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RARA-AVIS: Re: Heists
Tosh says:
<<I just read W.R. Bennett's The Asphalt Jungle and thought it was
great! I
am really into heist (sp?) films, and don't know too much about it in its
literature form. Can someone recommend other novels that deals with a
group planning a crime, and then getting messed up during and after the
robbery. I also love the films of Melville. Oh by the way, my name is
Tosh. Pleasure to meet all of you.>>
If you haven't already, check out Elmore Leonard's "Freaky
Deaky", a violent and hilarious story of a heist. As someone already
mentioned, Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) has written a whole series
featuring a professional robber called Parker - and his books as
Westlake are also often about heists, although the comedic element
tends to dominate. "The hot rock" is a good example of this.
Regards to all members of the list (a long-needed forum for
hardboiled discussions).
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