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The small selection that follows are some of the reading materials that added
to my past and continued interest in crime and perpetrators.

Slipper of The Yard

The story of life at the sharp end of the Metropolitan Police, a
hard look at crime through the eyes of one of Scotland Yard’s
most distinguished detectives. He spent most of his career in
the thick of London’s most spectacular and violent crime. He
was a member of the special team that hunted down the 1963
Great Train Robbers. Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd.; 1st
edition (26 Mar. 1981)

Ronnie Biggs Odd Man Out, The Last Straw

This book covers events in the Author's life following
the Great Train Robbery in August 1963, the Trial, his
escape from HMP Wandsworth, his time on the run
around the World. Marriages and families and his
continued freedom leading to celebrity status. This all
leads up to the return to England and prison, with
worsening health and subsequent release on
compassionate grounds the book is seen by Ronnie as
an opportunity to face up to regrets, give thanks, and
to tell the story of his life and experiences. Publisher: Mpress (17 Nov. 2011)

The Great Train Robbery Andrew Cook

The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is one of the most infamous
crimes in British history. The bulk of the money stolen
(equivalent to over £55 million today) has never been
recovered, and there has not been a single year since 1963
when one aspect of the crime or its participants has not
been featured in the media. Who was behind the robbery?
Was it an inside job? And who got away with the crime of
the century? Fifty years of selective falsehood and fantasy
has obscured the reality of the story behind the robbery.
Now, through Freedom of Information requests and the exclusive opening of
many previously closed files, Andrew Cook reveals a new picture of the crime
and its investigation that, at last, provides answers to many of these
questions. Publisher: The History Press (1 Aug. 2013)

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