Hot art : chasing thieves and detectives through the secret world of stolen art

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Label

Hot art : chasing thieves and detectives through the secret world of stolen art

Title remainder

chasing thieves and detectives through the secret world of stolen art

Statement of responsibility

Joshua Knelman

Creator

• Knelman, Joshua

Subject

• Art thefts

Language

eng

Summary

"Hot Art traces Joshua Knelman's five-year immersion in the shadowy world of art theft, which takes him from Egypt to Los Angeles, New York to London, and back again, through a web of deceit, violence, and corruption. With a cool, knowing eye, Knelman delves into the lives of professionals such as Paul, a brilliant working-class kid who charmed his way into a thriving career organizing art thefts and running loot across the United Kingdom and beyond, and LAPD detective Donald Hrycyk, one of the few special investigators worldwide who struggle to keep pace with the evolving industry of stolen art. As he becomes more and more immersed in this world, Knelman learns that art theft is no fringe activity--it has evolved into one of the largest black markets in the world, which even Interpol and the FBI cannot contain. Sweeping and fast-paced, Hot Art is a major work of investigative journalism and a thrilling joyride into a mysterious criminal world"--

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

364.16/287

Index

no index present

LC call number

N8795

LC item number

.K59 2012

Literary form

non fiction