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The Art Thief
by Noah Charney
THE ART THIEF ~by Noah Charney
I have had this book on my bookshelf for years! The Art Thief is a debut novel for Noah Charney and was published in 2007. The story started out slow - took me until page 50 or so before I had a desire to read the entire book.
The setting bounces back and forth from Rome to London to Paris. Charney is detailed about the inner workings of the art world - sometimes to tedium.
As the title suggest, the story is about art theft and thieves - to be specific three thefts in three different counties. The thefts are intertwined and the story weaves forgeries, private collectors, double-crosses, and kidnapping a plot with an unexpected ending.
French is peppered throughout the story and unless one speaks/ reads French this may be frustrating. However, there is not so much French that impedes the reader’s ability to understand the story.
One does learn some art history during the course of the story.
I might have to read Noah’s Stealing the Mystic Lamb published in 2012 to see how he has developed.
I have had this book on my bookshelf for years! The Art Thief is a debut novel for Noah Charney and was published in 2007. The story started out slow - took me until page 50 or so before I had a desire to read the entire book.
The setting bounces back and forth from Rome to London to Paris. Charney is detailed about the inner workings of the art world - sometimes to tedium.
As the title suggest, the story is about art theft and thieves - to be specific three thefts in three different counties. The thefts are intertwined and the story weaves forgeries, private collectors, double-crosses, and kidnapping a plot with an unexpected ending.
French is peppered throughout the story and unless one speaks/ reads French this may be frustrating. However, there is not so much French that impedes the reader’s ability to understand the story.
One does learn some art history during the course of the story.
I might have to read Noah’s Stealing the Mystic Lamb published in 2012 to see how he has developed.