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Gotcha!. The Untold Story of Britain"s Biggest Cash Robbery. They Almost Got Away With It....
An exciting crime caper as police and criminals team up for the first time to tell the inside story of the notorious Security Express Robbery.
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First published September 23, 2011
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September 3, 2022
The book will absolutely grab you in it's opening chapters. It puts you right in the shoes of the guards taken as hostage during the robbery. It plays out like any good crime thriller movie/book/show. After this, when the robbers and money dissipate, and the police follow 3 steps behind, the book slows right down.
This is fine if you're invested in the story, crime generally, the hunt of the investigation and the lives of criminals who are now very very rich. You know they get captured, there's no twists, this is the story of how beginning meets end. The chapters are short enough that I feel it never lingers too long on one part of the case or one experience of the robber before it transports you to another part of the mystery going on concurrently.
The ending, the picture of the authors (two of the robbers and the detective) together and the existence of the very book (a collaboration of them all) provides a very satisfying conclusion. It feels very fair play and gentleman's agreement-ish. It almost smacks of romantic crime, when a sense of honour and code permeated through the actors of it on both sides.
If you like crime, you'll most likely like this story, it's certainly not a dull one.
4/5
This is fine if you're invested in the story, crime generally, the hunt of the investigation and the lives of criminals who are now very very rich. You know they get captured, there's no twists, this is the story of how beginning meets end. The chapters are short enough that I feel it never lingers too long on one part of the case or one experience of the robber before it transports you to another part of the mystery going on concurrently.
The ending, the picture of the authors (two of the robbers and the detective) together and the existence of the very book (a collaboration of them all) provides a very satisfying conclusion. It feels very fair play and gentleman's agreement-ish. It almost smacks of romantic crime, when a sense of honour and code permeated through the actors of it on both sides.
If you like crime, you'll most likely like this story, it's certainly not a dull one.
4/5
June 24, 2020
Police robbers money sun sea and prison
A total page turner a true crime book old school . Nerves money power Witt funny sad around great book .
A total page turner a true crime book old school . Nerves money power Witt funny sad around great book .
January 25, 2023
Great page-turning thriller! Leads you through the crime step by step, the chase, the arrests, trial and the aftermath. What’s more it’s absolutely true! Also starring Barbara Windsor!
April 20, 2023
very enjoyable
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