Hatton Garden: The Inside Story: From the Factual Producer on ITV drama Hatton Garden

by Jonathan Levi

Hatton Garden... straight from the horse's mouth, as told to the factual producer on ITV's new HATTON GARDEN drama series.For this team of old-school career criminals, The Hatton Garden Heist was supposed to be one last job, the fortune that would sort their retirement for good. The plan was to smash in and grab tens of millions of pounds from beneath the world-famous gold-and-jewellery district, and get away to live in luxury.But somewhere it all went wrong. Now, for the first time ever, we hear what happened from the gang behind bars.Based on exclusive interviews and featuring shocking revelations from their associates, this explosive and gripping read includes fresh information and evidence from unheard sources. This is the full story of one of the most audacious crimes in British history.

Genres: Nonfiction

209 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 30, 2017

About the author

Músico, periodista, escritor y productor. Es cofundador de una de las revistas literarias más reconocidas de Norteamérica: Granta. Ha publicado artículos y reseñas de libros en grandes publicaciones como The New York Times y Los Angeles Times. Ha trabajado escrito y dirigido obras de teatro y óperas. También trabajó con The Metropolitan Opera Guild y el Kennedy Center. «Septimania» es su regreso a la literatura después de un poco más de veinte años.

Reviews

[John Gribbin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating account from the man who researched the TV drama doc about the Heist. The story as told is a little disjointed and would benefit from an editor, but is about as close as we are likely to get to the truth. The one real flaw is that it was published before the identity of the elusive "Basil" was known.

[Chloe Porsche Utley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book to contain similar facts to other books written about the heist, however I wasn't a fan of the whole book from the perspective of Danny and Terry as I felt like details could be enhanced by their egos in their favour regarding their roles in the crime, rather than a true and accurate account. I also found the book very repetitive, with strange jumps in time and flitting back and forth to make the same points throughout, along with a whole section about another interest and book written by the author.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

My main problem with this book is the way the writer seemed to almost praise and idolise the criminals. Even the very beginning talks about how some people may see this as a victimless crime. How?! People’s money, gold, jewellery and heirlooms were stolen. That is not in any way victimless. Some parts regarding their mindset before, during and after the heist were interesting but the tone was just all wrong.

[Sarah Rayner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting watched a film on the subject and thought some things in it were rather far fetched but all was absolutely true. Must be a big softy but felt rather sorry for them when they got caught

[Daisy Gunner · Rating 2 out of 5]

This just felt like an excuse for an exec producer to show off about his "underground connections". I don't see in what way this was an "inside story".

[Jo Patrick · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poor! Gave up