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. Michael Finkel is the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit and True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Publisher: Vintage Publish Date: June 25, 2024 Pages: 240 Language: English Type: Paperback EAN/UPC: 9781984898456 BISAC Categories: Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions, Heists & Robberies, Criminals & Outlaws, Personal Memoirs, Political, Cultural
