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A Heist Before Bedtime: True scrapes and escapes from the bestselling Reverend Richard Coles

Richard Coles

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Dive into the world of dastardly heists, daring escapes and bungled burglaries with this hilarious collection of twelve TRUE crime stories for kids!

Did you know that Albert Einstein's brain was stolen?

Or the true tale of the million-dollar McDonald's heist?

And the story of the maple syrup mystery?

Discover all about these scrapes, escapes and more in this collection of twelve super silly and utterly unbelievable true stories! From Sunday Times bestselling author, the Reverend Richard Coles.

These unbelievable true stories will entertain all readers aged 9+.

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Richard Coles

Richard Coles

THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2017) and a third place finalist on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2024) he exhibits huge bravery.

He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, and is the author of half a dozen books, including a bestselling autobiography, Fathomless Riches, and the bereavement bestseller The Madness of Grief, written after the death of his partner, David Coles. The first three books in the Canon Clement series have all been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers.

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