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Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good. Could have used more about the weird intersection with the Jesus Movement.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great book! A bank robbery in 1980 by 5 young men turns into a loss of many lives and much destruction. Lots of detail on each of the main characters.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On May 9, 1980, what usually only happens in action-thriller movies came to life in Orange County, California. I don’t usually read true-crime, but Houlahan’s writing pulled me in. While reading this meticulous researched and documented account, I could almost smell the gun powder, hear the cacophony of gunfire making my ears ring and see the dust clear as the largest crime scene in American history came into view.
Documented here is how an attempted bank robbery and its subsequent trial would forever change a town, its people and law enforcement nation-wide. The crime and court case may have been an unbelievable catastrophe, but this book is pitch-perfect. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5There is a lot to digest from this book, and I found it amazing that this is the author’s first book; he’s an EMT by trade. This is an amazingly detailed account, first of the bank robbery, to the 40 mile long chase, and finally the trial.Free review copy
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This story of the spectacular and deadly 1980 bank robbery and subsequent chase is certainly interesting. And very detailed – perhaps a little too detailed for me. While the story was interesting, that didn't keep it from dragging in places.I did like that background was given on quite a few of the people involved, which helps me understand actions and decisions better. In the epilogue, we're told what has happened to key players, and I appreciated the updates.I didn't appreciate this observation: “One of the court watchers, almost all of them nosy old retirees, nodded in his direction and whispered something to the old crone beside her.” Excuse me, Mr. Houlahan? This particular nosy old crone doesn't really enjoy being stereotyped. At first, I wondered about the lack of quotes in most of what people were saying. The parts were a bit of conjecture. Quotation marks were used when the actual conversations were known. There are no footnotes and no bibliography. However, there is a section on the author's research. The photos at the end of the Kindle version were poor quality but helpful. This was an eye-opening, if a bit too long, story for people interested in reading true crime stories.
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