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The Pierre Hotel affair : how eight gentlemen thieves orchestrated the largest jewel heist in history / Daniel Simone with Nick Sacco.
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- ISBN: 9781681774022 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xii, 402 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Crime, 2017.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 364.162097471 Sim | 31681010054070 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Documents the sensational true story of the audacious theft of millions in jewels from the Pierre Hotel in 1972 New York City, tracing how masterminds Bobby Comfort and Sammy Nalo organized a band of criminal elites to choreograph a sophisticated heist marked by violence, betrayal and mafia meddling. - Baker & Taylor
Chronicles the true story of the largest jewel theft in history by highly skilled thieves who orchestrated an elaborate plot to rob New York's Pierre Hotel with the blessing and assistance of the Lucchese crime family. - Simon and Schuster
New York City, 1972.
Bobby Comfort and Sammy âthe Arabâ Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. With the blessing of the Lucchese Crime Family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotelâhost to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy. Attired in tuxedoes and driven in a limousine, this band of thieves arrived at the Pierre, seized the security guards and, in systematically choreographed moves, swiftly took the night staffâand several unfortunate guests who happened to be roaming about the lobbyâas hostages.
The deposit boxes inside the vault chamber were plundered and the gentlemanly thieves departed in their limousine with a haul of $28 million. But then matters began to deteriorate. The authorities immediately suspected Comfort and Nalo of masterminding The Pierre ambush and arrested them, but the veteran criminals kept their mouths shut. The Lucchese Family funneled a $500,000 bribe to the presiding judge to quash the chargesâand to this day The Pierre Hotel caper remains unsolved.
A suspenseful narrative of Mafia intrigue, police corruption, and personal betrayalâwhich concludes with a poignant love affairâthis is the true story of the most famous hotel robbery in American history. - WW Norton
The startling and sensational true story of the most famous unsolved heist in American history: the theft of $28 million in jewels from the Pierre Hotel. - WW Norton
New York City, 1972.Bobby Comfort and Sammy âthe Arabâ Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Lorenâs suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotelâhost to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy.Attired in tuxedoes and driven in a limousine, this band of thieves arrived at the Pierre and with perfect timing, they seized the security guards and, in systematically choreographed moves, they swiftly took the night staffâand several unfortunate guests who happened to be roaming around the lobbyâas hostages.The deposit boxes inside the vault chamber are plundered and, after the intruders have held the Pierre under siege for almost two hours, the gentlemanly thieves depart in their limousine with a haul of $28 million. But then matters begin to deteriorate. Comfort, Nalo, and their partners begin to double and triple cross one anotherâtwo absconding to Europe with the bulk of the booty while three are murdered by their former associates.The authorities immediately suspect Comfort and Nalo of masterminding the Pierre ambush and arrest them, but these veteran criminals keep their mouths shut. To ensure that they are not prosecuted, the Lucchese Family funnels a $500,000 bribe to the presiding judge to quash the chargesâand to this day The Pierre Hotel caper remains unsolved.A suspenseful narrative of Mafia intrigue, police corruption, and personal betrayalâwhich concludes with a poignant love affairâthis is the true story of the most famous hotel robbery in American history.
