The Pierre Hotel Affair

The Pierre Hotel Affair

The startling and sensational true story of the most famous unsolved heist in American history: the theft of $28 million in jewels from the Pierre Hotel.

New York City, 1972.

Bobby Comfort and Sammy â€œthe Arabâ€ Nalo were highly skilled jewel thieves who specialized in robbing luxury Manhattan hotels. (They once robbed Sophia Lorenâ€™s suite, relieving the Italian actress of over $1 million in gems.) With the blessing of the Lucchese crime family, their next plot targeted the posh Pierre Hotelâ€”host to kings and queens, presidents and aldermen, and the wealthiest of the wealthy.

Attired in tuxedoes and driven in a limousine, this band of thieves arrived at the Pierre and with perfect timing, they seized the security guards and, in systematically choreographed moves, they swiftly took the night staffâ€”and several unfortunate guests who happened to be roaming around the lobbyâ€”as hostages.

The deposit boxes inside the vault chamber are plundered and, after the intruders have held the Pierre under siege for almost two hours, the gentlemanly thieves depart in their limousine with a haul of $28 million. But then matters begin to deteriorate. Comfort, Nalo, and their partners begin to double and triple cross one anotherâ€”two absconding to Europe with the bulk of the booty while three are murdered by their former associates.

The authorities immediately suspect Comfort and Nalo of masterminding the Pierre ambush and arrest them, but these veteran criminals keep their mouths shut. To ensure that they are not prosecuted, the Lucchese Family funnels a $500,000 bribe to the presiding judge to quash the chargesâ€”and to this day The Pierre Hotel caper remains unsolved.

A suspenseful narrative of Mafia intrigue, police corruption, and personal betrayalâ€”which concludes with a poignant love affairâ€”this is the true story of the most famous hotel robbery in American history.
Country USA
Manufacturer Pegasus Crime
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-05-09
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Pegasus Crime
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-05-09
Format	Kindle eBook