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Stealing the show

a history of art and crime in six thefts
2019
When he retired as the chief security officer of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Barelli had spent the better part of forty years responsible not only for one of the richest treasure troves on the planet, but the museum's staff, the millions of visitors, as well as American presidents, royalty, and heads of state from around the world.

RASL

Using secrets contained within the lost journals of Nikola Tesla, art thief and former military engineer Rasl jumps between parallel universes and ends up discovering a secret that makes him the most dangerous man on the planet.
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The Marx Brothers silver screen collection

The Marx Brothers goof and bumble their way through a series of hilarious misadventures.

Priceless

how I went undercover to rescue the world's stolen treasures
2011
Robert Wittman, the world's top art sleuth, built a twenty-year career of catching art thieves, scammers, and black-market traders around the world, and managed to save some of history's greatest treasures. He created, and was, senior investigator for the FBI's Art Crime Team. Today he is president of the international art security firm of Robert Wittman, Inc.

The kidnapping of Mona Lisa

2012
Encourages the reader to keep track of the "Mona Lisa" after five thieves steal the famous painting from the Louvre in Paris.

The king's agent

2012
An agent for the King of France, Battista, searching for a sculpture that will help the king rule over Europe, finds an ally in Aurelia, the Marquess of Mantua, and together they embark on a harrowing quest that could change the course of history.

Three days in Europe

2003
Trying to bolster her relationship with her boyfriend Jack, Jill has booked a vacation to London to see his favorite rock band. He's made plans for a trip to Paris for an exclusive art show for the same reason. Unfortunately, both trips start right away. An argument ensues, they each embark on their own wild adventure, and it's anyone's guess how things will turn out.

Painted ladies

2010
Spenser puts his life in danger after he fails his assignment to protect the person responsible for handing over ransom money for a stolen painting and decides to track down the thieves and retrieve the masterpiece on his own.

Rasl

2008
A dimension-jumping art thief races through space and time, searching for his next target while trying to outrun his troubling past.
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