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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Machell, Ben, author.

Title: The unusual suspect : how to rob a bank and (nearly) get away with it / Ben Machell.

Description: First edition. | New York : Ballantine Group, [2020] | Identifiers: LCCN 2020008987 (print) | LCCN 2020008988 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593129241 (Ebook) | ISBN 9780593129227 (Hardback) | ISBN 9780593129227 (hardback)

Subjects: LCSH: Jackley, Stephen. | Thieves—Great Britain—Biography. | Bank robberies—Great Britain. | Robbery investigation—Great Britain. | Criminals—Great Britain—Biography.

Classification: LCC HV6665.G7 (ebook) | LCC HV6665.G7 M32 2020 (print) | DDC 364.15/52092 [B]—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/​2020008987

Ebook ISBN 9780593129241

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