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出版社周刊评论
The 1972 robbery of Manhattan's Hotel Pierre, the most lucrative heist of its kind, was exceptional only for the size of the loot (some $11 million) and the smooth expertise with which it was executed. New York Times columnist Berkow (Red, Carew uses the event as the hook on which to hang his biography of the man who masterminded it. Bobby Comfort of Rochester, N.Y., evidently never had an instinct that was not criminal, even as a child. Physically lazy and mechanically inept, he avoided regular employment and turned first to card sharping and then to robbery. He spent years in reform schools and prisons, but through his mastery of the law was able to shorten his sentences. He found robbing hotels (and Sophia Loren) a handy way to make money. But, despite Berkow's dramatic writing, this is not a major true-crime saga. Photos not seen by PW. (June 23) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
An engrossing crime biography that has you rooting for the bad guy. Comfort learned about pilfering when his mother entreated him to lift a few bills from the roll of tens and twenties under his father's pillow (part of Dad's gambling winnings). Before long, young Comfort figured out how to finger a few bills for himself, and a thief was born. Berkow, a writer for The New York Times and author of 1985's Red, has done diligent research. We learn that Comfort read all kinds of legal tomes, including books by and about Clarence Darrow while serving one of his earlier prison terms; how he managed to elude police after several robberies; and why he decided not to attend his father's funeral (he was doing time then and didn't want to attend services in handcuffs). Comfort was sharp enough to get a sentence at Attica reduced by researching his own case and finding a ruling that lawyers and judges overlooked. He would have remained free, probably, after the Pierre job were it not for the bungling of a debt-ridden partner in crime. Comfort, who not only robbed The Pierre of an estimated $10 million, but also took the St. Regis, the Drake and the Carlyle, was a devoted husband and father. He made sure his wife never got jewels from a heist--only those he bought and paid for and that came with receipts. He didn't want her ever to be charged with possession of stolen property. He was such a careful thief that he lived his final years at home with his family and died not from police bullets but of a bad heart. A fast-paced romp through the life of an engaging yegg. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
The life and times of master jewel thief Bobby Comfort are explored by the author of the best-selling biography of Red Smith (Booklist 82:1427 Je 1 86). Growing up in a middle-class home, Comfort turned to crime early, becoming a successful card shark before moving on to jewel heists. He served several short prison sentences before his career really took off, first with the famous burglary of Sophia Loren's penthouse (with the terrified actress in attendance) and then the 1972 Pierre Hotel heist, which netted Comfort and his accomplices an estimated $10 million in gems and $1 million in cash. Comfort is an interesting subject, highly intelligent, knowledgeable in legal matters (his expertise resulted in two reduced sentences), and a devoted family man. His total amorality remains perplexingly inexplicable even at the conclusion of this detailed and engrossing expos, which was written with the full cooperation of the subject. PLR. 364.155'2 Comfort, Bobby / Robbery New York (New York)
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
In the pre-dawn hours of January 2, 1972, a group of men wearing tuxedoes robbed the Pierre, an elegant New York hotel, of several million dollars worth of jewelry and cash. The leader of this daring heist was life-long thief Bobby Comfort and this book is largely his story as told to Berkow. It is a fascinating portrait of an intelligent and resourceful crook who saw robbing the rich as a perfectly honorable way to make a living. Berkow, a New York Times sportswriter and author of Red Smith, has obviously taken some liberties, since sections of the book consist of dialogue in quotes, but the result is a corking good cops-and-robbers tale that should find favor with public library patrons. Jack Ray, Loyola/Notre Dame Lib., Baltimore (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.