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In June 2009 a gifted flautist breaks into an ornithology museum owned by the British Museum of Natural History. The building houses the largest collection of exotic and extinct birds. 20 year old Edwin Rist , obsessed with the feathers of these birds, makes off with 299 birds.
This was a really interesting story on a subject, Fly-Tying, that I knew nothing about. Rist was a member of the tight community of Tie Fliers, and known as one of the best tiers in the world. The story of the crime and th ...more
This was a really interesting story on a subject, Fly-Tying, that I knew nothing about. Rist was a member of the tight community of Tie Fliers, and known as one of the best tiers in the world. The story of the crime and th ...more
First drawn in by the cover, then the title, I just spent 2 nights staying up way too late to read this page turner. One about fly tying of all things! Johnson tells the fascinating tale of a young flautest, obsessed with "authentic" fly tying using exotic and protected feathers.
That's right. It is all about exotic feathers. Edwin Rist pulled off the biggest natural science museum heist in history. It is an extraordinary tale, and a true crime.
I read this as my true crime book for 2018 Pop Sugar ...more
That's right. It is all about exotic feathers. Edwin Rist pulled off the biggest natural science museum heist in history. It is an extraordinary tale, and a true crime.
I read this as my true crime book for 2018 Pop Sugar ...more
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