Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

The extraordinarily captivating memoir of the remarkable jewel thief who robbed the rich and the famous while maintaining an outwardly conventional lifeâ€”an astonishing and completely true story, the like of which has never before been told . . . or lived.

Bill Mason is arguably the greatest jewel thief who ever lived. During a thirty-year career he charmed his way into the inner circles of high society and stole more than $35 million worth of fabulous jewels from such celebrities as Robert Goulet, Armand Hammer, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Truman Capote, Margaux Hemingway and Johnny Weissmullerâ€”he even hit the Mafia. Along the way he seduced a high-profile Midwest socialite into leaving her prominent industrialist husband, nearly died after being shot during a robbery, tricked both Christieâ€™s and Sothebyâ€™s into fencing stolen goods for him and was a fugitive for five years and the object of a nationwide manhunt. Yet despite the best efforts of law enforcement authorities from several states as well as the federal government, he spent less than three years total in prison.

Shadowy, elusive and intensely private, Mason has been the subject of many magazine and newspaper features, but no journalist has ever come close to knowing the facts. Now, in his own words and with no holds barred, he reveals everything, and the real story is far more incredible than any of the reporters, detectives or FBI agents who pursued Mason ever imagined. Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief, expertly co-written by bestselling author Lee Gruenfeld, is a unique true-crime confessional.
Country USA
Brand Villard
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber SDBOX1444-DB11112020-13
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2005-04-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375760716

Country	USA
Brand	Villard
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	SDBOX1444-DB11112020-13
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2005-04-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375760716

Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief

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