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Priceless

Wittman, Robert K., Shiffman, John

How does an FBI agent pose as a criminal buyer to recover stolen masterpieces, and what does the undercover work demand?

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Author: Wittman, Robert K., Shiffman, John

Why read it

You will learn to spot the gap between how people imagine crooks behave and how real deals are made
You will see why stolen art is a theft of shared history, not only of property
You will understand how an undercover investigation of art thieves is built, step by step

Who it is for

Readers drawn to true crime and art history
Negotiators who want to watch a high stakes sting from inside
Anyone curious how the FBI recovers stolen treasures

Contents

ALLA PRIMA
CHAPTER 1 SOUTH BEACH
CHAPTER 2 CRIMES AGAINST HISTORY
PROVENANCE
CHAPTER 3 THE MAKING OF AN AGENT
CHAPTER 4 MASK OF THE MAN WITH THE BROKEN NOSE
CHAPTER 5 THE ACCIDENT
CHAPTER 6 LEARNING TO SEE
CHAPTER 7 A NEW LIFE
BODY OF WORK
CHAPTER 8 THE GOLD MAN
CHAPTER 9 HISTORY OUT THE BACK DOOR
CHAPTER 10 A BLOOD CLOTH
CHAPTER 11 BEFRIEND AND BETRAY
CHAPTER 12 THE CON ARTIST
CHAPTER 13 A HOT HAND
CHAPTER 14 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
CHAPTER 15 NATIONAL TREASURE
CHAPTER 16 ART CRIME TEAM
CHAPTER 17 THE OLD MASTER
OPERATION MASTERPIECE
CHAPTER 18 MRS. GARDNER
CHAPTER 19 COLD CASE
CHAPTER 20 A FRENCH CONNECTION
CHAPTER 21 LAURENZ AND SUNNY
CHAPTER 22 ALLIES AND ENEMIES
CHAPTER 23 A COWARD HAS NO SCAR
CHAPTER 24 SUSPICIOUS MINDS
CHAPTER 25 ENDGAME
AUTHOR’S NOTE

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