A cult biography of the infamous anarchist outlaw Jules Bonnot — illegalist, bank thief, folk hero, and occasional driver for Arthur Conan Doyle.

Pino Cacucci tracks Bonnot’s meteoric career through Belle Époque Paris and beyond: robberies, conspiracies, police shoot-outs, and the birth of the getaway car as a political instrument.

Translated by Paul Sharkey, this edition brings into English one of the strangest intersections of crime history, radical politics, and literary celebrity. Noir-toned, sympathetic but nonchalant, it’s a portrait of a man who refused remorse and paid the price for it.

Perfect for readers of true crime, anarchist history, French social movements, outlaw biography, and political noir. As new, first edition paperback. Hard to find in Aus.