Small - town
bank - robbery montages are as
old as the Hollywood Hills, but here the robberies are predicated on a relatively
novel premise (hitting the off - the - books
bank accounts of Al Capone), and the heists are pulled off by a father - and - son team — with a 12 - year -
old driving the getaway car.
At times the book reads like a page - turning espionage
novel, beginning with a 1907
bank robbery masterminded by the 29 - year -
old Stalin and led by gang leader, Kamo who was «completely enthralled» by Stalin (read the excerpt).