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47 books based on 53 votes: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Safecracker by Ryan Wick, The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake, The Looters by John Reese, Diamo...
- Six of Crows. by Leigh Bardugo. 2 recommendations. Grisha and six of crows series leigh bardugo 6 books collection set.Description:- Shadow and Bone Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold-a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters.
- Cotton Comes to Harlem. by Chester Himes. No items found. 0 recommendations. A classic entry in Chester Himes’s trailblazing Harlem Detectives series, Cotton Comes to Harlem is one of his hardest-hitting and most entertaining thrillers.
- The Lies of Locke Lamora. by Scott Lynch. No items found. 0 recommendations. They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight.
- The Great Train Robbery: A Novel. by Michael Crichton. No items found. 0 recommendations. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist.
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Behind Ray Carney’s facade of normalcy lies a family history of crooks. So when cash gets tight and his cousin Freddie comes along with suspicious jewelry, Ray doesn’t ask questions. But Ray falls in with a crowd with big plans—plans that get bungled so bad he falls into the cracks they make. Now he’s living a double life playing with shady cops, g...
In 1855, a shipment of gold bound for the war front mysteriously disappears. The public is in an uproar and those responsible for the gold are in a bitter fight amongst themselves. Who would ever think that a gentleman is behind the crime? But can he and his accomplices stay free long enough to enjoy their wealth, or will loose lips lead to their d...
Katarina comes from a family of thieves. It’s the only business she’s known since she was a kid. But she’s over it now and leaves for a normal life. But then a mobster’s art collection is stolen and her father’s the only suspect. For a chance to survive, he’ll need Kat’s help. And she only has two weeks to assemble her team, make a plan, and pull o...
To the rest of the underworld, the Gentlemen Bastards are only a small crew of two-story thieves. Little do they know the magnitude of thievery that this group actually does. As they amass a fortune stealing from prohibited targets, another troublemaker brews chaos in the city. One that threatens to destroy both criminal and noble life—and the Gent...
Made mute by tragedy, Michael finds solace in unlocking everything that is locked. Still struggling with his trauma, he allows himself to fall further into the ruthless underworld. Now he’s known as the best safecracker in the business, something that makes him valuable to all the wrong people. He only has one chance to escape this life of crime—on...
It is 1889 and all eyes are on Paris. The Exposition Universelle has brought something dangerous to the city, one that even outshines the many marvels on display. Tasked with its recovery, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie is promised a treasure that he can never refuse—his true inheritance. To acquire such a dangerous artifact, he must call upon a band of ...
Parker is a criminal with few redeeming qualities apart from his ice-cold efficiency. He does live by one principle though: no double-crossing another criminal unlessthey double-cross him first. They should have been more thorough. Shot and left to burn after a successful job, Parker survives nonetheless. Now he’s out for payback and won’t stop kil...
Kaz Brekker and his misfits are on a mission to perform a heist that could change the world. Pulling it off won’t be that easy though. A thief, a spy, a runaway, a sharpshooter, a convict, and a Heartrender—six incendiary souls just about ready to explode on each other. Whatever could go wrong?
In the dead of night, four individuals manage to get away with half a million dollars. By morning, one is dead, another is injured, a third is in jail, and the last disappears with all the money. Twenty years later, Arden Maxwell, the daughter of the man who disappeared, returns to town looking for answers. Little does she know that her father’s re...
Day and night, Margo Manning is always the talk of the press. The former, as a teenage socialite, and the latter as a cat burglar with her team of drag queens. Dodging paparazzi and security cameras is fun until Margo’s personal life is derailed and a burglary goes wrong. She and her team must decide if a life of crime is worth it before they can n...
Nov 6, 2023 · From the enduring popularity of the Oceans movies, to UK TV hit Hustle, heist stories typically offer an intoxicating blend of heady hustle, grit and glamour, often also mixed with a sense of revenge and seeking just desserts.
Jun 1, 2019 · The novels that follow each have a real crime at their root — but what these writers did with those events varies dramatically from book to book. But for those who prefer their crime fiction with a dose of verisimilitude, here are six selections to keep in mind.
Nov 24, 2023 · The Getaway by Jim Thompson. A quintessential classic, The Getaway transcends a typical bank robbery novel. A chilling portrait of a heist gone awry without a romanticized getaway for its protagonists Doc and Carol, a charming criminal and a former librarian seduced into this depraved world.
Aug 19, 2021 · Below are some of the heist-inflected stories I love from in SFF and speculative literature, including a couple classic favorites, some more contemporary fare, and one famous novel I’d forgotten had a heist element before I started compiling this list.
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