The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061451843 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Along the way, he visited felons—including the notorious art thief Myles Connor—and Bob Wittman, the FBIs only art theft undercover agent. Photos. (Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Bosers rousing account of his years spent collecting clues large and small is entertaining enough to make readers almost forget that, after 18 years, the paintings have still not been found: the museum is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to their return. Bo
A tale of art and greed, of obsession and loss, The Gardner Heist is as compelling as the stolen masterpieces themselves.. Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. But after thousands of leads—and a $5 million reward—none of the paintings have been recovered. Worth as much as $500 million, the missing masterpieces have become one of the nation's most extraordinary unsolved mysteries.After the death of famed art detective Harold Smith, reporter Ulrich Boser decided to take up the case. They stole a dozen masterpieces, including one Vermeer, three Rembrandts, and five Degas. Boser becomes increasingly obsessed with the case and eventually uncovers startling new evidence about the identities of the thieves. Exploring Smith's unfinished leads, Boser travels deep into the art underworld and comes across a remarkable cast of characters, including a brilliant rock 'n' roll thief, a gangster who professes his innocence in rhyming verse, and the enigmatic late Boston heiress Isabella Stewart Gardner herse
Five Stars Great read. Fascinating E. Caisse I like mysteries and this one is real, which made it very compelling. It goes into detail about the theft of paintings from the Garner Museum and how the author of the book became a sleauth in hunting down the paintings.To this day the paintings are still missing, almost 20 years after the theft, so the book is not one where there is any clear answers . Its all about the paintings Patricia P. Greenfield I truly enjoyed this book. I am a lover of art and enjoy going to museums especially when I travel. It gives you a different perspective on how criminals view art. I will look forward to reading the book someone writes about how the Gardner Museum recovers the lost art.