Brooklyn author to discuss ‘Heist’ in Cobble Hill
Brooklyn BookBeat
“Heist,” by Brooklyn author Jeff Diamant, was originally published in 2002 and is the basis of the forthcoming major motion picture “Masterminds,” starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson and Kristin Wiig.
Now, Diamant’s revised and updated edition chronicles the incredible true story of a cast of irresistibly colorful, down-on-their-luck characters in a small, poor town in North Carolina, who manage to pull off the second-biggest heist ever on American soil — stealing $17 million.
Diamant, an award-winning journalist, will discuss “Heist” and the oddball crew at BookCourt at 163 Court St. in Cobble Hill on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.