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The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

Edward Dolnick

Follow the 1994 theft of Munch's The Scream through Charley Hill's undercover recovery and the wider world of museums, thieves, dealers, and art crime.

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40 parts, about 40 minutes to read.

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Author
Edward Dolnick
Parts
40 parts
Reading time
about 40 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Prologue1 min
  2. 1. Break in1 min
  3. 2. Easy Pickings1 min
  4. 3. Whodunit?1 min
  5. 4. The Priests1 min
  6. 5. The Art Squad1 min
  7. 6. The Rescue Artist1 min
  8. 7. Screenwriters1 min
  9. 8. The Man from the Getty1 min
  10. 9. The General1 min
  11. 10. Russborough House1 min
  12. 11. Encounter in Antwerp1 min
  13. 12. Munch1 min
  14. 13. Watch the Papers!1 min
  15. 14. The Art of Seduction1 min
  16. 15. First Encounter1 min
  17. 16. Fiasco at the Plaza1 min
  18. 17. Russborough House Redux1 min
  19. 18. Money Is Honey1 min
  20. 19. Dr. No1 min
  21. 20. This Is Peter Brewgal1 min
  22. 21. Mona Lisa Smile1 min
  23. 22. Gangsters1 min
  24. 23. Crook or Clown?1 min
  25. 24. Prop Trap1 min
  26. 25. First Time Undercover1 min
  27. 26. The Trick of It1 min
  28. 27. Front Row Seat1 min
  29. 28. A Crook’s Tale1 min
  30. 29. Can I Interest You in a Rembrandt?1 min
  31. 30. Traffic Stop1 min
  32. 31. A Stranger1 min
  33. 32. On the Road1 min
  34. 33. “Hands Up!”1 min
  35. 34. The Thrill of the Hunt1 min
  36. 35. The Plan1 min
  37. 36. “Down Those Stairs”1 min
  38. 37. The End of the Trail1 min
  39. Epilogue1 min
  40. Afterword1 min

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