Robbery Historical

In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive?

Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, in this latest historical mystery from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and...

Clive cussler is back with a stand-alone novel that "cranks up a head of steam and some high speed thrills." (Publishers Weekly) A no- nonsense detective is on the trail of the sharpest and deadliest criminal mind he has ever encountered: a serial robber who murders any and all witnesses in...

“Watson, there is not a moment to lose. If you care to join the chase, pack your bag at once!” Likewise, enthusiasts of the greatest detective will not want to miss this opportunity to join Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in a whirlwind of exciting new adventures… A daring thief penetrates the defenses of the Tower of London in search of a secret treasure. A profligate young actor is accused of murdering his exemplary sibling. From the safe of a prominent London banker, a priceless heirloom is stolen. Upon a high cliff, a ghostly assassin commits an impossible murder. A kingpin of ...

New York Times bestselling author Howard Blum expertly weaves together three narratives to tell the true story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life...

Unwanted and neglected from birth, Barbara Graham had to overcome the odds just to survive. Her beauty was both a blessing and a curse—offering her too many options of all the wrong kind. Her innate sensitivity left her vulnerable to the harsh realities of the street, where she was left to fend for herself before she reached double digits. Her record of petty crimes spoke to a life that constantly teetered on the brink of disaster. But in 1953, a catastrophic twist of fate would catapult her out of obscurity and into the headlines.

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 ...

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD, THE MACAVITY AWARD, THE ANTHONY AWARD, AND THE BARRY AWARD FOR BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOMINATED FOR THE 2015 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE With the compelling narrative tension and psychological complexity of the works of Laura Lippman, Dennis Lehane, Kate Atkinson, and Michael...

Chantilly never imagined her life would come to this. Orphaned and left in the hands of a cruel uncle, her future is no longer her own. With each forced proposal, her choices grow fewer… and her desperation grows stronger. Determined not to be forced into a loveless match, she clings to the only escape she’s given. Promised by proxy to a man she’s never met, Chantilly is thrust into the unknown—her one chance at freedom. But leaving everything behind means placing her trust in a stranger… and in a future she cannot see. Dominic never expected a bride to arrive at his door, ...

Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are back in the saddle with guns blazing in this gritty, intense addition to the New York Times–bestselling series. After hunting down murderer and bandito Captain Alejandro Vasquez, Territorial Marshal Virgil Cole and Deputy Everett Hitch...

Solomon is back and this time he wants to steal an atomic bomb… It’s 1960, and the marchers are out to protest against Britain’s nuclear weapons programme. When a nuclear bomb vanishes from a top-secret British facility, panic grips the highest levels of government. Determined to avoid international scandal, MI5 launches a covert operation to recover the weapon before the world finds out. But whispers of the audacious theft soon spread to enemies who would love to possess such a terrifying weapon. An arms race of a different sort begins…The KGB is eager to seize the prize for Moscow...

Before the 1920s found their roar, a charismatic gambling addict named Roy Gardner dominated news headlines with daring train robberies and escapes from incarceration. Nicknamed "the Smiling Bandit," Gardner spilled no blood—except his own—as he cut a felonious path across the western United States, as the country hobbled through a recession in the aftermath of the First World War. Alcatraz Ghost Story explores the life of Roy Gardner in the context of his great love story and the larger backdrop of drug addiction, incarceration, and the racial and labor violence of the 1920s and 1930s.

It's fair to say that Freddy Pilkington-Soames is not having a good day. His grandmother is threatening to marry a lounge lizard, his old friend has lost her lover, a racehorse has been kidnapped, a priceless diamond has gone missing, and everybody seems to think he should sort it all out.

When Santa Claus enters a Texas bank just before Christmas in 1927, no one expects him to pull a gun. The fake white beard hides his identity from his neighbors while he and three others take everything. But their easy heist goes sideways fast when armed lawmen and citizens assemble to claim a new reward for dead bank robbers. Taking hostages, the gang forces a path through a frenzied and bloody shootout, setting the whole Lone Star state on their trail. One bandit dies in the getaway.

Who owns the Eustace Diamonds? Lizzie Eustace claims that Sir Florian Eustace, her late husband, gave them to her. But Mr Camperdown, the family solicitor, insists that they are an heirloom, to be passed down from generation to generation. Lizzie is both beautiful and clever, yet Mr Camperdown believes her to be a scheming liar. And Mr Camperdown is right! The battle for the diamonds rages until a robbery intervenes and they disappear. Or do they...?

A dream holiday turns into a living nightmare when Didier and Florent's plane crashes deep in the Ecuadorian rainforest. Stranded and totally unprepared for the perils ahead, the two survivors must hack their way through dense undergrowth where every predator, plant, and parasite poses a lethal threat. But the jungle hides something far deadlier than wildlife: the legendary lost Inca treasure. When they stumble upon ancient ruins, the true horror begins. They are not alone in the shadows, and greed proves to be more dangerous than the wilderness itself. Raw, unrelenting, and dripping with ...

There are a lot of ways a man can end up on a wanted poster. There's the easy way (murder), there's the hard way (robbery), and then there's Dooley Monahan's way (by accident). On the trail west with his trusty horse and dog, the hapless gunslinger stops a hungry bear from making lunch out of the legendary Buffalo Bill Cody. In turn, Cody grubstakes Dooley for the purchase of a silver mine in the lawless, violent boomtown of Leadville, Colorado. But when he guns down three deadly outlaws, the grateful townsfolk pin a sheriff's badge on Dooley. And that's when his luck runs out...

The accidental gunslinger Dooley Monahan has quit wandering and settled down to a farmer's life. But when the itch for adventure gets too strong, he packs up and rides west. Along with his horse General Grant, and Blue, a dog who's too smart for his own good, Dooley rides for the Black Hills to strike it rich in the gold fields of Colorado. But fate has other ideas.

A stolen painting. A hidden flag. And a battle for Bloomsville’s very soul. When a Revolutionary War exhibit arrives at Easel Come, Easel Go, excitement buzzes through Bloomsville. But the gala unveiling ends in shock when the prized painting The Clash at Cooch’s Bridge vanishes in under a minute. Grace Thompson, her loyal Westie Rosie, and her friends quickly realize this is no ordinary art theft—it’s the opening move in a dangerous game. As Grace and Chloe sift through suspects—from ambitious collectors to secretive scholars—the team uncovers coded brushstrokes, whispered ...

U.S. Marshal Chance Thorn gets an assignment to solve the problem of a fifty thousand dollar train robbery of Treasury one hundred dollar bills somewhere outside of Sacramento, California. Chance, home based in San Francisco, gets to Sacramento and digs into the case. It soon develops into much more than a mere train robbery and he is head over six-gun into a counterfeiting scheme that has netted the gang hundreds of thousand of dollars. It’s his job to find the stolen money and now to close down and prosecute the counterfeiters. It’s a double mystery that he has to work hard trying to ...