Ten classic stories about cunning plans and daring escapades. Of all the crimes that human beings commit, stealing is probably the most common. Thieves!, the latest in the True Stories from the Edge series, brings ten exciting stories...
Robbery
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Author:SCHROEDER, AndreasSummary: -
Author:Schroeder, AndreasSummary:Willie Sutton was casing a bank when he noticed that the manager looked a lot like Sutton himself, so he walked into the vault, loaded up with banknotes, and calmly walked out. D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, demanded $200,000 in payment...
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Author:Johnstone, William W.Summary:As hardworking families and ambitious dreamers set down roots across the American West, others swooped down to prey upon them. And after the smoke cleared, those who lived by the gun found themselves facing justice-and vengeance . . ....
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Author:Kaufman, AndrewSummary:A robber holds up a Canadian bank but instead of stealing money he takes from each person the item of most sentimental value. As time passes the loss of these items have a dramatic effect on the victims: one discovers God under her sofa...
- Author:Mitchell, KateSummary:
Conor and Dean are on the run with four-year-old Rosie. When they turn on one another, Conor takes drastic action to protect Rosie. He decides to keep her with him rather than leave her behind and risk getting caught. His only option is...
- Author:LA PLANTE, LyndaSummary:
To mastermind stealing of Koh-i-noor, the most valuable diamond in the world is not an easy task.
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Author:Posesorski, SherieSummary:Sometimes, the only way to get through life is to escape into a good book. For Phoebe Hecht, that means a good mystery. And this summer, Phoebe really needs to escape. She’s spent the past school year in a new city, with a new step-dad...
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Author:Knowles, MikeSummary:Heists, double crosses, and brutality drive this fast-paced fourth installment of the Wilson Mystery series
An armoured car carrying a huge payday will be rolling through the city every Friday for four weeks. Out of...
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Author:McClintock, NorahSummary:When Daniel enters a convenience store on a secret mission, he doesn't expect to run into anyone he knows. That would ruin everything. And when Rosie enters the same store to see what her father wants, she's hoping to make a quick...
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Author:Schraff, Anne E.Summary:Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies and self-esteem to name a few. More than...
- Author:Lenhardt, MelissaSummary:
Margaret Parker and Hattie LaCour never intended to turn outlaw. After being run off their ranch by a greedy cattleman, their family is left destitute. As women alone they have few choices: marriage, lying on their backs for money, or...
- Author:Ashley AntoinetteSummary:
The Red Bottom Bandits may be the world's most fashion-forward gang of masked outlaws. They're the talk of D. C. for their daring robberies and fly gear. When the innocent, naïve Gucci recognizes ringleader Sunny Raegan during a holdup...
- Author:Paddock, AnitaSummary:
Kenneth Staton was the well-respected owner of a jewelry store in Van Buren, Arkansas. Although crippled with rheumatoid arthritis and unable to walk without crutches, he had built his business through excellent watch repair work, fine...
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Author:Moore, LisaSummary:Now a major CBC original television series starring Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle), Paul Gross (Alias Grace, Hyena Road, Passchendaele), Tori Anderson (Open Heart, No Tomorrow), Eric Johnson (Fifty Shades Darker, The Knick, Smallville...
- Author:Barclay, LinwoodSummary:
Fans of the crime caper will rejoice that Linwood Barclay is back with the hilarious follow-up to his riotously funny and irreverent debut, in which paranoid pop Zack Walker plotted to transplant his city-savvy wife and two teenage kids...
