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1) The chase
Author
Series
Isaac Bell thrillers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Turn-of-the-century detective Isaac Bell pursues a blood-thirsty bank robber—and perhaps one of the world’s first sociopaths—in the first novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
In 1906, the western states of America suffer a string of bank robberies by a single man who then cold-bloodedly murders any and all witnesses, and vanishes without a trace. Fed up by the depredations of “The...
In 1906, the western states of America suffer a string of bank robberies by a single man who then cold-bloodedly murders any and all witnesses, and vanishes without a trace. Fed up by the depredations of “The...
3) Burn
Publisher
EOne Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Melinda, a lonely and unstable gas station attendant, is tired of being overshadowed by her more confident, outgoing co-worker Sheila. But after the gas station is held at gunpoint by Billy, Melinda takes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands, regardless of who gets hurt.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A gangster and his associates plan the simultaneous robberies of three large Las Vegas casinos; Daniel Ocean recruits his old accomplices of thieves and con artists for a trio of European heists; Daniel Ocean and his gang bring down a key figure in Las Vegas on the opening night of a new casino.
5) London heist
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Four men. Four million in cash. One final job. But their haul is stolen, and one of their fathers is murdered. Forced to flee the country after an attempt on his life, Cregan's hiding out in sunny Spain when he meets his father's beautiful contact, who suggests the man's murder wasn't about money.
6) Vault
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A gripping, stylish thriller that reveals the true story of one of the largest robberies in US history. While doing time for a botched heist, two small-time crooks cook up an ill-fated scheme to rip off a nearby vault for $30 million, money that belongs to the local Mafia!
7) Infamous
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Arielle is a down on her luck dreamer who longs for popularity. Dean is an ex-conworking for his abusive father. The two have an instant connection, and after the accidental death of Dean2s father, are forced on the run. They rob their way across the southland, live-streaming each hit in an attempt to gain the notoriety Arielle desires. The two become a modern-day Bonnie & Clyde, who will stop at nothing to keep their fame and fortune.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
A National Bestseller
From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst Family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled...
From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history
On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst Family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
Two master thieves are finally retiring after one last incredibly succesful heist. Moving to the Bahamas to reside in their own tropical paradise, the pair's old nemesis, FBI Agent Stan P. Lloyd shows up to make sure they really are retired. Docked in the port is a ocean liner called the "Diamond Cruise" and Stan is convinced that they're not really retired at all, and that this is just the next set up. While Lola is busy settling into their new life,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Brody Ellis is short on luck and even shorter on cash to buy the medication his sister Molly needs. Desperate, he robs a convenience store, but on the way out, he bumps into a young woman and loses his wallet. Just when he expects the cops to arrive, thephone rings. It's Blair Mayo, the woman he bumped into, and she's got the missing billfold. Brody will get it back, but only if he does her a favor: steal her late mother's diamonds from her wicked...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The top dogs of bestselling western action thrillers hit the bullseye with Shotgun Johnny, a disgraced lawman whose quest for vengeance becomes a legendary fight for justice.Shotgun Johnny Greenway thought he'd hit rock bottom when he lost his wife and son, hung up his badge, and hit the bottle. But a pretty young woman gave him a second chance. Offered him a job riding shotgun for the Reverend's Temptation Gold Mine. Gave him a reason to live. But...
12) Breakaway
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Jimmy and his trigger-happy team go up against a Chicago cop, Morgan, as they rob the city's most exclusive mall, on the most lucrative shopping day of the year - Christmas Eve, in search of a fortune in the vault. With time running out, the hunt is about to turn deadly.
13) Hangman
Publisher
Alchemy
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Returning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know the nightmare has just begun.
14) Lost in the sun
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
John is a rugged small time crook, running from a past full of mistakes and regrets. He soon crosses paths with Louis, a newly orphaned teenage boy, who becomes an unwilling accomplice on an open-road adventure fueled by robberies, guns and deception. John's lonely outlaw lifestyle soon catches up with him and he must confront his demons and decide if his life of doing wrong is still right for him and Louis.
15) Heat 2: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Michael Mann, four-time-Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral, and Heat teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann's first novel, an explosive return to the universe and characters of his classic crime film--with an all-new story unfolding in the years before and after the iconic movie. One day after the end of Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) is holed up...
16) The drop
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Lonely bartender Bob Saginowski and his hardened employer cousin Marv run a bar that is used as a 'drop' - a covert scheme that funnels cash to local gangsters. But when they find themselves caught in a robber gone bad, and on the hook for a debt they can't even repay, both men have to make the dangerous choice between loyalty and survival.
18) The ladykillers
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Marva Munson is a spry, elderly woman who is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Goldthwait H. Dorr moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job. Despite their best efforts, Munson finds out about their scheme and...
19) Hard cash
Publisher
Key DVD
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Thomas pulled off the perfect crime and he and his team of master thieves got away with millions. The problem is that it's all FBI marked money that dirty agent Mark Cornell was trying to launder for himself. Now Cornell is forcing him to mastermind one of the greatest heists in history.
20) Alibi
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A Philadelphia drug lord's associate takes out two robbers who attempted to pilfer a stash house, then flees with the drugs himself, a situation that forces him to devise a clever alibi.
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