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The great pearl heist, London's greatest jewel thief and Scotland Yard's hunt for the world's most valuable necklace, by Molly Caldwell Crosby

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The great pearl heist, London's greatest jewel thief and Scotland Yard's hunt for the world's most valuable necklace, by Molly Caldwell Crosby

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great pearl heist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

775418781

Responsibility statement

by Molly Caldwell Crosby

Sub title

London's greatest jewel thief and Scotland Yard's hunt for the world's most valuable necklace

Summary

In the summer of 1913, under the cover of London's perpetual smoggy dusk, two brilliant minds are pitted against each other - a celebrated gentleman thief and a talented Scotland Yard detective - in the greatest jewel heist of the new century. In the spirit of The Great Train Robbery and the tales of Sherlock Holmes, this is the true story of a psychological cat and mouse game set against the backdrop of London's golden Edwardian era. Thoroughly researched, compellingly colorful, The Great Pearl Heist is a gripping narrative account of a little-known, yet extraordinary crime

Table Of Contents

Queen of gems -- King of fences -- The Grizzard Gang -- Hatton Garden -- The plan -- A perfect crime -- The hunt begins -- New Scotland Yard -- News -- Decoys -- The expert -- Playing the fish -- The sting -- Searching -- At Bow Street -- Sir Richard Muir -- The piano tuner -- A glimpse -- Old Bailey -- Righteous justice -- Epilogue: the Great War

Target audience

adult

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