Ballad of the Whiskey Robber

Our hero is Attila Ambrus, the Whiskey Robber, and he takes us on a hell of a ride. Tough times as a Hungarian living in Romania, tough times in Hungary during the waning of communism, tough times in the Wild West atmosphere of a newborn democracy. One thing that surprised me was how when our Whiskey Robber hero made his choice, he settled down into an intensely focused state of planning and research. To paraphrase him, this wasn't just walking in with a gun and taking some money, this was WORK! He was thinking about, and recording data on, factors that would never even have occurred to me. The book had me completely hooked.

One more thing: I read an article about the audio version of this book and how it has multiple celebrities giving voice to the story, instead of a single person simply reading the book. Might be a good fit if you like audiobooks, give it a try!