CROSSING THE LINE The Autobiography of a Thief

Softcover. Re-issue with a new Intro' and final chapter. 8 August 1963; a railway track in Buckinghamshire. The moon shines clearly over Bruce Reynolds and sixteen other men robbing a train of its sacks of money. The Great Train Robbery has entered British folklore as one of the most audacious and extraordinary crimes of the twentieth century. The haul GBP2,631,684 - is, in todays money, a staggering GBP26 million. Bruce Reynolds, the leader of the gang, was sentenced to 25 years in prison; even the Commissioner of the Met, Sir Robert Mark, thought that excessive. On its first publication in 1995 Bruce Reynolds autobiography was widely acclaimed and it is now regarded as a classic in the true crime genre. Now reissued with a new introduction and final chapter, the story is brought up to date to include the return of Ronnie Biggs to the UK. Illus. + Index. 328pp. trade size softcover in protective sleeve. Ex.-lib. but with just 1 rubber stamp, no pockets or dockets. Lacks ffep and several pages of illus. have obviously become detached at some point, have been stuck back in and are a little 'edgy'. G+ only.