Crime does pay. At least for a while.Youamprsquoll see that quickly in these nine compelling and true stories of brilliant plans and guile. The thieves awaiting you seem to have it all. They are clever cool and determined with icy resolve. It took a lot of guts and nerves of steel to do what they did and not fold under the pressure. After all if those hardwrought plans had failed they would have had plenty of time to think about what went wrong in prison.Hijack an airplane demand a ransom and two parachutes then disappear Invent a device that allows you to record the combination of any bank vault then break into bank vaults twice Steal from a secret mob depository run by a boss known for his brutality Rob a smalltown bank in midday and ride off without a second thought Piece of cake.The Greatest Heists Stories Ever Told will allow readers to appreciate the efforts that go into a truly magnificent heist. It is a celebration of stunning wellplanned and audacious capers that left police and armies of investigators looking for answers and scratching their heads. Among the stories included areThe Lufthansa HeistThe Northfield Bank RobberyThe Last Good HeistHijack DB Cooperamprsquos Great Escapeand many others