The Helicopter Heist
The race-against-time thriller based on an incredible true story
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
A RACE AGAINST TIME TO PULL OFF THE ULTIMATE HEIST.
A gripping thriller perfect for fans of Lee Child and Harlan Coben, and based on an incredible true story
*Soon to be a major Netflix feature starring Jake Gyllenhaal*
Four men gather in Stockholm. Each has existed on the fringes of Stockholm society. Each has a past that just won't let them go.
Then a plan falls into their laps. A plan to steal millions from the largest cash facility in Sweden. At first the scheme seems foolproof, every contingency covered, every detail planned perfectly. But is everyone involved who they say they are? Can they ever really hope to pull off such an extraordinary crime?
A gripping and thought-provoking thriller based on an incredible real life theft, THE HELICOPTER HEIST will take hold of you and not let you go until the final page has been turned.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Swedish author Bonnier makes his U.S. debut with this uneven thriller based on the audacious 2009 robbery of a Stockholm cash service depot in which criminals used a helicopter as transport. Over the course of nine months, four men meticulously plan out the robbery of a cash depot located near a police station in southern Stockholm that, if successful, could be the biggest robbery in Swedish history. The scheme is filled with obstacles from the start such as how to obtain a helicopter and enter the building from the seemingly impenetrable roof, and how to ground any law enforcement aircraft nearby and becomes even more complicated when police begin following the group's leader just days before the heist. Though the novel's breakneck-paced last part is virtually impossible to put down, the beginning suffers from a serpentine narrative that lacks focus and intensity. The fatal flaw, however, is a cast of forgettable characters coupled with a predetermined outcome. The bombshell plot twist at the end can't save this unsatisfying novel.
