Product Description

Its a profession where the dynamics of fear, faast cars, faster money and spontaneous, yet controlled violence need to be properly understood. Brute force needs to be balanced with intelligent instinct, every escape route must be memorized and trouble-makers must be spotted before they make their move. This is the autobiography of one of the most successful and daring armed robbers of his generation. Reformed criminal Terence Smith reveals the secrets of his success and tells how he became Britain's most wanted criminal, leading up to the chain of events that led up to his first job. It was a job that nearly cost him his life and left him facing a 20-year-stretch.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #899203 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-30
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
As the title says, my first impression was one of curiosity, after the first few pages that changed to be one of sadness.
For such a young person to endure so much, a life of crime seems a way to survive for so many people. The book i felt was wrote from the heart but also it had been written with a lot of pride.
Not many ordinary people (if i can say that) would want to put their life into words. (would you?) this i think was not only brave but a way of putting peoples rumours and stories to rest.
(a way to explain)
Robbery may be wrong and hurtful but i think this person has explained the reasons why and proved that not everyone gets away with it. He has done his time, suffered at a cost not only himself but his family too. He shows great love and and caring for his family, friends also his workmates (as this was his job after all) he shows in great detail the prison system and how it can change, how hard and lonley it is, i think terry smith has come through this system with a greater knowledge he did not waste his oppotunities given to him inside the walls, he knows he did wrong and has paid for it in more ways than one (some say he was lucky) the book was a great read infact i could not put it down. this is the best autobiography i have read. i cannot wait for book 2. i am sure he will keep up the strengh and love he has for his family.