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Heist: The True Story of Lightning Lee Murray and the World's Biggest Cash Robbery Kindle Edition

by Howard Sounes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 532 ratings

A detail-driven account of how a gang of criminal misfits pulled off the world’s biggest cash robbery, from the bestselling author of true crime classic Fred & Rose.

The target was a regional counting house for the Bank of England, a fortified concrete bunker located within a triangle of police stations, one only three hundred yards away. When former UFC cage fighter Lightning Lee Murray discovered that this cash centre held hundreds of millions of pounds, he assembled a team of mates including a mechanic, a roofer, and a used car dealer. A hairdresser made disguises for the men so they could pass off as police officers. In an Ocean’s Eleven–style robbery, the gang succeeded in hauling away a lorry-load of cash—a staggering £53 million (worth $87 million at the time)—a world-record sum. That’s when their problems began.

By turns thrilling and hilarious, Heist is the compelling true story of this mind-blowing crime, including background on Lee Murray, the build-up to the heist, the robbery itself, and its aftermath.

The subject of Catching Lightning, as seen on SHOWTIME.

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  1. Print length
    477 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Open Road Media
  4. Publication date
    March 28, 2023
  5. File size
    5.3 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BYN93L8N
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (March 28, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 28, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.3 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 477 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 532 ratings

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Howard Sounes

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  • Romeo C. Kumar Jr.
    5.0 out of 5 stars The HEIST Delivers!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2010
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    Great book about true crime. Lee Murray is a polarizing individual. Great read.
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  • David W
    2.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version has no photographs.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2010
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    I give this Kindle version a mediocre rating due to the fact that unlike the paperbook it contains no photos. Without these, it is very difficult to follow the stories of the large number of participants. Kindle readers would be aware that illustrations are always unsatisfactory in comparison to those in traditional books. For the Kindle version of "Heist" the publisher doesn't even bother.
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  • Mark C
    5.0 out of 5 stars Securitas Robbery
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2013
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    An honest book which in the main is very accurate. I know, as I sat with the author for many hours in court through the trials. The book is easy to read and there is good attention to detail, my main criticism is that Howard puts his own slant on several issues. He was not in possession of all the facts and has made some assumptions. The book arrived quickly and was well packed. Overall a good read.
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  • Oberleseratte
    5.0 out of 5 stars simply fascinating
    Reviewed in Germany on April 11, 2012
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    This is definitely one of the very best true crime books ever written. The author makes you take part in the planning and execution of the biggest cash robbery in the world, 50 million pounds in cash stolen by armed gangsters after months of preparation (including Mission Impossible style technique and disguises) from a cash depot.
    On the other hand it seems incredible to me, what kind of people were able to do it. They must have been VERY lucky not get caught in the very first beginnings. Some of the mistakes were just incredible, e.g. having some friend rent the truck with his real credit card. Or leaving plans, makeup, the cars and other evidence just somewhere behind. And of course - as always - in the end they got caught.
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  • John B
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read, well written
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2010
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    First time I've read this author and was attacted by the subject matter. I'm not a fan of 'true crime' but gave this a shot. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It was very well written and told in a cohesive, structured manner. Humerous in parts, you cannot but be amazed at the incompetence of some of the main players. One thing to watch for though - the narratives under the second set of pictures in the book tells you whether some of them were found guilty or not, but you don't read this until later on in the book, so don't read the picture narratives until you have finished the book! Highly recommended.
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  • Mr. T. Burton
    3.0 out of 5 stars Readable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2014
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    I found this book hard going and never really got right to the end.

    The storyline is a bit all over the place and whist followable it doesn't naturally drop into place.

    Was a fair read and had some good in respect of being different perspective.
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  • Zeddy12
    5.0 out of 5 stars book will hold you rapt
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2011
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    Solid account of an exceptional robbery. Nice thing about Sounes is he gets the balance right. He knows when to give detail and when to give the gist of something. And that's necessary when you're dealing with a complicted plot to steal millions. And because of this you're able to follow the story and not get lost.

    It's a dramatic story of course, and is particularly arresting when reading of the actual robbery. Sounes does the story justice.

    Things slackens off when we go to court. This happens so often with true crime, it becomes a re-telling of the the story we've just read, except couched in dull legal speak. Here, though, it's reasonably tolerable.
    No mistake, this is a strong book.
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