Bibliograph

Master thieves, the Boston gangsters who pulled off the world's greatest art heist, Stephen Kurkjian

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Label

Master thieves, the Boston gangsters who pulled off the world's greatest art heist, Stephen Kurkjian

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Master thieves

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

884814398

Responsibility statement

Stephen Kurkjian

Sub title

the Boston gangsters who pulled off the world's greatest art heist

Summary

A definitive account of the Boston criminal underworld's role in the infamous $500 million Gardner Museum art theft traces the contributions of master thief Louis Royce and gangster Ralph Rossetti while examining the FBI's controversial announcement that they had identified the responsible parties

Table Of Contents

Cast of characters -- Introduction -- The heist. Royce ; They knew exactly what they were doing -- The search. We've seen it ; Anne Hawley's burden -- The Feds. Eight on a scale of ten ; The secret in the shed ; At the center of the FBI's web ; Hollywood handsome -- A new theory. Rethinking the FBI case ; A tale of two gangs ; The missing motive -- Afterword

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator