Ripe for the Picking

by Chris Moore

The inside story of the biggest ever bank raid in northern Europe. Chris Moore tells how the IRA pulled off a coup that landed them with as much trouble as money, that completely derailed the fragile Peace Process and that shattered the credibility of Sinn Fein. He shows how the Australian owners of the Northern Bank systematically cut costs at the price of compromising security, leaving the bank uniquely vulnerable to the sort of heist that actually took place. He also summarizes the political fallout from, and consequences of, this extraordinary bank raid that netted more than 26 million pounds sterling.

224 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Chris Moore is a graduate of Columbia University and the author and co-author of a dozen books, including Dorota Nigro's "Not Just a Number," which exposes the link between diesel fumes and cancer; and gun industry legend Wildey Moore's forthcoming "Wildey's Here: Survivor." He lives with his wife and three sons in Connecticut, and is a former resident of Breckenridge, Colorado where he discovered how much he loves the mountains and also how deeply rooted the hatred of America and the normal family is in many Americans. See more of his work at chrismoorewrites.com