My Friday Find this week is by a local author, J. North Conway. His book, King of Heists, is not my normal fare (being non-fiction) but I absolutely love stories about bank robberies. Here is the Barnes and Noble description:
King of Heists is a spellbinding and unprecedented account of the greatest bank robbery in American history, which took place on October 27, 1878, when thieves broke into the Manhattan Savings Institution and stole nearly $3 million in cash and securities—around $50 million in today’s terms. Bringing the notorious Gilded Age to life in a thrilling narrative, J. North Conway tells the story of those who plotted and carried out this infamous robbery, how they did it, and how they were tracked down and captured.
What is your Friday Find?
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12 comments:
Looks interesting! Heist stories can be so good!!
Ooh, sounds really good!
There is something about a bank robbery, isn't there? Totally outside my own experience and thought process, so maybe that's why I'm fascinated, too.
This is worth checking out!
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You are right...there is nothing like a good bank robbery...especially when it's a true story!
I don't read a lot of non-fiction, but this does sound really good.
I don't read a lot of non-fiction except memoirs but if something like this was a TV show on Discover I would totally watch it, so I might even enjoy the book. Who knows?
Thanks for highlighting it though.
I don't think I have ever read about a bank robbery, especially such a historic one. Sounds really interesting.
Sounds like an interesting story, enjoy.
Sounds like an interesting read!
I haven't read any heists stories before. This sounds good!
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