art thefts

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Alfred Hitchcock and the three investigators in The mystery of the screaming clock

1968
The high pitched scream produced by an alarm clock sets three boys on the complicated and dangerous trail of art thieves.

Master thieves

the Boston gangsters who pulled off the world's greatest art heist
The definitive story of the theft of thirteen masterpieces stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Musem in Boston some twenty-five years ago. Who would steal these paintings only to leave them hidden for so long? And does the theft have anything to do with Boston's notorious gang wars of the 1980's? The author reveals the identities of those he believes plotted the heist, the motive for the crime, and the details the FBI refused to discuss.

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 monster crooks

2012
The Mighty Mighty Monsters help the police solve an art heist.

William & the missing masterpiece

2015
Debonair cat-detective William finds himself at the center of a mysterious theft when the Mona Cheesa is stolen from a Parisian gallery.

A to Z mysteries

2006
While learning detective skills at a sleep-away camp, Dink and his friends undercover a real mystery involving stolen paintings.

Framed!

a T.O.A.S.T. mystery
2016
In Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old Florian Bates, a consulting detective for the FBI, and his best friend Margaret help thwart the biggest art heist in United States history.

The sweetest heist in history

On a trip to New York City to visit Randi's aunt, the ninja detective trio explores Randi's old neighborhood in Brooklyn, where they uncover an art heist involving Faberg?? eggs. Except no one will believe them. So they'll just have to catch the criminals in the act...

The mistaken masterpiece

2011
Red Blazer Girls Sophie, Margaret, Becca, and Leigh Ann are hired by Father Julian who wants them to authenticate a painting, while Sophie faces off with her arch-rival and takes care of movie-star Nate Etan's dog.

Manhunt

2015
Henry, Anna, and Jose, the junior members of the Silver Jaguar Society, are on a mission in Paris to recover the Mona Lisa--but when senior members of the Society are taken hostage, it is up to Henry to rescue them while continuing to pursue the missing masterpiece.

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