book Truth in the Vault written by Britney Dehnert and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rash of bank robberies across the country spurs on advancements in security technology to protect the banks??yet somehow, the system at Ginnie's local bank is flawlessly circumvented, though little of the vault's contents was disturbed.Investigative reporter Ginnie Harper continues her search for truth at the Franklin Journal during recent troubling times. Though many cities are plagued by bank heists, Luxity appears unaffected, until one of the neighborhood banks is hit with Ginnie inside. Every security measure is bypassed, the robbers are unidentified and on the run, and the guard on duty is shot and killed at the scene. Despite the apparent simplicity of events, both Ginnie and Detective Ward want answers to some troubling questions.Why did the robbers target this small bank with flawless execution only to leave the most valuable contents untouched in the vault? What is the importance of the stolen items and are there more than just bank notes and gold bars being hidden behind these closed doors?
Download or read book The Great Taos Bank Robbery written by Tony Hillerman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-10-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extraordinary collection, Tony Hillerman presents the Southwest as only he can, choosing remarkable true tales from his personal archives of local lore. As you read these stories, you will be amazed, astounded, and oftentimes confounded by the power of ingenuity, serendipity, and the strange, comical coincidence of life and how it proves, once again, that truth is ultimately stranger than fiction. From the amusing title story of the holdup that didn't happen, to the riveting account of scientists tracking Black Death through the arroyos, to the ironic account of how a black cowboy's commonsense intelligence destroyed the dogma of the Smithsonian Institution, master storyteller Tony Hillerman reveals the present and timeless past of one of America's most beautiful and haunting regions.
Download or read book The Kewanee Bank Robbery Or The Mysterious Banditti written by John Roy Musick and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Norco 80 written by Peter Houlahan and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 young men. 32 destroyed police vehicles. 1 spectacular bank robbery. This “cinematic” true crime story transports readers to the scene of one of the most shocking bank heists in U.S. history—a crime that’s almost too wild to be real (The New York Times Book Review). Norco ’80 tells the story of how five heavily armed young men—led by an apocalyptic born–again Christian—attempted a bank robbery that turned into one of the most violent criminal events in U.S. history, forever changing the face of American law enforcement. Part action thriller and part courtroom drama, this Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime transports the reader back to the Southern California of the 1970s, an era of predatory evangelical gurus, doomsday predictions, megachurches, and soaring crime rates, with the threat of nuclear obliteration looming over it all. In this riveting true story, a group of landscapers transforms into a murderous gang of bank robbers armed to the teeth with military–grade weapons. Their desperate getaway turns the surrounding towns into war zones. And when it’s over, three are dead and close to twenty wounded; a police helicopter has been forced down from the sky, and thirty–two police vehicles have been completely demolished by thousands of rounds of ammo. The resulting trial shakes the community to the core, raising many issues that continue to plague society today: from the epidemic of post–traumatic stress disorder within law enforcement to religious extremism and the militarization of local police forces.
Download or read book The Great Bank Robbery written by Julian Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
