Bruno Wu wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have decided to use a thief (not just any old
thief of course) as the
> protagonist in my next story. I am currently in the
process of coming up
> with the background material/motivation for this
character. Please
> recommend some good fiction/non-fiction work (the
more recent the better)
> that deals with thieves and/or their trade. In
particular, I am interested
> in works that detail the planning and execution of
jewelry, bank, gold vault
> jobs and just plain old house burglary. Please feel
free to recommend other
> research sources as well. Thanks. Cheers.
>
> Bruno
>
Bruno,
Any and all the Parker books from Richard Stark are worth
looking at when it comes to fictional thieves. The older ones
are quite dated but still interesting. Eddie Bunker's oeuvre
will also help in your quest as would a book called THE HOME
INVADERS by Frank Hohimer (sp.?) which was the basis for the
Michael Mann movie THIEF (you probably have a better chance
finding it in the movie tie-in version of the book than the
original printing). And Mike Connelly's VOID MOON has good
info on hot prowlers.
TL
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