Stolen Masterpiece Tracker Inside the Billion Dollar World of Stolen Masterpieces

by McShane, Thomas; Matera, Dary

• ISBN13: 9781569805190
• ISBN10: 1569805199
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-03-07
• Publisher: Barricade Books

Summary

Legendary FBI undercover agent Thomas McShane is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the billion-dollar art theft business and here he present a unique memoir that provides a thrilling ride through the underworld of stolen art and historical artifacts.

For thirty-six years, Special Agent McShane masked his colorful alter egos in various disguises while chasing down $900 million worth of purloined art pieces. Along the way, he matched wits with some of the most devious criminal masterminds of the 20th and 21st centuries in dangerous encounters while working undercover. Written with veteran true crime author Dary Matera, this captivating account of Thomas McShane promises to be as engaging as it is informative.

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Author Biography

Thomas McShane retired from the FBI in2003 after a distinguished career as one of the world’s foremost authorities on international art heists. A graduate of Fordham Law School, he is a practicing defense attorney and art thief consultant. Mr. McShane lives on Long Island in New York.

Dary Matera is the author of fourteen books specializing in the techniques and psychology of both cops and robbers. He lives in Chandler, Arizona.