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“Amore delivers a dramatic and colorful recounting of the 1975 theft of Rembrandt’s Portrait of Elsbeth van Rijn from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Amore constructs an impressively detailed play-by-play of the theft, drawing on his own investigations into the thefts of artworks and his access to Connor and Dotoli, both of whom he’d befriended, and sources in law enforcement and the art world. This captivates.” --Publishers Weekly
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
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“The authors smash myth after myth, many of them the result of unrealistic movies of the James Bond variety ... An interesting mish-mash of everything related to the thievery of valuable art.” ―Kirkus Reviews
"Combining impressive shoe-leather reporting skills with solid art-world knowledge, this fascinating book debunks many myths about museum heists while providing vivid profiles of the criminals and their motives" -- Associated Press
"An irresistible blend of wryness and affection." The New York Times
"Engrossing." The Washington Post
"Absorbing...captivating." Library Journal
"A rollicking biography." Kirkus Review
"A fair-minded biographer." Wall Street Journal
The New York Times Crime Best Seller
“An engrossing read about brazen, artful scams.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Amore is privy to more information on the subject of forgeries than the average art collector or dealer, and he shares a number of those stories in this engrossing account... a bracing and highly informative assessment of a very real problem, sure to resonate with art fans and curators alike.” ―Publisher's Weekly
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