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The Big Heist
- The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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The Big Heist
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Publisher's Summary
One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of Mafia legend - and a decades-long investigation that continues to this day. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano sheds new light on this legendary unsolved case using recent evidence from the 2015 trial of 80-year-old Mafia don Vincent Asaro, who for the first time speaks out on his role in the fateful Lufthansa heist. This blistering you-are-there account takes you behind the headlines and inside the ranks of America's infamous crime families - with never-before-told stories, late-breaking news, and bombshell revelations.
An invaluable addition to any crime library, this is the most complete, thorough, and up-to-date account of the Lufthansa heist currently available. Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony DeStefano draws from his years of experience reporting on the mob for New York Newsday - as well as his firsthand coverage of the Asaro indictment and attendance at the trial - to expose the all-too-human heart of organized crime in America. The Big Heist is thrilling, shocking, and impossible to pause.
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- John S
- 28-10-18
The story of the unnamed guys
I went to grammer school with the guys who pulled off the Heist and often wondered what happened to some guys who were never named in goodfellas this book answers these questions Excellant read from a guy who knows the real goodfellas and the "hole" in Brooklyn
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- Neil Wilkinson
- 10-05-21
Great story.
Well done. Great reader. Interesting and very detailed. Very well written. I enthusiastically recommend it.
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- victoria nichols
- 13-02-21
Amazing Detail!
Very well written and narrative was excellent. Awesome detail of facts. thank you for an awesome book
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- Ed Ric
- 25-01-21
Deceiving
This book is 20% the Heist and 80% other mafia stuff. Not a bad book though.
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- Jonathan
- 10-01-21
Good listen
Less about the heist and more about the history of the mob in NY during the 70'-90's. I haven't listened to any other books about the robbery but it covers the basics without much fanfare. Good listen and enjoyable. Gets bogs downed in the trial for the last few chapters.
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- Virginia
- 01-06-20
Worth the time to listen.
The narration was great. The story is as fascinating as it was back in the '70's. I appreciated the new details. I say purchase this book. I didn't give this book five stars because I reserve five star status for the books that I leave tons of bookmarks on.
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- James Ciotti
- 08-10-17
An update to Good Fellas
This looked at the legendary Lufthansa heist from a modern perspective from a recent trial...there are some new facts worth the listen
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- Alexandra
- 22-01-23
Not for me
I’m about two hours in, making my second attempt at listening to this book, and don’t see myself finishing (again). The storyline, such as it is, is bogged down in sidebars and extraneous detail. I find the narration tedious and irritating to listen to.
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- Brian Novak
- 12-01-23
Good stuff gives you more detail than the movie
Exactly what my subject says. Just gives you much more detail that actually is almost too much and becomes confusing at times. You need one of those walls with red string connecting all the pictures of different people lol
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- Samantha M
- 29-11-22
Compelling
Very interesting with lots of background information and current disposition. Lots of sides bars as well
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- Essex England
- 22-02-23
Strange Behaviour
Not much into Mafia stories but as this was based on truth I thought I would give it a listen.
What seemed strange to me and not just a reflection on this book but others I have listened to or movies I have seen, is that the mafia themselves and to a greater degree there downfall, is that they fight amongst themselves and kill each other off, strange! Instead of adopting a more structured route like large multi-nationals who use and bend the law for their own benefit, Just seems strange when they could have achieved so much more…
Other then the obvious it was an insight and an interesting read
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- Jonathan O'Dwyer
- 31-01-23
Very Informative
I didn't know much about this heist but this book is very informative and interesting, it didn't end well for all mafia members involved.
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- Nigel R Benson
- 14-01-23
Boring and stilted
I'm glad it was included and I didn't use a token. I came to it with high hopes because I like the topic generally and the idea seemed good. I was wary at an early stage when the narrator advised that the book would be split into three parts with the first part going back over the history that leads up to the crime itself. Once we were part way into that section, I was proved right. It seemed to ramble off on some half-baked historical narrative that didn't connect to anything that we were interested in and for as long as I listened to it, didn't connect to anything to do with the story. I found the whole thing bloated and boring but worse, seeming to have no direction at all. I gave it up after 5 or 6 chapters.
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- MR R J CAMPBELL
- 09-07-22
An epilogue for goodfellas
Decent book that deals with the planning, the heist itself and the aftermath. As an avid mob book reader this surprised me as a lot of mob books lately don’t cut the mustard.
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- joe n.
- 25-06-22
Excellent
For any fans of the movie goodfellas this books fills in the gaps you’ve always wondered about narrated in a upbeat way making it a decent listen through
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- merlin d magician
- 24-01-22
Good insight into the mafia activities
This was a quite laborious book to listen to and finish, but it gave a fascinating insight into the mafia beyond what you see in the movies. It was let down by a ponderous and convoluted story, and a very wooden and dry narration. However, I still found it interesting and informative.
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- Terry
- 03-12-21
Spell binding
Fantastic book, well presented, just could not put it down until finished. Highly recommended to all
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- Jim evans
- 20-11-21
Don’t bother
God this is a boring book. It doesn’t keep your interest and is very drawn out. Rubbish
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- Alex
- 17-11-21
dull
I just could not get into this book, it seems to make an exciting subject feel like a drag