{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-heist-myles-j-connor-9780061672293","title":"The Art of the Heist: Confessions of a Master Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the most beguiling criminal memoirs ever written. . . . A rare gem of a book.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT. J. English, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eHavana Nocturne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow did the son of a decorated policeman grow up to be one of Boston's most notorious criminals? How did he survive a decades-long feud with the FBI? How did he escape one jail sentence with a fake gun carved out of soap? How did he trade the return of a famous Rembrandt for early release from another sentence? \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Heist\u003c\/em\u003e is a roller-coaster ride of a life, the memoir of America's most infamous art thief Myles Connor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce a promising young rock musician, the son of a respected policeman, Myles Connor became one of Boston's most well-known criminals--a legendary art thief with irresistible charm and a genius IQ whose approach to his chosen profession mixed brilliant tactical planning with stunning bravado, brazen disguises, audaciously elaborate con jobs, and even the broad-daylight grab-and-dash. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, Boston's Museum of Fine Art . . . no museum was off-limits. The fact that he was in jail at the time of the largest art theft in American history--the still-unsolved robbery of the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum--has not stopped the FBI from considering him a prime suspect. \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Heist\u003c\/em\u003e is Connor's story--part confession, part thrill ride, and impossible to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Myles J. Connor, Jenny Siler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061672297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061672293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 6.56w x 0.73d","brand":"Myles J. Connor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047439429887,"sku":"9780061672293","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae80ec65-234a-46d6-8d12-9c7aaf7b445b.jpg?v=1684990222","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-heist-myles-j-connor-9780061672293","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}