13 Top biography books like The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold' by Wensley Clarkson

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The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold'

By: Wensley Clarkson

4.08

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

On 26 November 1983 six armed robbers escaped with £28 million worth of gold bullion from a Brink's…

If you liked the biography plot in The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold' by Wensley Clarkson , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs

1. Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy

By: Jim Marrs

4.14

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

The explosive search for the truth about who killed JFK, "the final word until 2039-when government… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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2. Mr. Nice

By: Howard Marks

3.60

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 companies throughout… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • biography
  • true crime
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3. The Great Escape

By: Paul Brickhill

4.03

Format: 320 pages,

One of the most famous true stories from the last war, The GREAT ESCAPE tells how more than six hun… read more

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  • nonfiction

4. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps: In Search of the World's Most Hideous Beasts

By: Dom Joly

3.52

Format: 257 pages, ebook

Dom Joly sets off round the world again, but this time he's not looking to holiday in a danger zone… read more

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5. My Liverpool Home

By: Kenny Dalglish

4.09

Format: 349 pages, Hardcover

From the moment he first set foot in the Anfield dressing-room as a starry-eyed teenager Kenny Dalg… read more

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6. Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail

By: Paul V. Stutzman

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

After losing his wife to breast cancer, Paul Stutzman decided to make some big changes. He quit his… read more

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7. The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer

By: Philip Carlo

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

There were times at home when Richard would have one of his outbursts and break things and then loc… read more

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8. How They Broke Britain

By: James O'Brien

4.29

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Death Message (DI Nick Dixon #13) by Damien Boyd

9. Death Message (DI Nick Dixon #13)

By: Damien Boyd

4.58

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Graffiti is a dying art in this thriller from the bestselling DI Nick Dixon crime series. A routin… read more

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  • crime
Cover of Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1) by Dan Jones

10. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

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"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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11. Shallow Graves: My life as a Forensic Scientist on Britain's Biggest Cases

By: Ray Fysh

4.34

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Shortlisted for the True Crime Awards 2023 Best New True Crime Author The murder of Sarah Payne, Ad… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison by Ben Macintyre

12. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison

By: Ben Macintyre

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History by Rory Carroll

13. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

By: Rory Carroll

4.38

Format: 397 pages, Hardcover

Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties by David de Jong

14. Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties

By: David de Jong

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942 by Max Hastings

15. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942

By: Max Hastings

4.25

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operati… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Eyes of a Monster

By: Ron Peterson Jr.

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Schoolteacher Olivia Dare Christian was murdered in her Hampton, Virginia apartment in 1981. Her ki… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump by Michael   Cohen

17. Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump

By: Michael Cohen

4.09

Format: 439 pages, Kindle Edition

11 hours, 50 minutes This book almost didn’t see the light of day as government officials tried… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • biography
  • true crime
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18. My Thoughts Exactly

By: Lily Allen

3.97

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

So, this is me. Lily Allen. I am a mother, and I was a wife. I'm also a singer and a songwriter. I … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Relentless: 12 Rounds to Success by Eddie Hearn

19. Relentless: 12 Rounds to Success

By: Eddie Hearn

3.90

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

***PRE-ORDER THE FIRST BOOK BY EDDIE HEARN, AN INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL GUIDE TO SUCCESS***__… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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20. Nothing But The Truth

By: The Secret Barrister

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Just how do you become a barrister? Why do only 1 per cent of those who study law succeed in joinin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of Killer in the Kremlin: The Explosive Account of Putin's Reign of Terror by John  Sweeney

21. Killer in the Kremlin: The Explosive Account of Putin's Reign of Terror

By: John Sweeney

4.24

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

A gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny, charting his rise from spy to tsar, e… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History by Saul David

22. SBS – Silent Warriors: The Authorised Wartime History

By: Saul David

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning historian Saul David, the first authorised history of the SBS. Britain’s SBS … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery by Peter Wilton

23. Gotcha!: The Untold Story of Britain's Biggest Cash Robbery

By: Peter Wilton

4.28

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

On Easter Monday 1983 armed robbers got into the supposedly impregnable Security Express depot in S… read more

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Cover of The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John by David Leigh

24. The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe: The true story of Anne Darwin and 'Canoe Man' John

By: David Leigh

3.95

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

How did the most ordinary of couples pull off one of the most outrageous frauds of modern times? An… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of 50 Shades of the USA: One woman's 11,000 mile cycling adventure through every state of America by Anna McNuff

25. 50 Shades of the USA: One woman's 11,000 mile cycling adventure through every state of America

By: Anna McNuff

4.52

Format: 553 pages, Kindle Edition

"Just then, a train of thought rumbled into motion and a soft voice asked me a question. It was alm… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold' by Wensley Clarkson

26. The Curse of Brink's-Mat: The story of the real-life robbery that inspired BBC drama ‘The Gold'

By: Wensley Clarkson

4.08

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

On 26 November 1983 six armed robbers escaped with £28 million worth of gold bullion from a Brink's… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • biography
  • true crime
Cover of Gentleman Jim: The Wartime Story of a Founder of the SAS & Special Forces by Lorna Almonds-Windmill

27. Gentleman Jim: The Wartime Story of a Founder of the SAS & Special Forces

By: Lorna Almonds-Windmill

4.34

Format: 491 pages, Kindle Edition

This remarkable story of Jim Almonds (Gentleman Jim) is set in wartime England, the western desert,… read more

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Cover of 'Nuff Said: Tales of a South London Villain by Charlie Breaker

28. 'Nuff Said: Tales of a South London Villain

By: Charlie Breaker

3.68

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

I have written a collection of some of the more bizarre times in my life. Some are very different, … read more

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Cover of Goldfinger and Me: Bullets, Bullion and Betrayal: John Palmer's True Story (Now the Subject of a Major BBC Drama) by Marnie Palmer

29. Goldfinger and Me: Bullets, Bullion and Betrayal: John Palmer's True Story (Now the Subject of a Major BBC Drama)

By: Marnie Palmer

3.94

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

The life, crimes and bloody end of John 'Goldfinger' Palmer were straight out of a Hollywood blockb… read more

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Cover of The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942 by Giles Whittell

30. The Greatest Raid: St. Nazaire, 1942

By: Giles Whittell

4.09

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The definitive account of one of the most desperately heroic missions launched during World War Two… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of I Am London's Most Successful Crook: My amazing true story. I stole £10 million and never got caught. by Terry Cunningham

31. I Am London's Most Successful Crook: My amazing true story. I stole £10 million and never got caught.

By: Terry Cunningham

4.16

Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the most astonishing and unique crime story you will ever read. This isn't fantasy, fiction… read more

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Jim Marrs

4.14

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Mr. Nice

Howard Marks

3.60

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The Great Escape

Paul Brickhill

4.03

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How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

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Donald L. Miller

4.18

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Act of Oblivion

Robert Harris

4.07

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The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII

Bob Drury

4.34

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David McCloskey

4.21

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