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Britains Most Prolific Burglar: Flannelfoot and the Scotland Yard Men Who Hunted Him

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By (author): Martyn R Beardsley

Harry Edward Vickers, aka Flannelfoot, was possibly Britains most successful ever burglar. Not financially - he stole cash and low-value items (even, bizarrely, false teeth!). The success was in his hundreds of burglaries spread over many years without being caught. The lives of career criminals are invariably dotted with prison sentences, but thanks to his caution and cunning, Flannelfoot operated night after night, year after year with an impunity which embarrassed the police. 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. See more
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  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Jan 2024
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781399054836

About Martyn R Beardsley

Martyn Beardsley has written books and articles on a variety of subjects. He started out writing for children and his Sir Gadabout books were turned into an award-winning series for CITV. His passion for history led him into the field of non-fiction beginning with a biography of the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Martyn was born in Nottingham but now lives in Mere Wiltshire.

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