Big Stick-Up at Brink’s
Big Stick-Up at Brink’s by Noel Behn, published by Warner in 1978, offers a detailed account of one of the most audacious robberies in American history. This edition spans 416 pages and is presented in English. The book recounts the events of January 17, 1950, when armed robbers, disguised in Captain Marvel masks, executed a theft at the Brink’s Armored Car building in Boston, resulting in a loss of over $2.7 million. While it seemed like a flawless crime, the narrative reveals a series of blunders that led to the robbers’ unexpected success and their eventual evasion of law enforcement for six years.
Readers will find an engaging exploration of the heist, enriched by nearly a thousand hours of interviews with the surviving participants, including the charismatic mastermind Tony Pino. Behn’s insider perspective sheds light on the chaotic and often humorous nature of the crime, illustrating how a group of small-time criminals stumbled into a monumental payday. This true-crime account not only captures the excitement of the robbery but also delves into the miscalculations that defined it, making it a fascinating read for those interested in robbery and crime history.
Official synopsis Publisher
A riveting and frequently hilarious insider account of one of the twentieth century’s most outrageous capers.
On the evening of January 17, 1950, armed robbers wearing Captain Marvel masks entered the Brink’s Armored Car building in Boston, Massachusetts. They walked out less than an hour later with more than $2.7 million in cash and securities. It was a brazen and expertly executed theft that captured the imaginations of millions of Americans and baffled the FBI and local law enforcement officials.
But what appeared on the surface to be the perfect crime was, in fact, the end result of a mind-boggling series of mistakes, miscalculations, and missteps. The men behind the masks were not expert bank robbers but a motley crew of small-time crooks who bumbled their way into a record-breaking payday and managed to elude the long arm of the law for six years.
New York Times –bestselling author Noel Behn tape-recorded nearly one thousand hours of interviews with the surviving robbers, including motormouthed mastermind Tony Pino, a character so colorful he might have been dreamed up by a Hollywood screenwriter, to tell the uncensored story of the heist forever known as “the Great Brink’s Robbery.” Fun and suspenseful from first page to last, Behn’s true-crime classic was the basis for The Brink’s Job (1978), the Academy Award–nominated film directed by William Friedkin and starring Peter Falk and Peter Boyle.
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