Used / Moisture stain on the corner of the first pages By: Bill Mason In collaboration with Lee Grunfeld Publication Date: 18/01/2007 Publisher: Al Dar Al Arabiya Lil Tarjama Wal Nashr Type: Paperback, Softcover 503 pages These thrilling and captivating confessions of a professional thief tell his true story and double life, as a normal, peaceful man by day, and a jewel thief who breaks into the homes of the rich and famous by night. There is no doubt that Bill Mason is the most brilliant jewel thief of all time. During his thirty-year career, he managed to infiltrate the inner circles of high society, stealing over $35 million worth of celebrity jewelry, even reaching into mafia safes. Throughout his career, he seduced a socialite into leaving her industrialist husband, was nearly killed during a robbery, convinced Christie's and Sotheby's to acquire his stolen jewels, and even lived as a fugitive across the United States for five years. However, despite the efforts of law enforcement in several states and federal governments, he only spent a total of three years in prison. Although he is elusive, secretive, and lives in the shadows, he was on the front pages of magazines and newspapers, but no one managed to get all the facts from him. Now, in his own words and without any barriers, he reveals everything, and the true story that no journalist or detective could ever uncover or even dream of emerges. Bill Mason now lives as a normal family man, real estate manager, and investor, who was once the most successful jewel thief this city has ever known in the dark of night. He currently resides in New York City.