![]() 0 Ratings 1 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Not in Library. ![]() ![]() Flawless Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby. This real-life Ocean’s Eleven-a combination of diamond history, journalistic reportage, and riveting true-crime story-provides a thrilling in-depth study detailing the better-than-fiction heist of the century. Flawless by Scott Andrew Selby, Jun 21, 2016, Gildan Media on Dreamscape Audio edition, audio cd. Tracking the threads of the story throughout Europe-from Belgium to Italy, in seedy cafés and sleek diamond offices-the authors sorted through an array of conflicting details, divergent opinions and incongruous theories to put together the puzzle of what actually happened that Valentine’s Day weekend. The “who” of the crime had been answered, but the “how” remained largely a mystery.Įnter Scott Andrew Selby, a Harvard Law grad and diamond expert, and Greg Campbell, author of Blood Diamonds, who undertook a global goose chase to uncover the true story behind the daring heist. ![]() The police zeroed in on a band of professional thieves fronted by Leonardo Notarbartolo, a dapper Italian who had rented an office in the Diamond Center and clandestinely cased its vault for over two years. ![]() They did so without tripping an alarm or injuring a single guard in the process.Īlthough the crime was perfect, the getaway was not. On February 15, 2003, a group of thieves broke into an allegedly airtight vault in the international diamond capital of Antwerp, Belgium and made off with over $108 million dollars worth of diamonds and other valuables. In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account. ![]()
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