heist
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His novels can be slotted into some mystery/thriller subcategories — “Blacktop Wasteland” is a heist novel, “Razorblade Tears” a revenge thriller, “All the Sinners Bleed” a police procedural.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Drift Protocol lost approximately $285 million in an April 1 cryptocurrency heist, which blockchain analytics companies attribute to North Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis adapts the classic Sidney Lumet film about a Brooklyn bank heist in a production starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A huge shipment of Nestle's crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
He leaned across the table conspiratorially, as if the three were criminals planning a heist, and dropped his voice to a whisper: “You have bought into something that is bigger than either of you are.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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