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The Art Thief : A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing.”—The New Yorker

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub

“Enthralling.” —The Wall Street Journal

Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time.

He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight.

His girlfriend served as his accomplice.

His collection 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.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.

Author and Journalist Michael Finkel, always knew he wanted to be a writer. He wrote and traveled widely for the National Geographic Adventure, and other publications. He is the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit and True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa. He lives with his family in northern Utah.

Author Michael Finkel will be in conversation with Allison Jessing, Head of Adult Curriculum, HCLS. In addition to her leadership role at Howard County Library System, Allison Jessing holds several advanced degrees in Art and spent 10 years working as an interpretive educator at the Smithsonian Institution.