The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport & Lived to Regret it

by Ernest Volkman, John Cummings

Two investigative reporters recreate the circumstances surrounding the 1978 theft of $8,000,000 in cash, unmounted jewels, and pure gold from the Lufthansa Air Cargo terminal

Genres: Nonfiction, Crime

271 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1986

About the author

Ernest Wyman Volkman was an American author, investigative reporter, and journalist who wrote about war, espionage, and the criminal underworld. Volkman was a 1959 graduate of Walt Whitman High School in South Huntington, New York, and attended Hofstra University.
A U.S. Army veteran, Volkman was also a military intelligence specialist and wrote many books on the subjects of spies and spying.

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[Beth Robb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! Well written!

[Sophie Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

So fascinating. Well-written and well-researched. Dialogue kept it moving and I was hooked.