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

#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, ?lan, 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

St?phane Br?itwieser 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: Michael Finkel
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780525657323

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2023
Booklist 05/01/2023 pg. 8
Library Journal 05/01/2023 pg. 98
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2023
BookPage 07/01/2023

About the Author
MICHAEL FINKEL 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 in Salt Lake City, Utah.