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Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History
Sterling Pub Co Inc
February 2012
On Sale: February 7, 2012
336 pages
ISBN: 1402797559
EAN: 9781402797552
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The heist of the century! Ten years before the recent
Brussels diamond theft, daring diamond thieves made off with
gems worth almost twice as much. On February 15, 2003,
thieves broke into an allegedly airtight vault in Antwerp,
never tripping an alarm, and made off with over $108 million
worth of diamonds and other valuables. Although the crime
was perfect, the getaway was not. 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. The “who” of the crime had been
answered, but the “how” remained a mystery.
Scott Andrew Selby, a Harvard Law grad and diamond expert,
and Greg Campbell, author of Blood Diamonds, embarked on a
global chase to uncover the true story behind the stunning
heist. Tracking the threads of the crime 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. 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.
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