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The Gold

The Real Story Behind Brink’s-Mat: Britain’s Biggest Heist

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The Gold

By: Neil Forsyth, Thomas Turner
Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The real story that inspired the BBC drama, The Gold

On Saturday, 26 November 1983, an armed gang stole gold bullion worth almost £26 million from the Brink's-Mat security depot near London's Heathrow Airport. It was the largest robbery in world history, and only the start of an extraordinary story. For forty years, myths and legends have grown around the Brink's-Mat heist and the events that followed.

The heist led to a wave of international money laundering, provided dirty money that helped fuel the London Docklands property boom, caused seismic changes in both British crime and policing, and has been linked to a series of deaths that continued until 2015.

The Gold is the conclusion of extensive research and includes exclusive testimony from one of the original robbers who gives his version of events for the first time. The result is the astonishing true story of the robbery of the century.

©2023 Neil Forsyth and Thomas Turner (P)2023 Penguin Audio True Crime Robbery

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As a true story I found it really interesting, l never heard of this robbery till now. I especially loved the cockney accents as i can identify with the growning up in London.

loved it all!!

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well presented, keeps you listening, having worked in an around the trading estate it added to the pleasure of listening

more in depth than TV drama

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Excellent book, best pat for me was the last chapter
With quotes from mickey mcavoy the mastermind of the robbery as to what really happened.

2 tons of yellow

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Loved every moment most interesting to know how much of the fools went back into property and how the criminal minds workout how to clean a very hot property!!!

Riveting

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so much better than the Television programme, narrated very well,would listen again . great story

brilliant.lots of detail

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Gripping, surprising, yet as detailed as any historical record can be. I just started my second listen, after 7 or 8 months since first reading. Excellent pacing that keeps you keenly listening, and wanting to get to the end, immersive scene-setting that envelopes you with the sights, smells and feel of the time, and a story that you couldnt second-guess, even if you remember parts of the story and think you know it quite well.

An improbably eventful tale of calamitous and tragic daring

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A gripping re-enactment of the Brinks Mat gold bullion robbery and its aftermath, describing the characters involved both in the police and among the robbers and those involved later in the re disposal of the gold.

Financial thriller which really happened.

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Enjoyed recalling the history some new facts I didn’t know. Overall good listen well worth the effort.

Good account

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A great read/listen everything you want from a true crime story, difficult not to listen in one go

Golden snatch 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Clearly a lot of research has gone into this. Many know about the robbery, the Gold, and the characters, but the book/audio goes a lot deeper.
Like others I also liked the ending which sounds like a convincing account presented like that.
However I also enjoyed the chapters about recovery of the money. Particular the chapter about the Loss Adjusters.
TV was entertaining but criticised for over glamourising, but the book sets the record straight.
Beautifully read also.
Thanks

So much better than the TV version of events

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