The Gold: The real story behind Brink's-Mat: Britain's biggest heist

On November 26, 1983, an armed gang stole gold bullion worth almost £26 million from the Brink's-Mat security depot near London's Heathrow Airport, inspiring the BBC drama "The Gold." The heist led to international money laundering, fueled the London Docklands property boom, caused seismic changes in British crime and policing, and was linked to a series of deaths until 2015. "The Gold" is the result of extensive research and exclusive testimony from one of the original robbers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2023
Publisher: Ebury Publishing

On Saturday, November 26, 1983, an armed gang stole gold bullion worth nearly £26 million from the Brink's-Mat security depot near London's Heathrow Airport. It was the largest robbery in world history, and only the start of an extraordinary story. For forty years, myths and legends have grown around the Brink's-Mat heist and the events that followed.

The heist led to a wave of international money laundering, provided dirty money that helped fuel the London Docklands property boom, caused seismic changes in both British crime and policing, and has been linked to a series of deaths that continued until 2015.

The Gold is the conclusion of extensive research and includes exclusive testimony from one of the original robbers who gives his version of events for the first time. The result is the astonishing true story of the robbery of the century.

Weight: 573g
Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529149524