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The definitive account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm syndrome."
"Fascinating…tightly paced and reads like a thriller novel; King’s writing is electrifying but never lurid…Six Days in August is a true-crime book that has real appeal to all readers—it’s a thrilling look back at a robbery that remains one of the most bizarre crimes of the 20th century."
"From its opening scene, in which a gun-toting man in a wig, makeup, and sunglasses bursts into a bank in central Stockholm and shouts 'The party starts!,' Six Days in August reads like a movie…[King] is adept at teasing out the humanity of the criminals as well as their victims, helping the reader to understand the unlikely and psychologically complex bonds that develop between victim and oppressor."
"A mesmerizing account, not only of the first bank heist to become a global media sensation as it was happening, but of how our understanding of ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ is all wrong. Six Days in August is impeccably researched, with characters out of central casting and riveting dialogue. Black humor, Scandinavian noir, and it’s all true."
"Suspenseful…A true-crime page-turner about one of the more notorious bank heists of the past half century."
"Entertaining…True crime fans will love this engrossing and exhaustive account."
"Offers a blow-by-blow account of this thrilling, terrible, strange event…Engrossing, well-researched, and tailor-made for true crime enthusiasts."
David King is the New York Times best-selling author of Death in the City of Light, Vienna 1814, and The Trial of Adolf Hitler. He taught European history at the University of Kentucky, and lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
"Fascinating…tightly paced and reads like a thriller novel; King’s writing is electrifying but never lurid…Six Days in August is a true-crime book that has real appeal to all readers—it’s a thrilling look back at a robbery that remains one of the most bizarre crimes of the 20th century."
"From its opening scene, in which a gun-toting man in a wig, makeup, and sunglasses bursts into a bank in central Stockholm and shouts 'The party starts!,' Six Days in August reads like a movie…[King] is adept at teasing out the humanity of the criminals as well as their victims, helping the reader to understand the unlikely and psychologically complex bonds that develop between victim and oppressor."
"A mesmerizing account, not only of the first bank heist to become a global media sensation as it was happening, but of how our understanding of ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ is all wrong. Six Days in August is impeccably researched, with characters out of central casting and riveting dialogue. Black humor, Scandinavian noir, and it’s all true."
"Suspenseful…A true-crime page-turner about one of the more notorious bank heists of the past half century."
"Entertaining…True crime fans will love this engrossing and exhaustive account."
"Offers a blow-by-blow account of this thrilling, terrible, strange event…Engrossing, well-researched, and tailor-made for true crime enthusiasts."
David King is the New York Times best-selling author of Death in the City of Light, Vienna 1814, and The Trial of Adolf Hitler. He taught European history at the University of Kentucky, and lives in Lexington, Kentucky.