Bellman & True: ‘Cliff-Hanger’ The New York Times

A thrilling crime novel that became a cult movie, Bellman & True sees computer engineer Hiller on the run with his 11-year-old stepson. However, they're not fleeing the police but the East End robbery team who want information.

Hiller gives it but he's not yet off the hook for now he's wanted by the Guv'nor, the Peterman, the Stoppo... and the Bellman.

But it's not the shotgun barrels staring him in the face that make Hiller go on the raid. It's the boy.

And Hiller's nerve lasts until, in the highly technical defences of the National General Bank, things start to go wrong.