A spare, suspenseful narrative... Finkel's fascinating account, based on jailhouse interviews with Breitwieser and other primary sources, is an incisive study of a man motivated less by greed than by an aesthete's insatiable longing.
Some crimes are about money. This one was about beauty. From the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Woods comes the true, thriller-like tale of the world’s most prolific art thief—over 200 heists, 300 treasures, all kept in one secret room. You’ll read it in one sitting.
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Some crimes are about money. This one was about beauty.
Pull up a chair by the window, let the sea air settle, and lose yourself in the true story of Stéphane Breitwieser—the most prolific art thief the world has ever known. From the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Woods, Michael Finkel, comes a tale so gripping it reads like a thriller, yet every word of it is real.
Over nearly a decade, Breitwieser pulled off more than two hundred heists in museums and cathedrals across Europe, spiriting away over three hundred treasures with his girlfriend keeping watch. But here’s the strange, haunting twist: he never sold a single piece. He kept them all in one room, a private cathedral of stolen wonders, where he could linger over each one—until his own hubris brought the whole thing crashing down.
Finkel takes us right inside that shadowy world. You’ll marvel at Breitwieser’s uncanny talents, wince at his growing recklessness, and feel the tension tighten with every job. It’s a portrait of flawed genius and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.
Praised as a masterclass in narrative nonfiction, The Art Thief is the kind of book you’ll read in one sitting—then press into a friend’s hands the moment you finish.
Perfect for lovers of true crime, art, and stories about the strange things people do for the things they love. A staff favorite for a rainy afternoon and a cup of something warm.
Come browse. This one deserves a spot on your shelf.
A spare, suspenseful narrative... Finkel's fascinating account, based on jailhouse interviews with Breitwieser and other primary sources, is an incisive study of a man motivated less by greed than by an aesthete's insatiable longing.
Compulsively readable... Finkel unspools this astonishing story with novelistic verve.
| Weight | 0.89 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.70 × 1.02 × 8.55 in |
| Book Author | Michael Finkel |
| Fiction Type | |
| Subject | Biography & Autobiography, Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions, Criminals & Outlaws, Europe, Travel, True Crime, Western |
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