Prince of Thieves
Book description
From the author of The Strain comes a tense, psychologically gripping, Hammet award-winning thriller.
Four masked men—thieves, rivals, and friends from the tough streets of Charlestown—take on a Boston bank at gunpoint. Holding bank manager Claire Keesey hostage and cleaning out the vault were simple. But career criminal Doug MacRay…
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Having worked bank robberies as a former FBI Special Agent, I have a keen sense as to what makes these people tick. Most are quite ignorant, however, occasionally clever planning takes place by those as brazen as Hogan has portrayed here. A true masterpiece, Chuck Hogan does a splendid job bringing his characters to life in all the real-life depictions you will enjoy. This is a gut-wrenching roller coaster mixing crime with romantic infatuation to the point you can’t stop reading. I’ll admit, once the movie came out, I had to get the book and now it’s one of my…
From William's list on cops in pursuit of the bad guys.
I can’t think of a book that has had more of an impact on me as a writer than this book. I read this book over a weekend spent in Maine a few years ago and it has been at the top of my list of favorites ever since. This book is filled with morally ambiguous characters that you just can’t help but love. To this day, I don’t think the character of ‘Jem’ will ever be topped. A truly great book for fans of complex romance, classic stories of cops and robbers, and the all-encompassing mission to better one’s…
From Carl's list on to bring on an airplane/vacation.
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