Immediately gripping and thoroughly harrowing, Storming Las Vegas is the story of a remarkable crime spree.
In the ultimate proof of “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” Veteran journalist and producer, John Huddy tells a story of a spectacular true-life crime spree, a story that was previously squashed so as not to disturb tourism.
On September 20, 1998, a Cuban-born, Soviet-trained former Red Army lieutenant named Jose Vigoa launched a series of raids on the Las Vegas Strip. During a 16-month spree, Vigoa hit five world-class hotels, three armored car, and one department store.The casinos were the MGM, The Desert Inn, the New York, New York, the Mandalay Bay, and the Bellagio. The city, in the midst of re-inventing itself as a family destination for tourists of all ages, proved surprisingly vulnerable.
Lieutenant John Alamshaw, a 23-year veteran in charge of robbery detectives, was ordered to stop the robberies at all costs. And he knew he was up against a mastermind. But what he didn’t know was that he was running out of time.
Huddy's debut book centers on a Cuban man named Jose Vigoa, whose real-life story is a captivating account of how one man managed to bring the city of Las Vegas to its knees in 1998. Narrator Stefan Rudnicki's deep and stern voice is perfectly suited to this true-crime caper. Rudnicki offers a variety of voices and accents for the various dangerous characters that abound, the best of which is certainly the central character himself. A gripping atmosphere is established from the start, with Rudnicki reading with such voracity that it seems as if he actually was there, party to one the largest, yet largely unreported, heists in American history. L.B. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
Publishers Weekly...
“This debut is a must for true-crime enthusiasts.”
About the Creator
John Huddy is a veteran journalist and producer.
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