
Britain's Most Prolific Burglar
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
In the twenties and thirties, Londers were deserting the overcrowded capital for the burgeoning suburbs of 'Metroland'. Flannelfoot was equally attracted to these areas, and one of his hallmarks was to steal a bicycle at the scene of his last break-in of the night and cycle to the nearest tube station.
Burglars and burglaries are never glamorous, but one reason why the Flannelfoot saga engendered fascination more than fear is that he was never confrontational, never violent, and in fact so stealthy that few ever saw him.
His one-man crime epidemic led to Scotland Yard assembling a team more used to solving murders than the plundering of gas meters. After a lengthy and painstaking investigation, a carefully planned night-time surveillance operation involving several teams of officers led to the sensational capture of Flannelfoot.
Flannelfoot routinely features in crime anthologies and was the subject of a feature film, but this is the first full biography of the man who became a legend in his own lifetime.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions

Content
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 Nicked
- Chapter 2 A Country Boy
- Chapter 3 War and Peace
- Chapter 4 The Monocled Mutineer
- Chapter 5 The Burglar with the Cat-like Tread
- Chapter 6 The Man with One Leg
- Chapter 7 The Lure of Pastures New
- Chapter 8 The Margate Mystery
- Chapter 9 An Epidemic of Flannel-footed Burglars
- Chapter 10 Murder in Knightsbridge
- Chapter 11 The Norfolk Woman
- Chapter 12 Enter Inspector Thompson
- Chapter 13 Flannelfoot on Tour?
- Chapter 14 Duncan Joins the Hunt
- Plates
- Chapter 15 The Penny Drops
- Chapter 16 The Unfortunate Misses Watson
- Chapter 17 The Plight of Alice Vickers
- Chapter 18 The Scotland Yard Dossier
- Chapter 19 The Net Closing
- Chapter 20 Hambrook's Last Case
- Chapter 21 Thompson and the Norfolk Connection
- Chapter 22 The End of the Road
- Chapter 23 Reckoning
- Chapter 24 Flannelfoot's St Helena
- Chapter 25 Fallen Angel
- Chapter 26 Flannelfoot Strikes from Beyond the Grave
- Chapter 27 Thompson and the Epileptic Killer
- Chapter 28 Flannelfoot in the Media
- Chapter 29 No Robin Hood
- Chapter 30 The Man Behind Flannelfoot
- Appendix Crime Then and Now
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back cover
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: Adobe-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Install the free reader Adobe Digital Editions prior to download (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/smartphone (Android; iOS): Install the free app Adobe Digital Editions or the app PocketBook before downloading (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePub works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., „flowing” text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook uses Adobe-DRM, a „hard” copy protection. If the necessary requirements are not met, unfortunately you will not be able to open the eBook. You will therefore need to prepare your reading hardware before downloading.
Please note: We strongly recommend that you authorise using your personal Adobe ID after installation of any reading software.
For more information, see our ebook Help page.