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The Autobiography of a Thief

By: Bruce Reynolds
Narrated by: Nick Reynolds
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On the 8th August 1963 a gang of 15 men stopped a mail train in Buckinghamshire and proceeded to steal sacks of money worth £2.6 million. It was the biggest heist ever carried out in the UK and frontpage 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.

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.

Widely regarded as a one of the finest memoirs of a life of crime, Autobiography of a Thief is essential listening for anyone interested in true crime.

Narrated by his son, Nick Reynolds, who grew up on the run with his father.

©2011 Bruce Reynolds (P)2023 Bonnier Books UK Criminology Heists & Robberies Social Sciences True Crime
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I thoroughly reccommend this inside look at "The Life." Bruce Reynold's adrenaline fuled capers,near misses and foiled "bits of business"all leading up to the big one, the one that will lead to his Shangri-la.
It's not a glorification of crime,it's more of an explanation.Rebellion against the establishment and a bland quotidian existance.
From living the high life around the world, to his ultimate capture and years of depressing incarceration.
This wonderfull reading by his son Nick,made me feel as though I was listening to the man himself.
Colourful characters on both sides of the law, from an era long gone. A great listen for anyone interested in British crime history.
It's the closest you will get to being in the life without getting nicked.

Telling it how it is, from the inside.

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