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Gotcha! John Knight

Gotcha! By Peter Wilton

Gotcha! by John Knight


$23.99
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Summary

An exciting crime caper as police and criminals team up for the first time to tell the inside story of the notorious Security Express Robbery.

Gotcha! Summary

Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery by John Knight

An ex-police officer teams up with his two most famous criminals! The brothers John and Ronnie Knight planned their crimes meticulously, calculated the risks and had flair, intelligence, humour and style. John's masterwork was Britain's biggest ever cash haul - from the Security Express depot in Shoreditch, on the fringes of the City of London, on Easter Monday 1983. Months - even years - of planning spectacularly paid off: when the police arrived on the scene of the crime GBP6M (much of it the takings from the Ideal Home Exhibition!) was missing, and not a clue to trace the perpetrators.Detective Superintendent Peter Wilton and his crack 'Dirty Dozen' stumbled on their first breakthrough when investigating another robbery. After several rounds in a battle of wits, of interrogations and betrayals, justice was dispensed: John served a 12 year sentence, and Ronnie, who had escaped to the Costa del Sol, did his time on return from his famous exile. While the police are still relentlessly tracking down the three gang members who have so far evaded capture, Wilton and the Knights remained fascinated by each other's role in the heist and its cracking. In this unprecedented book, they have teamed up to tell the full story - the hunter and the prey.

Gotcha! Reviews

In this rare and compelling collaboration between criminal and detective, Gotcha! is the story of one of the most audacious robberies in British history.

About John Knight

Peter Wilton spent thirty-one years in the Metropolitan police, and was promoted to Detective Superintendent where he led the investigation into the robbery of the Security Express depot in Shoreditch. Pete Sawyer is an investigative journalist and freelance television producer. He is the co-author of Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery. John Knight was a successful businessman, who also happened to be one of London's most successful robbers. He is credited as co-author of Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery.

Additional information

GOR001820983
9780283073267
0283073268
Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery by John Knight
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pan Macmillan
2002-04-12
400
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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