A thirst for money, adventure, and challenges. Ingenuity, audacity, and a mocking spirit. Meet history's most astute thieves in this entertaining review of the greatest robberies of the last two centuries. As Alberto Spaggiari wrote in the vault of the Société Générale Bank in Nice after emptying it: "Without weapons, violence, or hatred." Discover the protagonists of notorious heists such as the Great Train Robbery or the bank robberies in Nice and Fortaleza. Julio Antonio Blasco's captivating illustrations portray the characters, recreate the scenes, and offer infographics and floor plans of the crime scenes. Surprising details of how the robberies were planned and carried out, and the subsequent police investigation. Each chapter dedicated to one of these legendary robberies features an original presentation, following the design of newspaper front pages from the era.