When master mechanic Peter Lake attempts to rob a mansion on the Upper West Side, he is caught by young Beverly Penn, the terminally ill daughter of the house, and their subsequent love sends Peter on a desperate personal journey.
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Peter Lake--orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinare--and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000.
A breathtaking novel by the author of A Soldier of the Great War, this is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet readers can lose themselves in it as if it were a dream. "A gifted writer's love affair with the language." -…
Peter Lake--orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinare--and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000.
"One winter night, Peter Lake--master mechanic and second-story man--attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks it is empty, the daughter of the house is home. Thus begins the affair between a middle-aged Irish burglar and Beverly Penn, a yo…
Peter Lake -- orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinare -- and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000.
Drawing on extensive interviews with 105 active burglars in St. Louis, Missouri, Burglars on the Job presents offenders' perspectives on the process of burglarizing a residence. The authors, Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker, consider motivations for the decision to burglari…
Drawing on extensive interviews with 105 active burglars in St. Louis, Missouri, Burglars on the Job presents offenders' perspectives on the process of burglarizing a residence. The authors, Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker, consider motivations for the decision to burglari…
Drawing on extensive interviews with 105 active burglars in St. Louis, Missouri, Burglars on the Job presents offenders' perspectives on the process of burglarizing a residence. The authors, Richard T. Wright and Scott H. Decker, consider motivations for the decision to burglari…
The iconic GBP14 million Hatton Garden raid of 2015 has already entered criminal folklore. This book cuts through the myth to reveal the astonishing true-life story of its elderly mastermind, Brian Reader. Gang insiders, family, friends and detectives talk for the first time abo…
TRUE STORIES. The extraordinary life of Brian Reader, Britain's most prolific thief, from the Kray era to Brink's-Mat and the Hatton Garden Heist. Branded The Master - and a Gentleman Thief - Brian is a true character from the old school of British crime. With exclusive access t…
TRUE STORIES. The extraordinary life of Brian Reader, Britain's most prolific thief, from the Kray era to Brink's-Mat and the Hatton Garden Heist. Branded The Master - and a Gentleman Thief - Brian is a true character from the old school of British crime. With exclusive access t…
'Sam Goodman' was a long-time thief, fence, and quasi-legitimate businessman. He had a criminal career that spanned fifty years, beginning in his mid-teens and ending with his death when he was in his mid-sixties. Confessions of a Dying Thief is an in-depth ethnographic study of…
Sam Goodman's criminal career spanned fifty years, beginning in his mid-teens and ending with his death when he was in his mid-sixties. This is an ethnographic study of Sam and his world based on continuous contact with him for many years, on multiple interviews with his network…