Download PDF The Last Good Heist The Inside Story of The Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast Wayne Worcester Randall Richard Tim White Books

Download As PDF : The Last Good Heist The Inside Story of The Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast Wayne Worcester Randall Richard Tim White Books

On Aug. 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, R.I. The crooks fled with duffle 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. It's one thing for authorities to admit they didn't find a trace of goods worth from $3 million to $4 million, and entirely another when what was at stake was more accurately valued at about $30 million, the equivalent of $120 million today. It was the biggest single payday in the criminal history of the Northeast. Nobody came close, not the infamous James "Whitey" Bulger, not John "The Dapper Don" Gotti, not even the Brinks or Wells Fargo robbers. The heist was bold enough and big enough to rock the underworld to its core, and it left La Cosa Nostra in the region awash in turmoil that still reverberates more than forty years later. Last Good Heist is the inside story of the robbery and its aftermath.

Download PDF The Last Good Heist The Inside Story of The Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast Wayne Worcester Randall Richard Tim White Books

"This is true crime at its best. The authors have written this book with verve, laced with street lingo and the insights and knowledge of guys who really know what they're talking, or rather writing, about. I am hoping to see this on the big screen before long."

Product details Paperback 272 pages Publisher Globe Pequot Press; 1 edition (August 1, 2016) Language English ISBN-10 9781493009596 ISBN-13 978-1493009596 ASIN 1493009591

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The Last Good Heist The Inside Story of The Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast Wayne Worcester Randall Richard Tim White Books Reviews :

The Last Good Heist The Inside Story of The Biggest Single Payday in the Criminal History of the Northeast Wayne Worcester Randall Richard Tim White Books Reviews

• Little Rhode Island has its share of characters, and this book collects a subset of career criminals, mobsters, and law enforcement types into a real page turner. Real as in suspenseful, but also real as in ... real. These guys inhabited the RI of my childhood and adolescence - on the corners, in the social clubs, and now and then on the front page of the Providence Journal. A great re-telling of the legendary Bonded Vault robbery! Recommended for anyone that loves RI, or anyone that enjoys a true crime novel with real characters.
• I hear the Don Winslow , one of my favorite crime writers,is making a movie out of this book. That’s perfect. This book is,like A cross between goodfellas and the gang that couldn’t shoot straight with a cast of character, crooks , murderers, mobster, and molls that we generally found in fiction. You can’t make this stuff up and it’s a great book and will make a,great movie. Just read it if you have any interest in crime in New England, the mob, the justice system and what the hard life is,really like. .
• Full disclosure I was with Providence Journal in the 1960s. My interest here is best expressed in a recalled anecdote. A copy editor once wrote a NOTE DESK notation at the end of an obit “This guy was a crook, but we were never able to get the goods on him.” The note was set in type and made it into the first edition. That was Providence in those days. One of the characters here, a mafia defense lawyer, is the father of a current congressman and former mayor of Providence. That’s RI politics for you!
• I lived in Rhode Island for much of my life, and the story of the Bonded vault robbery was in the news for years. It was a sordid tale of organized crime. The Bonded Vault facility was used by members of organized crime and others who wanted a place to hide ill-gotten wealth or concealment from taxation.
• This is true crime at its best. The authors have written this book with verve, laced with street lingo and the insights and knowledge of guys who really know what they're talking, or rather writing, about. I am hoping to see this on the big screen before long.
• One of the best mob stories of all time. Gangsters ripping off gangsters. Wonder if Scorsese knows about this story, would make for his greatest story.
• This was a real page turner. Nice job by the authors with providing the "back story" of the various participants. And, nice follow-up of the events that occurred after the heist.
• Very well costructed book. A real page turner!