Synopses & Reviews
“Boser cracks the cold case of the art worlds greatest unsolved mystery.” —
Vanity Fair “The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft,” The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser is a fascinating account of a brazen and amazing criminal act — a book that could help police and investigators solve the mystery of the 1990 break-in and burglary at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. “A tantalizing whodunit” (Boston Globe) and a “riveting, wonderfully vivid account [that] takes you into the underworld of obsessed art detectives, con men, and thieves” (Jonathan Harr, author of The Lost Painting), The Gardner Heist is true crime history at its most spellbinding.
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“The book is a thrill.” The Guardian
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“In The Gardner Heist, author Ulrich Boser offers a tantalizing whodunit as he embarks on an exhaustive search for the stolen masterpieces.” Boston Globe
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“Boser's book on it has the feel of a speedy ride down a mountain road spiked with hairpin turns. Christian Science Monitor
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“A vivid portrait of the high-stakes world of art crime.” Associated Press
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“Boser cracks the cold case of the art worlds greatest unsolved mystery.” Vanity Fair
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“Boser has produced a captivating portrait of the worlds biggest unsolved art theft.” Wall Street Journal
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“Boser poetically contrasts the burning, almost unnatural desire art loversfeel for paintings with the cold reality that art theft is one of the easiestand most lucrative types of crime.” Kirkus Reviews
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“Ulrich Boser presents his solution to the [Gardner] mystery.” Washington Post
Synopsis
"Boser cracks the cold case of the art world's greatest unsolved mystery."
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Vanity Fair
"The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft,"
The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser is a fascinating account of a brazen and amazing criminal act--a book that could help police and investigators solve the mystery of the 1990 break-in and burglary at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. "A tantalizing whodunit" (
Boston Globe) and a "riveting, wonderfully vivid account that] takes you into the underworld of obsessed art detectives, con men, and thieves" (Jonathan Harr, author of
The Lost Painting),
The Gardner Heist is true crime history at its most spellbinding.
About the Author
Ulrich Boser has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Smithsonian magazine, Slate, and many other publications. He has served as a contributing editor at U.S. News and World Report and is the founding editor of The Open Case, a crime magazine and web community. He lives in Washington, D.C.