Synopsis
The Press called it ?the heist of the Millennium? and ?a plot worthy of James Bond?. The only problem was that the police knew all about it. In 2000, a gang of villains from the South East of England hatched an audacious plan to steal the world?s largest perfect diamond from London?s Millennium Dome and make their getaway by speedboat up the River Thames. Meanwhile, the police were hatching a plan to stop them. This is the story of the plan to pull off an outrageous crime by the detective who foiled the villains? intentions.

From the Inside Flap
The press called it 'the heist of the Millennium' and 'a plot worthy of James Bond'. In 2000, a gang of villains from the South East of England hatched an audacious plan to steal the world's largest perfect diamond from the Millennium Dome and make their getaway by speedboat up the River Thames. If they had succeeded, it would have made the spoils of the Great Train Robbery and Brinks Mat look like loose change. The gang nearly had it all. They came within a whisker of unimaginable wealth, but it was snatched from under them by one of the most daring police operations ever. Here, for the first time, is the full thrilling story of the robbery - as told by the detective who foiled their plans.

Paperback 240 pages (23 September 2004)

Publisher: Virgin Books

ISBN: 1852271949