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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century • “The Art Thief, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."The New Yorker

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub

"Enthralling." —The Wall Street Journal


Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time.

He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight.

His girlfriend served as his accomplice.

His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion.

He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom.

He felt like a king.

Until everything came to a shocking end.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.

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240 pages

Average rating: 6.86

325 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

boyleschris
Mar 16, 2025
Chris's recommendation.
Bettie
Dec 17, 2024
7/10 stars
Amazing that this actually happened. Thought it was an interesting read. Such an intriguing and twisted person.
Samweber
Aug 22, 2024
8/10 stars
Very good non-fiction that I wasn’t expecting to like as much as I did. Love the insight and details given throughout!
Scribe
Aug 06, 2024
6/10 stars
The first half was a bit dry. While this was not a fictional book, I found I truly didn’t care about anyone in it and the story wasn’t compelling.
KHerron15
Jun 21, 2024
6/10 stars
As a non- fiction book it was pretty interesting, reads like a story. Kind of a weird read, because it was interesting and boring at the same time. It was easy to read and follow. I would read the author again, maybe not the book

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