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The Autobiography Of A Thief by Bruce Reynolds PDF



On the 8th August 1963 a gang of fifteen men stopped a mail train in Buckinghamshire and proceeded to steal numerous sacks of money worth £2.6 million. It was the biggest heist ever carried out in the UK and front page news around the world. The mastermind behind this most audacious crime of the twentieth century was Bruce Reynolds.



Perhaps the last of the gentlemen villains, Reynolds epitomised that particular breed of sharply dressed post war criminals who mixed with royalty and movie stars, and never carried a gun. They thrived on adventure and glamour, and the Great Train Robbery was their last ride. Reynolds, the leader of the gang, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, even the Commissioner of the Met, Sir Robert Mark, thought that this was excessive.



From his childhood and early forays into crime, to planning the robbery and his life on the run, and finally his capture, prison years and growing old with the gang, this is a true crime classic.



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