Binding: Paperback
Description: One of the most beguiling criminal memoirs ever written . A rare gem of a book. T. J. English New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne How did the son of a decorated policeman grow up to be one of Boston's most notorious criminals? How did he survive a decades - long feud with the FBI? How did he escape one jail sentence with a fake gun carved out of soap? How did he trade the return of a famous Rembrandt for early release from another sentence? The Art of the Heist is a roller - coaster ride of a life the memoir of America's most infamous art thief Myles Connor. Once a promising young rock musician the son of a respected policeman Myles Connor became one of Boston's most well - known criminals a legendary art thief with irresistible charm and a genius IQ whose approach to his chosen profession mixed brilliant tactical planning with stunning bravado brazen disguises audaciously elaborate con jobs and even the broad - daylight grab - and - dash. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art the Smithsonian Institution Boston's Museum of Fine Art no museum was off - limits. The fact that he was in jail at the time of the largest art theft in American history the still - unsolved robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum has not stopped the FBI from considering him a prime suspect. The Art of the Heist is Connor's story part confession part thrill ride and impossible to put down.
Title: The Art Of The Heist Confessions Of A Master Thief
Author(s): Siler Jenny
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780061672293
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/7/2010