Author(s): Howard Sounes

True Crime

On 22 February 2006, GBP53 million was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent. In terms of value, the robbery puts previous British capers, such as the Great Train Robbery, in the shade. This was a crime notable for its audacity, carried out by an unlikely crew of players that included a used car salesman, two Albanian casual workers and a roofer. Five men were convicted at the Old Bailey in January 2008, which attracted nationwide media coverage. For legal reasons, further details cannot be revealed at this stage, but the full story will be told in Heist. Having become close to the Tonbridge gang and the police during two years of research, Sounes relates a classic crime caper in irresistible, almost forensic detail. After the robbery comes the exciting, sometimes comical story of the getaway. Money is found and arrests are made but key characters slip out of the country, and millions of pounds are still missing. Full of jaw-dropping detail, characterful portraits of all the players and full of narrative pace, it will be the definitive account of these strange and compelling events.