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In the summer of 1873, four American forgers went on trial at the Old Bailey Londons iconic law court for the greatest fraud the world had ever seen. The attempted crime: stealing five million dollars from the Bank of England from under the noses of its unsuspecting officials. In The Thieves of Threadneedle Street , Nicholas Booth tells the extraordinary true story of the forgers' earliest escapades in Chicago, Louisville, and Manhattan, culminating with the heist at the worlds leading financial institution, the Bank of England. At the heart of the story is the charming criminal genius Austin Bidwell who, on the brink of escaping with his fortune, saw his luck finally run out. They were apprehended after a manhunt across three continents. There were double crosses and miraculous escapes. There were chases across rural Ireland, through Scottish cities, across the Atlantic on ships heading toward Manhattan and most exotic of all Cuba, where the most elusive thief would eventually be captured, only to escape again. Hot on their trail was William Pinkerton, the greatest detective in America, scion of the famous detective agency. With its cast of improbable villains, curious coinci

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Author

Booth, Nicholas, 1964- author

Publisher

Pegasus Crime

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781681772400

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

2.64 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14