One Last Job

2016 | Biography

One Last Job: the extraordinary life story of Brian Reader, Britain's most prolific thief.The iconic GBP14million Hatton Garden raid of 2015 has already entered criminal folklore. This book cuts through the myth to reveal the astonishing true-life story of its elderly mastermind, Brian Reader. Gang insiders, family, friends and detectives talk for the first time about Reader's six-decade career, from mixing with the Krays and the cream of the London underworld to an ill-fated collaboration with violent gangster Kenny Noye. It reveals the Hatton Garden gang's links to an unsolved gangland murder, bent cops, police supergrasses and an alleged establishment cover-up. The book also includes new details about Basil, dubbed 'The Ghost' after he became the only gang member to escape justice. One Last Job is written by investigative journalists Tom Pettifor and Nick Sommerlad. 'A gripping account of the life of one of Britain's most infamous criminals and a fascinating, forensic study of the Hatton Garden heist' Piers Morgan'One Last Job is a compelling journey through the life of one of the most daring crooks in history.Brian Reader is part of a dying breed and this book takes you back to his London, where I cut my teeth as a young detective' Barry Phillips, former head of the Flying Squad

Tom Pettifor (Author)

Nick Sommerlad (Author)