Stealing From Thieves

A Los Angeles heist thriller about justice versus impunity.

A down and out journalist and a cunning stock broker have a couple drinks at their college reunion and walk away with a plan to knock off the nation's largest bank.

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The Premise

Set in Los Angeles during the 2000s, Stealing From Thieves is a book of fiction based on some real events as two friends, a few everyday restaurant workers and a passed-over bank executive pursue an astronomical payday, while delivering payback to the orchestrators of The Great Recession.

It will either succeed brilliantly, or fail spectacularly.

About the Author

Charlie Flora, author of Stealing From Thieves

Charlie Flora

Charlie Flora is a writer with a background in journalism and publishing. An American expat now living in Norway, Charlie turned to fiction to write a story he’s been exploring his whole life.

Stealing From Thieves is Charlie's debut novel and draws inspiration from real-world financial scandals, everyday working people, the beautiful California coast, and the audacious belief that sometimes the little guys can still get a win.

Why write about The Great Recession?

Because the people who caused it walked away richer, and the people who suffered through it never got closure. Fiction lets me rewrite that ending — or at least imagine one worth rooting for.

Is any of this based on real events?

Loosely. The financial mechanics are grounded in reality, and a few characters are composites of people I've met in newsrooms and trading floors. The heist itself, however, is entirely fictional — as far as anyone knows.

What's next?

More stories about people who refuse to play by rigged rules. I'm already outlining book two — same universe, new scheme, higher stakes.