Where the Money Is: True Tales from the Bank Robbery Capital of the World

by William J. Rehder and Gordon Dillow

Book Overview

FBI Special Agent William J. Rehder, the man CBS News once described as America's secret weapon in the war against bank robbers, chronicles the lives and crimes of bank robbers in today's Los Angeles who are as colorful and exciting as the legends of long ago. The mild-mannered antiques dealer who robbed more banks than anyone else in history. The modern Fagin who took a page out of Dickens and had children rob banks for him. The misfit bodybuilders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039332575X
• ISBN13: 9780393325751
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Real Life, not Hollywood's version of Bank Robbers

A fascinating look into the minds of the robbers as well as the F.B.I. Agents and LAPD Officers who pursue and catch them. It is trite to say, but neither I nor my wife could put this down. Having lived in LA at the time of some of these cases, I found that this book was a great look behind the scenes and headlines of some of the most riveting true crime tales in that ever seedy and sorted town. Buy this book !

Turn off the television...

in our media-saturated audio-visual age when most shows are crime dramas or reality shows (there should be a law prohibiting some of those shows), it comes as a welcome relief to read this live-action real-life tale about one very good guy (natch, the FBI co-author), and many bad guys who rob banks. You can learn more from this anecdotal-laced memoir than a years's worth of law & order episodes. I felt that I got good education about how banks operate and foil thiefs. I got an equally good education on how the FBI tracks down their sticky finger prey. All the action takes place in L.A. which is the bank robbery capital of the world. You can take that to the bank...

Unique Insight

William Rehder and Gordon Dillow have teamed up to provide an exciting book which gives the reader an insight into the motives and techniques of bank robbers while feeling like he is reading a fast-paced novel. From his perspective as a prominent FBI agent, Rehder shares much information and insight into the field as he relates an overview of his 33 years of involvement with bank robbers. The book is thoroughly engaging as it relates the history of five major cases, each with a different theme. Where the Money Is provides a truly amazing and unique look at the crime of bank robbery. At the conclusion of the book, the reader feels as if he has shared the life, experiences and attitudes of an outstanding man who is passionate about his career in law enforcement.

Can't put it down!

This book is the best I have read in years!! Each story brings the reader in for an adventurous ride - you won't be able to put it down! A MUST READ for anyone interested in crime.This book would make an excellent movie.

Compelling,fascinating read

Ran across this, took it home and ended up spending half the night not being able to put it down. The authors present a compelling and often humorous look into the criminal mind of bank robbers. I've always enjoyed a good true crime book and this is one of the best I've seen in ages. Hope we see more from these two.