Sexy Beasts, Wensley Clarkson
Sexy Beasts, Wensley Clarkson
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Sexy Beasts
The True Story of the "Diamond Geezers" and the Record-Breaking $100 Million Hatton Garden Heist

Author: Wensley Clarkson

Narrator: Wensley Clarkson

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2016


Synopsis

In what has been described as a true-life blend of "Grumpy Old Men" and "Ocean's Eleven, SEXY BEASTS is an insider account of the 2015 Hatton Garden Heist, in which a group of retirement-age career criminals -- the so-called "Diamond Geezers" -- robbed a London jewelry vault, in what would be the biggest burglary in UK history.

The Hatton Garden Heist captured the British public's imagination more than another other crime since The Great Train Robbery. It was supposed to make a fortune for a team of old time professional criminals. Their last hurrah. A final lucrative job that would send the old codgers off on happy retirements to the badlands of Spain and beyond. It seemed to be the stuff of legends. Tens of millions of dollars worth of valuables grabbed from safety deposit boxes in a vault beneath one of the most famous jewelry districts in the world.

But where did it all go wrong for this band of old time villains? And how did the gang's bid to pull off the world's biggest burglary turn into a deadly game of cat and mouse featuring the police and London's most dangerous crime lords?

Nobody is better placed to reveal the full story of the Hatton Garden Heist than Britain's best-connected true crime writer, Wensley Clarkson. Through his unparalleled contacts inside the criminal underworld, he's finally able to reveal the astonishing details behind Britain's biggest ever burglary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gerry on September 09, 2021

'Sexy Beasts' is certainly a dramatic read that evolves better than most thrillers and it has to be said that Wensley Clarkson must have plenty of powerful, influential contacts and inside men who have helped him with his investigations for the detail about the 'Hatton Garden Heist' is amazing. Maste......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 01, 2016

Quite an informative book that went "behind the scenes" of the Hatton Garden raid - without glorifying the raiders. It was interesting to see just how interconnected the various big crimes are (think Brinks-Mat and the Securicor Express robberies) and the way that the ripples flow out from the crime......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on August 01, 2019

Interesting story. Not well written.......more

Goodreads review by James on May 29, 2019

For a topic that seems like it would be fast paced, the last third of this book goes shockingly slow. That being said, it is still an interesting read, that dives into the history of robbery/burglary in the UK as much as it does the actual crime itself. There are a lot of unanswered questions when y......more

Goodreads review by Gail murray on April 14, 2023

Educational good page Turner I wanna join the gang.......more