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Seven Million: A Cop, a Priest, a Soldier for the IRA, and the Still-Unsolved Rochester Brink's Heist Paperback – May 2, 2017

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On a freezing night in January 1993, masked gunmen walked through the laughably lax security at the Rochester Brink’s depot, tied up the guards, and unhurriedly made off with $7.4 million in one of the FBI’s top-five armored car heists in history. Suspicion quickly fell on a retired Rochester cop working security for Brinks at the time―as well it might. Officer Tom O’Connor had been previously suspected of everything from robbery to murder to complicity with the IRA. One ex-IRA soldier in particular was indebted to O’Connor for smuggling him and his girlfriend into the United States, and when he was caught in New York City with $2 million in cash from the Brink’s heist, prosecutors were certain they finally had enough to nail O’Connor. But they were wrong. In Seven Million, the reporter Gary Craig meticulously unwinds the long skein of leads, half-truths, false starts, and dead ends, taking us from the grim solitary pens of Northern Ireland’s Long Kesh prison to the illegal poker rooms of Manhattan to the cold lakeshore on the Canadian border where the body parts began washing up. The story is populated by a colorful cast of characters, including cops and FBI agents, prison snitches, a radical priest of the Melkite order who ran a home for troubled teenagers on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and the IRA rebel who’d spent long years jailed in one of Northern Ireland’s most brutal prisons and who was living underground in New York posing as a comics dealer. Finally, Craig investigates the strange, sad fate of Ronnie Gibbons, a down-and-out boxer and muscle-for-hire in illegal New York City card rooms, who was in on the early planning of the heist, and who disappeared one day in 1995 after an ill-advised trip to Rochester to see some men about getting what he felt he was owed. Instead, he got was what was coming to him. Seven Million is a meticulous re-creation of a complicated heist executed by a variegated and unsavory crew, and of its many repercussions. Some of the suspects are now dead, some went to jail; none of them are talking about the robbery or what really happened to Ronnie Gibbons. And the money? Only a fraction was recovered, meaning that most of the $7 million is still out there somewhere.
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"If you talk to journalists who have worked in Rochester, many will tell you that Gary Craig is one of the finest news reporters ever to carry a notebook in that city."-- "Buffalo News"

"The book is divided into three sections -- an exciting police procedural start-off, as the robbery and its aftermath are detailed, and the long stakeouts involved in finding the right combination of men and missing money; then a detailed examination of the Irish and IRA connections that may or may not hold clues; and finally the story of Gibbons, a boxer on the skids whose saga carries undeniably romantic and bittersweet hues."-- "Democrat and Chronicle"

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“A priest, an Irish revolutionary, and an ex-cop walk into a bar—no, it’s not the setup for a joke, it’s the premise of Gary Craig’s thrilling nonfiction heist narrative. Finally, this story has been told in all its glory. Using superlative research, and written in the style of a hard-boiled thriller, Seven Million will keep you up at night. Sheer entertainment. . . . Read this book!” (T. J. English, New York Times–bestselling author of Where the Bodies Were Buried and The Westies)

“One of the biggest and most mysterious heists of our age finally has an account to match its scale and ambition. Gary Craig’s Seven Million investigates every aspect of this amazing story with a reporter’s obsession and with uncommon grace.” (Robert Kolker, author of Lost Girls)

“Gary Craig weaves this fascinating story into a book you can’t put down.” (Georgia Durante, author of The Company She Keeps)

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ForeEdge; 1st edition (May 2, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1611688914
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1611688917
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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A reporter for more three decades, Gary Craig has won more than two dozen state, regional and national awards for investigative reporting and writing. He is a member of the Watchdog/investigative team at the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester NY. Craig first covered Rochester's Brink's heist in 1993 with the arrests of a priest, an IRA rebel, and a retired cop. "Seven Million," the story of that robbery and a subsequent murder connected to the crime, is Craig's first book. He and his wife, Charlotte, are the parents of two daughters - Brittany and Aileen - and the couple live in Brighton NY.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting, historical depiction of the personalities involved in Brinks robbery.
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Very well written book. Excellent research into the Brinks robbery in Rochester, NY. There are twists and turns throughout the book. Great piece of history as it ties in with the city of Rochester, Ireland and the IRA, and England. A very interesting cast of characters to say the least. It was difficult to put the book down because it was that interesting and exciting to read. There were times when it was confusing to keep up with all the names of the different people portrayed in this story, but each person mentioned was pivotal in the events portrayed. Best part of book is there was no true ending; the investigation goes on. I will be forever intrigued by this eventful, if not sinister historical series of events. Loved the book and highly recommend, Gary Craig put a lot of time and work into this...and it shows.
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4.0 out of 5 stars It's amazing to think how much has changed here since the ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017
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Anentertaining read for anyone interested in the City of Rochester and its history. It's amazing to think how much has changed here since the time these events took place. As someone who personally witnessed an IRA bomb blast in London the early '90s, the connections between Rochester's Irish community and fundraising efforts for the IRA were also very intriguing to me (thankfully that chapter of history is now firmly laid to rest).
The first part of the book, focusing on the robbery itself and the detective work leading to the arrests, is certainly the better half. The second part dealing with the trials and later events, is somewhat less interesting.
If reading over a prolonged time period (I came back to this book several times over a couple of months), it can be a bit confusing to remember who's who in the extensive list of characters, because several of them have similar sounding names.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017
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I have not read a book to the end in years. I finished 7 Million in three evenings. Even though, as a life-long Greece resident I knew the story very well, it became a cliff hanger each night as I struggled to keep my eyes open and take in one more chapter. The players were presented thoughtfully. I came to know them as people - the good, the bad, the grey areas, without painting them in any specific light. As the events unfolded, I kept noticing that the research must have been incredible! So well written. Anyone who likes true crime stories would love this!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022
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A well written and thorough account of all that is known about one of the largest heists in the USA. From the missing millions to an unsolved killing that appears related to the heist, this book covers it all in a page turning narrative. Highly recommended
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5.0 out of 5 stars True Crime Non-Fiction at its Finest!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017
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Gary Craig has written an outstanding and most readable account about one of the largest armored car company robberies in U.S. history. His research is impeccable, his sources include those most involved in this intriguing mystery, including perpetrators, investigators, witnesses, and finally a vast array of individuals with direct knowledge of the events he relates.
He is also a consummate writer, so the book is a highly enjoyable and riveting true crime drama.
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A bit disconnected at time and difficult to follow. All in all a very interesting take on the subject
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Don Olney
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and riveting true crime story.
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019
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Robbery took place about 5 blocks from my house in Rochester, NY. I also knew one of the suspects when I lived in NYC! The writing is great with lots of very interesting details. Have a signed copy of the book, but got the e-book because I can't read the small print in the hard copy book!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story for those that like HEIST genres
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A LOT of repetition and going off on tangents but still it was interesting to hear some of the facts behind the newspaper headlines
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
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