Lifted

The robbers had a crew of two dozen specialists, a stolen helicopter, speedboats, perfectly-designed explosives, and inside information on a $150 million cash repository in Stockholm. But the police were on to them—or so they thought. What happened next would make headlines around the world, but the robbery was just part of the story. The Atavist, a new home for original nonfiction storytelling, presents Evan Ratliff's inside tale of one of history's most elaborate heists, and the race to unravel it.

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