Books by John Godey
“What I like about Pelham 123 is that the train is always moving. You feel the tension of movement and action. You realise that Transit Police Lieutenant Zachary Garber—played brilliantly by Walter Matthau in the movie—is the good guy, and he is trying to solve the problem. What fascinated me was how many angles it was written from. You read it from someone on the platform. You read it from someone in the train. But most of all, in the movie, I enjoyed seeing it from the headquarters, where the work is being done on different television screens. And while they are impotent at one level, because all they can do is press buttons and watch, it didn’t take away from the tension. It added to it. And that is crossed with the obvious puzzle – how are the hijackers, led by Mr Blue, going to escape when they are on a public train in a tunnel? It makes for a very, very exciting denouement, where you discover the bad guy isn’t quite as bad as you thought.” Read more...
The Best Heist and Con Artist Books
Jeffrey Archer, Novelist
Interviews where books by John Godey were recommended
The Best Heist and Con Artist Books, recommended by Jeffrey Archer
In 1974, British politician Jeffrey Archer lost all his money in a con. As he tried to dig himself out of the financial hole, he wrote his first novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, about four men who fall victim to a stock market scam and take revenge on the con man behind it. The novel has never been out of print since its publication. As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, the bestselling author chooses his favourite books about heists and con artists, both fictional and all too real.
