17 October 1898.
An impossibly daring jewellery heist aboard a train at Paris's Gare du Nord station captures the attention of the world.
Who would have dared to pull off such a feat?
Award-winning writer Duncan Hamilton reveals the true story of Harry the Valet, the notorious crook who was the scourge of Victorian London.
Harry conned and stole his way into high society, living a life of excess in London's best hotels and hang-outs. Dressed in bespoke suits and handmade shoes, Harry outwitted Scotland Yard with his trademark guile and panache.
With dozens of pseudonyms, no fixed address and a knowledge of his city that allowed him to hide in its shadows, Harry seemed almost invisible. Until, blinded by love, he carried out the robbery that would prove his downfall.
- ISBN10 1409049795
- ISBN13 9781409049791
- Publish Date 5 May 2011
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Cornerstone
- Imprint Cornerstone Digital
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 84137
- Language English