The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

by Michael Finkel

art collector with an unorthodox acquisition style.

Myles Connor Jr., who was a member of Mensa, a guitarist who once toured with the Beach Boys,

We like landscapes with trees, water, and animals. The most popular color in the world, by far, is blue. We don’t like jagged shapes and the color orange.

inanimate objects, even illegal ones, are acceptable mistresses.

“Art, Science, Commerce, Abundance,” the virtues of Switzerland.