Two things about me will always, always be true - when I'm traveling, my suitcase will contain double the # of underwear as days I'm away. And I will read every single newspaper article about an art heist or the discovery of a long-lost piece of art.

I. Love. Art. Scams.

This book is candy for anyone curious about the dark side of the art world. I wish a former con would write a memoir from that perspective (which obviously won't happen, b/c, enemies.) b/c I really want to know how you find your buyers and sellers.

Interesting to learn that these thieves serve MINUSCULE jail sentences, at least in the US. Wittman goes out of his way to say how the US did not prioritize art crimes, both in legal pursuit and punishment. Absolutely wild.

I'm also dying to know which Hollywood actress occasionally serves as an FBI informant about illegal art buying and selling. What a buried nugget.