A Burglar's Guide to the City

 A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh, 306 pages.

A Burglar's Guide to the City takes an architectural and historical approach to crime, mostly focusing on how various criminals use and misuse architecture to commit their crimes. Manaugh spends a lot of time talking about tunneling, lockpicking, fleeing the scene, and other facets of the implementation of crime.

There are definitely some interesting tidbits in this book. Unfortunately, I also found them a little drowned out by the author's somewhat repetitive style. I also noticed that it sometimes felt a little bit more pro-surveillance state than I was strictly comfortable with, probably because most of it's sources were in law enforcement. But there was definitely still some really interesting information in here, especially for me who is fascinated by heists. It also helps that the book is short, so little annoyances are very easy to put up with.

P.S. Kara, who recommended this book to me, reviewed it way back in 2016. You can read her review here.