Literature •
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (1907) by
Maurice Leblanc • "
The Ransom of Red Chief" (1910) by
O. Henry: two kidnappers find that the little boy they are holding for ransom is more dangerous than the law • early stories of "
The Saint" (beginning in 1928) by
Leslie Charteris •
The Asphalt Jungle (1949) by
W. R. Burnett, adapted for film in 1950, 1958, 1963 and 1972 • novels by
John Boland such as
The League of Gentlemen (1958) and
The Golden Fleece (1961) •
The Light of Day (1962) by
Eric Ambler (filmed as
Topkapi) • the
Modesty Blaise stories (beginning in 1963) of
Peter O'Donnell • the
John Dortmunder series (beginning in 1970) and other novels by
Donald E. Westlake •
Sledgehammer (1971) by
Walter Wager •
A Tough One to Lose (1972) by Tony Kenrick •
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1973) by
John Godey— a subway car is hijacked and held for ransom •
The Great Train Robbery (1975) by
Michael Crichton •
Stealing Lillian (1975) by Tony Kenrick •
The Seven Day Soldiers (1976) by Tony Kenrick • ''Faraday's Flowers
(1978) — adapted as Shanghai Surprise'' •
Two Lucky People (1981) by Tony Kenrick •
Swindle (2008) By
Gordon Korman •
Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006) By
Brandon Sanderson •
The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006) by
Scott Lynch •
Heist Society (2010) by
Ally Carter • Most books by
Janet Evanovich •
Six of Crows (2015) by
Leigh Bardugo Film Television • ''Now You See It, Now You Don't'', a 1968
TV-movie about an art expert who is hired by an insurance company to protect a
Rembrandt on loan from the
Louvre and later hatches a scheme to steal it. •
Hustle, a
British series created by
Tony Jordan (2004–2012). •
Leverage, a
TNT series created by
Dean Devlin (2008–2012). •
Olsen-banden, a Danish comedy series. == See also ==