Crime capers in fiction and real life
Dive into thrilling crime capers in fiction and real life with our curated list of gripping books. Explore heists, cons, and daring escapades that blur the line between page-turning novels and true crime stories.
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The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers
by Michael Newton
More than 250 entries cover famous robberies worldwide, along with profiles of the felons and law-enforcement officers involved.
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Hellcats, Vixens, and Vicedolls
by David Jacobs
SEX FOR SALE!We are the savage sisterhood of 1950s crime. Society tells us to be "good girls", marry as virgins and raise up a mess …
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The Case of the Mendacious Medicine Man (Canine Capers, Book 3) (Canine Capers, 3)
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American Eve
by Paula M. Uruburu
Documents the scandal-marked career of the early twentieth-century model and celebrity, discussing her early fame, her marriage to millionaire Harry K. Thaw, and her infamous …
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The Last Quarry
by Max Allan Collins
On the 30th anniversary of his first appearance, enigmatic assassin Quarry stars in this gritty novel inspired by Collins's award-winning short film "A Matter of …
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Caper
by Lawrence Sanders
When her books begin to lose all contact with reality and become cliche-ridden, twenty-eight-year-old suspense novelist Jannie Shean plots a Manhattan jewelry store caper to …
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Lemons Never Lie
by Richard Stark
Professional thief Alan Grofield turns down a heist, then has to defend himself and his wife against the attacks of the fellow thief he spurned.
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The Rocketbelt Caper
by Paul Brown
This books tells the true story of three friends & their quest to build a Buck Rogers-style flying machine. Perhaps the least incredible thing about …
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In the Name of Love
by Ann Rule
From true cases in crime files. Written by a former Seattle policewoman.
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An Underground Education
by Richard Zacks
The best kind of knowledge is uncommon knowledge. Okay, so maybe you know all the stuff you're supposed to know--that there are teenier things than …
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The Island of Lost Maps
by Miles Harvey
Explores the unusual odyssey of Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr., an antiques dealer from South Florida, who stole dozens of centuries-old maps from some of the …
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The Bobbed Haired Bandit
by Stephen Duncombe
In the spring of 1924, a poor, 19 year old laundress from Brooklyn robbed a string of New York grocery stores with a 'baby automatic', …
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Investigating Computer Crime
by Ronald L. Mendell
New advancements being made every day in the field of computer technology have created an equally new and high-tech method of illegal activity - computer …
