Crime of the Century: How the Brink's Robbers Stole Millions and the Hearts of Boston

by Stephanie Schorow

The first history in thirty years of Boston's most celebrated heist details the inside story of what was dubbed the crime of the century and how the robbery caught the imagination of Boston and the world.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 31, 2008

About the author

Stephanie Schorow is a Boston-area reporter and writer. For 12 years she toiled as a features editor and ink-stained scribe for the Boston Herald until she struck out on her own as a freelance writer in 2005. Her articles now regularly appear in the Boston Globe and other publications.

Reviews

[Charlie Newfell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of the Brink's robbery. Short and an easy read, it gives the facts of the crime and the outcome.

[David Kruh · Rating 5 out of 5]

The heist was only the beginning of a great crime story. Stephanie lets us in on the inside of both the planning by the robbers and the pursuit by law enforcement. Great fun!

[Richard Moriarty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this account of the famous Brink's robbery of January 1950 in Boston. Schorow does an excellent job of describing the planning of this heist to end all heists, her descriptions of the criminal's lives are funny and interesting. If you are a fan of crime novels or non-fiction you will certainly enjoy reading this book. My one problem, with the hard cover copy I read, was that question marks were upside down throughout the entire book! I wish someone had paid more attention to editing.....

[Patricia Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book relates the events before, during and after the famous Brinks robbery in Boston in the 1950. $2.5 million in cash was stollen and nothing was recovered. The robbers were tried and served prison terms.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It reveals an interesting piece of Boston's history that I didn't know very much about.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the robbery that every Hollywood caper movie is based on. Great historical tidbits about Boston in the 1950's.

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book if you're interested in Boston history!

[Jarrod · Rating 3 out of 5]

very interesting yet slightly messy with the writing and organization of information. I enjoyed it but got frequently frustrated with lack of coherent information