Bank Heist

In the early 1970s, Poe is living a nomadic life, hopping trains, sleeping rough, and juggling to feed himself. He eventually settles in Philadelphia and masters his street act before ever-growing crowds. When one of his fellow buskers presents him with an opportunity—a bank heist—he should have refused, an innocent bystander is killed, and he splits town a felon.

Essence® best-selling authors Kiki Swinson and De’nesha Diamond are two rising stars in the world of urban fiction. Heist presents two novellas starring young women hustling their way to the top of the game through daring robbery schemes. In Swinson’s The Ultimate Heist, pampered Shannon Marshall is accustomed to a big-money lifestyle. Her world is shattered, however, when her man is thrown into prison for gun running.

In Matthew Lyons' pulse-pounding crime horror, A Mask of Flies, a criminal on the run after a failed heist must confront dark family secrets and demons from her past made flesh. THE PAST HAS TEETH In the grisly aftermath of a botched bank heist, career criminal Anne Heller has no choice but to...

Warning: Once you start reading, you won’t be able to stop! Do you love uncovering the hidden stories behind history’s strangest events? Do you thrive on curiosity and crave stories that make you say, ‘Wait… that actually happened?!’ If you're fascinated by history, mysteries, and mind-blowing facts, then prepare to dive into a world of the weird, the wonderful, and the unbelievable with INTERESTING STORIES FOR CURIOUS MINDS. Why does this matter? Because stories like these ignite curiosity, challenge what we think we know, and prove that reality is often far more interesting than...

Uncover the Secrets Behind America's Most Notorious Bank Heists and Their Lasting Impact on Financial Security! Are you a financial history buff intrigued by the audacious tales of bank robberies that have shaped the landscape of American financial institutions? Do you find yourself pondering how these daring heists have influenced modern security measures and regulations? You're not alone. Many enthusiasts like you are eager to delve into the thrilling world of historical crime and uncover the lessons that still resonate today. In "The History of Robberies and Regulations," you'll embark ...

Welcome to a riveting journey through the shadows of high-stakes crime! In “Bank Vault Heist: Millions Stolen”, the meticulous execution of one of the most audacious bank burglaries in history, is unraveled not just to regale with the details of the heist, but to arm the reader with knowledge. This book is crafted from a unique crime prevention perspective, analyzing how “cutting-edge” security measures and tactics could render such daring exploits obsolete. Delving into the heist with the acumen of a seasoned thief turned protector, insights are also drawn from a circle of esteemed...

In February 2016, someone tried to steal nearly a billion dollars from a central bank without ever entering a building — and was very nearly undone by a single misspelled word. The target was Bangladesh Bank. The weapon was SWIFT, the messaging system that moves trillions of dollars between the world's banks every day and which the entire global economy simply assumes is trustworthy. Thirty-five fraudulent transfer requests, totaling $951 million, flowed out of an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It was, by design, the largest bank robbery ever attempted. It almost worked....

Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy, searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio in #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva’s action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. Read by George Guidall Sometimes the best way to find a stolen masterpiece is to...

An award-wining and "outrageously entertaining" true crime story (San Francisco Chronicle) about the professional hockey player-turned-bank robber whose bizarre and audacious crime spree galvanized Hungary in the decade after the fall of the Iron Curtain. During the 1990s, while playing for the...

At just 21 years of age, friends Todd Wilson and Scott McCarthy were virtually inseparable. The pair reported for duty at United Bank of Denver at 6: 00 a.m. on Father’s Day 1991—McCarthy’s first day on the job. They joined two more experienced guards and began making their rounds. By 9:30 a.m., all four were dead. The killer then descended upon the cash vault where he held six petrified tellers at gunpoint before absconding with nearly $200,000. Eighteen days later, the Denver Police Department arrested one of its own. Not only had retired sergeant James W.

Unlock the cultural obsession with high-stakes robberies in Heist, a collection of the world's greatest real-life break-ins. From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's famous art heist to the disappearance of the Marie Antoinette watch, these 100% true stories will have you on the edge of your...

Bloomsbury presents The Northern Bank Job by Glenn Patterson, read by Aidan O’Neill. The true story of one of the biggest bank heists in Irish and British history – and the questions that remain. On a Sunday evening in December 2004, two young men were at home with their families. Both...

On August 14, 1975, eight daring thieves ransacked 148 massive safe-deposit boxes at a secret bank used by organized crime, La Cosa Nostra, and its associates in Providence, Rhode Island. The crooks fled with duffel bags crammed full of cash, gold, silver, stamps, coins, jewels, and high-end jewelry. The true value of the loot has always been kept secret, partly because it was ill-gotten to begin with, and partly because there was plenty of incentive to keep its true worth out of the limelight.

When an armored car heist turns into a bloody and grisly crime scene, Federal agent Blake Wilder is sent to Philadelphia to track down the culprits. But there’s more to this militantly precise and violent crew than meets the eye....

The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author. The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gang. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their...

Here a Million, there a Million Jesse’s walking Kim’s dogs when he’s snatched off the streets of Vancouver leaving them behind to fend for themselves. He's whisked away in the dark where he's imprisoned in an ancient, round tower to be tortured by a bearded Anglophile. What does the torturer want? Why is Jesse imprisoned in a round tower? Where is the tower? Will Kim be able find him? Will he be reunited with his cats, Max and Zoe, and her dogs, Lulu and Penny?

I'll do anything to escape the controlling monster who's tormented me for years, even if it means putting my life at the mercy of a criminal. When Kane Daniels breaks into my gilded cage, he doesn't realize his loot will include more than gold and diamonds—it'll include me.

From the author of The Strain comes a tense, psychologically gripping, Hammet award-winning thriller. Four masked men—thieves, rivals, and friends from the tough streets of Charlestown—take on a Boston bank at gunpoint. Holding bank manager Claire Keesey hostage and cleaning out the vault...

The Belief of a thief is that life is brief Jamie has spent years earning an honest buck after a car wreck lost him the proceeds of a bank robbery. It's an unfair world that has left him wanting to tip back the balance back in his favor at any cost, and so this time there will be no mistakes. Los Angeles is birthing a new criminal mastermind, ready to take his heists across the world, and with him, a group of misfits follows. His friend Fu is desperate to stay in California but needs ...

Once a thief, always a theif Jamie and the crew return for their first attempt at taking their heists overseas. The crew in London have promised jobs that are sure to make them all rich but all may not be as it seems. Jamie meets an old acquaintance and it becomes clear that Fu didn't tell him everything about how he got in contact with the newest additions to their group. What follows is an opportunity for the team to prove their worth and a job in Paris worth ...