| The Art Thief Contributor(s): Charney, Noah (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433203715 ISBN-13: 9781433203718 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Rome loses a magnificent altarpiece, Paris a great painting, and London its newest museum piece. Investigators of these apparently unrelatedart thefts discover a trail of bizarre clues, forgeries, and double crosses in a deepening conspiracy. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.42" W x 6.68" (0.64 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Rome: In the small church of Santa Giuliana, a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece disappears without a trace in the middle of the night. Paris: In the basement vault of the Malevich Society, the curator is shocked to discover the disappearance of the Society's great treasure, White on White by Suprematist painter Kasimir Malevich. London: At the National Gallery of Modern Art, the museum's newest acquisition is stolen just hours after it was purchased for 6.3 million. Three apparently unrelated art thefts have more in common than anyone imagines. As a renowned art investigator, a police inspector, and a Scotland Yard inspector take up their separate investigations, a trail of bizarre clues and intellectual puzzles reveals forgeries, over-paintings, and double crosses in an ever-deepening conspiracy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Charney, Noah: - Noah Charney holds degrees in art history from the Courtauld Institute and Cambridge University, and he has created the academic field of the history of art theft. He is the founding director of the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA), the first international think tank on art crime whose board of trustees includes the respective art squad heads of the FBI, Carabinieri, and Scotland Yard, as well as renowned museum, art world, and criminology specialists. Vance, Simon: -Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. |