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“Master reporter Steve Kurkjian…leaves the reader feeling like he’s cracked the case. This book has the grit and intelligence of a lifelong gangster and the high tension of a midnight caper.”
— Ben Bradlee Jr., New York Times bestselling author of The Kid
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[E]ngrossing real-life crime story.
— Kirkus
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“A gripping, revelatory book. Master Thieves is not only a thrilling heist story but a feat of investigative reporting. The kind of book you can only write if you’ve lived with a story for twenty years.”
— Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of 13 Hours
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“A new look at a legendary art heist…[Kurkjian] draws on fresh evidence in Master Thieves to reveal his own chief suspect, tell the full story of the theft, and perhaps hasten the missing works’ return.”
— Washington Post
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“A cast of characters that would make Martin Scorsese swoon in admiration. There are so many crime-world figures with their fingers in this story that the book is like a GoodFellas/The Departed double feature…Kurkjian constructs a thrilling narrative…A great mystery story well told.”
— Boston Globe
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“If you want to go looking for the lost Gardner horde (and collect the $5-million reward the gallery offers for its return), there’s no better place to start than the pages of Master Thieves. The museum (and the FBI) could use the help.”
— Winnipeg Free Press
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“Kurkjian has many threads to unravel…This is a compelling read of an intriguing mystery. With mafia intrigue and a cast of characters, Kurkjian reveals who he believes was really involved and maybe where the paintings might still rest. Recommended for those who like reading about true crime, art history, and heists.”
— Library Journal
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“Based on interviews with scores of mob bosses, gang members, their wives, girlfriends, family members and lawyers, as well as with policemen and other reporters, Kurkjian believes he knows who did it. He has shared his findings with the FBI, and they come as the climax to this engrossing real-life crime story.”
— Kirkus Reviews