Book: The Art Thief
Author: Michael Finkel
Pages: 240
This is my 53rd read for the year
What Amazon says:
Stephane Breitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time. He pulled off more tha 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight. His girlfriend served as his accomplice. His colletion was worth an estimated $2 billion. He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom. He felt like a king. Until everything came to a shocking end.
This was a very interesting book. I did not know the story of this art thief, and that he actually stole a few pieces from various museums in Basel, Switzerland where we used to live. It was fascinating how he stole the pieces and got away with stealing so much over the course of 10 years. It is well written and well researched. The author spoke to the art thief to gain the insight of the story and then built on that. It is a page turner for sure to find out if he was going to get caught and how. Glad I read this one.
Stars: 5
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