The Train Robbers
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging.
A gripping work of narrative non-fiction, The Train Robbers chronicles the audacious 1963 Great Train Robbery in Britain, one of the most daring heists in criminal history, through the firsthand accounts of the men who planned and executed it. Piers Paul Read reconstructs the meticulous preparation, the dramatic night of the robbery, and the chaotic aftermath with the precision of a seasoned journalist and the storytelling flair of a novelist. Drawing directly from the robbers themselves, the account presents an unflinching portrait of working-class criminals who pulled off a £2.6 million theft from a Royal Mail train, only to find that evading justice proved far more difficult than the crime itself. The tone is candid and propulsive, balancing moral complexity with an almost cinematic sense of tension, as Read illustrates how ambition, loyalty, and betrayal shaped the fates of everyone involved.
Author: Piers Paul Read
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Hutchinson / W. H. Allen
Genre: True crime
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging.
A gripping work of narrative non-fiction, The Train Robbers chronicles the audacious 1963 Great Train Robbery in Britain, one of the most daring heists in criminal history, through the firsthand accounts of the men who planned and executed it. Piers Paul Read reconstructs the meticulous preparation, the dramatic night of the robbery, and the chaotic aftermath with the precision of a seasoned journalist and the storytelling flair of a novelist. Drawing directly from the robbers themselves, the account presents an unflinching portrait of working-class criminals who pulled off a £2.6 million theft from a Royal Mail train, only to find that evading justice proved far more difficult than the crime itself. The tone is candid and propulsive, balancing moral complexity with an almost cinematic sense of tension, as Read illustrates how ambition, loyalty, and betrayal shaped the fates of everyone involved.