
Flawless
Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History
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Don Hagen
On February 15, 2003, a group of thieves broke into an allegedly airtight vault in the international diamond capital of Antwerp, Belgium and made off with over $108 million dollars worth of diamonds and other valuables. They did so without tripping an alarm or injuring a single guard in the process.
Although the crime was perfect, the getaway was not. The police zeroed in on a band of professional thieves fronted by Leonardo Notarbartolo, a dapper Italian who had rented an office in the Diamond Center and clandestinely cased its vault for over two years. The who of the crime had been answered, but the how remained largely a mystery.
Enter Scott Andrew Selby, a Harvard Law grad and diamond expert, and Greg Campbell, author of Blood Diamonds, who undertook a global goose chase to uncover the true story behind the daring heist. Tracking the threads of the story throughout Europe from Belgium to Italy, in seedy cafes and sleek diamond offices, the authors sorted through an array of conflicting details, divergent opinions and incongruous theories to put together the puzzle of what actually happened that Valentines Day weekend.
This real-life Ocean's Eleven, a combination of diamond history, journalistic reportage, and riveting true-crime story, provides a thrilling in-depth study detailing the better-than-fiction heist of the century.
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Would you listen to Flawless again? Why?
Yes, it's an amazing bookWho was your favorite character and why?
Leonard , he is very smartWhat does Don Hagen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
A clean message from the authorDid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes, no one is safe, even the most secure place on earth has risksThe Best listening so far
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Can't wait to see the movie
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Should be a movie.
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend, I found the planning of the heist interesting.What aspect of Don Hagen’s performance would you have changed?
Nothing.Did Flawless inspire you to do anything?
I'm inspired to rob a bank. Just kidding. No it didn't, but reminds me a how well thought out plan can go, and how it's the little overlooked things that can kill everything.Interesting story
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Zzzz
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Interesting
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Good look into the details of the heist
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Fair to middlin'
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Learning about this real-life theft, how it was pulled off, what happened to the thieves, and in the process, gaining insight into the fascinating world of diamond trading is unbelievably interesting.
From Italy to Belgium, we see the design, planning and execution of this complex theft through the eyes of the crooks, the police and the diamond community. Italian crooks, American reporters, Hasidic Jews, honest cops, inept guards and accidental witnesses add up to a fascinating account and an exciting, terrific audio.
An Exciting, Terrific, Nail Biting Ride!
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Flawtastic!
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