⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars)
Doris Payne is not your average jewel thief. This isn't another saga from the Pink Panthers, the international jewel heist group. No, Doris worked with only few close associates and committed her heists alone with stealth and a touch of seduction. Reading her book is like sitting with her in her home and listen to her spin tales from her years of travelling the world and robbing jewel shops along the way.
Her life adventures, while illegal, are enthralling and one cannot help but keep turning the pages of this sometimes unbelievable tale. But, as Doris herself says, "only you have to believe it." I have read many books about jewel heists committed in groups that involved drilling through thick vaults and spending an entire weekend getting to jewels and riches. To read about Doris's methods was sometimes affronting yet intriguing. It took me a little bit to get into this book but once I did, it was a wild ride!
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