“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.
Author: Myles J. Connor, Jenny Siler
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 09/07/2010
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 7.96h x 6.56w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780061672293
Language: English
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