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Audrey Stein's Reviews > A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
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My thanks to NetGalley and Algonquin Books for an advance reader copy of this book.
What a rollicking tale! This is two books in one.
In book one, Arthur Barry was a real-life counterpart to the jewel thief in It Takes a Thief, except that he was the real thing. Slipping in and out of bedrooms while his victims slept only a few feet and sometimes only inches away, Barry stole precious gems from an array of 1920s personalities, including a Rockefeller and Wall Street titans.
Then comes book two. After he was finally arrested and convicted, It Takes a Thief becomes a 1930s prison movie, with Barry leading a dramatic prison break.
A fabulous book, well-written and engrossing.
What a rollicking tale! This is two books in one.
In book one, Arthur Barry was a real-life counterpart to the jewel thief in It Takes a Thief, except that he was the real thing. Slipping in and out of bedrooms while his victims slept only a few feet and sometimes only inches away, Barry stole precious gems from an array of 1920s personalities, including a Rockefeller and Wall Street titans.
Then comes book two. After he was finally arrested and convicted, It Takes a Thief becomes a 1930s prison movie, with Barry leading a dramatic prison break.
A fabulous book, well-written and engrossing.
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Finished Reading
May 15, 2024
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